Defined terms — Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010
European Union · 32012R0267 · 4821 provisions
28 defined in this instrument.
Bare table — a flat table, or surface, with no fixture or fittings.
2B116
II.A2.002
Machine tools and components and numerical controls for machine tools, as follows: a. Machine tools for grinding having positioning accuracies with "all compensations available" equal to or less (better) than 15 μm according to ISO 230/2 (1988) (1) or national equivalents along any linear axis; Note: This item does not cover machine tools for grinding defined in items 2B201.b and 2B001.c. b. Components and numerical controls, specially designed for machine tools specified in 2B001, 2B201, or under a.
2B201.b 2B001.c
II.A2.003
Balancing machines and related equipment as follows: a. Balancing machines, designed or modified for dental or other medical equipment, having all the following characteristics: 1. Not capable of balancing rotors/assemblies having a mass greater than 3 kg; 2. Capable of balancing rotors/assemblies at speeds greater than 12500 rpm; 3. Capable of correcting imbalance in two planes or more; and 4. Capable of balancing to a residual specific imbalance of 0,2 g × mm per kg of rotor mass; b. Indicator heads designed or modified for use with machines specified in a. above. Technical Note:… ANNEX II
brokering services — the negotiation or arrangement of transactions for the purchase, sale or supply of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including from a third country to any other third country, or
the selling or buying of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including where they are located in third countries for their transfer to another third country (b)
claim — any claim, whether asserted by legal proceedings or not, made before or after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, under or in connection with a contract or transaction, and includes in particular:
a claim for performance of any obligation arising under or in connection with a contract or transaction;
a claim for extension or payment of a bond, financial guarantee or indemnity of whatever form;
a claim for compensation in respect of a contract or transaction;
a counterclaim;
a claim for the recognition or enforcement, including by the procedure of exequatur, of a judgment, an arbitration award or an equivalent decision, wherever made or given (c)
contract or transaction — any transaction of whatever form and whatever the applicable law, whether comprising one or more contracts or similar obligations made between the same or different parties; for this purpose 'contract' includes a bond, guarantee or indemnity, particularly a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, and credit, whether legally independent or not, as well as any related provision arising under, or in connection with, the transaction (d)
cooperation — the sharing of investment costs in an integrated or managed supply chain for the receipt or delivery of natural gas directly from or to the territory of Iran; and
direct cooperation for the purpose of investing in liquefied natural gas facilities within the territory of Iran or in liquefied natural gas facilities directly connected thereto 5.
credit institution — a credit institution as defined in Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions OJ L 177, 30.6.2006, p. 1. , including its branches inside or outside the Union (f)
customs territory of the Union — the territory as defined in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code OJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1. and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. (g)
economic resources — assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds, but which may be used to obtain funds, goods or services (h)
financial institution — an undertaking, other than a credit institution, which carries out one or more of the operations included in points 2 to 12 and points 14 and 15 of Annex I to Directive 2006/48/EC, including the activities of currency exchange offices (bureaux de change);
an insurance company duly authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of Insurance and Reinsurance (Solvency II) OJ L 335, 17.12.2009, p. 1. , in so far as it carries out activities covered by that Directive;
an investment firm as defined in point 1 of Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments OJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p. 1. ;
a collective investment undertaking marketing its units or shares; or
an insurance intermediary as defined in Article 2(5) of Directive 2002/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2002 on insurance mediation OJ L 9, 15.1.2003, p. 3. , with the exception of intermediaries referred to in Article 2(7) of that Directive, when they act in respect of life insurance and other… (i)
freezing of economic resources — preventing the use of economic resources to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them (j)
freezing of funds — preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management (k)
funds — financial assets and benefits of every kind, including, but not limited to:
cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;
deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;
publicly-and privately-traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;
interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;
credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;
letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; and
documents showing evidence of an interest in funds or financial resources (l)
Glove Boxes — equipment providing protection to the user, from hazardous vapour, particles or radiation, from materials inside the equipment being handled or processed by a person outside the equipment, by means of manipulators or gloves integrated into the equipment.
0B006
III.A0.016
Toxic gas monitoring systems designed for continuous operation and detection of Hydrogen Sulphide, and specially designed detectors therefore.
0A001 0B001.c
III.A0.017
Helium Leak Detectors.
0A001 0B001.c
A1. Materials, chemicals, 'micro-organisms' and 'toxins'
No
Description
Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
III.A1.003
Ring-shaped seals and gaskets, having an inner diameter of 400mm or less, made of any of the following materials: a. Copolymers of vinylidene fluoride having 75 % or more beta crystalline structure without stretching; b. Fluorinated polyimides containing 10 % by weight or more of combined fluorine; c. Fluorinated phosphazene elastomers containing 30 % by weight or more of combined fluorine; d. Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE, e.g. Kel-F ®); e. Fluoro-elastomers (e.g., Viton ®, Tecnoflon ®); f. Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).
