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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/589 of 16 March 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/796 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/589 of 16 March 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/796 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/589 of 16 March 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/796 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States
ST/5136/2026/INIT
OJ L, 2026/589, 16.3.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/589/oj (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
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16.3.2026 |
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/589
of 16 March 2026
implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/796 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2019/796 of 17 May 2019 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its Member States (1), and in particular Article 13(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
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On 17 May 2019, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2019/796. |
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As part of the sustained, tailored and coordinated Union action against persistent cyber threat actors, two natural persons and three entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/796. Those natural persons and entities are responsible for, or involved in, cyber-attacks with a significant effect which constitute an external threat to the Union or its Member States. |
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Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/796 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/796 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 16 March 2026.
For the Council
The President
K. KALLAS
(1) OJ L 129 I, 17.5.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/796/oj.
ANNEX
Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2019/796 is amended as follows:
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the following entries are added under the heading ‘A. Natural persons’:
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the following entries are added under the heading ‘B. Legal persons, entities and bodies’:
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ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/589/oj
ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)