Illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol: EU extends sanctions by one year
On 17 June 2016, the Council extended the
restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and
Sevastopol by Russia until 23 June 2017.
The measures apply to EU persons and EU based
companies. They are limited to the territory of Crimea and Sevastopol. The
sanctions include prohibitions on:
imports of products originating in Crimea
or Sevastopol into the EU;
investment in Crimea or Sevastopol, meaning
that no Europeans nor EU-based companies can buy real estate or entities in
Crimea, finance Crimean companies or supply related services;
tourism services in Crimea or Sevastopol,
in particular, European cruise ships cannot call at ports in the Crimean
peninsula, except in case of emergency;
exports of certain goods and technologies to
Crimean companies or for use in Crimea in the transport, telecommunications and
energy sectors and related to the prospection, exploration and production of
oil, gas and mineral resources. Technical assistance, brokering, construction
or engineering services related to infrastructure in these sectors must not be
provided either.
As stated in the declaration by the High
Representative for Foreign Affairs And Security Policy
on behalf of the EU on 13 March 2016, the EU continues to condemn the illegal
annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and remains
committed to fully implement its non-recognition policy.
European Council