Nařízení Rady (EU) 2026/506 ze dne 23. dubna 2026, kterým se mění nařízení (EU) č. 833/2014 o omezujících opatřeních vzhledem k činnostem Ruska destabilizujícím situaci na Ukrajině

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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 of 23 April 2026 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in UkraineOJ L, 2026/508, 23.4.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/508/oj. ,

Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,

OJ L, 2026/508, 23.4.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2026/508/oj.

(1) On 31 July 2014 , the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 833/2014Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/833/oj). .

(2) Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 gives effect to certain measures provided for in Council Decision 2014/512/CFSPCouncil Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2014/512/oj). .

(3) On 23 April 2026 , the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2026/508, which amends Decision 2014/512/CFSP.

(4) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 adds 60 entities to the list of legal persons, entities or bodies set out in Annex IV to Decision 2014/512/CFSP, namely the list of persons, entities and bodies supporting Russia’s military and industrial complex in its war of aggression against Ukraine, on whom and on which tighter export restrictions are imposed regarding dual-use goods and technology, as well as goods and technology which might contribute to the technological enhancement of Russia’s defence and security sector. Among the entities Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 includes on that list are certain entities in third countries other than Russia that indirectly contribute to Russia’s military and technological enhancement thereby enabling the circumvention of export restrictions, including those on computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tools, microelectronics, components for unmanned aerial vehicles, microelectronic products, maritime equipment, and components for other vehicles and machinery.

(5) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 considers it appropriate to expand the list of items which might contribute to Russia’s military and technological enhancement or to the development of its defence and security sector, by listing items which have been used by Russia in its war of aggression against Ukraine and items which contribute to the development or production of its military systems, including laboratory glassware, certain high performance lubricants and their additives, and energetic materials.

(6) Additionally, Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 considers it appropriate to introduce further restrictions on imports of goods which generate significant revenues for Russia, thereby enabling the continuation of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, including restrictions on certain raw materials, metals, certain minerals, on scrap of steel and other metals, on chemicals, on articles of vulcanised rubber and on tanned furskins.

(7) In order to minimise the risk of circumvention of restrictive measures, Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 considers it appropriate to further extend the list of goods and technology subject to the prohibition on transit via the territory of Russia.

(8) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 considers it appropriate to impose further restrictions on exports of goods which might contribute to the enhancement of Russian industrial capacities, such as chemicals, rubber and articles of vulcanised rubber, articles of steel, tools for metal production and industrial tractors.

(9) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 expands the existing broadcasting prohibition to also restrict broadcasting and the facilitation of broadcasting in the Union of content of entities which mirror the content of other entities that are already subject to the prohibition, in order to tackle attempts to circumvent the restrictive measure. Consistent with the fundamental rights and freedoms recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, in particular with the right to freedom of expression and information, the freedom to conduct a business and the right to property as recognised in Articles 11, 16 and 17 thereof, this measure does not prevent those media outlets which are subject to the broadcasting prohibition and their staff from carrying out other activities in the Union than broadcasting, such as research and interviews. In particular, this measure does not modify the obligation to respect the rights, freedoms and principles referred to in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union, including in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and in Member States' constitutions, within their respective fields of application.

(10) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 introduces a prohibition on providing liquified natural gas (LNG) terminal services to Russian entities or to entities owned or controlled by Russian nationals or operators. The relevant contracts for the LNG terminal services concerned are to terminate automatically on 1 January 2027 .

(11) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 amends the price cap for Russian crude oil and petroleum products. The Decision also provides that the Council is to be informed as soon as possible of any agreement of the Price Cap Coalition and of G7 discussions, and that the Council is to decide, based on a joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission, on the application of the oil price cap, with the result that a full ban on maritime services related to Russian crude oil and petroleum products would enter into force.

(12) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 amends the obligation to provide traceability evidence by requiring importers of polished diamonds, including diamonds polished in third countries, to provide a due-diligence statement confirming that the diamonds were not mined, processed or produced in Russia.

(13) The Government of the Russian Federation has imposed illegitimate so-called temporary management on property located on the territory of the Russian Federation, that belongs to foreign persons associated with so-called unfriendly foreign states, i.e. states which have introduced restrictive measures against Russia. That so-called temporary management is tantamount to expropriation. By those means, the Government of the Russian Federation removes from the Russian market the Union competitors of Russian companies, giving the latter an economic advantage over those Union and other foreign competitors, thus strengthening the Russian economy’s resilience to restrictive measures that affect it. In some cases, the so-called temporary management is even granted to Russian competitors of Union entities themselves, giving them a direct economic advantage over those Union competitors. To strengthen the framework of restrictive measures by the Union, Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 enables the Council to draw up a list of Russian companies, which are subject to a transaction ban, that benefit from such illegitimate so-called temporary management, in particular by temporarily taking over the management in Russia of the property and entities owned or controlled by entities established in the Union, or by operating in the same market sector as those Union owned or controlled entities. Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 also provides for exceptions.

(14) The Union has taken decisive measures to identify entities that facilitate a continued financial lifeline for Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, whether by connecting to the system for transfer of financial messages (SPFS) of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation or by enabling the circumvention of Union restrictive measures, and to prohibit any transaction between those entities and Union operators. Out of the identified entities, five have taken measures to close loopholes and terminate the relevant illicit activities. Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 therefore removes the listings for those five entities from the relevant Annex to Decision 2014/512/CFSP. In addition, there is evidence that other such entities in third countries continue to enable Russia to carry out illicit activities. Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 therefore identifies four financial entities with a view to prohibiting transactions between them and persons located in the Union by listing the four financial entities in the relevant Annexes to Decision 2014/512/CFSP. Those changes to the listings should also be reflected in the relevant Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014.

(15) The Central Bank of the Russian Federation is launching the digital rouble, which is expected to become a common method of payment in coming years among Russian companies, individuals, and credit and financial institutions, as well as between them and operators in third countries. Although it is still in a preparatory stage, the digital rouble project is intended, inter alia, to provide a payment system which shields Russian persons from the effect of restrictive measures laid down in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 and in Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/269/oj). . Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 therefore prohibits engaging, directly or indirectly, in any transaction involving central bank digital currencies such as the digital rouble or providing support to the development of such projects. The Decision also provides for a limited period of time to enable the orderly termination of existing relevant contracts.

(16) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 expands the list of crypto-assets the use of which is prohibited in transactions, as those crypto-assets pose a risk of circumventing prohibitions laid down, inter alia, in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 and Regulation (EU) No 269/2014. The Decision also provides for a limited period of time to enable the orderly termination of existing relevant contracts.

(17) In February 2025, the Russian crypto-exchange Garantex was listed in Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 for providing access for other listed entities to the global financial system. Evidence from civil society investigations shows that those activities of Garantex have been transferred to other entities established in Russia, in order to bypass Union restrictive measures. Any further listing of individual crypto-asset service providers or of decentralised platforms allowing the exchange or transfer of crypto-assets is therefore likely to result in the setting-up of new ones to circumvent those listings. In order to ensure that Union restrictive measures achieve their intended effects, Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 prohibits engaging with any crypto-asset service provider that is established in Russia, and making use of any platform that is established in Russia, which facilitates the transfer and exchange of crypto-assets.

(18) Since restrictive measures imposed by the Union and partner counties significantly limit the ability of Russia to access international markets and procure military equipment, as well as the possibility for listed persons to carry out financial transactions, new circumvention mechanisms have emerged. Such mechanisms include the offering by operators outside the financial sector of access to payments from third countries through legal persons under their control or through complicit intermediaries, as well as the activities of operators who offer services to enable access to schemes that make it possible to carry out international transactions without cross-border payments, instead using alternatives such as netting, set-off, reconciliation or settlement. With a view to ensuring that such circumvention practices are not effective, it should be prohibited to carry out any transaction with operators that are identified as offering services to enable international transactions that circumvent restrictive measures. It is appropriate to clarify that, by their nature, derogations granted in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 or in Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 cannot constitute a circumvention of the prohibitions contained in those legal acts. Therefore, transactions carried out in compliance with those exceptions and derogations do not constitute international transactions that circumvent restrictive measures.

(19) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 adds 20 credit or financial institutions to the list of legal persons, entities or bodies subject to a transaction ban. The transaction ban applies to certain Russian credit or financial institutions or other entities, including those subscribing to financial messaging services, or to Russian subsidiaries of third-country credit or financial institutions, which are relevant for the Russian financial and banking system, and are either large or important regional banks, which consequently facilitate regional and federal finances and business, or banks which facilitate cross-border payments, thereby bolstering the Russian economy and its industry, or banks which undermine the territorial integrity of Ukraine by operating in the occupied territories of Ukraine, or by providing financial services over the occupied territories of Ukraine, or banks which offer financial services to military personnel in the Russian armed forces, or banks which are already the subject of restrictive measures imposed by the Union or by partner countries. In addition, Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 amends an exemption that is necessary for the reception of payments due and the fulfilment of prior obligations by the legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in the relevant Annex to Decision 2014/512/CFSP. Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 also adds an exemption for the payment of reasonable professional fees or the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services, as well as an exemption related to the needs of state-funded intermediate organisations for the foreign cultural policy of the Member States in Russia.

(20) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 imposes additional restrictions on the provision to the Government of Russia and to legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia of services that contribute to enhancing Russia’s technological capabilities, in particular the provision of managed security services.

(21) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 introduces an exemption from the requirement for prior authorisation for services provided to the Government of Russia which are not already subject to the restrictive measures set out in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, where those services are strictly necessary for the functioning of a consular or diplomatic representation of Russia located in a Member State.

