Council Regulation (EU) 2023/250 of 4 February 2023 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

Article 3n of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 is amended as follows:

(1) in paragraph 6, the following point is added:

(e) as of 5 February 2023, to petroleum products falling under CN code 2710, which originate in Russia or which have been exported from Russia purchased above the respective price laid down in Annex XXVIII which are loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading prior to 5 February 2023 and unloaded at the final port of destination prior to 1 April 2023.;

(2) paragraph 11 is replaced by the following:

1. The functioning of the price cap mechanism, including Annex XXVIII as well as the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article, shall be reviewed by mid-March 2023 and every 2 months thereafter.

The review shall take into account the effectiveness of the measure in terms of its expected results, its implementation, international adherence to and informal alignment with the price cap mechanism, and its potential impact on the Union and its Member States. It shall respond to developments in the market, including possible turbulences.

In order to achieve the objectives of the price cap, including its ability to reduce Russia’s oil revenues, the price cap shall be at least 5 % below the average market price for Russian oil and petroleum products, calculated on the basis of data provided by the International Energy Agency..

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, 4 February 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. Roswall