CELEX ID: 32023R1529

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Document:
25.7.2023
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
L 186/1
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2023/1529
of 20 July 2023
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) 2023/1532 of 20 July 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine 
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Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,
Whereas:
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On 31 July 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/512/CFSP 
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Decision 2014/512/CFSP prohibits the sale, supply, transfer or export of dual-use goods and technology to any person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia. This prohibition was implemented by Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 
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 and the goods and technology concerned are listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council 
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Decision 2014/512/CFSP also prohibits the sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of goods and technology which might contribute to Russia’s military and technological enhancement, or to the development of its defence and security sector, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia. This prohibition was implemented by Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 and the goods and technology concerned are listed in Annex VII to that Regulation.
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Decision 2014/512/CFSP also prohibits the sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of goods which could contribute in particular to the enhancement of Russian industrial capacities to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia. This prohibition was implemented by Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 and the goods and technology concerned are listed in Annex XXIII to that Regulation.
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On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP 
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Russia is using Iran-produced Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine, which violates the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including against civilians and civilian infrastructure. The Iranian State-sponsored programme for the development and production of UAVs therefore contributes to violations of the Charter of the United Nations and of the fundamental principles of international law. This programme is run by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, both of which bodies are sanctioned by the European Union, and includes the procurement, development, production and transfer of UAVs to Russia. It is based on State-owned as well as private companies and benefits from domestic research capabilities.
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On 20 October 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/1986 
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 adding three Iranian individuals and one Iranian entity to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures under Decision 2014/145/CFSP and Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014 
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 in view of their role in the development and delivery of UAVs used by Russia in its war of aggression against Ukraine. On 12 December 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/2432 
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 further adding four Iranian individuals and four Iranian entities to that list and on 25 February 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/432 
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 adding four more Iranian individuals to that list.
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On 20 July 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. That Decision prohibits the export to Iran of components used in the manufacturing of UAVs. It further prohibits the sale, license or transfer, in any other way, of intellectual property rights or trade secrets, as well as the granting of rights to access or re-use any material or information protected by means of intellectual property rights or which constitute trade secrets related to the goods and technology whose sale, supply, transfer or export to a person, entity or body in Iran or for use in Iran is prohibited. The Decision also provides for the freezing of funds and economic resources and a prohibition on making funds and economic resources available to natural and legal persons, entities or bodies responsible for, supporting or involved in Iran’s UAV programme and the persons, entities and bodies subject to those restrictive measures are listed in its Annex.
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These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring its uniform application in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary in order to implement them.
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The power to establish and amend the list in Annex III to this Regulation should be exercised by the Council in order to ensure consistency with the process for establishing, amending and reviewing the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532.
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The procedure for amending the list set out in Annex III to this Regulation should include an obligation to communicate to designated natural or legal persons, entities or bodies the grounds for listing, providing them with an opportunity to submit observations.
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For the purposes of the implementation of this Regulation, and in order to ensure maximum legal certainty within the Union, the names and other relevant data concerning natural and legal persons, entities and bodies whose funds and economic resources are to be frozen in accordance with this Regulation should be made public. Any processing of personal data should comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 
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 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
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Member States and the Commission should inform each other of the measures taken pursuant to this Regulation and of other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation.
