Decision 2012/642/CFSP is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 3(1) is amended as follows:
(a)
the following points are inserted:
‘(ca)
are responsible for, implementing, supporting, benefitting from, involved in or facilitating actions or policies attributable to the Republic of Belarus which undermine or threaten democracy, the rule of law, stability or security in the Union or in one or several of its Member States, in an international organisation or in a third country, or which undermine or threaten the sovereignty or independence of one or several of its Member States, or of a third country, through the following actions:
(i)
planning, directing, engaging in, directly or indirectly, supporting, or otherwise facilitating the use of information manipulation and interference;
(ii)
planning, directing, engaging in, directly or indirectly, supporting, or otherwise facilitating any actions targeted at the functioning of democratic institutions, economic activities or services of public interest, including by unauthorised entry into the territory of a Member State, including its airspace, or aimed at interfering with, damaging or destroying, including through sabotage or malicious cyber activities as part of hybrid activities, critical infrastructure;
(iii)
planning, directing, engaging in, directly or indirectly, supporting, or otherwise facilitating or enabling widespread or systematic actions disrupting the functioning of critical infrastructure;
(cb)
are natural persons supporting the persons engaged in activities referred to in point (ca);’
;
(b)
point (f) is replaced by the following:
‘(f)
are natural persons associated with persons referred to in points (b), (c), (ca), (d) or (e).’.
(2)
Article 4(1) is amended as follows:
(a)
the following points are inserted:
‘(ca)
natural or legal persons, entities or bodies responsible for, implementing, supporting, benefitting from, involved in or facilitating actions or policies attributable to the Republic of Belarus which undermine or threaten democracy, the rule of law, stability or security in the Union or in one or several of its Member States, in an international organisation or in a third country, or which undermine or threaten the sovereignty or independence of one or several of its Member States, or of a third country, through the following actions:
(i)
planning, directing, engaging in, directly or indirectly, supporting, or otherwise facilitating the use of information manipulation and interference;
(ii)
planning, directing, engaging in, directly or indirectly, supporting, or otherwise facilitating any actions targeted at the functioning of democratic institutions, economic activities or services of public interest, including by unauthorised entry into the territory of a Member State, including its airspace, or aimed at interfering with, damaging or destroying, including through sabotage or malicious cyber activities as part of hybrid activities, critical infrastructure;
(iii)
planning, directing, engaging in, directly or indirectly, supporting, or otherwise facilitating or enabling widespread or systematic actions disrupting the functioning of critical infrastructure;
(cb)
natural or legal persons, entities or bodies supporting the persons, entities or bodies engaged in activities referred to in point (ca);’
;
(b)
point (f) is replaced by the following:
‘(f)
natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with the persons, entities or bodies referred to in points (b), (c), (ca), (d) or (da).’.