14.3.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

L 67/3

COOPERATION AGREEMENT

on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part

THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM,

THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA,

THE CZECH REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK,

THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY,

THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA,

IRELAND,

THE HELLENIC REPUBLIC,

THE KINGDOM OF SPAIN,

THE FRENCH REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA,

THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS,

THE REPUBLIC OF LATVIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA,

THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG,

HUNGARY,

THE REPUBLIC OF MALTA,

THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS,

THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF POLAND,

THE PORTUGUESE REPUBLIC,

ROMANIA,

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA,

THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC,

THE REPUBLIC OF FINLAND,

THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN,

THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND,

Contracting Parties to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Member States’, and

THE EUROPEAN UNION, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Union’ or ‘the EU’,

of the one part, and

THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN, hereinafter referred to as ‘Afghanistan’,

of the other part,

hereinafter jointly referred to as ‘the Parties’,

REAFFIRMING their commitment to Afghanistan's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity;

REAFFIRMING their attachment to the general principles of international law, the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, international conventions and UN Security Council resolutions;

RECOGNISING the historical, political and economic ties which unite the Parties;

CONFIRMING their desire to enhance their cooperation on the basis of shared values and to their mutual benefit;

CONSIDERING the shared policy goals, values and commitments the Parties subscribe to, including respect for democratic principles, the rule of law, human rights and good governance;

ACKNOWLEDGING that these principles are part and parcel of long-term development;

RECOGNISING that the Afghan people, through their legitimate, democratic institutions and under the Constitution of Afghanistan, are the rightful owners and drivers of Afghanistan's stabilisation, development and democratisation processes;

WHEREAS the Union is committed to supporting Afghanistan's efforts to maximise its development over the coming decade of transformation;

UNDERLINING the mutual commitments made at the international Afghanistan conferences in Bonn in December 2011, Tokyo in July 2012 and London in December 2014;

REAFFIRMING Afghanistan's commitment to continue to improve governance and the Union's commitment to an enduring engagement with Afghanistan;

WHEREAS the Parties attach particular importance to the comprehensive nature of the relationship they intend to foster through this Agreement;

REAFFIRMING their desire to promote economic and social progress for their peoples and their will to consolidate, deepen and diversify their relations in areas of mutual interest;

RECOGNISING that, in keeping with the Constitution of Afghanistan, women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in decision making in the political process at all levels, are fundamental for the achievement of equality and peace;

RECOGNISING the importance of development cooperation with developing countries, especially low-income, post-conflict and landlocked countries, for their sustained economic growth and sustainable development, for timely and full realisation of internationally agreed development goals, including the UN Millennium Development Goals and any subsequent development benchmarks adopted by Afghanistan, and for Afghanistan's improved integration in the region;

RECOGNISING that effective measures must be taken to promote integrity and accountability, ensure the correct use of public funds and combat corruption;

RECOGNISING that enhanced cooperation between the Parties should support Afghanistan's ability to improve the quality of its administration and governance, as well as the transparency and effectiveness of public finance management;

REAFFIRMING the importance of coordination in relevant regional and multilateral fora, in particular as regards the Parties' approaches to global challenges and regional economic cooperation;

RECOGNISING that terrorism poses a threat to their people and their common security and expressing their full commitment to fighting all forms of terrorism, establishing effective international cooperation and instruments to eradicate them in conformity with international law, including human rights and humanitarian law;

REAFFIRMING their shared commitment to combating organised crime, including human trafficking, migrant smuggling and drug trafficking, including through regional and international mechanisms;

RECOGNISING the threat to health and security posed by illicit narcotics and the need for concerted regional and international cooperation to counter the cultivation, production, facilitation, trafficking and consumption of, and demand for, narcotics and the diversion of drug precursors, and recognising the importance of alternative livelihoods for poppy-growers in this context;

RECOGNISING the need to respect international disarmament and non-proliferation commitments;

CONSIDERING that the International Criminal Court constitutes an important development for peace and international justice, which aims at the effective prosecution of the most serious crimes of concern to the international community;

RECOGNISING that trade and foreign direct investment will play a significant role in Afghanistan's development and that the Parties attach particular importance to the principles and rules on international trade contained, inter alia, in the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation (WTO);

EXPRESSING their full commitment to promoting sustainable development in all its dimensions, including aspects such as environmental protection, effective cooperation to combat climate change and the effective promotion and implementation of internationally recognised labour standards;

UNDERLINING the importance of cooperation on migration;

RECOGNISING that the situation and fundamental rights of refugees and internally displaced persons, including their safe, orderly and voluntary return to their homes, require particular attention;

NOTING that, in case the Parties decided, within the framework of this Agreement, to enter into specific agreements in the area of freedom, security and justice which were to be concluded by the Union pursuant to Title V of Part Three of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the provisions of such future agreements would not bind the United Kingdom and/or Ireland unless the Union, simultaneously with the United Kingdom and/or Ireland as regards their respective previous bilateral relations, notifies Afghanistan that the United Kingdom and/or Ireland has/have become bound by such agreements as part of the Union in accordance with Protocol (No 21) on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of Freedom, Security and Justice, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Likewise, any subsequent EU-internal measures which were to be adopted pursuant to the above-mentioned Title V to implement this Agreement would not bind the United Kingdom and/or Ireland unless they have notified their wish to take part or accept such such measures in accordance with Protocol No 21. Also noting that such future agreements or such subsequent EU-internal measures would fall under Protocol (No 22) on the position of Denmark, annexed to the said Treaties,

HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:

TITLE I

NATURE AND SCOPE

Article 1

Scope and objectives

1. A Partnership is hereby established between the Parties within the limits of their respective competences, in accordance with their respective regulations, procedures and resources, and in full respect for international rules and norms.

2. The objective of this Partnership is to strengthen dialogue and cooperation with a view to:

(a)	supporting peace and security in Afghanistan and the region;

(b)	promoting sustainable development, a stable and democratic political environment and the integration of Afghanistan into the world economy;

(c)	establishing a regular dialogue on political issues, including the promotion of human rights and gender equality and the involvement of civil society;

(d)	promoting development cooperation in the context of the Parties' common commitment to poverty eradication and aid effectiveness;

(e)

developing trade and investment between the Parties, to their mutual advantage and with a view to cooperating in all economic, trade- and investment-related areas of mutual interest, in order to facilitate sustainable trade and investment flows and to prevent and remove barriers to trade and investment, in a consistent and complementary manner with respect to ongoing and future regional initiatives;

(f)	improving coordination between the Parties on global challenges, in particular by promoting multilateral solutions; and

(g)

fostering dialogue and cooperation in a range of specific sectors of mutual interest, including the modernisation of public administration and public finance management, justice and home affairs, environment and climate change, natural resources and raw materials, security sector reform, education and training, energy, transport, agriculture and rural development, financial services, taxation, customs, employment and social development, health and safety, statistics, regional cooperation, culture, information technology and the audiovisual/media sector.

3. In this context, capacity building shall be given particular attention in order to support the development of Afghan institutions and ensure that Afghanistan can benefit fully from the opportunities offered by enhanced cooperation under this Agreement.

4. The Parties shall encourage contacts between parliamentarians, members of civil society and professionals with a view to furthering the objectives of this Agreement, in particular with respect to supporting parliamentary and other democratic institutions.

5. The Parties shall seek to promote understanding, inter alia, through cooperation among entities such as think-tanks, academia, businesses and the media in the form of seminars, conferences, youth interaction and other activities.

Article 2

General principles

1. The Parties confirm their shared values as expressed in the Charter of the United Nations.

2. The Parties recognise that the Afghan people, through their legitimate, democratic institutions and under the Constitution of Afghanistan, are the rightful owners and drivers of Afghanistan's stabilisation, development and democratisation processes.

3. Respect for democratic principles and human rights, as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant international human rights instruments, and for the principle of the rule of law underpins the internal and international policies of the Parties and constitutes an essential element of this Agreement.

4. The Parties confirm their commitment to cooperating further towards the full achievement of internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals, as adopted by Afghanistan, and any subsequent development benchmarks. In so doing, they recognise Afghanistan's responsibility for preparing and implementing its plans for economic and social development and for relevant development policies, including the National Priority Programmes. They reaffirm their attachment to a high level of environmental protection, an inclusive society and gender equality in this context.

5. The Parties reaffirm their attachment to the principles of good governance, including the independence of parliaments and the judiciary and the fight against corruption at all levels.

6. The Parties agree that cooperation under this Agreement will be in accordance with their respective legislation, rules and regulations.

TITLE II

POLITICAL COOPERATION

Article 3

Political dialogue

A regular political dialogue shall be established between the Parties, which may, as appropriate, take place at ministerial level. It shall strengthen their relations, contribute to the development of a partnership and increase mutual understanding and solidarity. The Parties shall strengthen their political dialogue in support of their common interests, including their respective positions in regional and international fora.

A. COOPERATION IN THE FIELDS OF HUMAN RIGHTS, GENDER EQUALITY AND CIVIL SOCIETY

Article 4

Human rights

1. Further to Article 1(2)(c) and Article 2(3), the Parties agree to cooperate in the promotion and effective protection of human rights, including, as appropriate, with regard to the ratification and implementation of international human rights instruments. They shall review the implementation of this Article in the course of their political dialogue.

2. The cooperation referred to in paragraph 1 may include, inter alia:

(a)	supporting the development and implementation of domestic action plans on human rights;

(b)	human rights promotion and education;

(c)	strengthening national and sub-national human rights related institutions in Afghanistan;

(d)	establishing a meaningful, broad-based human rights dialogue; and

(e)	strengthening cooperation within the human rights related institutions of the United Nations.

Article 5

Gender equality

1. The Parties shall cooperate to strengthen gender-related policies and programmes and institutional and administrative capacity building and to support the implementation of strategies on gender equality, including women's rights and empowerment, in order to ensure the equitable participation of men and women in all areas of economic, cultural, political and social life. In particular, cooperation shall focus on improving women's access to the resources they need for the full exercise of their fundamental rights, in particular education.

2. The Parties shall promote the creation of an adequate framework to:

(a)	ensure that gender-related issues are duly incorporated into all development strategies, policies and programmes, in particular those on political participation, health and literacy; and

(b)	exchange experiences and best practices in promoting gender equality and promote the adoption of positive measures in favour of women.

Article 6

Civil society

1. The Parties recognise the role and potential contribution of organised civil society, especially academics, in the dialogue and cooperation process under this Agreement and agree to promote effective dialogue with civil society and its effective participation.

2. The Parties shall work together to foster the role of civil society, so as to enable it to:

(a)	be consulted in the domestic policy-making process, according to democratic principles and constitutional provisions;

(b)	be informed of, and participate in, consultations on development and cooperation strategies and sectoral policies, particularly in areas concerning it, including all stages of the development process;

(c)	receive financial resources, insofar as the internal rules of each Party so allow, consistent with the principles of transparency and accountability, and capacity-building support in critical areas; and

(d)	participate in the implementation of cooperation programmes in the areas that concern it.

B. PEACE-BUILDING

Article 7

Peace-building policies, conflict prevention and resolution

1. The Parties underscore their commitment to efforts towards peace and reconciliation, led by Afghanistan. They emphasise the importance of an inclusive peace process based on consensus among all Afghans, as expressed in the Peace Jirga of July 2010 and the traditional Loya Jirga of November 2011. They acknowledge that a prerequisite for a successful peace process is its ownership by the Afghan people and institutions, with strong support from the international community.

2. The Parties shall promote dialogue among countries in the region and beyond so as to allow them to play a full role in supporting and facilitating the peace process.

3. The Parties reaffirm the important role of women in the resolution of conflicts and in peace building. They stress the importance of full participation and involvement of women in all efforts to maintain and promote peace and security, and the need to increase their role in decision making with regard to conflict resolution, in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1325(2000).

4. Joint activities in this field shall include the promotion of long-term peace building in Afghanistan and support for an active role for civil society in accordance with the principles of the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States.

C. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

Article 8

Cooperation with respect to the Rome Statute

The Parties consider that the effective functioning of the International Criminal Court (ICC) constitutes an important development for international peace and justice. They reaffirm that the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole shall be addressed first by taking measures at domestic level in cooperation with the ICC. They agree to cooperate in order to promote universal adherence to the Rome Statute by:

(a)	taking steps, as appropriate, to ratify instruments related to the Rome Statute, such as, in particular, the Agreement on the Privileges and Immunities of the ICC;

(b)	sharing experience on the legal adjustments required to allow for ratification and implementation of the Rome Statute; and

(c)	taking measures to preserve the integrity of the Rome Statute.

Article 9

Countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear risk

1. The Parties consider that the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their means of delivery, to both state and non-state actors, represents one of the most serious threats to international stability and security.

2. The Parties therefore agree to cooperate in international fora with a view to countering the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery through full compliance with, and domestic implementation of, their existing obligations under multilateral disarmament and non-proliferation treaties and conventions, as well as other multilaterally negotiated agreements and international obligations. They agree that this provision constitutes an essential element of this Agreement.

3. The Parties further agree to cooperate in, and take steps towards, strengthening the implementation of international instruments on disarmament and the non-proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery which are applicable to the Parties by, inter alia, sharing information, expertise and experience.

4. The Parties agree to cooperate and to contribute to countering the proliferation of WMD and their means of delivery by taking action towards signing, ratifying, or acceding to, as appropriate, and fully implementing, all other relevant international instruments.

5. The Parties furthermore agree to cooperate in order to establish effective domestic export controls, to prevent proliferation, and to control the export and transit of WMD-related goods, including through WMD end-use controls on dual-use technologies and with effective deterrents on breaches of export controls.

6. The Parties recognise that chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks may have a highly disruptive effect on societies. They also recognise that the risks may stem from criminal activities (proliferation, trafficking), accidents (industry, transport, laboratories) or natural hazards (pandemics). Consequently, they undertake to cooperate in order to reinforce institutional capacity to mitigate CBRN risks. This may entail projects on legal, regulatory, enforcement, scientific and preparedness issues, and cooperation at regional level.

7. The Union shall, as appropriate, provide support for these efforts, focusing on capacity building and technical assistance.

Article 10

Small arms and light weapons and other conventional weapons

1. The Parties recognise that the illicit manufacture, transfer and circulation of small arms and light weapons (SALW), including their ammunition, and their excessive accumulation, poor management, inadequately secured stockpiles and uncontrolled spread continue to pose a serious threat to peace and international security.

2. The Parties agree to observe and fully implement their respective obligations to deal with the illicit trade in SALW, including their ammunition, under existing international agreements and UN Security Council resolutions, as well as their commitments in the framework of other international instruments applicable in this area, such as the UN Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in SALW in All Its Aspects.

3. The Parties recognise the importance of domestic control systems for the transfer of conventional arms in line with existing international standards. They recognise the importance of applying such controls in a responsible manner, as a contribution to international and regional peace, security and stability, to reducing human suffering and preventing the diversion of conventional weapons.

4. The Parties undertake to cooperate and to ensure coordination, complementarity and synergy in their efforts to regulate, or to improve the regulation of, international trade in conventional arms and to prevent, combat and eradicate the illicit trade in arms. They agree to establish regular political dialogue that will accompany and consolidate this undertaking.

Article 11

Counter-terrorism

1. The Parties are determined to combat terrorism in all its forms, including in the regional context, in full respect for the rule of law and international law, and to work together to prevent the spread of extremist ideologies and, in particular, the radicalisation of young people. They commit themselves to working with their international partners on the comprehensive implementation of the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.

2. The Parties agree to cooperate on matters relevant to combating terrorist activities and to exchange information on all relevant issues, as appropriate and in accordance with domestic and international law. Counter-terrorism shall represent an important element in their cooperation. They agree to promote the implementation of relevant international instruments and conventions in this field. In this context, capacity building will cover relevant areas of criminal justice.

TITLE III

DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION

Article 12

Development cooperation

1. The central objectives of development cooperation are achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (and any subsequent development benchmarks), poverty eradication, sustainable development and integration into the world economy, with particular attention to the most vulnerable elements in society. The Parties recognise that their cooperation is key to addressing Afghanistan's development challenges and that institution building should be a fundamental part of it.

2. This cooperation shall take account of Afghanistan's socioeconomic development strategies and programmes, in particular its National Development Strategy and other measures agreed at international conferences on Afghanistan's development, the 2010 London Declaration, the Kabul Process, the December 2011 Bonn Conference conclusions, the Tokyo Declaration on a Partnership for Self-Reliance in Afghanistan and the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework of July 2012, taking fully into account the Afghan Government's economic and development strategy ‘Realising Self-Reliance: Commitments to Reforms and Renewed Partnership’, as presented at the 2014 London Conference.

