Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2792 of 11 December 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2023/2792 11.12.2023 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2023/2792 of 11 December 2023 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Having regard to 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(1), and in particular Article 4(1) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Whereas: (1) On 20 July 2023, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532. (2) In its conclusions of 20and 21 October 2022, 15 December 2022, 23 March 2023, 29and 30 June 2023, and 26 and 27 October 2023, the European Council strongly condemned the military support to Russia’s war of aggression provided by the Iranian authorities, which must stop. (3) In its conclusions of 12 December 2022, the Council strongly condemned and considered unacceptable any type of military support by Iran, including deliveries of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), to Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine, which grossly violates international law and the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. The weapons provided by Iran are being used indiscriminately by Russia against Ukraine’s civilian population and infrastructure, causing horrendous destruction and human suffering. (4) Russia is using Iran-produced UAVs in support of its war of aggression, which violates the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine, including against civilians and civilian infrastructure. The Iranian State-sponsored programme for the development and production of UAVs therefore contributes to violations of the Charter of the United Nations and of fundamental principles of international law. The programme is run by the Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which are both sanctioned by the Union, and includes the procurement, development, production and transfer of UAVs, notably to Russia. It is based on State-owned as well as private companies and benefits from domestic research capabilities. (5) In that context, six persons and five entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532. (6) Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision. (1) OJ L 186, 25.7.2023, p. 20. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2792/oj 1/9EN OJ L, 11.12.2023 Article 2 This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Done at Brussels, 11 December 2023. For the Council The President J. BORRELL FONTELLES 2/9 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2792/ojELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2792/oj 3/9 ANNEX In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532, the following subheading and entries are added under the heading ‘List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 3’: ‘A. Natural persons Names (Transliteration into Latin Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing script) 1. Hadi ZAHOURIAN ﻥﺎﯾﺭﻮﻬﻇﯼﺩﺎﻫ Position(s): Chief Executive Officer Hadi Zahourian is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shakad 11.12.2023 (CEO) of Shakad Sanat Asmari Sanat Asmari. (Farsi spelling) POB:Tehran, Iran Shakad Sanat Asmari (a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia) is an Iranian company that develops and manufactures components Nationality: Iranian for the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Gender: Male As the CEO of Shakad Sanat Asmari, Hadi Zahourian is Passport number: 0055312047 therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme. (National ID) Associated entities: Shakad Sanat Asmari 2. Mohammad Shahab ﻥﺎﯿﻧﺎﺧﺏﺎﻬﺷﺪﻤﺤﻣ Position(s): Deputy Chief Executive Mohammad Shahab Khanian is Deputy Chief Executive Officer 11.12.2023 KHANIAN Officer (CEO) of Shakad Sanat (CEO) of Shakad Sanat Asmari. (Farsi spelling) Asmari Shakad Sanat Asmari (a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia) is an POB: Mashhad, Iran Iranian company that develops and manufactures components for the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Nationality: Iranian As the Deputy CEO of Shakad Sanat Asmari, Mohammad Gender: Male Shahab Khanian is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s Passport number: 0930588411 UAV programme. (National ID) Associated entities: Shakad Sanat Asmari OJ L, 11.12.2023 EN4/9 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2792/oj Names (Transliteration into Latin Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing