The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Amendment of Chapter 4H of Part 5

5.—(1) Chapter 4H of Part 5 (G7 dependency and further goods) is amended as follows.

(2) At the end of the heading of the Chapter insert “and G7 dependency and further technology”.

(3) In the headings of regulations 46Y, 46Z, 46Z1 and 46Z2, after “G7 dependency and further goods” insert “and G7 dependency and further technology”.

(4) In the provisions specified in paragraph (5), after “G7 dependency and further goods” insert “or G7 dependency and further technology”.

(5) Those provisions are—

(a) regulation 46Y(2)(b) and (c);

(b) regulation 46Z(1);

(c) regulation 46Z1(1)(c) and (d) and (3)(c) and (d);

(d) regulation 46Z2(1)(c) and (d).

(6) In regulations 46Y(4)(c) and 46Z(3)(b), after “goods” insert “or technology”.

(7) After regulation 46Y insert—

Transfer of G7 dependency and further technology

46YA.— (1) A person must not transfer G7 dependency and further technology—

(a) to a person connected with Russia;

(b) to a place in Russia.

(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 7 (Exceptions and licences).

(3) A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—

(a) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Russia;

(b) it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was to a place in Russia.”.

(8) In regulation 46Z1—

(a) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (1)(c);

(b) after paragraph (1)(c) insert—

“(ca) the transfer of G7 dependency and further technology; or”;

(c) omit “or” at the end of paragraph (3)(c);

(d) after paragraph (3)(c) insert—

“(ca) the transfer of G7 dependency and further technology—

(i) to a person connected with Russia, or

(ii) to a place in Russia; or”.

(9) In regulation 46Z2, after paragraph (1)(c) insert—

“(ca) the transfer of G7 dependency and further technology from a place in a third country—

(i) to a person connected with Russia, or

(ii) to a place in Russia;”.