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This is an analysis of Regulation (EU) 2025/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2025, which suspends certain provisions of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 regarding imports of Ukrainian products into the Union. The regulation aims to mitigate the negative economic impact of Russia's war against Ukraine by exempting Ukrainian imports from…
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This is a description of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1132, which amends Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding tariff rate quotas for products originating in Ukraine in 2025. The regulation adjusts the administration of tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for Ukrainian agricultural products to reflect the temporary trade liberalization measures and the reversion to…
This document is Decision No. 2/2024 of the EU-Armenia Sub-Committee on Geographical Indications, which amends Annex X to the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Armenia. The decision updates the list of protected geographical indications for products from both the EU and Armenia, ensuring that these products are legally protected against…
This is the General Court's judgment in Case T-271/23, *Alfa-Bank JSC v Council*, concerning the restrictive measures imposed on Alfa-Bank by the European Union following Russia's actions against Ukraine. The court rules on Alfa-Bank's application for annulment of several Council decisions and regulations that included and maintained the bank's name on the EU's sanctions list.…
Here's a breakdown of the Tribunal's judgment in the case of German Khan v. Council of the European Union:
**1. Essence of the Act:**
This judgment concerns the legality of the EU Council's decisions to maintain German Khan's name on the list of individuals subject to restrictive measures (asset freeze) due to actions undermining or threatening Ukraine's…
This is a judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of the European Union regarding restrictive measures against Vyacheslav Aleksandrovich Boguslayev, an Ukrainian citizen. The case concerns the Council of the European Union's decision to maintain Mr. Boguslayev's name on the list of individuals subject to asset freezes due to actions undermining Ukraine's territorial integrity,…
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This is a description of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1132, which amends Implementing Regulations (EU) 2020/761 and (EU) 2020/1988 regarding tariff rate quotas for products originating in Ukraine in 2025. The regulation adjusts the quantities of certain agricultural products that can be imported from Ukraine into the EU at reduced or zero tariff rates. These…
This document is Decision No. 2/2024 of the EU-Armenia Sub-Committee on Geographical Indications, which amends Annex X to the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Armenia. The decision updates the list of protected geographical indications for products from both the EU and Armenia, ensuring that these products are legally protected against…
This is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1144, which amends Regulation (EC) No 474/2006, regarding the list of air carriers banned from operating or subject to operational restrictions within the European Union. The regulation updates the EU Air Safety List based on new information received from Member States, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), third…
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1066 – Aydın Çam Fıstığı PDO
This regulation registers 'Aydın Çam Fıstığı' as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). This means that only pine nuts originating from the Aydın region of Türkiye, produced according to specified criteria, can be marketed under that name within the EU. This registration protects…
Here's a breakdown of Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 establishing the Security Action for Europe (SAFE):
**1. Essence of the Act:**
The Regulation establishes the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument to provide financial assistance to Member States for urgent and major public investments in the European defence industry. This is in response to the deteriorating security situation…
Here's a breakdown of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1094 concerning restrictive measures against Syria:
**1. Essence of the Act:**
This regulation amends Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, which concerns restrictive measures (sanctions) in view of the situation in Syria. The new regulation updates the list of individuals and entities subject to these sanctions by removing some entries,…
This Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1111 amends Regulation (EU) 2020/1998, which concerns restrictive measures against serious human rights violations and abuses. The new regulation adds two individuals and three entities to the list of those subject to sanctions under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime. These additions are in response to a wave of…
This is a description of Council Regulation (EU) 2025/1106 of 27 May 2025 establishing the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) through the Reinforcement of the European Defence Industry Instrument.
**Essence of the Act:**
The regulation establishes the Security Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument to provide financial assistance to Member States for urgent and major public investments in…
This Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1081 amends Regulation (EU) 2024/1485, which concerns restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia. The new regulation updates the list of individuals subject to sanctions by modifying the entries for two natural persons. These modifications are based on a review of a related Council Decision and aim to…
This Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1081 amends Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Russia. The key change involves updating the entries for two natural persons already listed in Annex IV of the original regulation, which lists individuals subject to sanctions. This regulation is based on a review of a…
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1085 of 22 May 2025 amending Annexes V and XIV to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 as regards the entries for Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States in the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof authorised for the entry into the Union of…
Here's a breakdown of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1072:
**1. Essence of the Act:**
This regulation amends Annex I of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/594, which outlines special disease control measures for African swine fever (ASF). The changes involve updating the lists of restricted zones (I, II, and III) in various Member States (Germany, Latvia, Poland, and…
This Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1093 establishes a list of countries that present either a low or high risk of producing commodities associated with deforestation, specifically concerning whether products comply with the deforestation-free requirements outlined in Article 3(a) of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115. It aims to facilitate the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 by categorizing countries…
Here's a breakdown of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/959:
**1. Essence of the Act:**
This regulation amends Council Regulation (EU) 2018/1542 to impose further restrictive measures (sanctions) against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. Specifically, it adds three entities to the list of those subject to these measures due to their involvement in the use of…