Today, the Council of the European Union agreed to reimpose a number of restrictive measures in relation to Iran's nuclear proliferation activities, that had then been suspended with the entry into force of the Joint Plan of Action (JCPoA).
The choice was taken after the UN Security Council's decision not to extend the lifting of UN sanctions on Iran, after the E3 countries (France, Germany and the United Kingdom) invoked the so called 'snapback' mechanism foreseen in the JCPoA.
The measures reintroduced today include both those adopted by UNSC resolutions 1696 (2006), 1737 (2006), 1747 (2007), 1803 (2008), 1835 (2008), and 1929 (2010) and automatically transposed into EU law, and EU autonomous measures. These restrictive measures include as well those concerning asset freezes and the prohibition of making funds and economic resources available to individuals and entities designated by Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.
For further information, please refer to the Council of the European Union's press release at the following link: Iran sanctions snapback: Council reimposes restrictive measures
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More specifically, today the European Union adopted the following Regulations amending Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 concerning restrictive measures against Iran:
- Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1975;
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1980;
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1982.
All the updates are available for consultation at the following link of the EU website: Official Journal of the European Union - L series, daily view September 29, 2025
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For a complete list of all the legislative acts adopted to date by the European Union for the many initiatives on financial sanctions, please see: EU Sanctions map
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The designated natural or legal persons indicated in the provisions will be included, subject to the time strictly necessary for updating, in the complete lists available at the following link: https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fsd/fsf#!/files
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For more information on the application of restrictive measures to freeze the funds and financial resources held by natural/legal persons and groups and entities specifically identified by the United Nations and the European Union (designated natural and legal persons), and used to counter the activities of countries threatening international peace and security, please see the dedicated web page on this site: https://uif.bancaditalia.it/adempimenti-operatori/contrasto/index.html (only in Italian).
