Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/240 of 21 February 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them

Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/240 of 21 February 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 20 September 2016 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 of 20 September 2016 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25). . (2) In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, two persons and two groups should be added to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693. (3) Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended as set out in 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. Done at Brussels, 21 February 2022. For the Council The President J. Borrell Fontelles

Annex

ANNEX The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended as follows: (1) the heading A. Persons is replaced by: A. Persons referred to in Articles 2 and 3; (2) the following persons are added: 8. Osama MAHMOOD (a.k.a. Ustadh Usama Mahmood, Ousama Mahmood); nationality: Pakistani (presumed). 9. Sultan Aziz AZAM (a.k.a. Aziz Azam, Sultan Aziz, Sultan Azziz Azzam, Sultan Aziz Ezzam); date of birth: 1985; place of birth: Afghanistan; nationality: Afghan.; (3) the following heading and entries are added: B. Groups, undertakings and entities referred to in Article 3

1. Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) (a.k.a. Al-Qa’ida in the Indian Subcontinent, Qaedat al-Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent).
2. Da’esh – Hind Province (a.k.a. Wilayah of Hind, Islamic State’s Hind Province (ISHP), IS-Wilayat al-Hind, Da’esh – Wilayat al-Hind)..