UK Statutory Instrument
2019
United Kingdom
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
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What this Act requires
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Schedules
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Shares held by nominees
Rights treated as held by person who controls their exercise
“Arrangement” includes— (a) any scheme, agreement or understanding, whether or...
Rights exercisable only in certain circumstances etc.
Rights attached to shares held by way of security
Joint interests
Joint arrangements
Calculating shareholdings
Voting rights
In applying regulations 7(2) and 16(7) and this Schedule, the...
Rights to appoint or remove members of the board
A reference to a board of directors, in the case...
Shares or rights held “indirectly”
Sberbank
Transneft
Gazprom Neft
VTB bank
Gazprombank
Vnesheconombank (VEB)
Rosselkhozbank
OPK Oboronprom
United Aircraft Corporation
Uralvagonzavod
Rosneft
Interpretation
“Technology” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of the...
“Software” specially designed or modified for the “development”, “production” or...
Nettings, Canopies, Tents, Blankets and Apparel, specially designed for camouflage....
All-terrain vehicles. [Note: For the purpose of this entry, an...
Lithium and lithium compounds as follows— (a) Lithium (CAS 7439-93-2);...
Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) not controlled by 1C010 or 1C210, presented...
Equipment for oil production or oil exploration as follows—
(1) In this Schedule— “controlled materials” means controlled energetic materials...
Collector equipment for metal ores in deep seabed.
Equipment for the “production” of printed electronics for organic light...
Equipment for the “production” of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) using the...
Equipment, specially designed for the production of E-Fuels (electrofuels and...
Numerical controlled machine tools, having one or more linear axis...
Advanced materials as follows— (a) materials for cloaking or adaptive...
Conjugated polymers (conductive, semiconductive, electroluminescent) for printed or organic electronics....
Energetic materials as follows and mixtures thereof, except where the...
In regulation 60B, “ consumer communication device ” means any...
For the purposes of paragraph 1, goods and technology are...
Interpretation
Terms printed in quotation marks and not defined in this...
Any thing falling within chapter 88 of the Goods Classification...
“Technology” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of things falling...
“Software” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of things falling...
Interpretation
Oil refining goods
Catalysts used in the following processes for the refining of...
Oil refining technology
“Technology” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of any thing...
Interpretation
Quantum computing and advanced materials technology
“Software” for digital twins (DT) of additive manufactured products or...
“Technology” “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of the...
Quantum computing and advanced materials goods
“Cryogenic refrigeration systems” designed to maintain temperatures below 1.1 kelvin...
Ultra-High vacuum (“ UHV ”) equipment as follows—
High quantum efficiency (“ QE ”) photodetectors and sources with...
Manufacturing equipment as follows— (a) additive manufacturing equipment for the...
Metal powders and metal alloy powders specially designed for the...
Microscopes, related equipment and detectors, as follows—
“Decapsulation” equipment for semiconductor devices. Note: “ Decapsulation ” means...
Interpretation
Terms printed in quotation marks and not defined in this...
Any thing falling within the following commodity codes— 7304 11...
Any thing falling— (a) within a commodity code mentioned in...
Any thing falling within the first column of the following...
Any thing falling within the following chapters—
Any thing falling within the following commodity codes— 3824 3826...
Technology “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of any...
Interpretation
Carpets, rugs and tapestries, hand-made or not, meaning any thing...
Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, articles of pearls, jewellery, gold-...
Coins and banknotes, meaning any thing which falls within the...
Any item of cutlery, bladed or edged instruments and tools...
Tableware of porcelain, china, stoneware or earthenware or fine pottery...
Items of lead crystal falling within the commodity codes set...
Electronic items for domestic use, meaning any thing which falls...
Electrical/electronic or optical apparatus for recording and reproducing sound and...
Vehicles, except ambulances, for the transport of persons on earth,...
Clocks and watches and their parts, meaning any thing which...
Luxury items
Musical instruments, meaning any thing which falls within the commodity...
Works of art, collectors’ pieces and antiques, meaning any thing...
Articles and equipment for sports, including skiing, golf, diving and...
Articles and equipment for billiards, automatic bowling, casino games and...
Caviar and caviar substitutes, meaning any thing which falls within...
Truffles and preparations thereof falling within the commodity codes set...