3. The Parties shall use their development cooperation to, inter alia, reinforce Afghanistan's institutions of governance and to put in place the conditions for sustainable development and long-term economic growth, in line with the National Priority Programmes and Afghanistan's economic and development strategy ‘Realising Self-Reliance: Commitments to Reforms and Renewed Partnership’. These will be the principal vehicles for implementing this strategy and the commitments made by Afghanistan in Bonn, Tokyo and London. The Union, in its cooperation with Afghanistan, shall take fully into account the Tokyo Mutual Accountability Framework (or any mutually agreed successor thereto) and, in programming its assistance, it shall take account of the commitments, including the financial commitments, and the detailed arrangements set out in that Framework.

4. The Parties confirm the objective of achieving the Millennium Development Goals, as adopted by Afghanistan, and any subsequent development benchmarks, and reaffirm their commitment to the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, the Accra Agenda for Action and the Busan Outcome Document, in particular with reference to the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States.

5. The Parties agree to promote cooperation activities in accordance with their respective regulations, procedures and resources and in full respect for international rules and norms. They agree that their development cooperation will be consistent with the requirements of their common commitment to aid effectiveness, implemented in a manner that respects Afghan ownership, aligned with Afghanistan's national priorities, and conducive to tangible and sustainable development outcomes for the people of Afghanistan and to the long-term economic sustainability of the country, as agreed in the context of international conferences on Afghanistan. They agree to maximise the peace-building potential of development aid wherever possible in the framework of the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States.

6. The Parties therefore agree to monitor the impact of their development cooperation on a regular basis, through the Joint Committee established under Article 49, and to assess its contribution to achieving the Millennium Development Goals, as adopted by Afghanistan, and any subsequent development benchmarks.

7. The following themes will be systematically mainstreamed in all areas of development cooperation: human rights, gender issues, democracy, good governance, environmental sustainability, climate change, health, institutional development and capacity building, anti-corruption measures, counter-narcotics and aid effectiveness.

8. As regards infrastructure components, the Parties shall explore the use of mechanisms such as blending grants and loans from international financial institutions, and other means of sharing risk, with a view to leveraging further resources and thus increasing the impact of Union assistance.

9. The Parties agree that their economic cooperation must be implemented so as to protect the interests of the most vulnerable members of society, including women and children, with an emphasis on health, education, and agriculture and rural development.

10. The Parties agree that trade should promote sustainable development in all its dimensions and that its economic, social and environmental impacts should be assessed. They agree to encourage their companies to adopt the highest standards of responsible business conduct, in line with internationally agreed principles and standards, such as those set out in the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises or the UN Global Compact.

11. The Parties shall seek to promote the effective implementation of International Labour Organisation (ILO) core labour standards and shall reinforce cooperation on employment and social issues, including the principles of decent work.

12. The Parties furthermore aim to promote policies designed to guarantee the availability and supply of food to the population and of feed to livestock, in an environment-friendly and sustainable manner.

13. The Parties undertake to exchange views and cooperate in all relevant regional and international fora and organisations, including the United Nations and its agencies and organisations, with a view to enhancing the division of labour in development cooperation and aid-effectiveness on the ground.

14. The Parties also agree to promote cooperation in the fields mentioned in this Article between think-tanks, academics, non-governmental organisations, businesses, cultural operators and the media through the organisation of seminars, conferences and other related activities, as appropriate.

TITLE IV

COOPERATION ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT MATTERS

Article 13

Trade cooperation

1. The Parties shall engage in a dialogue on bilateral and multilateral trade and trade-related issues with a view to strengthening bilateral trade relations and advancing the multilateral trade system, including by supporting Afghanistan's WTO membership.

2. The Parties undertake to promote the development and diversification of their commercial exchanges to the highest possible level and to their mutual benefit. They undertake to establish enhanced and predictable market-access conditions by working towards the elimination of barriers to trade, in particular through the timely removal of non-tariff barriers and restrictions to trade that are not consistent with WTO rules, and by taking measures to improve transparency, having regard to the work carried out in this field by international organisations of which the Parties are members.

3. Recognising that trade is indispensable for development and that preferential trade arrangements have proven beneficial to developing countries, the Parties shall endeavour to intensify consultations and cooperation on their effective implementation.

4. The Parties shall keep each other informed as to the development of trade and trade-related policies such as those on agriculture, food safety, consumer protection and the environment. They will explore opportunities to strengthen their trade and investment relations, including, where appropriate, the negotiation of other agreements of mutual interest.

5. The Parties shall make full use of the Aid for Trade and other relevant programmes, including technical assistance for capacity building, for the purposes of enhancing their bilateral trade and investment relations.

6. The Parties recognise the importance of promoting regional economic development, in accordance with Title VII.

7. The Parties shall consult expeditiously, in accordance with Article 54, on any divergences of views regarding the application of this Title.

Article 14

Most-favoured-nation treatment

1. The Parties shall grant each other most-favoured-nation treatment in their trade in accordance with the 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

2. The most-favoured-nation treatment provided for in paragraph 1 shall not apply to preferences granted by either Party under any arrangement pursuant to agreements establishing a customs union, a free-trade area or an equivalent area of preferential treatment.

Article 15

Sanitary and phytosanitary matters

1. The Parties shall cooperate on food safety and on sanitary and phytosanitary matters to protect human, animal or plant life or health in their respective territories.

2. The Parties shall discuss and exchange information on their respective measures as defined in the WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, in the International Plant Protection Convention and by the World Organisation for Animal Health and the Codex Alimentarius Commission.

3. The Parties agree to undertake capacity-building cooperation on sanitary and phytosanitary matters. This cooperation shall be appropriate for the needs of each Party and be conducted with a view to assisting each Party to comply with the other Party's legal requirements.

4. The Parties shall establish a timely dialogue on sanitary and phytosanitary matters upon request by either Party.

5. The Parties shall designate contact points for communication on matters relevant to this Article.

Article 16

Technical barriers to trade

The Parties shall promote the use by Afghanistan of international and European standards as a basis for technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. They shall cooperate and exchange information on standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures with a view to ensuring that they are prepared, adopted and applied in a transparent and effective manner and do not create unnecessary barriers to their bilateral trade.

Article 17

Customs

1. The Parties shall strive to strengthen cooperation between customs authorities in order to ensure a transparent trade environment and facilitate trade, enhance supply-chain security, promote consumer safety, stem the flow of goods infringing intellectual property rights and fight smuggling and fraud.

2. To that end, the Parties shall in particular share expertise and examine possibilities to simplify procedures, increase transparency and develop cooperation. They shall also seek convergence of views and joint action in relevant international frameworks.

3. Where appropriate, the Parties shall conclude protocols on customs cooperation and mutual administrative assistance, within the institutional framework laid down in this Agreement, without prejudice to other forms of cooperation.

4. The Parties shall cooperate with a view to modernising Afghanistan's customs administration in accordance with relevant international conventions, in order to improve its organisational efficiency and its institutions' effectiveness in service delivery, while ensuring the transparent management of public resources and accountability. Capacity building shall be an important element in this cooperation.

Article 18

Investment

1. The Parties shall encourage foreign direct investment through the development of an attractive and stable investment environment. To that end, they may, whenever necessary, initiate a consistent dialogue to enhance understanding and cooperation on investment issues, exploring administrative mechanisms to facilitate investment flows and promoting stable, transparent and supportive rules for investors.

2. With a view to enhancing foreign direct investment in Afghanistan from the Union, the Parties emphasise the role of private-sector engagement and, in this context, acknowledge the need for public-sector measures and incentives such as access to credit and investment guarantees.

Article 19

Services

The Parties shall establish a constructive dialogue aimed, in particular, at:

(a)	exchanging information on their respective regulatory environments;

(b)	promoting access to each other's markets;

(c)	promoting access to sources of capital and technology; and

(d)	promoting trade in services between them and in third country markets.

Article 20

Capital movements

The Parties shall endeavour to facilitate the movement of capital in order to promote the objectives of this Agreement.

Article 21

Government procurement

The Parties will cooperate with a view to establishing an effective and modern government procurement system in Afghanistan, in accordance with internationally agreed principles on transparency and procurement procedures and on the promotion of fair and optimal value for money in public purchasing.

Article 22

Transparency

The Parties recognise the importance of transparency and due process in the administration of their trade-related laws and regulations. To that end, they shall apply Article X of the 1994 General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and Article III of the General Agreement on Trade in Services.

Article 23

Intellectual property rights

1. The Parties agree to protect and enforce intellectual property rights, including geographical indications, in accordance with the provisions of the international agreements to which they are parties.

2. The Parties shall cooperate on the prevention of any kind of abuse of intellectual property rights, including geographical indications, and on the fight against counterfeiting and piracy. They agree to facilitate this through customs cooperation and other appropriate forms of administrative cooperation, including by establishing and strengthening organisations for the control and protection of such rights and enhancing cooperation on appropriate means to facilitate the protection and registration of each other's geographical indications in their respective territories, taking into account international rules, practices and developments in this area and their respective capacities.

TITLE V

COOPERATION IN MATTERS OF JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS

Article 24

Rule of law, legal cooperation and policing

1. In their cooperation on matters of justice and home affairs, the Parties shall attach particular importance to the consolidation of the rule of law, the strengthening of institutions at all levels in the areas of law enforcement and administration of justice, including the penitentiary system.

2. In their cooperation, the Parties shall exchange information on legal systems and legislation. They shall pay particular attention to the rights of women and other vulnerable groups and the protection and implementation of those rights.

3. The Parties agree to cooperate to promote further reforms of the Afghan police force. Afghanistan will take steps to introduce best practices in civilian policing. The Union will continue its support to the development of the justice sector and the Afghan national police, including the financing of the police force in the framework of the Multi-annual Indicative Programme 2014–2020, and in line with OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) definitions on eligible activities.

4. The Parties agree to cooperate with a view to modernising Afghanistan's security sector by:

(a)	strengthening the judiciary and the justice sector, including the penitentiary system, with a particular focus on enhancing the independence of the judiciary;

(b)	enhancing the effectiveness of civilian policing in Afghanistan;

(c)	improving the legal and institutional framework in this field; and

(d)	building capacities for policy design and implementation in Afghanistan's justice and security sectors.

Article 25

Cooperation against organised crime and corruption

The Parties agree to cooperate to combat organised, economic and financial crime, and corruption. In particular, cooperation shall be aimed at implementing and promoting relevant international standards and instruments such as the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and its Protocols, and the UN Convention against Corruption. The Parties shall pay particular attention to the links between organised crime and the trafficking of narcotics, precursors, hazardous materials and weapons, human trafficking and migrant smuggling. They shall exchange information on all issues relevant to combating criminal activities.

Article 26

Combating illicit drugs

1. The Parties shall cooperate to ensure a balanced, comprehensive and integrated approach on drug issues.

2. Drug-related policies and action shall be aimed at reinforcing structures to combat illicit drugs, reduce the supply of, trafficking in, and demand for illicit drugs, and cope with the health and social consequences of drug abuse. The Parties shall cooperate to prevent the illicit manufacture of narcotic drugs and the diversion of chemical precursors.

3. In line with this joint approach, the Parties shall ensure that the fight against illicit drugs is mainstreamed in all relevant areas of cooperation, including law enforcement, the promotion of licit livelihoods, drug demand reduction and risk and harm reduction.

4. The cooperation between the Parties shall comprise technical and administrative assistance to Afghanistan in the areas referred to in paragraph 3, including:

(a)	legislative drafting and policy development;

(b)	the establishment of national institutions and information centres;

(c)	support for civil society action on drug issues and efforts to reduce demand for, and harm from, drugs, including drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation;

(d)	the training of personnel;

(e)	drug-related research; and

(f)	the prevention of trafficking and the diversion of drug precursors used for the illicit manufacture of illicit narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

The Parties may agree to include other areas.

5. Within the framework of their respective legislation, the Parties shall cooperate to dismantle the transnational criminal networks involved in the production and trafficking of illicit drugs, inter alia, through the exchange of information and intelligence, training and sharing best practices, including special investigative techniques. A particular effort shall be made to combat the penetration of the licit economy by criminals.

6. Cooperation at regional level to combat drug trafficking should complement this approach, including through diplomatic contacts and in regional fora in which the Parties participate, such as those referred to in Article 48.

7. The Parties shall agree on means of cooperation to attain these objectives. Action shall be based on commonly agreed principles in line with the relevant international conventions, the Political Declaration and the Declaration on the Guiding Principles of Drug Demand Reduction, as adopted by the UN General Assembly's 20th Special Session on the World Drug Problem in June 1998, the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem, as adopted at the High-Level Segment of the 52nd session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs in March 2009, and the Declaration of the Third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact Partners on Combating Illicit Traffic in Opiates Originating in Afghanistan.

Article 27

Cooperation to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism

1. The Parties agree to cooperate to prevent the use of their financial systems and designated non-financial businesses and professions for the purposes of laundering the proceeds of criminal activity and financing terrorism.

2. The Parties agree to promote technical and administrative assistance aimed at the development and implementation of regulations and the efficient functioning of mechanisms to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism. In particular, cooperation shall allow exchanges of relevant information in the framework of their respective laws and the adoption of appropriate and internationally accepted standards to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism equivalent to those adopted by the Union and the international bodies active in this area, such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).

Article 28

Cooperation on migration

1. The Parties agree to cooperate with the aim of preventing irregular migration flows from their territory to the territory of the other Party.

2. The Parties reaffirm the importance of joint management of migration flows between Afghanistan and the Union and undertake to engage in a comprehensive dialogue and cooperation on migration-related issues, in line with the Union's Global Approach to Migration and Mobility and relevant international conventions. This dialogue and cooperation shall cover issues affecting asylum, relations between migration and development, regular and irregular immigration, return, readmission, visas, border management, document security, and the fight against trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling.

3. Cooperation in the areas mentioned under this Article may also include capacity-building measures.

4. The Parties agree to conclude, upon request by either Party, an agreement regulating specific obligations for readmission, including provisions regarding nationals of other countries and stateless persons.

Article 29

Consular protection

Afghanistan agrees that the consular and diplomatic authorities of any represented Member State of the European Union shall provide protection to any national of a Member State of the European Union which does not have a permanent representation in Afghanistan effectively in a position to provide consular protection in a given case, on the same conditions as to nationals of that Member State of the European Union.

Article 30

Protection of personal data

1. The Parties agree to cooperate to raise the level of protection of personal data to the highest international standards, such as those contained, inter alia, in the Guidelines for the Regulation of Computerised Personal Data Files adopted under UN General Assembly Resolution 45/95 of 14 December 1990.

2. Cooperation on the protection of personal data may include, inter alia, technical assistance in the form of exchange of information and expertise.

TITLE VI

SECTORAL COOPERATION

Article 31

Modernisation of public administration

The Parties agree to cooperate with a view to constructing a professional, independent and effective civil service in Afghanistan at national and sub-national levels. Cooperation in this area shall focus on training and capacity building, with a view to:

(a)	improving organisational efficiency;

(b)	increasing institutions' effectiveness in service delivery;

(c)	ensuring transparent management of public resources, and accountability;

(d)	improving the legal and institutional framework; and

(e)	improving policy design and implementation.

Article 32

Public finance management

Further to Article 31, the Parties shall enhance their cooperation on matters concerning public finance management in Afghanistan. Cooperation shall focus on:

(a)	management of the budget at national and sub-national levels;

(b)	transparent flows of finance between budgetary authorities and between those authorities and beneficiaries and recipients;

(c)	oversight, including by parliament and independent audit bodies; and

(d)	mechanisms to effectively and promptly address any irregularities in the use of public funds.

The Union shall provide support in those domains as appropriate, focusing on capacity development and technical assistance.

Article 33

Good governance in the field of taxation

With a view to strengthening and developing economic activities while taking into account the need to develop an appropriate regulatory framework, the Parties recognise and undertake to implement the principles of good governance in the field of taxation. They shall strive to cooperate to that effect, in particular in order to facilitate the collection of tax revenues in Afghanistan and to assist Afghanistan to develop measures for the effective implementation of those principles.

Article 34

Financial services

1. The Parties agree to strengthen cooperation with a view to improving accounting, supervisory and regulatory systems of banking, insurance and other parts of the financial sector.

2. The Parties shall cooperate to develop Afghanistan's legal and regulatory frameworks, infrastructure and human resources, and to introduce corporate governance and international standards on accounting in Afghanistan's capital market.

Article 35

Statistics

1. The Parties agree to build and further develop statistical capacity by promoting the harmonisation of statistical methodology and using best practices with reference to Union experience, including the collection and dissemination of statistical information. This will enable them to use, on a mutually acceptable basis, statistics on any area covered by this Agreement which lends itself to the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of statistical data.

2. Cooperation in the field of statistics shall focus on knowledge exchange, fostering good practices and respect for the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice, with a view to enhancing the quality of statistics.

Article 36

Disaster risk management

1. The Parties agree to step up their cooperation on disaster risk management. Emphasis shall be placed on preventive action and proactive approaches to deal with hazards and risks and reduce the risk of, and vulnerability to, natural disasters.

2. Cooperation in this area may focus on:

(a)	disaster risk reduction, especially resilience, prevention and mitigation;

(b)	knowledge management, innovation, research and education to build a culture of safety and resilience at all levels;

(c)	disaster risk assessment, monitoring and response; and

(d)	support for the development of risk management capacity.

