Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2025/1461 of 18 July 2025 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
Date: 2025-07-18
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belarus, EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural person, territorial dispute








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            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2025/1461
         
of 18 July 2025
         
implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP.












(2)


In view of the gravity of the situation, eight entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.












(3)


In addition, it is appropriate to add a new entity to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex II to Decision 2012/642/CFSP, which is the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictions with regard to authorisations for the sale, supply, transfer or export of dual-use goods and technology, and goods and technology which might contribute to Belarus’s military and technological enhancement, or to the development of its defence and security sector.












(4)


Annexes I and II to Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annexes I and II to Decision 2012/642/CFSP are hereby 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, with the exception of the amendments to Annex II to Decision 2012/642/CFSP, which shall enter into force on the day following that of the publication of this Decision in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 18 July 2025.


For the Council


The President

M. BJERRE
            





(1)  
            OJ L 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2012/642/oj.




ANNEX
The Annexes to Decision 2012/642/CFSP are amended as follows:






(1)


In Annex I, the following entries are added to the list set out in section ‘B. Legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 4(1)’:










 


Names
Transcription of Belarusian spelling Transcription of Russian spelling


Names
(Belarusian spelling) (Russian spelling)


Identifying Information


Reasons for listing


Date of listing




‘48.


State-owned Foreign Trade Unitary Enterprise Belvneshpromservice


Дзяржаўнае знешнегандлёвае ўнітарнае прадпрыемства Белзнешпрамсэрвіс
Государственное внешнеторговое унитарное предприятие Белвнешпромсервис


Address: 2 Kazinets street, Minsk, 220099, Belarus
Date of registration: 14.7.1992
Tax identification number: 100128724
Phone: + 375 17 272 07 08
Fax: + 375 17 260 18 87
Email: reception@bvpservice.com
Website: https://www.bvpservice.by/

Associated individuals: Director General Aleksandr Yakovlevich Anischenko


State-owned Foreign Trade Unitary Enterprise Belvneshpromservice was established in order to promote Belarusian defence products in foreign markets. It specialises in the export of high-tech products for military purposes and has the right to upgrade, repair and supply military goods for the Belarusian Air Defence, Air Force and Land Forces. Therefore, State-owned Foreign Trade Unitary Enterprise Belvneshpromservice is supporting the military and industrial complex of Belarus.


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49.


OKB TSP Scientific Production Limited Liability Company


Науково-виробниче товариство з обмеженою відповідальністю “ОКБ ТСП”
Научно-производственное общество с ограниченной ответственностью “ОКБ ТСП”


Address: Frantsiska Skoriny Street, building 1, unit 21, 220076 Minsk, Belarus
Date of registration: 8.7.2002
Tax identification number: 190369982
Phone: + 375 17 311 05 69
Email: tsp@tspbel.com
Website: https://sdc.okbtsp.com



OKB TSP Scientific Production Limited Liability Company is a defence company involved in the development, production and design of weapons. It holds manufacturing and foreign trade licences issued by the State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus. It produces equipment such as military vehicles and anti-aircraft systems. Therefore, OKB TSP Scientific Production Limited Liability Company is an entity forming part of the military and industrial complex of Belarus.


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50.


KB Unmanned Helicopters (UAVHeli)


КБ Беспілотныя Верталёты
ООО КБ Беспилотныйе вертолеты


Address: d. 47, korp. 14, ul. Yanki Mavra, Minsk, 220015, Belarus
Date of registration: 27.4.2017
Registration number: 192807396


KB Unmanned Helicopters (UAVHeli) is a Belarusian company which produces aircraft and aircraft equipment. The company produces unmanned helicopters specifically equipped and designed to be used in a military context.
Therefore, KB Unmanned Helicopters is an entity forming part of the military and industrial complex of Belarus, including by being involved in the development and production of military technology and equipment.


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51.


Legmash Plant OJSC
a.k.a. ZAVOD SHVEINYKH MASHIN OAO
a.k.a. OTKRYTOE AKTSIONERNOE OBSCHESTVO BELORUSSKIY METALLURGICHESKIY ZAVOD
a.k.a. OTKRYTOE AKTSIONERNOE OBSCHESTVO ZAVOD LEGMASH


Адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства Завод “Легмаш”


Address: Vostochny Lane, 17, Orsha, 211390, Belarus
Date of registration: 6.5.1994
Registration number: 300228934
Phone: +375 216 42 00 91
Website: https://legmash.by/

Email: legmash@vitebsk.by


Legmash Plant OJSC is a Belarusian plant which produces 152-mm and 122-mm shells for cannon artillery (including howitzers D-30, D-20, Msta-B, Giatsint-B, and the self-propelled modifications thereof). The facility also manufactures 122-mm unguided rockets of the 9M22U-1 line for the 9K51 Grad MLRS multiple rocket launcher. Therefore, Legmash Plant OJSC is an entity forming part of the military and industrial complex of Belarus.
Legmash Plant OJSC receives extensive tax benefits, regulated by presidential legislation and the Belarusian Government. Therefore, Legmash Plant OJSC is also benefitting from the Lukashenka regime.