Wines (including sparkling wines), beers, spirits and spirituous beverages, meaning...
Cigars or cigarillos falling within the commodity codes set out...
Perfumes, toilet waters and cosmetics, including beauty and make-up products,...
Leather, saddlery, travel goods, handbags or similar articles, meaning any...
Garments, clothing, accessories or shoes, meaning any thing which falls...
Interpretation
Specified products for the purposes of Part 2
Specified products for the purposes of Part 3
Specified products for the purposes of Part 4
Interpretation
Specified products for the purposes of this Schedule
Other related goods
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 applies for the purpose of...
In this Schedule, “n.e.s” means “not elsewhere specified”.
A Schedule 3D revenue generating good is any thing falling...
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 applies for the purpose of...
In this Schedule, “n.e.s” means “not elsewhere specified”.
A Schedule 3DA revenue generating good is any thing falling...
Interpretation
In this Schedule, “ n.e.s ”means “not elsewhere specified”.
For the purposes of this Schedule, “ technology ” has...
Terms printed in quotation marks and not defined in this...
Subject to paragraph 2A, any thing falling within a commodity...
Goods coming within commodity codes 8703 23, 8703 24, 8703...
Any thing falling within a commodity code mentioned in column...
Any thing (other than a thing falling within commodity code...
Any thing (other than a thing falling within commodity code...
Technology “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of any...
Interpretation
Any thing falling within a commodity code mentioned in column...
Interpretation
Any thing falling within a commodity code mentioned in column...
Any thing falling— (a) within a commodity code mentioned in...
Any thing falling— (a) within a commodity code mentioned in...
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 applies for the purposes of...
Any thing falling within a commodity code mentioned in column...
Any thing falling within both a commodity code mentioned in...
Interpretation
Any thing falling within a commodity code mentioned in column...
Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 applies for the purposes of...
For the purposes of this Schedule, “ technology ” has...
Terms printed in quotation marks and not defined in this...
Russia’s vulnerable goods means any thing falling within a commodity...
In this Schedule, “n.e.s” means “not elsewhere specified”.
Any thing (other than a thing falling within commodity code...
Technology “required” for the “development”, “production” or “use” of any...
Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 describe software and technology which...
Business Enterprise software and technology meaning— (a) enterprise resource planning...
Industrial Design software and technology meaning— (a) building information modelling...
Oil and gas related software and technology meaning—
For the purposes of this Schedule, “ technology ” has...
Interpretation
Meaning of accounting services
Meaning of advertising services
Meaning of architectural services
Meaning of auditing services
Meaning of business and management consulting services
Meaning of engineering services
Meaning of IT consultancy and design services
Meaning of legal advisory services
Meaning of public relations services
JSC Sirius
OJSC Stankoinstrument
OAO JSC Chemcomposite
JSC Kalashnikov
JSC Tula Arms Plant
NPK Technologii Maschinostrojenija
OAO Wysokototschnye Kompleksi
OAO Almaz Antey
OAO NPO Bazalt
Interpretation of Part 1
Consular posts
Medical and educational purposes
To enable anything to be done in relation to the...
Health and the environment
Extraordinary situation
Humanitarian assistance activity
Medical goods or services
Food
Diplomatic missions etc.
Safety and soundness of a firm
Basic needs
Space
Extraordinary situation
Humanitarian assistance activity
Medical goods or services
Food
Diplomatic missions etc.
Safety and soundness of a firm
Financial regulation
Financial stability
Unauthorised unit trust schemes
Extraordinary situation
Legal services
Maintenance of frozen funds and economic resources
Extraordinary expenses
Judicial decisions etc.
Extraordinary situation
Prior obligations
Consular posts
Humanitarian assistance activity
Medical goods or services
Food
Diplomatic missions etc.
Interpretation of Part 1ZA
Divestment
Enabling others to divest themselves of funds or economic resources
Insolvency
Humanitarian assistance activity
Medical goods or services
Food
Diplomatic missions etc.
Space
Extraordinary situation
Interpretation of Part 1B
Basic needs
Legal services
Financial regulation
Extraordinary situation
Humanitarian assistance activity
Medical goods or services
Food
Diplomatic missions etc.
