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an additional licensing ground has been added in respect of the prohibition on supplying luxury goods to Russia: Member States may authorise the transfer or export to Russia of cultural goods which are on loan in the context of formal cultural cooperation with Russia

An exception is provided for in the event of a vessel in need of assistance seeking a place of refuge, of an emergency port call for reasons of maritime safety, or for saving life at sea.
Member States may authorise access for a vessel under certain specific circumstances, including in relation to the purchase, import or transport into the EU of (a) natural gas and oil, including refined petroleum products, and certain metals (titanium, aluminium, copper, nickel, palladium and iron ore), chemical and iron products (as listed in Annex XXIV to the EU Regulation), (b) pharmaceutical, medical, agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers whose import, purchase and transport is allowed under this Regulation, (c) for humanitarian purposes, (d) nuclear fuel and other goods strictly necessary for the functioning of civil nuclear capabilities, (e) until 10 August 2022, coal and solid fossil fuels.

Such prohibition does not apply for mail services, nor for goods in transit through the EU between the Kaliningrad Oblast and Russia, if otherwise not prohibited.

Member State may authorise the transport of goods by a road transport undertaking established in Russia for: (a) the purchase, import or transport into the EU of natural gas and oil, including refined petroleum products, as well as titanium, aluminium, copper, nickel, palladium and iron ore; (b) the purchase, import or transport of pharmaceutical, medical, agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers whose import, purchase and transport is allowed under this Decision; (c) humanitarian purposes; (d) the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the EU and of the Member States in Russia, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Russia enjoying immunities in accordance with international law; (e) the transfer or export to Russia of cultural goods which are on loan in the context of formal cultural cooperation with Russia.

the competent authorities may authorise the award and continued execution of contracts intended for:
(a) the operation, maintenance, decommissioning and radioactive waste management, fuel supply and retreatment and safety of civil nuclear capabilities, and the continuation of design, construction and commissioning required for the completion of civil nuclear facilities, as well as the supply of precursor material for the production of medical radioisotopes and similar medical applications, critical technology for environmental radiation monitoring, as well as civil nuclear cooperation, in particular in the field of R&D;
(b) intergovernmental cooperation in space programmes;
(c) the provision of strictly necessary goods or services which can only be provided, or which can only be provided in sufficient quantities, by the persons referred to in paragraph 1;
(d) the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the EU and of the Member States in Russia, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Russia enjoying immunities in accordance with international law;
(e) the purchase, import or transport of natural gas and oil, including refined petroleum products, as well as titanium, aluminium, copper, nickel, palladium and iron ore from or through Russia into the EU;
(f) the purchase, import or transport into the EU of coal and other solid fossil fuels until 10 August 2022,

Goods which are necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States or partner countries in Russia or of international organizations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff, are exempted from these new prohibitions. In addition, the EU Member States can authorise supply and related services for humanitarian purposes.

Exceptions are made for:
(a) humanitarian purposes, public health emergencies, the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or the environment, or as a response to natural disasters;
(b) phytosanitary and veterinary programmes;
(c) intergovernmental cooperation in space programmes and under the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Agreement;
(d) the operation, maintenance, decommissioning and radioactive waste management, fuel supply and retreatment and safety of civil nuclear capabilities, as well as supply of precursor material for the production of medical radioisotopes and similar medical applications, critical technology for environmental radiation monitoring, as well as civil nuclear cooperation, in particular in the field of research and development;
(e) mobility exchanges for individuals and people-to-people contacts;
(f) climate and environmental programmes, with the exception of support in the context of research and innovation;
(g) the functioning of diplomatic and consular representations of the Union and of the Member States in Russia, including delegations, embassies and missions, or international organisations in Russia enjoying immunities in accordance with international law,

Derogations may be granted for transports that are deemed necessary for certain purposes (such as the purchase, import or transport of certain goods into the EU).