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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/CFSPnote.
(2)The Council has reviewed the entries concerning certain designated persons and entities set out in Annex II to that Decision and concluded that the entries concerning six persons and two entities should be removed from that Annex. Five entries included in that Annex should be updated.
(3)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.
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 ‘A. Persons’, the following entries are deleted:
20.Behzad SOLTANI;
3.Dr Hoseyn (Hossein) FAQIHIAN
6.Said Esmail KHALILIPOUR
(2)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 ‘A. Persons’, entry 7 is replaced by the following:| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing7. | Ali Reza KHANCHI | Address of NRC: AEOI-NRC P.O. Box: 11365-8486 Tehran/Iran;Fax (+9821) 8021412Gender: male | Ali Reza Khanchi is a nuclear scientist affiliated with the Iranian Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute (NSTRI).NSTRI is an EU-listed research body which is affiliated on an official level with the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI).Ali Reza Khanchi is therefore engaged in and providing support to Iran’s nuclear proliferation activities. | 29.9.2025(23.4.2007, suspended since 16.1.2016);
(3)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’, the following entries are deleted:
5.(b)Assa Corporation
5.(c)Assa Company Ltd;
(4)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’, entries 46 and 104 are replaced by the following corresponding entries:| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing46. | EMKA Company | Address: P.O. Box 14155-1339, Tehran, Iran | EMKA Company is active in Iran’s nuclear industry. EMKA Company is a subsidiary of TAMAS Company which is a specialised company for the production of raw materials and nuclear fuel in Iran. EMKA Company is specifically responsible for exploration, mining, and mineral processing operations within the nuclear fuel cycle.In addition, in 2023, EMKA signed a cooperation agreement with, among others, the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), to construct an accelerator.Therefore, EMKA Company is engaged in and providing support for Iran’s nuclear-proliferation activities. | 29.9.2025(23.5.2011, suspended since 16.1.2016)104. | Central Bank of Iran(a.k.a. Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a.k.a. Bank Markazi Jomhouri Islami Iran) | Address: 213 Ferdowsi Avenue, 11365 Tehran, Iran; Mirdamad Blvd, 144 – P.O. Box 15875/7/77, Tehran, Iran; PO Box 15875/7177, 144 Mirdamad Blvd, Tehran, IranP.O. Box: 15875 / 7177Place of registration: IranDate of registration: 1960Registration number: 4296905415SWIFT/BIC: BMJIIRT1Web Site: http://www.cbi.irEmail: G.SecDept@cbi.ir | The Central Bank of Iran provides financial support to the IRGC, which is engaged in Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes. In addition, in its capacity as central bank, it provides financial services to the Government of Iran, which is one of its clients.The Central Bank of Iran therefore supports Iran’s proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities and the Government of Iran. | 29.9.2025(23.1.2012, suspended since 16.1.2016;
(5)under the heading ‘III. Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)’, subheading ‘A. Persons’, the following entries are deleted:
1.Mohammad Hossein Dajmar
3.Naser Bateni
8.Gholam Hossein Golparvar;
(6)under the heading ‘III. Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL)’, subheading ‘B. Entities’, entries 43 and 158 are replaced by the following corresponding entries:| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing43. | Good Luck Shipping Company | Address: Office 206/207 Malik Saeed, Ahmad Ghabbash, Bur Dubai, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAddress: P.O. Box 5562, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAddress: P.O. Box: 8486, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAddress: P.O. Box 8486, Office 206/207, Ahmad Ghubash Building, Oud Mehta, Bur Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Good Luck Shipping provides shipping and logistical services to Hafiz Darya Shipping Lines (HDSL), a designated entity affiliated with the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), as well as to Petrochemical Commercial Company (PCC), a company owned by Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum. | 29.9.2025(1.12.2011, suspended since 16.1.2016)158. | Hafiz Darya Shipping Lines (HDSL)(a.k.a. HDS Lines) | Address: No 60, Ehteshamiyeh Square, 7th Neyestan Street, Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran, IranBusiness registration document # 5478431, issued March 2009IMO number: 5878431; established in 2009 | Hafiz Darya Shipping Lines (HDSL) acts as a shell company for IRISL. It owns or operates vessels for which the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Line’s (IRISL) is identified as the beneficial owner. Therefore, HDSL is acting on behalf of IRISL. | 29.9.2025(27.11.2013, suspended since 16.1.2016).
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