Council Decision 2009/840/CFSP

of 17 November 2009

implementing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Common Position 2007/140/CFSP [1], and in particular Article 7(2) thereof, in conjunction with Article 23(2) of the Treaty on European Union,

Whereas:

(1) On 27 February 2007 the Council adopted Common Position 2007/140/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran.

(2) In accordance with Article 8(2) of Common Position 2007/140/CFSP, the Council has carried out a complete review of the list of persons and entities, as set out in Annex II, to which Articles 4(1)(b) and 5(1)(b) of that Common Position apply.

(3) The Council has concluded that the persons and entities listed in Annex II to Common Position 2007/140/CFSP should continue to be subject to the specific restrictive measures provided for therein.

(4) The list of persons and entities should be amended in order to take account of changes in the Government and the administration in Iran, as well as in the situation of the individuals and entities concerned.

(5) The list of the persons and entities referred to in Articles 4(1)(b) and 5(1)(b) of Common Position 2007/140/CFSP should be updated accordingly,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Annex II to Common Position 2007/140/CFSP shall be replaced by the text set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall take effect on the date of its adoption.

Article 3

This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 17 November 2009.

For the Council

The President

C. Bildt

[1] OJ L 61, 28.2.2007, p. 49.

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ANNEX

"ANNEX II

List of persons referred to in Article 4(1)(b) and of persons and entities referred to in Article 5(1)(b)

A. Natural Persons

| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |

1. | Reza AGHAZADEH | DoB: 15/03/1949 Passport number: S4409483 valid 26/04/2000 – 27/04/2010 Issued: Tehran, Diplomatic passport number: D9001950, issued on 22/01/2008 valid until 21/01/2013, Place of birth: Khoy | Former Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI). The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). | 24.4.2007 |

2. | IRGC Brigadier-General Javad DARVISH-VAND | | MODAFL Deputy for Inspection. Responsible for all MODAFL facilities and installations | 24.6.2008 |

3. | IRGC Brigadier-General Seyyed Mahdi FARAHI | | Managing Director of the Defence Industries Organisation (DIO) which is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006) | 24.6.2008 |

4. | Dr Hoseyn (Hossein) FAQIHIAN | Address of NFPC: AEOI-NFPD, P.O.Box: 11365-8486, Tehran / Iran | Deputy and Director-General of the Nuclear Fuel Production and Procurement Company (NFPC), part of the AEOI. The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). The NFPC involved in enrichment-related activities that Iran is required by the IAEA Board and Security Council to suspend. | 24.4.2007 |

5. | Engineer Mojtaba HAERI | | MODAFL Deputy for Industry. Supervisory role over AIO and DIO | 24.6.2008 |

6. | IRGC Brigadier-General Ali HOSEYNITASH | | Head of the General Department of the Supreme National Security Council and involved in formulating policy on the nuclear issue | 24.6.2008 |

7. | Mohammad Ali JAFARI, IRGC | | Holds a command post at the IRGC | 24.6.2008 |

8. | Mahmood JANNATIAN | DoB 21/04/1946, passport number: T12838903 | Deputy Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran | 24.6.2008 |

9. | Said Esmail KHALILIPOUR (a.k.a.: LANGROUDI) | DoB: 24/11/1945, PoB: Langroud | Deputy Head of AEOI. The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). | 24.4.2007 |

10. | Ali Reza KHANCHI | Address of NRC: AEOI-NRC P.O.Box: 11365-8486 Tehran/ Iran; Fax: (+9821) 8021412 | Head of AEOI's Tehran Nuclear Research Centre. The IAEA is continuing to seek clarification from Iran about plutonium separation experiments carried out at the TNRC, including about the presence of HEU particles in environmental samples taken at the Karaj Waste Storage Facility where containers used to store depleted uranium targets used in those experiments are located. The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). | 24.4.2007 |

11. | Ebrahim MAHMUDZADEH | | Managing Director of Iran Electronic Industries | 24.6.2008 |

12. | Brigadier-General Beik MOHAMMADLU | | MODAFL Deputy for Supplies and Logistics | 24.6.2008 |

13. | Anis NACCACHE | | Administrator of Barzagani Tejarat Tavanmad Saccal companies; his company has attempted to procure sensitive goods for entities designated under Resolution 1737 (2006) | 24.6.2008 |

14. | Brigadier-General Mohammad NADERI | | Head of Aerospace Industries Organisation (AIO), AIO has taken part in sensitive Iranian programmes | 24.6.2008 |

15. | IRGC Brigadier-General Mostafa Mohammad NAJJAR | | Minister for the Interior and former Minister of MODAFL, responsible for all military programmes, including ballistic missiles programmes. | 24.6.2008 |

16. | Dr Javad RAHIQI (RAHIGHI) | DoB: 21/04/1954, DoB according to old Iranian calendar: 1/05/1954, PoB: Mashad | Head of the Neutron Physics Group of the AEOI. AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). | 24.4.2007 |

17. | Ali Akbar SALEHI | | Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI). The AEOI oversees Iran's nuclear programme and is designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). | 17.11.2009 |

18. | Rear Admiral Mohammad SHAFI'I RUDSARI | | MODAFL Deputy for Coordination | 24.6.2008 |

19. | IRGC Brigadier-General Ali SHAMSHIRI | | MODAFL Deputy for Counter-Intelligence, responsible for security of MODAFL personnel and Installations | 24.6.2008 |

