1Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/421 of 19 February 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2025/1577 updating the list of persons, groups and entities covered by Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism

Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/421 of 19 February 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2025/1577 updating the list of persons, groups and entities covered by Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism 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 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Common Position 2001/931/CFSP Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/compos/2001/931/oj). . (2) On 29 July 2025, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2025/1577 Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1577 of 29 July 2025 updating the list of persons, groups and entities covered by Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2025/207 (OJ L, 2025/1577, 30.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1577/oj). . That Decision establishes an updated list of persons, groups and entities to which the measures in Articles 2 and 3 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply. (3) The Council has determined that competent authorities within the meaning of Article 1(4) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP have adopted decisions in respect of one entity involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(3) of that Common Position, and that the measures in Articles 2 and 3 of that Common Position should be applied to that entity. (4) The list of persons, groups and entities in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2025/1577 should be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2025/1577 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 Brussels, 19 February 2026. For the Council The President M. Raouna

Annex

ANNEX In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2025/1577, the following entity is added under the heading II. Groups and entities: 23. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)..