(22) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 broadens the existing prohibition on the acceptance of financing, donations or any other economic benefits or support from Russia, whether directly or indirectly, by extending it to public and private research institutions, universities, higher education establishments, research and technology organisations, non-governmental organisations, public bodies and agencies, to undertakings and other entities in the industrial and commercial sectors, including micro, small, medium-sized and large enterprises, that carry out research and innovation action, as well as to natural persons associated with such legal persons, entities or bodies. Accepting Russian public funding can result in providing direct or indirect support to Russian natural or legal persons, entities or bodies due to the related transfer of knowledge, access to infrastructure, training and other activities carried out in the context of research and innovation. Furthermore, existing programmes might envisage research stays in Russia. Those activities can be used for influence campaigns and the promotion of disinformation aimed at undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and for promoting pro-Russian propaganda aimed at justifying and supporting Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. It is thus appropriate that funding from Russia and its proxies to actors in the Union carrying out research and innovation action be prohibited.

(23) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 clarifies that reporting obligations concerning information which would facilitate the implementation of Decision 2014/512/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 should encompass the duty to report about persons that engage in attempts at circumvention schemes, or on transactions deemed suspicious.

(24) Article 248.1 and Article 248.2 of the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation enable persons to lodge a claim before certain Russian courts, which then assert jurisdiction over disputes against Union companies concerning contracts affected by Union restrictive measures, although that competence ought to be allocated to non-Russian courts or arbitral tribunals. Under those provisions, Russian courts are able to impose significant fines on Union companies that do not accept their assertion of jurisdiction. It is therefore appropriate to enable Union courts to issue orders not to initiate or to discontinue legal proceedings, and to impose penalties, upon request of Union persons. Such penalties must be appropriate to ensure deterrent effect. The forum necessitatis provisions of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 should be amended accordingly.

(25) Natural and legal persons, entities or bodies, or persons, entities or bodies owned or controlled by them, might seek to enforce, in third countries other than Russia, Russian court and administrative decisions. Such attempts can be based on claims relating to contracts affected by restrictive measures or illegal expropriations or so-called temporary management imposed by the Government of the Russian Federation. It is therefore appropriate to extend the possibility for Union natural or legal persons to claim damages from persons, entities and bodies who seek, in third countries other than Russia, the enforcement of those Russian decisions, or who cooperate in their enforcement, as well as from persons, entities or bodies that are owned or controlled by them. It is also appropriate to enable the Council to impose a transaction ban on natural or legal persons, entities or bodies who seek the enforcement, or who cooperate in the enforcement, of Russian decisions based on claims relating to contracts affected by restrictive measures, or of illegal expropriations and so-called temporary management imposed by the Russian Government, as well as a transaction ban on natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that own or control those persons, entities or bodies.

(26) The Union has imposed significant restrictive measures in the maritime sector vis-à-vis Russia, in particular regarding the fleet of tanker vessels, known as the shadow fleet, engaged in irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33). In order to ensure that vessels sold by Union operators do not join or support the shadow fleet, the conditions applying to sales of tanker vessels to operators in third countries should be tightened by providing for specific due diligence and a mandatory clause in tanker vessel sales agreements in accordance with which the vessels cannot be sold on or transferred to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, or for use in Russia. Such due diligence should be proportionate, and include a screening of all parties to the transaction. In the specific context of tanker vessel sales, where a Union seller has carried out appropriate due diligence and obtained the required contractual commitments, the Union seller should not be held liable for a subsequent breach of those commitments by the buyer, provided the Union seller acted in good faith and did not possess information suggesting an intent to circumvent the measures. The liability for such a breach should rest with the third-country party that fails to respect the contractual prohibition.

(27) Noting that many vessels listed by the Council as belonging to the shadow fleet have reached an age at which they ought to be recycled, and in order to encourage their recycling rather than continued operations, and to enable Union operators to be involved in recycling-related activities, a new derogation from the Union restrictive measures should facilitate the recycling of such vessels.

(28) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 introduces new restrictions on ice-breaker vessels operating in Russia, because those vessels are instrumental in supporting oil and gas exports from northernmost Russia. In addition, the provision of services to Russian flagged, owned or managed LNG tankers should be restricted.

(29) At present, claims against Union companies complying with restrictive measures can be brought by legal persons, entities or bodies other than Russian legal persons, entities or bodies, by persons other than those listed in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, or by persons other than those acting on their behalf or at their direction, for instance when Union operators discontinue their supply to natural and legal persons in third countries other than Russia of products the export of which to Russia is prohibited. Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 therefore strengthens the Union’s framework of restrictive measures by extending the scope of the prohibition on the satisfaction of such claims in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by Union restrictive measures. The scope of the prohibition in Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 on the satisfaction of such claims should therefore also be extended to cover claims brought by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies established in third countries other than Russia and partner countries listed in the relevant annex, where those natural or legal persons, entities or bodies are selling, supplying, transferring or exporting goods, technology or services the sale, supply, transfer or export of which is prohibited under Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, whether or not the goods, technology or services originate in the Union.

