Council Regulation (EU) 2022/877

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 of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,

Whereas: HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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

‘Article 1zb
1.   It shall be prohibited to provide specialised financial messaging services, which are used to exchange financial data, to the legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex XV or to any legal person, entity or body established in Belarus whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed in Annex XV.

2.   For each legal person, entity or body referred to in Annex XV, the prohibition set out in paragraph 1 shall apply as of the date mentioned for it in that Annex. The prohibition shall apply as of that same date to any legal person, entity or body established in Belarus whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed in Annex XV.’;
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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 Brussels, 3 June 2022.

ANNEX I
‘ANNEX V

LIST OF NATURAL OR LEGAL PERSONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 1e(7), 1f(7) AND 1fa(1)

Belarus Ministry of Defence

140 Repair Plant JSC

558 Aircraft Repair Plant JSC

2566 Radioelectronic Armament Repair Plant JSC

AGAT - Control Systems - Managing Company of Geoinformation Control Systems Holding, JSC

AGAT - Electromechanical Plant OJSC

AGAT - SYSTEM

ATE - Engineering LLC

BelOMO Holding

Belspetsvneshtechnika SFTUE

Beltechexport CJSC

BSVT-New Technologies

Department of Internal Affairs of the Gomel Region Executive Committee

Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Belarus

KGB Alpha

Kidma Tech OJSC

Minotor-Service

Minsk Wheeled Tractor Plant

Oboronnye Initsiativy LLC

OJS KB Radar Managing Company

Peleng JSC

State Authority for Military Industry of the Republic of Belarus

State Security Committee of the Republic of Belarus

Transaviaexport Airlines JSC

Volatavto OJSC

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ANNEX II
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