**Summary:**
Council Decision CFSP 2025/1497, adopted on 18 July 2025, amends Decision CFSP 2017/1775 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali. The decision, published in the Official Journal of the European Union L series on 21 July 2025, follows a review of the existing restrictive measures outlined in Article 8(1) of Decision CFSP 2017/1775. The key change is the removal of one person, Choguel Maga, from the lists of natural persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as detailed in Sections A and B of the Annex to Decision CFSP 2017/1775. This decision enters into force on the day following its publication. The initial restrictive measures were established by Decision CFSP 2017/1775 on 28 September 2017, and a framework for additional measures was introduced by Decision CFSP 2021/2208 on 13 December 2021, targeting those threatening peace, security, or stability in Mali or obstructing its political transition.
Key Entities Referenced
Choguel Maga: A natural person whose entry is deleted from the lists of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies in sections A and B of the Annex to Decision CFSP 2017/1775.
European Union: An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
Council Decision CFSP 2025/1497: A Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali, amending Decision CFSP 2017/1775.
Council Decision CFSP 2017/1775: A Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali. It is amended by Council Decision CFSP 2025/1497.
Council Decision CFSP 2021/2208: A Council Decision amending Decision CFSP 2017/1775 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali.
Mali: A country in West Africa, the subject of restrictive measures outlined in the listed Council Decisions.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The position responsible for proposing the decision.
Brussels: The city where the Council Decision was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1497 21.7.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/1497
of 18 July 2025
amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in
Mali
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 28 September 2017, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775(1).
(2) On 13 December 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/2208(2), which established a new framework
that provides for the imposition of additional restrictive measures against individuals and entities that are
responsible for or complicit in, or having engaged, directly or indirectly, in actions or policies that threaten the peace,
security or stability of Mali, or that obstruct or undermine the successful completion of Mali’s political transition.
(3) On the basis of a review of the restrictive measures, as provided for in Article 8(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775,
the entry for one person included in the lists of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies in sections A and B of the
Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 should be deleted.
(4) Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 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, 18 July 2025.
For the Council
The President
M. BJERRE
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 of 28 September 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali (OJ
L 251, 29.9.2017, p. 23, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2017/1775/oj).
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2208 of 13 December 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 concerning restrictive measures
in view of the situation in Mali (OJ L 446, 14.12.2021, p. 44, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2021/2208/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1497/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 21.7.2025
ANNEX
The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 is amended as follows:
(1) in Section A (‘List of natural persons referred to in Article 1(1)’), the entry for the following person is deleted:
‘3. MAÏGA, Choguel’;
(2) in Section B (‘List of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 2(1)’), the entry for the following
person is deleted:
‘3. MAÏGA, Choguel’.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1497/oj