Date: 2025-07-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1555 of 25 July 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon
**Policy Summary:**
Council Decision CFSP 2025/1555, adopted on 25 July 2025, amends Decision CFSP 2021/1277 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon. The key provision of this amendment is the extension of the restrictive measures outlined in Decision CFSP 2021/1277 until 31 July 2026. This extends the previous expiration date of 31 July 2025. The legal basis for this decision is Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union. The decision enters into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council of the European Union: A body composed of government ministers from each EU member state.
Lebanon: A country in Western Asia.
Treaty on European Union: One of the primary treaties forming the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Decision CFSP 2021/1277: Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon.
Decision CFSP 2025/1555: Council Decision amending Decision CFSP 2021/1277 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: A high-ranking official responsible for the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy.
Brussels: The capital of Belgium and a major center of European politics, where the decision was made.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1555 28.7.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/1555
of 25 July 2025
amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in
Lebanon
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 30 July 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277(1), which concerns restrictive measures in view
of the situation in Lebanon.
(2) Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 applies until 31 July 2025. On the basis of a review of that Decision, the restrictive
measures set out therein should be renewed until 31 July 2026.
(3) Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 9, first paragraph, of Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277, the date ‘31 July 2025’ is replaced by that of ‘31 July 2026’.
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, 25 July 2025.
For the Council
The President
M. BJERRE
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 of 30 July 2021 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon (OJ
L 277 I, 2.8.2021, p. 16, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2021/1277/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/1555/oj 1/1