script) 3. Ehsan Rahat ﯽﻧﺍﺭﺪﻔﺳﻮﻧﺭﺍﻭﺖﺣﺍﺭﻥﺎﺴﺣﺍ Position(s): Chief scientist of Shakad Ehsan Rahat Varnosfadrani is the Chief scientist and former 11.12.2023 VARNOSFADRANI Sanat Asmari Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shakad Sanat Asmari. (Farsi spelling) DOB: 1983 Shakad Sanat Asmari (a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia) is an Iranian company that develops and manufactures components POB: Bahman, Iran for the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Nationality: Iranian As the Chief scientist and former CEO of Shakad Sanat Asmari, Gender: Male Ehsan Rahat Varnosfadrani is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme. Associated entities: Shakad Sanat Asmari 4. Rahmatollah HEIDARI ﯼﺭﺪﯿﺣﻪﻠﻟﺍﺖﻤﺣﺭ Position(s): Managing Director and Rahmatollah Heidari is the Managing Director and a member of 11.12.2023 member of the board of directors of the board of directors of Baharestan Kish Company. a.k.a. Rehmatollah HEIDARI (Farsi spelling) Iran-based Baharestan Kish Baharestan Kish Company manufactures unmanned aerial Company vehicle (UAV) components for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard DOB: 22.9.1985 Corps (IRGC). Nationality: Iranian As the Managing Director and a member of the board of directors of Baharestan Kish Company, Rahmatollah Heidari is Gender: Male therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme. Associated entities: Baharestan Kish Company; Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) EN OJ L, 11.12.2023ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2792/oj 5/9 Names (Transliteration into Latin Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing script) 5. Nader Khoon SIAVASH ﺵﻭﺎﯿﺳﻥﻮﺧﺭﺩﺎﻧ Position(s): Director of Aerospace Nader Khoon Siavash is the Director of Aerospace Industries 11.12.2023 Industries Organization (AIO) Organization (AIO). (Farsi spelling) DOB: 30.4.1963 AIO is an organisation which reports to the Iranian Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL), and is active in Nationality: Iranian Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) programme. Gender: Male As Director of AIO, Nader Khoon Siavash is therefore Passport number: 0028892753 supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme. (National ID) Associated entities: Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO); Defence Industries Organization (DIO); Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 6. Ehsan IMANINEJAD ﯽﻧﺎﻤﯾﺍﻥﺎﺴﺣﺍﺩﺍﮋﻧﯽﻧﺎﻤﯾﺍﻥﺎﺴﺣﺍ Position(s): Chief Executive Officer Ehsan Imaninejad is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Saad Sazeh 11.12.2023 ﺩﺍﮋﻧ (CEO) of Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif Faraz Sharif. a.k.a. Ehsan IMANIJAD (Farsi spelling) DOB: 1982 Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif (a.k.a. Daria Fanavar Borhan Sharif) is an Iranian company that offers aerospace engineering services and POB: Shahrivar, Iran manufactures parts of the Shahed unmanned aerial vehicles Nationality: Iranian (UAVs). Gender: Male As CEO of Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif, Ehsan Imaninejad is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme. Associated entities: Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif OJ L, 11.12.2023 EN6/9 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2792/oj B. Legal persons, entities and bodies Names (Transliteration into Latin Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing script) 1. Shakad Sanat Asmari ﯼﺭﺎﻤﺳﺁﺖﻌﻨﺻﺩﺎﮑﺷ/ Address: Tehran Province – District 18, Tehran City, Shakad Sanat Asmari (a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz 11.12.2023 ﺎﯿﺳﺁﺯﺍﺮﻓﺖﻌﻨﺻﺩﺎﮑﭼ Central Sector, Tehran City, Tehran Station Quarter, Asia) is an Iranian company that develops and a.k.a. Chekad Sanat Faraz Asia Afshar Nou Alley, Fadaiyan Islam St., No 841, 1st floor, manufactures components for the Shahed (Farsi spelling) postal code 1851617167 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Type of entity: Limited Liability Company It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme. Place of registration: Tehran, Iran Date of registration: 2013 Principal place of business: Iran Associated individuals: Hadi Zahourian (Chief Executive Officer); Mohammad Shabab Khanian (Deputy Chief Executive Officer); Ehsan Rahat Varnosfadrani (Chief scientist and former Chief Executive Officer) EN OJ L, 11.12.2023ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2792/oj 