Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/854 of 24 April 2023 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/854 of 24 April 2023 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran 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 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39). , concerning restrictive measures against Iran. (2) In accordance with Article 26(3) of Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the Council has reviewed the list of designated persons and entities set out in Annex II to that Decision. (3) On the basis of that review, the entry concerning one person designated in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be removed from that Annex. One entry included in Annex II should be updated. (4) Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Luxembourg, 24 April 2023. For the Council The President J. Borrell Fontelles

Annex

ANNEX Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP is amended as follows: (1) entry 10 (concerning Rostam QASEMI) in the list headed II. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), under the subheading A. Persons is deleted; (2) under the heading I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran., the following entry replaces the corresponding entry in the list set out under the subheading B. Entities: NameIdentifying informationReasonsDate of listing12.Fajr Aviation Composite IndustriesMehrabad Airport, PO Box 13445-885, Tehran, Iran A subsidiary of the IAIO within MODAFL both designated by the EU which primarily produces composite materials for the aircraft industry. Fajr Aviation Composite Industries also produces drones, which are allegedly being used for regional destabilisation. 26.7.2010