(5)

Article 3ea is amended as follows: paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. It shall be prohibited to provide access, after 16 April 2022, to ports and, after 29 July 2022, to locks in the territory of the Union, to any vessel registered under the flag of Russia, with the exception of access to locks for the purpose of leaving the territory of the Union.’; in paragraph 5, the introductory wording is replaced by the following: ‘By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise a vessel to access a port or lock, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the access is necessary for:’; the following paragraph is added: ‘5a. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the competent authorities may authorise vessels that have changed their Russian flag or their registration, to the flag or register of any other State prior to 16 April 2022, to access a port or a lock, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that: a Russian flag or registration was required by contract; and the access is necessary for the unloading of goods strictly necessary for the completion of renewable energy projects in the Union, provided that the import of such goods is not otherwise prohibited under this Regulation.’; paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: ‘6. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraphs 5 and 5a within two weeks of the authorisation.’;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-18 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.