Space
Other licensing purposes
Humanitarian assistance activity
Financial regulation
Financial stability
Safety and soundness of a firm
Extraordinary situation
Interpretation of Schedule 5
Browse 320 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation and commencement
Application to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
Interpretation
CAS numbers
Application of prohibitions and requirements outside the United Kingdom
Other software and other technology
Purposes
Interpretation
Power to designate persons
Conditions for the designation of persons by name
Explosive substances and related goods
Designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”
Conditions for the designation of persons by description
Other goods
Meaning of “owned or controlled directly or indirectly”
Night vision equipment.
Notification and publicity where power to designate by name is used
Thermal imaging equipment.
Confidential information in certain cases where designation power used
Notification and publicity where power to designate by description is used
Confidential information in certain cases where power to designate by description is used
Image intensifier tubes.
Meaning of “designated person”
Razor barbed wire.
Asset-freeze in relation to designated persons
The following types of knives— (a) knives that are designed...
Making funds available to designated person
Law enforcement striking weapons, including saps, police batons, side handle...
Making funds available for benefit of designated person
(1) Handcuffs, straitjackets and specially designed components and accessories.
Making economic resources available to designated person
Technology exclusively for the development or production of equipment controlled...
Making economic resources available for benefit of designated person
(1) Chemical agents, including tear gas formulation containing 1 per...
Dealing with transferable securities or money-market instruments
Fingerprinting powders, dyes, and inks.
Loans and credit arrangements
Correspondent banking relationships and processing payments
Production equipment
Investments in relation to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
Provision of financial services relating to foreign exchange reserve and asset management
Investments in relation to Russia
Trust services
Software and technology
Circumventing etc. prohibitions
Interpretation of Part 3
Director disqualification sanctions
Any technology which is specially designed for the development, production...
Immigration
Interpretation
Interpretation of this Part
Definition of interception and monitoring services
Export of restricted goods
Import of arms and related materiel
Supply and delivery of restricted goods
Making available or acquiring restricted goods and restricted technology
Transfer of restricted technology
Technical assistance relating to restricted goods and restricted technology
Financial services and funds relating to restricted goods and restricted technology
Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to restricted goods and restricted technology
Insurance and reinsurance services relating to aviation and space goods and aviation and space technology
Enabling or facilitating military activities
Interpretation
Export of relevant restricted goods
Supply and delivery of relevant restricted goods
Making available relevant restricted goods and relevant restricted technology
Transfer of relevant restricted technology
Technical assistance relating to relevant restricted goods and relevant restricted technology
Financial services and funds relating to relevant restricted goods and relevant restricted technology
Brokering services relating to relevant restricted goods and relevant restricted technology
Interpretation of this Chapter
Export of dual-use goods
Supply and delivery of dual-use goods
Making dual-use goods and dual-use technology available
Transfer of dual-use technology
Technical assistance relating to dual-use goods and dual-use technology
Financial services and funds relating to dual-use goods and dual-use technology
Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to dual-use goods and dual-use technology
Interpretation of this Chapter
Export of energy-related goods
Supply and delivery of energy-related goods
Making energy-related goods and energy-related technology available
Transfer of energy-related technology
Technical assistance relating to energy-related goods and energy-related technology
Financial services and funds relating to energy-related goods and energy-related technology ...
Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to energy-related goods and energy-related technology ...
