Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 of 18 May 2006 concerning restrictive measures against President Lukashenko and certain officials of Belarus

10a. The prohibitions in paragraph 4 shall not apply to the provision of software with certain uses in the banking and financial sector as listed in Annex XXVI that is necessary for the execution until 25 January 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

10b. Paragraph 5a shall not apply to the execution until 1 January 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract.

10c. Paragraph 4c shall not apply to the execution until 25 June 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 April 2026, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

• (a) removes the control by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I over the assets of a non-listed legal person, entity or body incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State which is owned or controlled by the former; and

• (b) ensures that no further funds or economic resources accrue to the benefit of the listed natural or legal person, entity or body.

12a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the competent authorities may authorise the provision of services referred to therein, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that those services are strictly necessary for the functioning of a consular or diplomatic representation of Belarus located in a Member State.

• (a) 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;

• (b) civil society activities that directly promote democracy, human rights or the rule of law in Belarus;

• (c) the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the Union and of the Member States or partner countries in Belarus, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Belarus enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;

• (d) ensuring critical energy supply within the Union and the purchase, import or transport into the Union of titanium, aluminium, copper, nickel, palladium and iron ore;

• (e) ensuring the continuous operation of infrastructures, hardware and software which are critical for human health and safety, or the safety of the environment;

• (f) the establishment, operation, maintenance, fuel supply and retreatment and safety of civil nuclear capabilities, and the continuation of design, construction and commissioning required for the completion of civil nuclear facilities, the supply of precursor material for the production of medical radioisotopes and similar medical applications, or critical technology for environmental radiation monitoring, as well as for civil nuclear cooperation, in particular in the field of research and development;

• (g) the provision of electronic communication services by Union telecommunication operators necessary for the operation, maintenance and security, including cybersecurity, of electronic communication services, in Belarus, in Ukraine, in the Union, between Belarus and the Union, and between Ukraine and the Union, and for data centre services in the Union;

• (h) the exclusive use of legal persons, entities or bodies established in Belarus that are owned by, or solely or jointly controlled by, a legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State, a country member of the European Economic Area, Switzerland or a partner country, as listed in Annex Vb; or

• (i) the ongoing construction of infrastructures up to 25 m in height necessary for civil energy supply and distribution to educational and healthcare facilities.

Article 1k

• (a) the Republic of Belarus, its Government, its public bodies, corporations or agencies;

• (b) a major credit institution established in Belarus with over 50 % public ownership, or under public control, as of 1 June 2021, as listed in Annex IX;

• (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 referred to in point (a) or (b) of this paragraph; or

• (d) a natural or 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.

• (i) the activities concerned are for the purpose of providing support for the Belarusian civilian population, such as humanitarian assistance, environmental projects, and nuclear safety or the loan or credit is necessary to comply with legal or regulatory minimum reserve or similar requirements to meet solvency and liquidity criteria for financial entities in Belarus which are majority-owned by financial institutions of the Union; and

• (ii) the activities concerned do not entail funds or economic resources being made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person, entity or body referred to in Article 2.

When applying the conditions under points (i) and (ii), the competent authority shall require adequate information as regards the use of the authorisation granted, including information concerning the purpose of, and the counterparts to, the activities concerned.

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

Article 1l

• (i) the Republic of Belarus, its Government, its public bodies, corporations or agencies; or

• (ii) any natural or legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (i).

Article 1m

It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent prohibitions in this Regulation, including by participating in such activities without deliberately seeking that object or effect but being aware that the participation may have that object or effect and accepting that possibility.

Article 1n

In addition to the prohibitions set out in Article 1k, the European Investment Bank (EIB) shall:

• (a) be prohibited from making any disbursement or payment under or in connection with any existing agreements entered into between the Republic of Belarus or any public authority thereof and the EIB; and

• (b) suspend all existing Technical Assistance Service Contracts relating to projects financed under the agreements referred to in point (a), and which are intended for the direct or indirect benefit of the Republic of Belarus or any public authority thereof to be performed in Belarus.

Article 1o

• (a) to import, directly or indirectly, wood products as listed in Annex X into the Union if they:
• (i) originate in Belarus; or
• (ii) have been exported from Belarus;

• (b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, wood products as listed in Annex X which are located in or which originated in Belarus;

• (c) to transport wood products as listed in Annex X if they originated in Belarus or are being exported from Belarus 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).