III.A1.004
Personal equipment for detecting… ANNEX III
insurance — an undertaking or commitment whereby one or more natural or legal persons is or are obliged, in return for a payment, to provide one or more other persons, in the event of materialisation of a risk, with an indemnity or a benefit as determined by the undertaking or commitment (n)
Iranian person, entity or body — the State of Iran or any public authority thereof;
any natural person in, or resident in, Iran;
any legal person, entity or body having its registered office in Iran;
any legal person, entity or body, inside or outside Iran, owned or controlled directly or indirectly by one or more of the above mentioned persons or bodies (o)
Load Cells — devices and transducers for the measurement of force in both tension and in compression. Note: III.A9.002 does not include equipment, devices or transducers, specially designed for the measurement of the weight of vehicles, e.g. weigh bridges.
9B117
III.A9.003
Electrical power generation gas turbines, components and related equipment as follows: (a) Gas Turbines specially designed for electrical power generation, having an output exceeding 200 MW; (b) Vanes, Stators, Combustion Chambers and Fuel Injection Nozzles, specially designed for electrical power generation gas turbines specified in III.A9.003.a; (c) Equipment specially designed for the "development" and "production" of electrical power generation gas turbines specified in III. A9.003.a.
9A001 9A002 9A003 9B001 9B003 9B004
No
Description
Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
III.B.001
'Technology' required for the use of the items in Part III.A. (Goods) above. Technical Note: The term 'technology' includes software ANNEX III
Lubricating materials — oils and fluids.
1C006
III.A1.026
Beryllium-Copper or Copper-Beryllium Alloys in plate, sheet, strip or rolled bar form, having a composition comprising Copper as the major element by weight and other elements including less than 2 % by weight Beryllium.
1C002.b
A2. Materials Processing
No
Description
Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
III.A2.008
Liquid-liquid contacting equipment (mixer-settlers, pulsed columns, centrifugal contactors); and liquid distributors, vapour distributors or liquid collectors designed for such equipment, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from the following materials: N.B. SEE ALSO II.A2.014 1. Stainless steel. Note: for stainless steel with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight see entry II.A2.014.a
2B350.e
III.A2.009
Industrial equipment and components, other than those specified in 2B350.d, as follows: N.B. SEE ALSO II.A2.015 Heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0,05 m^(2), and less than 30 m^(2); and tubes, plates, coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or condensers, where all surfaces that come in… ANNEX III
nuclear reactor internals — any major structure within a reactor vessel which has one or more functions such as supporting the core, maintaining fuel alignment, directing primary coolant flow, providing radiation shields for the reactor vessel, and guiding in-core instrumentation. i. Heat exchangers (steam generators) specially designed or prepared for use in the primary coolant circuit of a "nuclear reactor"; j. Neutron detection and measuring instruments specially designed or prepared for determining neutron flux levels within the core of a "nuclear reactor".
0C002
Low enriched uranium covered by 0C002 when it is incorporated in assembled nuclear fuels elements ANNEX I
petrochemical industry — production plants for the manufacturing of items in Annex V (d)
refining — the processing, conditioning or preparation for the ultimately final sale of fuels (c)
reinsurance — the activity consisting in accepting risks ceded by an insurance undertaking or by another reinsurance undertaking or, in the case of the association of underwriters known as Lloyd's, the activity consisting in accepting risks, ceded by any member of Lloyd's, by an insurance or reinsurance undertaking other than the association of underwriters known as Lloyd's (p)
Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 — that the characteristics of the item described in the 'Description' column lie outside the parameters set out in the description of the dual use entry referred to 2.
Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 — that the characteristics of the item described in the column 'Description' lie outside the parameters set out in the description of the dual-use entry referred to 2.
Sanctions Committee — the Committee of the United Nations Security Council which was established pursuant to paragraph 18 of United Nations Security Council Resolution ("UNSCR") 1737 (2006) (q)
technical assistance — any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services; including verbal forms of assistance (r)
Technology — specific information necessary for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods. This information takes the form of "technical data" or "technical assistance" 3.
territory of the Union — the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace (s)
transfer of funds — any transaction carried out on behalf of a payer through a payment service provider by electronic means, with a view to making funds available to a payee at a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person. The terms payer, payee and payment service provider have the same meaning as in Directive 2007/64/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 November 2007 on payment services in the internal market OJ L 319, 5.12.2007, p. 1. ;
any transaction by non-electronic means such as in cash, cheques or accountancy orders, with a view to making funds available to a payee irrespective of whether the payer and the payee are the same person (t)