Article 1
Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 2a, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. The Member State concerned shall notify the Joint Commission of authorisations granted under point (e) of paragraph 1 and authorisations concerning the purchase, import or transport from Iran of the further goods and technology referred to in paragraph 4, whether or not originating in Iran.’; (2) Article 3a is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: ‘6. The competent authority granting an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1(a) shall ensure that, except for temporary exports, the applicant has submitted the end-use statement set out in Annex IIa or an end-use statement in an equivalent document containing information on the end-use and, as a basic principle, end-use location of any supplied item.’; (b) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘6a. If the competent authority decides to grant an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1(a) in the absence of information on the end-use location, it may request the applicant to supply such information at a later stage. The applicant shall provide the information within a reasonable period of time.’; (3) Article 3c is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The competent authority granting an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1 shall ensure that, except for temporary exports, the applicant has submitted the end-use statement set out in Annex IIa or an end-use statement in an equivalent document containing information on the end-use and, as a basic principle, end-use location of any supplied item.’; (b) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘2a. If the competent authority decides to grant an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1(a) in the absence of information on the end-use location, it may request the applicant to supply such information at a later stage. The applicant shall provide the information within a reasonable period of time.’; (4) Article 3d is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The competent authority granting an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1 shall ensure that: (a) all activities are undertaken strictly in accordance with the JCPOA; and (b) except for temporary exports, the applicant has submitted the end-use statement set out in Annex IIa or an end-use statement in an equivalent document containing information on the end-use and, as a basic principle, end-use location of any supplied item.’; (b) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘2a. If the competent authority decides to grant an authorisation in accordance with paragraph 1(a) in the absence of information on the end-use location, it may request the applicant to supply such information at a later stage. The applicant shall provide the information within a reasonable period of time.’; (5) The text set out in the Annex to this Regulation is inserted as Annex IIa.