20. | Abdollah SOLAT SANA | | Managing Director of the Uranium Conversion Facility (UCF) in Esfahan. This is the facility that produces the feed material (UF6) for the enrichment facilities at Natanz. On 27 August 2006, Solat Sana received a special award from President Ahmadinejad for his role | 24.4.2007 |

21. | IRGC Brigadier-General Ahmad VAHIDI | | Minister of the MODAFL and former Deputy Head of MODAFL | 24.6.2008 |

B. Legal persons, entities and bodies

| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |

1. | Aerospace Industries Organisation, AIO | AIO, 28 Shian 5, Lavizan, Tehran | AIO oversees Iran's production of missiles, including Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group and Fajr Industrial Group, which were all designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006). The head of AIO and two other senior officials were also designated under UNSCR 1737 (2006) | 24.4.2007 |

2. | Armament Industries | Pasdaran Av., PO Box 19585/ 777, Tehran | A subsidiary of the DIO (Defence Industries Organisation) | 24.4.2007 |

3. | Armed Forces Geographical Organisation | | Assessed to provide geospatial data for the Ballistic Missile programme | 24.6.2008 |

4. | Bank Melli, Bank Melli Iran (including all branches) and subsidiaries: | Ferdowsi Avenue, PO Box 11365-171, Tehran | Providing or attempting to provide financial support for companies which are involved in or procure goods for Iran's nuclear and missile programmes (AIO, SHIG, SBIG, AEOI, Novin Energy Company, Mesbah Energy Company, Kalaye Electric Company and DIO). Bank Melli serves as a facilitator for Iran's sensitive activities. It has facilitated numerous purchases of sensitive materials for Iran's nuclear and missile programmes. It has provided a range of financial services on behalf of entities linked to Iran's nuclear and missile industries, including opening letters of credit and maintaining accounts. Many of the above companies have been designated by UNSCRs 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007). Bank Melli continues in this role, by engaging in a pattern of conduct which supports and facilitates Iran's sensitive activities. Using its banking relationships, it continues to provide support for, and financial services to, UN and EU listed entities in relation to such activities. It also acts on behalf of, and at the direction of such entities, including Bank Sepah, often operating through their subsidiaries and associates. | 24.6.2008 |

(a)Melli Bank plc | London Wall, 11th floor, London EC2Y 5EA, United Kingdom |

(b)Bank Melli Iran Zao | Number 9/1, Ulitsa Mashkova, Moscow, 130064, Russia |

5. | Defence Technology and Science Research Centre (DTSRC) – also known as the Educational Research Institute/Moassese Amozeh Va Tahgiaghati (ERI/MAVT Co.) | Pasdaran Av., PO Box 19585/777, Tehran | Responsible for R&D. A subsidiary of the DIO. The DTSRC handles much of the procurement for the DIO | 24.4.2007 |

6. | Iran Electronic Industries | P. O. Box 18575-365, Tehran, Iran | Wholly-owned subsidiary of MODAFL (and therefore a sister-organisation to AIO, AvIO and DIO). Its role is to manufacture electronic components for Iranian weapons systems | 24.6.2008 |

7. | IRGC Air Force | | Operates Iran's inventory of short and medium range ballistic missiles. The head of the IRGC air force was designated by UNSCR 1737 (2006) | 24.6.2008 |

8. | Khatem-ol Anbiya Construction Organisation | Number 221, North Falamak-Zarafshan Intersection, 4th Phase, Shahkrak-E-Ghods, Tehran 14678, Iran | IRGC-owned group of companies. Uses IRGC engineering resources for construction acting as prime contractor on major projects including tunnelling, assessed to support the Iranian ballistic missile and nuclear programmes | 24.6.2008 |

9. | Malek Ashtar University | | Linked to the Ministry of Defence, set up a missiles training course in 2003, in close collaboration with the AIO | 24.6.2008 |

10. | Marine Industries | Pasdaran Av., PO Box 19585/ 777, Tehran | A subsidiary of the DIO | 24.4.2007 |

11. | Mechanic Industries Group | | Took part in the production of components for the ballistics programme | 24.6.2008 |

12. | Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) | West side of Dabestan Street, Abbas Abad District, Tehran | Responsible for Iran's defence research, development and manufacturing programmes, including support to missile and nuclear programmes | 24.6.2008 |

13. | Ministry of Defence Logistics Export (MODLEX) | P. O. Box 16315-189, Tehran, Iran | It is the export arm of MODAFL, and the agency used for exporting finished weapons in state-to-state transactions. Under UNSCR 1747 (2007) MODLEX should not be trading. | 24.6.2008 |

14. | 3M Mizan Machinery Manufacturing | | Front company for the AIO, taking part in ballistics procurement | 24.6.2008 |

15. | Nuclear Fuel Production and Procurement Company (NFPC) | AEOI-NFPD, P.O.Box: 11365-8486, Tehran / Iran | Nuclear Fuel Production Division (NFPD) of AEOI is research and development in the field of nuclear fuel cycle including: uranium exploration, mining, milling, conversion and nuclear waste management. The NFPC is the successor to the NFPD, the subsidiary company under the AEOI that runs research and development in the nuclear fuel cycle including conversion and enrichment | 24.4.2007 |

16. | Parchin Chemical Industries | | Worked on propulsion techniques for the Iranian ballistics programme | 24.6.2008 |

17. | Special Industries Group | Pasdaran Av., PO Box 19585/777, Tehran | A subsidiary of the DIO. | 24.4.2007 |

18. | State Purchasing Organisation (SPO) | | The SPO appears to facilitate the import of whole weapons. It appears to be a subsidiary of MODAFL | 24.6.2008" |

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