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COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 833/2014

of 31 July 2014

concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine







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Article 1

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

(a) ‘dual-use goods and technology’ means the items listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 1 );

(b) ‘competent authorities’ means the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex I;

(c) ‘technical assistance’ means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services, including verbal forms of assistance;

(d) ‘brokering services’ means: (i) the negotiation or arrangement of transactions for the purchase, sale or supply of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including from a third country to any other third country, or (ii) the selling or buying of goods and technology or of financial and technical services, including where they are located in third countries for their transfer to another third country;

(e) ‘investment services’ means the following services and activities: (i) reception and transmission of orders in relation to one or more financial instruments; (ii) execution of orders on behalf of clients; (iii) dealing on own account; (iv) portfolio management; (v) investment advice; (vi) underwriting of financial instruments and/or placing of financial instruments on a firm commitment basis; (vii) placing of financial instruments without a firm commitment basis; (viii) any service in relation to the admission to trading on a regulated market or trading on a multilateral trading facility;

(f) ▼M11 ‘transferable securities’ means the following classes of securities, including in the form of crypto-assets, which are negotiable on the capital market, with the exception of instruments of payment: ▼M7 (i) shares in companies and other securities equivalent to shares in companies, partnerships or other entities, and depositary receipts in respect of shares, (ii) bonds or other forms of securitised debt, including depositary receipts in respect of such securities, (iii) any other securities giving the right to acquire or sell any such transferable securities or giving rise to a cash settlement determined by reference to transferable securities;

(g) ‘money-market instruments’ means those classes of instruments which are normally dealt in on the money market, such as treasury bills, certificates of deposit and commercial papers and excluding instruments of payment;

(h) ‘credit institution’ means an undertaking, the business of which is to take deposits or other repayable funds from the public and to grant credit for its own account;

(i) ‘territory of the Union’ means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace;

(j) ‘central securities depository’ means a legal person as defined in point 1 of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 2 );

(k) ‘deposit’ means a credit balance which results from funds left in an account or from temporary situations deriving from normal banking transactions and which a credit institution is required to repay under the legal and contractual conditions applicable, including a fixed-term deposit and a savings deposit, but excluding a credit balance where: (i) its existence can only be proven by a financial instrument as defined in Article 4(1)(15) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 3 ), unless it is a savings product which is evidenced by a certificate of deposit made out to a named person and which exists in a Member State on 2 July 2014; (ii) its principal is not repayable at par; (iii) its principal is only repayable at par under a particular guarantee or agreement provided by the credit institution or a third party;

(l) ‘investor citizenship schemes’ (or ‘golden passports’) means the procedures put in place by a Member State, which allow third-country nationals to acquire its nationality in exchange for pre-determined payments and investments;

(m) ‘investor residence schemes’ (or ‘golden visas’) means the procedures put in place by a Member State, which allow third-country nationals to obtain a residence permit in a Member State in exchange for pre-determined payments and investments;

(n) ‘trading venue’, as defined in Article 4(1)(24) of Directive 2014/65/EU, means a regulated market, a multilateral trading facility (MTF) or an organised trading facility (OTF);

(o) ‘financing or financial assistance’ means any action, irrespective of the particular means chosen, whereby the person, entity or body concerned, conditionally or unconditionally, disburses or commits to disburse its own funds or economic resources, including but not limited to grants, loans, guarantees, suretyships, bonds, letters of credit, supplier credits, buyer credits, import or export advances and all types of insurance and reinsurance, including export credit insurance; payment as well as terms and conditions of payment of the agreed price for a good or a service, made in line with normal business practice, do not constitute financing or financial assistance;

(p) ‘partner country’ means a country applying a set of export control measures substantially equivalent to those set out in this Regulation, as identified in Annex VIII;

(q) ‘consumer communication devices’ means devices used by private individuals such as personal computers and peripherals (including hard drives and printers), mobile telephones, smart televisions, memory devices (USB drives), and consumer software for all of these items;

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(r) ‘Russian air carrier’ means an air transport undertaking holding a valid operating licence or equivalent issued by the competent authorities of the Russian Federation;

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(s) ‘credit rating’ means an opinion regarding the creditworthiness of an entity, a debt or financial obligation, debt security, preferred share or other financial instrument, or of an issuer of such a debt or financial obligation, debt security, preferred share or other financial instrument, issued using an established and defined ranking system of rating categories;

(t) ‘credit rating activities’ means data and information analysis and the evaluation, approval, issuing and review of credit ratings.

(u) ‘energy sector’ means a sector covering the following activities with the exception of civil nuclear related activities: (i) the exploration, production, distribution within Russia or mining of crude oil, natural gas or solid fossil fuels, the refining of fuels, the liquefaction of natural gas or regasification; (ii) the manufacture or distribution within Russia of solid fossil fuel products, refined petroleum products or gas; or (iii) the construction of facilities or installation of equipment for, or the provision of services, equipment or technology for, activities related to power generation or electricity production.

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Article 2

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, dual-use goods and technology, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

2. It shall be prohibited to: (a) provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia; (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those goods and technology, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, or for use in Russia.

3. Without prejudice to the authorisation requirements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/821, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer or export of dual-use goods and technology or to the related provision of technical and financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end user, intended for: (a) humanitarian purposes, health emergencies, the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or the environment or as a response to natural disasters; (b) medical or pharmaceutical purposes; (c) temporary export of items for use by news media; (d) software updates; (e) use as consumer communication devices; (f) ensuring cyber-security and information security for natural and legal persons, entities and bodies in Russia except for its government and undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by that government; or (g) personal use of natural persons travelling to Russia or members of their immediate families travelling with them, and limited to personal effects, household effects, vehicles or tools of trade owned by those individuals and not intended for sale. With the exception of points (f) and (g) of this paragraph, the exporter shall declare in the customs declaration that the items are being exported under the relevant exception set out in this paragraph and shall notify the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is resident or established of the first use of the relevant exception within 30 days from the date when the first export took place.

4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, and without prejudice to the authorisation requirements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/821, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of dual-use goods and technology or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end user, after having determined that such goods or technology or the related technical or financial assistance are: (a) intended for cooperation between the Union, the governments of Member States and the government of Russia in purely civilian matters; (b) intended for intergovernmental cooperation in space programmes; (c) intended for the operation, maintenance, fuel retreatment and safety of civil nuclear capabilities, as well as civil nuclear cooperation, in particular in the field of research and development; (d) intended for maritime safety; (e) intended for civilian telecommunications networks, including the provision of internet services; (f) intended for the exclusive use of entities owned, or solely or jointly controlled by a legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State or of a partner country; (g) intended for the diplomatic representations of the Union, Member States and partner countries, including delegations, embassies and missions.

5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article, and without prejudice to the authorisation requirements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/821, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of dual-use goods and technology or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, after having determined that such goods or technology or the related technical or financial assistance are due under contracts concluded before 26 February 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract, provided that the authorisation is requested before 1 May 2022.

6. All authorisations required under this Article shall be granted by the competent authorities in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/821, which shall apply mutatis mutandis. The authorisation shall be valid throughout the Union.

7. When deciding on requests for authorisations referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5, the competent authorities shall not grant an authorisation if they have reasonable grounds to believe that: (i) the end-user might be a military end-user, a natural or legal person, entity or body in Annex IV or that the goods might have a military end-use; or (ii) the sale, supply, transfer or export of goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance is intended for aviation or the space industry; or ▼M12 (iii) the sale, supply, transfer or export of goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance is intended for the energy sector, unless such a sale, supply, transfer or export or the related technical or financial assistance is allowed under the exceptions referred to in paragraphs 3 to 6 of Article 3. ▼M7

8. The competent authorities may annul, suspend, modify or revoke an authorisation which they have granted pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 if they deem that such annulment, suspension, modification or revocation is necessary for the effective implementation of this Regulation.

Article 2a

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, goods and technology which might contribute to Russia’s military and technological enhancement, or the development of the defence and security sector, as listed in Annex VII, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

2. It shall be prohibited to: (a) provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of these goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, or for use in Russia; (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those goods and technology, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, or for use in Russia.

