The Decree puts into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council dated December 5, 2024, regarding the application of personal sanctions against certain individuals or organizations. This is a typical decree implementing sanctions decisions of the National Security and Defense Council. Structurally, the decree consists of three points: putting the National Security and Defense Council’s decision into effect, determining control over implementation (assigned to the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council), and taking effect from the day of publication.
The key point is that the decree itself is merely a legal mechanism for implementing sanctions – the specific list of sanctions and the individuals/organizations to which they are applied is contained in an annex to the decree (in the National Security and Defense Council’s decision). Such decrees are adopted on the basis of Article 107 of the Constitution of Ukraine, which defines the President’s powers to put into effect decisions of the National Security and Defense Council.
