Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2026/503 of 23 April 2026 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
Date: 2026-04-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Belarus, EU restrictive measure, Russia, Russo-Ukrainian issue, Ukraine, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, territorial dispute








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Official Journal of the European Union


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2026/503


23.4.2026







            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2026/503
         
of 23 April 2026
         
implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,


Having regard to Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,


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

Whereas:







(1)


On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP.












(2)


In view of the gravity of the situation, three legal persons should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.












(3)


Annex I to Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:



Article 1
Annex I to Decision 2012/642/CFSP is hereby amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.


Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




Done at Brussels, 23 April 2026.


For the Council


The President

M. RAOUNA
            





(1)  
            OJ L 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2012/642/oj.




ANNEX
In Annex I to Decision 2012/642/CFSP the following entries are added to the list set out in section ‘B. Legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 4(1)’:











 


Names (Transliteration of Belarusian spelling) (Transliteration of Russian spelling)


Names (Belarusian spelling) (Russian spelling)


Identifying Information


Reasons for listing


Date of listing




‘59.


Volat-Sanjiang Joint Venture Limited Liability Company


Совместное общество с ограниченной ответственностью “Волат-Санцзян”


Address: 220070 Republic of Belarus, Minsk, Budennogo str. Budennogo, 1A/7, office 20
Type of entity: Joint Venture
Registration number: 191299395
Date of registration: 24.3.2010


Volat-Sanjiang Joint Venture Limited Liability Company is a Belarusian joint venture co-created by Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant. It produces wheeled chassis for military equipment, including multiple launch rocket systems manufactured by the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant. Therefore, Volat-Sanjiang Joint Venture Limited Liability Company forms part of and supports the military and industrial complex of Belarus by being involved in the development, production and supply of military technology and equipment.


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60.


CJSC Belarusian Oil Company
a.k.a. BelOil
a.k.a. BNK


ЗАО Белорусская нефтяная компания
БНК


Address: 4A-305, Leshchinsky Street, 220140, Minsk, Republic of Belarus
Type of entity: Closed Joint Stock Company
Place of registration: Republic of Belarus
Date of registration: 17.5.2007
Registration number: 190832326
Principal place of business: Republic of Belarus
Associated entities: State Production Association “Belorusneft”; Open Joint Stock Company “Naftan”


CJSC Belarusian Oil Company is Belarus’s leading exporter of petroleum and is owned by several of the largest oil production and refining enterprises in the Republic of Belarus, including Belorusneft and Naftan. Via its ownership structure, BNK is controlled by the Government of Belarus. The appointment of its General Director is agreed by Aliaksandr Lukashenka, who also names the direction in which the company should be steered. Therefore, BNK is associated with entities supporting the Lukashenka regime and is owned and controlled by entities responsible for the repression of Belarusian civil society and supporting the Lukashenka regime.


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61.


China Space Sanjiang Group


Chinese: 中国航天三江集团有限公司


Address: No. 9 Jinshan Avenue, Dongxihu District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China


China Space Sanjiang Group is the co-creator of Volat-Sanjiang Joint Venture Limited Liability Company, and one of the two main partners in that joint venture. Volat-Sanjiang Joint Venture Limited Liability Company produces wheeled chassis for military equipment, including multiple launch rocket systems manufactured by the Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant. Therefore, China Space Sanjiang Group supports the military and industrial complex of Belarus by being involved in the development and production of military technology and equipment.


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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/503/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)