Prohibition on providing other energy-related services
Technical assistance relating to aircraft and ships
Luxury goods
Technical assistance relating to luxury goods
Financial services and funds relating to luxury goods
Brokering services relating to luxury goods
Interpretation
Import of iron and steel products
Acquisition of iron and steel products
Supply and delivery of iron and steel products
Technical assistance relating to iron and steel products
Financial services and funds relating to iron and steel products
Brokering services relating to iron and steel products
Interpretation
Import of relevant processed iron or steel products
Technical assistance relating to relevant processed iron or steel products
Financial services and funds relating to relevant processed iron or steel products
Brokering services relating to relevant processed iron or steel products
Interpretation
Import of metals
Acquisition of metals
Supply and delivery of metals
Interpretation
Interception and monitoring services
Banknotes
Interpretation
Jet fuel and fuel additives
Technical assistance relating to jet fuel and fuel additives
Financial services and funds relating to jet fuel and fuel additives
Brokering services relating to jet fuel and fuel additives
Interpretation
Import of Schedule 3D revenue generating goods
Acquisition of Schedule 3D revenue generating goods
Supply and delivery of revenue generating goods
Technical assistance relating to Schedule 3D revenue generating goods
Financial services and funds relating to Schedule 3D revenue generating goods
Brokering services relating to Schedule 3D revenue generating goods
Interpretation
Import of Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods
Acquisition of Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods
Supply and delivery of Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods to a third country
Technical assistance relating to Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods
Financial services and funds relating to Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods
Brokering services relating to Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods
G7 dependency and further goods and G7 dependency and further technology
Transfer of G7 dependency and further technology
Technical assistance relating to G7 dependency and further goods and G7 dependency and further technology
Financial services and funds relating to G7 dependency and further goods and G7 dependency and further technology
Meaning of “relevant day”
Prohibition on the import of gold from Russia
Acquisition of gold from Russia
Supply and delivery of gold from Russia
Technical assistance relating to gold
Financial services and funds relating to gold
Brokering services relating to gold
Interpretation
Prohibition on the import of gold jewellery from Russia
Prohibition on the import of relevant processed gold
Acquisition of gold jewellery from Russia
Technical assistance relating to gold jewellery
Technical assistance relating to relevant processed gold
Financial services and funds relating to gold jewellery
Financial services and funds relating to relevant processed gold
Brokering services relating to gold jewellery and relevant processed gold
Interpretation
Import of diamonds and diamond jewellery
Acquisition of diamonds and diamond jewellery
Supply and delivery of diamonds and diamond jewellery
Technical assistance relating to diamonds and diamond jewellery
Financial services and funds relating to diamonds and diamond jewellery
Brokering services relating to diamonds and diamond jewellery
Interpretation
Import of relevant processed diamonds
Technical assistance relating to relevant processed diamonds
Financial services and funds relating to relevant processed diamonds
Brokering services relating to relevant processed diamonds
Interpretation
Import of relevant processed synthetic diamonds
Technical assistance relating to relevant processed synthetic diamonds
Financial services and funds relating to relevant processed synthetic diamonds
Brokering services relating to relevant processed synthetic diamonds
Meaning of relevant day
Import of coal and coal products
Acquisition of coal and coal products
Brokering services relating to G7 dependency and further goods and G7 dependency and further technology
Supply and delivery of coal and coal products
Technical assistance relating to coal and coal products
Financial services and funds relating to coal and coal products
Brokering services relating to coal and coal products
Interpretation
Import of liquefied natural gas
Acquisition of liquefied natural gas
Technical assistance relating to liquefied natural gas
Financial services and funds relating to liquefied natural gas
Brokering services relating to liquefied natural gas
Meaning of “relevant day”
Russia’s vulnerable goods and Russia’s vulnerable technology
Transfer of Russia’s vulnerable technology
Technical assistance relating to Russia’s vulnerable goods and Russia’s vulnerable technology
Financial services and funds relating to Russia’s vulnerable goods and Russia’s vulnerable technology
Brokering services relating to Russia’s vulnerable goods and Russia’s vulnerable technology
Making sectoral software and technology available
Transfer of sectoral software and technology
Technical assistance relating to sectoral software and technology
Financial services and funds relating to sectoral software and technology
Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to sectoral software and technology
Import of oil and oil products
Acquisition of oil and oil products
Supply and delivery of oil and oil products
Technical assistance relating to oil and oil products
Financial services and funds relating to oil and oil products
Brokering services relating to oil and oil products
Interpretation
Maritime transportation of certain oil and oil products to and between third countries
Financial services and funds relating to maritime transportation of certain oil and oil products
Brokering services relating to maritime transportation of certain oil and oil products
Imports from non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
Export of infrastructure-related goods to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
Supply and delivery of infrastructure-related goods
Making infrastructure-related goods available
Technical assistance relating to infrastructure-related goods
Financial services and funds relating to infrastructure-related goods etc.
