Date: 2023-07-21Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1514 of 20 July 2023 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2023/422
**Executive Summary:**
This Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1514, dated July 20, 2023, updates the list of persons, groups, and entities subject to specific measures to combat terrorism as outlined in Common Position 2001/931/CFSP. It repeals Decision CFSP 2023/422. The decision entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **Purpose:** Updates the list of individuals, groups, and entities subject to restrictive measures to combat terrorism.
* **Council Review:** The Council has verified that competent authorities have made decisions regarding the listed entities, confirming their involvement in terrorist acts.
* **Continued Measures:** The listed persons, groups, and entities will continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures outlined in Common Position 2001/931/CFSP.
* **Updated List:** The updated list of sanctioned individuals, groups, and entities is detailed in the Annex of this decision.
* **Repeal:** Decision CFSP 2023/422 is repealed.
**Annex: List of Persons, Groups, and Entities**
I. Persons:
* ABDOLLAHI Hamed
* ALNASSER Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed
* ALYACOUB Ibrahim Salih Mohammed
* ARBABSIAR Manssor
* ASSADI Assadollah
* BOUYERI Mohammed
* HASSAN EL HAJJ Hassan
* HASHEMI MOGHADAM Saeid
* ALDIN Hasan Izz
* MELIAD Farah
* MOHAMMED Khalid Sheikh
* SHAHLAI Abdul Reza
* SHAKURI Ali Gholam
II. Groups and Entities
* Abu Nidal Organisation (ANO)
* Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
* Al-Aqsa e.V.
* Babbar Khalsa
* Communist Party of the Philippines
* Directorate for Internal Security of the Iranian Ministry for Intelligence and Security
* Gamaa al-Islamiyya
* Islami Büyük Dogu Akincilar Cephesi (IBDA-C)
* Hamas, including Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem
* Hizballah Military Wing
* Hizbul Mujahideen (HM)
* Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF)
* Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)
* Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
* Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN)
* Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
* Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
* Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command
* Devrimci Halk Kurtuluş Partisi-Cephesi (DHKP-C)
* Sendero Luminoso (SL)
* Teyrêbazên Azadiya Kurdistan (TAK)
**Impact Analysis:**
**Listed Persons, Groups, and Entities:**
* *Impact:* Continued subjection to specific restrictive measures as provided for in Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, including potential asset freezes, travel bans, and other restrictions.
* *Action Required:* Compliance with the restrictive measures; potential legal challenges.
**European Union Member States:**
* *Impact:* Obligation to implement and enforce the updated list of sanctioned entities and individuals.
* *Action Required:* Update national lists and enforcement procedures to reflect the changes in the Annex; ensure compliance with Common Position 2001/931/CFSP.
**Council of the European Union:**
* *Impact:* Responsibility for ongoing review and updates to the list.
* *Action Required:* Continue to review the list at regular intervals to ensure grounds for keeping listed entities remain valid.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: The political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe. The Council of the European Union is the acting body.
Council of the European Union: A body within the European Union responsible for adopting decisions related to the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).
Common Position 2001/931/CFSP: A Common Position of the Council of the European Union concerning the application of specific measures to combat terrorism.
Decision CFSP 2023/1514: Council Decision updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP.
Decision CFSP 2023/422: Council Decision being repealed and updated by Decision CFSP 2023/1514, updating the list of persons, groups, and entities subject to specific measures to combat terrorism.
Hamas: A Palestinian Sunni-Islamist fundamentalist organization running the Gaza Strip.
Hizballah Military Wing: Also known as Hezbollah Military Wing, is a military wing and Specially Designated Global Terrorist entity.
Kurdistan Workers Party: Also known as PKK, listed as a terrorist organization.
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COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/1514
of 20 July 2023
updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common
Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing
Decision (CFSP) 2023/422
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(1).
(2) On 24 February 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/422(2), updating the list of persons, groups and
entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP (the ‘list’).
(3) In accordance with Article 1(6) of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP, it is necessary to review at regular intervals the
names of persons, groups and entities in the list to ensure that there are grounds for keeping them thereon.
(4) This Decision sets out the result of the review that the Council has carried out in respect of persons, groups and
entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply.
(5) The Council has verified that competent authorities, as referred to in Article 1(4) of Common
Position 2001/931/CFSP, have taken decisions with regard to all persons, groups and entities on the list to the effect
that they have been involved in terrorist acts within the meaning of Article 1(2) and (3) of Common
Position 2001/931/CFSP. The Council has also concluded that the persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2,
3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive
measures provided for in Common Position 2001/931/CFSP.
(6) The list should be updated accordingly, and Decision (CFSP) 2023/422 should be repealed,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The list of persons, groups and entities to which Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP apply is set out in
the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
Decision (CFSP) 2023/422 is hereby repealed.
(1) 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).
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/422 of 24 February 2023 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4
of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision
(CFSP) 2022/1241 (OJ L 61, 27.2.2023, p. 58).L 184/34 EN Official Journal of the European Union 21.7.2023
Article 3
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, 20 July 2023.
