OVERVIEW OF CERTAIN PARTS OF THE COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 22/879

In early June 2022, the EU institutions adopted the sixth package of sanctions against Russia in the context of its military activities in Ukraine that began three months earlier. In legal terms, the Regulation 2022/879 amends the contents and expands the scope of application of the earlier document (Regulation 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine). They aim to impair the Russian government’s ability to fi nance its war against Ukraine. 2 The EU will prohibit the import of seaborne crude oil from Russia (which represents as much as two thirds of total imports into the EU), as well as sanctions against large Russian banks and broadcasters. 3 The sixth package does not refer to the delivery of oil by land pipeline and stipulates temporary exceptions from full application of measures for mainland members such as Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic, which have a high degree of dependence on Russian energy sources, and Croatia and Bulgaria are also allowed temporary deviations in certain areas.