Article 37

Natural resources

1. The Parties agree to improve cooperation and capacity building as regards the exploitation, development, processing and marketing of natural resources.

2. This cooperation shall address the sustainable development of natural resources by strengthening the regulatory framework, environmental protection and safety regulations. With a view to fostering greater cooperation and mutual understanding, either Party may request ad hoc meetings on matters relating to natural resources.

3. In accordance with Title IV, the Parties shall cooperate with a view to creating a transparent environment conducive to foreign direct investment, in particular in the mining sector.

4. Taking into account their respective economic policies and objectives and with a view to fostering trade, the Parties agree to promote cooperation on the removal of barriers to trade in natural resources.

5. Upon request by either Party, any matter concerning trade in natural resources may be raised and addressed in the Joint Committee meetings, as provided for in Article 49.

Article 38

Education, research, youth and vocational training

1. The Parties agree to promote cooperation on education, research, youth and vocational training. They agree to raise awareness about education opportunities in the Union and Afghanistan.

2. The Parties shall furthermore encourage action to:

(a)	create links between their respective higher education institutions, specialist agencies and youth organisations;

(b)	promote exchange of information and know-how, and the mobility of students, young people and youth workers, researchers, academics and other experts; and

(c)	support capacity building and the development of quality in teaching and learning, taking advantage of other relevant experience that they have acquired in this area.

3. The Parties agree to promote the implementation of programmes for higher education and youth, such as the Union's Erasmus+ programme, and for the mobility and training of researchers, such as the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, and to encourage their educational institutions to cooperate in joint programmes with a view to encouraging academic cooperation and mobility and fostering cooperation between youth organisations, including by enhancing the mobility of young people and youth workers in the context of non-formal education and learning.

4. Research cooperation shall be encouraged, including through Horizon 2020 — the Union Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014–2020).

Article 39

Energy

1. The Parties shall endeavour to enhance their cooperation in the energy sector, with a view to improving energy generation, supply and use in Afghanistan, including but not limited to:

(a)	the promotion of energy from renewable sources and energy efficiency;

(b)	enhanced technology cooperation; and

(c)	vocational training.

2. The Parties recognise that a transparent, non-discriminatory, non-distortive rule-based framework is the best way to create an environment conducive to foreign direct investment in the energy sector.

Article 40

Transport

The Parties agree to cooperate actively in areas of mutual interest concerning all modes of transport, in particular aviation, and intermodal connections, in order, inter alia, to:

(a)	facilitate the movement of goods and passengers;

(b)	ensure safety, security and environmental protection;

(c)	train personnel; and

(d)	increase investment opportunities, with a view to promoting economic development through improved transport links throughout the region.

Article 41

Employment and social development

1. In the context of Article 12, the Parties agree to cooperate in the field of employment and social development, including labour market development and youth employment, health and safety in the workplace, gender equality and decent work.

2. The forms of cooperation may include, inter alia, specific programmes and projects, as mutually agreed, and dialogue, cooperation and initiatives on topics of common interest at bilateral or multilateral level, such as in the context of the ILO.

Article 42

Agriculture, rural development, livestock and irrigation

The Parties agree to cooperate with a view to developing Afghanistan's capacities in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry and rural livelihoods. This cooperation shall include:

(a)	agricultural policy and productivity increase aimed at ensuring food security;

(b)	in accordance with Title IV, the possibilities for facilitating agri-business and trade in agricultural products, including trade in plants, animals, livestock and their products, with a view to the further development of industries with a primary focus on the rural sector;

(c)	animal and livestock welfare;

(d)	rural development;

(e)	the exchange of experience and cooperation networks between local agents or economic operators in particular areas such as research and technology transfer;

(f)	policy development as regards the health and quality of plants, animals and livestock;

(g)	cooperation proposals and initiatives submitted to international agricultural organisations;

(h)	the development of sustainable and environment-friendly agriculture, including crop production, bio-fuels and the transfer of bio-technology;

(i)	plant variety protection, seed technology and agricultural biotechnology;

(j)	the development of databases and an information network on agriculture and livestock; and

(k)	training on agriculture and in the veterinary sector.

Article 43

Environment and climate change

1. The Parties shall cooperate with a view to assisting Afghanistan to introduce a high level of environmental protection and promote the conservation and management of natural resources and biological diversity, including forests, in the interest of sustainable development and climate change adaptation and mitigation.

2. The Parties aim to promote the ratification, implementation of, and compliance with, multilateral agreements on the environment and climate change.

3. The Parties aim to reinforce cooperation on climate change adaptation and mitigation, with a particular emphasis on water resources.

Article 44

Public health

The Parties agree that their cooperation will address health-sector reform and the prevention and control of major diseases, including by promoting the implementation of international health agreements. It shall also include efforts to expand access to basic healthcare in Afghanistan, improve the quality of health services for vulnerable groups, in particular women and children, increase access to clean water and sanitation, and promote hygiene.

Article 45

Culture

1. The Parties agree to promote cooperation on cultural affairs in order to increase mutual understanding and knowledge of their respective cultures. To that end, they shall support and promote relevant action by civil society. They shall respect cultural diversity.

2. The Parties shall endeavour to take appropriate measures to promote cultural exchanges and carry out joint initiatives in various cultural spheres, including cooperation on heritage conservation.

3. The Parties agree to consult and cooperate in relevant international fora, such as Unesco, in order to pursue common objectives such as the promotion of cultural diversity and the protection of cultural heritage. With regard to cultural diversity, they also agree to promote the implementation of the 2005 Unesco Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

Article 46

Information society

Recognising that information and communication technologies (ICT) are key features of modern life and of vital importance to economic and social development, the Parties shall exchange views on their respective policies in this field, aiming to promote economic development, including connectivity for education and research. They shall, as appropriate, consider how best to cooperate in this field, in particular as regards trade in ICT products, regulatory aspects of electronic communications and other information society issues.

Article 47

Audiovisual and media policy

The Parties will encourage, support and facilitate exchanges, cooperation and dialogue between their relevant institutions and agents in the areas of audiovisual and media policy. They agree to establish a regular dialogue in these areas.

TITLE VII

REGIONAL COOPERATION

Article 48

Regional cooperation

1. The Parties recognise that regional cooperation initiatives are required to restore Afghanistan's status as a land bridge between Central Asia, South Asia and the Middle East and to stimulate economic growth and political stability in the region. With this in view, they agree to cooperate in promoting regional cooperation through measures that will support the capacity-building efforts of the Afghan Government, particularly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Improved capacity will enable the Government to play a greater role in the various regional organisations, processes and fora. This cooperation may include capacity-building and confidence-building measures such as training schemes, workshops and seminars, expert exchanges, studies and other action agreed by the Parties.

2. The Parties commend and reaffirm their support for the Istanbul Process as an important initiative to promote political cooperation between Afghanistan and its neighbours, including through confidence-building measures, as agreed at the Heart of Asia Ministerial Conference in Kabul on 14 June 2012. The Union shall support Afghanistan's efforts to ensure effective implementation of the confidence-building measures and other regional commitments.

3. The Parties further agree to promote regional cooperation through their diplomatic contacts and in regional fora in which they participate.

TITLE VIII

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK

Article 49

Joint Committee

1. A Joint Committee is hereby established, composed of representatives of the Parties at the highest possible level, the tasks of which shall be to:

(a)	ensure the proper functioning and implementation of this Agreement;

(b)	set priorities in relation to the aims of this Agreement;

(c)	monitor the development of the comprehensive relationship between the Parties and make recommendations for promoting the objectives of this Agreement;

(d)	request, as appropriate, information from committees or other bodies established under other agreements between the Parties and consider any reports submitted by them;

(e)	exchange opinions and make suggestions on any issue of common interest, including future action and the resources available to carry it out;

(f)	resolve differences arising from the application or interpretation of this Agreement; and

(g)	examine all information presented by either Party as regards the fulfilment of obligations and hold consultations to agree solutions to any divergence, in accordance with Article 54.

2. The Joint Committee shall normally meet in Kabul and Brussels alternately, on dates to be fixed by mutual agreement. Extraordinary meetings of the Joint Committee may also be convened by agreement between the Parties. The Joint Committee shall be chaired alternately by each of the Parties. Agendas for its meetings shall be determined by agreement between the Parties.

3. The Joint Committee may decide to set up special committees or working groups to assist it in the performance of its tasks. It shall determine the composition and duties of any such committee or group and how it should function.

4. The Joint Committee shall ensure the proper functioning of any sectoral agreement or protocol that the Parties conclude in the context of this Agreement.

5. The Joint Committee shall adopt its own rules of procedure.

TITLE IX

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 50

Resources for cooperation

Insofar as their respective regulations, procedures and resources allow, the Union shall provide Afghanistan with technical and financial assistance to implement the cooperation set out in this Agreement and Afghanistan shall make available the necessary resources, including financial means, to ensure that agreed objectives are met.

Article 51

Cooperation against fraud

1. The Parties shall implement financial assistance in accordance with the principles of sound financial management and cooperate in the protection of their financial interests. They shall take effective measures to prevent and fight fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities to the detriment of their financial interests.

2. Any further agreement or financing instrument to be concluded between the Parties during the implementation of this Agreement shall include specific financial cooperation clauses covering on-the-spot checks, inspections, controls and anti-fraud measures, including, inter alia, those conducted by the European Court of Auditors and the European Anti-Fraud Office.

3. For the purpose of the proper implementation of this Article, the Parties' competent authorities shall exchange information and, at the request of either Party, conduct consultations in accordance with the relevant legislation.

4. The Afghan authorities shall check regularly that operations financed with Union funds have been properly implemented. They shall take appropriate measures to prevent fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities affecting such funds. They shall inform the European Commission of any such measure.

5. The Afghan authorities shall transmit to the European Commission without delay any information that comes to their notice as to suspected or actual cases of fraud, corruption or any other illegal activities in connection with the implementation of Union funds. In case of suspicion of fraud or corruption, the European Anti-Fraud Office shall also be informed. The Afghan authorities shall also inform the European Commission of any measures taken in connection with facts communicated under this paragraph.

6. The Afghan authorities shall ensure investigation and prosecution of suspected and actual cases of fraud, corruption and any other illegal activities to the detriment of Union funds. Where appropriate, the European Anti-Fraud Office may assist the competent Afghan authorities in this task.

7. In accordance with Union legislation, and exclusively in order to protect the Union's financial interests, the European Anti-Fraud Office shall be authorised, on request, to carry out on-the-spot checks and inspections in Afghanistan. These shall be prepared and conducted in close cooperation with the competent Afghan authorities. The Afghan authorities shall provide the European Anti-Fraud Office with any assistance it needs to allow it to discharge its duties.

8. The European Anti-Fraud Office may agree with the competent Afghan authorities on further cooperation in the anti-fraud field, including the conclusion of operational arrangements.

Article 52

Future development of the Agreement

Either Party may put forward suggestions for widening the scope of cooperation under this Agreement, taking into account experience gained in its implementation.

Article 53

Other agreements

1. Without prejudice to the relevant provisions of the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, neither this Agreement nor action taken under it shall affect the power of the Member States of the European Union to engage in bilateral cooperation or to conclude, where appropriate, bilateral and cooperation agreements with Afghanistan. This Agreement shall not affect the application or implementation of the commitments undertaken by either Party in the context of its relations with third parties.

2. The Parties may complement this Agreement by concluding specific agreements in any area of cooperation falling within its scope. Such specific agreements shall be an integral part of the overall bilateral relations as governed by this Agreement and shall form part of a common institutional framework.

Article 54

Fulfilment of obligations

1. Either Party may refer to the Joint Committee any divergence in the application or interpretation of this Agreement.

2. If either Party considers that the other has failed to fulfil any of its obligations under this Agreement, it may take appropriate measures with regard to this Agreement or any specific agreement referred to in Article 53(2).

3. Before doing so, except in cases of special urgency, it shall present to the Joint Committee all the relevant information required for a thorough examination of the situation, with a view to seeking a solution acceptable to the Parties.

4. In the selection of appropriate measures, priority must be given to those which least disturb the functioning of this Agreement or any specific agreement referred to in Article 53(2). Those measures shall be notified immediately to the other Party and shall be the subject of consultations within the Joint Committee if the other Party so requests.

5. The Parties agree, for the purposes of the correct interpretation and practical application of this Agreement, that the term ‘cases of special urgency’ in paragraph 3 means a case of material breach of this Agreement by one of the Parties. Material breach of this Agreement consists in:

(a)	repudiation of this Agreement not sanctioned by the general rules of international law; or

(b)	violation of any of the essential elements of this Agreement, as referred to in Articles 2(3) and 9(2).

Article 55

Facilities

To facilitate cooperation in the framework of this Agreement, the Parties agree to provide officials and experts involved in implementing cooperation with the facilities they need to perform their functions, in accordance with the Parties' respective internal rules and regulations.

Article 56

Security interests and disclosure of information

1. The provisions of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to the Parties' respective laws and regulations on public access to official documents.

2. None of the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed as requiring a Party to provide information, the disclosure of which it considers contrary to its essential security interests.

3. The Parties reaffirm their commitment to protecting any classified information received in the course of their cooperation.

Article 57

Definition of the Parties

For the purposes of this Agreement, the term ‘the Parties’ means the Union or its Member States, or the Union and its Member States, in accordance with their respective competences, of the one part, and Afghanistan, of the other part.

Article 58

Territorial application

This Agreement shall apply to the territory in which the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union are applied, under the conditions laid down in those Treaties, and to the territory of Afghanistan.

Article 59

Entry into force, provisional application, duration and denunciation

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the date on which the Parties notify each other of the completion of the legal procedures necessary for this purpose.

2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the Union and Afghanistan agree to provisionally apply this Agreement in part, as specified by the Union, as set out in paragraph 3, and in accordance with their respective internal procedures and legislation, as applicable.

3. The provisional application shall be effective from the first day of the second month following the date of receipt of the following:

(a)	the Union's notification on the completion of the procedures necessary for that purpose, indicating the parts of the Agreement that are to be provisionally applied; and

(b)	Afghanistan's deposit of the instrument of ratification in accordance with its procedures and applicable legislation.

4. This Agreement is valid for an initial period of 10 years. It shall be automatically extended for further consecutive periods of five years unless, six months prior to the expiry of its validity, a Party notifies in writing its intention not to extend it.

5. Any amendments to this Agreement shall be made by agreement between the Parties and enter into force only after they have notified each other of the completion of the legal procedures necessary for this purpose.

6. Either Party may terminate this Agreement by giving the other Party written notice of denunciation. Termination shall take effect six months after receipt of such notification by the other Party.

7. Notifications in accordance with this Article shall be made to the Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, as the case may be.

Article 60

Authentic texts

This Agreement shall be drawn up in duplicate in the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Dari and Pashto languages, each of these texts being equally authentic.

Съставено в Мюнхен на осемнадесети февруари две хиляди и седемнадесета година.

Hecho en Múnich el dieciocho de febrero de dos mil diecisiete.

V Mnichově dne osmnáctého února dva tisíce sedmnáct.

Udfærdiget i München, den attende februar to tusind og sytten.

Geschehen zu München am achtzehnten Februar zweitausendsiebzehn.

Kahe tuhande seitsmeteistkümnenda aasta veebruarikuu kaheksateistkümnendal päeval Münchenis.

Έγινε στο Μόναχο, στις δεκαοκτώ Φεβρουαρίου δύο χιλιάδες δεκαεπτά.

Done at Munich on the eighteenth day of February in the year two thousand and seventeen.

Fait à Munich, le dix-huitième jour du mois de février deux mille dix-sept.

Sastavljeno u Münchenu osamnaestog veljače godine dvije tisuće sedamnaeste.

Fatto a Monaco il diciotto di febbraio dell'anno duemilaediciassette.

Minhenē, divi tūkstoši septiņpadsmitā gada astoņpadsmitajā februārī.

Priimta Miunchene du tūkstančiai septynioliktų metų vasario aštuonioliktą dieną.

Kelt Münchenben, a kétezer-tizenhetedik év február havának tizennyolcadik napján.

Magħmul fi Munich fit-tmintax-il jum ta' Frar fis-sena elfejn u sbatax.

Gedaan te München, achttien februari tweeduizend zeventien.

Sporządzono w Monachium osiemnastego dnia lutego roku dwa tysiące siedemnastego.

Feito em Munique aos dezoito dias do mês de fevereiro de dois mil e dezassete.

Întocmit la München la optsprezece februarie două mii șaptesprezece.

V Mníchove osemnásteho februára dvetisíc sedemnásť.

V Münchnu, osemnajstega februarja dva tisoč sedemnajst.

Tehty Münchenissä kahdeksantenatoista päivänä helmikuuta vuonna kaksituhattaseitsemäntoista.

Utfärdat i München den artonde februari år tjugohundrasjutton.

Voor het Koninkrijk België

Pour le Royaume de Belgique

Für das Königreich Belgien

Deze handtekening verbindt eveneens de Vlaamse Gemeenschap, de Franse Gemeenschap, de Duitstalige Gemeenschap, het Vlaamse Gewest, het Waalse Gewest en het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest.

Cette signature engage également la Communauté française, la Communauté flamande, la Communauté germanophone, la Région wallonne, la Région flamande et la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale.

Diese Unterschrift bindet zugleich die Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft, die Flämische Gemeinschaft, die Französische Gemeinschaft, die Wallonische Region, die Flämische Region und die Region Brüssel-Hauptstadt.

За Република България

Za Českou republiku

For Kongeriget Danmark

Für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland

Eesti Vabariigi nimel

Thar cheann Na hÉireann

For Ireland

Για την Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Por el Reino de España

Pour la République française

Za Republiku Hrvatsku

Per la Repubblica italiana

Για την Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία

Latvijas Republikas vārdā –

Lietuvos Respublikos vardu

Pour la Grand-Duché de Luxembourg

Magyarország részéről

Għar-Repubblika ta' Malta

Voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Für die Republik Österreich

W imieniu Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej

Pela República Portuguesa

Pentru România

Za Republiko Slovenijo

Za Slovenskú republiku

Suomen tasavallan puolesta

För Republiken Finland

För Konungariket Sverige

For the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

За Европейския съюз

Рог la Unión Europea

Za Evropskou unii

For Den Europæiske Union

Für die Europäische Union

Euroopa Liidu nimel

Για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση

For the European Union

Pour l'Union européenne

Za Europsku uniju

Per l'Unione europea

Eiropas Savienības vārdā –

Europos Sąjungos vardu

Az Európai Unió részéről

Għall-Unjoni Ewropea

Voor de Europese Unie

W imieniu Unii Europejskiej

Pela União Europeia

Pentru Uniunea Europeană

Za Európsku úniu

Za Evropsko unijo

Euroopan unionin puolesta

För Europeiska unionen

14.3.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

L 67/34

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/437

of 13 March 2017

implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (1), and in particular Article 14(1) and (3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)	On 17 March 2014 the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 269/2014.

(2)	The Council has reviewed the individual designations set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014. That Annex should be amended and the entries for two persons should be deleted.

(3)	Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date following that 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, 13 March 2017.

For the Council

The President

L. GRECH

(1) OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6.

ANNEX

The entries concerning the following persons are deleted from the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014:

PERSONS

‘99.	Gennadiy Nikolaiovych TSYPKALOV
135.	Arseny Sergeevich PAVLOV’

II.

The entries concerning the persons and entities listed below, as set out Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, are replaced by the following entries:

PERSONS

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

‘2.

Vladimir Andreevich KONSTANTINOV

(Владимир Андреевич КОНСТАНТИНОВ)

Volodymyr Andriyovych KONSTANTINOV

(Володимир Андрійович КОНСТАНТIНОВ)

DOB: 19.11.1956

POB: Vladimirovka (a.k.a. Vladimirovca), Slobozia Region, Moldavian SSR (now Republic of Moldova) or Bogomol, Moldavian SSR

As speaker of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Konstantinov played a relevant role in the decisions taken by the “Supreme Council” concerning the “referendum” against territorial integrity of Ukraine and called on voters to cast their votes in favour of Crimean independence in the “referendum” of 16 March 2014. He was one of the co-signatories of the “treaty on Crimea's accession to the Russian Federation” of 18 March 2014.

Since 17 March 2014“Chairman” of the “State Council” of the so-called “Republic of Crimea”.

17.3.2014

Rustam Ilmirovich TEMIRGALIEV

(Рустам Ильмирович ТЕМИРГАЛИЕВ)

Rustam Ilmyrovych TEMIRHALIIEV

(Рустам Iльмирович ТЕМIРГАЛIЄВ)

DOB: 15.8.1976

POB: Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR (Russian SFSR)

As former Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, Temirgaliev played a relevant role in the decisions taken by the “Supreme Council” concerning the “referendum” of 16 March 2014 against the territorial integrity of Ukraine. He lobbied actively for the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation.

On 11 June 2014 he resigned from his function as “First Deputy Prime Minister” of the so-called “Republic of Crimea”.

17.3.2014

Denis Valentinovich BEREZOVSKIY

(Денис Валентинович БЕРЕЗОВСКИЙ)

Denys Valentynovych BEREZOVSKYY

(Денис Валентинович БЕРЕЗОВСЬКИЙ)

DOB: 15.7.1974

POB: Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR

Berezovskiy was appointed commander of the Ukrainian Navy on 1 March 2014 but thereafter swore an oath to the Crimean armed forces, thereby breaking his oath to the Ukrainian Navy.

He was then appointed Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.

17.3.2014

Aleksei Mikhailovich CHALIY

(Алексей Михайлович Чалый)

Oleksiy Mykhaylovych CHALYY

(Олексій Михайлович ЧАЛИЙ)

DOB: 13.6.1961

POB: Moscow or Sevastopol

Chaliy became “People's Mayor of Sevastopol” by popular acclamation on 23 February 2014 and accepted this “vote”. He actively campaigned for Sevastopol to become a separate entity of the Russian Federation following a referendum on 16 March 2014. He was one of the co-signatories of the “treaty on Crimea's accession to the Russian Federation” of 18 March 2014. He was acting “governor” of Sevastopol from 1 to 14 April 2014 and is a former “elected” Chairman of the “Legislative Assembly” of the City of Sevastopol. Member of the “Legislative Assembly” of the City of Sevastopol.

17.3.2014

Pyotr Anatoliyovych ZIMA

(Пётр Анатольевич ЗИМА)

Petro Anatoliyovych ZYMA

(Петро Анатолійович ЗИМА)

DOB: 18.1.1970

POB: Artemivsk (Артемовск) (2016 renamed back to Bakhmut/Бахмут), Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Zima was appointed as the new head of the Crimean Security Service (SBU) on 3 March 2014 by “Prime Minister” Aksyonov and accepted this appointment. He has given relevant information including a database to the Russian Intelligence Service (FSB). This included information on Euro-Maidan activists and human rights defenders of Crimea. He played a relevant role in preventing Ukraine's authorities from controlling the territory of Crimea. On 11 March 2014 the formation of an independent Security Service of Crimea was proclaimed by former SBU officers of Crimea.

17.3.2014

Sergey Pavlovych TSEKOV

(Сергей Павлович ЦЕКОВ)

Serhiy Pavlovych TSEKOV

(Сергій Павлович ЦЕКОВ)

DOB: 28.9.1953 or 28.8.1953

POB: Simferopol

As Vice Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea, Tsekov initiated, together with Sergey Aksyonov, the unlawful dismissal of the government of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (ARC). He drew Vladimir Konstantinov into this endeavour, threatening him with dismissal. He publicly recognised that the MPs from Crimea were the initiators of inviting Russian soldiers to take over the Verkhovna Rada of Crimea. He was one of the first Crimean Leaders to ask in public for the annexation of Crimea to Russia.

Member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation from the so-called “Republic of Crimea”.

17.3.2014

17.

Sergei Vladimirovich ZHELEZNYAK

(Сергей Владимирович ЖЕЛЕЗНЯК)

DOB: 30.7.1970

POB: St. Petersburg (former Leningrad)

Former Deputy Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Actively supported use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. He led personally the demonstration in support of the use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.

Currently Deputy Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

17.3.2014

18.

Leonid Eduardovich SLUTSKI

(Леонид Эдуардович СЛУЦКИЙ)

DOB: 4.1.1968

POB: Moscow

Former Chairman of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (member of the LDPR).

Actively supported use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.

Currently Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

17.3.2014

21.

Aleksandr Viktorovich GALKIN

(Александр Викторович ГАЛКИН)

DOB: 22.3.1958

POB: Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR

Former Commander of Russia's Southern Military District (“SMD”), the forces of which are in Crimea; the Black Sea Fleet comes under Galkin's command; much of the force movement into Crimea has come through the SMD.

SMD forces are deployed in Crimea. He is responsible for part of the Russian military presence in Crimea which is undermining the sovereignty of the Ukraine and assisted the Crimean authorities in preventing public demonstrations against moves towards a referendum and incorporation into Russia. Additionally the Black Sea Fleet falls within the District's control.

Currently employed by the Central apparatus of the Russian Ministry of Defence.

17.3.2014

25.

Sergei Evgenevich NARYSHKIN

(Сергей Евгеньевич НАРЫШКИН)

DOB: 27.10.1954

POB: St Petersburg (former Leningrad)

Former Speaker of the State Duma. Publicly supported the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine. Publicly supported the Russia-Crimea reunification treaty and the related federal constitutional law.

Currently Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation as of October 2016. Permanent member and Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

21.3.2014

27.

Alexander Mihailovich NOSATOV

(Александр Михайлович НОСАТОВ)

DOB: 27.3.1963

POB: Sevastopol, (Ukrainian SSR)

Former Deputy-Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear-Admiral.

Responsible for commanding Russian forces that have occupied Ukrainian sovereign territory.

Currently Vice-Admiral, Acting Commander of the Russian Baltic fleet.

21.3.2014

30.

Mikhail Grigorievich MALYSHEV

(Михаил Григорьевич МАЛЫШЕВ)

Mykhaylo Hryhorovych MALYSHEV

(Михайло Григорович МАЛИШЕВ)

DOB: 10.10.1955

POB: Simferopol, Crimea

Chair of the Crimea Electoral Commission. Responsible for administering the Crimean referendum. Responsible under the Russian system for signing referendum results.

21.3.2014

31.

Valery Kirillovich MEDVEDEV

(Валерий Кириллович МЕДВЕДЕВ)

Valeriy Kyrylovych MEDVEDIEV

(Валерій Кирилович МЕДВЕДЄВ)

DOB: 21.8.1946

POB: Shmakovka, Primorsky region

Chair of Sevastopol Electoral Commission. Responsible for administering the Crimean referendum. Responsible under the Russian system for signing referendum results.

21.3.2014

33.

Elena Borisovna MIZULINA (born DMITRIYEVA)

(Елена Борисовна МИЗУЛИНА (born ДМИТРИЕВА))

DOB: 9.12.1954

POB: Bui, Kostroma region

Former Deputy in the State Duma. Originator and co-sponsor of recent legislative proposals in Russia that would have allowed regions of other countries to join Russia without their central authorities' prior agreement.

As of September 2015, a Member of the Federation Council from Omsk region.

21.3.2014

35.

Oleg Yevgenyvich BELAVENTSEV

(Олег Евгеньевич БЕЛАВЕНЦЕВ)

DOB: 15.9.1949

POB: Moscow

Former Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation into the so-called “Crimean Federal District”, Non-permanent member of the Russian Security Council. Responsible for the implementation of the constitutional prerogatives of the Russian Head of State on the territory of the annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Currently Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation into the North Caucasus Federal District.

29.4.2014

37.

Sergei Ivanovich MENYAILO

(Сергей Иванович МЕНЯЙЛО)

DOB: 22.8.1960

POB: Alagir, North- Ossetian Autonomous SSR, RSFSR

Former Governor of the Ukrainian annexed city of Sevastopol.

Currently Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the Siberian Federal District. Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

29.4.2014

43.

German PROKOPIV

(Герман ПРОКОПИВ)

Herman PROKOPIV

(Герман ПРОКОПIВ)

(a.k.a. Li Van Chol, Ли Ван Чоль)

DOB: 6.7.1993

POB: Prague, Czech Republic

Active member of the “Lugansk Guard”. Took part in the seizure of the building of the Lugansk regional office of the Security Service.

Remains an active military fighter of the LNR.

29.4.2014

44.

Valeriy Dmitrievich BOLOTOV

(Валерий Дмитриевич БОЛОТОВ)

Valeriy Dmytrovych BOLOTOV

(Валерій Дмитрович БОЛОТОВ)

DOB: 13.2.1970

POB: Stakhanov, Lugansk

One of the leaders of the separatist group “Army of the South-East” which occupied the building of the Security Service in the Lugansk region. Retired officer. Before seizing the building he and other accomplices possessed arms apparently supplied illegally from Russia and from local criminal groups.

29.4.2014

45.

Andriy Yevhenovych PURHIN

(Андрiй Євгенович ПУРГIН),

Andrei Evgenevich PURGIN

(Андрей Евгеньевич ПУРГИН)

DOB: 26.1.1972

POB: Donetsk

Active participant and organiser of separatist actions, coordinator of actions of the “Russian tourists” in Donetsk. Co-founder of a “Civic Initiative of Donbass for the Eurasian Union”. Until 4 September 2015“Chairman” of the “People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic”, currently “First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers”.

29.4.2014

47.

Sergey Gennadevich TSYPLAKOV

(Сергей Геннадьевич ЦЫПЛАКОВ)

Serhiy Hennadiyovych TSYPLAKOV

(Сергій Геннадійович ЦИПЛАКОВ)

DOB: 1.5.1983

POB: Khartsyzsk, Donetsk Oblast

One of the leaders of ideologically radical organisation People's Militia of Donbas. He took active part in the seizure of a number of State buildings in Donetsk region.

29.4.2014

48.

Igor Vsevolodovich GIRKIN

(Игорь Всеволодович ГИРКИН)

(a.k.a. Igor STRELKOV Ihor STRIELKOV)

DOB: 17.12.1970

POB: Moscow

Identified as staff of Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU). He was involved in incidents in Sloviansk. Head of “Novorossia” public movement. Former “Minister of Defence” of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”.

Organised, on 4 November 2016, a Russian March in Moscow for Russian nationalists who support the separatists in eastern Ukraine.

Remains active in supporting separatist activity in eastern Ukraine. One of the organisers of the “Russian March” in November 2016.

29.4.2014

49.

Vyacheslav Viktorovich VOLODIN

(Вячеслав Викторович ВОЛОДИН)

DOB: 4.2.1964

POB: Alekseevka, Saratov region

Former First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Administration of Russia. Responsible for overseeing the political integration of the annexed Ukrainian region of Crimea into the Russian Federation.

Currently Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation since 5 October 2016.

12.5.2014

50.

Vladimir Anatolievich SHAMANOV

(Владимир Анатольевич ШАМАНОВ)

DOB: 15.2.1957

POB: Barnaul

Former Commander of the Russian Airborne Troops, Colonel-General. In his senior position, holds responsibility for the deployment of Russian airborne forces in Crimea.

Currently Chairperson of the Defence Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

12.5.2014

51.

Vladimir Nikolaevich PLIGIN

(Владимир Николаевич ПЛИГИН)

DOB: 19.5.1960

POB: Ignatovo, Vologodsk Oblast, USSR.

Former member of the State Duma and former Chair of the Duma Constitutional Law Committee. Responsible for facilitating the adoption of legislation on the annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation.

12.5.2014

52.

Petr Grigorievich JAROSH

(Петр Григорьевич ЯРОШ)

Petro Hryhorovych YAROSH (IAROSH)

(Петро Григорович ЯРОШ)

DOB: 30.1.1971

POB: Skvortsovo village, Simferopol region, Crimea

Former head of the Federal Migration Service office for Crimea. Responsible for the systematic and expedited issuance of Russian passports for the residents of Crimea.

12.5.2014

53.

Oleg Grigorievich KOZYURA

(Олег Григорьевич КОЗЮРА)

Oleh Hryhorovych KOZYURA

(Олег Григорович КОЗЮРА)

DOB: 19.12.1962

POB: Zaporozhye

Former Head of the Federal Migration Service office for Sevastopol. Responsible for the systematic and expedited issuance of Russian passports for the residents of Sevastopol.

Currently assistant to Sevastopol Municipal Council Deputy Mikhail Chaly.

12.5.2014

55.

Igor Nikolaevich BEZLER (a.k.a. Bes (devil))

(Игорь Николаевич БЕЗЛЕР)

Ihor Mykolayovych BEZLER

(Iгор Миколайович БЕЗЛЕР)

DOB: 30.12.1965

POB: Simferopol, Crimea

One of the leaders of the self-proclaimed militia of Horlivka. He took control of the Security Service of Ukraine's Office in Donetsk region building and afterwards seized the Ministry of Internal Affairs' district station in the town of Horlivka. He has links to Igor Strelkov/Girkin under whose command he was involved in the murder of the Peoples' Deputy of the Horlivka's Municipal Council Volodymyr Rybak.

12.5.2014

56.

Igor Evgenevich KAKIDZYANOV

(Игорь Евгеньевич КАКИДЗЯНОВ),

Igor Evegenevich KHAKIMZYANOV

(Игорь Евгеньевич ХАКИМЗЯНОВ)

Ihor Yevhenovych KHAKIMZIANOV (KAKIDZIANOV)

(Iгор Євгенович ХАКIМЗЯНОВ (КАКIДЗЯНОВ))

DOB: 25.7.1980

POB: Makiivka (Donetsk oblast)

One of the leaders of armed forces of the self-proclaimed “Donetsk People's Republic”. The aim of the forces is to “protect the people of the Donetsk People's Republic and territorial integrity of the republic” according to Pushylin, one of the leaders of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.