3. The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or to the related provision of technical and financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, intended for: (a) humanitarian purposes, health emergencies, the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or the environment, or as a response to natural disasters; (b) medical or pharmaceutical purposes; (c) temporary export of items for use by news media; (d) software updates; (e) use as consumer communication devices; (f) ensuring cyber-security and information security for natural and legal persons, entities and bodies in Russia except for its government and undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by that government; or (g) personal use of natural persons travelling to Russia or members of their immediate families travelling with them, and limited to personal effects, household effects, vehicles or tools of trade owned by those individuals and not intended for sale. With the exception of points (f) and (g) of this paragraph, the exporter shall declare in the customs declaration that the items are being exported under the relevant exception set out in this paragraph and shall notify the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is resident or established of the first use of the relevant exception within 30 days from the date when the first export took place.

4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, after having determined that such goods or technology or the related technical or financial assistance are: (a) intended for cooperation between the Union, the governments of Member States and the government of Russia in purely civilian matters; (b) intended for intergovernmental cooperation in space programmes; (c) intended for the operation, maintenance, fuel retreatment and safety of civil nuclear capabilities, as well as civil nuclear cooperation, in particular in the field of research and development; (d) intended for maritime safety; (e) intended for civilian telecommunications networks, including the provision of internet services; (f) intended for the exclusive use of entities owned, or solely or jointly controlled by a legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State or of a partner country; or (g) intended for the diplomatic representations of the Union, Member States and partner countries, including delegations, embassies and missions.

5. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, after having determined that such goods or technology or the related technical or financial assistance are due under contracts concluded before 26 February 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract, provided that the authorisation is requested before 1 May 2022.

6. All authorisations required under this Article shall be granted by the competent authorities in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/821, which shall apply mutatis mutandis. The authorisation shall be valid throughout the Union.

7. When deciding on requests for authorisations referred to in paragraphs 4 and 5, the competent authorities shall not grant an authorisation if they have reasonable grounds to believe that: (i) the end-user might be a military end-user, a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex IV or that the goods might have a military end-use; or (ii) the sale, supply, transfer or export of goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance is intended for aviation or the space industry; or ▼M12 (iii) the sale, supply, transfer or export of goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance is intended for the energy sector, unless such a sale, supply, transfer or export or the related technical or financial assistance is allowed under the exceptions referred to in paragraphs 3 to 6 of Article 3. ▼M7

8. The competent authorities may annul, suspend, modify or revoke an authorisation which they have granted pursuant to paragraphs 4 and 5 if they deem that such annulment, suspension, modification or revocation is necessary for the effective implementation of this Regulation.

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Article 2b

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1. With regard to the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex IV, by way of derogation from Article 2(1) and (2) and Article 2a(1) and (2), and without prejudice to the authorisation requirements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/821, the competent authorities may only authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of dual use goods and technology, and goods and technology listed in Annex VII, or the provision of related technical or financial assistance after having determined that: ▼M7 (a) such goods or technology or the related technical or financial assistance are necessary for the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or the environment; or (b) such goods or technology or the related technical or financial assistance are due under contracts concluded before 26 February 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract, provided that the authorisation is requested before 1 May 2022.

2. All authorisations required under this Article shall be granted by the competent authorities of the Member State in accordance with the rules and procedures laid down in Regulation (EU) 2021/821, which shall apply mutatis mutandis. The authorisation shall be valid throughout the Union.

3. The competent authorities may annul, suspend, modify or revoke an authorisation which they have granted pursuant to paragraph 1 if they deem that such annulment, suspension, modification or revocation is necessary for the effective implementation of this Regulation.

Article 2c

1. The notification to the competent authority referred to in Articles 2(3) and 2a(3) shall be submitted by electronic means, whenever possible, on forms containing at least all the elements of, and in the order provided for in, the models set out in Annex IX.

2. All authorisations referred to in Articles 2, 2a and 2b shall be issued by electronic means, whenever possible, on forms containing at least all the elements of, and in the order provided for in, the models set out in Annex IX.

Article 2d

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1. The competent authorities shall exchange information on authorisations granted and denials issued pursuant to Articles 2, 2a and 2b with the other Member States and the Commission. The exchange of information shall be carried out using the electronic system provided pursuant to Article 23(6) of Regulation (EU) 2021/821.

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2. Information received as a result of the application of this Article shall be used only for the purpose for which it was requested, including the exchanges mentioned in paragraph 4.

Member States and the Commission shall ensure the protection of confidential information acquired in application of this Article in accordance with Union law and the respective national law.

Member States and the Commission shall ensure that classified information provided or exchanged under this Article is not downgraded or declassified without the prior written consent of the originator.

3. Before a Member State grants an authorisation in accordance with Articles 2, 2a and 2b for a transaction which is essentially identical to a transaction which is the subject of a still valid denial issued by another Member State or by other Member States, it shall first consult the Member State or Member States which issued the denial. If, following such consultations, the Member State concerned decides to grant an authorisation, it shall inform the other Member States and the Commission thereof, providing all relevant information to explain the decision.

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3a. When a Member State grants an authorisation in accordance with Articles 2(4)(d), 2a(4)(d) and 3f(4) for the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods and technology intended for maritime safety, it shall inform the other Member States and the Commission within two weeks of the authorisation.

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4. The Commission, in consultation with the Member States shall, where appropriate and on the basis of reciprocity, exchange information with partner countries, with a view to supporting the effectiveness of export control measures under this Regulation and the consistent application of export control measures applied by partner countries.

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Article 2e

1. It shall be prohibited to provide public financing or financial assistance for trade with, or investment in, Russia.

2. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to: (a) binding financing or financial assistance commitments established prior to 26 February 2022; ▼M11 (b) the provision of public financing or financial assistance up to the total value of 10 000 000 EUR per project benefiting small and medium-sized enterprises established in the Union; or ▼M7 (c) the provision of public financing or financial assistance for trade in food, and for agricultural, medical or humanitarian purposes.

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3. It shall be prohibited to invest, participate or otherwise contribute to projects co-financed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund.

4. By way of derogation from paragraph 3, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, an investment participation in, or contribution to, projects co-financed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund, after having determined that such an investment participation or contribution is due under contracts concluded before 2 March 2022 or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

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Article 2f

1. It shall be prohibited for operators to broadcast or to enable, facilitate or otherwise contribute to broadcast, any content by the legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex XV, including through transmission or distribution by any means such as cable, satellite, IP-TV, internet service providers, internet video-sharing platforms or applications, whether new or pre-installed.

2. Any broadcasting licence or authorisation, transmission and distribution arrangement with the legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex XV shall be suspended.

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Article 3

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, goods or technology, as listed in Annex II, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, including its Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf, or for use in Russia, including its Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf.

2. It shall be prohibited to: (a) provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, or for use in Russia; (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those goods and technology, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, or for use in Russia.

3. The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer or export of goods or technology, or to the provision of technical or financial assistance, necessary for: (a) the transport of fossil fuels, in particular coal, oil and natural gas, from or through Russia into the Union; or (b) the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or the environment.

4. The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the execution until 17 September 2022 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 16 March 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.

5. The prohibitions in paragraph 2 shall not apply to the provision of insurance or reinsurance to any legal person, entity or body that is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State with regard to its activities outside the energy sector in Russia.

6. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export and the provision of technical or financial assistance, after having determined that: (a) it is necessary for ensuring critical energy supply within the Union; or (b) it is intended for the exclusive use of entities owned, or solely or jointly controlled by a legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State.

7. The Member State or Member States concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 6 within two weeks of the authorisation.

Article 3a

1. It shall be prohibited to: (a) acquire any new or extend any existing participation in any legal person, entity or body incorporated or constituted under the law of Russia or any other third country and operating in the energy sector in Russia; (b) grant or be part of any arrangement to grant any new loan or credit or otherwise provide financing, including equity capital, to any legal person, entity or body incorporated or constituted under the law of Russia or any other third country and operating in the energy sector in Russia, or for the documented purpose of financing such a legal person, entity or body; (c) create any new joint venture with any legal person, entity or body incorporated or constituted under the law of Russia or any other third country and operating in the energy sector in Russia; (d) provide investment services directly related to the activities referred to in points (a), (b) and (c).

