Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/579

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
Decision 2012/642/CFSP is amended as follows: {| class="wikitable"
 * (2)
 * Article 2x is replaced by the following:

‘Article 2x
1.   It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export banknotes denominated in any official currency of a Member State to Belarus or to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Belarus, including the government and the Central Bank of Belarus, or for use in Belarus.

2.   The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer or export of banknotes denominated in any official currency of a Member State provided that such sale, supply, transfer or export is necessary for: {| class="wikitable"
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 * (3)
 * the following Article is inserted:

‘Article 2z
1.   It shall be prohibited for any road transport undertaking established in Belarus to transport goods by road within the territory of the Union, including in transit.

2.   The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to road transport undertakings transporting mail as a universal service.

3.   The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply until 16 April 2022 to the transport of goods that started before 9 April 2022, provided that the vehicle of the road transport undertaking: 4.   By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the transport of goods by a road transport undertaking established in Belarus if the competent authorities have determined that such transport is necessary for: 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.’.
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Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.


 * Done at Brussles, 8 April 2022.