Date: 2025-10-28Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2207 of 27 October 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them
Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2207 of 27 October 2025 amends Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and associated persons, groups, undertakings and entities.
The restrictive measures in Article 2(2) and Article 3(3) and (4) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693, which were set to expire on 31 October 2025, are extended.
Article 1 of this Decision replaces "31 October 2025" with "31 October 2026" in Article 6(6) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693.
This Decision enters into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 27 October 2025.
For the Council, the President, J. Jensen.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 was adopted on 20 September 2016 (OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 25, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2016/1693/oj).
This Decision's ELI is http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2207/oj
Key Entities Referenced
Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693: Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda.
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/2207: The main subject, amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693.
Luxembourg: Location where the decision was adopted.
Treaty on European Union, Article 29: Legal basis for the decision
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/2207 28.10.2025
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/2207
of 27 October 2025
amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and
Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them
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 20 September 2016, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693(1).
(2) The restrictive measures set out in Article 2(2) and Article 3(3) and (4) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 are to apply
until 31 October 2025.
(3) Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 contains a requirement to review the restrictive measures set out therein at regular
intervals and at least every 12 months. On the basis of a review of that Decision, those restrictive measures should
be extended until 31 October 2026.
(4) Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
In Article 6(6) of Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693, the date ‘31 October 2025’ is replaced by that of ‘31 October 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 Luxembourg, 27 October 2025.
For the Council
The President
J. JENSEN
(1) Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 of 20 September 2016 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and
persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them and repealing Common Position 2002/402/CFSP (OJ L 255,
21.9.2016, p. 25, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2016/1693/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2207/oj 1/1