2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, any activity referred to in paragraph 1 after having determined that: (a) it is necessary for ensuring critical energy supply within the Union, as well as the transport of fossil fuels, in particular coal, oil and natural gas, from or through Russia into the Union; or (b) it exclusively concerns a legal person, entity or body operating in the energy sector in Russia owned by a legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State.

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

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Article 3b

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, goods and technology suited for use in oil refining, as listed in Annex X, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

2. It shall be prohibited to: (a) provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia. (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those goods and technology, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

3. The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the execution until 27 May 2022 of contracts concluded before 26 February 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods and technology listed in Annex X or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, after having determined that such goods or technology or the provision of related technical or financial assistance are necessary for the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or the environment.

In duly justified cases of emergency, the sale, supply, transfer or export may proceed without prior authorisation, provided that the exporter notifies the competent authority within five working days after the sale, supply, transfer or export has taken place, providing detail about the relevant justification for the sale, supply, transfer or export without prior authorisation.

Article 3c

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, goods and technology suited for use in aviation or the space industry, as listed in Annex XI, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

2. It shall be prohibited to provide insurance and reinsurance, directly or indirectly, in relation to goods and technology listed in Annex XI to any person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

3. It shall be prohibited to provide any one or any combination of the following activities: overhaul, repair, inspection, replacement, modification or defect rectification of an aircraft or component, with the exception of pre-flight inspection, in relation to the goods and technology listed in Annex XI, directly or indirectly, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

4. It shall be prohibited to: (a) provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia. (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those goods and technology, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

5. With regard to the goods listed in Annex XI, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 4 shall not apply to the execution until 28 March 2022 of contracts concluded before 26 February 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

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Article 3d

1. It shall be prohibited for any aircraft operated by Russian air carriers, including as a marketing carrier in code-sharing or blocked-space arrangements, or for any Russian registered aircraft, or for any non-Russian-registered aircraft which is owned or chartered, or otherwise controlled by any Russian natural or legal person, entity or body, to land in, take off from or overfly the territory of the Union.

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of an emergency landing or an emergency overflight.

3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise an aircraft to land in, take off from, or overfly, the territory of the Union if the competent authorities have determined that such landing, take-off or overflight is required for humanitarian purposes or for any other purpose consistent with the objectives of this Regulation.

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

Article 3e

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1. The Network Manager for air traffic management network functions of the single European sky shall support the Commission and the Member States in ensuring the implementation of, and compliance with, Article 3d. The Network Manager shall, in particular, reject all flight plans filed by aircraft operators indicating an intent to carry out activities over the territory of the Union that constitute a violation of this Regulation, such that the pilot is not permitted to fly.

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2. The Network Manager shall regularly supply to the Commission and the Member States, based on the analysis of flight plans, reports on the implementation of Article 3d.

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Article 3f

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, maritime navigation goods and technology, as listed in Annex XVI, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, for use in Russia, or for the placing on board of a Russian-flagged vessel.

2. It shall be prohibited to: (a) provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia. (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those goods and technology, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

3. The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or to the related provision of technical and financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, intended for humanitarian purposes, health emergencies, the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or the environment, or as a response to natural disasters.

4. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, after having determined that such goods or technology or the related technical or financial assistance are intended for maritime safety.

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Article 3g

1. It shall be prohibited: (a) to import, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products as listed in Annex XVII into the Union if they: (i) originate in Russia; or (ii) have been exported from Russia; (b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products as listed in Annex XVII which are located or which originated in Russia; (c) to transport iron and steel products as listed in Annex XVII if they originated in Russia or are being exported from Russia to any other country; (d) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions in points (a), (b) and (c).

2. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the execution until 17 June 2022 of contracts concluded before 16 March 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

Article 3h

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, luxury goods as listed in Annex XVIII, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.

2. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to luxury goods listed in Annex XVIII insofar as their value exceeds EUR 300 per item unless otherwise specified in the Annex.

3. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to goods which are necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States or partner countries in Russia or of international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff.

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Article 4

1. It shall be prohibited: (a) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List ( 4 ), or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of goods included in that list, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia; ▼M1 (b) to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance or guarantee, as well as insurance and reinsurance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia; ▼B (c) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to dual-use goods and technology, or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such goods or technology, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia, if the items are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for military use or for a military end-user; (d) to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the dual-use goods and technology, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia, if the items are or may be intended, in their entirety or in part, for military use or for a military end-user.

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2a. The prohibitions in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the provision, directly or indirectly, of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance, related to the following operations: (a) the sale, supply, transfer or export and to the import, purchase or transport of Hydrazine (CAS 302-01-2) in concentrations of 70 per cent or more, provided that that technical assistance, financing or financial assistance refers to an amount of Hydrazine calculated in accordance with the launch or launches or the satellites for which it is made, and which does not exceed a total quantity of 800 kg for each individual launch or satellite; (b) the import, purchase or transport of Unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine (CAS 57-14-7); (c) the sale, supply, transfer or export and to the import, purchase or transport of monomethyl hydrazine (CAS60-34-4), provided that that technical assistance, financing or financial assistance refers to an amount of Monomethyl Hydrazine calculated in accordance with the launch or launches or the satellites for which it is made, insofar as the substances mentioned in points (a), (b) and (c) of this paragraph are destined for the use of launchers operated by European launch service providers, for the use of launches of European space programmes, or for the fuelling of satellites by European satellites manufacturers.

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2aa. The prohibitions in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the provision, directly or indirectly, of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to the sale, supply, transfer or export and the import, purchase or transport of hydrazine (CAS 302-01-2) in concentrations of 70 % or more, provided that that technical assistance, financing or financial assistance refers to hydrazine destined for: (a) the tests and flight of the ExoMars descent module in the framework of the ExoMars 2020 mission, in an amount calculated in accordance with the needs of each phase of that mission, which does not exceed a total of 5 000 kg for the entire duration of the mission; or (b) the flight of the ExoMars carrier module in the framework of the ExoMars 2020 mission, in an amount calculated in accordance with the needs of the flight, which does not exceed a total of 300 kg.

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2b. The provision, directly or indirectly, of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance, related to the operations referred to in paragraphs 2a and 2aa shall be subject to prior authorisation by the competent authorities.

Applicants for authorisation shall supply the competent authorities with all relevant information required.

The competent authorities shall inform the Commission of all the authorisations granted.

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3. The provision of the following shall be subject to an authorisation from the competent authority concerned: (a) technical assistance or brokering services related to items listed in Annex II and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those items, directly or indirectly, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, including its Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf or, if such assistance concerns items for use in Russia, including its Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf, to any person, entity or body in any other State; (b) financing or financial assistance related to items referred to in Annex II, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those items, or for any provision of related technical assistance, directly or indirectly, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, including its Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf or, if such assistance concerns items for use in Russia, including its Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf, to any person, entity or body in any other State.

In duly justified cases of emergency referred to in Article 3(5), the provision of services referred to in this paragraph may proceed without prior authorisation, on condition that the provider notifies the competent authority within five working days after the provision of services.

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4. Where authorisations are requested pursuant to paragraph 3 of this Article, Article 3, and in particular paragraphs 2 and 5 thereof, shall apply mutatis mutandis .

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Article 5

1. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly purchase, sell, provide investment services for or assistance in the issuance of, or otherwise deal with transferable securities and money-market instruments with a maturity exceeding 90 days, issued after 1 August 2014 to 12 September 2014, or with a maturity exceeding 30 days, issued after 12 September 2014 to 12 April 2022 or any transferable securities and money market instruments issued after 12 April 2022 by: (a) a major credit institution, or other major institution having an explicit mandate to promote competitiveness of the Russian economy, its diversification and encouragement of investment, established in Russia with over 50 % public ownership or control as of 1 August 2014, as listed in Annex III; or (b) a legal person, entity or body established outside the Union whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed in Annex III; or (c) a legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of an entity referred to in point (b) of this paragraph or listed in Annex III.

2. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly, purchase, sell, provide investment services for or assistance in the issuance of, or otherwise deal with transferable securities and money-market instruments issued after 12 April 2022 by: (a) any major credit institution, or other institution with over 50 % public ownership or control as of 26 February 2022 or any other credit institution having a significant role in supporting the activities of Russia, its government or the Central Bank and established in Russia, as listed in Annex XII; or (b) a legal person, entity or body established outside the Union whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed in Annex XII; or (c) a legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of an entity referred to in point (a) or (b) of this paragraph.

3. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly purchase, sell, provide investment services for or assistance in the issuance of, or otherwise deal with transferable securities and money-market instruments with a maturity exceeding 30 days, issued after 12 September 2014 to 12 April 2022 or any transferable securities and money market instruments issued after 12 April 2022 by: (a) a legal person, entity or body established in Russia predominantly engaged, and with major activities, in the conception, production, sales or export of military equipment or services, as listed in Annex V, except legal persons, entities or bodies active in the space or the nuclear energy sectors; (b) a legal person, entity or body established in Russia, which is publicly controlled or with over 50 % public ownership and having estimated total assets of over RUB 1 trillion and whose estimated revenues originate for at least 50 % from the sale or transportation of crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex VI; (c) a legal person, entity or body established outside the Union whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed in point (a) or (b) of this paragraph; or (d) a legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of an entity referred to in point (a), (b) or (c) of this paragraph.

4. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly purchase, sell, provide investment services for or assistance in the issuance of, or otherwise deal with transferable securities and money-market instruments, issued after 12 April 2022 by: (a) a legal person, entity or body established in Russia, which is publicly controlled or with over 50 % public ownership and in which Russia, its Government or Central Bank has the right to participate in profits or with which Russia, its Government or Central Bank has other substantial economic relationships, as listed in Annex XIII; or (b) a legal person, entity or body established outside the Union whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed Annex XIII; or (c) a legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of an entity referred to in point (a) or (b) of this paragraph.

5. It shall be prohibited to list and provide services as of 12 April 2022 on trading venues registered or recognised in the Union for the transferable securities of any legal person, entity or body established in Russia and with over 50 % public ownership.

6. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly make or be part of any arrangement to make (i) new loans or credit with a maturity exceeding 30 days to any legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1 or 3, after 12 September 2014 to 26 February 2022; or (ii) any new loans or credit to any legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1, 2, 3 or 4 after 26 February 2022. The prohibition shall not apply to: (a) loans or credit that have a specific and documented objective to provide financing for non-prohibited imports or exports of goods and non-financial services between the Union and any third State, including the expenditure for goods and services from another third State that is necessary for executing the export or import contracts; or (b) loans that have a specific and documented objective to provide emergency funding to meet solvency and liquidity criteria for legal persons established in the Union, whose proprietary rights are owned for more than 50 % by any entity referred to in Annex III.

7. The prohibition in paragraph 6 shall not apply to drawdown or disbursements made under a contract concluded before 26 February 2022 provided that the following conditions are met: (a) all the terms and conditions of such drawdown or disbursements: (i) were agreed before 26 February 2022; and (ii) have not been modified on or after that date; and (b) before 26 February 2022 a contractual maturity date has been fixed for the repayment in full of all funds made available and for the cancellation of all the commitments, rights and obligations under the contract; and (c) at the time of its conclusion the contract was not in breach of the prohibitions of this Regulation in force at that time. The terms and conditions of drawdowns and disbursements referred to in point (a) include provisions concerning the length of the repayment period for each drawdown or disbursement, the interest rate applied or the interest rate calculation method, and the maximum amount.

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Article 5a

1. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly purchase, sell, provide investment services for or assistance in the issuance of, or otherwise deal with transferable securities and money-market instruments issued after 9 March 2022 by: (a) Russia and its government; or (b) the Central Bank of Russia; or (c) a legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of the entity referred to in point (b).

2. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly make or be part of any arrangement to make any new loans or credit to any legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1 after 23 February 2022.

The prohibition shall not apply to loans or credit that have a specific and documented objective to provide financing for non-prohibited imports or exports of goods and non-financial services between the Union and any third State, including the expenditure for goods and services from another third State that is necessary for executing the export or import contracts.

3. The prohibition in paragraph 2 shall not apply to drawdown or disbursements made under a contract concluded before 23 February 2022 provided that the following conditions are met: (a) all the terms and conditions of such drawdown or disbursements: (i) were agreed before 23 February 2022; and (ii) have not been modified on or after that date; and (b) before 23 February 2022 a contractual maturity date has been fixed for the repayment in full of all funds made available and for the cancellation of all the commitments, rights and obligations under the contract.

The terms and conditions of drawdowns and disbursements referred to in point (a) include provisions concerning the length of the repayment period for each drawdown or disbursement, the interest rate applied or the interest rate calculation method, and the maximum amount.

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4. Transactions related to the management of reserves as well as of assets of the Central Bank of Russia, including transactions with any legal person, entity or body acting on behalf of, or at the direction of, the Central Bank of Russia, such as the Russian National Wealth Fund, are prohibited.

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5. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, the competent authorities may authorise a transaction provided that it is strictly necessary to ensure the financial stability of the Union as a whole or of the Member State concerned.

6. The Member State concerned shall immediately inform the other Member States and the Commission of its intention to grant an authorisation under paragraph 5.

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Article 5aa

1. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly engage in any transaction with: (a) a legal person, entity or body established in Russia, which is publically controlled or with over 50 % public ownership or in which Russia, its Government or Central Bank has the right to participate in profits or with which Russia, its Government or Central Bank has other substantial economic relationship, as listed in Annex XIX; (b) a legal person, entity or body established outside the Union whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed in Annex XIX; or (c) a legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of an entity referred to in point (a) or (b) of this paragraph.

2. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the execution until 15 May 2022 of contracts concluded before 16 March 2022 or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

3. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to: (a) transactions which are strictly necessary for the purchase, import or transport of fossil fuels, in particular coal, oil and natural gas, as well as titanium, aluminium, copper, nickel, palladium and iron ore from or through Russia into the Union; (b) transactions related to energy projects outside Russia in which a legal person, entity or body listed in Annex XIX is a minority shareholder.

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Article 5b

1. It shall be prohibited to accept any deposits from Russian nationals or natural persons residing in Russia, or legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia, if the total value of deposits of the natural or legal person, entity or body per credit institution exceeds 100 000 EUR.

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2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to nationals of a Member State, of a country member of the European Economic Area or of Switzerland, or to natural persons having a temporary or permanent residence permit in a Member State, in a country member of the European Economic Area or in Switzerland.

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3. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to deposits which are necessary for non-prohibited cross-border trade in goods and services between the Union and Russia.

Article 5c

1. By way of derogation from Article 5b(1), the competent authorities may authorise the acceptance of such a deposit, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the acceptance of such a deposit is: (a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 5b(1) and their dependent family members, including payments for food, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges; (b) intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees or the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; (c) necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the relevant competent authority has notified the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks prior to the authorisation; or (d) necessary for official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post or international organisation.

2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraphs 1(a), (b) and (d) within two weeks of the authorisation.

Article 5d

1. By way of derogation from Article 5b(1), the competent authorities may authorise the acceptance of such a deposit, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the acceptance of such a deposit is: (a) necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, or the transfer of humanitarian workers and related assistance or for evacuations; or (b) necessary for civil society activities that directly promote democracy, human rights or the rule of law in Russia.

2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1 within two weeks of the authorisation.

Article 5e

1. It shall be prohibited for Union central securities depositories to provide any services as defined in the Annex of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 for transferable securities issued after 12 April 2022 to any Russian national or natural person residing in Russia or any legal person, entity or body established in Russia.

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to nationals of a Member State or natural persons having a temporary or permanent residence permit in a Member State.

Article 5f

1. It shall be prohibited to sell euro denominated transferable securities issued after 12 April 2022 or units in collective investment undertakings providing exposure to such securities, to any Russian national or natural person residing in Russia or any legal person, entity or body established in Russia.

2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to nationals of a Member State or natural persons having a temporary or permanent residence permit in a Member State.

