EU Sanctions Notice: Belarus Entities Listed Under Restrictive Measures
Summary
The Council of the European Union has published a notice (C/2026/2468) bringing to the attention of listed entities that they have been included in the restrictive measures under Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP and Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2026/503 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/505 respectively. These measures target Belarus in light of its involvement in Russian aggression against Ukraine. Listed entities have until 27 November 2026 to submit a request for reconsideration to the Council's General Secretariat at RELEX.1, and may also challenge the decision before the General Court of the European Union.
“The entities concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address before 27 November 2026.”
Compliance teams at EU-incorporated entities and those with EU nexus should update their sanctions screening systems to include entities newly listed under implementing acts 2026/503 and 2026/505 before processing any transactions involving Belarusian counterparties. Entities that believe they were listed in error have until 27 November 2026 to submit a delisting request to the Council—early preparation of supporting documentation is advisable given the procedural requirements.
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The Council of the European Union has formally listed entities in Annex I to Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP and Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, implemented via Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2026/503 and Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/505. These implementing acts, both dated 23 April 2026, impose restrictive measures concerning the situation in Belarus given its involvement in Russian aggression against Ukraine. Listed entities may request reconsideration from the Council before 27 November 2026 and may challenge the designation before the General Court of the European Union under Article 275 and Article 263 TFEU. Entities may also apply to competent Member State authorities for authorisation to access frozen funds for basic needs under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006.
Affected parties—persons and entities subject to these restrictive measures—should immediately review whether they appear on the updated lists and prepare reconsideration requests if warranted. Compliance teams should ensure screening procedures incorporate the new designations under implementing acts 2026/503 and 2026/505. The deadline of 27 November 2026 provides a window for delisting applications, though the asset freeze and other restrictive measures remain in effect pending any decision.
What to do next
- Submit requests for reconsideration to the Council of the European Union before 27 November 2026
- Contact competent authorities of relevant Member States to apply for authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments under Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 765/2006
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Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2026/503, and Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/505 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
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OJ C, C/2026/2468, 24.4.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/2468/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/2468/oj
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| | C/2026/2468 | 24.4.2026 |
Notice for the attention of the persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2026/503, and Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/505 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine
(C/2026/2468)
The following information is brought to the attention of the entities who appear in Annex I to Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP (1), as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2026/503 (2), and in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 (3), as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/505 (4) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
The Council of the European Union has decided that those entities should be included on the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures provided for in Decision 2012/642/CFSP and in Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine. The grounds for the designation of those legal persons appear in the relevant entries in those Annexes.
The attention of those entities is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated in the websites in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 765/2006, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 4 of the Regulation).
The entities concerned may submit a request to the Council, together with supporting documentation, that the decision to include them on the above-mentioned list should be reconsidered, to the following address before 27 November 2026.
| Council of the European Union |
| General Secretariat |
| RELEX.1 |
| Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 |
| 1048 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |
| Email: sanctions@consilium.europa.eu |
The attention of the entities concerned is also drawn to the possibility of challenging the Council’s decision before the General Court of the European Union, in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 275, second paragraph, and Article 263, fourth and sixth paragraphs, of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
(1) OJ L 285, 17.10.2012, p. 1.
(2) OJÂ L, 2026/503, 23.4.2026, ELI:Â http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2026/503/oj.
(3) OJ L 134, 20.5.2006, p. 1.
(4) OJÂ L, 2026/505, 23.4.2026, ELI:Â http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/505/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/2468/oj
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