Sanctions EU - Iran

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On 21 March 2011, the EU Council reiterated its deep concern about the deterioration of the human rights situation in Iran, The Council underlined in particular the dramatic increase in executions in recent months and the systematic repression of Iranian citizens, who face harassment and arrests for exercising their legitimate rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. The Union also reiterated its strong condemnation of the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. The Council reaffirmed its determination to continue to address human rights abuses in Iran and declared its readiness to introduce restrictive measures targeted against those responsible for grave human rights violations in Iran

The restrictive measures are targeting persons complicit in or responsible for directing or implementing grave human rights violations in the repression of peaceful demonstrators, journalists, human rights defenders, students or other persons who speak up in defence of their legitimate rights, including freedom of expression, as well as persons complicit in or responsible for directing or implementing; grave violations of the right to due process, torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, or the indiscriminate, excessive and increasing application of the death penalty, including public executions, stoning, hangings or the execution of juvenile offenders in contravention of Iran’s international human rights obligations.

Restrictive measures


Trade restrictions on defence-related products	Trade restrictions on dual-use items	Trade restrictions on equipment which might be used for internal repression	Trade restrictions on equipment for monitoring or interception of internet or telephone communications	Restriction on transport services


Freezing of funds	Travel ban

Trade sanctions: Restricted products and transactions


Defence-related products	Dual-use items	Equipment which might be used for internal repression
There is an arms embargo for export, technical assistance, brokering and financial assistance. Some exceptions apply.	There is an authorization requirement related to dual-use items for export, technical assistance, brokering and financial assistance. Some exceptions apply.	Export, import, technical assistance, financial assistance are prohibited. Some exceptions apply.


Equipment for monitoring or interception of internet and telecommunications
Export, technical assistance, brokering and financial assistance are prohibited.


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Loading, transport and discharge of petroleum on EU vessels are prohibited.

Goods and technology for use in transport, telecommunications, energy and the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources

Goods originating in the non-government controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts in Ukraine

There is a prohibition for export, technical assistance, brokering and financial assistance. Some exceptions apply.

Import and financial assistance are prohibited.
Some exceptions apply.

Financial sanctions: Listed persons & entities, restricted services

There are currently multiple persons on the list of people whose funds and economic resources are frozen.

Other sanctions

EU Member States must prevent the entry into, or the transit through, their territories of listed persons.

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