Article 5g

1. Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, credit institutions shall: (a) supply to the national competent authority of the Member State where they are located or to the Commission by no later than 27 May 2022, a list of deposits exceeding 100 000 EUR held by Russian nationals or natural persons residing in Russia, or by legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia. They shall provide updates regarding the amounts of such deposits every 12 months. (b) supply to the national competent authority of the Member State where they are located information on deposits exceeding EUR 100 000 held by Russian nationals or natural persons residing in Russia who have acquired the citizenship of a Member State or residence rights in a Member State through an investor citizenship scheme or an investor residence scheme.

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Article 5h

It shall be prohibited as of 12 March 2022 to provide specialised financial messaging services, which are used to exchange financial data, to the legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex XIV or to any legal person, entity or body established in Russia whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity listed in Annex XIV.

Article 5i

1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export euro denominated banknotes to Russia or to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, including the government and the Central Bank of Russia, or for use in Russia.

2. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer or export of euro denominated banknotes provided that such sale, supply, transfer or export is necessary for: (a) the personal use of natural persons travelling to Russia or members of their immediate families travelling with them; or (b) the official purposes of diplomatic missions, consular posts or international organisations in Russia enjoying immunities in accordance with international law.

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Article 5j

1. It shall be prohibited as of 15 April 2022 to provide credit rating services to any Russian national or natural person residing in Russia or any legal person, entity or body established in Russia.

2. It shall be prohibited as of 15 April 2022 to provide access to any subscription services in relation to credit rating activities to any Russian national or natural person residing in Russia or any legal person, entity or body established in Russia.

3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to nationals of a Member State or natural persons having a temporary or permanent residence permit in a Member State.

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Article 6

1. The Member States and the Commission shall inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and share any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of: (a) authorisations granted under this Regulation; (b) information received under Article 5g; (c) violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.

2. The Member States shall immediately inform each other and the Commission of any other relevant information at their disposal which might affect the effective implementation of this Regulation.

3. Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used for the purposes for which it was provided or received, including ensuring the effectiveness of the measures set out in this Regulation.

Article 7

The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annexes I and IX on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

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Article 8

1. Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

2. Member States shall notify the rules referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.

Article 9

1. Member States shall designate the competent authorities referred to in this Regulation and identify them on the websites listed in Annex I. Member States shall notify the Commission of any changes in the addresses of their websites listed in Annex I.

2. Member States shall notify the Commission of their competent authorities, including the contact details of those competent authorities, without delay after the entry into force of this Regulation, and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.

3. Where this Regulation sets out a requirement to notify, inform or otherwise communicate with the Commission, the address and other contact details to be used for such communication shall be those indicated in Annex I.

Article 10

Actions by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies shall not give rise to liability of any kind on their part, if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe the measures set out in this Regulation.

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Article 11

1. No claims in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Regulation, including claims for indemnity or any other claim of this type, such as a claim for compensation or a claim under a guarantee, notably a claim for extension or payment of a bond, guarantee or indemnity, particularly a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, of whatever form, shall be satisfied, if they are made by: ▼M12 (a) legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex III, IV, V, VI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV or XIX, or referred to in point (b) or (c) of Article 5(1), in point (b) or (c) of Article 5(2), in point (c) or (d) of Article 5(3), in point (b) or (c) of Article 5(4), in point (a), (b) or (c) of Article 5a, in point (b) or (c) of Article 5aa, Article 5h or in Article 5j. ▼M7 (b) any other Russian person, entity or body; (c) any person, entity or body acting through or on behalf of one of the persons, entities or bodies referred to in points (a) or (b) of this paragraph.

2. In any proceedings for the enforcement of a claim, the onus of proving that satisfying the claim is not prohibited by paragraph 1 shall be on the person seeking the enforcement of that claim.

3. This Article is without prejudice to the right of the persons, entities and bodies referred to in paragraph 1 to judicial review of the legality of the non-performance of contractual obligations in accordance with this Regulation.

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Article 12

It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent prohibitions in this Regulation.

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Article 12a

1. The Commission shall process personal data in order to carry out its tasks under this Regulation. These tasks include the handling of information on deposits and information on authorisations granted by the competent authorities.

2. For the purposes of this Regulation, the Commission service listed in Annex I is designated as ‘controller’ for the Commission within the meaning of Article 3(8) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 ( 5 ) in relation to the processing activities necessary to accomplish the tasks referred to in paragraph 1.

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Article 13

This Regulation shall apply:

(a) within the territory of the Union;

(b) on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;

(c) to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;

(d) to any legal person, entity or body, inside or outside the territory of the Union, which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;

(e) to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.

Article 14

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.

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ANNEX I

Websites for information on the competent authorities and address for notification to the European Commission

BELGIUM

https://diplomatie.belgium.be/nl/Beleid/beleidsthemas/vrede_en_veiligheid/sancties

https://diplomatie.belgium.be/fr/politique/themes_politiques/paix_et_securite/sanctions

https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy_areas/peace_and_security/sanctions

BULGARIA

https://www.mfa.bg/en/101

CZECH REPUBLIC

www.financnianalytickyurad.cz/mezinarodni-sankce.html

DENMARK

http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/

GERMANY

http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html

ESTONIA

http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/

IRELAND

http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519

GREECE

http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html

SPAIN

http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Portal/en/PoliticaExteriorCooperacion/GlobalizacionOportunidadesRiesgos/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx

FRANCE

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/

CROATIA

http://www.mvep.hr/sankcije

ITALY

https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/politica_estera/politica_europea/misure_deroghe

CYPRUS

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/mfa35_en/mfa35_en?OpenDocument

LATVIA

http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539

LITHUANIA

http://www.urm.lt/sanctions

LUXEMBOURG

https://maee.gouvernement.lu/fr/directions-du-ministere/affaires-europeennes/organisations-economiques-int/mesures-restrictives.html

HUNGARY

https://kormany.hu/kulgazdasagi-es-kulugyminiszterium/ensz-eu-szankcios-tajekoztato

MALTA

https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Government/SMB/Pages/Sanctions-Monitoring-Board.aspx

NETHERLANDS

https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties

AUSTRIA

http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=

POLAND

https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja

PORTUGAL

http://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/ministerios/mne/quero-saber-mais/sobre-o-ministerio/medidas-restritivas/medidas-restritivas.aspx

ROMANIA

http://www.mae.ro/node/1548

SLOVENIA

http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/omejevalni_ukrepi

SLOVAKIA

https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu

FINLAND

http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet

SWEDEN

http://www.ud.se/sanktioner

Address for notifications to the European Commission:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA)

Rue de Spa 2

B-1049 Brussels, Belgium

E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu

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ANNEX II

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List of items referred to in Article 3

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CN code Description 7304 11 00 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, seamless, of stainless steel 7304 19 10 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, seamless, of iron or steel, of an external diameter not exceeding 168,3 mm (excl. products of stainless steel or of cast iron) 7304 19 30 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, seamless, of iron or steel, of an external diameter exceeding 168,3 mm but not exceeding 406,4 mm (excl. products of stainless steel or of cast iron) 7304 19 90 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, seamless, of iron or steel, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm (excl. products of stainless steel or of cast iron) 7304 22 00 Drill pipe, seamless, of stainless steel, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas 7304 23 00 Drill pipe, seamless, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas, of iron or steel (excl. products of stainless steel or of cast iron) 7304 29 10 Casing and tubing of a kind used for drilling for oil or gas, seamless, of iron or steel, of an external diameter not exceeding 168,3 mm (excl. products of cast iron) 7304 29 30 Casing and tubing of a kind used for drilling for oil or gas, seamless, of iron or steel, of an external diameter exceeding 168,3 mm, but not exceeding 406,4 mm (excl. products of cast iron) 7304 29 90 Casing and tubing of a kind used for drilling for oil or gas, seamless, of iron or steel, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm (excl. products of cast iron) 7305 11 00 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, having circular cross-sections and an external diameter of exceeding 406,4 mm, of iron or steel, longitudinally submerged arc welded 7305 12 00 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, having circular cross-sections and an external diameter of exceeding 406,4 mm, of iron or steel, longitudinally arc welded (excl. products longitudinally submerged arc welded) 7305 19 00 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, having circular cross-sections and an external diameter of exceeding 406,4 mm, of flat-rolled products of iron or steel (excl. products longitudinally arc welded) 7305 20 00 Casing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas, having circular cross-sections and an external diameter of exceeding 406,4 mm, of flat-rolled products of iron or steel 7306 11 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, welded, of flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of an external diameter of not exceeding 406,4 mm 7306 19 Line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, welded, of flat-rolled products of iron or steel, of an external diameter of not exceeding 406,4 mm (excl. products of stainless steel or of cast iron) 7306 21 00 Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas, welded, of flat-rolled products of stainless steel, of an external diameter of not exceeding 406,4 mm 7306 29 00 Casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas, welded, of flat-rolled products of iron or steel, of an external diameter of not exceeding 406,4 mm (excl. products of stainless steel or of cast iron) 8207 13 00 Rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, interchangeable, with working parts of sintered metal carbides or cermets 8207 19 10 Rock-drilling or earth-boring tools, interchangeable, with working parts of diamond or agglomerated diamond ▼M2 ex 8413 50 Reciprocating positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven with a maximum flow-rate greater than 18 m3/hour and a maximum outlet pressure greater than 40 bar, specially designed to pump drilling muds and/or cement into oil wells ex 8413 60 Rotary positive displacement pumps for liquids, power-driven with a maximum flow-rate greater than 18 m3/hour and a maximum outlet pressure greater than 40 bar, specially designed to pump drilling muds and/or cement into oil wells ▼B 8413 82 00 Liquid elevators (excl. pumps) 8413 92 00 Parts of liquid elevators, n.e.s. 8430 49 00 Boring or sinking machinery for boring earth or extracting minerals or ores, not self-propelled and not hydraulic (excl. tunnelling machinery and hand-operated tools) ▼M2 ex 8431 39 00 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the oil field machinery of heading 8428 ex 8431 43 00 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the oil field machinery of subheadings 8430 41 or 8430 49 ex 8431 49 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the oil field machinery of heading 8426 , 8429 and 8430 ▼B 8705 20 00 Mobile drilling derricks 8905 20 00 Floating or submersible drilling or production platforms 8905 90 10 Sea-going light vessels, fire-floats, floating cranes and other vessels, the navigability of which is subsidiary to their main function (excl. dredgers, floating or submersible drilling or production platforms; fishing vessels and warships)









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ANNEX III

List of legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 5(1)(a)

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1. SBERBANK

2. VTB BANK

3. GAZPROMBANK

4. VNESHECONOMBANK (VEB)

5. ROSSELKHOZBANK

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ANNEX IV

List of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, referred to in Article 2(7), 2a(7) and 2b(1)

JSC Sirius

OJSC Stankoinstrument

OAO JSC Chemcomposite

JSC Kalashnikov

JSC Tula Arms Plant

NPK Technologii Maschinostrojenija

OAO Wysokototschnye Kompleksi

OAO Almaz Antey

OAO NPO Bazalt

Admiralty Shipyard JSC

Aleksandrov Scientific Research Technological Institute NITI

Argut OOO

Communication center of the Ministry of Defense

Federal Research Center Boreskov Institute of Catalysis

Federal State Budgetary Enterprise of the Administration of the President of Russia

Federal State Budgetary Enterprise Special Flight Unit Rossiya of the Administration of the President of Russia

Federal State Unitary Enterprise Dukhov Automatics Research Institute (VNIIA)

Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)

Forensic Center of Nizhniy Novgorod Region Main Directorate of the Ministry of Interior Affairs

International Center for Quantum Optics and Quantum Technologies (the Russian Quantum Center)

Irkut Corporation

Irkut Research and Production Corporation Public Joint Stock Company

Joint Stock Company Scientific Research Institute of Computing Machinery

JSC Central Research Institute of Machine Building (JSC TsNIIMash)

JSC Kazan Helicopter Plant Repair Service

JSC Shipyard Zaliv (Zaliv Shipbuilding yard)

JSC Rocket and Space Centre – Progress

Kamensk-Uralsky Metallurgical Works J.S. Co.

Kazan Helicopter Plant PJSC

Komsomolsk-na-Amur Aviation Production Organization (KNAAPO)

Ministry of Defence RF

Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

NPO High Precision Systems JSC

NPO Splav JSC

OPK Oboronprom

PJSC Beriev Aircraft Company

PJSC Irkut Corporation

PJSC Kazan Helicopters

POLYUS Research Institute of M.F. Stelmakh Joint Stock Company

Promtech-Dubna, JSC

Public Joint Stock Company United Aircraft Corporation

Radiotechnical and Information Systems (RTI) Concern

Rapart Services LLC; Rosoboronexport OJSC (ROE)

Rostec (Russian Technologies State Corporation)

Rostekh – Azimuth

Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG

Russian Helicopters JSC

SP KVANT (Sovmestnoe Predpriyatie Kvantovye Tekhnologii)

Sukhoi Aviation JSC

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft

Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC

Tupolev JSC

UEC-Saturn

United Aircraft Corporation

JSC AeroKompozit

United Engine Corporation

UEC-Aviadvigatel JSC

United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation

United Shipbuilding Corporation

JSC PO Sevmash

Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard

Severnaya Shipyard

Shipyard Yantar

UralVagonZavod

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Amur Shipbuilding Factory PJSC

AO Center of Shipbuilding and Ship Repairing JSC

AO Kronshtadt

Avant Space LLC

Baikal Electronics

Center for Technological Competencies in Radiophtonics

Central Research and Development Institute Tsiklon

Crocus Nano Electronics

Dalzavod Ship-Repair Center

Elara

Electronic Computing and Information Systems

ELPROM

Engineering Center Ltd.

Forss Technology Ltd.

Integral SPB

JSC Element

JSC Pella-Mash

JSC Shipyard Vympel

Kranark LLC

Lev Anatolyevich Yershov (Ershov)

LLC Center

MCST Lebedev

Miass Machine-Building Factory

Microelectronic Research and Development Center Novosibirsk

MPI VOLNA

N.A. Dollezhal Order of Lenin Research and Design Institute of Power Engineering

Nerpa Shipyard

NM-Tekh

Novorossiysk Shipyard JSC

NPO Electronic Systems

NPP Istok

NTC Metrotek

OAO GosNIIkhimanalit

OAO Svetlovskoye Predpriyatiye Era

OJSC TSRY

OOO Elkomtekh (Elkomtex)

OOO Planar

OOO Sertal

Photon Pro LLC

PJSC Zvezda

Production Association Strela

Radioavtomatika

Research Center Module

Robin Trade Limited

R.Ye. Alekseyev Central Design Bureau for Hydrofoil Ships

Rubin Sever Design Bureau

Russian Space Systems

Rybinsk Shipyard Engineering

Scientific Research Institute of Applied Chemistry

Scientific-Research Institute of Electronics

Scientific Research Institute of Hypersonic Systems

Scientific Research Institute NII Submikron

Sergey IONOV

Serniya Engineering

Severnaya Verf Shipbuilding Factory

Ship Maintenance Center Zvezdochka

State Governmental Scientific Testing Area of Aircraft Systems (GkNIPAS)

State Machine Building Design Bureau Raduga Bereznya

State Scientific Center AO GNTs RF—FEI A.I. Leypunskiy Physico-Energy Institute

State Scientific Research Institute of Machine Building Bakhirev (GosNIImash)

Tomsk Microwave and Photonic Integrated Circuits and Modules Collective Design Center

UAB Pella-Fjord

United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC ‘35th Shipyard’

United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC ‘Astrakhan Shipyard’

United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC ‘Aysberg Central Design Bureau’

United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC ‘Baltic Shipbuilding Factory’

United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC ‘Krasnoye Sormovo Plant OJSC’

United Shipbuilding Corporation JSC SC ‘Zvyozdochka’

United Shipbuilding Corporation ‘Pribaltic Shipbuilding Factory Yantar’

United Shipbuilding Corporation ‘Scientific Research Design Technological Bureau Onega’

United Shipbuilding Corporation ‘Sredne-Nevsky Shipyard’

Ural Scientific Research Institute for Composite Materials

Urals Project Design Bureau Detal

Vega Pilot Plant

Vertikal LLC

Vladislav Vladimirovich Fedorenko

VTK Ltd

Yaroslavl Shipbuilding Factory

ZAO Elmiks-VS

ZAO Sparta

ZAO Svyaz Inzhiniring









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ANNEX V

List of legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 5(3)(a)

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OPK OBORONPROM

UNITED AIRCRAFT CORPORATION

URALVAGONZAVOD









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ANNEX VI

List of legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 5(3)(b)

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ROSNEFT

TRANSNEFT

GAZPROM NEFT

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ANNEX VII

List of goods and technology referred to in Articles 2a(1) and 2b(1)

General Notes, Acronyms and Abbreviations, and Definitions in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2021/821 apply to this Annex, with the exception of ‘Part I - General Notes, Acronyms and Abbreviations, and Definitions, General Notes to Annex I, point 2.’.

