Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 is amended as follows:
(1)
in Article 1, the following points are added:
‘(zh)
“crypto-asset” means crypto-asset as defined in Article 3(1), point (5), of Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *1 ) ;
(zi)
“payment services” means services as defined in Article 4(3) of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *2 ) ;
(zj)
“services directly related to tourism activities” means the following services:
(i)
travel agency and tour operator services, including services rendered for passenger travel by travel agencies and tour operators and similar services; travel information, advice and planning services; services related to the arrangement of tours, accommodation, passenger and baggage transportation; ticket issuance services;
(ii)
tourist guide services;
(iii)
advertising services related to the services referred to in points (i) and (ii).
( *1 ) Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 May 2023 on markets in crypto-assets, and amending Regulations (EU) No 1093/2010 and (EU) No 1095/2010 and Directives 2013/36/EU and (EU) 2019/1937 ( OJ L 150, 9.6.2023, p. 40 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/1114/oj )."
( *2 ) Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market, amending Directives 2002/65/EC, 2009/110/EC and 2013/36/EU and Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010, and repealing Directive 2007/64/EC ( OJ L 337, 23.12.2015, p. 35 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2015/2366/oj ).’;"
(2)
Article 3i is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 3e is replaced by the following:
‘3e. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the competent authorities may authorise the purchase, import or transfer of goods falling under CN codes 7007, 7019, 8424 10 00, 8479, 8481, 8483, 8487, 8504, 8516 29 50, 8517, 8525, 8531, 8536, 8537, 8538, 8539, 8542, 8543, and 8603, as listed in Annex XXI, or the provision of related technical and financial assistance, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that to do so is necessary for the operation, maintenance or repair of Budapest metro line 3 cars delivered in 2018, in execution of the service life guarantee provided by Metrowagonmash prior to 24 June 2023.’
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(b)
the following paragraphs are inserted:
‘3bb. With regard to the goods falling under CN code 2901 10 00, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the execution until 25 January 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.
3bc. As of 26 January 2026 until 25 July 2026, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the purchase or import to Hungary of goods falling under CN code 2901 10 00 originating in Russia or exported from Russia, provided that the goods are intended for exclusive use in Hungary.
3bd. Goods falling under CN code 2901 10 00 imported to Hungary following the exemption in paragraph 3bc shall not be sold on to buyers located in another Member State or in a third country.’
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‘3g. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, the competent authorities may authorise the purchase, import or transfer of goods falling under CN code 8539 49, as listed in Annex XXI, or the provision of related technical and financial assistance, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that to do so is necessary for the operation, maintenance or repair of ultra-violet (UV) lamps used for the disinfection of drinking water in the absence of a supplier of equivalent UV lamps and related goods outside of Russia.’
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(c)
paragraph 6 is replaced by the following:
‘6. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraphs 3ab, 3c, 3e or 3g within two weeks of the authorisation.’
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(3)
Article 3k is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 3ag is deleted;
(b)
the following paragraphs are inserted:
‘3aj. With regard to the goods falling under the CN codes listed in Annex XXIIIG, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the execution until 25 January 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.
3ak. With regard to the goods falling under CN codes 6902 and 6909 19, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the execution until 25 April 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.’
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(c)
in paragraph 5a, point (e) is replaced by the following:
‘(e)
goods falling under CN code 7615 10, CN code 8414 60, CN code 8422 30 and CN code 8423 10;’
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(4)
the following article is inserted:
‘Article 3ra
1. It shall be prohibited, as of 25 April 2026, to purchase, import or transfer, directly or indirectly, liquified natural gas falling under CN code 2711 11 00, if it originates in Russia or is exported from Russia.
2. Paragraph 1 shall apply as of 1 January 2027 in case the purchase, import or transfer is executed under a contract for the supply of liquified natural gas, excluding a natural gas derivative, the duration of which contract exceeds one year and which contract was concluded before 17 June 2025 and where that contract was not amended thereafter, unless the amendment is limited to:
(a)
lowering contracted quantities;
(b)
lowering prices and fees;
(c)
amending confidentiality clauses;
(d)
amending operational procedures, such as communication procedures;
(e)
changes of addresses of contract parties;
(f)
transfers of contractual obligations between affiliated undertakings;
(g)
changes required by judicial or arbitration procedures or,
(h)
for landlocked countries, changes between national delivery points.
