Council Regulation (EU) 2022/626

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 (CFSP) 2022/628 of 13 April 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/266 concerning restrictive measures in response to the recognition of the non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts of Ukraine and the ordering of Russian armed forces into those areas ,

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
In Regulation (EU) 2022/263, the following articles are inserted:

‘Article 4a
1.   The prohibitions set out in Article 4 shall not apply to: 2.   By way of derogation from Article 4, in cases not covered by paragraph 1 of this Article, the competent authorities may grant specific or general authorisations, under such general and specific terms and conditions they deem appropriate, for:

to any natural or legal person, entity or body in the specified territories or for use in the specified territories, provided that such goods, technology, services and assistance are necessary for exclusively humanitarian purposes in the specified territories.

3.   The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 2 within two weeks of the authorisation.

4.   Nothing in this Article shall affect compliance with Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (*1).

Article 5a
1.   The prohibitions set out in Article 5(1) shall not apply to the provision of technical assistance, or brokering, construction or engineering services directly relating to infrastructure in the specified territories in the sectors referred to in Article 4(1) as defined on the basis of Annex II, independently of the origin of the goods and technology, by: 2.   By way of derogation from Article 5(1), in cases not covered by paragraph 1 of this Article, the competent authorities may grant specific or general authorisations, under such general and specific terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, for the provision of technical assistance, or brokering, construction or engineering services directly relating to infrastructure in the specified territories in the sectors referred to in Article 4(1) as defined on the basis of Annex II, independently of the origin of the goods and technology, provided that such assistance and services are necessary for exclusively humanitarian purposes in the specified territories.

3.   The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 2 within two weeks of the authorisation.

4.   Nothing in this Article shall affect compliance with Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

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 Brussels, 13 April 2022.