Adopts sixth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation
03 Jun 2022
On 3 June 2022, the European Union adopted the sixth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. The restrictive measures in energy sector include:
- Prohibiting the purchase, import or transfer of crude oil and certain petroleum products which originate in or are exported from the Russian Federation (except to crude oil delivered by pipelines);
- Prohibiting the provision of technical assistance, brokering services, financial assistance and other services related to such purchases and to the transport (including ship-to-ship transfers) to third countries of these listed products.
Other sanctions include the following:
- Prohibiting the provision of accounting, consultancy and public relations services to the Government or any entity established in the Russian Federation;
- Prohibiting the provision of specialized financial messaging services (including SWIFT) to three additional Russian credit institutions: Sberbank; Credit Bank of Moscow and Joint Stock Company Russian Agricultural Bank, JSC Rosselkhozbank.
- Extending the list of controlled items which might contribute to the military and technological enhancement or the development of defence and security sector of the Russian Federation.
- Expanding the list of sanctioned persons and legal entities subject to assets freeze;
- Extending the list of persons and entities subject to export restrictions regarding dual-use goods and technology.
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Type:
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Treatment and operation (Trade, Investment related trade measures, Other sector specific regulation)
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Treatment and operation (Other)
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Industry:
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Primary (Mining and quarrying)
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Manufacturing (Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products)
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Services (Transportation and storage, Financial and insurance activities, Legal and accounting activities, Other professional, scientific and technical activities, Administrative and support service activities, Other service activities)
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