Recital 20

(20) The Union has already adopted measures to restrict Russia’s LNG exports-related revenues. Such exports rely on the availability of LNG tankers and it is therefore important to curtail the possibility for Russia to gather and use LNG tankers. To that end, Decision (CFSP) 2026/1849 introduces a notification obligation for the sale of LNG tankers and a possibility to introduce new restrictions on the sale of LNG tankers so that those tankers do not benefit Russian interests. Regarding the due diligence to be applied by Union sellers, a Union seller is not to be held liable for a subsequent breach by a buyer of the end-use commitments, provided that the Union seller acted in good faith and did not possess information suggesting an intent to circumvent the measures. The liability for such a breach rests with the third-country buyer that fails to respect the contractual prohibition. The restrictions laid down in Article 3qa of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 apply to sellers of LNG tankers that are nationals of a Member State, natural persons residing in a Member State or legal persons, entities or bodies which are established in the Union, and require from such sellers due diligence at the time of sale. Those restrictions apply in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 and do not have extraterritorial application on non-Union persons and entities. Those restrictions are therefore without prejudice to the flag of the tankers and do not entail for the relevant flag State any responsibility regarding compliance.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.