Article 1p

• (a) to import, directly or indirectly, cement products as listed in Annex XI into the Union if they:
• (i) originate in Belarus; or
• (ii) have been exported from Belarus;

• (b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, cement products as listed in Annex XI which are located in or which originated in Belarus;

• (c) to transport cement products as listed in Annex XI if they originated in Belarus or are being exported from Belarus 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).

Article 1q

• (a) to import, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products as listed in Annex XII into the Union if they:
• (i) originate in Belarus; or
• (ii) have been exported from Belarus;

• (b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products as listed in Annex XII which are located in or which originated in Belarus;

• (c) to transport iron and steel products as listed in Annex XII if they originated in Belarus or are being exported from Belarus 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).

Article 1r

• (a) to import, directly or indirectly, rubber products as listed in Annex XIII into the Union if they:
• (i) originate in Belarus; or
• (ii) have been exported from Belarus;

• (b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, rubber products as listed in Annex XIII which are located in or which originated in Belarus;

• (c) to transport rubber products as listed in Annex XIII if they originated in Belarus or are being exported from Belarus 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).

Article 1ra

• (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 in relation to the prohibition in paragraph 1;

• (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1 for any purchase, import or transfer of those goods and technology, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly in relation to the prohibition in paragraph 1.

• (a) a citizen of a Member State or an immediate family member who is resident in Belarus and is driving the vehicle into the Union for strict personal use; or

• (b) a citizen of Belarus holding a valid visa or residence permit allowing entry into the Union, who is driving the vehicle into the Union for strict personal use.

9c. As of 26 January 2026 until 31 December 2026, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the purchase or import to Hungary of goods falling under CN code 2901 10 00 originating in Belarus or exported from Belarus, provided that the goods are intended for exclusive use in Hungary.

9d. Goods falling under CN code 2901 10 00 imported to Hungary following the exemption in paragraph 9c shall not be sold on to buyers located in another Member State or in a third country.

9e. With regard to the goods falling under CN codes 2501, 2517, 2522, 2530, 2620, 2815, 2833, 2916, 2926, 4016, 7403, 7404, 7406 and 7610, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the execution until 25 July 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 April 2026, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

9f. With regard to the goods falling under CN codes 3803, 7006, 7008, 7009, 7011, 7013, 7014, 7017, 7018, 7020, 8707 and 8708, the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to the execution until 25 October 2026 of contracts concluded before 24 July 2026, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

Article 1rb

• (a) provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods, directly or indirectly in relation to the prohibitions in those paragraphs; or

• (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 for any purchase, import or transfer of those goods, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly in relation to the prohibitions in those paragraphs.

Article 1rc

• (a) provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2, and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods, directly or indirectly in relation to the prohibitions in those paragraphs;

• (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 for any purchase, import or transfer of those goods, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly in relation to the prohibitions in those paragraphs.

Article 1s

• (a) to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, machinery as listed in Annex XIV, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus;

• (b) 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 point (a).

1a. The transit via the territory of Belarus of machinery as listed in Annex XIVa, exported from the Union, shall be prohibited.

• (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 on the environment, or as a response to natural disasters;

• (b) medical or pharmaceutical purposes;

• (c) temporary use by news media;

• (d) software updates;

• (e) use as consumer communication devices;

• (f) ensuring cyber-security and information security for natural or legal persons, entities or bodies in Belarus except for its government and undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by that government; or

• (g) personal use of natural persons travelling to Belarus, 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), the exporter shall declare in its 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 that first export.

4a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, 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 machinery falling under CN code 8471 80 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 machinery or the related technical or financial assistance are intended for civilian electronic communications networks.

4b. By way of derogation from paragraph 1a, the competent authorities may authorise the transit via the territory of Belarus of goods and technology listed in Annex XIVa, after having determined that such goods or technology are necessary for:

• (a) medical or pharmaceutical purposes, or 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;

• (b) the exclusive use and under the full control of the authorising Member State and in order to fulfil its maintenance obligations in areas which are under a long-term lease agreement between that Member State and Belarus; or

• (c) the establishment, operation, maintenance, fuel supply and retreatment and safety of civil nuclear capabilities, and the continuation of design, construction and commissioning required for the completion of civil nuclear facilities, the supply of precursor material for the production of medical radioisotopes and similar medical applications, or critical technology for environmental radiation monitoring, as well as for civil nuclear cooperation, in particular in the field of research and development.

