Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/192 of 30 January 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/192 of 30 January 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine 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 OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6. , 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) Iran provides military support for Russia’s unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine. In view of the gravity of the situation, the Council considers that an entity 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. (4) 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, 30 January 2023. For the Council The President P. Kullgren

Annex

ANNEX The following entity is added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014: Entities NameIdentifying informationStatement of ReasonsDate of listing175. Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA) شرکت صنایع هواپیماسازی ایران Address: Sepahbod Gharani Avenue 107, Tehran, Iran Type of entity: Aerospace manufacturer Government-owned corporation Place of registration: Isfahan, Iran Date of registration: 1977 Other associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA) is an Iranian company specialised in manufacturing military and civilian aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). HESA manufactures UAVs used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and HESA is involved in research on, the development of, the production of, and flight operations for, UAVs. HESA is a subsidiary of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization (IAIO), a state-owned enterprise subordinate to the Iranian Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). UAVs produced by HESA in Iran are used by the Russian Federation in the war of aggression against Ukraine.