Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1989 of 15 November 2021 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus

Article 2j of Decision 2012/642/CFSP is replaced by the following:

Article 2j

1. It shall be prohibited to provide insurance or re-insurance to:

(a) the Belarusian Government, its public bodies, corporations or agencies; or

(b) any natural or legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a).

1. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the provision of compulsory or third party liability insurance to Belarusian persons, entities or bodies where the risk insured is situated in the Union or to the provision of insurance for Belarusian diplomatic or consular missions in the Union.

1. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution of contracts concluded before 25 June 2021 or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts..

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 15 November 2021.

For the Council

The President

J. Borrell Fontelles