23.2.2022
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
LI 42/77
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 2022/263
of 23 February 2022
concerning restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas
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) 2022/266 of 23 February 2022 concerning restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1)
On 23 February 2022, in response to the signing by the President of the Russian Federation of a decree recognising the ‘independence and sovereignty’ of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and ordering Russian armed forces into those areas, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/266.
(2)
Decision (CFSP) 2022/266 imposes restrictions on goods originating in the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and on the provision, directly or indirectly, of financing or financial assistance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, related to the import of such goods, with the exception of goods having been granted a certificate of origin by the Government of Ukraine.
(3)
In addition, Decision (CFSP) 2022/266 restricts trade in goods and technology for use in certain sectors in the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine, and prohibits services in the sectors of transport, telecommunications, energy or the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources, as well as services related to tourism activities in the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine.
(4)
In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission.
(5)
Member States and the Commission should inform each other of the measures taken pursuant to this Regulation and of other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation.
(6)
Member States should lay down rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and make sure that they are implemented. Such penalties should be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
(7)
These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty 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 in order to implement them.
(8)
In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day following that of its publication,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:
(a)
‘brokering services’ means:
(i)
the negotiation or arrangement of transactions for the purchase, sale or supply of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including from a third country to any other third country; or
(ii)
the selling or buying of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including where they are located in third countries for their transfer to another third country;
(b)
‘claim’ means any claim, whether or not asserted by legal proceedings, made before or after 24 February 2022, under or in connection with a contract or transaction, and includes in particular:
(i)
a claim for performance of any obligation arising under or in connection with a contract or transaction;
(ii)
a claim for extension or payment of a bond, financial guarantee or indemnity of whatever form;
(iii)
a claim for compensation in respect of a contract or transaction;
(iv)
a counterclaim;
(v)
a claim for the recognition or enforcement, including by the procedure of exequatur, of a judgment, an arbitration award or an equivalent decision, wherever made or given;
(c)
‘contract or transaction’ means any transaction of whatever form, whatever the applicable law, and whether comprising one or more contracts or similar obligations made between the same or different parties; for this purpose ‘contract’ includes a bond, guarantee or indemnity, particularly a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, and credit, whether legally independent or not, as well as any related provision arising under, or in connection with, the transaction;
(d)
‘specified territories’ means the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine;
(e)
‘entity in the specified territories’ means any entity having its registered office, central administration or principal place of business in the specified territories, its subsidiaries or affiliates under its control in the specified territories, as well as branches and other entities operating in the specified territories;
(f)
‘goods originating in the specified territories’ means goods which are wholly obtained in the specified territories or which have undergone their last substantial transformation there, in accordance, mutatis mutandis, with Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code (2);
(g)
‘investment services’ means the following services and activities:
(i)
reception and transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments,
(ii)
execution of orders on behalf of clients,
(iii)
dealing on own account,
(iv)
portfolio management,
(v)
investment advice,
(vi)
underwriting of financial instruments and/or placing of financial instruments on a firm commitment basis,
(vii)
placing of financial instruments without a firm commitment basis,
(h)
‘technical assistance’ means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services; technical assistance includes verbal forms of assistance;
(i)
‘territory of the Union’ means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace;
(j)
‘competent authorities’ means the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex I.
Article 2
1.   It shall be prohibited:
(a)
to import into the European Union goods originating in the specified territories;
(b)
to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance as well as insurance and reinsurance related to the import of the goods referred to in point (a).
2.   The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply in respect of:
(a)
the execution until 24 May 2022 of trade contracts concluded before 23 February 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking to perform the contract has notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established;
(b)
goods originating in the specified territories which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.
Article 3
1.   It shall be prohibited to:
(a)
acquire any new, or extend any existing participation in ownership of, real estate located in the specified territories;
(b)
acquire any new, or extend any existing participation in ownership or control of, entities in the specified territories, including the acquisition in full of such an entity or the acquisition of shares therein, and other securities of a participating nature of such an entity;
(c)
grant or be part of any arrangement to grant any loan or credit or otherwise provide financing, including equity capital, to an entity in the specified territories, or for the documented purpose of financing such an entity;
(d)
create any joint venture in the specified territories or with an entity in the specified territories;
(e)
provide investment services directly related to the activities referred to in points (a) to (d).
