44It is clearly apparent from the terms both of Resolution 1737 (2006), in particular paragraphs 2 and 12 thereof, and of Common Position 2007/140/CFSP, in particular recitals 1 and 9 in the preamble thereto, that the restrictive measures adopted against the Islamic Republic of Iran are intended to be preventive in that they seek to prevent a risk of proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities in that State. In accordance with the general scheme and purpose of both the international and European Union legislation, including Article 7(3) of Regulation No 423/2007, the existence of such a risk must be assessed at the time when the acts in question are committed.
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