Date: 2021-11-16Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1989 of 15 November 2021 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus
**Summary:**
Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1989, adopted on November 15, 2021, amends Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus. This decision modifies Article 2j of Decision 2012/642/CFSP, which prohibits providing insurance or reinsurance to the Belarusian Government, its public bodies, corporations, or agencies, and any entities acting on their behalf. The amendment introduces exceptions to this prohibition, specifying that it does not apply to: (1) the provision of compulsory or third-party liability insurance to Belarusian persons, entities, or bodies where the insured risk is situated within the Union, and (2) the provision of insurance for Belarusian diplomatic or consular missions in the Union. Furthermore, the prohibitions do not prejudice the execution of contracts concluded before June 25, 2021, or ancillary contracts necessary for their execution. This decision entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. The legal basis for this decision is Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: An international organization consisting of European countries.
Council Decision CFSP 2021/1989: A Council decision amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus.
Decision 2012/642/CFSP: Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against Belarus.
Belarus: A country in Eastern Europe which is the subject of restrictive measures.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The body that made the proposal.
Council Decision CFSP 2021/1031: Council Decision amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP to introduce economic restrictions.
Belarusian Government: The government of Belarus, subject to restrictions.
Brussels: The city where the decision was made.
L 405/8 EN Official Journal of the European Union 16.11.2021
COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2021/1989
of 15 November 2021
amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in
Belarus
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSP(1), concerning restrictive measures against
Belarus.
(2) On 24 June 2021, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2021/1031(2), which amended Decision 2012/642/CFSP to
introduce a number of economic restrictions, including a prohibition on providing insurance and re-insurance to the
Belarusian Government and Belarusian public bodies and agencies.
(3) In this context, it is appropriate to introduce certain exceptions to the prohibition on providing insurance and
re-insurance to the Belarusian Government and Belarusian public bodies and agencies.
(4) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures.
(5) Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Article 2j of Decision 2012/642/CFSP is replaced by the following:
‘Article 2j
1. It shall be prohibited to provide insurance or re-insurance to:
(a) the Belarusian Government, its public bodies, corporations or agencies; or
(b) any natural or legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of a legal person, entity or body referred
to in point (a).
2. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the provision of compulsory or third party liability insurance to
Belarusian persons, entities or bodies where the risk insured is situated in the Union or to the provision of insurance for
Belarusian diplomatic or consular missions in the Union.
3. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution of contracts concluded
before 25 June 2021or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts.’.
(1) Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus (OJ L 285,
17.10.2012, p. 1).
(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1031 of 24 June 2021 amending Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in
view of the situation in Belarus (OJ L 224 I, 24.6.2021, p. 15).16.11.2021 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 405/9
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 15 November 2021.
For the Council
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES