Date: 2026-02-19Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/420 of 19 February 2026 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
**Executive Summary**
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/420, issued on 19 February 2026, amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1578, which establishes an updated list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 (combating terrorism) applies. The key action is to add the "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)” to the list. The regulation enters into force the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Implementing Regulation:**
* The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1578 is amended according to the Annex of this regulation.
* **Addition to List:**
* Under the heading 'II. Groups and entities' in the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1578, the following entity is added:
* "23. "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)”."
* **Entry into Force:**
* This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
* **Applicability:**
* This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
**Impact Analysis**
**Member States**
*Impact*
Member states must ensure that the "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)” is subject to specific restrictive measures according to Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001
*Action Required*
Update national lists and enforce restrictive measures accordingly.
**Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)**
*Impact*
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is subject to the specific restrictive measures as outlined in Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001
*Action Required*
Immediate compliance with all sanctions imposed by the regulation.
**High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy**
*Impact*
The proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has been adopted.
*Action Required*
Continue to monitor and propose appropriate measures for combating terrorism.
Key Entities Referenced
Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001: Council Regulation on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, as the primary regulation being implemented.
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1578: Council Implementing Regulation establishing an updated list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies; this is being amended by the current regulation.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/420: Council Implementing Regulation implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism. Its purpose is to amend a list of groups and entities subject to sanctions.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC): The entity being added to the list of groups and entities subject to sanctions under Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.
Common Position 2001/931/CFSP: Council Common Position on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, providing the legal basis and definitions for identifying terrorist groups.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2026/420 19.2.2026
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/420
of 19 February 2026
implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed
against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed
against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism(1), and in particular Article 2(3) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 27 December 2001, the Council adopted Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001.
(2) On 29 July 2025, the Council adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1578(2). That Regulation establishes an
updated list of persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies.
(3) The Council has determined that competent authorities within the meaning of Article 1(4) of Common
Position 2001/931/CFSP(3) have adopted decisions in respect of one entity involved in terrorist acts within the
meaning of Article 1(3) of that Common Position, and that the measures in Articles 2 and 3 of that Common
Position should be applied to that entity.
(4) The list of the persons, groups and entities to which Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 applies should be amended
accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1578 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 February 2026.
For the Council
The President
M. RAOUNA
(1) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2001/2580/oj.
(2) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1578 of 29 July 2025 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on
specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism, and repealing
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/206 (OJ L, 2025/1578, 30.7.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1578/oj).
(3) Council Common Position 2001/931/CFSP of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism (OJ
L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 93, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/compos/2001/931/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/420/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 19.2.2026
ANNEX
In the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1578, the following entity is added under the heading ‘II. Groups and
entities’:
‘23. “Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)”.’.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/420/oj