Article 1
In Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, Article 3 is amended as follows: (1) in paragraph 1, the following point is added: ‘(m) natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that have participated in or enabled transfers of ownership, control or economic benefit of the business interests of leading businesspersons who are subject to Union restrictive measures pursuant to the criterion set out in point (g) of this paragraph and listed in Annex I to this Regulation, thereby significantly frustrating those measures, with the exception of transfers expressly permitted pursuant to derogations and exemptions laid down in this Regulation or Regulation (EU) No 833/2014,’ ; (2) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘1b. Leading businesspersons operating in Russia listed in Annex I pursuant to paragraph 1, point (g), who claim to have transferred ownership, control or economic benefit of their business interests on or after 24 February 2022 shall continue to be considered as leading businesspersons and maintained in the list set out in Annex I, unless sufficient, recent and reliable information demonstrates that they no longer meet the criterion set out in paragraph 1, point (g).’.