12.5.2014

57.

Oleg TSARIOV, Oleh Anatoliyovych TSAROV

(Олег Анатолійович ЦАРЬОВ),

Oleg Anatolevich TSARYOV

(Олег Анатольевич ЦАPËВ)

DOB: 2.6.1970

POB: Dnepropetrovsk

Former Member of the Rada, as such publicly called for the creation of the so-called “Federal Republic of Novorossiya”, composed of south-eastern Ukrainian regions. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies. Former “Speaker” of the so-called “Parliament of the Union of the People's Republics” (“Parliament of Novorossiya”).

Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.5.2014

58.

Roman Viktorovich LYAGIN

(Роман Викторович ЛЯГИН)

Roman Viktorovych LIAHIN

(Роман Вікторович ЛЯГIН)

DOB: 30.5.1980

POB: Donetsk, Ukraine

Former head of the “Donetsk People's Republic” Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May 2014 on the self-determination of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. Former “Minister of Labour and Social Policy”.

12.5.2014

59.

Aleksandr Sergeevich MALYKHIN,

Alexander Sergeevich MALYHIN

(Александр Сергеевич МАЛЫХИН)

Oleksandr Serhiyovych (Sergiyovych) MALYKHIN

(Олександр Сергiйович МАЛИХIН)

DOB: 12.1.1981

Former head of the “Lugansk People's Republic” Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May 2014 on the self-determination of the “Lugansk People's Republic”.

12.5.2014

60.

Natalia Vladimirovna POKLONSKAYA

(Наталья Владимировна ПОКЛОНСКАЯ)

DOB: 18.3.1980

POB: Mikhailovka, Voroshilovgrad region, Ukrainian SSR or Yevpatoria, Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Former Prosecutor of the so-called “Republic of Crimea”. Actively implemented Russia's annexation of Crimea.

Currently First Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Security and countering corruption of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

12.5.2014

62.

Aleksandr Yurevich BORODAI

(Александр Юрьевич БОРОДАЙ)

DOB: 25.7.1972

POB: Moscow

Former so-called “Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic”, as such responsible for the separatist “governmental” activities of the so-called “government of the Donetsk People's Republic” (e.g. on 8 July 2014 stated “our military is conducting a special operation against the Ukrainian “fascists””), signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on “Novorossiya union”. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies; heads the “Union of Donbas volunteers”.

Involved actively in recruitment and training of “volunteers” sent to fight in Donbas.

12.7.2014

63.

Alexander KHODAKOVSKY,

Oleksandr Serhiyovych KHODAKOVSKYY (KHODAKOVSKYI)

(Олександр Сергiйович ХОДАКОВСЬКИЙ),

Aleksandr Sergeevich KHODAKOVSKII

(Александр Сергеевич ХОДАКОВСКИЙ)

DOB: 18.12.1972

POB: Donetsk

Former so-called “Minister of Security of the Donetsk People's Republic”, as such responsible for the separatist security activities of the so-called “government of the Donetsk People's Republic”. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.7.2014

65.

Alexander KHRYAKOV,

Aleksandr Vitalievich KHRYAKOV

(Александр Витальевич ХРЯКОВ),

Oleksandr Vitaliyovych KHRYAKOV

(Олександр ВiTалiйович ХРЯКОВ)

DOB: 6.11.1958

POB: Donetsk

Former so-called “Information and Mass Communications Minister” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. Currently a member of the so-called “People's Council” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. Responsible for the pro-separatist propaganda activities of the so-called “government” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.

Continues active support to the separatist actions in Eastern Ukraine.

12.7.2014

66.

Marat Faatovich BASHIROV

(Марат Фаатович БАШИРОВ)

DOB: 20.1.1964

POB: Izhevsk, Russian Federation

Former so-called “Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the Lugansk People's Republic”, confirmed on 8 July 2014.

Responsible for the separatist “governmental” activities of the so-called “government of the Lugansk People's Republic”.

Continues activities of financing LNR separatist structures.

12.7.2014

67.

Vasyl Oleksandrovych NIKITIN

(Василь Олександрович Нікітін),

Vasilii Aleksandrovich NIKITIN

(Василий Александрович НИКИТИН)

DOB: 25.11.1971

POB: Shargun (Uzbekistan)

Former so-called “Vice Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the Lugansk People's Republic” (used to be the so-called “Prime Minister of the Lugansk People's Republic”, and former spokesman of the “Army of the South-East”).

Responsible for the separatist “governmental” activities of the so-called “government of the Lugansk People's Republic”.

Responsible for the statement of the Army of the South-East that the Ukrainian presidential elections in the “Lugansk People's Republic” cannot take place due to the “new” status of the region.

Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.7.2014

68.

Aleksey Vyacheslavovich KARYAKIN

(Алексей Вячеславович КАРЯКИН)

Oleksiy Vyacheslavovych KARYAKIN (Олексій В'ячеславович КАРЯКIН)

DOB: 7.4.1980 or 7.4.1979

POB: Stakhanov (Lugansk oblast)

Until 25 March 2016 so-called “Supreme Council Chair of the Lugansk People's Republic”. Former member of the so-called “People's Council of the Lugansk People's Republic”.

Responsible for the separatist “governmental” activities of the “Supreme Council”, responsible for asking the Russian Federation to recognise the independence of the “Lugansk People's Republic”.

Signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on the “Novorossiya union”.

12.7.2014

70.

Igor PLOTNITSKY,

Igor Venediktovich PLOTNITSKII

(Игорь Венедиктович ПЛОТНИЦКИЙ)

Ihor (Igor) Venedyktovych PLOTNYTSKYY

(Iгор Венедиктович ПЛОТНИЦЬКИЙ)

DOB: 24.6.1964 or 25.6.1964 or 26.6.1964

POB: Lugansk (possibly in Kelmentsi, Chernivtsi oblast)

Former so-called “Defence Minister” and currently so-called “Head” of the “Lugansk People's Republic”.

Responsible for the separatist “governmental” activities of the so-called “government of the Lugansk People's Republic”.

12.7.2014

73.

Mikhail Efimovich FRADKOV

(Михаил Ефимович ФРАДКОВ)

DOB: 1.9.1950

POB: Kurumoch, Kuibyshev region

Former permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation; Former Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation. As a member of the Security Council, which provides advice on and coordinates national security affairs, he was involved in shaping the policy of the Russian Government threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

25.7.2014

77.

Boris Vyacheslavovich GRYZLOV

(Борис Вячеславович ГРЫЗЛОВ)

DOB 15.12.1950

POB: Vladivostok

Former permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. As a member of the Security Council, which provides advice on and coordinates national security affairs, he was involved in shaping the policy of the Russian Government threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

25.7.2014

79.

Mikhail Vladimirovich DEGTYAREV

(Михаил Владимирович ДЕГТЯРËВ)

DOB 10.7.1981

POB: Kuibyshev (Samara)

Member of the State Duma.

As a member of the Duma he announced the inauguration of the “de facto embassy” of the unrecognised, so-called “Donetsk People's Republic” in Moscow, he contributes to undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Currently Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Physical Education, Sport and Youth Affairs.

25.7.2014

82.

Pavel Yurievich GUBAREV

(Павел Юрьевич ГУБАРЕВ)

Pavlo Yuriyovich GUBARIEV (HUBARIEV)

(Павло Юрiйович ГУБАРЄВ)

DOB: 10.2.1983 (or 10.3.1983)

POB: Sievierodonetsk

One of the self-described leaders of the “People's Republic of Donetsk”. He requested Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine, including through the deployment of Russian peacekeeping forces. He was associated with Igor Strelkov/Girkin who is responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Gubarev was responsible for recruiting people for armed forces of separatists.

Responsible for taking over the regional government building in Donetsk with pro-Russian forces and proclaimed himself the “People's governor”.

Despite being arrested for threatening the territorial integrity of Ukraine, and subsequently released, he has continued to play a prominent role in separatist activities, thus undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

25.7.2014

83.

Ekaterina Yurievna GUBAREVA

(Екатерина Юрьевна ГУБАРЕВА),

Kateryna Yuriyivna GUBARIEVA (HUBARIEVA)

(Катерина Юріївна ГУБАРЄВА)

DOB: 5.7.1983 or 10.3.1983

POB: Kakhovka (Kherson oblast)

In her capacity of former so-called “Minister of Foreign Affairs” she was responsible for defending the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”, thus undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity she has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

Member of the so-called “People's Council” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.

25.7.2014

84.

Fyodor Dmitrievich BEREZIN

(Фëдор Дмитриевич БЕРЕЗИН),

Fedir Dmytrovych BEREZIN

(Федiр Дмитрович БЕРЕЗIН)

DOB: 7.2.1960

POB: Donetsk

Former so-called “deputy defence minister” of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”. He is associated with Igor Strelkov/Girkin, who is responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity Berezin has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

25.7.2014

85.

Valery Vladimirovich KAUROV

(Валерий Владимирович КАУРОВ)

Valeriy Volodymyrovych KAUROV

(Валерій Володимирович КАУРОВ)

DOB: 2.4.1956

POB: Odessa

The self-described “president” of the so-called “Republic of Novorossiya” who has called on Russia to deploy troops to Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity he has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

25.7.2014

86.

Serhii Anatoliyovych ZDRILIUK

(Сергей Анатольевич ЗДРИЛЮК)

(Сергій Анатолійович ЗДРИЛЮК)

DOB: 23.6.1972 (or 23.7.1972)

POB: Vinnytsia region

Senior aid to Igor Strelkov/Girkin who is responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity, Zdriliuk has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

25.7.2014

89.

Oksana TCHIGRINA,

Oksana Aleksandrovna CHIGRINA (CHYHRYNA)

(Оксана Александровна ЧИГРИНА)

DOB: possibly 23.7.1981

Spokesperson of the so-called “government” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic” who made declarations justifying, inter alia, the shooting down of a Ukrainian military airplane, the taking of hostages, fighting activities by the illegal armed groups, which have as a consequence undermined the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine.

Remains an active employee of the Press Service of LNR.

30.7.2014

90.

Boris Alekseevich LITVINOV

(Борис Алексеевич ЛИТВИНОВ)

Borys Oleksiyovych LYTVYNOV

(Борис Олексійович ЛИТВИНОВ)

DOB: 13.1.1954

POB: Dzerzhynsk (Donetsk oblast)

Former member of the so-called “People's Council” and former chairman of the so-called “Supreme Council” of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic” who was at the source of policies and the organisation of the illegal “referendum” leading to the proclamation of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”, which constituted a breach of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine.

Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

30.7.2014

91.

Sergey Vadimovich ABISOV

(Сергей Вадимович АБИСОВ)

Sergiy (Serhiy) Vadymovych ABISOV

(Сергій Вадимович АБIСОВ)

DOB 27.11.1967

POB: Simferopol, Crimea

By accepting his appointment as so-called “Minister of Interior of the Republic of Crimea” by the President of Russia (decree No 301) on 5 May 2014 and by his actions as so-called “Minister of Interior” he has undermined the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine

30.7.2014

96.

Alexander Vladimirovich ZAKHARCHENKO

(Александр Владимирович ЗАХАРЧЕНКО)

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych ZAKHARCHENKO

(Олександр Володимирович ЗАХАРЧЕНКО)

DOB: 26.6.1976

POB: Donetsk

As of 7 August 2014, he replaced Alexander Borodai as the so-called “Prime Minister” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. Currently so-called “Head” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. In taking on and acting in this capacity, Zakharchenko has supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

12.9.2014

97.

Vladimir Petrovich KONONOV (a.k.a. “Tsar”)

(Владимир Петровнч КОНОНОВ)

Volodymyr Petrovych KONONOV

(Володимир Петрович КОНОНОВ)

DOB: 14.10.1974

POB: Gorsky

As of 14 August 2014, he replaced Igor Strelkov/Girkin, as the so-called “Defence minister” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. He has reportedly commanded a division of separatist fighters in Donetsk since April 2014 and has promised to solve the strategic task of repelling Ukraine's military aggression. Kononov has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

12.9.2014

98.

Miroslav Vladimirovich RUDENKO

(Мирослав Владимирович РУДЕНКО)

Myroslav Volodymyrovych RUDENKO

(Мирослав Володимирович РУДЕНКО)

DOB: 21.1.1983

POB: Debaltsevo

Associated with the “Donbass People's Militia”. He has, inter alia, stated that they will continue their fighting in the rest of the country. Rudenko has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Member of the so-called “People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic”.

12.9.2014

100.

Andrey Yurevich PINCHUK

(Андрей Юрьевич ПИНЧУК)

Andriy Yuriyovych PINCHUK

(Андрій Юрійович ПIНЧУК)

Possible date of birth: 27.12 1977

Former “State security minister” of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who is responsible for the separatist “governmental” activities of the so-called “government of the Donetsk People's Republic”. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies. Head of the “Union of Donbas volunteers”.

12.9.2014

103.

Aleksandr Akimovich KARAMAN

(Александр Акимович КАРАМАН),

Alexandru CARAMAN

DOB: 26.7.1956

POB Cioburciu, Slobozia district, now Republic of Moldova

Former so-called “Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who was responsible for the separatist “governmental” activities of the so-called “Government of the Donetsk People's Republic”. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Protégé of Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Head of the Administration of the Council of Ministers of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.

12.9.2014

105.

Mikhail Sergeyevich SHEREMET

(Михаил Сергеевич ШЕРЕМЕТ)

Mykhaylo Serhiyovych SHEREMET

(Михайло Сергійович ШЕРЕМЕТ)

DOB 23.5.1971

POB: Dzhankoy

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Former so-called “First Deputy Prime Minister” of Crimea. Sheremet played a key role in the organisation and implementation of the 16 March referendum in Crimea on unification with Russia. At the time of the referendum, Sheremet reportedly commanded the pro-Moscow “self-defence forces” in Crimea. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Elected on 18 September 2016 as a Duma deputy from illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula.

12.9.2014

110.

Leonid Ivanovich KALASHNIKOV

(Леонид Иванович КАЛАШНИКОВ)

DOB: 6.8.1960

POB: Stepnoy Dvorets

Former First deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the State Duma. On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law “on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol”.

Currently Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots

12.9.2014

111.

Vladimir Stepanovich NIKITIN

(Владимир Степанович НИКИТИН)

DOB 5.4.1948

POB: Opochka

Former member of the State Duma and former First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots of the State Duma. On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law “on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol”.

12.9.2014

112.

Oleg Vladimirovich LEBEDEV

(Олег Владимирович ЛЕБЕДЕВ)

DOB 21.3.1964

POB: Rudny, Kostanai region, Kazakh SSR

12.9.2014

115.

Nikolai Vladimirovich LEVICHEV

(Николай Владимирович ЛЕВИЧЕВ)

DOB: 28.5.1953

POB: Pushkin

Former member of the State Duma. Former Deputy Speaker, State Duma. On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law “on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol”.

Currently a member of the Central Election Commission.

12.9.2014

119.

Alexander Mikhailovich BABAKOV

(Aлександр Михайлович БАБАКОВ)

DOB: 8.2.1963

POB: Chisinau

Former member of the State Duma. Former State Duma Deputy, Chair of the State Duma Commission on Legislative Provisions for Development of the Military-Industrial Complex of the Russian Federation. He is a prominent member of “United Russia” and a businessman with heavy investments in Ukraine and in Crimea.

On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law “on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the Republic of Crimea and the City of federal status of Sevastopol”.

Currently member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.

12.9.2014

120.

Sergey Yurievich KOZYAKOV

(Сергей Юрьевич КОЗЬЯКОВ)

Serhiy Yuriyovych KOZYAKOV

(Сергiй Юрiйович КОЗЬЯКОВ)

DOB: 29.9.1982 or 23.9.1982

In his former capacity as so-called “Head of the Luhansk Central Election Commission” he was responsible for organising the so-called “elections” of 2 November 2014 in the “Luhansk People's Republic”. These “elections” were in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. In October 2015 he was appointed as so-called “Minister of Justice” of the “Luhansk People's Republic”.

In taking on and acting in these capacities, and in organising the illegal “elections”, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

29.11.2014

121.

Oleg Konstantinovich AKIMOV (a.k.a. Oleh AKIMOV)

(Олег Константинович АКИМОВ)

Oleh Kostiantynovych AKIMOV

(Олег Костянтинович АКIМОВ)

DOB: 15.9.1981

POB: Lugansk

Deputy of the “Lugansk Economic Union” in the “National Council” of the “Lugansk People's Republic”. Stood as a candidate in the so-called “elections” of 2 November 2014 to the post of so-called “Head” of the “Lugansk People's Republic”. These “elections” were in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. Since 2014 he is the “Head” of the so-called “Federation of Trade Unions” and a member of the so-called “People's Council” of the “Lugansk People's Republic”.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal “elections”, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

Supports actively actions and policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

29.11.2014

122.

