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1. It shall be prohibited:

(a) to import, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products as listed in Annex XVII into the Union if they:

(i) originate in Russia; or (ii) have been exported from Russia;

(b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products as listed in Annex XVII which are located or which originated in Russia;

(c) to transport iron and steel products as listed in Annex XVII if they originated in Russia or are being exported from Russia to any other country;

(d) to import or purchase, as from 30 September 2023, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products as listed in Annex XVII when processed in a third country incorporating iron and steel products originating in Russia as listed in Annex XVII; with regard to products listed in Annex XVII processed in a third country incorporating steel products originating in Russia of CN codes 7207 11 , 7207 12 10 or 7224 90 , this prohibition shall apply as of 1 April 2024 for CN code 7207 11 and as of 1 October 2028 for CN codes 7207 12 10 and 7224 90 ; For the purpose of the application of this point, at the moment of importation, importers shall provide evidence of the country of origin of the iron and steel inputs used for the processing of the product in a third country unless the product is imported from a partner country for importation of iron and steel as listed in Annex XXXVI;

(e) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions in points (a), (b), (c) and (d).

————— 4. The prohibitions in points (a), (b), (c) and (e) of paragraph 1 shall not apply to the import, purchase or transport, or related technical or financial assistance, of the following quantities of goods falling under CN code 7207 12 10 :

(a) 3 747 905 metric tonnes between 7 October 2022 and 30 September 2023;

(b) 3 747 905 metric tonnes between 1 October 2023 and 30 September 2024;

(c) 3 185 719 metric tonnes between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025;

(d) 2 998 324 metric tonnes between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026;

(e) 2 623 534 metric tonnes between 1 October 2026 and 30 September 2027;

(f) 2 061 348 metric tonnes between 1 October 2027 and 30 September 2028.

5. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the import, purchase or transport, or related technical or financial assistance, of the following quantities of goods falling under CN code 7207 11 :

(a) 487 202 metric tonnes between 7 October 2022 and 30 September 2023;

(b) 85 260 metric tonnes between 1 October 2023 and 31 December 2023;

(c) 48 720 metric tonnes between 1 January 2024 and 31 March 2024.

5a. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the import, purchase or transport, or related technical or financial assistance, of the following quantities of the goods falling under CN code 7224 90 :

(a) 147 007 metric tonnes between 17 December 2022 and 31 December 2023;

(b) 110 255 metric tonnes between 1 January 2024 and 30 September 2024;

(c) 124 956 metric tonnes between 1 October 2024 and 30 September 2025;

(d) 117 606 metric tonnes between 1 October 2025 and 30 September 2026;

(e) 102 905 metric tonnes between 1 October 2026 and 30 September 2027;

(f) 80 854 metric tonnes between 1 October 2027 and 30 September 2028.

6. The import volume quotas set out in paragraphs 4, 5 and 5a shall be managed by the Commission and the Member States in accordance with the management system for tariff-rate quotas provided for in Articles 49 to 54 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 ().

7. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise the purchase, import or transfer of the goods listed in Annex XVII, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that this is necessary for the establishment, operation, maintenance, 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, the supply of precursor material for the production of medical radioisotopes and similar medical applications, or critical technology for environmental radiation monitoring, as well as for civil nuclear cooperation, in particular in the field of research and development.

8. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 7 within two weeks of the authorisation.