2.   The prohibitions and restrictions set out in this Article shall not apply to the conduct of legitimate business with entities outside the specified territories, provided the related investments are not destined to entities in the specified territories.
3.   The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
Article 4
1.   It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export goods and technology listed in Annex II:
(a)
to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories, or
(b)
for use in the specified territories.
Annex II shall include certain goods and technologies suited for use in the following key sectors:
(i)
transport;
(ii)
telecommunications;
(iii)
energy;
(iv)
the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources.
2.   It shall be prohibited to:
(a)
provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to the goods and technology listed in Annex II, or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories or for use in the specified territories;
(b)
provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology listed in Annex II to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories or for use in the specified territories.
3.   The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
Article 5
1.   It shall be prohibited to provide technical assistance, or brokering, construction or engineering services directly relating to infrastructure in the specified territories in the sectors referred to in Article 4(1) as defined on the basis of Annex II, independently of the origin of the goods and technology.
2.   The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract.
3.   It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2.
Article 6
1.   It shall be prohibited to provide services directly related to tourism activities in the specified territories.
2.   The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution until 24 August 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract or an ancillary contract concluded before 23 February 2022, or from ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
Article 7
1.   The competent authorities may grant, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation in relation to the activities referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(2), and to the goods and technology referred to in Article 4(1), provided that they are:
(a)
necessary for official purposes of consular missions or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law located in the specified territories;
(b)
related to projects exclusively in support of hospitals or other public health institutions providing medical services or civilian education establishments located in the specified territories; or
(c)
appliances or equipment for medical use.
2.   The competent authorities may also grant, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation in relation to the activities referred to in Article 3(1), provided that the transaction is for the purpose of maintenance in order to ensure the safety of existing infrastructure.
3.   The competent authorities may also grant, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation in relation to the activities referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(2), and to the goods and technology referred to in Article 4(1) and to the services referred to in Article 5, where the sale, supply, transfer or export of the items or the carrying out of those activities is necessary for the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety, including the safety of existing infrastructure, or the environment. In duly justified cases of emergency, the sale, supply, transfer or export may proceed without prior authorisation, provided that the exporter notifies the competent authority within five working days after the sale, supply, transfer or export has taken place, providing detail about the relevant justification for the sale, supply, transfer or export without prior authorisation.
The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this paragraph and share any other relevant information at their disposal.
Article 8
It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, including indirectly, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions laid down in this Regulation.
Article 9
Actions by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies shall not give rise to any liability of any kind on their part if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe the measures set out in this Regulation.
Article 10
1.   No claims 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, including claims for indemnity or any other claim of this type, such as a claim for compensation or a claim under a guarantee, particularly a claim for extension or payment of a bond, guarantee or indemnity, particularly a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, of whatever form, shall be satisfied, if they are made by:
(a)
designated natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (3);
(b)
any natural or legal person, entity or body acting through or on behalf of one of the persons, entities or bodies referred to in point (a);
(c)
any natural or legal person, entity or body which has been found by an arbitral, judicial or administrative decision to have infringed the prohibitions set out in this Regulation;
(d)
any natural or legal person, entity or body, if the claim relates to goods the import of which is prohibited under Article 2(1).
2.   In any proceedings for the enforcement of a claim, the onus of proving that satisfying the claim is not prohibited by paragraph 1 shall be on the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking the enforcement of that claim.
3.   This Article is without prejudice to the right of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in paragraph 1 to judicial review of the legality of the non-performance of contractual obligations in accordance with this Regulation.
Article 11
1.   The Commission and the Member States shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and share any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.
2.   The Member States shall immediately inform each other and the Commission of any other relevant information at their disposal which might affect the effective implementation of this Regulation.
Article 12
The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex I on the basis of information supplied by Member States.
Article 13
1.   Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
2.   Member States shall notify the rules referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
Article 14
1.   Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to in this Regulation and identify them on the websites listed in Annex I. Member States shall notify the Commission of any changes in the addresses of their websites listed in Annex I.
