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Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1846 of 23 July 2026 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

Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1846 of 23 July 2026 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 (EU) 2026/1846 · Regulation · 3 articles

Data as of 2026-07-30 · Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. · Read the official text ↗

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is amended as follows: (1) Article 1bb is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 3d is deleted; (b) paragraph 14a is replaced by the following: ‘14a.   By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 3, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of goods falling under CN codes 8517 62 and 8523 52, or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, for non-military-use and for a non-military end-user, after having determined that such goods or related technical or financial assistance are intended for civilian electronic communications networks.’ ; (2) in Article 1e(4), point (e) is replaced by the following: ‘(e) civilian electronic communications networks which are not the property of an entity that is publicly controlled or with over 50 % public ownership;’ ; (3) in Article 1f(4), point (e) is replaced by the following: ‘(e) civilian electronic communications networks which are not the property of an entity that is publicly controlled or with over 50 % public ownership;’ ; (4) Article 1ra is amended as follows: (a) paragraphs 9a and 9b are deleted; (b) paragraph 9c is replaced by the following: ‘9c.   As of 26 January 2026 until 31 December 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 Belarus or exported from Belarus, provided that the goods are intended for exclusive use in Hungary.’ ; (c) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘9f.   With regard to the goods falling under CN codes 3803, 7006, 7008, 7009, 7011, 7013, 7014, 7017, 7018, 7020, 8707 and 8708, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the execution until 25 October 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 July 2026, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.’ ; (5) in Article 1s, paragraph 4a is replaced by the following: ‘4a.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, and without prejudice to the authorisation requirements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/821, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of machinery falling under CN code 8471 80 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, after having determined that such machinery or the related technical or financial assistance are intended for civilian electronic communications networks.’ ; (6) in Article 1u, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3.   It shall be prohibited, as from 26 March 2025, to allow Belarusian nationals or natural persons residing in Belarus 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. As from 25 August 2026, that prohibition shall also apply to the case of a legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State and is providing any other crypto-asset services, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2023/1114.’ ; (7) in Article 1y, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2.   Paragraph 1 shall not apply to nationals of a Member State, of a country member of the European Economic Area, or of Switzerland, or to natural persons having a temporary or permanent residence permit in a Member State, in a country member of the European Economic Area, or in Switzerland.’ ; (8) Article 8h, paragraph 1, is replaced by the following: ‘1.   Any person referred to in the third or fourth indent of Article 10 shall be entitled to recover, in judicial proceedings before the competent courts of a Member State, any direct or indirect damages, including legal costs, incurred by that person, or by a legal person, entity or body that the person referred to in the fourth indent of Article 10 owns or controls, as a consequence of claims lodged with courts in third countries by persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 8d(1), point (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), 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, provided that the person concerned does not have effective access to the remedies under the relevant jurisdiction. Such damages may be recovered from the persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 8d(1), point (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e), that lodged the claims with the courts in the third country, or from persons, entities or bodies that own or control those entities or bodies.’ ; (9) the Annexes are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 are amended as follows: (1) in Annex V, the following entities are inserted:   ‘CHIP AND DIP LLC   OJSC Rogachev Plant Diaprojector   DISPLAY DESIGN BUREAU JSC   CJSC “Hull Products Plant”’; (2) Annex Va is amended as follows: (a) in Part A, Category III, Part 1 (Telecommunications), section X.A.III.101 (Telecommunication equipment), the following items are added: ‘j. Radio frequency systems and equipment not included in Regulation (EU) 2021/821, components and accessories, specially designed or modified to develop any of the following functions: a. Take control and command of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); b. Deliberately and selectively interfere with, deny, inhibit, degrade or deceive radio frequency signals for the control and command of UAVs; c. Use the specific features of the radio frequency protocol used by UAVs to interfere with their operation. Technical Note : Such systems and equipment may include radio frequency jammers, protocol analysers, signal spoofers, takeover systems, directional antennas, software-defined radio (SDR) platforms, electronic