Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/192 of 30 January 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 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 IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/192
of 30 January 2023
         
implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 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 the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 14(1) 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 Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.












(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 natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.












(4)


Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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 Brussels, 30 January 2023.


For the Council


The President

P. KULLGREN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.




ANNEX
The following entity is added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014:






 


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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