Brokering services: non-UK activity relating to infrastructure-related goods and goods from non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
Application of prohibitions and requirements in Chapter 2 of Part 5 to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
Prohibition on providing certain services relating to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
Preventing provision of internet services to or for the benefit of designated persons
Interpretation of this Chapter
Professional and business services
Legal advisory services
Circumventing etc. prohibitions
Defences
Crimean ports direction, Donetsk ports direction or Kherson and Zaporizhzhia ports direction
Prohibition on port entry
Directions prohibiting port entry
Movement of ships
Detention of ships
Registration of ships in the United Kingdom
Specification of ships
Notification and publicity where specification power used
Directions under this Part: general
Interpretation of Part 6
Movement of aircraft
Directions under regulation 57J
Directions under regulation 57J: supplementary
Registration of an aircraft in the United Kingdom
Offences
Interpretation of Part 6A
Asset-freeze etc.: exceptions from prohibitions
Asset-freeze etc.: exception from prohibitions for required payments
Exceptions relating to loans and credit arrangements
Exceptions relating to processing payments
Exceptions relating to investments in relation to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
Trade: exceptions in relation to personal effects etc.
Trade: exceptions in relation to consumer communication devices and software updates
Trade: exceptions in relation to aircraft and vessels
Trade: exception relating to the safety of aircraft and ships
Trade: exceptions relating to professional and business services
Trade: exceptions relating to legal advisory services
Trade: exceptions relating to sectoral software and technology
Trade: exceptions in relation to maritime goods and maritime technology
Trade: exceptions in relation to banknotes
Trade: exception in relation to certain ... goods consigned from Russia
Trade: exception in respect of the acquisition of iron and steel products and metals
Trade: exception in respect of iron and steel products, relevant processed iron or steel products and metals exported from Russia before the relevant day
Trade: exception relating to ancillary services relating to acquisition when iron and steel products are in third countries
Trade: exception in respect of the acquisition of Schedule 3DA revenue generating goods
Trade: exception in respect of the acquisition of diamonds and diamond jewellery
Trade: exception in relation to oil and oil products
Trade: exception in relation to maritime transportation of certain oil and oil products
Trade: exceptions in relation to Energy-related Goods and energy-related technology
Trade: exceptions relating to non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts
Exceptions relating to investments in relation to Russia
Exceptions relating to trust services
Trade: exception for emergencies in certain cases
Ships: exceptions from prohibition on port entry
Aircraft: exceptions from prohibitions
Trade: exception for humanitarian assistance activity in non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts
Exception relating to trade restrictions in relation to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory
Exception for authorised conduct in a relevant country
Exception for acts done for purposes of national security or prevention of serious crime
Treasury licences
Director disqualification licences
Trade licences
Aircraft licences
Licences: general provisions
Finance: licensing offences
Director disqualification: licensing offences
Trade: licensing offences
Aircraft: licensing offences
Section 8B(1) to (3) of Immigration Act 1971: directions
Finance: reporting obligations
Designated persons: reporting obligations
Finance: reporting obligations for required payments
“Relevant firm”
Finance: powers to request information
Finance: production of documents
Finance: information offences
Trade: application of information powers in CEMA
General trade licences: records
General trade licences: inspection of records
Internet services: power to request information and produce documents
Internet services: information offences
Disclosure of information
Finance: disclosure to the Treasury
Part 8: supplementary
Penalties for offences
Liability of officers of bodies corporate etc.
Jurisdiction to try offences
Procedure for offences by unincorporated bodies
Time limit for proceedings for summary offences
Trade enforcement: application of CEMA
Trade offences in CEMA: modification of penalty
Application of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005
Monetary penalties
OFCOM: power to impose monetary penalties
OFCOM: monetary penalties: procedural rights
Treasury: power to impose monetary penalties
Treasury monetary penalties: procedural rights
Exercise of maritime enforcement powers
Maritime enforcement officers
Power to stop, board, search etc.
Seizure power
Restrictions on exercise of maritime enforcement powers
Interpretation of Part 10
Notices
Article 20 of the Export Control Order 2008
Trade: overlapping offences
Disapplication of Banking Act 2009 requirement to recognise third-country resolution actions
Revocations of relevant retained EU law
Other revocations and amendments
Transitional provision: Treasury licences
Transitional provision: trade licences
Transitional provision: pending applications for trade licences
Transitional provision: prior obligations
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Export Control Joint Unit
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