Notice for the attention of those persons, entities and bodies that have been included by the Council on the list of persons, entities and bodies to which Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 applies (Annex V)

2009/C 145/01

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons, entities and bodies that appear in the Annex to Council Decision 2008/475/EC of 23 June 2008 (1).

By that Decision, the Council of the European Union determined that the persons, entities and bodies that appear on the above-mentioned list fulfil the criteria set out in Article 7(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 of 19 April 2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (2), and they were consequently included in Annex V to that Regulation. The Regulation provides for a freezing of all funds, other financial assets and economic resources belonging to the persons, entities or bodies concerned and that no funds, other financial assets and economic resources shall be made available to or for the benefit of such persons, entities or bodies, whether directly or indirectly.

According to Article 15(2) of the Regulation, the list of persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 7(2) shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months.

For this purpose, the persons, entities or bodies concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered.

Any such requests should be sent, within one month from the date of publication of the present notice, to the following address:

(1)  OJ L 163, 24.6.2008, p. 29.

(2)  OJ L 103, 20.4.2007, p. 1.