[{"bbox": [360, 145, 870, 171], "category": "Section-header", "text": "COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION"}, {"bbox": [544, 213, 686, 238], "category": "Text", "text": "of 16.12.2021"}, {"bbox": [148, 279, 1080, 307], "category": "Text", "text": "on the financing of the annual action plan in favour of Islamic Republic of Iran for 2021"}, {"bbox": [144, 371, 505, 397], "category": "Text", "text": "THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,"}, {"bbox": [144, 412, 856, 440], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,"}, {"bbox": [144, 453, 1085, 627], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulations (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014, and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 966/2012¹, and in particular Article 110 thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 639, 1085, 783], "category": "Text", "text": "Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009², and in particular Article 23(2) thereof,"}, {"bbox": [144, 796, 241, 821], "category": "Text", "text": "Whereas:"}, {"bbox": [144, 838, 1085, 953], "category": "List-item", "text": "(1) In order to ensure the implementation of the annual action plan in favour of Islamic Republic of Iran for 2021, it is necessary to adopt an annual financing decision, which constitutes the annual work programme. Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 establishes detailed rules on financing decisions."}, {"bbox": [144, 965, 1085, 1053], "category": "List-item", "text": "(2) The envisaged assistance is to comply with the conditions and procedures set out by the restrictive measures adopted pursuant to Article 215 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)³."}, {"bbox": [144, 1065, 1085, 1236], "category": "List-item", "text": "(3) The European Union (EU) is and will remain committed to the continued full and effective implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action⁴ as long as Iran abides by all its nuclear-related commitments. To underpin EU policy vis-à-vis Iran, and as confidence building measures, the Commission will continue and strengthen the ongoing sectoral cooperation with, and assistance to, Iran, in line with the April 2016 Joint Statement."}, {"bbox": [144, 1251, 1085, 1367], "category": "List-item", "text": "(4) The Commission has adopted the National Multiannual Indicative Programme for the period 2021-2027⁵, which sets out the following priorities: Sustainable Growth and Jobs; Climate Change, Environment and Green Transition; and Cross-Border Challenges: Migration, Forced Displacement and Drugs."}, {"bbox": [144, 1401, 432, 1426], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹ OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1426, 432, 1450], "category": "Footnote", "text": "² OJ L 209, 14.6.2021, p.1."}, {"bbox": [144, 1450, 1085, 1522], "category": "Footnote", "text": "³ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy, the OJ prevails."}, {"bbox": [144, 1522, 935, 1546], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁴ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/122460/full-text-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal.pdf"}, {"bbox": [144, 1546, 1085, 1595], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁵ Commission Implementing Decision adopting a multiannual indicative programme for the Islamic Republic of Iran for the period 2021-2027, C(2021) 9094 final of 14.12.2021"}, {"bbox": [59, 1638, 126, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}, {"bbox": [609, 1659, 622, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "1"}, {"bbox": [1105, 1638, 1170, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "EN"}]