Date: 2025-10-14Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2072 of 13 October 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2072, issued on October 13, 2025, amends Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. The decision extends the application of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 until October 16, 2026, specifically for measures outlined in Articles 2 and 3 regarding natural or legal persons, entities, and bodies listed in the Annex. Article 8(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 is replaced to reflect this new application date, and the decision will be kept under constant review. This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The decision was done at Luxembourg and signed by Council President P. HUMMELGAARD. The original Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 of 15 October 2018 can be found in OJ L 259, 16.10.2018, p. 25, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2018/1544/oj. This Decision can be found at ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2072/oj.
Key Entities Referenced
Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544: Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons, which is being amended by the current decision.
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/2072: The current Council Decision amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 regarding restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons.
European Union: The political and economic union to which this Council Decision applies.
Luxembourg: Location where the Council Decision was adopted.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2072 14.10.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/2072
of 13 October 2025
amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and
use of chemical weapons
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 15 October 2018, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544(1).
(2) The restrictive measures set out in Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 apply until 16 October 2025. On the basis of
a review of the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544, the measures set out in Articles 2 and 3 of that Decision as
regards the natural or legal persons, entities, and bodies listed in that Annex should be extended until 16 October
2026.
(3) Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 8(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 is replaced by the following:
‘1. This Decision shall apply until 16 October 2026. This Decision shall be kept under constant review.’.
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 Luxembourg, 13 October 2025.
For the Council
The President
P. HUMMELGAARD
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 of 15 October 2018 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of
chemical weapons (OJ L 259, 16.10.2018, p. 25, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2018/1544/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2072/oj 1/1