(2)

the following Articles are inserted: ‘Article 5a 1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, after having determined that a judicial or administrative authority of a Member State has adopted a decision, under the conditions provided by law, to deprive in the public interest a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I of funds or economic resources belonging to, owned by or controlled by such person, entity or body, provided that compensation paid for such deprivation of funds or economic resources is frozen. 2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1. Article 5b 1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources belonging to the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex I pursuant to Article 3(1), point (j), or the making available of certain funds or economic resources to those natural or legal persons, entities or bodies, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that those funds or economic resources are necessary for the sale or use of shares in, or assets of, legal persons, entities or bodies established in Russia listed in Annex I pursuant to Article 3(1), point (j), in order to enable the payment of the consideration agreed by the parties or for the compensation decided by a judicial or administrative authority or established by law in the context of the compulsory transfer of ownership or control by the Government of the Russian Federation. This paragraph shall not apply in relation to frozen funds or economic resources held by Central securities depositories within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (*1). 2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1. (*1) Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities depositories and amending Directives 98/26/EC and 2014/65/EU and Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 (OJ L 257, 28.8.2014, p. 1).’;"

1 national measure recorded under this provision, in 1 form — sign in to view the analysis.

← (b) · All articles · (3) →

Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-17 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.