# L_2023110EN.01002501.xml

| 25.4.2023 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 110/25 |
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25.4.2023

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 110/25

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/853

of 24 April 2023

implementing Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran

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 267/2012 of 23 March 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Regulation (EU) No 961/2010 (1), and in particular Article 46(2) thereof,

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

Whereas:

| (1) | On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012. |
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(1)

On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

| (2) | On the basis of a review of Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (2), the entry concerning one person designated in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be removed from that Annex. One entry included in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be updated. |
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(2)

On the basis of a review of Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP (2), the entry concerning one person designated in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be removed from that Annex. One entry included in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should be updated.

| (3) | Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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 Luxembourg, 24 April 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

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(1)  
  OJ L 88, 24.3.2012, p. 1.

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(2)  Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39).

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ANNEX

Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 is amended as follows:

| (1) | entry 10 (concerning Rostam QASEMI) in the list headed ‘II. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’, under the subheading ‘A. Persons’ is deleted; |
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(1)

entry 10 (concerning Rostam QASEMI) in the list headed ‘II. Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’, under the subheading ‘A. Persons’ is deleted;

| (2) | under the heading ‘I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran.’, the following entry replaces the corresponding entry in the list set out under the subheading ‘B. Entities’: | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
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| ‘12. | Fajr Aviation Composite Industries | Mehrabad Airport, PO Box 13445-885, Tehran, Iran | A subsidiary of the IAIO within MODAFL both designated by the EU which primarily produces composite materials for the aircraft industry.
  Fajr Aviation Composite Industries also produces drones, which are allegedly being used for regional destabilisation. | 26.7.2010’ |

(2)

under the heading ‘I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran.’, the following entry replaces the corresponding entry in the list set out under the subheading ‘B. Entities’:

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

‘12.

Fajr Aviation Composite Industries

Mehrabad Airport, PO Box 13445-885, Tehran, Iran

A subsidiary of the IAIO within MODAFL both designated by the EU which primarily produces composite materials for the aircraft industry.

Fajr Aviation Composite Industries also produces drones, which are allegedly being used for regional destabilisation.

26.7.2010’

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