#32026R0489Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/489 of 26 February 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons, entities and bodies in view of the situation in Ukraine
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This EU implementing regulation updates the statement of reasons in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 regarding the rights of defence and effective judicial protection for three Ukrainian individuals: Vitalii Yuriyovych Zakharchenko, Viktor Ivanovych Ratushniak, and Serhiy Vitalyovych Kurchenko. The update details the ongoing criminal proceedings in Ukraine for misappropriation of public funds, confirming that their rights have been respected despite the proceedings being conducted largely in absentia. It explains that the individuals are hiding from justice, have been placed on international wanted lists, and that periods of evasion are excluded from the reasonable time calculation per ECHR case-law. The regulation maintains their listing under the EU restrictive measures (asset freeze) related to the situation in Ukraine.
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Key Changes
- Updates the 'Rights of defence and right to effective judicial protection' section in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 208/2014
- Revises justification texts for Vitalii Yuriyovych Zakharchenko, Viktor Ivanovych Ratushniak and Serhiy Vitalyovych Kurchenko
- Confirms ongoing criminal proceedings in Ukraine (case Nos 42016000000002929 and 42016000000003393)
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What this law requires
Implement this Regulation from the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union
Maintain asset freeze against Vitalii Yuriyovych Zakharchenko as per Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 restrictive measures
Maintain asset freeze against Viktor Ivanovych Ratushniak as per Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 restrictive measures
Maintain asset freeze against Serhiy Vitalyovych Kurchenko as per Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 restrictive measures
Apply the updated statement of reasons in Annex I of Regulation (EU) No 208/2014 regarding rights of defence and effective judicial protection for the three listed individuals