Recital 34

(34) Decision (CFSP) 2026/508 adds two combined nomenclature (CN) codes and the Kyrgyz Republic to the list of goods and technology and countries set out in the relevant Annex to Decision 2014/512/CFSP. Based on available trade data for the first ten months of 2025, imports of CHP items from the Union to the Kyrgyz Republic were almost 800 % higher than before Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. For the same period, exports of CHP items from the Kyrgyz Republic to Russia were 1 200 % higher than before Russia’s war of aggression. The listings concern machining centres for working metal (CN code 8457 10 ) and machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus (CN code 8517 62 ). Those CN codes are listed in the relevant annexes to Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, as the goods are capable of being used to contribute to Russia’s military and technological enhancement or to the development of Russia’s defence and security sectors. Machining centres are widely used in defence manufacturing, as they can produce high-precision metal components essential for military production. Machines for the transmission of voice and data are used, inter alia, for field communication networks and for drone telemetry. The high level of imports of such items into the Kyrgyz Republic from the Union compared with pre-war figures demonstrates a continuing and particularly high risk of circumvention, through the subsequent sale, supply, transfer or export of the goods from the Kyrgyz Republic to Russia.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.