Larisa Leonidovna AIRAPETYAN a.k.a. Larysa AYRAPETYAN, Larisa AIRAPETYAN or Larysa AIRAPETYAN

(Лариса Леонидовна АЙРАПЕТЯН)

(Лариса Леонідівна АЙРАПЕТЯН)

DOB: 21.2.1970

Former so-called “Health Minister” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”. Stood as a candidate in the so-called “elections” of 2 November 2014 to the post of the “Head” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”.

These “elections” are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal “elections”, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

29.11.2014

123.

Yuriy Viktorovich SIVOKONENKO a.k.a. Yuriy SIVOKONENKO, Yury SIVOKONENKO, Yury SYVOKONENKO

(Юрий Викторович СИВОКОНЕНКО)

DOB: 7.8.1957

POB: Stalino city (now Donetsk)

Member of the “Parliament” of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic” and Chairman of the public association Union of Veterans of the Donbass Berkut and a member of the public movement “Free Donbass”. Stood as a candidate in the so-called “elections” of 2 November 2014 to the post of the Head of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”. These elections were in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

29.11.2014

124.

Aleksandr Igorevich KOFMAN (a.k.a. Oleksandr KOFMAN)

(Александр Игоревич КОФМАН)

(Олександр Iгорович КОФМАН)

DOB: 30.8.1977

POB: Makiivka (Donetsk oblast)

Former so-called “Foreign Minister” and so-called “First deputy speaker” of the “Parliament” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. Stood as a candidate in the so-called illegal “elections” of 2 November 2014 to the post of so-called “Head” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”. These elections were in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

In taking part and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal “elections”, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

29.11.2014

125.

Ravil Zakarievich KHALIKOV

(Равиль Закариевич ХАЛИКОВ)

Ravil Zakariyovych KHALIKOV

(Равіль Закарійович ХАЛIКОВ)

DOB: 23.2.1969

POB: Belozernoe village, Romodanovskiy rayon, USSR

Former so-called “First Deputy Prime Minister” and previous “Prosecutor-General” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

29.11.2014

126.

Dmitry Aleksandrovich SEMYONOV

Dmitrii Aleksandrovich SEMENOV

(Дмитрий Александрович СЕМЕНОВ)

DOB: 3.2.1963

POB: Moscow

Former “Deputy Prime Minster for Finances” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

Remains active in financing LNR separatist structures.

29.11.2014

127.

Oleg Evgenevich BUGROV

(Олег Евгеньевич БУГРОВ)

Oleh Yevhenovych BUHROV

(Олег Євгенович БУГРОВ)

DOB: 29.8.1969

Former “Defence Minister” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”.

29.11.2014

128.

Lesya Mikhaylovna LAPTEVA

(Леся Михайловна ЛАПТЕВА)

Lesya Mykhaylivna LAPTIEVA

(Леся Михайлівна ЛАПТЄВА)

DOB: 11.3.1976

POB: Dzhambul/Jambul (Kazakhstan), currently known as Taraz

Former “Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Religion” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

29.11.2014

129.

Yevgeniy Eduardovich MIKHAYLOV (a.k.a. Yevhen Eduardovych MYCHAYLOV)

(Евгений Эдуардович МИХАЙЛОВ)

(Євген Едуардович МИХАЙЛОВ)

DOB: 17.3.1963

POB: Arkhangelsk

Former so-called “Minister of the Council of Ministers” (head of the administration for governmental affairs) of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.

29.11.2014

130.

Ihor Vladymyrovych KOSTENOK (a.k.a. Igor Vladimirovich KOSTENOK)

(Игорь Владимирович КОСТЕНОК)

DOB: 15.3.1961

POB: Vodyanske, Dobropillia Rayon, Donetsk oblast

Водянское, Добропольский район Донецкой области

Former so-called “Minister of Education” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.

Currently personal advisor to the PM of DNR.

29.11.2014

131.

Yevgeniy Vyacheslavovich ORLOV (a.k.a. Yevhen Vyacheslavovych ORLOV)

(Евгений Вячеславович ОРЛОВ)

DOB: 10.5.1980 or 21.10.1983

POB: Snezhnoye, Donetsk oblast

г. Снежное, Донецкой области

Member of the “National Council” of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”.

29.11.2014

132.

Vladyslav Mykolayovych DEYNEGO a.k.a. Vladislav Nikolayevich DEYNEGO

(Владислав Миколайович ДЕЙНЕГО)

(Владислав Николаевич ДЕЙНЕГО)

DOB: 12.3.1964

POB: Romny, Sumy oblast

Ромны, Сумская область

“Deputy Head” of the “People's Council” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”.

29.11.2014

136.

Mikhail Sergeevich TOLSTYKH a.k.a. Givi

(Михаил Сергеевич ТОЛСТЫХ)

Mykhaylo Serhiyovych TOLSTYKH

(Михайло Сергійович ТОЛСТИХ)

DOB: 19.7.1980

POB: Ilovaisk

Commander of the “Somali” battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

Remains an active military commander in so-called “DNR”.

16.2.2015

137.

Eduard Aleksandrovich BASURIN

(Эдуард Александрович БАСУРИН)

Eduard Oleksandrovych BASURIN

(Едуард Олександрович БАСУРIН

DOB: 27.6.1966

POB: Donetsk

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”.

Remains active in supporting separatist activity in Eastern Ukraine.

16.2.2015

138.

Alexandr Vasilievich SHUBIN

(Александр Васильевич ШУБИН)

DOB: 20.5.1972 or 30.5.1972

POB: Luhansk

Former so-called “Minister of Justice”, of the illegal so-called “Luhansk People's Republic”. Chairman of the “Central Election Commission” of the so-called “Luhansk People's Republic” since October 2015.

Currently Chairman of the so-called “Central Election Commission” of the so-called “Luhansk People's Republic”.

16.2.2015

139.

Sergey Anatolievich LITVIN

(Сергей Анатольевич ЛИТВИН)

Serhiy Anatoliyovych LYTVYN

(Сергій Анатолійович ЛИТВИН)

DOB: 2.7.1973

POB: Lysychansk, Luhansk oblast, USSR

Лисичанск Луганской области УССР

Former so-called “Deputy Chairman” of the Council of Ministers of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”.

16.2.2015

140.

Sergey Yurevich IGNATOV (a.k.a. KUZOVLEV)

(Сергей Юрьевич ИГНАТОВ (КУЗОВЛЕВ))

DOB: 7.1.1967

POB: Michurinsk, Tambov oblast

Мичуринск, Тамбовская область

So-called Commander in Chief of the People's Militia of the “Luhansk People's Republic”.

16.2.2015

141.

Ekaterina FILIPPOVA (Екатерина Владимировна ФИЛИППОВА)

Kateryna Volodymyrivna FILIPPOVA

(Катерина Володимирівна ФIЛIППОВА

DOB: 20.1.1988

POB: Krasnoarmëisk

Former so-called “Minister of Justice” of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”.

Currently personal assistant to Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko.

16.2.2015

142.

Aleksandr Yurievich TIMOFEEV

(Александр Юрьевич ТИМОФЕЕВ)

Oleksandr Yuriyovych TYMOFEYEV

(Олександр Юрійович ТИМОФЕЄВ)

DOB: 15.5.1971

POB: Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai

Невинномысск, Ставропольский край

So-called “Minister of Finance and Taxes” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.

16.2.2015

143.

Evgeny Vladimirovich MANUILOV

(Евгений Владимирович МАНУЙЛОВ)

Yevhen Volodymyrovych MANUYLOV

(Євген Володимирович МАНУЙЛОВ)

DOB: 5.1.1967

POB: Baranykivka, Bilovodsk Raion, Luhansk oblast

с. Бараниковка Беловодского района Луганской области

So-called “Minister of Income and Taxes” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”.

16.2.2015

144.

Viktor Vyacheslavovich YATSENKO

(Виктор Вячеславович ЯЦЕНКО)

Viktor Viacheslavovych YATSENKO

(Віктор В'ячеславович ЯЦЕНКО)

DOB: 22.4.1985

POB: Kherson

So-called “Minister of Communications” of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic”.

16.2.2015

145.

Olga Igoreva BESEDINA

(Ольга Игорева БЕСЕДИНА)

Olha Ihorivna BESEDINA

(Ольга Iгорівна БЕСЕДIНА)

DOB: 10.12.1976

POB: Lugansk

Former so-called “Minister of Economic Development and Trade” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”.

16.2.2015

146.

Zaur Raufovich ISMAILOV

(Заур Рауфович ИСМАИЛОВ)

Zaur Raufovych ISMAYILOV

(Заур Рауфович IСМАЇЛОВ)

DOB: 25.7.1978 (or 23.3.1975)

POB: Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad, Lugansk region

So-called “General Prosecutor” of the so-called “Lugansk People's Republic”.

16.2.2015

148.

Arkady Viktorovich BAKHIN

(Аркадий Викторович БАХИН)

DOB: 8.5.1956

POB: Kaunas, Lithuania

Former First Deputy Minister of Defence (until 17 November 2015) and was, in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.

According to the present Russian Ministry of Defence structure, in that capacity he participates in shaping and implementing the policy of the Russian Government. These policies threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Currently employed by Rosatom.

16.2.2015

150.

Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich KOBZON

(Иосиф Дaвьιдoвич КОБЗОН)

DOB: 11.9.1937

POB: Tchassov Yar, Ukraine

Member of the State Duma.

He visited the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and during his visit made statements supporting separatists. He was also appointed Honorary Consul of the so-called “Donetsk People's Republic” in the Russian Federation.

On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law “on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol”.

Currently First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture.

16.2.2015

152.

Ruslan Ismailovich BALBEK

(Руслан Исмаилович БАЛЬБЕК)

DOB: 28.8.1977

POB: Bekabad, Uzbekistan SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Deputy Chairperson of the Duma Committee on ethnic affairs.

In 2014 Balbek was appointed as a Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the so-called “Republic of Crimea” and worked in this capacity for the integration of the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula into the Russian Federation, for which he has been awarded with a medal “For the Defence of Republic of Crimea”. He has supported the annexation of Crimea in public statements, including on his profile on the United Russia (Crimean branch) website and a press article published on NTV website on 3 July 2016.

9.11.2016

153.

Konstantin Mikhailovich BAKHAREV

(Константин Михайлович БАХАРЕВ)

DOB: 20.10.1972

POB: Simferopol Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Member of the Duma Committee on Financial Markets.

In March 2014 Bakharev was appointed as a Deputy Chairperson of the State Council of the so-called “Republic of Crimea”, and in August 2014 as First Deputy Chairperson of that body. He has admitted his personal involvement in the events of 2014 that led to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which he has publicly supported, including in an interview published on gazetakrimea.ru website on 22 March 2016 and c-pravda.ru website on 23 August 2016. He has been awarded with the order “For loyalty to duty” by the “authorities” of “Republic of Crimea”.

9.11.2016

154.

Dmitry Anatolievich BELIK

(Дмитрий Анатольевич БЕЛИК)

DOB: 17.10.1969

POB: Kular Ust-Yansky District,Yakut Autonomous SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed city of Sevastopol.

Member of the Duma Committee on Taxation.

As a member of the Sevastopol municipal administration in February-March 2014 he supported the activities of the so-called “People's Mayor” Alexei Chaliy. He has publicly admitted his involvement in the events of 2014 that led to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which he has publicly defended, including on his personal website and in an interview published on 21 February 2016 on nation-news.ru website.

For his involvement in the annexation process he has been awarded with Russian State order “For duties to the motherland” — II degree.

9.11.2016

155.

Andrei Dmitrievich KOZENKO

(Андрей Дмитриевич КОЗЕНКО)

DOB: 3.8.1981

POB: Simferopol Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Member of Duma Committee on Financial Markets.

In March 2014 Kozenko was appointed as a Deputy Chairperson of the State Council of the so-called “Republic of Crimea”. He has publicly admitted his involvement in the events of 2014 that led to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which he has publicly defended, including in an interview published on gazetacrimea.ru website on 12 March 2016. For his involvement in the annexation process he has been awarded with a medal “For the defence of Republic of Crimea” by the local “authorities”.

9.11.2016

156.

Svetlana Borisovna SAVCHENKO

(Светлана Борисовна САВЧЕНКО)

DOB: 24.6.1965

POB: Belogorsk Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Member of the Duma Committee on Culture.

She has been a member of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea since 2012 and as of March 2014 supported the integration of the illegally annexed Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation. In September 2014 Savchenko was elected to the State Council of the so-called “Republic of Crimea”. She has defended the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol on numerous occasions in public statements, including interviews published on c-pravda.ru website on 2 April 2016 and 20 August 2016. She has been awarded with Russian State order “For duties to the motherland” — II degree in 2014 and with the order “For loyalty to duty” by the “authorities” of “Republic of Crimea” in 2015.

9.11.2016

157.

Pavel Valentinovich SHPEROV

(Павел Валентинович ШПЕРОВ)

DOB: 4.7.1971

POB: Simferopol Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Member of the Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots.

In September 2014 Shperov was elected to the State Council of the so-called “Republic of Crimea”.

He has publicly admitted, including in an interview published on ldpr-rk.ru website on 3 September 2016, his role in the events of 2014 that led to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and in particular his role in the organisation of the illegal referendum on the illegal annexation of the peninsula.

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ENTITIES

	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
‘10.	So-called “Donbas People's Militia”“Нарoдное oпoлчéние Дoнбáсса”	Social media: http://vk.com/polkdonbassa + 38-099-445-63-78; + 38-063-688-60-01; + 38-067-145-14-99; + 38-094-912-96-60; + 38-062-213-26-60 Email: voenkom.dnr@mail.ru mobilisation@novorossia.co Telephone volunteers in Russia: + 7 (926) 428-99-51 + 7 (967) 171-27-09 or email novoross24@mail.ru Address: Donetsk. Prospect Zasyadko.13	Illegal armed separatist group responsible for fighting against the Ukrainian government forces in Eastern Ukraine, thus threatening the stability or security of Ukraine. inter alia, the militant group seized control of several government buildings in Eastern Ukraine in early April 2014, thus undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. It is associated with Mr Pavel Gubarev, who is responsible for the taking over of the regional government building in Donetsk with pro-Russian forces and proclaiming himself the “people's governor”.	25.7.2014
11.	“Vostok battalion” “Батальон Восток”	Social media: http://vk.com/patriotic_forces_of_donbas	Illegal armed separatist group which is considered to be one of the most important in Eastern Ukraine. Responsible for fighting against the Ukrainian government forces in Eastern Ukraine, thus threatening the stability or security of Ukraine. Actively participated in the military operations resulting in the seizure of Donetsk Airport. Part of the so-called “1st Army Corps” of the Armed Forces of “Donetsk People's Republic”.	25.7.2014
21.	JOINT-STOCK COMPANY ALMAZ-ANTEY AIR AND SPACE DEFENCE CORPORATION Акционерное общество “Концерн воздушно-космической обороны “Алмаз — Антей (a.k.a. CONCERN ALMAZ-ANTEY; ALMAZ-ANTEY CORP; a.k.a. ALMAZ-ANTEY DEFENSE CORPORATION; a.k.a. ALMAZ-ANTEY JSC; Концерн ВКО “Алмаз — Антей; )	41 ul.Vereiskaya, Moscow 121471, Russia; Website: almaz-antey.ru; Email Address antey@almaz-antey.ru	Almaz-Antey is a Russian State-owned company. It manufactures anti-aircraft weaponry including surface-to-air missiles which it supplies to the Russian army. The Russian authorities have been providing heavy weaponry to separatists in Eastern Ukraine, contributing to the destabilisation of Ukraine. These weapons are used by the separatists, including for shooting down airplanes. As a State-owned company, Almaz-Antey therefore contributes to the destabilisation of Ukraine.	30.7.2014
30.	Sparta battalion Батальон “Спарта”		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Arseny PAVLOV. Part of the so-called “1st Army Corps” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.	16.2.2015
31.	Somali battalion Батальон “Сомали”		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Mikhail TOLSTYKH (a.k.a. Givi). Part of the so-called “1st Army Corps” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.	16.2.2015
33.	Prizrak brigade Бригада “Призрак”		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called “2nd Army Corps” of the “Lugansk People's Republic”.	16.2.2015
35.	Kalmius battalion Батальон “Кальмиус”		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called “1st Army Corps” of the “Donetsk People's Republic”.	16.2.2015
36.	Death battalion Батальон “Смерть”		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called “2nd Army Corps” of the “Lugansk People's Republic”.	16.2.2015
37.	Public Movement “NOVOROSSIYA” Движение Новороссия		The Public Movement “Novorossiya”/“New Russia” was established in November 2014 in Russia and is headed by Russian officer Igor Strelkov/Girkin (identified as a staff member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)). According to its stated objectives, it aims at providing all-round, effective assistance to “Novorossiya”, including by helping militia fighting in Eastern Ukraine, thereby supporting policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Associated with a person listed for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine.	16.2.2015’

14.3.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

L 67/88

COUNCIL DECISION (CFSP) 2017/445

of 13 March 2017

amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)	On 17 March 2014 the Council adopted Decision 2014/145/CFSP (1).