Article 1sa

1a. The transit via the territory of Belarus of goods and technology suited for use in aviation or the space industry, as listed in Annex XVII, exported from the Union, shall be prohibited.

• (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 Belarus or for use in Belarus;

• (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 Belarus or for use in Belarus; or

• (c) sell, license or transfer in any other way intellectual property rights or trade secrets as well as to grant rights to access or re-use any material or information protected by means of intellectual property rights or constituting trade secrets 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 Belarus or for use in Belarus.

• (a) it is strictly necessary to ensure lease re-payments to a legal person, entity or body incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State which does not fall under any of the restrictive measures provided for in this Regulation; and

• (b) no economic resources will be made available to the Belarusian counterpart, with the exception of the transfer of ownership of the aircraft after full reimbursement of the financial lease.

6a. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 4, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods listed in Annex XVII, or related technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, after having determined that it is necessary for the production of titanium goods required in the aeronautic industry for which no alternative supply is available.

6b. By way of derogation from paragraph 4, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the provision of technical assistance, related to the use of the goods and technology referred to in paragraph 1, after having determined that the provision of such technical assistance is necessary for avoiding collision between satellites, or their unintended re-entry into the atmosphere.

When deciding on requests for authorisations for medical, pharmaceutical or humanitarian purposes in accordance with this paragraph, the national competent authorities shall not grant an authorisation for exports to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus, if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the goods might have a military end-use.

7a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1a, the competent authorities may authorise the transit via the territory of Belarus of goods and technology suited for use in aviation or the space industry, as listed in Annex XVII, after having determined that such goods or technology are intended for the purposes set out in paragraphs 6a, 6b and 7.

7b. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods listed in Annex XVII, if the goods are intended for the exclusive use and under the full control of the authorising Member State and in order to fulfil its maintenance obligations in areas which are under a long-term lease agreement between that Member State and Belarus.

Article 1t

• (a) binding financing or financial assistance commitments established prior to 10 March 2022; or

• (c) the provision of public financing or financial assistance for trade in food, and for agricultural, medical or humanitarian purposes.

Article 1u

• (a) crypto-asset services, as defined in Regulation (EU) 2023/1114;

• (b) issuing of payment instruments, acquiring of payment transactions, or payment initiation services, as defined in Directive (EU) 2015/2366;

• (c) issuing of electronic money, as defined in Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ([^E0010]).

Article 1v

• (a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 1u(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 2 weeks prior to the authorisation;

• (d) necessary for official purposes of a diplomatic mission or consular post or international organisation;

• (e) intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; or

• (f) necessary for non-prohibited cross-border trade in goods and services between the Union and Belarus.

1a. The prohibition in Article 1u(2), points (b) and (c), shall not apply to the provision of personalised security credentials necessary to access an account with a credit institution or an electronic money institution established in a Member State or a country as listed in Annex Vba.

1b. By way of derogation from Article 1u(2), points (b) and (c), the competent authorities may authorise the provision of such a service, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that to do so is necessary for the exclusive use of legal persons, entities or bodies established in Belarus that are owned by, 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 a country as listed in Annex Vba.

Article 1w

• (a) 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) civil society activities that directly promote democracy, human rights or the rule of law in Belarus.

Article 1x

Article 1y

Article 1z

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 EUR 100 000 held by Belarusian nationals or natural persons residing in Belarus, or by legal persons, entities or bodies established in Belarus. 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 Belarusian nationals or natural persons residing in Belarus 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.

Article 1za

• (a) the personal use of natural persons travelling to Belarus or members of their immediate families travelling with them;

• (b) the official purposes of diplomatic missions, consular posts or international organisations in Belarus enjoying immunities in accordance with international law; or

• (c) civil society and media activities that directly promote democracy, human rights or the rule of law in Belarus which receive public funding from the Union, Member States or countries listed in Annex Vba.

Article 1zb

1a. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to transactions:

• (a) that are necessary for the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the Union and of the Member States or of partner countries in Belarus, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Belarus enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;

• (b) made by nationals of a Member State who are residents of Belarus and were so before 24 February 2022;

• (c) necessary for the export, sale, supply, transfer or transport of pharmaceutical, medical or agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers, the export, sale, supply, transfer or transport of which to Belarus is allowed under this Regulation;

• (d) strictly necessary to ensure access to judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings in a Member State, as well as for the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or an arbitration award rendered in a Member State, provided that such transactions are consistent with the objectives of this Regulation;

• (e) 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;

• (f) necessary for the reception of payments due by the legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Annex XV pursuant to contracts and obligations performed before 24 April 2026;

• (g) strictly necessary for payment of reasonable professional fees or reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; or

• (h) that are necessary for the needs of state-funded intermediate organisations for the foreign cultural policy of the Member States in Belarus.