warfare modules, and associated control software or firmware specifically adapted for counter-UAV applications.’; (b) in Part A, Category IX (Special Materials and Related Equipment), the following sections are inserted: ‘X.C.IX.018 Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, not specified in Regulation (EU) 2021/821, having all of the following characteristics: a. A maximum operating temperature exceeding 413,15 K (140 °C) and a minimum operating temperature of less than 233,15 K (-40 °C); and b. Compliant with all of the following, measured in accordance with the standard ASTM E595 or “equivalent standards”: 1. A “Total Mass Loss” (TML) equal to or less than 1,0 %; and 2. A “Collected Volatile Condensable Material” (CVCM) equal to or less than 0,10 %. Technical Notes: 1. For the purposes of the control X.C.IX.018, “Total Mass Loss” (TML) is the percentage reduction in specimen mass caused by volatilisation of materials under specified vacuum and temperature conditions according to the standard ASTM E595 or “equivalent standards”. Where: M i  = initial specimen mass M f  = final specimen mass after vacuum exposure 2. For the purposes of the control X.C.IX.018, “Collected Volatile Condensable Material” (CVCM) is the percentage of outgassed volatile material from a test specimen that condenses on a specified collector maintained at controlled temperature. Where: M c = mass collected on the condenser plate M i  = initial specimen mass X.C.IX.019 Nickel powder, nickel metal and alloys having a nickel purity content of 50 % or greater by weight, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821. X.C.IX.020 Beryllium powder having a beryllium purity content of 50 % or greater by weight, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821.’; (c) in Part A, Category VII (Aerospace and Propulsion), the following sections are inserted: ‘X.A.VII.004 Servomotors having a torque-to-weight ratio equal or higher than 0,16. Technical Note: The torque-to-weight ratio is computed considering the torque in kgf*cm and the weight in g. X.A.VII.005 Launch systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and parts thereof, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821. X.A.VII.006 Ground support equipment for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). X.A.VII.007 “Flight termination” systems and specially designed components therefor. Note: This control covers digital and analogue communications standards for “Flight termination” systems, including encrypted operational modes. Technical Notes: 1. For the purpose of this control “flight termination” can involve a controlled descent, self-destruction of the UAV or missile, or detonation of the warhead to minimise the risk of collateral damage. 2. For the purpose of this control, components include ground and on-board equipment, command exciters, encoders, amplifier controllers, command verification receivers, amplifiers, transmitters, decoders and receivers. X.D.VII.003 “Software”, for the “use” of equipment controlled by X.A.VII.006 or X.A.VII.007.’; (3) in Annex XXVII, the following entries are inserted: CN code Name of the good ‘2603 Copper ores and concentrates 2604 Nickel ores and concentrates 2607 Lead ores and concentrates 2616 Precious-metal ores and concentrates 2817 Zinc oxide; zinc peroxide 2819 Chromium oxides and hydroxides 3803 Tall oil, whether or not refined 7001 Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass, excluding glass from cathode-ray tubes or other activated glass of heading 8549; glass in the mass 7002 Glass in balls (other than microspheres of heading 7018), rods or tubes, unworked 7003 Cast glass and rolled glass, in sheets or profiles, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked 7004 Drawn glass and blown glass, in sheets, whether or not having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not otherwise worked 7006 Glass of heading 7003, 7004 or 7005, bent, edge-worked, engraved, drilled, enamelled or otherwise worked, but not framed or fitted with other materials 7008 Multiple-walled insulating units of glass 7009 Glass mirrors, whether or not framed, including rear-view mirrors 7011 Glass envelopes (including bulbs and tubes), open, and glass parts thereof, without fittings, for electric lamps and light sources, cathode-ray tubes or the like 7013 Glassware of a kind used for table, kitchen, toilet, office, indoor decoration or similar purposes (other than that of heading 7010 or 7018) 7014 Signalling glassware and optical elements of glass (other than those of heading 7015), not optically worked 7015 Clock or watch glasses and similar glasses, glasses for non-corrective or corrective spectacles, curved, bent, hollowed or the like, not optically worked; hollow glass spheres and their segments, for the manufacture of such glasses 7016 Paving blocks, slabs, bricks, squares, tiles and other articles of pressed or moulded glass, whether or not wired, of a kind used for building or construction purposes; glass cubes and other glass smallwares, whether or not on a backing, for mosaics or similar decorative purposes; leaded lights and the like; multicellular or foam glass in blocks, panels, plates, shells or similar forms 7017 Laboratory, hygienic or pharmaceutical glassware, whether or not graduated or calibrated 7018 Glass beads, imitation pearls, imitation precious or semi-precious stones and similar glass smallwares, and articles thereof other than imitation jewellery; glass eyes other than prosthetic articles; statuettes and other ornaments of lamp-worked glass, other than imitation jewellery; glass microspheres not exceeding 1 mm in diameter 7020 Other articles of glass 7901 Unwrought zinc 8707 Bodies (including cabs), for the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705 8708 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705’.

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