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Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and ensure that they are implemented. Such penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(a)
‘brokering services’ means:
(i)
the negotiation or arrangement of transactions for the purchase, sale or supply of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including from a third country to any other third country; or
(ii)
the selling or buying of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including where they are located in third countries for their transfer to another third country;
(b)
‘claim’ means any claim, whether asserted in legal proceedings or not, made before or after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, under, or in connection with, a contract or transaction, in particular:
(i)
a claim for the performance of any obligation arising under, or in connection with, a contract or transaction;
(ii)
a claim for extension or payment of a bond, financial guarantee or indemnity of whatever form;
(iii)
a claim for compensation in respect of a contract or transaction;
(iv)
a counterclaim;
(v)
a claim for the recognition or enforcement, including by the procedure of exequatur, of a judgment, an arbitration award or an equivalent decision, wherever made or given;
(c)
‘contract or transaction’ means any transaction in whatever form and whatever the applicable law, whether comprising one or more contracts or similar obligations made between the same or different parties; for this purpose ‘contract’ includes a bond, guarantee or indemnity, in particular a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, and credit, whether legally independent or not, as well as any related provision arising under, or in connection with, the transaction;
(d)
‘competent authorities’ refers to the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex I;
(e)
‘economic resources’ means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or service;
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‘financing or financial assistance’ means any action, irrespective of the particular means chosen, whereby the person, entity or body concerned, conditionally or unconditionally, disburses or commits to disburse its own funds or economic resources, including but not limited to grants, loans, guarantees, suretyships, bonds, letters of credit, supplier credits, buyer credits, import or export advances and all types of insurance and reinsurance, including export credit insurance; payment as well as terms and conditions of payment of the agreed price for a good or a service, made in line with normal business practice, do not constitute financing or financial assistance;
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‘freezing of economic resources’ means preventing the use of economic resources to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them;
(h)
‘funds’ means financial assets and benefit of every kind, including, but not limited to:
(i)
cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments;
(ii)
deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations;
(iii)
publicly and privately-traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts;
(iv)
interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets;
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credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments;
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letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale;
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documents showing evidence of an interest in funds or financial resources;
(i)
‘freezing of funds’ means preventing any movement, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;
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‘technical assistance’ means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, the transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services, including verbal forms of assistance;
(k)
‘territory of the Union’ means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace.
Article 2
1.   It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, goods and technology which might contribute to Iran’s capability to manufacture Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) as listed in Annex II, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Iran or for use in Iran.
The transit via the territory of Iran of the goods and technology, as referred to in the first subparagraph, exported from the Union, shall be prohibited.
2.   It shall be prohibited:
(a)
to provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Iran, or for use in Iran;
(b)
to provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those goods and technology, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Iran, or for use in Iran;
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to sell, license or transfer in any other way intellectual property rights or trade secrets as well as grant rights to access or re-use any material or information protected by means of intellectual property rights or which constitute trade secrets related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Iran or for use in Iran.
3.   By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, and without prejudice to the authorisation requirement pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/821, where applicable, competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer, transit or export of the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, after having determined that such goods or technology or the related technical or financial assistance are necessary for:
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medical or pharmaceutical purposes; or
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humanitarian purposes, health emergencies, the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or on the environment, or as a response to natural disasters.
4.   Competent authorities may annul, suspend, modify or revoke an authorisation which they have granted pursuant to paragraph 3 if they deem that such annulment, suspension, modification or revocation is necessary for the effective implementation of this Regulation.
5.   Authorisations required pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 for the export of goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 shall be granted separately by the relevant competent authorities in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/821. Such authorisations shall be valid throughout the Union.
6.   Communications of authorisations granted under Regulation (EU) 2021/821 shall follow the applicable procedure through the relevant channels referred to in Article 23 (6) of that Regulation (the ‘DUES system’).
7.   The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply until 27 October 2023 to obligations arising from a contract concluded before 26 July 2023, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract.
Article 3
1.   All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies responsible for, supporting or involved in Iran’s UAV programme, as listed in Annex III, and by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them, as also listed in Annex III, shall be frozen.
2.   No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex III.
Article 3a
By way of derogation from Article 3, competent authorities may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are:
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necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the natural persons listed in Annex III and dependent family members of such natural persons, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;
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intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
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intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;
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necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the competent authority has notified the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks prior to the authorisation; or
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to be paid into or from an account belonging to a diplomatic mission, or consular post or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, insofar as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic mission, or consular post or international organisation.
Article 3b
By way of derogation from Article 3, competent authorities may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, provided that the following conditions are met:
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the funds or economic resources are the subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 3(1) was listed in Annex III, or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to or after that date;
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the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;
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the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex III; and
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recognition of the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.