7/9 Names (Transliteration into Latin Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing script) 2. Baharestan Kish Company ﺶﯿﮐﻥﺎﺘﺳﺭﺎﻬﺑﺖﮐﺮﺷ Address no. 1: Unit 17, Fifth Floor, Yas Building, Baharestan Kish Company manufactures 11.12.2023 Number 116, Sheikh Fazlollah Highway, Teimuri Blvd, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) components for (Farsi spelling) before Sharif University Metro Station, Tehran, Iran; the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Address no. 2: Unit 18, Fifth Floor, Yas Building, The company has also worked on Shahed UAV Number 116, Sheikh Fazlollah Highway, Teimuri Blvd, components, which were exported to Russia. before Sharif University Metro Station, Tehran, Iran; Baharestan Kish Company has overseen various Address no. 3: Unit 19, Fifth Floor, Yas Building, defense-related projects, which included the Number 116, Sheikh Fazlollah Highway, Teimuri Blvd, manufacturing of UAVs. before Sharif University Metro Station, Tehran It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s 1459994450, Iran; UAV programme. Address no. 4: No 47, East 18th Street, Farhang Boulevard, Sa’adat Abad, Tehran 1997857976, Iran; Address no. 5: Unit 2, First Floor, EX35, Number 2, Exhibition Industrial Town, Kish Island 7941659854, Iran; Place of registration:Iran Date of registration: 2002 Associated individuals: Rahmatollah Heidari (Managing Director and a member of the board of directors) OJ L, 11.12.2023 EN8/9 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2792/oj Names (Transliteration into Latin Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing script) 3. Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif ﻒﯾﺮﺷﺯﺍﻭﺮﭘﻩﺯﺎﺳﺪﯾﺪﺳ/ Address: Tehran Province – Tehran City – Central Sector Saad Sazeh Faraz Sharif is an Iranian company 11.12.2023 ﻒﯾﺮﺷﻥﺎﻫﺮﺑﺭﻭﺁﻦﻓﺎﯾﺭﺍﺩ/ – Tehran City – Shahrak Ansar Neighborhood – Tehran that offers aerospace engineering services and a.k.a. ﻒﯾﺮﺷﺯﺍﺮﻓﻩﺯﺎﺳﺪﻌﺳﺖﮐﺮﺷ Karaj Highway – Chogan Street 9 – Plate 0 – Ground manufactures parts of the Shahed unmanned Daria Fanavar Borhan Sharif; Floor aerial vehicles (UAVs). (Farsi spelling) Sadid Sazeh Parvaz Sharif Type of entity: Limited Liability Company It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme. Place of registration:Tehran, Iran Date of registration: 2017 Registration number: 534295 Principal place of business: Iran Associated individuals: Ehsan Imaninejad (Chief Executive Officer) 4. Sarmad Electronic Sepahan ﻒﯾﺮﺷﺯﺍﻭﺮﭘﻩﺯﺎﺳﺪﯾﺪﺳ/ Address: Second Floor, No 309, Alley 28, South Abou Sarmad Electronic Sepahan Company is an 11.12.2023 Company ﻒﯾﺮﺷﻥﺎﻫﺮﺑﺭﻭﺁﻦﻓﺎﯾﺭﺍﺩ/ Na’im Street, Jaber Ansari Street, Isfahan, Iran; Iranian company that produces the specific ﻒﯾﺮﺷﺯﺍﺮﻓﻩﺯﺎﺳﺪﻌﺳﺖﮐﺮﺷ components used in Iranian unmanned aerial a.k.a. Place of registration: Iran vehicles (UAVs). (Farsi spelling) Sarmad Electronics; Sarmad Date of registration: 2014 Those UAVs are deployed by Russia in its war of Electronic Sepahan; Sarmad Principal place of business: Iran aggression against Ukraine. Servomotors and Electronics Co. flowmotors in detached Iranian UAVs found on the Ukrainian battlefield have been traced back directly to Sarmad Electronic Sepahan Company. The company itself advertises its activities in Iran by claiming to be active in large sensitive industries in the country, including that of UAVs. It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme. EN OJ L, 11.12.2023ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2023/2792/oj 9/9 Names (Transliteration into Latin Names Identifying information Reasons for listing Date of listing script) 5. Kimia Part Sivan Company ﻥﺍﻮﯿﺳﺕﺭﺎﭘﺎﯿﻤﯿﮐﺖﮐﺮﺷ Address: 1st Street, 6th Side Street, No 81, Jey Industrial Kimia Part Sivan Company (KIPAS) is an Iran- 11.12.2023’ (KIPAS) ﺲﭙﯿﮐ)) Park, Isfahan 8376100000, Iran; based company that has worked with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force a.k.a. (Farsi spelling) Place of registration: Iran (IRGC-QF) to improve the force’s unmanned Kimiar Parts Sibon Registration number: 10320661315 or 414950 or aerial vehicle (UAV) programme. 47779. KIPAS officials have conducted UAV flight tests for the IRGC-QF and have provided technical assistance for IRGC-QF UAVs transferred to Iraq for use in IRGC-QF operations. KIPAS has also procured valuable UAV components for onward use by the IRGC. It is therefore supporting and involved in Iran’s UAV programme. 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