📋 Tender Overview
On 18 November 2024, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP)2024/28941 amending Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region.
The Decision extends the scope of the restrictive measures to cover persons supplying, selling or otherwise involved in transferring Iran’s UAVs or missiles or related technologies or components thereof to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine, or to armed groups and entities undermining peace and security in the Middle East and the Red Sea region, or to natural or legal persons, entities or bodies acting in breach of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 (2015). In addition, the Decision introduces a transaction ban with listed ports and locks, and designates two ports.
Moreover, the Decision provides the basis to prohibit the export from the Union to Iran of further components that could be used in the development and production of UAVs and missiles. Finally, the Council decided that one persons and four entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2023/1532.