Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1848 of 4 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1848 of 4 October 2022 amending Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 70. , Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission, Whereas: (1) On 23 June 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/386/CFSP and Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 of 23 June 2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol (OJ L 183, 24.6.2014, p. 9). , concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol. (2) Given that the addresses of the websites for information on Member States’ competent authorities and the address and other contact details for notifications to the Commission listed in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 can change over time, and in order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 692/2014, the Commission should be empowered to amend Annex I thereto. (3) Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 should be replaced since the information contained therein should be updated. (4) These amendments fall within the scope of the Treaty and therefore regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application in all Member States. (5) Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 1, point (e), the words the Annex are replaced by Annex I; (2) in Article 9(1) and (3), the words the Annex are replaced by Annex I; (3) in Article 9, the following paragraph is added: 4. The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex I on the basis of information supplied by Member States.; (4) Annex I is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Luxembourg, 4 October 2022. For the Council The President Z. Stanjura

Annex

ANNEX Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 is replaced by the following: .

Annex

ANNEX I Websites for information on the competent authorities and address for notifications to the Commission BELGIUM https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/policy/policy-areas/peace-and-security/sanctions/belgian-authorities-in-charge-implementation-restrictive-measures-eu

BULGARIA https://www.mfa.bg/en/EU-sanctions CZECHIA www.financnianalytickyurad.cz/mezinarodni-sankce.html DENMARK http://um.dk/da/Udenrigspolitik/folkeretten/sanktioner/ GERMANY https://www.bmwi.de/Redaktion/DE/Artikel/Aussenwirtschaft/embargos-aussenwirtschaftsrecht.html ESTONIA https://vm.ee/sanktsioonid-ekspordi-ja-relvastuskontroll/rahvusvahelised-sanktsioonid IRELAND https://www.dfa.ie/our-role-policies/ireland-in-the-eu/eu-restrictive-measures/ GREECE http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html SPAIN https://www.exteriores.gob.es/es/PoliticaExterior/Paginas/SancionesInternacionales.aspx FRANCE http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/autorites-sanctions/ CROATIA https://mvep.gov.hr/vanjska-politika/medjunarodne-mjere-ogranicavanja/22955 ITALY https://www.esteri.it/it/politica-estera-e-cooperazione-allo-sviluppo/ CYPRUS https://mfa.gov.cy/themes/ LATVIA http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539 LITHUANIA http://www.urm.lt/sanctions LUXEMBOURG https://maee.gouvernement.lu/fr/directions-du-ministere/affaires-europeennes/organisations-economiques-int/mesures-restrictives.html HUNGARY https://kormany.hu/kulgazdasagi-es-kulugyminiszterium/ensz-eu-szankcios-tajekoztato MALTA https://foreignandeu.gov.mt/en/Government/SMB/Pages/SMB-Home.aspx NETHERLANDS https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-sancties AUSTRIA https://www.bmeia.gv.at/themen/aussenpolitik/europa/eu-sanktionen-nationale-behoerden/ POLAND https://www.gov.pl/web/dyplomacja/sankcje-miedzynarodowe https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions PORTUGAL https://portaldiplomatico.mne.gov.pt/politica-externa/medidas-restritivas ROMANIA http://www.mae.ro/node/1548 SLOVENIA http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/omejevalni_ukrepi SLOVAKIA https://www.mzv.sk/europske_zalezitosti/europske_politiky-sankcie_eu FINLAND https://um.fi/pakotteet SWEDEN https://www.regeringen.se/sanktioner Address for notifications to the European Commission: European Commission Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) Rue de Spa 2 B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Email: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu