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Council Decision 2014/499/CFSP of 25 July 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect            of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine         

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# Council Decision 2014/499/CFSP                     

# of 25 July 2014

# amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial                        integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine                     

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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

Whereas:

(1)On 17 March 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP(1).

(2)In view of the gravity of the situation in Ukraine, the restrictions on admission and the freezing of funds and economic resources                              should also apply to natural and legal persons, entities and bodies actively supporting, materially or financially, or benefiting                              from, Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Eastern-Ukraine.

(3)Furthermore, the Council considers that additional natural and legal persons should be added to the list of persons, entities                              and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP.

(4)Decision 2014/145/CFSP should be amended accordingly.

(5)Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement these measures,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

# Article 1U.K.

Decision 2014/145/CFSP is amended as follows:

Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into or transit through their territories of:                           

(a)natural persons responsible for, actively supporting or implementing, actions or policies which undermine or threaten the                                    territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine, or which obstruct the                                    work of international organisations in Ukraine, and of natural persons associated with them; or                           

(b)natural persons actively supporting, materially or financially, or benefiting from, Russian decision-makers responsible for                                    the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Eastern-Ukraine,                           

as listed in the Annex.’;                           

Article 2(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by:                           

(a)natural persons responsible for, actively supporting or implementing, actions or policies which undermine or threaten the                                    territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine, or which obstruct the                                    work of international organisations in Ukraine, and natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them;                           

(b)legal persons, entities or bodies supporting, materially or financially, actions which undermine or threaten the territorial                                    integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine;                           

(c)legal persons, entities or bodies in Crimea or Sevastopol whose ownership has been transferred contrary to Ukrainian law,                                    or legal persons, entities or bodies which have benefited from such a transfer; or                           

(d)natural or legal persons, entities or bodies actively supporting, materially or financially, or benefiting from, Russian decision-makers                                    responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine,                           

as listed in the Annex, shall be frozen.’.                           

# Article 2U.K.

The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the list set out in the Annex to Decision                     2014/145/CFSP.                  

# Article 3U.K.

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

## ANNEXU.K.LIST OF PERSONS AND ENTITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2

### I.

### Individuals

### [X1II.

### Entities]

Editorial Information

X1Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Decision 2014/499/CFSP of 25 July 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures                                 in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Official                                 Journal of the European Union L 221 of 25 July 2014).

### [X2III.

### Entities whose ownership has been transferred contrary to Ukrainian law]

Editorial Information

X2Deleted by Corrigendum to Council Decision 2014/499/CFSP of 25 July 2014 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures                                 in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (Official                                 Journal of the European Union L 221 of 25 July 2014).

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Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening                              the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p.16).