Council Decision 2009/840/CFSP of 17 November 2009 implementing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran
Date: 2009-11-17
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Iran, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, nuclear non-proliferation








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18.11.2009   


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Official Journal of the European Union


L 303/64








            COUNCIL DECISION 2009/840/CFSP
of 17 November 2009
         
implementing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (1), and in particular Article 7(2) thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:







(1)


On 27 February 2007 the Council adopted Common Position 2007/140/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran.












(2)


In accordance with Article 8(2) of Common Position 2007/140/CFSP, the Council has carried out a complete review of the list of persons and entities, as set out in Annex II, to which Articles 4(1)(b) and 5(1)(b) of that Common Position apply.












(3)


The Council has concluded that the persons and entities listed in Annex II to Common Position 2007/140/CFSP should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for therein.












(4)


The list of persons and entities should be amended in order to take account of changes in the Government and the administration in Iran, as well as in the situation of the individuals and entities concerned.












(5)


The list of the persons and entities referred to in Articles 4(1)(b) and 5(1)(b) of Common Position 2007/140/CFSP should be updated accordingly,





HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:



Article 1
Annex II to Common Position 2007/140/CFSP shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.


Article 3
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 17 November 2009.


For the Council


The President

C. BILDT
            





(1)  
            OJ L 61, 28.2.2007, p. 49.




ANNEX




                     ‘ANNEX II

List of persons referred to in Article 4(1)(b) and of persons and entities referred to in Article 5(1)(b)

A.   Natural Persons










 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




1.


Reza AGHAZADEH


DoB: 15/03/1949 Passport number: S4409483 valid 26/04/2000 – 27/04/2010 Issued: Tehran, Diplomatic passport number: D9001950, issued on 22/01/2008 valid until 21/01/2013, Place of birth: Khoy


Former Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI). The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006).


24.4.2007




2.


IRGC Brigadier-General Javad DARVISH-VAND


 


MODAFL Deputy for Inspection. Responsible for all MODAFL facilities and installations


24.6.2008




3.


IRGC Brigadier-General Seyyed Mahdi FARAHI


 


Managing Director of the Defence Industries Organisation (DIO) which is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006)


24.6.2008




4.


Dr Hoseyn (Hossein) FAQIHIAN


Address of NFPC: AEOI-NFPD, P.O.Box: 11365-8486, Tehran / Iran


Deputy and Director-General of the Nuclear Fuel Production and Procurement Company (NFPC), part of the AEOI. The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). The NFPC involved in enrichment-related activities that Iran is required by the IAEA Board and Security Council to suspend.


24.4.2007




5.


Engineer Mojtaba HAERI


 


MODAFL Deputy for Industry. Supervisory role over AIO and DIO


24.6.2008




6.


IRGC Brigadier-General Ali HOSEYNITASH


 


Head of the General Department of the Supreme National Security Council and involved in formulating policy on the nuclear issue


24.6.2008




7.


Mohammad Ali JAFARI, IRGC


 


Holds a command post at the IRGC


24.6.2008




8.


Mahmood JANNATIAN


DoB 21/04/1946, passport number: T12838903


Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran


24.6.2008




9.


Said Esmail KHALILIPOUR (a.k.a.: LANGROUDI)


DoB: 24/11/1945, PoB: Langroud


Deputy Head of AEOI. The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006).


24.4.2007




10.


Ali Reza KHANCHI


Address of NRC: AEOI-NRC P.O.Box: 11365-8486 Tehran/ Iran; Fax: (+9821) 8021412


Head of AEOI's Tehran Nuclear Research Centre. The IAEA is continuing to seek clarification from Iran about plutonium separation experiments carried out at the TNRC, including about the presence of HEU particles in environmental samples taken at the Karaj Waste Storage Facility where containers used to store depleted uranium targets used in those experiments are located. The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006).


24.4.2007




11.


Ebrahim MAHMUDZADEH


 


Managing Director of Iran Electronic Industries


24.6.2008




12.


Brigadier-General Beik MOHAMMADLU


 


MODAFL Deputy for Supplies and Logistics


24.6.2008




13.


Anis NACCACHE


 


Administrator of Barzagani Tejarat Tavanmad Saccal companies; his company has attempted to procure sensitive goods for entities designated under Resolution 1737 (2006)


24.6.2008




14.


Brigadier-General Mohammad NADERI


 


Head of Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO), AIO has taken part in sensitive Iranian programmes


24.6.2008




15.


IRGC Brigadier-General Mostafa Mohammad NAJJAR


 


Minister for the Interior and former Minister of MODAFL, responsible for all military programmes, including ballistic missiles programmes.


24.6.2008




16.


Dr Javad RAHIQI (RAHIGHI)


DoB: 21/04/1954, DoB according to old Iranian calendar: 1/05/1954, PoB: Mashad


Head of the Neutron Physics Group of the AEOI. AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006).


24.4.2007




17.


Ali Akbar SALEHI


 


Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI). The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006).


17.11.2009




18.


Rear Admiral Mohammad SHAFI'I RUDSARI


 


MODAFL Deputy for Coordination


24.6.2008




19.


IRGC Brigadier-General Ali SHAMSHIRI


 


MODAFL Deputy for Counter-Intelligence, responsible for security of MODAFL personnel and Installations


24.6.2008




20.


