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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2229 of 14 November 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

Type Implementing Regulation

Publication 2022-11-14

State In force

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Department Council of the European Union

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14.11.2022	EN	Official Journal of the European Union	LI 293/9

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) The Iranian regime provides military support for Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. On 20 October 2022, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1985 ².

(4) In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that two individuals and two entities 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.

(5) Annex I to 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, 14 November 2022.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1985 of 20 October 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 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. 1).

ANNEX

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

Persons


	Name	Identifying information	Statement of Reasons	Date of listing
‘1266.	Hossein SALAMI حسین سلامی	DOB: 1960 POB: Golpayagan, Iran Nationality: Iranian Gender: Male Rank: Major-General Position: Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps	Major-General Hossein Salami is the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which supervises the development of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme as well as the transfer of UAVs abroad. In this capacity, Major-General Hossein Salami is responsible for UAV-related defence cooperation, including the supply of UAVs to the Russian Federation for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Major-General Hossein Salami is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.	14.11.2022
1267.	Amir Ali HAJIZADEH امیرعلی حاجیزاده (a.k.a. Amir Ali Haji ZADEH)	DOB: 28.2.1962 POB: Tehran, Iran Nationality: Iranian Gender: Male Rank: Brigadier-General Position: Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force	Brigadier-General Amir Ali Hajizadeh is the Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force, which supervises the development of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programme as well as the transfer of UAVs abroad. In this capacity, Amir Ali Hajizadeh is responsible for UAV-related defence cooperation, including the supply of UAVs to the Russian Federation for their use in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Brigadier-General Amir Ali Hajizadeh is responsible for supporting actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.	14.11.2022’

Entities


	Name	Identifying information	Statement of Reasons	Date of listing
‘120.	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) نیروی هوافضای سپاه پاسداران انقلاب سلامی (a.k.a. IRGC Air Force)		The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Aerospace Force (IRGC ASF) is responsible for the development of Iran’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) programme, including the Shahed-136 and Mohajer-6, which are used by the Russian Federation in the war of aggression against Ukraine. As the primary operator of Iran’s fleet of UAVs, the IRGC ASF has an important role in the supply of drones to international allies of Iran, including the Russian Federation. Therefore, the IRGC ASF is responsible for supporting materially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.	14.11.2022
121.	Qods Aviation Industries صنایع هوایی قدس (a.k.a. Qods Aeronautics Industries)		Qods Aviation Industries is an Iranian company that designs and manufactures Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). It is a subsidiary of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), a state-owned enterprise subordinate to the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). Qods Aviation Industries produces Mohajer-6 drones, which were supplied to the Russian Federation and used in the war of aggression against Ukraine. Therefore, Qods Aviation Industries is responsible for supporting materially actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.	14.11.2022’

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