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The Government today (June 14) gazetted the United Nations Sanctions (Iran) (Amendment) Regulation 2013 (the Amendment Regulation), which came into operation on the same date.
"The Amendment Regulation amends the existing sanctions against Iran to implement the decision of the Committee established by paragraph 18 of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1737 to update the list of prohibited items relating to Iran," a Government spokesman said.
The Amendment Regulation mainly provides for an updated scope of items subject to sanctions to include all items, materials, equipment, goods and technology as per the International Atomic Energy Agency documents INFCIRC/254/Rev.11/Part1, INFCIRC/254/Rev.8/Part2 and the UNSC document S/2012/947.
Ends/Friday, June 14, 2013
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