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| 20.10.2022 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | LI 272/5 |
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20.10.2022

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

LI 272/5

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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2022/1986

of 20 October 2022

amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP 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 European Union, and in particular Article 29 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 Decision 2014/145/CFSP (1). |
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(1)

On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP (1).

| (2) | The Union remains unwavering in its support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. |
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(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. In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that three individuals and one entity involved in the development and delivery of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Russia should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP. |
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(3)

The Iranian regime provides military support for Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that three individuals and one entity involved in the development and delivery of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Russia should be added to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

| (4) | Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures. |
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(4)

Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures.

| (5) | Decision 2014/145/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(5)

Decision 2014/145/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 20 October 2022.

For the Council

The President

M. BEK

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(1)  Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16).

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ANNEX

The following persons and entity are added to the list of persons, entities and bodies set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP:

Persons

| | Name | Identifying information | Statement of Reasons | Date of listing |
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| ‘1263. | Mohammad Hossein BAGHERI
  محمد حسین باقری | POB: Tehran, Iran
  Nationality: Iranian
  Gender: Male
  Rank: Major-General
  Position: Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces | Major-General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri is the Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces. He supervises the military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme and plays a fundamental role in Iran’s defence cooperation with the Russian Federation. He is also involved in the expansion of Iranian-made UAVs abroad; in this capacity, he inaugurated an assembly line in Tajikistan destined for the export of Ababil-2 drones. He also participated in the development of Mohajer-6 drones and their supply to the Russian Federation for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Major-General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 20.10.2022 |
| 1264. | Sayed Hojatollah QUREISHI
  سید حجت الله قریشی
  a.k.a. Sayyed Hojatolah GHOREISHI | Nationality: Iranian
  Gender: Male
  Rank: General
  Position: Head of the Supply, Research, and Industrial Affairs Division at the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) | General Sayed Hojatollah Qureishi is Head of the Supply, Research, and Industrial Affairs Division at the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and responsible for negotiating the agreement with the Russian Federation in relation to the supply of Iranian-made Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, General Sayed Hojatollah Qureishi is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 20.10.2022 |
| 1265. | Saeed AGHAJANI/ Saeed Ara Jani / Said Ara Jani / Said Agha Jani
  سعید آقاجانی | DOB: 3.4.1969
  Gender: Male
  Passport: Passport V47528711 (Iran)
  Nationality: Iranian
  Rank: Brigadier-General
  Position: Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) UAV Command | Brigadier-General Saeed Aghajani is Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) UAV Command, the backbone of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) programme. Brigadier-General Saeed Aghajani oversees and directs the planning, equipment and training for Iran’s UAV operations, which include also the supply of drones to international allies of Iran, including the Russian Federation. Therefore, Brigadier-General Saeed Aghajani is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 20.10.2022’ |

Name

Identifying information

Statement of Reasons

Date of listing

‘1263.

Mohammad Hossein BAGHERI

محمد حسین باقری

POB: Tehran, Iran

Nationality: Iranian

Gender: Male

Rank: Major-General

Position: Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces

Major-General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri is the Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces. He supervises the military Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme and plays a fundamental role in Iran’s defence cooperation with the Russian Federation. He is also involved in the expansion of Iranian-made UAVs abroad; in this capacity, he inaugurated an assembly line in Tajikistan destined for the export of Ababil-2 drones. He also participated in the development of Mohajer-6 drones and their supply to the Russian Federation for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Major-General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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1264.

Sayed Hojatollah QUREISHI

سید حجت الله قریشی

a.k.a. Sayyed Hojatolah GHOREISHI

Nationality: Iranian

Gender: Male

Rank: General

Position: Head of the Supply, Research, and Industrial Affairs Division at the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)

General Sayed Hojatollah Qureishi is Head of the Supply, Research, and Industrial Affairs Division at the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) and responsible for negotiating the agreement with the Russian Federation in relation to the supply of Iranian-made Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, General Sayed Hojatollah Qureishi is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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1265.

Saeed AGHAJANI/ Saeed Ara Jani / Said Ara Jani / Said Agha Jani

سعید آقاجانی

DOB: 3.4.1969

Gender: Male

Passport: Passport V47528711 (Iran)

Nationality: Iranian

Rank: Brigadier-General

Position: Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) UAV Command

Brigadier-General Saeed Aghajani is Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) UAV Command, the backbone of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) programme. Brigadier-General Saeed Aghajani oversees and directs the planning, equipment and training for Iran’s UAV operations, which include also the supply of drones to international allies of Iran, including the Russian Federation. Therefore, Brigadier-General Saeed Aghajani is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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Entities

Entities

| | Name | Identifying information | Statement of Reasons | Date of listing |
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| ‘119. | Shahed Aviation Industries a.k.a. Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center
  صنایع هوایی شاهد
  مرکز تحقیقات صنایع هوایی شاهد | | Shahed Aviation Industries is an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force-linked company in Iran responsible for the design and development of the Shahed series of Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Shahed series drones were supplied to the Russian Federation and are used in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Shahed Aviation Industries is responsible for supporting materially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. | 20.10.2022’ |

Name

Identifying information

Statement of Reasons

Date of listing

‘119.

Shahed Aviation Industries a.k.a. Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center

صنایع هوایی شاهد

مرکز تحقیقات صنایع هوایی شاهد

Shahed Aviation Industries is an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force-linked company in Iran responsible for the design and development of the Shahed series of Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Shahed series drones were supplied to the Russian Federation and are used in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Shahed Aviation Industries is responsible for supporting materially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

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