2.   Member States shall notify the Commission of their competent authorities, including the contact details of those competent authorities, without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation, and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.
3.   Where this Regulation sets out a requirement to notify, inform or otherwise communicate with the Commission, the address and other contact details to be used for such communication shall be those indicated in Annex I.
Article 15
This Regulation shall apply:
(a)
within the territory of the Union, including its airspace;
(b)
on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;
(c)
to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;
(d)
to any legal person, entity or body, inside or outside the territory of the Union, which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;
(e)
to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.
Article 16
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussel, 23 February 2022,
For the Council
The President
J.-Y. LE DRIAN
(1)  OJ L 42 I, 23.2.2022, p. 109.
(2)  OJ L 269 10.10.2013, p. 1.
(3)  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).
ANNEX I
Websites for information on the competent authorities of the Member States and the address for notification to the European Commission
BELGIUM
https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy_areas/peace_and_security/sanctions
BULGARIA
https://www.mfa.bg/en/EU-sanctions
CZECHIA
www.financnianalytickyurad.cz/mezinarodni-sankce.html
DENMARK
http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/
GERMANY
https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Artikel/Aussenwirtschaft/embargos-aussenwirtschaftsrecht.html
ESTONIA
https://vm.ee/et/rahvusvahelised-sanktsioonid
IRELAND
https://www.dfa.ie/our-role-policies/ireland-in-the-eu/eu-restrictive-measures/
GREECE
http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html
SPAIN
http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/GlobalizacionOportunidadesRiesgos/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx
FRANCE
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/
CROATIA
https://mvep.gov.hr/vanjska-politika/medjunarodne-mjere-ogranicavanja/22955
ITALY
https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/politica_europea/misure_deroghe/
CYPRUS
https://mfa.gov.cy/themes/
LATVIA
http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539
LITHUANIA
http://www.urm.lt/sanctions
LUXEMBOURG
https://maee.gouvernement.lu/fr/directions-du-ministere/affaires-europeennes/organisations-economiques-int/mesures-restrictives.html
HUNGARY
https://kormany.hu/kulgazdasagi-es-kulugyminiszterium/ensz-eu-szankcios-tajekoztato
MALTA
https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Government/SMB/Pages/SMB-Home.aspx
NETHERLANDS
https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties
AUSTRIA
https://www.bmeia.gv.at/themen/aussenpolitik/europa/eu-sanktionen-nationale-behoerden/
POLAND
https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/sankcje-miedzynarodowe
https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions
PORTUGAL
http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/ministerios/mne/quero-saber-mais/sobre-o-ministerio/medidas-restritivas/medidas-restritivas.aspx
ROMANIA
http://www.mae.ro/node/1548
SLOVENIA
http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/omejevalni_ukrepi
SLOVAKIA
https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu
FINLAND
https://um.fi/pakotteet
SWEDEN
https://www.regeringen.se/sanktioner
Address for notifications to the European Commission:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)
Rue de Spa 2
B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu
ANNEX II
List of goods and technology referred to in Article 4
Chapter/CN code
Product description
Chapter 25
SALT; SULPHUR; EARTHS AND STONE; PLASTERING MATERIALS, LIME AND CEMENT
Chapter 26
ORES, SLAG AND ASH
Chapter 27
MINERAL FUELS, MINERAL OILS AND PRODUCTS OF THEIR DISTILLATION; BITUMINOUS SUBSTANCES; MINERAL WAXES
Chapter 28
INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC OR INORGANIC COMPOUNDS OF PRECIOUS METALS, OF RARE-EARTH METALS, OF RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS OR OF ISOTOPES
Chapter 29
ORGANIC CHEMICALS
3824
Prepared binders for foundry moulds or cores; chemical products and preparations of the chemical or allied industries (including those consisting of mixtures of natural products), not elsewhere specified or included
3826 00
Biodiesel and mixtures thereof, not containing or containing less than 70 % by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals
Chapter 72
Iron and steel
Chapter 73
Articles of iron or steel
Chapter 74
Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 75
Nickel and articles thereof
Chapter 76
Aluminium and articles thereof
Chapter 78
Lead and articles thereof
Chapter 79
Zinc and articles thereof
Chapter 80
Tin and articles thereof
Chapter 81
Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof
8207 13 00
ROCK-DRILLING OR EARTH-BORING TOOLS, INTERCHANGEABLE, WITH WORKING PARTS OF SINTERED METAL CARBIDES OR CERMETS
8207 19 10
ROCK-DRILLING OR EARTH-BORING TOOLS, INTERCHANGEABLE, WITH WORKING PARTS OF DIAMOND OR AGGLOMERATED DIAMOND
8401
Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation:
8402
Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers capable also of producing low pressure steam); superheated water boilers:
8403
Central heating boilers other than those of heading 8402
8404
Auxiliary plant for use with boilers of heading 8402  or 8403  (for example, economisers, superheaters, soot removers, gas recoverers); condensers for steam or other vapour power units
8405
Producer gas or water gas generators, with or without their purifiers; acetylene gas generators and similar water process gas generators, with or without their purifiers
8406
Steam turbines and other vapour turbines:
8407
Spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines
8408
Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semidiesel engines):
8409
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the engines of heading 8407  or 8408
8410
Hydraulic turbines, water wheels, and regulators therefor
8411
Turbojets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines
8412
Other engines and motors
8413
Pumps for liquids, whether or not fitted with a measuring device; liquid elevators
8414
Air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors and fans; ventilating or recycling hoods incorporating a fan, whether or not fitted with filters
8415
Air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated
8416
Furnace burners for liquid fuel, for pulverised solid fuel or for gas; mechanical stokers, including their mechanical grates, mechanical ash dischargers and similar appliances
8417
Industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens, including incinerators, nonelectric
8418
Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps other than air-conditioning machines of heading 8415
8420
Calendering or other rolling machines, other than for metals or glass, and cylinders therefor
8421
Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases
8422
Dishwashing machines; machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers; machinery for filling, closing, sealing or labelling bottles, cans, boxes, bags or other containers; machinery for capsuling bottles, jars, tubes and similar containers; other packing or wrapping machinery (including heat-shrink wrapping machinery); machinery for aerating beverages
8423
Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds
8424
Mechanical appliances (whether or not hand-operated) for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders; fire extinguishers, whether or not charged; spray guns and similar appliances; steam or sandblasting machines and similar jet projecting machines
8425
Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists; winches and capstans; jacks
8426
Ships' derricks; cranes, including cable cranes; mobile lifting frames, straddle carriers and works trucks fitted with a crane
8427
Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment
8428
Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics
8429
Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and roadrollers
8430
Other moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; piledrivers and pile extractors; snowploughs and snowblowers
8431
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machinery of headings 8425  to 8430
8432
Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation; lawn or sports-ground rollers
8435
Presses, crushers and similar machinery used in the manufacture of wine, cider, fruit juices or similar beverages
8436
Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry-keeping or bee-keeping machinery, including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment; poultry incubators and brooders
8437
Machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables; machinery used in the milling industry or for the working of cereals or dried leguminous vegetables, other than farm-type machinery
8439
Machinery for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material or for making or finishing paper or paperboard
8440
Bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines
8441
Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds
8442
Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machine tools of headings 8456  to 8465  ) for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)
8443
Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442 ; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof
8444 00
Machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials:
8445
Machines for preparing textile fibres; spinning, doubling or twisting machines and other machinery for producing textile yarns; textile reeling or winding (including weft-winding) machines and machines for preparing textile yarns for use on the machines of heading 8446  or 8447
8447
Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting
8448
Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444 , 8445 , 8446  or 8447  (for example, dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms); parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading 8444 , 8445 , 8446  or 8447  (for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald-frames, hosiery needles)
8449 00 00
Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats
8450
Household or laundry-type washing machines, including machines which both wash and dry:
8452
Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 8440 ; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles
8453
Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, other than sewing machines
8454
Converters, ladles, ingot moulds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries
8455
Metal-rolling mills and rolls therefor
8456
Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electrodischarge, electrochemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines
8457
Machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi- station transfer machines, for working metal
8458
Lathes (including turning centres) for removing metal
8459
Machine tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning centres) of heading 8458
8460
Machine tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products, other than gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines of heading 8461
8461
Machine tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included
8462
Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine tools (including presses) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above
8463
Other machine tools for working metal or cermets, without removing material
8464
Machine tools for working stone, ceramics, concrete, asbestos-cement or like mineral materials or for cold working glass
8465
Machine tools (including machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling) for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials
8466
Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of headings 8456  to 8465 , including work or tool holders, self-opening dieheads, dividing heads and other special attachments for machine tools; tool holders for any type of tool for working in the hand
8467
Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or non-electric motor
8468
Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading 8515 ; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances
8469 00