3. It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance or any other services related to the prohibition in paragraph 1.
4. In accordance with Articles 13 and 14, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 3 shall be complied with regardless of any provision pursuant to other Union legislation with overlapping scope.’
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(5)
Article 3s is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1, point (f) is replaced by the following:
‘(f)
provide financing and financial assistance, including insurance and reinsurance, as well as brokering services, including ship brokering;’
;
(b)
in paragraph 2, point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
transport crude oil or petroleum products as listed in Annex XXV or mineral products that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia and practice irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33);’
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(6)
Article 5aa is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 3, point (d) is replaced by the following:
‘(d)
transactions, including sales, which are strictly necessary for the wind-down, by 31 December 2026, of a joint venture or similar legal arrangement concluded before 16 March 2022, involving a legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1;’
;
(b)
in paragraph 3, the following point is added:
‘(i)
without prejudice to the prohibition in Article 3m, transactions with entities listed under entries number 4 and 6 in Part A of Annex XIX which are necessary for the trading, brokering, transport, including through ship-to-ship transfers to third countries, and the related technical assistance, brokering services or financing or financial assistance of, crude oil falling under CN code 2709 00 and petroleum products falling under CN code 2710, which originate in Russia or which have been exported from Russia, provided that the purchase price per barrel of such products does not exceed the price laid down in Annex XXVIII to this Regulation, in compliance with Article 3n, paragraph 6(a) of this Regulation.’
;
(c)
in paragraph 3, the following subparagraphs are added after point (i):
‘The exemptions in points (a) and (aa) of this paragraph do not apply to the entity listed under entry number 4 in Part A of Annex XIX, except for transit of oil or refined petroleum products originating in a third country that are only being loaded in, departing from or transiting through Russia, provided that both the origin and the owner of those goods are non-Russian.
The exemptions in points (a), (aa) and (b) of this paragraph do not apply to the entity listed under entry number 6 in Part A of Annex XIX.’
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(d)
paragraph 3a is replaced by the following:
‘(3a)
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 the divestment and withdrawal by 31 December 2026, by the entities referred to in paragraph 1 or their subsidiaries in the Union from a legal person, entity or body established in the Union.’
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(7)
Article 5ac is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraphs 1 to 4 are replaced by the following:
‘1. It shall be prohibited, as from 25 June 2024, for legal persons, entities or bodies established in the Union and operating outside of Russia to connect to the System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) of the Central Bank of Russia or equivalent specialised financial messaging and payment services set up by the Central Bank of Russia, and, as from 25 January 2026, to connect to any systems of the Central Bank of Russia or to systems provided by any other legal person, entity or body incorporated or constituted under the law of Russia that include a financial messaging functionality, including the Fast Payment System (SBP) and Mir.
2. It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body established outside Russia as listed in Annex XLIV.
Annex XLIV shall include the legal persons, entities or bodies established outside Russia that use the SPFS of the Central Bank of Russia or equivalent specialised financial messaging services set up by the Central Bank of Russia or the Russian State, or any systems of the Central Bank of Russia and any systems provided by any other Russian entity that include a financial messaging functionality, including the Fast Payment System (SBP) and Mir.
3. The prohibition in paragraph 2 shall not apply until 25 April 2026 to the execution of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025 with the legal persons listed in Annex XLIV by Council Regulation (EU) 2025/2033, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.
4. The prohibition in paragraph 2 shall not apply to the reception of payments due by a legal person, entity or body listed in Annex XLIV by 24 October 2025 pursuant to contracts performed before 25 April 2026.’
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(b)
the following points are added to paragraph 5:
‘(g)
necessary for the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the Union and of the Member States in third countries, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in third countries enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;
(h)
made by nationals of a Member State who are residents of third countries;
(i)
necessary for Member States’ historical responsibility programmes or for the support of Member States’ethnic minorities in Russia.’