Article 3c
By way of derogation from Article 3 and provided that a payment by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex III is due under a contract or agreement that was concluded by, or under an obligation that arose for the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned, before the date on which that natural or legal person, entity or body was included in Annex III, competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the competent authority concerned has determined that:
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the funds or economic resources shall be used for a payment by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex III; and
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the payment is not in breach of Article 3(2).
Article 3d
1.   Article 3(2) shall not prevent the crediting of frozen accounts by financial or credit institutions that received funds transferred by third parties to the account of a listed natural or legal person, entity or body, provided that any additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the relevant competent authority of such transactions without delay.
2.   Paragraph 1 of Article 3 shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of interest or other earnings on those accounts, payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to the measures provided for in Article 3, or payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in the Union or enforceable in the Member State concerned, provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments remain subject to the measures provided for in that paragraph.
Article 3e
1.   Article 3(2) shall not apply to funds or economic resources made available by organisations and agencies which are pillar-assessed by the Union and with which the Union has signed a financial framework partnership agreement on the basis of which the organisations and agencies act as humanitarian partners of the Union, provided that the provision of such funds or economic resources is necessary for exclusively humanitarian purposes in Iran.
2.   In cases not covered by paragraph 1 of this Article, and by way of derogation from Article 3, the competent authorities may grant specific or general authorisations, under such general or specific conditions as they deem appropriate, to release certain frozen funds or economic resources or to make available certain funds or economic resources, provided that the provision of such funds or economic resources is necessary for exclusively humanitarian purposes in Iran.
3.   In the absence of a negative decision, a request for information or a notification for additional time from the competent authority within five working days of the date of receipt of a request for authorisation under paragraph 2, the authorisation shall be considered granted.
4.   The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraphs 2 and 3 within two weeks of the granting of that authorisation.
Article 4
1.   Natural persons responsible for, supporting or involved in Iran’s UAV programme and natural persons associated with them, as listed in Annex III, shall be prevented from entering into, or transiting through, the territory of a Member State.
2.   Paragraph 1 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory.
Article 5
1.   Natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:
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supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as information on accounts and the amounts frozen in accordance with Article 3(1), to the competent authority of the Member State where they are established or located, and transmit such information, directly or through the Member State, to the Commission; and
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cooperate with the competent authority in any verification of the information referred to in point (a).
2.   The obligation in paragraph (1) shall apply subject to national rules regarding the confidentiality of information held by judicial authorities, and consistent with respect for the confidentiality of communications between lawyers and their clients guaranteed by Article 7 of the Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
3.   Any additional information received directly by the Commission shall be made available to the Member States.
4.   Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.
Article 6
1.   The Commission and Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and share any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of:
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funds frozen under Article 3 and authorisations granted under Articles 2, 3a, 3b and 3c; and
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infringements of the provisions of this Regulation, enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.
2.   The Member States shall immediately inform each other and the Commission of any other relevant information at their disposal which might affect the effective implementation of this Regulation.
Article 7
1.   Where the Council decides to subject a natural or legal person, entity or body to the measures referred to in Article 3, it shall amend Annex III accordingly.
2.   The Council shall communicate a decision pursuant to paragraph 1, including the grounds for the listing, to the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing that natural or legal person, entity or body with an opportunity to submit observations.
3.   Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review the decision concerned and inform the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned accordingly.
4.   The list in Annex III shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months.
5.   The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex I on the basis of information supplied by Member States.
Article 8
1.   Annex III shall include the grounds for the listing of the natural and legal persons, entities and bodies therein.
2.   Annex III shall contain, where available, the information necessary to identify the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies concerned. With regard to natural persons, such information may include names and aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and identity card numbers, gender, address, if known; and function or profession. With regard to legal persons, entities or bodies, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number, and place of business.
Article 9
1.   Member States shall lay down rules on the penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2.   Member States shall notify the Commission of the laying down of the rules referred to in paragraph 1 without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall subsequently notify it of any amendments thereto.
Article 10
1.   The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person or entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen or withheld as a result of negligence.
2.   Actions by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies shall not give rise to any liability of any kind on their part if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe the measures set out in this Regulation.
