Article 1
Open ↗The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Source
Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1542 of 3 July 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons
Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/1542 of 3 July 2026 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons
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Article 2
Open ↗This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX In the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544, under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’, the following entries are added: Name Identifying information Grounds for designation Date of listing ‘26. Igor Yuryevich BABKIN (Игорь Юрьевич БАБКИН) Gender: male DOB: 19.4.1978 POB: Cherkasy region, USSR (now Ukraine) Nationality: Russian INN: 770170119783 Function: head of laboratory at the Signal Scientific Centre (also known as SC Signal, INN 7718813855) Igor Babkin is a scientist within the military sphere and head of laboratory at the Signal Scientific Centre (also known as SC Signal). Babkin previously worked with the chemical, radiological and biological defence structures within the Russian Ministry of Defence, including the 27th Scientific Centre and the Military Academy for Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence. Babkin led a group of researchers at the Signal Scientific Centre that researched and published articles on the synthesis of epibatidine, which was found in Alexei Navalny after his death. He is therefore involved in the development of epibatidine as a chemical weapon. Therefore, Igor Babkin is involved in the development of chemical weapons. Furthermore, he is associated with Artur Aleksandrovich Zhirov, who is the Director of SC Signal. 3.7.2026 27. Sergey Yevgenyevich GALAN (Сергей Евгеньевич ГАЛАН) Gender: male DOB: 13.6.1970 POB: Kramatorsk, USSR (now Ukraine) Nationality: Russian Function: senior scientist at the Signal Scientific Centre (also known as SC Signal, INN 7718813855) Sergey Galan is a senior scientist within the military sphere working at the Signal Scientific Centre (also known as SC Signal). Galan previously worked with the chemical, radiological and biological defence structures within the Russian Ministry of Defence, including the 27th Scientific Centre, the State Scientific-Research Institute for Experimental Medicine and the Research Institute for Applied Acoustics. Together with colleagues at the Signal Scientific Centre, he has researched and published articles on the synthesis of epibatidine, which was found in Alexei Navalny after his death. He is therefore involved in the development of epibatidine as a chemical weapon. Therefore, Sergey Galan is involved in the development of chemical weapons. Furthermore, he is associated with Artur Aleksandrovich Zhirov, who is the Director of SC Signal. 3.7.2026 28. Irina Dmitriyevna DEREVYAGINA (Ирина Дмитриевна ДЕРЕВЯГИНА) Gender: female DOB: 24.3.1961 Nationality: Russian INN: 772815862404 Function: chemical research analyst at the State Scientific Research Institute for Organic Chemistry and Technology (GosNIIOKhT) Irina Derevyagina is a chemical research analyst at Russia’s State Scientific Research Institute for Organic Chemistry and Technology (GosNIIOKhT). She authored two research papers on the clinical applications and testing of epibatidine, which was found in Alexei Navalny after his death. She is therefore involved in the development of epibatidine as a chemical weapon. Therefore, Irina Derevyagina is involved in the development of chemical weapons. 3.7.2026 29. Mikhail Vasilyevich GUTSALYUK (Михаил Васильевич ГУЦАЛЮК) Gender: male DOB: 2.3.1968 Nationality: Russian INN: 460501189420 Function: colonel and head of the department for organising scientific work and preparing scientific and pedagogical staff for the Military Academy for Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence Mikhail Gutsalyuk is a colonel and head of the department for organising scientific work and preparing scientific and pedagogical staff at the Military Academy for Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence. Together with chemists from the Signal Scientific Centre (also known as SC Signal), he has conducted research on the synthesis of epibatidine, which was found in Alexei Navalny after his death. He is therefore involved in the development of epibatidine as a chemical weapon. Therefore, Mikhail Gutsalyuk is involved in the development of chemical weapons. Furthermore, he is associated with Artur Aleksandrovich Zhirov, who is the Director of SC Signal. 3.7.2026 30. Olga Petrovna YUDINA (Ольга Петровна ЮДИНА) Gender: female DOB: 24.11.1986 Nationality: Russian INN: 462601484461 Function: senior researcher at the Signal Scientific Centre (also known as SC Signal, INN 7718813855) Olga Yudina is a senior researcher at the Signal Scientific Centre (also known as SC Signal). She also receives a salary from the Research Institute for Applied Acoustics, which has been involved in procuring materials that could be used in the production of chemical weapon agents. Together with colleagues at the Signal Scientific Centre, she has researched and published articles on the synthesis of epibatidine, which was found in Alexei Navalny after his death. She is therefore involved in the development of epibatidine as a chemical weapon. Therefore, Olga Yudina is involved in the development of chemical weapons. Furthermore, she is associated with Artur Aleksandrovich Zhirov, who is the Director of SC Signal 3.7.2026 31. Aleksey Vadimovich AKSYONOV (Алексей Вадимович АКСЕНОВ) Gender: male DOB: 8.10.1978 Nationality: Russian INN: 366217317327 Function: researcher at the Signal Scientific Centre (also known as SC Signal, INN 7718813855) Aleksey Aksyonov is a researcher at the Signal Scientific Centre (also known as SC Signal). Together with colleagues at the Signal Scientific Centre, he has researched and published articles on the synthesis of epibatidine, which was found in Alexei Navalny after his death. He is therefore involved in the development of epibatidine as a chemical weapon. Therefore, Aleksey Aksyonov is involved in the development of chemical weapons. Furthermore, he is associated with Artur Aleksandrovich Zhirov, who is the Director of SC Signal. 3.7.2026’.
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