For the Council
The President
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ANNEX
LIST OF PERSONS, GROUPS AND ENTITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1
I. PERSONS
1. ABDOLLAHI Hamed (a.k.a. Mustafa Abdullahi), born 11.8.1960in Iran. Passport number: D9004878.
2. AL-NASSER Abdelkarim Hussein Mohamed, born in Al Ihsa (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia.
3. AL-YACOUB Ibrahim Salih Mohammed, born 16.10.1966in Tarut (Saudi Arabia), citizen of Saudi Arabia.
4. ARBABSIAR Manssor (a.k.a. Mansour Arbabsiar), born 6.3.1955 or 15.3.1955 in Iran. Iranian and US national,
passport number: C2002515 (Iran); passport number: 477845448 (USA). National ID number: 07442833, expiry
date 15.3.2016(USA driving licence).
5. ASSADI Assadollah (a.k.a. Assadollah Asadi), born 22.12.1971in Tehran (Iran), Iranian national. Iranian diplomatic
passport number: D9016657.
6. BOUYERI Mohammed (a.k.a. Abu Zubair, a.k.a. Sobiar, a.k.a. Abu Zoubair), born 8.3.1978 in Amsterdam (The
Netherlands).
7. HASSAN EL HAJJ Hassan, born 22.3.1988 in Zaghdraiya, Sidon, Lebanon, Canadian citizen. Passport number:
JX446643 (Canada).
8. HASHEMI MOGHADAM Saeid, born 6.8.1962in Tehran (Iran), Iranian national. Passport number: D9016290, valid
until 4.2.2019.
9. AL-DIN Hasan Izz (a.k.a. Garbaya Ahmed, a.k.a. Sa’id, a.k.a. Salwwan Samir), Lebanon, born 1963 in Lebanon, citizen
of Lebanon.
10. MELIAD Farah, born 5.11.1980in Sydney (Australia), Australian citizen. Passport number: M2719127 (Australia).
11. MOHAMMED Khalid Sheikh (a.k.a. Ali Salem, a.k.a. Bin Khalid Fahd Bin Abdallah, a.k.a. Henin Ashraf Refaat Nabith,
a.k.a. Wadood Khalid Abdul), born 14.4.1965or 1.3.1964in Pakistan, passport number 488555.
12. SHAHLAI Abdul Reza (a.k.a. Abdol Reza Shala’i, a.k.a. Abd-al Reza Shalai, a.k.a. Abdorreza Shahlai, a.k.a. Abdolreza
Shahla’i, a.k.a. Abdul-Reza Shahlaee, a.k.a. Hajj Yusef, a.k.a. Haji Yusif, a.k.a. Hajji Yasir, a.k.a. Hajji Yusif, a.k.a. Yusuf
Abu-al-Karkh), born circa 1957 in Iran. Addresses: (1) Kermanshah, Iran, (2) Mehran Military Base, Ilam Province, Iran.
13. SHAKURI Ali Gholam, born circa 1965 in Tehran, Iran.
II. GROUPS AND ENTITIES
1. ‘Abu Nidal Organisation’ – ‘ANO’ (a.k.a. ‘Fatah Revolutionary Council’, a.k.a. ‘Arab Revolutionary Brigades’, a.k.a. ‘Black
September’, a.k.a. ‘Revolutionary Organisation of Socialist Muslims’).
2. ‘Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigade’.
3. ‘Al-Aqsa e.V’.
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5. ‘Communist Party of the Philippines’, including ‘New People’s Army’ – ‘NPA’, Philippines.
6. Directorate for Internal Security of the Iranian Ministry for Intelligence and Security.
7. ‘Gama’a al-Islamiyya’ (a.k.a. ‘Al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya’) (‘Islamic Group’ – ‘IG’).
8. ‘İslami Büyük Doğu Akıncılar Cephesi’ – ‘IBDA-C’ (‘Great Islamic Eastern Warriors Front’).
9. ‘Hamas’, including ‘Hamas-Izz al-Din al-Qassem’.
10. ‘Hizballah Military Wing’ (a.k.a. ‘Hezbollah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hizbullah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hizbollah Military
Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hezballah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hisbollah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Hizbu’llah Military Wing’ a.k.a. ‘Hizb
Allah Military Wing’, a.k.a. ‘Jihad Council’ (and all units reporting to it, including the External Security Organisation)).
11. ‘Hizbul Mujahideen’ – ‘HM’.
12. ‘Khalistan Zindabad Force’ – ‘KZF’.
13. ‘Kurdistan Workers’ Party’ – ‘PKK’ (a.k.a. ‘KADEK’, a.k.a. ‘KONGRA-GEL’).
14. ‘Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam’ – ‘LTTE’.
15. ‘Ejército de Liberación Nacional’ (‘National Liberation Army’).
16. ‘Palestinian Islamic Jihad’ – ‘PIJ’.
17. ‘Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine’ – ‘PFLP’.
18. ‘Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command’ (a.k.a. ‘PFLP – General Command’).
19. ‘Devrimci Halk Kurtuluș Partisi-Cephesi’ – ‘DHKP/C’ (a.k.a. ‘Devrimci Sol’ (‘Revolutionary Left’), a.k.a. ‘Dev Sol’)
(‘Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army/Front/Party’).
20. ‘Sendero Luminoso’ – ‘SL’ (‘Shining Path’).
21. ‘Teyrbazen Azadiya Kurdistan’ – ‘TAK’ (a.k.a. ‘Kurdistan Freedom Falcons’, a.k.a. ‘Kurdistan Freedom Hawks’).