Recital 32

(32) The additional measures provided for in this Regulation create new obligations for central securities depositories, namely to contribute to the Union for the purpose of supporting Ukraine and its recovery and reconstruction as well as in its self-defence against the Russian aggression. Given the context in which these measures are taken, the specific situation of central securities depositories and the legitimate aim of the measures for the pursuit of the Union’s foreign and security policy objectives, in particular preserving the Union’s values, fundamental interests, security, independence and integrity, the consolidation of and support for democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the principles of international law, including international humanitarian law, the right to self-defence and the prohibition of aggression under the UN Charter, the preservation of peace, prevention of conflicts and strengthening of international security and the protection of civilian populations as well as assisting populations confronting man-made disasters, such as those inflicted upon Ukraine and its population by Russia’s war of aggression, these measures fully respect the fundamental rights and freedoms recognised in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 17 and 52 thereof, as they are justified and proportionate to the objectives pursued.

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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.