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Article 3 is amended as follows: the following paragraph is inserted: ‘1a. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer, export or provide, directly or indirectly, software as listed in Annex II to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, including its Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf, or for use in Russia, including its Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf.’ ; paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. It shall be prohibited to: ; provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraphs 1 and 1a and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, or for use in Russia; provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraphs 1 and 1a for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those goods and technology, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia, or for use in Russia; sell, license or transfer in any other way intellectual property rights or trade secrets as well as grant rights to access or re-use any material or information protected by means of intellectual property rights or constituting trade secrets related to the goods and technology referred to in paragraphs 1 and 1a and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia.’ the following paragraph is inserted: ‘3a. The prohibitions in paragraph 1a shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer, export or provision of software that is necessary for the execution until 26 May 2025 of contracts concluded before 25 February 2025, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.’ ; paragraph 4 is deleted; the introductory wording of paragraph 6 is replaced by the following: ‘6. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1, 1a and 2, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export and the provision of technical or financial assistance, after having determined that:’ ;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-15 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.