(30) The wording any other Russian person, entity or body in Article 11(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 includes the Russian Federation. Where the Russian Federation brings a claim in Russian or other third country courts in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under Regulations (EU) No 833/2014 and (EU) No 269/2014, the Russian Federation acts in a commercial capacity or waives its immunity from jurisdiction and enforcement, including for potential counterclaims, as the case may be. In such cases, by virtue of Article 11a of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, Union persons should be able to recover damages in proceedings before Member States’ courts, provided that the person concerned does not otherwise have effective access to remedies under the relevant jurisdiction.

(31) Russia has adopted legislation, in particular the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No 122 of 15 February 2024 , and the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No 1767 of 18 October 2021 as amended by Government Resolution No 380 of 27 March 2024 , which allows the Russian Government to decide, at the request of a Russian legal entity of which the Russian State, a Russian legal entity, or a Russian citizen owns directly or indirectly more than 75 % of the share capital, on the use of an invention, a utility model or an industrial design without the consent of the right holder, for which only a symbolic compensation is required to be paid into a special rouble bank account. The legislation targets, in particular, rightholders owned or controlled by natural persons in, and by legal persons incorporated under the laws of, countries that impose restrictive measures on Russia for its war of aggression against Ukraine, including persons and companies in Member States. The legislation effectively deprives Union right holders of legitimate protection for their intellectual property rights and trade secrets in Russia, thereby giving an economic advantage to Russian-owned companies, and ultimately bolsters Russian industry. Moreover, the legislation directly contributes to increasing the resilience of Russia’s economy and its war effort, particularly when the inventions, utility models or industrial designs in question are used in the area of defence or for dual-use goods. It is therefore appropriate to impose a transaction ban on entities incorporated under Russian law that use without their consent the intellectual property rights of subsidiaries incorporated in Russia of Union companies. In order to facilitate identifying entities using the intellectual property rights and trade secrets of Union right holders without their consent in that way, it is necessary for the affected Union right holders to inform the respective Member State of such use.

(32) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 amends the prior notification mechanism for Russian diplomats and consular officers, as well as for members of the administrative and technical staff or of the service staff of diplomatic missions or consular posts of Russia, and for their family members, when travelling to a Member State other than that of their accreditation or residence.

(33) Preventing and countering the circumvention of the Union’s restrictive measures in and by third countries remains a priority. Significant efforts have been undertaken to prevent the re-export to Russia of Union-origin dual-use goods and technology, including the Common High Priority (CHP) items listed in the relevant Annexes to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014. The Commission monitors trade flows of those items, and the International Special Envoy for the Implementation of EU Sanctions engages with third countries where suspicious trade flows have been identified.

(34) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 adds two combined nomenclature (CN) codes and the Kyrgyz Republic to the list of goods and technology and countries set out in the relevant Annex to Decision 2014/512/CFSP. Based on available trade data for the first ten months of 2025, imports of CHP items from the Union to the Kyrgyz Republic were almost 800 % higher than before Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. For the same period, exports of CHP items from the Kyrgyz Republic to Russia were 1200 % higher than before Russia’s war of aggression. The listings concern machining centres for working metal (CN code 845710) and machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus (CN code 851762). Those CN codes are listed in the relevant annexes to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, as the goods are capable of being used to contribute to Russia’s military and technological enhancement or to the development of Russia’s defence and security sectors. Machining centres are widely used in defence manufacturing, as they can produce high-precision metal components essential for military production. Machines for the transmission of voice and data are used, inter alia, for field communication networks and for drone telemetry. The high level of imports of such items into the Kyrgyz Republic from the Union compared with pre-war figures demonstrates a continuing and particularly high risk of circumvention, through the subsequent sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods from the Kyrgyz Republic to Russia.

(35) The International Special Envoy for the Implementation of EU Sanctions has actively engaged with the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Union has also engaged in technical discussions with the Kyrgyz authorities. Despite multiple requests and despite various exchanges, the Kyrgyz Republic has neither adopted nor enforced measures sufficient to ensure that Union-origin CHP items are not re-exported to Russia, thus increasing significantly the risk that its jurisdiction is used to circumvent the Union’s restrictive measures. Therefore, the Kyrgyz Republic should be identified as a jurisdiction where the risk of circumvention is systematic and persistent, with authorities failing to prevent the sale, supply, transfer, or export to Russia of goods and technology as listed in Annex XXXIII to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, exported from the Union.

(36) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 extends the list of partner countries for importation of petroleum products.

(37) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 lists two ports and locks in Russia, and one port and lock in a third country other than Russia that are used for the circumvention of the oil price cap by vessels practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices. This concerns the Karimun Oil Terminal in Indonesia.

(38) These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and therefore, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary.

(39) Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/833/oj).