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52.


Research and Production Unitary Enterprise “Scientific and Technical Center ‘LEMT’ BelOMO”
a.k.a. UP NTTS LEMT BELOMO


Науково-виробниче унітарне підприємство “Науково-технічний центр ‘ЛЕМТ’ БєлОМО”


Address: D. 23, korp. 1, Nezhiloe pomeshchenie, Makaenka street, Minsk, 220114, Belarus
Type of entity: State-Owned Enterprise
Place of registration: Belarus
Date of registration: 26.05.1992
Registration number: 100230590


The Belarusian Scientific and Technical Center “LEMT” is owned by the state enterprise BelOMO. LEMT manufactures optical sights and systems for conventional weapons, laser rangefinders, distance measurement modules based on diode lasers, and laser fire control systems. LEMT sights are used in the AK-12 automatic rifles produced by Russia’s Kalashnikov. Therefore, LEMT forms a part of the military and industrial complex of Belarus, including by being involved in the development and production of military technology and equipment.


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53.


Laser Devices and Technologies
a.k.a. Laser Devices and Technologies Limited Liability Company


Общество с ограниченной ответственностью “Лазерные приборы и технологии”
Таварыства з абмежаванай адказнасцю “Лазерныя прыборы і тэхналогіі”


Address: Tsentralnaya Street, House 2, Room 116, Demidovichsky Village Council, Yutski Village, Dzerzhinsky District, Minsk Region, Belarus
Type of entity: Limited Liability Company
Place of registration: Belarus
Date of registration: 10.2.2017
Registration number: 691827047
Principal place of business: Minsk, Belarus


LLC Laser Devices and Technologies, formerly known as LLC Laboratory of Additive Technologies, is a Belarusian company specialising in gaskets. It supplies components to military end-users such as Peleng and Uralvagonzavod. The company also provides parts for the production of panoramic sights (PKP) for Russian T-72 and T-90 tanks.
Thus, LLC Laser Devices and Technologies provides components to Belarus’s military and industrial sectors, supporting the country’s military and technological advancements, as well as the development of its defence and security capabilities.


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54.


JSC Vistan
a.k.a. Open Joint Stock Company “VISTAN”


Адкрытае акцыянернае таварыства “ВIСТАН”
Открытое акционерное общество “ВИСТАН”


Address: Dimitrova street, 36/7, 210627, Vitebsk, Belarus
Type of entity: Open Joint Stock Company
Place of registration: Vitebsk, Belarus
Date of registration: 1.2.1994
Registration number: 300029332
Principal place of business: Belarus
Website: https://vistan.ru/index.html

E-mail: comintern@tut.by
info@vistan.ru


JSC Vistan is a Belarusian manufacturer of machine tools, including CNC machining centres, cylindrical grinders, centreless grinding machines, gear processing equipment, and lathes. These are dual-use technologies used in the production of military goods. JSC Vistan exports over 60 % of its products to Russia and supplies machine tools to Russian defence-related enterprises, including JSC “Krasny Oktyabr”. The company is part of a Belarus-Russia import-substitution program and is receiving US$15 000 000  in funding backed by Russian state financial support, to expand gear-processing machine production.
Additionally, JSC Vistan has received Russian government funding for the development of strategic aviation projects, indicating its contribution to the Russian military-industrial complex. Therefore, JSC Vistan forms a part of the Belarusian military and industrial complex and contributes to the military and technological improvement of Belarus, and the development of its defence and security sector.


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55.


Rukhservomotor LLC
a.k.a. OOO Ruchservomotor
a.k.a. TAA Ruchservamator
a.k.a. OOO Rukhservomotor
a.k.a. Limited Liability Company “Rukhservomotor”


TAA Рухсерваматор
OOO Рухсервомотор


Address: 5 Montazhnikov Street, 220019, Minsk, Belarus
Type of entity: Limited Liability Company
Place of registration: Belarus
Date of registration: 24.2.2000
Registration number: 800002497
Principal place of business: Minsk, Belarus
Website: https://eng.e-motors.tech/


https://lasercut.by/

Phone: + 375 17 390 54 47
+375 17 390 30 76
Fax: + 375 17 390 54 48
Email: info@e-motors.tech


Rukhservomotor LLC is a Belarusian company which focuses on the development and manufacturing of precision coordinate systems. It supplies companies which are military end-users with goods with military end-use. The company participates in the production of panoramic sights (PKP) for Russian T-72 and T-90 tanks.
Therefore, Rukhservomotor LLC forms a part of the Belarusian military and industrial complex, and contributes to the military and technological improvement of Belarus, and the development of its defence and security sector.


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(2)


in Annex II, the following entry is added:

                           ‘Legmash Plant OJSC’.







ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2025/1461/oj
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