Article 1, Point (2) · Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1907

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(2)Article 2 is amended as follows:

(a)in paragraph 1, the following point is added:

(h)natural or legal persons, entities or bodies facilitating infringements of the prohibition against circumvention of the provisions of this Decision, of Council Regulations (EU) No 269/2014, (EU) No 692/2014, (EU) No 833/2014 or (EU) 2022/263, or of Council Decisions 2014/386/CFSP, 2014/512/CFSP or (CFSP) 2022/266,’;

(b)paragraph 7 is replaced by the following:‘7.By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise payments to the Crimean Sea Ports for services provided at the ports of Kerch Fishery Port, Yalta Commercial Port and Evpatoria Commercial Port, and for services provided by Gosgidrografiya and by Port-Terminal branches of the Crimean Sea Ports. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph, within two weeks of the authorisation.’;

(c)the following paragraphs are added:‘18.By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources belonging to the entity listed under entry number 91 under the heading ‘Entities’ in the Annex, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources to that entity, under such conditions as the competent authorities deem appropriate and after having determined that such funds or economic resources are necessary for the completion of transactions, including sales, which are strictly necessary for the winding down, by 31 December 2022, of a joint venture or similar legal arrangement concluded before 16 March 2022, involving a legal person, entity or body referred to in Annex X to Decision 2014/512/CFSP. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph within two weeks of the authorisation.19.By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources belonging to the entity listed under entry number 101 under the heading ‘Entities’ in the Annex, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources to that entity, under such conditions as the competent authorities deem appropriate and after having determined that such funds or economic resources are necessary for the termination by 7 January 2023 of operations, contracts or other agreements concluded with, or otherwise involving, that entity before 3 June 2022. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph within two weeks of the authorisation.’;