EU UPDATES RUSSIA SANCTIONS PACKAGE LEGISLATION

On 19 December, the EU published EU Regulations 2022/2474/EU, 2022/2475/EU and 2022/2476/EU which impose further restrictions, as well as other amendments to processes and cooperation.  The changes include extending the list of restricted items by adding drone engines, further chemical and biological equipment, riot control agents and electronic components.  Also expanded if the list of designated entities, including those connected to Russia’s military and industrial complex, adding a large number of new entities.  Meanwhile, EU Council Decision 2022/2478/CFSP extends the suspension of the broadcasting licences in the EU of Russian media outlets. 

Meanwhile, 2 Corrigenda were published advising of corrections to existing Belarus sanctions lists.

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32022R2474&from=EN

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.LI.2022.322.01.0466.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2022:322I:TOC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.LI.2022.322.01.0614.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2022:322I:TOC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.LI.2022.322.01.0687.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2022:322I:TOC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.LI.2022.322.01.0315.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2022%3A322I%3ATOC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.LI.2022.322.01.0315.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2022:322I:TOC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2022.323.01.0106.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2022:323:TOC

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/AUTO/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2022.323.01.0107.01.ENG&toc=OJ:L:2022:323:TOC