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1. It shall be prohibited to provide direct or indirect support, including financing and financial assistance or any other benefit, under a Union, Euratom or Member State national programme and contracts within the meaning of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council () to:

(a) a legal person, entity or body established in Russia;

(b) a legal person, entity or body whose proprietary rights are directly or indirectly owned for more than 50 % by an entity referred to in point (a) of this paragraph.

2. The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:

(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, and the continuation of design, construction and commissioning required for the completion of civil nuclear facilities, 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;

(h) the functioning of chambers of commerce, business associations, cultural and educational centres, religious institutions and academic exchange programmes from Member States in Russia;

(i) civil society activities that directly promote democracy, human rights, the rule of law or any other purposes, such as independent journalism or fight against disinformation, consistent with the objectives of this Regulation in Russia;

(j) Member States’ historical responsibility programmes and support of Member States’ ethnic minorities in Russia.