Definitions of Terms used in the Common Military List (CML) of the European Union (2020/C 85/01) apply to this Annex.

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Without prejudice to Article 12 of this Regulation, non-controlled items containing one or more components listed in this Annex are not subject to the controls under Articles 2a and 2b of this Regulation.

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Category I - Electronics

X.A.I.001 Electronic devices and components. a. ‘Microprocessor microcircuits’, ‘microcomputer microcircuits’, and microcontroller microcircuits having any of the following: 1. A performance speed of 5 GFLOPS or more and an arithmetic logic unit with an access width of 32 bit or more; 2. A clock frequency rate exceeding 25 MHz; or 3. More than one data or instruction bus or serial communication port that provides a direct external interconnection between parallel ‘microprocessor microcircuits’ with a transfer rate of 2,5 Mbyte/s; b. Storage integrated circuits, as follows: 1. Electrically erasable programmable read-only memories (EEPROMs) with a storage capacity; a. Exceeding 16 Mbits per package for flash memory types; or b. Exceeding either of the following limits for all other EEPROM types: 1. Exceeding 1 Mbit per package; or 2. Exceeding 256 kbit per package and a maximum access time of less than 80 ns; 2. Static random access memories (SRAMs) with a storage capacity: a. Exceeding 1 Mbit per package; or b. Exceeding 256 kbit per package and a maximum access time of less than 25 ns; c. Analog-to-digital converters having any of the following: 1. A resolution of 8 bit or more, but less than 12 bit, with an output rate greater than 200 Mega Samples Per Second (MSPS); ▼M11 2. A resolution of 12 bit with an output rate greater than 105 Mega Samples per Second (MSPS); ▼M7 3. A resolution of more than 12 bit but equal to or less than 14 bit with an output rate greater than 10 Mega Samples per Second (MSPS); or 4. A resolution of more than 14 bit with an output rate greater than 2,5 Mega Samples Per Second (MSPS); d. Field programmable logic devices having a maximum number of single-ended digital input/outputs between 200 and 700; e. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) processors having a rated execution time for a 1 024 point complex FFT of less than 1 ms; f. Custom integrated circuits for which the function is unknown, or the control status of the equipment in which the integrated circuits will be used is unknown to the manufacturer, having any of the following: 1. More than 144 terminals; or 2. A typical ‘basic propagation delay time’ of less than 0,4 ns; g. Traveling-wave ‘vacuum electronic devices’, pulsed or continuous wave, as follows: 1. Coupled cavity devices, or derivatives thereof; 2. Devices based on helix, folded waveguide, or serpentine waveguide circuits, or derivatives thereof, having any of the following: a. An ‘instantaneous bandwidth’ of half an octave or more and average power (expressed in kW) times frequency (expressed in GHz) of more than 0,2; or b. An ‘instantaneous bandwidth’ of less than half an octave; and average power (expressed in kW) times frequency (expressed in GHz) of more than 0,4; h. Flexible waveguides designed for use at frequencies exceeding 40 GHz; i. Surface acoustic wave and surface skimming (shallow bulk) acoustic wave devices, having either of the following: 1. A carrier frequency exceeding 1 GHz; or 2. A carrier frequency of 1 GHz or less; and a. A ‘frequency side-lobe rejection’ exceeding 55 dB; b. A product of the maximum delay time and bandwidth (time in microseconds and bandwidth in MHz) of more than 100; or c. A dispersive delay of more than 10 microseconds; Technical Note: For the purpose of X.A.I.001.i 'Frequency side-lobe rejection' is the maximum rejection value specified in data sheet. j. ‘Cells’ as follows: 1. ‘Primary cells’ having an ‘energy density’ of 550 Wh/kg or less at 293 K (20°C); 2. ‘Secondary cells’ having an ‘energy density’ of 350 Wh/kg or less at 293 K (20°C); Note: X.A.I.001.j does not control batteries, including single cell batteries. Technical Notes: 1. For the purpose of X.A.I.001.j energy density (Wh/kg) is calculated from the nominal voltage multiplied by the nominal capacity in ampere-hours (Ah) divided by the mass in kilograms. If the nominal capacity is not stated, energy density is calculated from the nominal voltage squared then multiplied by the discharge duration in hours divided by the discharge load in Ohms and the mass in kilograms. 2. For the purpose of X.A.I.001.j, a ‘cell’ is defined as an electrochemical device, which has positive and negative electrodes, and electrolyte, and is a source of electrical energy. It is the basic building block of a battery. 3. For the purpose of X.A.I.001.j.1, a ‘primary cell’ is a ‘cell’ that is not designed to be charged by any other source. 4. For the purpose of X.A.I.001.j.2, a ‘secondary cell’ is a ‘cell’ that is designed to be charged by an external electrical source. k. ‘Superconductive’ electromagnets or solenoids specially designed to be fully charged or discharged in less than one minute, having all of the following: Note: X.A.I.001.k does not control ‘superconductive’ electromagnets or solenoids designed for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) medical equipment. 1. Maximum energy delivered during the discharge divided by the duration of the discharge of more than 500 kJ per minute; 2. Inner diameter of the current carrying windings of more than 250 mm; and 3. Rated for a magnetic induction of more than 8T or ‘overall current density’ in the winding of more than 300 A/mm2; l. Circuits or systems for electromagnetic energy storage, containing components manufactured from ‘superconductive’ materials specially designed for operation at temperatures below the ‘critical temperature’ of at least one of their ‘superconductive’ constituents, having all of the following: 1. Resonant operating frequencies exceeding 1 MHz; 2. A stored energy density of 1 MJ/m3 or more; and 3. A discharge time of less than 1 ms; m. Hydrogen/hydrogen-isotope thyratrons of ceramic-metal construction and rate for a peak current of 500 A or more; n. Not used; o. Solar cells, cell-interconnect-coverglass (CIC) assemblies, solar panels, and solar arrays, which are ‘space qualified’ and not controlled by 3A001.e.4 ( 6 ).

X.A.I.002 General purpose "electronic assemblies", modules and equipment. a. Electronic test equipment, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821; b. Digital instrumentation magnetic tape data recorders having any of the following characteristics; 1. A maximum digital interface transfer rate exceeding 60 Mbit/s and employing helical scan techniques; 2. A maximum digital interface transfer rate exceeding 120 Mbit/s and employing fixed head techniques; or 3. ‘Space qualified’; c. Equipment, with a maximum digital interface transfer rate exceeding 60 Mbit/s, designed to convert digital video magnetic tape recorders for use as digital instrumentation data recorders; d. Non-modular analog oscilloscopes having a bandwidth of 1 GHz or greater; e. Modular analog oscilloscope systems having either of the following characteristics: 1. A mainframe with a bandwidth of 1 GHz or greater; or 2. Plug-in modules with an individual bandwidth of 4 GHz or greater; f. Analog sampling oscilloscopes for the analysis of recurring phenomena with an effective bandwidth greater than 4 GHz; g. Digital oscilloscopes and transient recorders, using analog-to-digital conversion techniques, capable of storing transients by sequentially sampling single-shot inputs at successive intervals of less than 1 ns (greater than 1 Giga Samples per Second (GSPS)), digitizing to 8 bits or greater resolution and storing 256 or more samples. Note: X.A.I.002 controls the following specially designed components for analog oscilloscopes: 1. Plug-in units; 2. External amplifiers; 3. Pre-amplifiers; 4. Sampling devices; 5. Cathode ray tubes.