Typewriters other than printers of heading 8443 ; word-processing machines
8470
Calculating machines and pocket-size data-recording, reproducing and displaying machines with calculating functions; accounting machines, postage-franking machines, ticket-issuing machines and similar machines, incorporating a calculating device; cash registers
8471
Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof; magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, not elsewhere specified or included
8472
Other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coinsorting machines, coin-counting or -wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perforating or stapling machines)
8473
Parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) suitable for use solely or principally with machines of headings 8469  to 8472
8474
Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances, in solid (including powder or paste) form; machinery for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials or other mineral products in powder or paste form; machines for forming foundry moulds of sand
8475
Machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes; machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware
8476
Automatic goods-vending machines (for example, postage stamp, cigarette, food or beverage machines), including money-changing machines
8477
Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
8478
Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
8479
Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
8480
Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (other than ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics
8481
Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including pressure-reducing valves and thermostatically controlled valves
8482
Ball or roller bearings
8483
Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
8484
Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or of two or more layers of metal; sets or assortments of gaskets and similar joints, dissimilar in composition, put up in pouches, envelopes or similar packings; mechanical seals
8486
Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines and apparatus specified in note 9(C) to this chapter; parts and accessories
8487
Machinery parts, not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
8501
Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)
8502
Electric generating sets and rotary converters
8503
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with electric motors and generators, electric generating sets or rotary converters not specified elsewhere
8504
Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof
8505
Electromagnets (other than for medical use); permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetisation; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electromagnetic lifting heads; parts thereof
8507
Electric accumulators, incl. separators therefor, whether or not square or rectangular; parts thereof (excl. spent and those of unhardened rubber or textiles)
8511
Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines (for example, ignition magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, sparking plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines; parts thereof
8514
Industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens (including those functioning by induction or dielectric loss); other industrial or laboratory equipment for the heat treatment of materials by induction or dielectric loss; parts thereof
8515
Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals, metal carbides or cermets; parts thereof (excl. guns for spraying hot materials)
8525
Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders
8526
Radar apparatus, radio navigational aid apparatus and radio remote control apparatus
8527
Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock
8528
Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio- broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
8529
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8525  to 8528
8530
Electrical signalling, safety or traffic control equipment for railways, tramways, roads, inland waterways, parking facilities, port installations or airfields; parts thereof (other than mechanical or electromechanical equipment of heading 8608  )
8531
Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus; parts thereof (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms) (excl. those for cycles, motor vehicles and traffic signalling)
8532
Electrical capacitators, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set); parts thereof
8533
Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof
8534
Printed circuits
8535
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1 000  V (excl. control desks, cabinets, panels, etc. of heading 8537 )
8536
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp holders, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1 000  V (excl. control desks, cabinets, panels, etc. of heading 8537  )
8537
Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases, equipped with two or more apparatus of headings 8535  or 8536 , for electric control or the distribution of electricity, including those incorporating instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90, and numerical control cabinets (excl. switching apparatus for line telephony or line telegraphy or videophones)
8538
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of headings 8535 , 8536  or 8537  not specified elsewhere
8539
Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultraviolet or infra-red lamps; arc lamps; parts thereof
8540
Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof
8541
Diodes, transistors and similar semiconductor devices; photosensitive semiconductor devices, incl. photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels (excl. photovoltaic generators); light emitting diodes, mounted piezoelectric crystals; parts thereof
8542
Electronic integrated circuits; parts thereof
8543
Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified elsewhere in Chapter 85; parts thereof
8544
Insulated (incl. enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (incl. coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors
8545
Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes
8546
Electrical insulators of any material (excl. insulating fittings)
8547
Insulating fittings for electrical machines, appliances or equipment, being fittings wholly of insulating material apart from any minor components of metal (for example, threaded sockets) incorporated during moulding solely for purposes of assembly, other than insulators of heading 8546 ; electrical conduit tubing and joints therefor, of base metal lined with insulating material
8548
Waste and scrap of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators; spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators; electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified elsewhere in Chapter 85
Confidential products under Chapter 85; goods under Chapter 85 transported by post or by parcel post (extra)/reconstituted code for statistical distribution
Chapter 86
Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electromechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds
8701
Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709 )
8702
Motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, including the driver
8704
Motor vehicles for the transport of goods
8705
Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete-mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units)
8706 00
Chassis fitted with engines, for the motor vehicles of headings 8701  to 8705
8709
Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles
8710 00 00
Tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles, motorised, whether or not fitted with weapons, and parts of such vehicles
8716
Trailers and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled; parts thereof
Chapter 88
Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Chapter 89
Ships, boats and floating structures
Chapter 98
Complete industrial plant
7106
Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
7107
Base metals clad with silver, not further worked than semi-manufactured
7108
Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in semi- manufactured forms, or in powder form
7109
Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi- manufactured
7110
Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form
7111
Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, not further worked than semi-manufactured
7112
Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal
9013
Liquid crystal devices not constituting articles provided for more specifically in other headings; lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
9014
Direction finding compasses; other navigational instruments and appliances
9015
Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses; rangefinders
9025
Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not, and any combination of these instruments
9026
Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (for example, flow meters, level gauges, manometers, heat meters), excluding instruments and apparatus of heading 9014 , 9015 , 9028  or 9032
9027
Instruments and apparatus for physical or chemical analysis (for example, polarimeters, refractometers, spectrometers, gas or smoke analysis apparatus); instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or the like; instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking quantities of heat, sound or light (including exposure meters); microtomes
9028
Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor
9029
Revolution counters, production counters, taximeters, milometers, pedometers and the like; speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading 9014  or 9015 ; stroboscopes
9030
Oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers and other instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities, excluding meters of heading 9028 ; instruments and apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, X-ray, cosmic or other ionising radiation
9031
Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; profile projectors:
9032
Automatic regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus
9033
Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90
EU restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions against Ukraine
EU restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions against Ukraine
SUMMARY OF:
Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Amended by
Decision (CFSP) 2022/264
Decision (CFSP) 2022/327
Decision (CFSP) 2022/335
Decision (CFSP) 2022/346
Decision (CFSP) 2022/351
Decision (CFSP) 2022/395
Decision (CFSP) 2022/430
Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Amended by
Regulation (EU) 2022/262
Regulation (EU) 2022/328
Regulation (EU) 2022/334
Regulation (EU) 2022/345
Regulation (EU) 2022/350
Regulation (EU) 2022/394
Regulation (EU) 2022/428
Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictions on goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 concerning restrictions on the import into the Union of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Amended by
Decision (CFSP) 2022/241
Decision (CFSP) 2022/265
Decision (CFSP) 2022/267
Decision (CFSP) 2022/329
Decision (CFSP) 2022/331
Decision (CFSP) 2022/337
Decision (CFSP) 2022/354
Decision (CFSP) 2022/397
Decision (CFSP) 2022/429
Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Amended and implemented by
Regulation (EU) 2022/259
Regulation (EU) 2022/330
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/236
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/260
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/261
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/332
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/336
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/353
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/396
Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/427
Decision 2014/119/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
Decision (CFSP) 2022/266 – restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas
Regulation (EU) 2022/263 – restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas
Decision (CFSP) 2022/399 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP (Belarus)
Regulation (EU) 2022/398 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 (Belarus)
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE DECISIONS AND THE REGULATIONS?
