Council Regulation (EU) 2022/877 of 3 June 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
Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 1zb is replaced by the following:
‘Article 1zb
1. It shall be prohibited to provide specialised financial messaging services, which are used to exchange financial data, to the legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex XV or to any legal person, entity or body established in Belarus whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed in Annex XV.
2. For each legal person, entity or body referred to in Annex XV, the prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall apply as of the date mentioned for it in that Annex. The prohibition shall apply as of that same date to any legal person, entity or body established in Belarus whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed in Annex XV.’;
(2)
in Article 9, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties, including as appropriate criminal 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. Member States shall also provide for appropriate measures of confiscation of the proceeds of such infringements.’;
(3)
Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is replaced by the text set out in Annex I to this Regulation;
(4)
Annex XV to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is replaced by the text set out in Annex II to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I
‘ANNEX V
LIST OF NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 1e(7), 1f(7) AND 1fa(1)
Belarus Ministry of Defence
140 Repair Plant JSC
558 Aircraft Repair Plant JSC
2566 Radioelectronic Armament Repair Plant JSC
AGAT - Control Systems - Managing Company of Geoinformation Control Systems Holding, JSC
AGAT - Electromechanical Plant OJSC
AGAT - SYSTEM
ATE - Engineering LLC
BelOMO Holding
Belspetsvneshtechnika SFTUE
Beltechexport CJSC
BSVT-New Technologies
Department of Internal Affairs of the Gomel Region Executive Committee
Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
KGB Alpha
Kidma Tech OJSC
Minotor-Service
Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant
Oboronnye Initsiativy LLC
OJS KB Radar Managing Company
Peleng JSC
State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus
State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus
Transaviaexport Airlines JSC
Volatavto OJSC
’.
ANNEX IISupplementary provisions
ANNEX II
‘ANNEX XV
LIST OF LEGAL PERSONS, ENTITIES OR BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 1zb
Name of the legal person, entity or body
Date of application
Belagroprombank
20 March 2022
Bank Dabrabyt
20 March 2022
Development Bank of the Republic of Belarus
20 March 2022
Belinvestbank (Belarusian Bank for Development and Reconstruction)
14 June 2022
’
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), © European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