;
(8)
Article 5ad is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly engage in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body established outside of the Union that:
(a)
is a credit or financial institution or an entity providing crypto-asset services or payment services that provides such services to legal persons, entities and bodies listed in this Regulation or Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 or is otherwise significantly frustrating the purpose of the prohibitions in those Regulations, as listed in Part A of Annex XLV to this Regulation;
(b)
is a credit or financial institution or an entity providing crypto-asset services or payment services that supports Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, including by processing transactions or providing export financing for trade operations that frustrate the purpose of this Regulation, as listed in Part B of Annex XLV to this Regulation;
(c)
is not a credit or financial institution or an entity providing crypto-asset services or payment services and is significantly frustrating the purpose of the prohibitions set out in Articles 3m, 3n and 3s of this Regulation, as listed in Part C of Annex XLV to this Regulation.’
;
(b)
paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall apply to:
(a)
a legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of an entity referred to in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1;
(b)
an entity providing crypto-asset services or payment services that operates as a mirror or successor entity of an entity referred to in points (a), (b) or (c) of paragraph 1.’
;
(c)
the following paragraph is inserted:
‘2a. For the purposes of paragraph 2, point (b), a mirror or successor entity of a listed entity is an entity where at least two of the following criteria are met:
(a)
substantially identical content, feeds or transaction flows;
(b)
continuity of branding, design or user interface;
(c)
overlapping ownership, control or management;
(d)
redirection or migration of users from a listed entity;
(e)
continuity of technical infrastructure, including use of the same code base, domains or applications.’
;
(d)
in paragraph 3, the following points are added:
‘(d)
necessary to the execution, until 25 April 2026, of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025 with the legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Part A of Annex XLV by Regulation (EU) 2025/2033, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts;
(e)
necessary for the reception of payments due by the legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Part A of Annex XLV by Regulation (EU) 2025/2033 pursuant to contracts performed before 24 October 2025.’
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(9)
in Article 5ae, the introductory wording of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. It shall be prohibited to engage in any transaction, directly or indirectly, with ports and locks listed in Part A and Part C of Annex XLVII. Part A of Annex XLVII shall include ports and locks in Russia, and Part C of Annex XLVII shall include ports and locks in third countries other than Russia, that are used:’
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(10)
the following article is inserted:
‘Article 5ah
1. It shall be prohibited to:
(a)
acquire any new or extend any existing participation in ownership or control of any legal person, entity or body which is registered as a resident of, or whose registered office, principal place of business, or permanent establishment is located within, the special economic, innovation or preferential zones of the Russian Federation listed in Part A or B of Annex LII;
(b)
create any new joint venture, branch, or representative office in the special economic, innovation or preferential zones listed in Part A or B of Annex LII, or with a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a);
(c)
enter into any new contract or arrangement for the supply of goods or services, or of related intellectual property rights or trade secrets to, from, or for use in the special economic, innovation or preferential zones listed in Part A or B of Annex LII, or with a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a).
2. It shall be prohibited, as of 25 January 2026, to:
(a)
maintain any existing participation in ownership or control of any legal person, entity or body which is formally registered as a resident of, or the registered office, principal place of business, or permanent establishment of which is located within, the special economic, innovation or preferential zones of the Russian Federation listed in Part A of Annex LII;
(b)
maintain any existing joint venture, branch, or representative office in the special economic, innovation or preferential zones listed in Part A of Annex LII, or with a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a);
(c)
maintain any existing contract or arrangement for the supply of goods or services, or of related intellectual property rights or trade secrets to, from, or for use in the special economic, innovation or preferential zones listed in Part A of Annex LII, or with a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a).
3. It shall be prohibited to:
(a)
grant, or be part of any arrangement to grant, any loan or credit or otherwise provide financing, including equity capital, to a legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1 or 2, or for the documented purpose of financing such a legal person, entity or body;
(b)
provide investment services directly related to the activities referred to in point (a) or in paragraph 1 or 2.
4. The prohibitions in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall also apply to any legal person, entity or body outside the special economic, innovation or preferential zones listed in Annex LII that is owned or controlled by a legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1 or 2.
5. Paragraphs 1 to 4 shall not apply to:
(a)
activities necessary for public health emergencies, 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;
(b)
activities strictly necessary for the direct or indirect purchase, import or transport of natural gas, titanium, aluminium, copper, nickel, palladium or iron ore from or through Russia into the Union, a country member of the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the Western Balkans;
(c)
unless prohibited under Article 3m or 3n, activities strictly necessary for the direct or indirect purchase, import or transport of oil, including refined petroleum products, from or through Russia;
(d)
activities necessary for the purchase, import or transfer of seaborne crude oil and of petroleum products listed in Annex XXV where those goods originate in a third country and are only being loaded in, departing from or transiting through Russia, provided that both the origin and the owner of those goods are non-Russian.