1b. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, transactions which are strictly necessary for divestment from Belarus or the wind-down of business activities in Belarus.

Article 1zc

1a. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall apply to the transport of goods within the territory of the Union by road transport undertakings, carried out by means of trailers or semi-trailers registered in Belarus, including if those trailers or semi-trailers are hauled by trucks registered in other countries.

1b. It shall be prohibited for any legal person, entity or body established in the Union which is owned for 25 % or more by a Belarusian natural or legal person, entity or body to be admitted to become a road transport undertaking which transports goods by road within the territory of the Union, including in transit.

It shall be prohibited for any legal person, entity or body established in the Union before 8 April 2022 and that is already a road transport undertaking which transports goods by road within the territory of the Union, including in transit, to make any changes to its capital structure that would increase the percentage share owned by a Belarusian natural or legal person, entity or body, unless that percentage remains below 25 % following such a change.

1c. It shall be prohibited, as of 2 August 2024 for any road transport undertaking established in the Union after 8 April 2022, which is owned for 25 % or more by a Belarusian natural or legal person, entity or body to transport goods by road within the territory of the Union, including in transit.

1d. Road transport undertakings established in the Union shall, upon request of the national competent authority of the Member State where they are established, supply information on their ownership structure to that national competent authority.

2a. Paragraphs 1b and 1c shall not apply to road transport undertakings established in the Union which are owned for 25 % or more by Belarusian nationals who are also nationals of a Member State or who have a temporary or permanent residence permit in a Member State.

• (a) the purchase, import or transport into the Union of natural gas and oil, including refined petroleum products, as well as titanium, aluminium, copper, nickel, palladium and iron ore;

• (b) the purchase, import or transport of pharmaceutical, medical, agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers whose import, purchase and transport is allowed under this Regulation;

• (c) humanitarian purposes; or,

• (d) the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations in Belarus, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Belarus enjoying immunities in accordance with international law.

Article 1zd

• (a) necessary for the purchase, import or transport of pharmaceutical, medical or agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers, the purchase, import and transport of which is allowed under this Regulation;

• (b) strictly necessary to ensure access to judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings in a Member State, as well as for the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or an arbitration award rendered in a Member State, provided that such transactions are consistent with the objectives of this Regulation;

• (c) without prejudice to point (b) of this paragraph, strictly necessary to recover damages pursuant to Article 8h.

Article 1ze

It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction involving the crypto-assets or central bank digital currencies listed in Annex XXXIV, or to provide any support to the development of such crypto-assets or central banks digital currencies.

Article 1zf

• (a) that are necessary for the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the Union and of the Member States or of partner countries in Belarus, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Belarus enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;

• (b) made by nationals of a Member State who are residents of Belarus and were so before 24 February 2022.

Article 2

• (a) the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies who, in accordance with Article 4(1), point (c), of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, have been identified by the Council as organising or contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate:
• (i) the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union; or
• (ii) the transfer of prohibited goods and the illegal transfer of restricted goods, including hazardous goods, into the territory of the Union; and

• (b) the legal persons, entities or bodies who, in accordance with Article 4(1), point (d), of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, have been identified by the Council as legal persons, entities or bodies owned or controlled by persons, entities or bodies referred to in point (a).

6a. Annex I shall also consist of a list of:

• (a) the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies who, in accordance with Article 4(1), point (ca), of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, have been identified by the Council as responsible for, implementing, supporting, benefitting from, involved in or facilitating actions or policies attributable to the Republic of Belarus which undermine or threaten democracy, the rule of law, stability or security in the Union or in one or several of its Member States, in an international organisation or in a third country, or which undermine or threaten the sovereignty or independence of one or several of its Member States, or of a third country, through the following actions:
• (i) planning, directing, engaging in, directly or indirectly, supporting, or otherwise facilitating the use of information manipulation and interference;
• (ii) planning, directing, engaging in, directly or indirectly, supporting, or otherwise facilitating any actions targeted at the functioning of democratic institutions, economic activities or services of public interest, including by unauthorised entry into the territory of a Member State, including its airspace, or aimed at interfering with, damaging or destroying, including through sabotage or malicious cyber activities as part of hybrid activities, critical infrastructure;
• (iii) planning, directing, engaging in, directly or indirectly, supporting, or otherwise facilitating or enabling widespread or systematic actions disrupting the functioning of critical infrastructure;

• (b) the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies who, in accordance with Article 4(1), point (cb), of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, have been identified by the Council as supporting the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies engaged in activities referred to in point (a);

• (c) the legal persons, entities or bodies who, in accordance with Article 4(1), point (e), of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, have been identified by the Council as legal persons, entities or bodies owned or controlled by persons, entities or bodies referred to in points (a) or (b).

