Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/193 of 30 January 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Date: 2023-01-30
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Russia, Ukraine, drone, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, territorial dispute, territorial law








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            COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/193
of 30 January 2023
         
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)


Iran 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 an 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, 30 January 2023.


For the Council


The President

P. KULLGREN
            





(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 entity is added to the list of persons, entities and bodies set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP:
Entities










 


Name


Identifying information


Statement of Reasons


Date of listing




‘175.


Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA)
شرکت صنایع هواپیماسازی ایران


Address: Sepahbod Gharani Avenue 107, Tehran, Iran
Type of entity: Aerospace manufacturer
Government-owned corporation
Place of registration: Isfahan, Iran
Date of registration: 1977
Other associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)


Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA) is an Iranian company specialised in manufacturing military and civilian aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
HESA manufactures UAVs used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and HESA is involved in research on, the development of, the production of, and flight operations for, UAVs. HESA is a subsidiary of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), a state-owned enterprise subordinate to the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). UAVs produced by HESA in Iran are used by the Russian Federation in the war of aggression against Ukraine.
Therefore, HESA is responsible for supporting materially actions, which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.


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