6. Paragraphs 1 and 3 and, where otherwise applicable, paragraph 4, shall not apply to the execution until 25 January 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.
7. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 to 4, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, activities which are strictly necessary for:
(a)
humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, or the transfer of humanitarian workers and related assistance, or for evacuations;
(b)
research, development or manufacturing of pharmaceutical, medical, agricultural or food products, including wheat and fertilisers the import, purchase and transport of which is allowed under this Regulation;
(c)
ensuring access to judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings in a Member State, as well as for the recognition or enforcement of a judgement or an arbitration award rendered in a Member State, if such transactions are consistent with the objectives of this Regulation and those of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014;
(d)
divestment and withdrawal from Russia or the wind-down of business activities in Russia;
(e)
the provision of electronic communication services by Union telecommunication operators necessary for the operation, maintenance and security, including cybersecurity, of electronic communication services, in Russia, in Ukraine, in the Union, between Russia and the Union, and between Ukraine and the Union, and for data centre services in the Union.’
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(11)
Article 5b is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, the following services to Russian nationals or natural persons residing in Russia, or to legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia:
(a)
crypto-asset services, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2023/1114;
(b)
issuing of payment instruments, acquiring of payment transactions, or payment initiation services, as defined in Directive (EU) 2015/2366;
(c)
issuing of electronic money, as defined in Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *3 ) .
( *3 ) Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions amending Directives 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive 2000/46/EC ( OJ L 267, 10.10.2009, p. 7 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2009/110/oj .)’;"
(b)
paragraph 2a is replaced by the following:
‘2a. It shall be prohibited, as from 18 January 2024, to allow Russian nationals or natural persons residing in Russia to directly or indirectly own or control, or to hold any posts in the governing bodies of, a legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State and is providing crypto-asset wallet, account or custody services.’
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(12)
the following article is inserted:
‘Article 5ba
It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction involving the crypto-assets listed in Annex LIII.’
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(13)
Article 5c is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘1. By way of derogation from Articles 5b(1) and (2), the competent authorities may authorise the acceptance of such a deposit or the provision of such a service, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the acceptance of such a deposit or the provision of such a service is:’
;
(b)
the following paragraphs are inserted:
‘1a. The prohibition in Article 5b(2), points (b) and (c), shall not apply to the provision of personalised security credentials necessary to access an account with a credit institution or an electronic money institution established in a Member State or a partner country as listed in Annex VIII.
1b. By way of derogation from Article 5b(2), points (b) and (c), the competent authorities may authorise the provision of such a service, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that to do so is necessary for the exclusive use of legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia that are owned by, or solely or jointly controlled by, a legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State or a partner country as listed in Annex VIII.’
;
(c)
paragraph 2 is replaced by the following:
‘2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1, points (a), (b), (c), (e), (f) or (g), or under paragraph 1b within two weeks of the authorisation.’
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(14)
in Article 5d, the introductory wording of paragraph 1 is replaced by the following:
‘1. By way of derogation from Articles 5b(1) and (2), the competent authorities may authorise the acceptance of such a deposit or the provision of such a service, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the acceptance of such a deposit or the provision of such a service is:’
;
(15)
in Article 5h, the following points are added to paragraph 1a:
‘(c)
necessary for the export, sale, supply, transfer or transport of pharmaceutical, medical or agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers, the export, sale, supply, transfer or transport of which to Russia is allowed under this Regulation;
(d)
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;
(e)
necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, or the transfer of humanitarian workers and related assistance or for evacuations;
(f)
necessary for the reception of payments due by the legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Part A of Annex XIX pursuant to contracts performed before 15 May 2022;
(g)
necessary for the implementation of authorisations granted by the competent authorities of a Member State pursuant to Article 6b(5j) of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014;
(h)
necessary for Member States’ historical responsibility programmes or for the support of Member States’ ethnic minorities in Russia.’
