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Article 5ac is amended as follows: paragraphs 1 to 4 are replaced by the following: ‘1. It shall be prohibited, as from 25 June 2024, for legal persons, entities or bodies established in the Union and operating outside of Russia to connect to the System for Transfer of Financial Messages (SPFS) of the Central Bank of Russia or equivalent specialised financial messaging and payment services set up by the Central Bank of Russia, and, as from 25 January 2026, to connect to any systems of the Central Bank of Russia or to systems provided by any other legal person, entity or body incorporated or constituted under the law of Russia that include a financial messaging functionality, including the Fast Payment System (SBP) and Mir. 2. It shall be prohibited to engage, directly or indirectly, in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body established outside Russia as listed in Annex XLIV. Annex XLIV shall include the legal persons, entities or bodies established outside Russia that use the SPFS of the Central Bank of Russia or equivalent specialised financial messaging services set up by the Central Bank of Russia or the Russian State, or any systems of the Central Bank of Russia and any systems provided by any other Russian entity that include a financial messaging functionality, including the Fast Payment System (SBP) and Mir. 3. The prohibition in paragraph 2 shall not apply until 25 April 2026 to the execution of contracts concluded before 24 October 2025 with the legal persons listed in Annex XLIV by Council Regulation (EU) 2025/2033, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts. 4. The prohibition in paragraph 2 shall not apply to the reception of payments due by a legal person, entity or body listed in Annex XLIV by 24 October 2025 pursuant to contracts performed before 25 April 2026.’ ; the following points are added to paragraph 5: ; necessary for the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the Union and of the Member States in third countries, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in third countries enjoying immunities in accordance with international law; made by nationals of a Member State who are residents of third countries; necessary for Member States’ historical responsibility programmes or for the support of Member States’ethnic minorities in Russia.’

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-16 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.