X.A.I.003 Specific processing equipment, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821, as follows: a. Frequency changers capable of operating in the frequency range from 300 up to 600 Hz, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821; b. Mass spectrometers, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821; c. All flash x-ray machines, or components of pulsed power systems designed thereof, including Marx generators, high power pulse shaping networks, high voltage capacitors, and triggers; d. Pulse amplifiers, other than those specified in the CML or in Regulation (EU) 2021/821; e. Electronic equipment for time delay generation or time interval measurement, as follows: 1. Digital time delay generators with a resolution of 50 nanoseconds or less over time intervals of 1 microsecond or greater; or 2. Multi-channel (three or more) or modular time interval meter and chronometry equipment with resolution of 50 nanoseconds or less over time intervals of 1 microsecond or greater; f. Chromatography and spectrometry analytical instruments.

X.B.I.001 Equipment for the manufacture of electronic components or materials, as follows and specially designed components and accessories therefor. a. Equipment specially designed for the manufacture of electron tubes, optical elements and specially designed components therefor controlled by 3A001 ( 7 ) or X.A.I.001; b. Equipment specially designed for the manufacture of semiconductor devices, integrated circuits and ‘electronic assemblies’, as follows, and systems incorporating or having the characteristics of such equipment: Note: X.B.I.001.b. also controls equipment used or modified for use in the manufacture of other devices, such as imaging devices, electro-optical devices, acoustic-wave devices. 1. Equipment for the processing of materials for the manufacture of devices and components as specified in the heading of X.B.I.001.b, as follows: Note: X.B.I.001 does not control quartz furnace tubes, furnace liners, paddles, boats (except specially designed caged boats), bubblers, cassettes or crucibles specially designed for the processing equipment controlled by X.B.I.001.b.1. a. Equipment for producing polycrystalline silicon and materials controlled by 3C001 ( 8 ); b. Equipment specially designed for purifying or processing III/V and II/VI semiconductor materials controlled by 3C001, 3C002, 3C003, 3C004, or 3C005 ( 9 ) except crystal pullers, for which see X.B.I.001.b.1.c below; c. Crystal pullers and furnaces, as follows: Note: X.B.I.001.b.1.c does not control diffusion and oxidation furnaces. 1. Annealing or recrystallizing equipment other than constant temperature furnaces employing high rates of energy transfer capable of processing wafers at a rate exceeding 0,005 m2 per minute; ▼M11 2. ‘Stored program controlled’ crystal pullers having any of the following characteristics: a. Rechargeable without replacing the crucible container; b. Capable of operation at pressures above 2,5 x 105 Pa; or c. Capable of pulling crystals of a diameter exceeding 100 mm; ▼M7 d. ‘Stored program controlled’ equipment for epitaxial growth having any of the following characteristics: 1. Capable of producing silicon layer with a thickness uniform to less than ± 2,5 % across a distance of 200 mm or more; 2. Capable of producing a layer of any material other than silicon with a thickness uniformity across the wafer of equal to or better than ± 3,5 %; or 3. Rotation of individual wafers during processing; e. Molecular beam epitaxial growth equipment; f. Magnetically enhanced ‘sputtering’ equipment with specially designed integral load locks capable of transferring wafers in an isolated vacuum environment; g. Equipment specially designed for ion implantation, ion-enhanced or photo-enhanced diffusion, having any of the following characteristics: 1. Patterning capability; 2. Beam energy (accelerating voltage) exceeding 200 keV; 3. Optimised to operate at a beam energy (accelerating voltage) of less than 10 keV; or 4. Capable of high energy oxygen implant into a heated ‘substrate’; h. ‘Stored program controlled’ equipment for the selective removal (etching) by means of anisotropic dry methods (e.g., plasma), as follows: 1. ‘Batch types’ having either of the following: a. End-point detection, other than optical emission spectroscopy types; or b. Reactor operational (etching) pressure of 26,66 Pa or less; 2. ‘Single wafer types’ having any of the following: a. End-point detection, other than optical emission spectroscopy types; b. Reactor operational (etching) pressure of 26,66 Pa or less; or c. Cassette-to-cassette and load locks wafer handling; Notes: 1. ‘Batch types’ refers to machines not specially designed for production processing of single wafers. Such machines can process two or more wafers simultaneously with common process parameters, e.g., RF power, temperature, etch gas species, flow rates. 2. ‘Single wafer types’ refers to machines specially designed for production processing of single wafers. These machines may use automatic wafer handling techniques to load a single wafer into the equipment for processing. The definition includes equipment that can load and process several wafers but where the etching parameters, e.g., RF power or end point, can be independently determined for each individual wafer. i. ‘Chemical vapor deposition’ (CVD) equipment, e.g., plasma-enhanced CVD (PECVD) or photo-enhanced CVD, for semiconductor device manufacturing, having either of the following capabilities, for deposition of oxides, nitrides, metals or polysilicon: ▼M11 1. ‘Chemical vapor deposition’ equipment operating below 105 Pa; or ▼M7 2. PECVD equipment operating either below 60 Pa or having automatic cassette-to-cassette and load lock wafer handling; Note: X.B.I.001.b.1.i does not control low pressure ‘chemical vapor deposition’ (LPCVD) systems or reactive ‘sputtering’ equipment. j. Electron beam systems specially designed or modified for mask making or semiconductor device processing having any of the following characteristics: 1. Electrostatic beam deflection; 2. Shaped, non-Gaussian beam profile; 3. Digital-to-analog conversion rate exceeding 3 MHz; 4. Digital-to-analog conversion accuracy exceeding 12 bit; or 5. Target-to-beam position feedback control precision of 1 micrometer or finer; Note: X.B.I.001.b.1.j does not control electron beam deposition systems or general purpose scanning electron microscopes. k. Surface finishing equipment for the processing of semiconductor wafers as follows: 1. Specially designed equipment for backside processing of wafers thinner than 100 micrometer and the subsequent separation thereof; or 2. Specially designed equipment for achieving a surface roughness of the active surface of a processed wafer with a two-sigma value of 2 micrometer or less, total indicator reading (TIR); Note: X.B.I.001.b.1.k does not control single-side lapping and polishing equipment for wafer surface finishing. l. Interconnection equipment which includes common single or multiple vacuum chambers specially designed to permit the integration of any equipment controlled by X.B.I.001 into a complete system; m. ‘Stored program controlled’ equipment using ‘lasers’ for the repair or trimming of ‘monolithic integrated circuits’ with either of the following characteristics: 1. Positioning accuracy less than ± 1 micrometer; or 2. Spot size (kerf width) less than 3 micrometer. Technical Note: For the purpose of X.B.I.001.b.1, 'sputtering' is an overlay coating process wherein positively charged ions are accelerated by an electric field towards the surface of a target (coating material). The kinetic energy of the impacting ions is sufficient to cause target surface atoms to be released and deposited on the substrate. (Note: Triode, magnetron or radio frequency sputtering to increase adhesion of coating and rate of deposition are ordinary modifications of the process.). 2. Masks, mask substrates, mask-making equipment and image transfer equipment for the manufacture of devices and components as specified in the heading of X.B.I.001, as follows: Note: The term masks refers to those used in electron beam lithography, X-ray lithography, and ultraviolet lithography, as well as the usual ultraviolet and visible photo-lithography. a. Finished masks, reticles and designs therefor, except: 1. Finished masks or reticles for the production of integrated circuits not controlled by 3A001 ( 10 ); or 2. Masks or reticles, having both of the following characteristics: a. Their design is based on geometries of 2,5 micrometer or more; and b. The design does not include special features to alter the intended use by means of production equipment or ‘software’; b. Mask substrates as follows: 1. Hard surface (e.g., chromium, silicon, molybdenum) coated ‘substrates’ (e.g., glass, quartz, sapphire) for the preparation of masks having dimensions exceeding 125 mm x 125 mm; or 2. Substrates specially designed for X-ray masks; c. Equipment, other than general purpose computers, specially designed for computer aided design (CAD) of semiconductor devices or integrated circuits; d. Equipment or machines, as follows, for mask or reticle fabrication: 1. Photo-optical step and repeat cameras capable of producing arrays larger than 100 mm x 100 mm, or capable of producing a single exposure larger than 6 m