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(16)
in Article 5k(1), point (b) is replaced by the following:
‘(b)
a legal person, entity or body whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by a natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a) of this paragraph; or’
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(17)
Article 5n is replaced by the following:
‘Article 5n
1. It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, the following services to the Government of Russia or to legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia:
(a)
legal advisory services;
(b)
accounting, auditing, including statutory audit, bookkeeping, tax consulting and business and management consulting, or public relations services;
(c)
construction, architectural, engineering, integrated engineering, urban planning, engineering-related scientific and technical consulting or technical testing and analysis services;
(d)
advertising, market research or public opinion polling services;
(e)
IT consultancy services;
(f)
commercial space-based services consisting of Earth observation or satellite navigation;
(g)
artificial intelligence services consisting of access to models or to platforms for their training, fine-tuning and inference;
(h)
high-performance computing, including access to graphic processing unit -accelerated computing, or quantum computing services.
2. It shall be prohibited to provide services directly related to tourism activities in Russia.
3. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer, export or provide, directly or indirectly, software for the management of enterprises, software for industrial design and manufacture and software with certain uses in the banking and financial sector, as listed in Annex XXXIX, to the Government of Russia or to legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia.
3a. It shall be prohibited to:
(a)
provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the services and software referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3, directly or indirectly, to the Government of Russia or to legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia;
(b)
provide financing or financial assistance related to the services and software referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly, to the Government of Russia or to legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia;
(c)
sell, license or transfer in any other way intellectual property rights or trade secrets as well as grant rights to access or re-use any material or information protected by means of intellectual property rights or constituting trade secrets related to the software referred to in paragraph 3 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of that software, directly or indirectly, to the Government of Russia or to any legal person, entity or body established in Russia.
4. A prior authorisation shall be required for the provision, directly or indirectly, of any service not covered by paragraphs 1 or 2, to the Government of Russia. The competent authorities may authorise, based on a specific and case-by-case assessment, the provision of such services, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that this is consistent with the objectives of this Regulation and Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.
5. Paragraph 1, points (a) and (b) shall not apply to the provision of services that are strictly necessary for the exercise of the right of defence in judicial proceedings and the right to an effective legal remedy.
6. Paragraph 1, points (a) and (b) shall not apply to the provision of services which are 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 provision of services is consistent with the objectives of this Regulation and those of Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.
8. Paragraph 1, points (c) and (f), and paragraph 3 shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer, export or provision of services or software necessary for public health emergencies, 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.
8a. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the provision of services, by nationals of a Member State who are residents of Russia and were so before 24 February 2022, to the legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in point (h) of paragraph 10 which are their employers, provided that such services are intended for the exclusive use of those legal persons, entities or bodies.
8b. Paragraph 1, points (f), (g) and (h) shall apply as of 25 November 2025.
8c. Paragraphs 2 and 4 shall not apply to the execution until 1 January 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract.
9a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, points (a) and (b), the competent authorities may authorise the provision of services referred to therein, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that such services are strictly necessary for the setting-up, certification or evaluation of a firewall measure which:
(a)
removes the control by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, over the assets of a non-listed legal person, entity or body incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State which is owned or controlled by the former; and
(b)
ensures that no further funds or economic resources accrue to the benefit of the listed natural or legal person, entity or body.
9b. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, points (g) and (h), and from paragraph 3, the competent authorities may authorise the provision of services and software referred to therein, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that such services or software are strictly necessary for the contribution of Russian nationals to international open-source projects.
9c. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, points (a), (c) and (e), the competent authorities may authorise the provision of services referred to therein, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that such services are strictly necessary for the functioning of a consular or diplomatic representation of the Russian Federation located in a Member State.
9d. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, point (f), the competent authorities may authorise the provision of services referred to therein, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that such services are necessary for intergovernmental cooperation in space programmes.
10. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 3 and 3a, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer, export, or provision of the services and software referred to therein, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that to do so is necessary for:
(a)
humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, or the transfer of humanitarian workers and related assistance, or for evacuations;
(b)
civil society activities that directly promote democracy, human rights or the rule of law in Russia;
(c)
the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the Union and of the Member States or partner countries in Russia, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Russia enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;
(d)
ensuring critical energy supply within the Union and the purchase, import or transport into the Union of titanium, aluminium, copper, nickel, palladium or iron ore;
(e)
ensuring the continuous operation of infrastructure, hardware or software which is critical for human health and safety or for the safety of the environment;
(f)
the establishment, operation, maintenance, fuel supply and retreatment and safety of civil nuclear capabilities, and the continuation of design, construction and commissioning required for the completion of civil nuclear facilities, the supply of precursor material for the production of medical radioisotopes and similar medical applications, or critical technology for environmental radiation monitoring, as well as for civil nuclear cooperation, in particular in the field of research and development;
(g)
the provision of electronic communication services by Union telecommunication operators necessary for the operation, maintenance and security, including cybersecurity, of electronic communication services, in Russia, in Ukraine, in the Union, between Russia and the Union, and between Ukraine and the Union, and for data centre services in the Union;
(h)
the exclusive use of legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia that are owned by, or solely or jointly controlled by, a legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State or a partner country as listed in Annex VIII.
10a. The prohibition in paragraph 3 shall not apply to the provision of software with certain uses in the banking and financial sector as listed in Annex XXXIX that is necessary for the execution until 30 September 2025 of contracts concluded before 20 July 2025, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.
11. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraphs 4, 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d or 10 within two weeks of the authorisation.’
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(18)
the following article is inserted:
‘Article 5u
It shall be prohibited, during the five years following the sale or any form of lease arrangement of vessels or aircraft that were operated, directly or indirectly, by the Government of Russia or by a legal person, entity or body established in Russia, to sell, provide, underwrite or otherwise enter into any contract or arrangement which results in the transfer of risks from, or the ceding of exposure to risks associated with, insurance coverage for such vessels or aircraft.’
;
(19)
the following articles are inserted:
‘Article 5v
1. Russian nationals, who are members of the diplomatic or consular personnel of Russia, or members of the administrative and technical staff or of the service staff of diplomatic missions or consular posts of Russia, or their family members, holders of a valid residence permit, including diplomatic identification documents, or a valid visa issued by another State, who intend to travel to or transit through the territory of any Member State, based on that residence permit or visa, shall notify the Member State or Member States concerned by the travel at least 24 hours before the intended date of entry into their territory.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to minors or family members who are not part of the household of members of the diplomatic mission or consular post.
3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to travel to or transit through the territory of the Member State that issued the residence permit or visa.
4. The notification in paragraph 1 shall include:
(a)
the means of transport; for private vehicles, including those owned by a diplomatic mission or a consular post or an employee thereof, it shall include the make, type, and licence plate number; for public transport, it shall include the name of the carrier and the route code or equivalent;
(b)
the point of entry into the territory;
(c)
the date of entry into the territory;
(d)
the point of exit from the territory;
(e)
the date of exit from the territory.
5. Member States shall inform the Council of any cases of breach of the obligation in paragraph 1.
6. This Article shall apply from 25 January 2026.
Article 5w
1. A Member State may impose an authorisation requirement on the travel to or transit through its territory of Russian nationals, who are members of diplomatic or consular personnel of Russia, or members of the administrative and technical staff or of the service staff of diplomatic missions or consular posts of Russia, or their family members, holders of a valid residence permit, including diplomatic IDs, or a valid visa issued by another State, based on that residence permit or visa.
2. National measures adopted on the basis of paragraph 1:
(a)
shall comply with the international law obligations of a Member State in respect of its own nationals;
(b)
shall not apply to minors or family members who are not part of the household of members of the diplomatic mission or consular post;
(c)
shall be without prejudice to the rights of a natural person in accordance with international law, while proceeding to take up or to return to his or her post, or when returning to his or her own country;
(d)
shall be without prejudice to cases in which a Member State is bound by an obligation of international law, namely:
(i)
as a host country to an international intergovernmental organisation;
(ii)
as a host country to an international conference or proceeding convened by, or under the auspices of the United Nations (UN);
(iii)
under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or
(iv)
under the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran pact) concluded by the Holy See (State of the Vatican City) and Italy;
(v)
as a host country to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); and
(e)
shall not apply to travel to and from, or transit through the territories of Member States of natural persons who are members of the diplomatic corps of Russia, for the purposes of participation in an international conference convened by, or organised under the auspices of the European Union, the United Nations and its specialised agencies, the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
3. A Member State deciding to adopt national measures pursuant to paragraph 1 shall inform the Council, at least 5 days before the entry into force of such measures.