These measures, which are adopted by the Council of the European Union, collectively put in place European Union (EU) sanctions and other restrictive measures such as travel bans and asset freezes in response to Russian actions in Ukraine.
The original measures, which date from 2014, have each been amended multiple times, for example, to update lists of persons or to prolong sanctions. This is done either by the Council adopting legislative acts (in this case, decisions and regulations), or by means of Council implementing acts.
Following the Russian Federation’s decision on 23 February 2022 to recognise the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine as independent entities, the EU adopted the first package of sanctions. These came into effect on 24 February.
A second package of sanctions was adopted on 25 February 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. These cover the financial sector, the energy and transport sectors, dual-use goods, export control and export financing, visa policy, additional sanctions against Russian individuals and new listing criteria. These measures have applied since 26 February 2022.
On 2 March 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/354 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/353 imposing sanctions on Belarus in view of its participation in Russia’s actions in Ukraine.
On 9 March 2022, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/399 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine, and Regulation (EU) 2022/398 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
On 15 March 2022, the EU adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/430 and Regulation 2022/428 imposing a fourth package of sanctions introducing further restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine ) targeting a number of sectors: prohibiting all transactions with certain state-owned companies;prohibiting the provision of any credit-rating services;tightening the export restrictions regarding certain goods and technology;expanding the list of persons connected to Russia’s defence and industrial base;prohibiting new investments in the Russian energy sector;introducing a comprehensive export restriction on equipment, technology and services for the energy industry in Russia (with some exceptions);introducing further trade restrictions concerning iron, steel, and luxury goods.
On the same day the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2022/429 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/427 adding 15 individuals and 9 entities to the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.
KEY POINTS
              
The documents address five different aspects of the situation in Ukraine. They put in place restrictive measures covering the following.
1.
Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
Decision 2014/512/CFSP.
Imposes economic sanctions, including a ban on the sale, supply, transfer or export of weapons, dual-use goods (see summary) and technology, certain oil exploration and production technology, and on assistance with goods and technology included on the common military list.
Further to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the decision was amended several times by: Decision (CFSP) 2022/430 (tighter export restrictions 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), Decisions (CFSP) 2022/264 (restrictions on access to the capital market, in particular by prohibiting the financing of Russia, its Government and its Central Bank), 2022/327 (expanding existing financial and export restrictions, introducing restrictions related to the oil refining sector and export ban in the field of aviation and space), 2022/335 (banning aircraft operated by Russian air carriers, Russian-registered aircraft, or any non-Russian-registered aircraft which is owned or chartered, or otherwise controlled by any Russian person/entity, to land in, take off from, or overfly EU territory), 2022/346 (disconnecting major Russian banks from SWIFT financial messaging systems and other currency-related measures), 2022/351 (suspending the broadcasting activities of Russia Today and Sputnik in the EU) and 2022/395 (restrictions on maritime navigation goods and technologies and related services).
Regulation (EU) No 833/2014.
Supplements these measures by establishing a basis for sharing information between EU Member States and by authorising Member States to introduce rules on penalties for infringing the bans and restrictions.
Further to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Council adopted Regulations (EU) 2022/428, 2022/262, 2022/328, 2022/334, 2022/345, 2022/350 and 2022/394.
2.
Imports originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol
Decision 2014/386/CFSP.Bans the import of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol into the EU, along with the related financial assistance.Exempts goods checked by the Ukraine authorities and granted a certificate of origin.Bans the acquisition or extension of business dealings in the areas including the acquisition of real estate or shares in companies based there.
Regulation (EU) No 692/2014.Provides broader details on restrictive economic measures.Includes a list of the banned goods for sale, supply, transfer or export.
3.
Actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Decision 2014/145/CFSP.
Establishes travel bans and asset freezes.
Lists the persons concerned.
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the EU adopted several decisions amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP: Decisions (CFSP) 2022/429, 2022/241, 2022/265, 2022/267, 2022/329, 2022/331, 2022/337, 2022/354 and 2022/397.
Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.
Provides broader details on travel bans, asset freezes and derogations (exceptions).
Sets up a basis for sharing information between Member States.
