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Official TranscriptOfficial Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1836 27.7.2026 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2026/1836 of 24 July 2026 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran 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...
Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1836 27.7.2026 COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2026/1836 of 24 July 2026 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran 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 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP(1).
(2) In accordance with Articles 26(1) and (3) of Decision 2010/413/CFSP, the Council has reviewed the list of designated persons and entities set out in Annex II to that Decision.
(3) The Council has concluded that the entries concerning three persons designated in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should be removed from that Annex. The restrictive measures against all other persons and entities designated in Annex II should be maintained and one entry concerning an entity included therein should be updated.
(4) Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1 Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
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 Brussels, 24 July 2026.
For the Council The President T. BYRNE
(1) Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP (OJ L 195, 27.7.2010, p. 39, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2010/413/oj).
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1836/oj 1/3ANNEX Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1) under the heading ‘I. Persons and entities involved in nuclear or ballistic missile activities and persons and entities providing support to the Government of Iran.’, subheading ‘B. Entities’, entry 92 is replaced by the following:
Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘92. Research Centre for Explosion 44, 180th Street West, Tehran, 16539-75751 The Research Centre for Explosion and Impact (METFAZ) is a subsidiary of the 1.12.2011’;
and Impact (a.k.a. METFAZ) EU-listed Organisation of Defensive Innovation and Research (SPND), which is part of the Ministry of Defense for Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). The activities of METFAZ focus on detonation technology, thereby supporting the development of nuclear warheads.
Therefore, METFAZ is engaged in and providing support for Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities.
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ELI:
http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1836/oj EN OJ L,
27.7.2026EN OJ L, 27.7.2026
(2) under the heading ‘II. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’, subheading ‘A. Persons’, the following entries are
deleted:
9. Mohammad PAKPUR;
11. Hossein SALAMI;
19. IRGC Brigadier-General Amir Ali Haji ZADEH.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/1836/oj 3/3