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Article 3k is amended as follows: paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: ‘5. The competent authorities of the Member States may authorise, under the conditions they deem appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods and technology listed in Annex XXIII, or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, after having determined that such goods or technology or the provision of related technical or financial assistance are necessary for: medical or pharmaceutical purposes, or for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, or the transfer of humanitarian workers and related assistance or for evacuations; or the exclusive use and under the full control of the authorising Member State and in order to fulfil its maintenance obligations in areas which are under a long-term lease agreement between that Member State and the Russian Federation.’; the following paragraphs are added: ‘6. When deciding on requests for authorisations for medical or pharmaceutical purposes in accordance with paragraph 5, the competent authorities shall not grant an authorisation for exports to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia, if they have reasonable grounds to believe that the goods might have a military end-use. 7. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 5 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.