(2)	On 15 September 2016 the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2016/1671 (2), thereby renewing the measures for a further six months.

(3)	In view of the continuing undermining or threatening of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, Decision 2014/145/CFSP should be renewed for a further six months.

(4)	The Council has reviewed the individual designations set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP. That Annex should be amended and the entries for two persons should be deleted.

(5)	Decision 2014/145/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Decision 2014/145/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1)	in Article 6, the second paragraph is replaced by the following: ‘This Decision shall apply until 15 September 2017.’;

(2)	the Annex is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the date following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 13 March 2017.

For the Council

The President

L. GRECH

(1) Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 16).

(2) Council Decision (CFSP) 2016/1671 of 15 September 2016 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine (OJ L 249, 16.9.2016, p. 39).

ANNEX

The entries concerning the following persons are deleted from the list set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP:

PERSONS

99.	Gennadiy Nikolaiovych TSYPKALOV
135.	Arseny Sergeevich PAVLOV

II.

The entries concerning the persons and entities listed below, as set out in the Annex to Decision 2014/145/CFSP, are replaced by the following entries:

PERSONS

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Vladimir Andreevich KONSTANTINOV

(Владимир Андреевич КОНСТАНТИНОВ)

Volodymyr Andriyovych KONSTANTINOV

(Володимир Андрійович КОНСТАНТIНОВ)

DOB: 19.11.1956

POB: Vladimirovka (a.k.a. Vladimirovca), Slobozia Region, Moldavian SSR (now Republic of Moldova) or Bogomol, Moldavian SSR

As speaker of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Konstantinov played a relevant role in the decisions taken by the ‘Supreme Council’ concerning the ‘referendum’ against territorial integrity of Ukraine and called on voters to cast their votes in favour of Crimean independence in the ‘referendum’ of 16 March 2014. He was one of the co-signatories of the ‘treaty on Crimea's accession to the Russian Federation’ of 18 March 2014.

Since 17 March 2014‘Chairman’ of the ‘State Council’ of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’.

17.3.2014

Rustam Ilmirovich TEMIRGALIEV

(Рустам Ильмирович ТЕМИРГАЛИЕВ)

Rustam Ilmyrovych TEMIRHALIIEV

(Рустам Iльмирович ТЕМIРГАЛIЄВ)

DOB: 15.8.1976

POB: Ulan-Ude, Buryat ASSR (Russian SFSR)

As former Deputy Prime Minister of Crimea, Temirgaliev played a relevant role in the decisions taken by the ‘Supreme Council’ concerning the ‘referendum’ of 16 March 2014 against the territorial integrity of Ukraine. He lobbied actively for the integration of Crimea into the Russian Federation.

On 11 June 2014 he resigned from his function as ‘First Deputy Prime Minister’ of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’.

17.3.2014

Denis Valentinovich BEREZOVSKIY

(Денис Валентинович БЕРЕЗОВСКИЙ)

Denys Valentynovych BEREZOVSKYY

(Денис Валентинович БЕРЕЗОВСЬКИЙ)

DOB: 15.7.1974

POB: Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR

Berezovskiy was appointed commander of the Ukrainian Navy on 1 March 2014 but thereafter swore an oath to the Crimean armed forces, thereby breaking his oath to the Ukrainian Navy.

He was then appointed Deputy Commander of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.

17.3.2014

Aleksei Mikhailovich CHALIY

(Алексей Михайлович Чалый)

Oleksiy Mykhaylovych CHALYY

(Олексій Михайлович ЧАЛИЙ)

DOB: 13.6.1961

POB: Moscow or Sevastopol

Chaliy became ‘People's Mayor of Sevastopol’ by popular acclamation on 23 February 2014 and accepted this ‘vote’. He actively campaigned for Sevastopol to become a separate entity of the Russian Federation following a referendum on 16 March 2014. He was one of the co-signatories of the ‘treaty on Crimea's accession to the Russian Federation’ of 18 March 2014. He was acting ‘governor’ of Sevastopol from 1 to 14 April 2014 and is a former ‘elected’ Chairman of the ‘Legislative Assembly’ of the City of Sevastopol. Member of the ‘Legislative Assembly’ of the City of Sevastopol.

17.3.2014

Pyotr Anatoliyovych ZIMA

(Пётр Анатольевич ЗИМА)

Petro Anatoliyovych ZYMA

(Петро Анатолійович ЗИМА)

DOB: 18.1.1970

POB: Artemivsk (Артемовск) (2016 renamed back to Bakhmut/Бахмут), Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine

Zima was appointed as the new head of the Crimean Security Service (SBU) on 3 March 2014 by ‘Prime Minister’ Aksyonov and accepted this appointment. He has given relevant information including a database to the Russian Intelligence Service (FSB). This included information on Euro-Maidan activists and human rights defenders of Crimea. He played a relevant role in preventing Ukraine's authorities from controlling the territory of Crimea. On 11 March 2014 the formation of an independent Security Service of Crimea was proclaimed by former SBU officers of Crimea.

17.3.2014

Sergey Pavlovych TSEKOV

(Сергей Павлович ЦЕКОВ)

Serhiy Pavlovych TSEKOV

(Сергій Павлович ЦЕКОВ)

DOB: 28.9.1953 or 28.8.1953

POB: Simferopol

Member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation from the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’.

17.3.2014

17.

Sergei Vladimirovich ZHELEZNYAK

(Сергей Владимирович ЖЕЛЕЗНЯК)

DOB: 30.7.1970

POB: St. Petersburg (former Leningrad)

Former Deputy Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

Actively supported use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and annexation of Crimea. He led personally the demonstration in support of the use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine.

Currently Deputy Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

17.3.2014

18.

Leonid Eduardovich SLUTSKI

(Леонид Эдуардович СЛУЦКИЙ)

DOB: 4.1.1968

POB: Moscow

Former Chairman of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (member of the LDPR).

Actively supported use of Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea.

Currently Chairperson of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

17.3.2014

21.

Aleksandr Viktorovich GALKIN

(Александр Викторович ГАЛКИН)

DOB: 22.3.1958

POB: Ordzhonikidze, North Ossetian ASSR

Former Commander of Russia's Southern Military District (‘SMD’), the forces of which are in Crimea; the Black Sea Fleet comes under Galkin's command; much of the force movement into Crimea has come through the SMD.

Currently employed by the Central apparatus of the Russian Ministry of Defence.

17.3.2014

25.

Sergei Evgenevich NARYSHKIN

(Сергей Евгеньевич НАРЫШКИН)

DOB: 27.10.1954

POB: St Petersburg (former Leningrad)

Former Speaker of the State Duma. Publicly supported the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine. Publicly supported the Russia-Crimea reunification treaty and the related federal constitutional law.

Currently Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation as of October 2016. Permanent member and Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

21.3.2014

27.

Alexander Mihailovich NOSATOV

(Александр Михайлович НОСАТОВ)

DOB: 27.3.1963

POB: Sevastopol, (Ukrainian SSR)

Former Deputy-Commander of the Black Sea Fleet, Rear-Admiral.

Responsible for commanding Russian forces that have occupied Ukrainian sovereign territory.

Currently Vice-Admiral, Acting Commander of the Russian Baltic fleet.

21.3.2014

30.

Mikhail Grigorievich MALYSHEV

(Михаил Григорьевич МАЛЫШЕВ)

Mykhaylo Hryhorovych MALYSHEV

(Михайло Григорович МАЛИШЕВ)

DOB: 10.10.1955

POB: Simferopol, Crimea

Chair of the Crimea Electoral Commission. Responsible for administering the Crimean referendum. Responsible under the Russian system for signing referendum results.

21.3.2014

31.

Valery Kirillovich MEDVEDEV

(Валерий Кириллович МЕДВЕДЕВ)

Valeriy Kyrylovych MEDVEDIEV

(Валерій Кирилович МЕДВЕДЄВ)

DOB: 21.8.1946

POB: Shmakovka, Primorsky region

Chair of Sevastopol Electoral Commission. Responsible for administering the Crimean referendum. Responsible under the Russian system for signing referendum results.

21.3.2014

33.

Elena Borisovna MIZULINA (born DMITRIYEVA)

(Елена Борисовна МИЗУЛИНА (born ДМИТРИЕВА))

DOB: 9.12.1954

POB: Bui, Kostroma region

As of September 2015, a Member of the Federation Council from Omsk region.

21.3.2014

35.

Oleg Yevgenyvich BELAVENTSEV

(Олег Евгеньевич БЕЛАВЕНЦЕВ)

DOB: 15.9.1949

POB: Moscow

Former Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation into the so-called ‘Crimean Federal District’, Non-permanent member of the Russian Security Council. Responsible for the implementation of the constitutional prerogatives of the Russian Head of State on the territory of the annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Currently Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation into the North Caucasus Federal District.

29.4.2014

37.

Sergei Ivanovich MENYAILO

(Сергей Иванович МЕНЯЙЛО)

DOB: 22.8.1960

POB: Alagir, North- Ossetian Autonomous SSR, RSFSR

Former Governor of the Ukrainian annexed city of Sevastopol.

Currently Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation to the Siberian Federal District. Member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.

29.4.2014

43.

German PROKOPIV

(Герман ПРОКОПИВ)

Herman PROKOPIV

(Герман ПРОКОПIВ)

(a.k.a. Li Van Chol, Ли Ван Чоль)

DOB: 6.7.1993

POB: Prague, Czech Republic

Active member of the ‘Lugansk Guard’. Took part in the seizure of the building of the Lugansk regional office of the Security Service.

Remains an active military fighter of the LNR.

29.4.2014

44.

Valeriy Dmitrievich BOLOTOV

(Валерий Дмитриевич БОЛОТОВ)

Valeriy Dmytrovych BOLOTOV

(Валерій Дмитрович БОЛОТОВ)

DOB: 13.2.1970

POB: Stakhanov, Lugansk

One of the leaders of the separatist group ‘Army of the South-East’ which occupied the building of the Security Service in the Lugansk region. Retired officer. Before seizing the building he and other accomplices possessed arms apparently supplied illegally from Russia and from local criminal groups.

29.4.2014

45.

Andriy Yevhenovych PURHIN

(Андрiй Євгенович ПУРГIН),

Andrei Evgenevich PURGIN

(Андрей Евгеньевич ПУРГИН)

DOB: 26.1.1972

POB: Donetsk

Active participant and organiser of separatist actions, coordinator of actions of the ‘Russian tourists’ in Donetsk. Co-founder of a ‘Civic Initiative of Donbass for the Eurasian Union’. Until 4 September 2015‘Chairman’ of the ‘People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic’, currently ‘First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers’.

29.4.2014

47.

Sergey Gennadevich TSYPLAKOV

(Сергей Геннадьевич ЦЫПЛАКОВ)

Serhiy Hennadiyovych TSYPLAKOV

(Сергій Геннадійович ЦИПЛАКОВ)

DOB: 1.5.1983

POB: Khartsyzsk, Donetsk Oblast

One of the leaders of ideologically radical organisation People's Militia of Donbas. He took active part in the seizure of a number of State buildings in Donetsk region.

29.4.2014

48.

Igor Vsevolodovich GIRKIN

(Игорь Всеволодович ГИРКИН)

(a.k.a. Igor STRELKOV Ihor STRIELKOV)

DOB: 17.12.1970

POB: Moscow

Identified as staff of Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU). He was involved in incidents in Sloviansk. Head of ‘Novorossia’ public movement. Former ‘Minister of Defence’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

Organised, on 4 November 2016, a Russian March in Moscow for Russian nationalists who support the separatists in eastern Ukraine.

Remains active in supporting separatist activity in eastern Ukraine. One of the organisers of the ‘Russian March’ in November 2016.

29.4.2014

49.

Vyacheslav Viktorovich VOLODIN

(Вячеслав Викторович ВОЛОДИН)

DOB: 4.2.1964

POB: Alekseevka, Saratov region

Currently Speaker of the State Duma of the Russian Federation since 5 October 2016.

12.5.2014

50.

Vladimir Anatolievich SHAMANOV

(Владимир Анатольевич ШАМАНОВ)

DOB: 15.2.1957

POB: Barnaul

Former Commander of the Russian Airborne Troops, Colonel-General. In his senior position, holds responsibility for the deployment of Russian airborne forces in Crimea.

Currently Chairperson of the Defense Committee of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

12.5.2014

51.

Vladimir Nikolaevich PLIGIN

(Владимир Николаевич ПЛИГИН)

DOB: 19.5.1960

POB: Ignatovo, Vologodsk Oblast, USSR.

12.5.2014

52.

Petr Grigorievich JAROSH

(Петр Григорьевич ЯРОШ)

Petro Hryhorovych YAROSH (IAROSH)

(Петро Григорович ЯРОШ)

DOB: 30.1.1971

POB: Skvortsovo village, Simferopol region, Crimea

Former head of the Federal Migration Service office for Crimea. Responsible for the systematic and expedited issuance of Russian passports for the residents of Crimea.

12.5.2014

53.

Oleg Grigorievich KOZYURA

(Олег Григорьевич КОЗЮРА)

Oleh Hryhorovych KOZYURA

(Олег Григорович КОЗЮРА)

DOB: 19.12.1962

POB: Zaporozhye

Former Head of the Federal Migration Service office for Sevastopol. Responsible for the systematic and expedited issuance of Russian passports for the residents of Sevastopol.

Currently assistant to Sevastopol Municipal Council Deputy Mikhail Chaly.

12.5.2014

55.

Igor Nikolaevich BEZLER (a.k.a. Bes (devil))

(Игорь Николаевич БЕЗЛЕР)

Ihor Mykolayovych BEZLER

(Iгор Миколайович БЕЗЛЕР)

DOB: 30.12.1965

POB: Simferopol, Crimea

12.5.2014

56.

Igor Evgenevich KAKIDZYANOV

(Игорь Евгеньевич КАКИДЗЯНОВ),

Igor Evegenevich KHAKIMZYANOV

(Игорь Евгеньевич ХАКИМЗЯНОВ)

Ihor Yevhenovych KHAKIMZIANOV (KAKIDZIANOV)

(Iгор Євгенович ХАКIМЗЯНОВ (КАКIДЗЯНОВ))

DOB: 25.7.1980

POB: Makiivka (Donetsk oblast)

One of the leaders of armed forces of the self-proclaimed ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. The aim of the forces is to ‘protect the people of the Donetsk People's Republic and territorial integrity of the republic’ according to Pushylin, one of the leaders of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

12.5.2014

57.

Oleg TSARIOV, Oleh Anatoliyovych TSAROV

(Олег Анатолійович ЦАРЬОВ),

Oleg Anatolevich TSARYOV

(Олег Анатольевич ЦАPËВ)

DOB: 2.6.1970

POB: Dnepropetrovsk

Former Member of the Rada, as such publicly called for the creation of the so-called ‘Federal Republic of Novorossiya’, composed of south-eastern Ukrainian regions. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies. Former ‘Speaker’ of the so-called ‘Parliament of the Union of the People's Republics’ (‘Parliament of Novorossiya’).

Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.5.2014

58.

Roman Viktorovich LYAGIN

(Роман Викторович ЛЯГИН)

Roman Viktorovych LIAHIN

(Роман Вікторович ЛЯГIН)

DOB: 30.5.1980

POB: Donetsk, Ukraine

Former head of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May 2014 on the self-determination of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Former ‘Minister of Labour and Social Policy’.

12.5.2014

59.

Aleksandr Sergeevich MALYKHIN,

Alexander Sergeevich MALYHIN

(Александр Сергеевич МАЛЫХИН)

Oleksandr Serhiyovych (Sergiyovych) MALYKHIN

(Олександр Сергiйович МАЛИХIН)

DOB: 12.1.1981

Former head of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ Central Electoral Commission. Actively organised the referendum on 11 May 2014 on the self-determination of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

12.5.2014

60.

Natalia Vladimirovna POKLONSKAYA

(Наталья Владимировна ПОКЛОНСКАЯ)

DOB: 18.3.1980

POB: Mikhailovka, Voroshilovgrad region, Ukrainian SSR or Yevpatoria, Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Former Prosecutor of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’. Actively implemented Russia's annexation of Crimea.

Currently First Deputy Chairperson of the Committee for Security and countering corruption of the State Duma of the Russian Federation.

12.5.2014

62.

Aleksandr Yurevich BORODAI

(Александр Юрьевич БОРОДАЙ)

DOB: 25.7.1972

POB: Moscow

Former so-called ‘Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic’, as such responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’ (e.g. on 8 July 2014 stated ‘our military is conducting a special operation against the Ukrainian ‘fascists’’), signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on ‘Novorossiya union’. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies; heads the ‘Union of Donbas volunteers’.

Involved actively in recruitment and training of ‘volunteers’ sent to fight in Donbas.

12.7.2014

63.

