The European Union (EU) announced in 23 June 2023 the adoption of the 11th package of sanctions against Russia for its continued illegal war against Ukraine. Aside from measures on trade, the EU is also imposing measures applicable to vessels and reliant on its Member States’ port State jurisdiction:
- Prohibition to access EU ports for vessels that engage in ship-to-ship transfers suspected to be in breach of the Russian oil import ban or G7 Coalition price cap.
- Prohibition to access EU ports for vessels if a vessel does not notify the competent authority at least 48 hours in advance about a ship-to-ship transfer occurring within the Exclusive Economic Zone of a Member State or within 12 nautical miles from the baseline of that Member State’s coast.
- Prohibition to access EU ports for vessels which manipulate or turn off their navigation tracking system when transporting Russian oil subject to the oil import ban or G7 price cap.
A summary of the full list of sanctions of this package may be found in this press release from the European Commission.
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