Policy paper

Licence applications (Iran)

The Treasury has issued a checklist to help you determine which form, and what information you should provide if you are undertaking a transfer of funds involving an Iranian person, entity, body or credit or financial institution.

• From: HM Treasury
• Published: 24 May 2013
• Last updated: 6 November 2015 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 8 February 2016

No longer relevant due to the sanctions relief put in place in January 2016.

Documents

General Licence 1: Prior Authorisation under Financial Restrictions Iran Order 2012

PDF, 114 KB, 1 page

Guidance on whether a transfer of funds requires a Prior Notification or Prior Authorisation

PDF, 349 KB, 7 pages

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Prior notification of transfers of funds under Articles 30 and Article 30a of EU Regulation 267/2012

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Prior Authorisation of transfers of funds under Articles 30 and 30a of EU Regulation 267/2012

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Prior notification of ancillary contracts (insurance and reinsurance) under Article 12 or Article 14 of EU Regulation 267/2012

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Licence application: Withdrawal of deposits with Bank Saderat PLC

MS Word Document, 128 KB

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Licence application: Withdrawal of deposits with Persia International Bank

MS Word Document, 128 KB

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Licence application: Payments due under prior contracts with Bank Saderat PLC or Bank Saderat Iran

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Licence application: Payments due under prior contracts with Persia International Bank Plc

MS Word Document, 1.38 MB

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Licence application: Payments due under prior contracts with designated Iranian entities

MS Word Document, 140 KB

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Licence application: Withdrawal of deposits with Melli Bank plc

MS Word Document, 145 KB

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Licence application: Payments due under prior contracts with Bank Sepah Iran and Bank Sepah International plc

MS Word Document, 111 KB

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Licence application: Payments due under prior contracts with Melli Bank plc or Bank Melli Iran

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Details

Licences authorise certain activities or types of transaction that would otherwise be prohibited by asset freezing legislation.

This page contains:

• forms for prior notification/authorisation under Article 30 and Article 30a

• forms for prior notification under Articles 12/14

• licence application forms – designated entities

Published 24 May 2013

Last updated 6 November 2015 + show all updates

1. 6 November 2015

   Updated with November 2015 guidance

2. 21 January 2014

   Amended 'Guidance on whether a transfer of funds requires a Prior Notification or Prior Authorisation' to reflect new Iran Reg (in line with the Geneva deal), which amends thresholds for granting of prior authorisations

3. 5 November 2013

   General Licence 1 added

4. 24 July 2013

   updated all forms

5. 24 May 2013

   First published.