Council Regulation (EU) 2017/2212 of 30 November 2017 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 is amended as follows:

(1) The following paragraph is inserted:

2aa.

The prohibitions in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the provision, directly or indirectly, of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to the sale, supply, transfer or export and the import, purchase or transport of hydrazine (CAS 302-01-2) in concentrations of 70 % or more, provided that that technical assistance, financing or financial assistance refers to hydrazine destined for:

(a) the tests and flight of the ExoMars descent module in the framework of the ExoMars 2020 mission, in an amount calculated in accordance with the needs of each phase of that mission, which does not exceed a total of 5000 kg for the entire duration of the mission; or

(b) the flight of the ExoMars carrier module in the framework of the ExoMars 2020 mission, in an amount calculated in accordance with the needs of the flight, which does not exceed a total of 300 kg..

(2) Paragraph 2b is replaced by the following:

2b.

The provision, directly or indirectly, of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance, related to the operations referred to in paragraphs 2a and 2aa shall be subject to prior authorisation by the competent authorities.

Applicants for authorisation shall supply the competent authorities with all relevant information required.

The competent authorities shall inform the Commission of all the authorisations granted..

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 Brussels, 30 November 2017.

For the Council

The President

K. Simson