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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, and for such vessels to access ports and locks, with the exception of access to locks for the purpose of leaving the territory of the Union.’ ; in paragraph 3, point (a) is replaced by the following: ; a ship falling within the scope of the relevant international conventions, including replicas of historical ships;’ in paragraph 5, point (d) is replaced by the following: ; transport of nuclear fuel and other goods strictly necessary for the functioning of civil nuclear capabilities.’ the following paragraph is inserted: ‘5c. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, the competent authorities may authorise vessels that have changed their Russian flag to the flag 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 the vessel: ; was declared abandoned under the law of a Member State prior to 24 February 2022; was subject to a forced sale by the competent national authorities of a Member State prior to 24 February 2022; and was physically located in the territory of a Member State at the time of the forced sale.’ 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, 5a, 5b and 5c within two weeks of the authorisation.’ ;

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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.