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Article 3q Article 3q 1.It shall be prohibited for any national of a Member State, natural person residing in a Member State, and any legal person, entity or body which is established in the Union to sell, or otherwise transfer ownership, directly or indirectly, of tanker vessels for the transport of crude oil or petroleum products listed in Annex XXV, falling under HS code ex890120, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia. 2.Without prejudice to the prohibition in paragraph 1, any national of a Member State, any natural person residing in a Member State, and any legal person, entity or body which is established in the Union that sells or otherwise transfers the ownership, to persons, entities and bodies in any third country, directly or indirectly, of tanker vessels for the transport of crude oil or petroleum products listed in Annex XXV, falling under HS code ex890120, whether or not those products originate in the Union, shall: (a) take appropriate steps, proportionately to their nature and size, to identify and assess the risks of retransfer to Russia or for use in Russia, and ensure that those risk assessments are documented and kept up-to-date;(b) implement appropriate policies, controls and procedures, proportionately to their nature and size, to mitigate and manage effectively the risks of retransfer to Russia or for use in Russia. 3.Natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in paragraph 2 acquiring the tanker vessels shall provide all the information necessary for the completion of the steps referred to in paragraph 2, point (a). 4.Any sale or other arrangement entailing a transfer of ownership by a national of a Member State, a natural person residing in a Member State, or a legal person, entity or body which is established in the Union to any third country of tanker vessels for the transport of crude oil or petroleum products listed in Annex XXV, falling under HS code ex890120, with the exception of a sale or other transfer of ownership prohibited under paragraph 1, shall be notified immediately to the competent authorities of the Member State where the owner of the vessel is a citizen, a resident or is established. The notification to the competent authority shall contain at least the following information: the identities of the seller and the purchaser and, where applicable, the incorporation documents of the seller and the purchaser including the shareholding and management; the IMO ship identification number of the vessel; and the Call Sign of the vessel. 5.Any sale or other arrangement entailing a transfer of ownership by a national of a Member State, by a natural person residing in a Member State or by a legal person, entity or body which is established in the Union to any third country of a tanker vessel for the transport of crude oil or petroleum products listed in Annex XXV, falling under HS code ex890120 shall contain a written contractual prohibition on any further resale or transfer of the vessel to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia. 6.The sale or other arrangement referred to in paragraph 5 shall also include written contractual provisions by which the third-country party acquiring the vessel: (i) commits to mirroring the prohibition in paragraph 5 in any further resale or transfer that it may undertake; and(ii) obliges, in any further resale or transfer, the acquirer of the vessel to include written contractual provisions equivalent to those required by paragraph 5 and this paragraph. 7.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any notification under paragraph 4, within two weeks of the notification.

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Article 3sa Article 3sa 1.It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services or financing or financial assistance, related to any ice-breaker vessel falling under CN code ex890690 or to any liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker vessel falling under CN code ex890120, where such vessel is registered under the flag of Russia, is certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, is owned or managed by any Russian natural or legal person, entity or body, is operating in Russia, or is for use in Russia. 2.Paragraph 1 shall apply only from 25 April 2026 to LNG tanker vessels falling under CN code ex890120 registered under the flag of Russia, certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, or owned or managed by any Russian natural or legal person, entity or body. 3.Paragraph 1 shall apply only from 1 January 2027 to LNG tanker vessels falling under CN code ex890120 operating in Russia or for use in Russia, other than those registered under the flag of Russia, certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, or owned or managed by any Russian natural or legal person, entity or body. 4.Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of a vessel in need of assistance seeking a place of refuge, of an emergency port call for reasons of maritime safety, or for saving life at sea or for the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or the environment, or as a response to natural disasters.

Article 5ai Article 5ai 1.It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a), (b) or (c) of Article 11(1) of this Regulation that benefitted, including by operating in the same market sector, from a decision pursuant to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No 302 of 25 April 2023 as subsequently amended, pursuant to Federal Law No 470-FZ of 4 August 2023 as subsequently amended, or pursuant to related or equivalent Russian legislation, as listed in Annex LIV. 2.Unless they are otherwise prohibited, the prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to transactions that are: (a) necessary for the purchase, import or transport of pharmaceutical, medical or agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers, the purchase, import and transport of which is allowed under this Regulation;(b) strictly necessary to ensure access to judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings in a Member State, as well as for the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or an arbitration award rendered in a Member State, provided that such transactions are consistent with the objectives of this Regulation and those of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014;(c) without prejudice to point (b) of this paragraph, strictly necessary to recover damages pursuant to:(i) Article 11a or 11b of this Regulation; or(ii) Article 11a of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

Article 5aj Article 5aj 1.It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a natural or legal person, entity or body that seeks, or cooperates in, the enforcement outside the Union of judgments satisfying claims referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 11a, or with natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that own or control those legal persons, entities or bodies, with the exception of lawyers and members of the judiciary, as listed in Annex LV, Part A. 2.It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a natural or legal person, entity or body that seeks, or cooperates in, the enforcement outside the Union of decisions referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 11b, or with natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that own or control those legal persons, entities or bodies, with the exception of lawyers and members of the judiciary, as listed in Annex LV, Part B. 3.Unless they are otherwise prohibited, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to transactions that are: (a) necessary for the purchase, import or transport of pharmaceutical, medical or agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers, the purchase, import and transport of which is allowed under this Regulation;(b) strictly necessary to ensure access to judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings in a Member State, as well as for the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or an arbitration award rendered in a Member State, provided that such transactions are consistent with the objectives of this Regulation and those of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014;(c) without prejudice to point (b) of this paragraph, strictly necessary to recover damages pursuant to:(i) Article 11a or 11b of this Regulation; or(ii) Article 11a of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

