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
Date: 2022-10-20
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, territorial dispute, territorial law








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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).












(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.












(4)


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












(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
            





(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).




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




‘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











 


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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