Date: 2022-06-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/994 of 24 June 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/879 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
**Summary:**
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/994, adopted on June 24, 2022, implements Council Regulation (EU) 2022/879, which amended Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in response to Russia's actions destabilizing Ukraine. This implementing regulation stipulates that the measures outlined in Article 2f of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 will apply, effective June 25, 2022, to all media outlets listed in Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2022/879. These measures involve suspending broadcasting activities within the Union, or directed at the Union, for the specified media outlets. The legal basis for this regulation is Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) 2022/879. This regulation is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: An economic and political union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/994: A regulation implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/879 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.
Regulation (EU) 2022/879: A regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.
Regulation (EU) No 833/2014: A regulation concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.
Russia: A country in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, against which restrictive measures are imposed due to its actions destabilizing the situation in Ukraine.
Ukraine: A country in Eastern Europe where the situation is being destabilized by Russia's actions, leading to restrictive measures.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The official responsible for proposing regulations related to foreign affairs and security policy within the European Union.
Brussels: The city where the regulation was adopted, also the de facto capital of the European Union, located in Belgium.
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REGULATIONS
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/994
of 24 June 2022
implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/879 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning
restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/879 of 3 June 2022amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning
restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine(1), and in particular Article 1(21)
thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 3 June 2022, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2022/879, which amended Council Regulation (EU)
No 833/2014(2)and introduced further restrictive measures to suspend the broadcasting activities in the Union, or
directed at the Union, of certain media outlets referred to in Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2022/879. Pursuant to
Article 1(21) of Regulation (EU) 2022/879, the applicability of such measures in respect of one or several of those
media outlets is subject to the adoption of implementing acts by the Council.
(2) Having examined the respective cases, the Council has concluded that the measures referred to in Article 2f of
Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 should apply as of 25 June 2022in respect of all entities referred to in Annex VI to
Regulation (EU) 2022/879,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The measures referred to in Article 2f of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 shall apply as of 25 June 2022 in respect of all
entities referred to in Annex VI to Regulation (EU) 2022/879.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
(1) OJ L 153, 3.6.2022, p. 53.
(2) Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the
situation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 1).L 167 I/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.6.2022
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 24 June 2022.
For the Council
The President
J.-Y. LE DRIAN