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Document 32022R2229

    Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2229 of 14 November 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

    ST/14055/2022/INIT

    OJ L 293I, 14.11.2022, p. 9–12 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/2229/oj

    Date of document:
    14/11/2022; Date of adoption
    Date of effect:
    14/11/2022; Entry into force Date pub. See Art 2
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    Council of the European Union
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    Implementing regulation
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    Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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    14.11.2022   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    LI 293/9

    COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/2229

    of 14 November 2022

    implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

    THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

    Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

    Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,

    Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

    Whereas:

    (1)

    On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

    (2)

    The Union remains unwavering in its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

    (3)

    The Iranian regime provides military support for Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. On 20 October 2022, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1985 (2).

    (4)

    In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that two individuals and two entities involved in the development and delivery of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Russia should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

    (5)

    Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

    Article 2

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 14 November 2022.

    For the Council

    The President

    J. BORRELL FONTELLES

    (1)   OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.

    (2)  Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1985 of 20 October 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 272 I, 20.10.2022, p. 1).

    ANNEX

    The following persons and entities are added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014:

    Persons

     

    Name

    Identifying information

    Statement of Reasons

    Date of listing

    ‘1266.

    Hossein SALAMI

    حسین سلامی

    DOB: 1960

    POB: Golpayagan, Iran

    Nationality: Iranian

    Gender: Male

    Rank: Major-General

    Position: Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

    Major-General Hossein Salami is the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which supervises the development of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme as well as the transfer of UAVs abroad. In this capacity, Major-General Hossein Salami is responsible for UAV-related defence cooperation, including the supply of UAVs to the Russian Federation for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Major-General Hossein Salami is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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    1267.

    Amir Ali HAJIZADEH

    امیرعلی حاجیزاده

    (a.k.a. Amir Ali Haji ZADEH)

    DOB: 28.2.1962

    POB: Tehran, Iran

    Nationality: Iranian

    Gender: Male

    Rank: Brigadier-General

    Position: Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force

    Brigadier-General Amir Ali Hajizadeh is the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force, which supervises the development of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme as well as the transfer of UAVs abroad. In this capacity, Amir Ali Hajizadeh is responsible for UAV-related defence cooperation, including the supply of UAVs to the Russian Federation for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Brigadier-General Amir Ali Hajizadeh is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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    Entities

     

    Name

    Identifying information

    Statement of Reasons

    Date of listing

    ‘120.

    Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force

    (IRGC ASF)

    نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب سلامی

    (a.k.a. IRGC Air Force)

     

    The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) is responsible for the development of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) programme, including the Shahed-136 and Mohajer-6, which are used by the Russian Federation in the war of aggression against Ukraine. As the primary operator of Iran’s fleet of UAVs, the IRGC ASF has an important role in the supply of drones to international allies of Iran, including the Russian Federation. Therefore, the IRGC ASF is responsible for supporting materially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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    121.

    Qods Aviation Industries

    صنایع هوایی قدس

    (a.k.a. Qods Aeronautics Industries)

     

    Qods Aviation Industries is an Iranian company that designs and manufactures Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). It is a subsidiary of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), a state-owned enterprise subordinate to the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). Qods Aviation Industries produces Mohajer-6 drones, which were supplied to the Russian Federation and used in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Qods Aviation Industries is responsible for supporting materially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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