Authorises Member States to set up rules on penalties for infringing the bans and restrictions.
In late February and early March 2022, the regulation was amended several times by Implementing Regulations (EU) 2022/427, 2022/236, 2022/260, 2022/261, 2022/332, 2022/336, 2022/353, 2022/396, and by Regulations (EU) 2022/259 and 2022/330.
4.
Certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
Decision 2014/119/CFSP.
Freezes assets, with derogations, of those responsible for misappropriating Ukrainian state funds or responsible for human rights violations in Ukraine.
Lists the individuals concerned.
On 3 March 2022, Decision (CFSP) 2022/376 extended the application of Decision 2014/119/CFSP until 6 March 2023.
Regulation (EU) No 208/2014.
Provides broader details on asset freezes and derogations.
Sets up a basis for sharing information between EU Member States.
Authorises Member States to set rules on penalties for infringing the bans and restrictions.
5.
Russian recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas
Decision (CFSP) 2022/266. Restricts the import of goods originating in the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts (except goods granted a certificate of origin by the Government of Ukraine).Restricts the supply, whether directly or indirectly, of finance or financial assistance and insurance and reinsurance related to the import of these goods.Restricts trade in goods and technology for use in certain sectors in the non-government controlled areas of these oblasts.Bans services in the transport, telecommunications, energy or the prospecting, exploration and production of oil, gas and mineral resources sectors, along with tourism-related services.
Regulation (EU) 2022/263.
Provides broader details on the restrictions.
Lists items to which the restrictions apply in its Annex II.
Includes rules regarding partial and temporary exemptions and for contracts concluded prior to the sanctions coming into effect.
FROM WHEN DO THE DECISIONS AND THE REGULATIONS APPLY?
              
Decision 2014/119/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 have applied since 6 March 2014.
Decision 2014/145/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 have applied since 17 March 2014.
Decision 2014/386/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 have applied since 25 June 2014.
Decision 2014/512/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 have applied since 1 August 2014.
Decision (CFSP) 2022/266 and Regulation (EU) 2022/263 have applied since 24 February 2022.
BACKGROUND
              
For further information, see:
Ukraine and the EU (European External Action Service)
EU sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine – factsheet (European Commission)
EU restrictive measures in response to the crisis in Ukraine (Council of the European Union)
EU delegation to Ukraine (European External Action Service)
Ukraine: EU agrees to extend the scope of sanctions on Russia and Belarus (European Commission).
MAIN DOCUMENTS
            
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, pp. 13–17).
Successive amendments to Decision 2014/512/CFSP have been incorporated into the original text. This consolidated version is of documentary value only.
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, pp. 1–11).
See consolidated version.
Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictions on the import into the Union of goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, pp. 9–14).
See consolidated version.
Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictions on goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, pp. 70–71).
See consolidated version.
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, pp. 6–15).
See consolidated version.
Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP 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, pp. 16–21).
See consolidated version.
Council Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, pp. 1–10).
See consolidated version.
Council Decision 2014/119/CFSP of 5 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 66, 6.3.2014, pp. 26–30).
See consolidated version.
Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/266 of 23 February 2022 concerning restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas (OJ L 42I , 23.2.2022, pp. 109–113).
Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 of 23 February 2022 concerning restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas (OJ L 42I , 23.2.2022, pp. 77–94).
Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/399 of 9 March 2022 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ L 82, 9.3.2022, pp. 9–13).
Council Regulation (EU) 2022/398 of 9 March 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (OJ L 82, 9.3.2022, pp. 1–8).
RELATED DOCUMENTS
            
Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 setting up a Union regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items (recast) (OJ L 206, 11.6.2021, pp. 1–461).
See consolidated version.
Common Military list of the European Union adopted by the Council on 21 February 2022 (equipment covered by Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP defining common rules governing the control of exports of military technology and equipment) (updating and replacing the Common Military List of the European Union adopted by the Council on 17 February 2020 (OJ C 100, 1.3.2022, pp. 3–35).
Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union – Part Five – The Union’s external action – Title IV – Restrictive measures – Article 215 (ex Article 301 TEC) (OJ C 202, 7.6.2016, p. 144).
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