Article 11
1.   No claims in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Regulation, including claims for indemnity or any other claim of this type, such as a claim for compensation or a claim under a guarantee, in particular a claim for extension or payment of a bond, guarantee or indemnity, or a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, of whatever form, shall be satisfied, if they are made by:
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designated natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex III;
(b)
any other Iranian person, entity or body;
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any natural or legal person, entity or body acting through or on behalf of one of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in points (a) and (b).
2.   In any proceedings for the enforcement of a claim, the onus of proving that the satisfying of the claim is not prohibited by paragraph 1 shall be on the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking the enforcement of that claim.
3.   This Article is without prejudice to the right of the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in paragraph 1 to seek judicial review of the legality of the non-performance of contractual obligations in accordance with this Regulation.
Article 12
1.   It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly or intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions set out in this Regulation.
2.   Natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex III, shall:
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report within six weeks from the date of listing in Annex III funds or economic resources within the jurisdiction of a Member State belonging to, owned, held or controlled by them, to the competent authorities of the Member State in which those funds or economic resources are located; and
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cooperate with the competent authorities concerned in the verification of such information.
3.   Failure to comply with paragraph 2 shall be considered as participation, as referred to in paragraph 1, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the measures referred to in Article 3.
4.   The Member State concerned shall inform the Commission within two weeks of the reporting of information pursuant to paragraph 2(a).
5.   Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.
6.   Any processing of personal data pursuant to this Article shall be carried out in accordance with this Regulation and Regulations (EU) 2016/679 and (EU) 2018/1725 and only insofar as is necessary for the application of this Regulation.
Article 13
1.   The Council, the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (the ‘High Representative’) shall process personal data in order to carry out their tasks under this Regulation. These tasks shall include:
(a)
as regards the Council, preparing and making amendments to Annex III;
(b)
as regards the High Representative, preparing amendments to Annex III;
(c)
as regards the Commission:
(i)
adding the contents of Annex III to the electronic, consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to Union financial sanctions and to the interactive sanctions map, both of which are publicly available;
(ii)
processing information on the impact of the measures provided for in this Regulation, such as the value of frozen funds and information on authorisations granted by the competent authorities.
2.   The Council, the Commission and the High Representative may process, where applicable, relevant data relating to criminal offences committed by listed natural persons, to criminal convictions of such persons or to security measures concerning such persons only to the extent that such processing is necessary for the preparation of Annex III.
3.   For the purposes of this Regulation, the Council, the Commission and the High Representative are designated as ‘controller’ within the meaning of point (8) of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 in order to ensure that the natural persons concerned can exercise their rights under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.
Article 14
1.   Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to in this Regulation and identify them on the websites listed in Annex I. Member States shall notify the Commission of any changes in the addresses of their websites as listed in Annex I.
2.   Member States shall notify the Commission of the designation of their competent authorities, including the contact details of those competent authorities, without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation, and shall subsequently notify it of any change of designation.
3.   Where this Regulation sets out a requirement to notify, inform or otherwise communicate with the Commission, the address and other contact details to be used for such communication shall be those indicated in Annex I.
Article 15
Any information provided to or received by the Commission in accordance with this Regulation shall be used by the Commission only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.
Article 16
This Regulation shall apply:
(a)
within the territory of the Union, including its airspace;
(b)
on board any aircraft or vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;
(c)
to any natural person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;
(d)
to any legal person, entity or body, inside or outside the territory of the Union, which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;
(e)
to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.
Article 17
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the 
Official Journal of the European Union
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This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 20 July 2023.
For the Council
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES
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  See page 20 of this Official Journal.
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  Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (
OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13
).
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  Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (
OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 1
).
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  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
).
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  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
).
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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 (
OJ L 272 I, 20.10.2022, p. 5
).
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  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 (
OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6
).
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  Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2432 of 12 December 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (
OJ L 318 I, 12.12.2022, p. 32
).
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  Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/432 of 25 February 2023 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (
OJ L 59 I, 25.2.2023, p. 437
).
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  Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (
OJ L 119, 4.5.2016, p. 1
).