Article 5ba Article 5ba

Article 5bb Article 5bb 1.It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body that is an entity providing crypto-assets services or is a platform enabling the exchange or transfer of crypto-assets and is established in Russia. 2.The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to transactions: (a) that are necessary for the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the Union and of the Member States or of partner countries in Russia, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Russia enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;(b) made by nationals of a Member State who are residents of Russia and were so before 24 February 2022 . 3.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, transactions which are strictly necessary for divestment from Russia or for the winding-down of business activities in Russia. 4.The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall apply as of 24 May 2026 .

Article 5sa Article 5sa 1.It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body that, pursuant to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No 122 of 15 February 2024 , the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No 1767 of 18 October 2021 as amended by Government Resolution No 380 of 27 March 2024 , or pursuant to related or equivalent Russian legislation or pursuant to any injunction, order, relief, judgment or other decision of a Russian court, has used or uses intellectual property rights or trade secrets owned by or licensed to a legal person in Russia that is owned or controlled by a natural person of a Member State or by a legal person incorporated under the law of a Member State without the consent of the right holder, as listed in Annex LVI. 2.Without prejudice to Article 6b of this Regulation, the natural persons of a Member State or the legal persons incorporated under the law of a Member State mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article shall inform the competent authority of that Member State of any use pursuant to the Russian legislation mentioned in that paragraph and without the right holder’s consent of any of the intellectual property rights or trade secrets owned by or licensed to the legal persons they own or control in Russia. 3.Member States informed by right holders in accordance with paragraph 2 shall in turn inform the Commission about the use without consent of intellectual property rights or trade secrets.

Article 11a Article 11a 1.Any person referred to in Article 13, point (c) or (d), shall be entitled to recover, in judicial proceedings before the competent courts of a Member State, any direct or indirect damages, including legal costs, incurred by that person or by a legal person, entity or body that the person referred to in Article 13, point (d), owns or controls, as a consequence of claims lodged with courts in third countries by persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 11(1), point (a), (b) or (c), in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Regulation, provided that the person concerned does not have effective access to the remedies under the relevant jurisdiction. Such damages may be recovered from the persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 11(1), point (a), (b) or (c), that lodged the claims with the courts in the third country, or from persons, entities or bodies that own or control those entities or bodies. 2.Without prejudice to paragraph 1, any person referred to in Article 13, point (c) or (d), shall be entitled to recover, in judicial proceedings before the competent courts of a Member State, any direct or indirect damages, including legal costs, incurred by that person or by a legal person, entity or body that the person referred to in Article 13, point (d), owns or controls, as a consequence of injunctions, orders, reliefs, judgments or other judicial or administrative decisions rendered in third countries other than Russia, which seek to enforce judgments upholding claims referred to in paragraph 1, provided that the person concerned does not have effective access to the remedies under the relevant jurisdiction. Such damages may be recovered from the persons, entities or bodies that seek or cooperate in the enforcement of judgments upholding claims referred to in paragraph 1 in a third country other than Russia, or from persons, entities or bodies that own or control those entities or bodies, with the exception of their lawyers and of members of the judiciary, and with the exception of persons referred to in Article 13, point (c) or (d), or legal persons, entities or bodies that the persons referred to in Article 13, point (d), own or control, against whom a judgment upholding claims referred to in paragraph 1 has been issued.

Article 11ca Article 11ca

Article 11d Article 11d

It shall be prohibited for any national of a Member State, natural person residing in a Member State, and any legal person, entity or body which is established in the Union to sell, or otherwise transfer ownership, directly or indirectly, of tanker vessels for the transport of crude oil or petroleum products listed in Annex XXV, falling under HS code ex890120, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

Without prejudice to the prohibition in paragraph 1, any national of a Member State, any natural person residing in a Member State, and any legal person, entity or body which is established in the Union that sells or otherwise transfers the ownership, to persons, entities and bodies in any third country, directly or indirectly, of tanker vessels for the transport of crude oil or petroleum products listed in Annex XXV, falling under HS code ex890120, whether or not those products originate in the Union, shall:

(a) take appropriate steps, proportionately to their nature and size, to identify and assess the risks of retransfer to Russia or for use in Russia, and ensure that those risk assessments are documented and kept up-to-date;

(b) implement appropriate policies, controls and procedures, proportionately to their nature and size, to mitigate and manage effectively the risks of retransfer to Russia or for use in Russia.

Natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in paragraph 2 acquiring the tanker vessels shall provide all the information necessary for the completion of the steps referred to in paragraph 2, point (a).

Any sale or other arrangement entailing a transfer of ownership by a national of a Member State, a natural person residing in a Member State, or a legal person, entity or body which is established in the Union to any third country of tanker vessels for the transport of crude oil or petroleum products listed in Annex XXV, falling under HS code ex890120, with the exception of a sale or other transfer of ownership prohibited under paragraph 1, shall be notified immediately to the competent authorities of the Member State where the owner of the vessel is a citizen, a resident or is established.

The notification to the competent authority shall contain at least the following information: the identities of the seller and the purchaser and, where applicable, the incorporation documents of the seller and the purchaser including the shareholding and management; the IMO ship identification number of the vessel; and the Call Sign of the vessel.

Any sale or other arrangement entailing a transfer of ownership by a national of a Member State, by a natural person residing in a Member State or by a legal person, entity or body which is established in the Union to any third country of a tanker vessel for the transport of crude oil or petroleum products listed in Annex XXV, falling under HS code ex890120 shall contain a written contractual prohibition on any further resale or transfer of the vessel to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

The sale or other arrangement referred to in paragraph 5 shall also include written contractual provisions by which the third-country party acquiring the vessel:

(i) commits to mirroring the prohibition in paragraph 5 in any further resale or transfer that it may undertake; and

(ii) obliges, in any further resale or transfer, the acquirer of the vessel to include written contractual provisions equivalent to those required by paragraph 5 and this paragraph.

The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any notification under paragraph 4, within two weeks of the notification.

Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 13 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2014/512/oj).

From 1 January 2027 , it shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, LNG terminal services to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or to any legal person, entity or body established in the Union which is more than 50 % owned, or which is controlled, by a Russian citizen or by a legal person, entity or body in Russia.

It shall be prohibited to maintain contracts concerning prohibited LNG services pursuant to this Article after 1 January 2027 .

Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/269/oj).

It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services or financing or financial assistance, related to any ice-breaker vessel falling under CN code ex890690 or to any liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker vessel falling under CN code ex890120, where such vessel is registered under the flag of Russia, is certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, is owned or managed by any Russian natural or legal person, entity or body, is operating in Russia, or is for use in Russia.

Paragraph 1 shall apply only from 25 April 2026 to LNG tanker vessels falling under CN code ex890120 registered under the flag of Russia, certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, or owned or managed by any Russian natural or legal person, entity or body.

Paragraph 1 shall apply only from 1 January 2027 to LNG tanker vessels falling under CN code ex890120 operating in Russia or for use in Russia, other than those registered under the flag of Russia, certified by the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, or owned or managed by any Russian natural or legal person, entity or body.

Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of a vessel in need of assistance seeking a place of refuge, of an emergency port call for reasons of maritime safety, or for saving life at sea or for the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or the environment, or as a response to natural disasters.

Regulation (EU) 2019/881 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on ENISA (the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) and on information and communications technology cybersecurity certification and repealing Regulation (EU) No 526/2013 (Cybersecurity Act) (OJ L 151 7.6.2019, p. 15 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/881/oj).;

It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a), (b) or (c) of Article 11(1) of this Regulation that benefitted, including by operating in the same market sector, from a decision pursuant to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No 302 of 25 April 2023 as subsequently amended, pursuant to Federal Law No 470-FZ of 4 August 2023 as subsequently amended, or pursuant to related or equivalent Russian legislation, as listed in Annex LIV.

Unless they are otherwise prohibited, the prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to transactions that are:

(a) necessary for the purchase, import or transport of pharmaceutical, medical or agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers, the purchase, import and transport of which is allowed under this Regulation;

(b) strictly necessary to ensure access to judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings in a Member State, as well as for the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or an arbitration award rendered in a Member State, provided that such transactions are consistent with the objectives of this Regulation and those of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014;

(c) without prejudice to point (b) of this paragraph, strictly necessary to recover damages pursuant to:(i) Article 11a or 11b of this Regulation; or(ii) Article 11a of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

(i) Article 11a or 11b of this Regulation; or

(ii) Article 11a of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

Council Regulation (EC) No 2368/2002 of 20 December 2002 implementing the Kimberley Process certification scheme for the international trade in rough diamonds (OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 28 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/2368/oj);

It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a natural or legal person, entity or body that seeks, or cooperates in, the enforcement outside the Union of judgments satisfying claims referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 11a, or with natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that own or control those legal persons, entities or bodies, with the exception of lawyers and members of the judiciary, as listed in Annex LV, Part A.

It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a natural or legal person, entity or body that seeks, or cooperates in, the enforcement outside the Union of decisions referred to in paragraph 1 of Article 11b, or with natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that own or control those legal persons, entities or bodies, with the exception of lawyers and members of the judiciary, as listed in Annex LV, Part B.

