Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1338 of 14 May 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
Date: 2024-05-14
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, Iran, Middle East, Red Sea, Russo-Ukrainian issue, armed forces, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, legal person, natural person




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Official Journal of the European Union


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2024/1338


15.5.2024







            COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2024/1338
         
of 14 May 2024
         
amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1336 of 14 May 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (1).


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 20 July 2023, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 (2).












(2)


Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 gives effect to certain measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 (3).












(3)


In view of the seriousness of the situation with regard to Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/1336 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 on 14 May 2024.












(4)


Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 should be amended and asset freeze measures should be imposed against natural and legal persons, entities or bodies responsible for, supporting, or being involved in Iran’s missile programme or supplying, selling or otherwise involved in transferring Iran’s missiles or unmanned aerial vehicles or related technologies to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine, or to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region, or in breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015). As a consequence, the title of Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 should also be amended.












(5)


It is also appropriate to prohibit the export, sale, transfer or supply to Iran of further components that could be used in the development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles.












(6)


Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 is amended as follows:






(1)


the title is replaced by the following:

                              ‘Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 of 20 July 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region’.










(2)


in Article 3, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies:






(a)


responsible for, supporting or involved in Iran’s UAV or missile programme;










(b)


supplying, selling or otherwise involved in transferring Iran’s UAVs or missiles or related technologies:






(i)


to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine;










(ii)


to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region;










(iii)


to natural or legal persons, entities or bodies acting in breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015); or














(c)


associated with natural or legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in point (a) or point (b);




as listed in Annex III, shall be frozen.’.











(3)


Annex II 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 Brussels, 14 May 2024.


For the Council


The President

V. VAN PETEGHEM
            





(1)  
            OJ L, 2024/1336, 15.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1336/oj.

(2)  Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 of 20 July 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (OJ L 186, 25.7.2023, p. 1).

(3)  Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 of 20 July 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (OJ L 186, 25.7.2023, p. 20).




ANNEX
In Regulation (EU) 2023/1529, Annex II is replaced by the following:



                  ‘ANNEX II
List of items referred to in Article 2
Category 3 — Electronics






Description


CN code




Integrated circuits as follows: Field Programable Gate Array (FPGA), microcontrollers, microprocessors, signal processors, signal analysers, Analogue-to-Digital Converters (ADC), voltage regulators, video encoders and DC-DC converters.


ex 8542 31 
ex 8542 39 




“Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits” (“MMIC”) amplifiers and devices


ex 8542 33 
8543 70 02 




RF filters or Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) filters, suitable for aircraft


ex 8548 00 




Tantalum capacitors


8532 21 




Aluminium electrolytic capacitors


8532 22 




Ceramic dielectric multilayer capacitors


8532 24 




Storage integrated circuits, as follows:






1.


Electrically erasable programmable read-only memories (EEPROMs) with a storage capacity;






(a)


exceeding 16 Mbits per package for flash memory types; or










(b)


exceeding either of the following limits for all other EEPROM types:






(i)


exceeding 1 Mbit per package; or










(ii)


exceeding 256 kbit per package and a maximum access time of less than 80 ns;


















2.


Static random access memories (SRAMs) with a storage capacity:






(a)


exceeding 1 Mbit per package; or










(b)


exceeding 256 kbit per package and a maximum access time of less than 25 ns;










ex 8542 32 




Mounted piezo-electric crystals


8541 60 




Category 6 — Sensors and lasers






Description


CN code




Cameras for aerial survey


ex 9006 30 




Thermal sensors for cameras


ex 8529 90 
ex 8542 39 
ex 9006 91 
ex 9013 80 
ex 9025 80 
ex 9025 90 
ex 9026 80 
ex 9026 90 
ex 9027 50 
ex 9032 10 




Night vision cameras


8525 83 




Cameras that meet the criteria of Note 3 to 6A003.b.4. (1)



ex 8525 89 
ex 9006 30 




Airborne laser rangefinders


ex 9013 20 00 
ex 9013 80 00 
ex 9013 90 80 
ex 9015 10 
ex 9015 80 
ex 9015 90 
ex 9031 80 20 
ex 9031 80 80 
ex 9031 90 00 
ex 9033 00 90 




“Primary cells” or batteries having an energy density of 150 Wh/kg or more at 293 K (20 oC);


ex 8506 




Category 7 — Navigation and avionics






Description


CN code




Inertial Navigation systems, Inertial Measuring Units (IMU), accelerometers or gyros


ex 9014 20 




Aerials and aerial reflectors for “aircraft”


ex 8517 71 
ex 8529 10 




“Satellite navigation system” equipment, including aerials and antennas suitable for the reception of GNSS signals


ex 8526 91 
ex 8529 90 
ex 8526 10 
ex 8526 92 
ex 8517 71 
ex 8529 10 




Digital flight data recorders


8543 70 04 




Radars for “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” and specially designed components thereof.
Note: this control includes but is not limited to the following radars; Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), Airborne Intercept (AI), Target Tracking (TT), Anti-aircraft Artillery (AAA), Target Acquisition (TA), Airborne Early Warning (AEW).


ex 8526 10 
ex 8529 90 




Radio navigational aid apparatus for “aircraft” and specially designed components thereof


ex 8526 91 
ex 8529 90 




Telecommunications apparatus, devices or machines, for “aircraft”


ex 8517 62 
ex 8517 69 




Flight control units for “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” (“UAVs”)


ex 8537 10 
ex 8807 30 




Remote control units for “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” (“UAVs”)


ex 8517 61 
ex 8526 92 
ex 8537 10 
ex 8543 70 90 
ex 8807 30 




Category 9 — Aerospace and propulsion






Description


CN code




“Unmanned aerial vehicles” (“UAVs”) other than those designed for carrying passengers


8806 91 
8806 92 
8806 93 
8806 94 
8806 99 




Aero gas turbine engines (turboprop, turbojet and turbofan) for “aircraft”, and specially designed components thereof


ex 8411 11 
ex 8411 12 
ex 8411 21 
ex 8411 22 
ex 8411 91 




Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines for “aircraft”


8407 10 




Parts suitable for use solely or principally with internal combustion piston engine for “aircraft”


8409 10 




Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines for “aircraft”


ex 8408 90 




Servomotor for “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles” (“UAVs”)


ex 8501 
ex 8807 30 




Launch systems for “UAVs”


ex 8805 10 
ex 8807 30 




Ground support equipment for “UAVs”


ex 8807 30 




Category 10 — Technology
Technology, designed or specifically adapted for the testing, development or production of equipment listed above.
DEFINITIONS:

                  “Aircraft” means a fixed wing, swivel wing, rotary wing (helicopter), tilt rotor or tilt-wing airborne vehicle.

                  “Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit” (“MMIC”) means a monolithic integrated circuit that operates at microwave or millimetre wave frequencies.

                  “Primary cell” means a cell which is not designed to be charged by any other source.

                  “Satellite navigation system” means a system consisting of ground stations, a constellation of satellites, and receivers, that enables receiver locations to be calculated on the basis of signals received from the satellites; it includes Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Regional Navigation Satellite Systems (RNSS).

                  “Unmanned Aerial Vehicle” (“UAV”) means any aircraft capable of initiating flight and sustaining controlled flight and navigation without any human presence on board.’.




(1)  
            See Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (OJ L 206, 11.6.2021, p. 1).



ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1338/oj
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