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

Amendment of Chapter 4M of Part 5

8.—(1) Chapter 4M of Part 5 (Russia’s vulnerable goods) is amended as follows.

(2) At the end of the heading of the Chapter insert “and Russia’s vulnerable technology”.

(3) In the headings of regulations 46Z30, 46Z31, 46Z32 and 46Z33, after “Russia’s vulnerable goods” insert “and Russia’s vulnerable technology”.

(4) In regulation 46Z32(3), renumber the first sub-paragraph (c) as sub-paragraph (b).

(5) In the provisions specified in paragraph (6), after “Russia’s vulnerable goods” insert “or Russia’s vulnerable technology”.

(6) Those provisions are—

(a) regulation 46Z30(2)(b) and (c);

(b) regulation 46Z31(1);

(c) regulation 46Z32(1)(c) and (d) and (3)(c) and (d);

(d) regulation 46Z33(1)(c) and (d).

(7) In regulations 46Z30(4)(c) and 46Z31(3)(b), after “goods” insert “or technology”.

(8) After regulation 46Z30 insert—

Transfer of Russia’s vulnerable technology

46Z30A.— (1) A person must not transfer Russia’s vulnerable 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 transfer was to a person 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.”.

(9) In regulation 46Z32—

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

(b) after paragraph (1)(c) insert—

“(ca) the transfer of Russia’s vulnerable technology; or”;

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

(d) after paragraph (3)(c) insert—

“(ca) the transfer of Russia’s vulnerable technology—

(i) to a person connected with Russia, or

(ii) to a place in Russia; or”.

(10) In regulation 46Z33, after paragraph (1)(c) insert—

“(ca) the transfer of Russia’s vulnerable technology from a place in a third country—

(i) to a person connected with Russia, or

(ii) to a place in Russia.”.