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  Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (
OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39
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ANNEX I
Websites for information on competent authorities and the address for notifications to the Commission
BELGIUM
https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy_areas/peace_and_security/sanctions
BULGARIA
https://www.mfa.bg/en/EU-sanctions
CZECHIA
www.financnianalytickyurad.cz/mezinarodni-sankce.html
DENMARK
http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/
GERMANY
https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Artikel/Aussenwirtschaft/embargos-aussenwirtschaftsrecht.html
ESTONIA
https://vm.ee/sanktsioonid-ekspordi-ja-relvastuskontroll/rahvusvahelised-sanktsioonid
IRELAND
https://www.dfa.ie/our-role-policies/ireland-in-the-eu/eu-restrictive-measures/
GREECE
http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html
SPAIN
https://www.exteriores.gob.es/es/PoliticaExterior/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx
FRANCE
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/
CROATIA
https://mvep.gov.hr/vanjska-politika/medjunarodne-mjere-ogranicavanja/22955
ITALY
https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/politica_europea/misure_deroghe/
CYPRUS
https://mfa.gov.cy/themes/
LATVIA
http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539
LITHUANIA
http://www.urm.lt/sanctions
LUXEMBOURG
https://maee.gouvernement.lu/fr/directions-du-ministere/affaires-europeennes/organisations-economiques-int/mesures-restrictives.html
HUNGARY
https://kormany.hu/kulgazdasagi-es-kulugyminiszterium/ensz-eu-szankcios-tajekoztato
MALTA
https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Government/SMB/Pages/SMB-Home.aspx
NETHERLANDS
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties
AUSTRIA
https://www.bmeia.gv.at/themen/aussenpolitik/europa/eu-sanktionen-nationale-behoerden/
POLAND
https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/sankcje-miedzynarodowe
https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions
PORTUGAL
https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/politica-externa/medidas-restritivas
ROMANIA
http://www.mae.ro/node/1548
SLOVENIA
http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/omejevalni_ukrepi
SLOVAKIA
https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu
FINLAND
https://um.fi/pakotteet
SWEDEN
https://www.regeringen.se/sanktioner
Address for notifications to the European Commission:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)
Rue Joseph II 54
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu
ANNEX II
List of items referred to in Article 2
Category 1 – Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Description
CN code
Unmanned aerial vehicles other than those designed for carrying passengers
8806.91
8806.92
8806.93
8806.94
8806.99
Category 2 – Propulsion and navigation items
Description
CN code
Aero gas turbine engines (turboprop, turbojet and turbofan) for aircraft, and specially designed components thereof
ex ex 8411.11
ex ex 8411.12
ex ex 8411.21
ex ex 8411.22
ex 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 ex 8408.90
Inertial Navigation systems, Inertial Measuring Units (IMU), accelerometers or gyros
9014.20
Radars for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and specially designed components thereof
ex ex 8526.10
ex ex 8529.90
Radio navigational aid apparatus for aircraft and specially designed components thereof
ex ex 8526.91
ex ex 8529.90
Flight control unit for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
ex ex 8807.30
Remote control unit for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV)
ex ex 8807.30
Category 3 – Electronic components and devices
Description
CN code
Integrated circuits as follows: Field Programable Gate Array (FPGA), microcontroller, microprocessor, signal processor, signal analyser.
ex ex 8542.31
ex ex 8542.39
MMIC amplifier
ex ex 8542.33
RF filter or Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) filter, suitable for aircraft
ex ex 8548.00
Night vision camera
8525.83
Camera (visible or thermal) specially designed for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
ex ex 8525.89
Camera for aerial survey
ex ex 9006.30
Thermal sensor for UAVs cameras
ex ex 8529.90
ex ex 9013.80
ex ex 9025.80
ex ex 9026.90
ex ex 9027.50
Category 4 – Other Items
‘Satellite navigation system’ equipment, including Aerials and Antennas suitable for the reception of GNSS signals
Airborne laser rangefinder
LIDAR systems
Technology, designed or specifically adapted for the test, development or production of equipment listed above.