7a. Annex I shall also consist of a list of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies who, in accordance with Article 4(1), point (da), of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, have been identified by the Council as forming part of, supporting, materially or financially, or benefiting from the military and industrial complex of Belarus, including by being involved in the development, production or supply of military technology and equipment.

Article 2a

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.

Article 2b

Article 3

• (a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of persons listed in Annex I and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;

• (b) intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;

• (c) intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;

• (d) intended exclusively for:
• (i) humanitarian purposes, including the operation of flights for the evacuation or repatriation of persons, or for initiatives providing support to victims of natural, nuclear or chemical disasters;
• (ii) the operation of flights in the framework of international adoption procedures;
• (iii) the operation of flights required for attending meetings with the objective of seeking a solution to the crisis in Belarus or promoting the policy objectives of the restrictive measures; or
• (iv) an emergency landing, take-off or overflight by an EU air carrier;

• (e) necessary to deal with critical and clearly identified air safety matters and after prior consultation of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

Article 3a

• (a) the funds or economic resources are the subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 2 was listed in Annex I, or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to or after that date;

• (b) the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;

• (c) the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I; and

• (d) recognition of the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.

Article 4

• (a) interest or other earnings on those accounts; or

• (b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to the provisions of this Regulation,

provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments continue to be subject to Article 2(1).

Article 4a

By way of derogation from Article 2(1), where a payment by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in  Annex I is due under a contract or agreement that was concluded by, or an obligation that arose for the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned before the date on which that person, entity or body had been listed, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that:

• (i) the competent authority concerned has determined that the payment is not, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in  Annex I; and

• (ii) the Member State concerned has, at least 2 weeks prior to the grant of the authorisation, notified the other Member States and the Commission of that determination and its intention to grant the authorisation.

Article 4b

By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities in the Member States, as indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are necessary for official purposes of diplomatic missions or consular posts or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law.

Article 4c

By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I, or the provision of services to such a natural or legal person, entity or body, under such conditions as they deem appropriate and after having determined that this is strictly necessary for the setting-up, certification or evaluation of a firewall which:

• (a) removes the control by the natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I over the assets of a non-listed legal person, entity or body incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State and which is owned or controlled by the former; and

• (b) ensures that no further funds or economic resources accrue to the benefit of the listed natural or legal person, entity or body.

Article 4d

• (a) between two natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that are not listed in Annex I to this Regulation;

• (b) carried out using accounts at credit institutions that are not listed in Annex I to this Regulation; and

• (c) not in breach of Article 2(2) or Article 1m of this Regulation.

This paragraph shall not apply in relation to frozen funds or economic resources held by Central securities depositories within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014.

• (a) between two natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that are not listed in Annex I to this Regulation; and

• (b) not in breach of Article 2(2) or Article 1m of this Regulation.

This paragraph shall not apply in relation to frozen funds or economic resources held by Central securities depositories within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014.

The beneficiaries of a transfer as referred to in the first subparagraph of this paragraph shall only be nationals of a Member State, of a country member of the European Economic Area or of Switzerland, or 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.

One authorisation per applicant may be granted under this paragraph.

The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph within one week of the authorisation.

Article 5

• (a) immediately supply the competent authorities indicated in the websites listed in Annex II, in the country where they are resident or located, with any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 2, and directly or indirectly supply such information to the Commission; and

• (b) cooperate with the competent authorities indicated in the websites listed in Annex II in any verification of this information.

Article 6

The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person or entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen as a result of negligence.

Article 7

• (a) authorisations granted under this Regulation;

• (b) information received under Article 1z;

• (c) violation and enforcement problems, penalties applied for infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and judgments handed down by national courts;

• (d) detected instances of breach, circumvention and attempts at breach or circumvention of the prohibitions set out in this Regulation including through the use of crypto-assets.