Abdollah SOLAT SANA


 


Managing Director of the Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) in Esfahan. This is the facility that produces the feed material (UF6) for the enrichment facilities at Natanz. On 27 August 2006, Solat Sana received a special award from President Ahmadinejad for his role


24.4.2007




21.


IRGC Brigadier-General Ahmad VAHIDI


 


Minister of the MODAFL and former Deputy Head of MODAFL


24.6.2008




B.   Legal persons, entities and bodies










 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




1.


Aerospace Industries Organisation, AIO


AIO, 28 Shian 5, Lavizan, Tehran


AIO oversees Iran's production of missiles, including Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group and Fajr Industrial Group, which were all designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). The head of AIO and two other senior officials were also designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006)


24.4.2007




2.


Armament Industries


Pasdaran Av., PO Box 19585/ 777, Tehran


A subsidiary of the DIO (Defence Industries Organisation)


24.4.2007




3.


Armed Forces Geographical Organisation


 


Assessed to provide geospatial data for the Ballistic Missile programme


24.6.2008




4.


Bank Melli, Bank Melli Iran (including all branches) and subsidiaries:


Ferdowsi Avenue, PO Box 11365-171, Tehran


Providing or attempting to provide financial support for companies which are involved in or procure goods for Iran's nuclear and missile programmes (AIO, SHIG, SBIG, AEOI, Novin Energy Company, Mesbah Energy Company, Kalaye Electric Company and DIO). Bank Melli serves as a facilitator for Iran's sensitive activities. It has facilitated numerous purchases of sensitive materials for Iran's nuclear and missile programmes. It has provided a range of financial services on behalf of entities linked to Iran's nuclear and missile industries, including opening letters of credit and maintaining accounts. Many of the above companies have been designated by UNSCRs 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007).
Bank Melli continues in this role, by engaging in a pattern of conduct which supports and facilitates Iran's sensitive activities. Using its banking relationships, it continues to provide support for, and financial services to, UN and EU listed entities in relation to such activities. It also acts on behalf of, and at the direction of such entities, including Bank Sepah, often operating through their subsidiaries and associates.


24.6.2008










(a)


Melli Bank plc






London Wall, 11th floor, London EC2Y 5EA, United Kingdom










(b)


Bank Melli Iran Zao






Number 9/1, Ulitsa Mashkova, Moscow, 130064, Russia




5.


Defence Technology and Science Research Centre (DTSRC) – also known as the Educational Research Institute/Moassese Amozeh Va Tahgiaghati (ERI/MAVT Co.)


Pasdaran Av., PO Box 19585/777, Tehran


Responsible for R&D. A subsidiary of the DIO. The DTSRC handles much of the procurement for the DIO


24.4.2007




6.


Iran Electronic Industries


P. O. Box 18575-365, Tehran, Iran


Wholly-owned subsidiary of MODAFL (and therefore a sister-organisation to AIO, AvIO and DIO). Its role is to manufacture electronic components for Iranian weapons systems


24.6.2008




7.


IRGC Air Force


 


Operates Iran's inventory of short and medium range ballistic missiles. The head of the IRGC air force was designated by UNSCR 1737 (2006)


24.6.2008




8.


Khatem-ol Anbiya Construction Organisation


Number 221, North Falamak-Zarafshan Intersection, 4th Phase, Shahkrak-E-Ghods, Tehran 14678, Iran


IRGC-owned group of companies. Uses IRGC engineering resources for construction acting as prime contractor on major projects including tunnelling, assessed to support the Iranian ballistic missile and nuclear programmes


24.6.2008




9.


Malek Ashtar University


 


Linked to the Ministry of Defence, set up a missiles training course in 2003, in close collaboration with the AIO


24.6.2008




10.


Marine Industries


Pasdaran Av., PO Box 19585/ 777, Tehran


A subsidiary of the DIO


24.4.2007




11.


Mechanic Industries Group


 


Took part in the production of components for the ballistics programme


24.6.2008




12.


Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL)


West side of Dabestan Street, Abbas Abad District, Tehran


Responsible for Iran's defence research, development and manufacturing programmes, including support to missile and nuclear programmes


24.6.2008




13.


Ministry of Defence Logistics Export (MODLEX)


P. O. Box 16315-189, Tehran, Iran


It is the export arm of MODAFL, and the agency used for exporting finished weapons in state-to-state transactions. Under UNSCR 1747 (2007) MODLEX should not be trading.


24.6.2008




14.


3M Mizan Machinery Manufacturing


 


Front company for the AIO, taking part in ballistics procurement


24.6.2008




15.


Nuclear Fuel Production and Procurement Company (NFPC)


AEOI-NFPD, P.O.Box: 11365-8486, Tehran / Iran


Nuclear Fuel Production Division (NFPD) of AEOI is research and development in the field of nuclear fuel cycle including: uranium exploration, mining, milling, conversion and nuclear waste management. The NFPC is the successor to the NFPD, the subsidiary company under the AEOI that runs research and development in the nuclear fuel cycle including conversion and enrichment


24.4.2007




16.


Parchin Chemical Industries


 


Worked on propulsion techniques for the Iranian ballistics programme


24.6.2008




17.


Special Industries Group


Pasdaran Av., PO Box 19585/777, Tehran


A subsidiary of the DIO.


24.4.2007




18.


State Purchasing Organisation (SPO)


 


The SPO appears to facilitate the import of whole weapons. It appears to be a subsidiary of MODAFL


24.6.2008’