ANNEX III
List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 3
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Summary:
EU restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to armed groups in the Middle East and Red Sea area
SUMMARY OF:
Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE REGULATION AND THE DECISION?
The legislation originally put in place revised 
restrictive measures (sanctions)
 in response to Iran’s military support for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
In view of Iran’s support for armed groups in the Middle East and Red Sea area and its drone / unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and missile attacks against Israel, the 
European Union
 (EU), in May 2024, amended the regulation and the decision broadening the scope of the legislation and introducing further sanctions against the country.
The sanctions impose:
an 
export ban
 from the EU to Iran of components used to manufacture UAVs;
a 
travel ban
 involving listed individuals and entities; and
an 
asset freeze
 against listed persons and entities involved in Iran’s UAV and missile programmes.
KEY POINTS
Export ban
The legislation bans the sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of goods and technology which might contribute to Iran’s capacity to manufacture UAVs, including:
technical assistance, brokering or other services;
financing or financial assistance; and
intellectual property
 rights or trade secrets.
There are exceptions where the technical or financial assistance is for non-military use and for non-military end users, including:
medical or pharmaceutical use;
as a response to natural disasters;
humanitarian purposes and health emergencies; and
to prevent a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or on the environment.
Travel ban
EU 
Member States
 must prevent the entry into or transit through their territories of individuals (and their associates) supporting or involved in Iran’s UAV or missile programme, as listed in the legislation’s annexes.
There are exceptions as follows:
where Member States are bound by international law as hosts to an international intergovernmental organisation or United Nations conference;
under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities;
under the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran Pact) agreed by the Holy See and Italy; or
where there is urgent humanitarian need.
In addition, Member States do not have to deny entry to their own citizens.
Asset freeze
The legislation freezes all funds and economic resources owned or controlled by individuals (and their associates) or entities, as listed in the legislation’s annexes, responsible for, supporting or otherwise involved in Iran’s UAV or missile programmes or related technologies. No funds or economic resources may be made available to benefit individuals or entities listed in these annexes.
Member States may, under certain conditions, authorise frozen resources to be released if they are:
for the basic needs of the individuals concerned and dependent family members, such as rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums and utilities;
exclusively to be used to pay for reasonable professional fees, legal expenses and service charges to hold frozen funds;
for other extraordinary expenses, after consultation with other Member States and the 
European Commission
, and with 2 weeks’ notice;
for diplomatic purposes involving immunity;
to be used to pay for claims resulting from legal decisions prior to the asset freeze, as long as they do not benefit those being sanctioned.
Individuals and entities must immediately supply any information to Member State authorities and to the Commission to assist in compliance with the regulation, including information on accounts and the amounts frozen.
Additional measures
Intentionally taking part in activities that circumvent the sanctions is prohibited.
The EU encourages non-EU countries to adopt similar sanctions in order to maximise their impact.
FROM WHEN DO THE DECISION AND REGULATION APPLY?
Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 have applied since 
26 July 2023
.
The decision and regulation, as amended by Regulation (EU) 
2024/1338
 and Decision (CFSP) 
2024/1336
, have been extended to apply until 
27 July 2025
.
The decision will be kept under review, and renewed or amended if the 
Council of the European Union
 decides that it has not met its objectives.
BACKGROUND
The additional sanctions follow concern expressed by the Council about reports in December 2022 of Iranian UAVs, used by Russia, being manufactured with components of international origin, including from the EU.
For further information, see: 
EU sanctions against Iran
 (Council of the European Union).
MAIN DOCUMENTS
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
, 
pp. 20–27
).
Successive amendments to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 have been incorporated into the original text. This 
consolidated version
 is of documentary value only.
Council Regulation (EU) 
2023/1529
 of 
20 July 2023
 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (OJ L 186, 
25.7.2023
, 
pp. 1–15
).
See 
consolidated version
.
RELATED DOCUMENTS
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 (OJ L 78, 
17.3.2014
, 
pp. 6–15
).
See 
consolidated version
.
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
, 
pp. 16–21
).
See 
consolidated version
.
last update 
23.9.2024

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