4. This Article shall apply from 25 January 2026.’
;
(20)
Article 11 is amended as follows:
(a)
paragraph 4 is replaced by the following:
‘4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities, based on a specific and case-by-case assessment, may authorise, until 31 December 2026, the satisfaction of a claim made by one of the persons, entities and bodies indicated in point (b) paragraph 1, under such conditions as the competent authorities deem appropriate and after having determined that the satisfaction of the claim is strictly necessary for the divestment from Russia or the wind-down of business activities in Russia.’
;
(b)
the following paragraph is added:
‘5. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 4 within two weeks of the authorisation.’
;
(21)
Article 12b is amended as follows:
(a)
in paragraph 1, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘1. By way of derogation from Articles 2, 2a, 3, 3b, 3c, 3f, 3h and 3k, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply or transfer of goods and technologies listed in Annexes II, VII, X, XI, XVI, XVIII, XX and XXIII to this Regulation and in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 as well as the sale, licensing or transfer in any other way of intellectual property rights or trade secrets as well as granting rights to access or re-use any material or information protected by means of intellectual property rights or constituting trade secrets, related to the goods and technology mentioned above until 31 December 2026, where such sale, supply, transfer, licensing, granting rights to access or re-use is strictly necessary for the divestment from Russia or the wind-down of business activities in Russia, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:’
;
(b)
paragraph 1a is replaced by the following:
‘1a. By way of derogation from Articles 2, 2a, 3 and 3k, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply or transfer of goods and technologies listed in Annexes II, VII and XXIII until 31 December 2026, where such sale, supply, transfer or provision, is strictly necessary for the divestment from a joint venture incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State before 24 February 2022, involving a Russian legal person, entity or body, and operating a gas pipeline infrastructure between Russia and third countries, or the provision of technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance related to such goods and technologies strictly necessary for the operation, essential maintenance, repair or replacement of components of such pipeline and associated infrastructure instrumental to the abovementioned divestment.’
;
(c)
in paragraph 2, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘2. By way of derogation from Articles 3g and 3i, the competent authorities may authorise the import or transfer of goods listed in Annexes XVII and XXI until 31 December 2026, where such import or transfer is strictly necessary for the divestment from Russia or the wind-down of business activities in Russia, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:’
;
(d)
in paragraph 2a, the introductory wording is replaced by the following:
‘2a. By way of derogation from Article 5n, the competent authorities may authorise the continuation of the provision of services listed therein until 31 December 2026 where such provision of services is strictly necessary for the divestment from Russia or the wind-down of business activities in Russia, provided that the following conditions are fulfilled:’
;
(e)
paragraph 2b is deleted;
(22)
Annex IV is amended in accordance with Annex I to this Regulation;
(23)
Annex VII is amended in accordance with Annex II to this Regulation;
(24)
Annex VIII is amended in accordance with Annex III to this Regulation;
(25)
Annex XIV is amended in accordance with Annex IV to this Regulation;
(26)
Annex XVIII is amended in accordance with Annex V to this Regulation;
(27)
Annex XIX is amended in accordance with Annex VI to this Regulation;
(28)
Annex XXI is amended in accordance with Annex VII to this Regulation;
(29)
Annex XXIII is amended in accordance with Annex VIII to this Regulation;
(30)
Annex XXIIIG is added in accordance with Annex IX to this Regulation;
(31)
Annex XXXIX is amended in accordance with Annex X to this Regulation;
(32)
Annex XL is amended in accordance with Annex XI to this Regulation;
(33)
Annex XLII is amended in accordance with Annex XII to this Regulation;
(34)
Annex XLIV is amended in accordance with Annex XIII to this Regulation;
(35)
Annex XLV is amended in accordance with Annex XIV to this Regulation;
(36)
Annex XLVII is amended in accordance with Annex XV to this Regulation;
(37)
Annex LI is amended in accordance with Annex XVI to this Regulation;
(38)
Annex LII is added in accordance with Annex XVII to this Regulation;
(39)
Annex LIII is added in accordance with Annex XVIII to this Regulation;
(40)
Annex XXIIID is deleted.