Article 3g · Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014

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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 import or purchase, as from 30 September 2023, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products as listed in Annex XVII when processed in a third country incorporating iron and steel products originating in Russia as listed in Annex XVII; with regard to products listed in Annex XVII processed in a third country incorporating steel products originating in Russia of CN codes 720711, 72071210 or 722490, this prohibition shall apply as of 1 April 2024 for CN code 720711 and as of 1 October 2028 for CN codes 72071210 and 722490;For the purpose of the application of this point, at the moment of importation, importers shall provide evidence of the country of origin of the iron and steel inputs used for the processing of the product in a third country unless the product is imported from a partner country for importation of iron and steel as listed in Annex XXXVI;

(e)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), (c) and (d).

2.With regard to the goods listed in Part A of Annex XVII, and irrespective of whether they are listed in Part B of that Annex, the prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the execution until 17 June 2022 of contracts concluded before 16 March 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.

3.With regard to the goods listed in Part B of Annex XVII that are not listed in Part A of that Annex, and without prejudice to paragraph 4, the prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the execution until 8 January 2023 of contracts concluded before 7 October 2022, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts. This provision does not apply to goods falling under CN codes 720711, 72071210 and 722490, for which the paragraphs 4, 5 and 5a apply.

4.The prohibitions in points (a), (b), (c) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the import, purchase or transport, or related technical or financial assistance, of the following quantities of goods falling under CN code 72071210:

(a)3747905 metric tonnes between 7 October 2022 and 30 September 2023;

(b)3747905 metric tonnes between 1 October 2023 and 30 September 2024;

(d)2998324 metric tonnes between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026;

(e)2623534 metric tonnes between 1 October 2026 and 30 September 2027;

(f)2061348 metric tonnes between 1 October 2027 and 30 September 2028.

5.The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the import, purchase or transport, or related technical or financial assistance, of the following quantities of goods falling under CN code 720711:

(a)487202 metric tonnes between 7 October 2022 and 30 September 2023;

(b)85260 metric tonnes between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023;

5a.The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the import, purchase or transport, or related technical or financial assistance, of the following quantities of the goods falling under CN code 722490:

(a)147007 metric tonnes between 17 December 2022 and 31 December 2023;

(b)110255 metric tonnes between 1 January 2024 and 30 September 2024;

(d)117606 metric tonnes between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026;

(e)102905 metric tonnes between 1 October 2026 and 30 September 2027;

(f)80854 metric tonnes between 1 October 2027 and 30 September 2028.

6.The import volume quotas set out in paragraphs 4, 5 and 5a shall be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with the management system for tariff-rate quotas provided for in Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447^note.

7.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise the purchase, import or transfer of the goods listed in Annex XVII, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that this is necessary for 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.

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

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