Unless they are otherwise prohibited, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to transactions that are:

(c) without prejudice to point (b) of this paragraph, strictly necessary to recover damages pursuant to:(i) Article 11a or 11b of this Regulation; or(ii) Article 11a of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

(i) Article 11a or 11b of this Regulation; or

(ii) Article 11a of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

Regulation (EU) 2021/695 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 April 2021 establishing Horizon Europe – the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, laying down its rules for participation and dissemination, and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1290/2013 and (EU) No 1291/2013 (OJ L 170, 12.5.2021, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/695/oj).;

It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction involving the crypto-assets or central bank digital currencies listed in Annex LIII, or to provide any support to the development of such crypto-assets or central bank digital currencies.

It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body that is an entity providing crypto-assets services or is a platform enabling the exchange or transfer of crypto-assets and is established in Russia.

The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to transactions:

(a) that are necessary for the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the Union and of the Member States or of partner countries in Russia, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Russia enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;

(b) made by nationals of a Member State who are residents of Russia and were so before 24 February 2022 .

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, transactions which are strictly necessary for divestment from Russia or for the winding-down of business activities in Russia.

The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall apply as of 24 May 2026 .

It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body that, pursuant to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation No 122 of 15 February 2024 , the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No 1767 of 18 October 2021 as amended by Government Resolution No 380 of 27 March 2024 , or pursuant to related or equivalent Russian legislation or pursuant to any injunction, order, relief, judgment or other decision of a Russian court, has used or uses intellectual property rights or trade secrets owned by or licensed to a legal person in Russia that is owned or controlled by a natural person of a Member State or by a legal person incorporated under the law of a Member State without the consent of the right holder, as listed in Annex LVI.

Without prejudice to Article 6b of this Regulation, the natural persons of a Member State or the legal persons incorporated under the law of a Member State mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article shall inform the competent authority of that Member State of any use pursuant to the Russian legislation mentioned in that paragraph and without the right holder’s consent of any of the intellectual property rights or trade secrets owned by or licensed to the legal persons they own or control in Russia.

Member States informed by right holders in accordance with paragraph 2 shall in turn inform the Commission about the use without consent of intellectual property rights or trade secrets.

Any person referred to in Article 13, point (c) or (d), shall be entitled to recover, in judicial proceedings before the competent courts of a Member State, any direct or indirect damages, including legal costs, incurred by that person or by a legal person, entity or body that the person referred to in Article 13, point (d), owns or controls, as a consequence of claims lodged with courts in third countries by persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 11(1), point (a), (b) or (c), in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Regulation, provided that the person concerned does not have effective access to the remedies under the relevant jurisdiction. Such damages may be recovered from the persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 11(1), point (a), (b) or (c), that lodged the claims with the courts in the third country, or from persons, entities or bodies that own or control those entities or bodies.

Without prejudice to paragraph 1, any person referred to in Article 13, point (c) or (d), shall be entitled to recover, in judicial proceedings before the competent courts of a Member State, any direct or indirect damages, including legal costs, incurred by that person or by a legal person, entity or body that the person referred to in Article 13, point (d), owns or controls, as a consequence of injunctions, orders, reliefs, judgments or other judicial or administrative decisions rendered in third countries other than Russia, which seek to enforce judgments upholding claims referred to in paragraph 1, provided that the person concerned does not have effective access to the remedies under the relevant jurisdiction. Such damages may be recovered from the persons, entities or bodies that seek or cooperate in the enforcement of judgments upholding claims referred to in paragraph 1 in a third country other than Russia, or from persons, entities or bodies that own or control those entities or bodies, with the exception of their lawyers and of members of the judiciary, and with the exception of persons referred to in Article 13, point (c) or (d), or legal persons, entities or bodies that the persons referred to in Article 13, point (d), own or control, against whom a judgment upholding claims referred to in paragraph 1 has been issued.

Without prejudice to Articles 11a and 11b, in the event that a person referred to in point (a), (b) or (c) of Article 11(1) of this Regulation initiated proceedings before a Russian court in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Regulation or under Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, in breach of an exclusive jurisdiction or arbitration clause or otherwise pursuant to Article 248.1 or Article 248.2 of the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation or equivalent Russian legislation, against a natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in point (c) or (d) of Article 13 of this Regulation to obtain an injunction, order, relief, judgment or other Court decision, the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in point (c) or (d) of Article 13 of this Regulation shall be entitled to obtain, in judicial proceedings before the competent courts of a Member State, a court order upholding the exclusive jurisdiction or arbitration clause and ordering the person indicated in point (a), (b) or (c) of Article 11(1) to not initiate or to discontinue those legal proceedings. Failure to observe that order shall lead to financial penalties proportionate to the potential loss which could be incurred by the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in point (c) or (d) of Article 13 of this Regulation as a result of such violation. Payment of the financial penalties imposed by the court shall be made to the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in point (c) or (d) of Article 13 of this Regulation that submitted the request.

Where no court of a Member State has jurisdiction pursuant to other provisions of Union law or of the law of a Member State, a court of a Member State may, on an exceptional basis, hear a claim for damages brought pursuant to Article 11a, Article 11b, Article 11ca or Article 11e, provided that the case has a sufficient connection with the Member State of the court seised.

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