Commission Regulation (EC) No 441/2007 of 20 April 2007 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 of 19 April 2007 concerning restrictive measures against Iran (1), and in particular Article 15(1)(c) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 lists persons, entities and bodies who, having been designated by the United Nations Security Council or by the Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council, are covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

(2) On 24 March 2007, the UN Security Council decided to amend the list of persons, entities and bodies to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply. Annex IV should therefore be amended accordingly.

(3) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 is hereby replaced by the text in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 20 April 2007.

For the Commission Eneko LANDÁBURU Director General for External Relations

(1) OJ L 103, 20.4.2007, p. 1.