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Europeans on Monday rejected a request from the United States to economically isolate Iran and adopted a legal instrument to protect European companies from sanctions, said Federica Mogherini, head of European diplomacy. 19659002] "We approve the update of the blockade status and take all necessary measures to allow the Go to benefit from the economic effects of the lifting of the sanctions," said Mogherini after a meeting with the foreign ministers of the country. member countries of the European Union. EU).
The European blockade law comes into force on August 6, the date of the first round of US war. The second will come into effect on November 4, during the mid-term elections in the United States.
This regulation, established in 1996, makes it possible to counter the sanctions applicable to all companies and natural persons in the world, according to the principle of extraterritoriality of the American law.
Many large European companies, such as the oil group Total, have decided to withdraw from the US and they are not exempt from US sanctions.
Mogherini acknowledged that "difficult exercise", because "the weight of the United States in the global economy is very important."
"The United States has rejected European companies after denouncing the nuclear deal with Brg I can not say if our efforts will be enough, but we are doing everything in our power to prevent the nuclear agreement with the RI to die, because the consequences would be catastrophic for everyone, "he warned.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian insisted on "the need to allow Go to continue selling oil".
"The EU and the other signatories of the agreement reached with Go in 2015 China and Russia are looking for a financial mechanism guaranteeing the ability to export their oil. "
The energy sector has reported $ 50 billion to the Iranian state in 2017, according to European data.Resources come mainly from oil.
Iran exports 3.8 million barrels of oil per day.Overall, 20% were purchased by the EU and 70% by China and other Asian countries, according to the first.
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