Council Regulation (EU) 2022/577

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine ,

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

Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1
Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 is amended as follows: {| class="wikitable"
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 * Article 1za is replaced by the following:

‘Article 1za
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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 * (4)
 * the following Article is inserted:

‘Article 1zc
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 Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.


 * This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.


 * Done at Brussles, 8 April 2022.