(3)
Article 6b is amended as follows: paragraph 2d is replaced by the following: ‘2d. 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 belonging to the entities listed under entry numbers 198, 199 and 200 under the heading ‘Entities’ in Annex I, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources to those entities, under such conditions as the competent authorities deem appropriate and after having determined that such funds or economic resources are necessary for the termination by 26 August 2023 of operations, contracts, or other agreements, including correspondent banking relations, concluded with those entities before 25 February 2023, or, with respect to the entity listed under entry number 198 under the heading ‘Entities’ in Annex I, for transactions for the disbursement of funds by the Jewish Claims Conference to beneficiaries in the Russian Federation by 31 December 2024, irrespective of when the operations, contracts or other agreements were concluded.’ ; the following paragraphs are inserted: ‘5e. 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 belonging to the entity listed under entry number 270 under the heading ‘Entities’ in Annex I, under such conditions as the competent authorities deem appropriate and after having determined that: 5f. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources to the individuals listed under entry numbers 92, 674, 675, 694, 880, 882, 909 and 920 under the heading ‘Persons’ in Annex I and entities listed under entry numbers 38 and 39 under the heading ‘Entities’ in Annex I, after having determined that: 5g. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources belonging to the entity listed under entry number 333 under the heading ‘Entities’ in Annex I, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources to that entity, after having determined that such funds or economic resources are necessary for the termination by 20 June 2024 of contracts concluded with that entity before 19 December 2023. (*2) Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229 31.7.2014, p. 1).’;" this is necessary to allow a payment due by the entity listed under entry number 270 under the heading ‘Entities’ in Annex I to be made to an entity established in the Union, in a country member of the European Economic Area, in Switzerland or in a partner country as listed in Annex VIII to Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 (*2), or to a national or resident of a Member State, of a country member of the European Economic Area, of Switzerland or of a partner country as listed in Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014; and such payment constitutes the indemnity or benefit provided further to the materialisation of a risk and is not in breach of Article 2(2) of this Regulation. the funds or economic resources are necessary for the sale and transfer by 30 June 2024 of proprietary rights directly or indirectly owned by one of those individuals or entities in a legal person, entity or body established in the Union; and the proceeds of such sale and transfer are frozen.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-17 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.