1Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1338 of 14 May 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine

Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1338 of 14 May 2024 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 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) 2024/1336 of 14 May 2024 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine OJ L, 2024/1336, 15.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2024/1336/oj. . Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission, Whereas: (1) On 20 July 2023, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 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, p. 1). . (2) Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 gives effect to certain measures provided for in Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 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, p. 20). . (3) In view of the seriousness of the situation with regard to Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2024/1336 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 on 14 May 2024. (4) Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 should be amended and asset freeze measures should be imposed against natural and legal persons, entities or bodies responsible for, supporting, or being involved in Iran’s missile programme or supplying, selling or otherwise involved in transferring Iran’s missiles or unmanned aerial vehicles or related technologies to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine, or to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region, or in breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015). As a consequence, the title of Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 should also be amended. (5) It is also appropriate to prohibit the export, sale, transfer or supply to Iran of further components that could be used in the development and production of unmanned aerial vehicles. (6) Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 is amended as follows: (1) the title is replaced by the following: Council Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 of 20 July 2023 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region. (2) in Article 3, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:

1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies:

(a) responsible for, supporting or involved in Iran’s UAV or missile programme; (b) supplying, selling or otherwise involved in transferring Iran’s UAVs or missiles or related technologies: (i) to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine; (ii) to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region; (iii) to natural or legal persons, entities or bodies acting in breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015); or (c) associated with natural or legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in point (a) or point (b); as listed in Annex III, shall be frozen.. (3) Annex II is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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 May 2024. For the Council The President V. Van Peteghem

Annex

ANNEX In Regulation (EU) 2023/1529, Annex II is replaced by the following:

Annex

ANNEX II List of items referred to in Article 2 Category 3 — Electronics DescriptionCN codeIntegrated circuits as follows: Field Programable Gate Array (FPGA), microcontrollers, microprocessors, signal processors, signal analysers, Analogue-to-Digital Converters (ADC), voltage regulators, video encoders and DC-DC converters. ex854231 ex854239 Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits (MMIC) amplifiers and devices ex854233 85437002 RF filters or Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) filters, suitable for aircraftex854800Tantalum capacitors853221Aluminium electrolytic capacitors853222Ceramic dielectric multilayer capacitors853224 Storage integrated circuits, as follows:

1. Electrically erasable programmable read-only memories (EEPROMs) with a storage capacity; (a) exceeding 16 Mbits per package for flash memory types; or (b) exceeding either of the following limits for all other EEPROM types: (i) exceeding 1 Mbit per package; or (ii) exceeding 256 kbit per package and a maximum access time of less than 80 ns;
2. Static random access memories (SRAMs) with a storage capacity: (a) exceeding 1 Mbit per package; or (b) exceeding 256 kbit per package and a maximum access time of less than 25 ns; ex854232Mounted piezo-electric crystals854160 Category 6 — Sensors and lasers See Annex I to 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). DescriptionCN codeCameras for aerial surveyex900630Thermal sensors for cameras ex852990 ex854239 ex900691 ex901380 ex902580 ex902590 ex902680 ex902690 ex902750 ex903210 Night vision cameras852583Cameras that meet the criteria of Note 3 to 6A003.b.4. ex852589 ex900630 Airborne laser rangefinders ex90132000 ex90138000 ex90139080 ex901510 ex901580

ex901590 ex90318020 ex90318080 ex90319000 ex90330090 Primary cells or batteries having an energy density of 150 Wh/kg or more at 293 K (20 oC);ex8506 Category 7 — Navigation and avionics DescriptionCN codeInertial Navigation systems, Inertial Measuring Units (IMU), accelerometers or gyrosex901420Aerials and aerial reflectors for aircraft ex851771 ex852910 Satellite navigation system equipment, including aerials and antennas suitable for the reception of GNSS signals ex852691 ex852990 ex852610 ex852692 ex851771 ex852910 Digital flight data recorders85437004 Radars for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and specially designed components thereof. Note: this control includes but is not limited to the following radars; Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), Airborne Intercept (AI), Target Tracking (TT), Anti-aircraft Artillery (AAA), Target Acquisition (TA), Airborne Early Warning (AEW). ex852610 ex852990 Radio navigational aid apparatus for aircraft and specially designed components thereof ex852691 ex852990 Telecommunications apparatus, devices or machines, for aircraft ex851762 ex851769 Flight control units for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) ex853710 ex880730 Remote control units for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) ex851761 ex852692 ex853710 ex85437090 ex880730 Category 9 — Aerospace and propulsion DescriptionCN codeUnmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) other than those designed for carrying passengers 880691 880692 880693 880694 880699 Aero gas turbine engines (turboprop, turbojet and turbofan) for aircraft, and specially designed components thereof ex841111 ex841112 ex841121 ex841122 ex841191 Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines for aircraft840710Parts suitable for use solely or principally with internal combustion piston engine for aircraft840910Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines for aircraftex840890Servomotor for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) ex8501 ex880730 Launch systems for UAVs ex880510 ex880730 Ground support equipment for UAVsex880730 Category 10 — Technology Technology, designed or specifically adapted for the testing, development or production of equipment listed above. DEFINITIONS: Aircraft means a fixed wing, swivel wing, rotary wing (helicopter), tilt rotor or tilt-wing airborne vehicle. Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) means a monolithic integrated circuit that operates at microwave or millimetre wave frequencies. Primary cell means a cell which is not designed to be charged by any other source. Satellite navigation system means a system consisting of ground stations, a constellation of satellites, and receivers, that enables receiver locations to be calculated on the basis of signals received from the satellites; it includes Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Regional Navigation Satellite Systems (RNSS). Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) means any aircraft capable of initiating flight and sustaining controlled flight and navigation without any human presence on board..