Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2398 of 24 November 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

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/2398 24.11.2025 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2025/2398 of 24 November 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) In view of the continued threat posed by ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them, one entity should be added to the list of persons, groups, undertakings and entities set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693.

(3) Considering that the entity to be added is already subject to measures set out in Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP(2), the relevant restrictive measures under Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should be suspended for that entity for as long as the measures provided for in Decision 2010/788/CFSP apply to it.

(4) Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1 Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended as follows:

(1) in Article 6, the following paragraph is added: ‘7. The measures referred to in Article 3(3) and (4), insofar as they apply to the “Allied Democratic Forces”, shall be suspended for as long as the measures laid down in Article 5(1) and (2) of Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP(*)apply to that entity.

(*) Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP of 20 December 2010 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2010/ 788/oj).’;

(2) the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.

(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).

(2) Council Decision 2010/788/CFSP of 20 December 2010 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (OJ L 336, 21.12.2010, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2010/788/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2398/oj 1/3EN OJ L, 24.11.2025 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, 24 November 2025.

For the Council The President L. LØKKE RASMUSSEN 2/3 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2398/ojEN OJ L, 24.11.2025 ANNEX In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693, the following entry is added under heading ‘B. Groups, undertakings and entities referred to in Article 3’:

‘8. Allied Democratic Forces.’.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/2398/oj 3/3