Alexander KHODAKOVSKY,

Oleksandr Serhiyovych KHODAKOVSKYY (KHODAKOVSKYI)

(Олександр Сергiйович ХОДАКОВСЬКИЙ),

Aleksandr Sergeevich KHODAKOVSKII

(Александр Сергеевич ХОДАКОВСКИЙ)

DOB: 18.12.1972

POB: Donetsk

Former so-called ‘Minister of Security of the Donetsk People's Republic’, as such responsible for the separatist security activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.7.2014

65.

Alexander KHRYAKOV,

Aleksandr Vitalievich KHRYAKOV

(Александр Витальевич ХРЯКОВ),

Oleksandr Vitaliyovych KHRYAKOV

(Олександр ВiTалiйович ХРЯКОВ)

DOB: 6.11.1958

POB: Donetsk

Former so-called ‘Information and Mass Communications Minister’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Currently a member of the so-called ‘People's Council’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Responsible for the pro-separatist propaganda activities of the so-called ‘government’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

Continues active support to the separatist actions in Eastern Ukraine.

12.7.2014

66.

Marat Faatovich BASHIROV

(Марат Фаатович БАШИРОВ)

DOB: 20.1.1964

POB: Izhevsk, Russian Federation

Former so-called ‘Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the Lugansk People's Republic’, confirmed on 8 July 2014.

Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’.

Continues activities of financing LNR separatist structures.

12.7.2014

67.

Vasyl Oleksandrovych NIKITIN

(Василь Олександрович Нікітін),

Vasilii Aleksandrovich NIKITIN

(Василий Александрович НИКИТИН)

DOB: 25.11.1971

POB: Shargun (Uzbekistan)

Former so-called ‘Vice Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers of the Lugansk People's Republic’ (used to be the so-called ‘Prime Minister of the Lugansk People's Republic’, and former spokesman of the ‘Army of the South-East’).

Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’.

Responsible for the statement of the Army of the South-East that the Ukrainian presidential elections in the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ cannot take place due to the ‘new’ status of the region.

Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

12.7.2014

68.

Aleksey Vyacheslavovich KARYAKIN

(Алексей Вячеславович КАРЯКИН)

Oleksiy Vyacheslavovych KARYAKIN (Олексій В'ячеславович КАРЯКIН)

DOB: 7.4.1980 or 7.4.1979

POB: Stakhanov (Lugansk oblast)

Until 25 March 2016 so-called ‘Supreme Council Chair of the Lugansk People's Republic’. Former member of the so-called ‘People's Council of the Lugansk People's Republic’.

Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the ‘Supreme Council’, responsible for asking the Russian Federation to recognise the independence of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

Signatory of the Memorandum of Understanding on the ‘Novorossiya union’.

12.7.2014

70.

Igor PLOTNITSKY,

Igor Venediktovich PLOTNITSKII

(Игорь Венедиктович ПЛОТНИЦКИЙ)

Ihor (Igor) Venedyktovych PLOTNYTSKYY

(Iгор Венедиктович ПЛОТНИЦЬКИЙ)

DOB: 24.6.1964 or 25.6.1964 or 26.6.1964

POB: Lugansk (possibly in Kelmentsi, Chernivtsi oblast)

Former so-called ‘Defence Minister’ and currently so-called ‘Head’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

Responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Lugansk People's Republic’.

12.7.2014

73.

Mikhail Efimovich FRADKOV

(Михаил Ефимович ФРАДКОВ)

DOB: 1.9.1950

POB: Kurumoch, Kuibyshev region

25.7.2014

77.

Boris Vyacheslavovich GRYZLOV

(Борис Вячеславович ГРЫЗЛОВ)

DOB 15.12.1950

POB: Vladivostok

25.7.2014

79.

Mikhail Vladimirovich DEGTYAREV

(Михаил Владимирович ДЕГТЯРËВ)

DOB 10.7.1981

POB: Kuibyshev (Samara)

Member of the State Duma.

As a member of the Duma he announced the inauguration of the ‘de facto embassy’ of the unrecognised, so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ in Moscow, he contributes to undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Currently Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Physical Education, Sport and Youth Affairs.

25.7.2014

82.

Pavel Yurievich GUBAREV

(Павел Юрьевич ГУБАРЕВ)

Pavlo Yuriyovich GUBARIEV (HUBARIEV)

(Павло Юрiйович ГУБАРЄВ)

DOB: 10.2.1983 (or 10.3.1983)

POB: Sievierodonetsk

One of the self-described leaders of the ‘People's Republic of Donetsk’. He requested Russian intervention in eastern Ukraine, including through the deployment of Russian peacekeeping forces. He was associated with Igor Strelkov/Girkin who is responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Gubarev was responsible for recruiting people for armed forces of separatists.

Responsible for taking over the regional government building in Donetsk with pro-Russian forces and proclaimed himself the ‘People's governor’.

25.7.2014

83.

Ekaterina Yurievna GUBAREVA

(Екатерина Юрьевна ГУБАРЕВА),

Kateryna Yuriyivna GUBARIEVA (HUBARIEVA)

(Катерина Юріївна ГУБАРЄВА)

DOB: 5.7.1983 or 10.3.1983

POB: Kakhovka (Kherson oblast)

In her capacity of former so-called ‘Minister of Foreign Affairs’ she was responsible for defending the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’, thus undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity she has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

Member of the so-called ‘People's Council’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

25.7.2014

84.

Fyodor Dmitrievich BEREZIN

(Фëдор Дмитриевич БЕРЕЗИН),

Fedir Dmytrovych BEREZIN

(Федiр Дмитрович БЕРЕЗIН)

DOB: 7.2.1960

POB: Donetsk

Former so-called ‘deputy defence minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. He is associated with Igor Strelkov/Girkin, who is responsible for actions which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity Berezin has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

25.7.2014

85.

Valery Vladimirovich KAUROV

(Валерий Владимирович КАУРОВ)

Valeriy Volodymyrovych KAUROV

(Валерій Володимирович КАУРОВ)

DOB: 2.4.1956

POB: Odessa

The self-described ‘president’ of the so-called ‘Republic of Novorossiya’ who has called on Russia to deploy troops to Ukraine. In taking on and acting in this capacity he has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

25.7.2014

86.

Serhii Anatoliyovych ZDRILIUK

(Сергей Анатольевич ЗДРИЛЮК)

(Сергій Анатолійович ЗДРИЛЮК)

DOB: 23.6.1972 (or 23.7.1972)

POB: Vinnytsia region

Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

25.7.2014

89.

Oksana TCHIGRINA,

Oksana Aleksandrovna CHIGRINA (CHYHRYNA)

(Оксана Александровна ЧИГРИНА)

DOB: possibly 23.7.1981

Spokesperson of the so-called ‘government’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’ who made declarations justifying, inter alia, the shooting down of a Ukrainian military airplane, the taking of hostages, fighting activities by the illegal armed groups, which have as a consequence undermined the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine.

Remains an active employee of the Press Service of LNR.

30.7.2014

90.

Boris Alekseevich LITVINOV

(Борис Алексеевич ЛИТВИНОВ)

Borys Oleksiyovych LYTVYNOV

(Борис Олексійович ЛИТВИНОВ)

DOB: 13.1.1954

POB: Dzerzhynsk (Donetsk oblast)

Former member of the so-called ‘People's Council’ and former chairman of the so-called ‘Supreme Council’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ who was at the source of policies and the organisation of the illegal ‘referendum’ leading to the proclamation of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’, which constituted a breach of the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine.

Remains active in supporting separatist actions and policies.

30.7.2014

91.

Sergey Vadimovich ABISOV

(Сергей Вадимович АБИСОВ)

Sergiy (Serhiy) Vadymovych ABISOV

(Сергій Вадимович АБIСОВ)

DOB 27.11.1967

POB: Simferopol, Crimea

By accepting his appointment as so-called ‘Minister of Interior of the Republic of Crimea’ by the President of Russia (decree No 301) on 5 May 2014 and by his actions as so-called ‘Minister of Interior’ he has undermined the territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of Ukraine

30.7.2014

96.

Alexander Vladimirovich ZAKHARCHENKO

(Александр Владимирович ЗАХАРЧЕНКО)

Oleksandr Volodymyrovych ZAKHARCHENKO

(Олександр Володимирович ЗАХАРЧЕНКО)

DOB: 26.6.1976

POB: Donetsk

As of 7 August 2014, he replaced Alexander Borodai as the so-called ‘Prime Minister’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Currently so-called ‘Head’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, Zakharchenko has supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

12.9.2014

97.

Vladimir Petrovich KONONOV (a.k.a. ‘Tsar’)

(Владимир Петровнч КОНОНОВ)

Volodymyr Petrovych KONONOV

(Володимир Петрович КОНОНОВ)

DOB: 14.10.1974

POB: Gorsky

As of 14 August 2014, he replaced Igor Strelkov/Girkin, as the so-called ‘Defence minister’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. He has reportedly commanded a division of separatist fighters in Donetsk since April 2014 and has promised to solve the strategic task of repelling Ukraine's military aggression. Kononov has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

12.9.2014

98.

Miroslav Vladimirovich RUDENKO

(Мирослав Владимирович РУДЕНКО)

Myroslav Volodymyrovych RUDENKO

(Мирослав Володимирович РУДЕНКО)

DOB: 21.1.1983

POB: Debaltsevo

Associated with the ‘Donbass People's Militia’. He has, inter alia, stated that they will continue their fighting in the rest of the country. Rudenko has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Member of the so-called ‘People's Council of the Donetsk People's Republic’.

12.9.2014

100.

Andrey Yurevich PINCHUK

(Андрей Юрьевич ПИНЧУК)

Andriy Yuriyovych PINCHUK

(Андрій Юрійович ПIНЧУК)

Possible date of birth: 27.12 1977

Former ‘State security minister’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who is responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies. Head of the ‘Union of Donbas volunteers’.

12.9.2014

103.

Aleksandr Akimovich KARAMAN

(Александр Акимович КАРАМАН),

Alexandru CARAMAN

DOB: 26.7.1956

POB Cioburciu, Slobozia district, now Republic of Moldova

Former so-called ‘Deputy Prime Minister for Social Issues’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Associated with Vladimir Antyufeyev, who was responsible for the separatist ‘governmental’ activities of the so-called ‘Government of the Donetsk People's Republic’. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Protégé of Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. Head of the Administration of the Council of Ministers of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

12.9.2014

105.

Mikhail Sergeyevich SHEREMET

(Михаил Сергеевич ШЕРЕМЕТ)

Mykhaylo Serhiyovych SHEREMET

(Михайло Сергійович ШЕРЕМЕТ)

DOB 23.5.1971

POB: Dzhankoy

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Former so-called ‘First Deputy Prime Minister’ of Crimea. Sheremet played a key role in the organisation and implementation of the 16 March referendum in Crimea on unification with Russia. At the time of the referendum, Sheremet reportedly commanded the pro-Moscow ‘self-defence forces’ in Crimea. He has therefore supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Elected on 18 September 2016 as a Duma deputy from illegally annexed Crimean Peninsula.

12.9.2014

110.

Leonid Ivanovich KALASHNIKOV

(Леонид Иванович КАЛАШНИКОВ)

DOB: 6.8.1960

POB: Stepnoy Dvorets

Former First deputy Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the State Duma. On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’.

Currently Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots

12.9.2014

111.

Vladimir Stepanovich NIKITIN

(Владимир Степанович НИКИТИН)

DOB 5.4.1948

POB: Opochka

Former member of the State Duma and former First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots of the State Duma. On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’.

12.9.2014

112.

Oleg Vladimirovich LEBEDEV

(Олег Владимирович ЛЕБЕДЕВ)

DOB 21.3.1964

POB: Rudny, Kostanai region, Kazakh SSR

Former member of the State Duma and former First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots of the State Duma. On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’.

12.9.2014

115.

Nikolai Vladimirovich LEVICHEV

(Николай Владимирович ЛЕВИЧЕВ)

DOB: 28.5.1953

POB: Pushkin

Former member of the State Duma. Former Deputy Speaker, State Duma. On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’.

Currently a member of the Central Election Commission.

12.9.2014

119.

Alexander Mikhailovich BABAKOV

(Aлександр Михайлович БАБАКОВ)

DOB: 8.2.1963

POB: Chisinau

Former member of the State Duma. Former State Duma Deputy, Chair of the State Duma Commission on Legislative Provisions for Development of the Military-Industrial Complex of the Russian Federation. He is a prominent member of ‘United Russia’ and a businessman with heavy investments in Ukraine and in Crimea.

On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the Republic of Crimea and the City of federal status of Sevastopol’.

Currently member of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.

12.9.2014

120.

Sergey Yurievich KOZYAKOV

(Сергей Юрьевич КОЗЬЯКОВ)

Serhiy Yuriyovych KOZYAKOV

(Сергiй Юрiйович КОЗЬЯКОВ)

DOB: 29.9.1982 or 23.9.1982

In his former capacity as so-called ‘Head of the Luhansk Central Election Commission’ he was responsible for organising the so-called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 in the ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. These ‘elections’ were in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. In October 2015 he was appointed as so-called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in these capacities, and in organising the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

29.11.2014

121.

Oleg Konstantinovich AKIMOV (a.k.a. Oleh AKIMOV)

(Олег Константинович АКИМОВ)

Oleh Kostiantynovych AKIMOV

(Олег Костянтинович АКIМОВ)

DOB: 15.9.1981

POB: Lugansk

Deputy of the ‘Lugansk Economic Union’ in the ‘National Council’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of so-called ‘Head’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. These ‘elections’ were in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal. Since 2014 he is the ‘Head’ of the so-called ‘Federation of Trade Unions’ and a member of the so-called ‘People's Council’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

Supports actively actions and policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

29.11.2014

122.

Larisa Leonidovna AIRAPETYAN a.k.a. Larysa AYRAPETYAN, Larisa AIRAPETYAN or Larysa AIRAPETYAN

(Лариса Леонидовна АЙРАПЕТЯН)

(Лариса Леонідівна АЙРАПЕТЯН)

DOB: 21.2.1970

Former so-called ‘Health Minister’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of the ‘Head’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

These ‘elections’ are in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

In taking on and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, she has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

29.11.2014

123.

Yuriy Viktorovich SIVOKONENKO a.k.a. Yuriy SIVOKONENKO, Yury SIVOKONENKO, Yury SYVOKONENKO

(Юрий Викторович СИВОКОНЕНКО)

DOB: 7.8.1957

POB: Stalino city (now Donetsk)

Member of the ‘Parliament’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ and Chairman of the public association Union of Veterans of the Donbass Berkut and a member of the public movement ‘Free Donbass’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of the Head of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. These elections were in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

29.11.2014

124.

Aleksandr Igorevich KOFMAN (a.k.a. Oleksandr KOFMAN)

(Александр Игоревич КОФМАН)

(Олександр Iгорович КОФМАН)

DOB: 30.8.1977

POB: Makiivka (Donetsk oblast)

Former so-called ‘Foreign Minister’ and so-called ‘First deputy speaker’ of the ‘Parliament’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. Stood as a candidate in the so-called illegal ‘elections’ of 2 November 2014 to the post of so-called ‘Head’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’. These elections were in breach of Ukrainian law and therefore illegal.

In taking part and acting in this capacity, and in participating formally as a candidate in the illegal ‘elections’, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine. Remains active in supporting separatist actions or policies.

29.11.2014

125.

Ravil Zakarievich KHALIKOV

(Равиль Закариевич ХАЛИКОВ)

Ravil Zakariyovych KHALIKOV

(Равіль Закарійович ХАЛIКОВ)

DOB: 23.2.1969

POB: Belozernoe village, Romodanovskiy rayon, USSR

Former so-called ‘First Deputy Prime Minister’ and previous ‘Prosecutor-General’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

29.11.2014

126.

Dmitry Aleksandrovich SEMYONOV

Dmitrii Aleksandrovich SEMENOV

(Дмитрий Александрович СЕМЕНОВ)

DOB: 3.2.1963

POB: Moscow

Former ‘Deputy Prime Minster for Finances’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

Remains active in financing LNR separatist structures.

29.11.2014

127.

Oleg Evgenevich BUGROV

(Олег Евгеньевич БУГРОВ)

Oleh Yevhenovych BUHROV

(Олег Євгенович БУГРОВ)

DOB: 29.8.1969

Former ‘Defence Minister’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

29.11.2014

128.

Lesya Mikhaylovna LAPTEVA

(Леся Михайловна ЛАПТЕВА)

Lesya Mykhaylivna LAPTIEVA

(Леся Михайлівна ЛАПТЄВА)

DOB: 11.3.1976

POB: Dzhambul/Jambul (Kazakhstan), currently known as Taraz

Former ‘Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Religion’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

29.11.2014

129.

Yevgeniy Eduardovich MIKHAYLOV (a.k.a. Yevhen Eduardovych MYCHAYLOV)

(Евгений Эдуардович МИХАЙЛОВ)

(Євген Едуардович МИХАЙЛОВ)

DOB: 17.3.1963

POB: Arkhangelsk

Former so-called ‘Minister of the Council of Ministers’ (head of the administration for governmental affairs) of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

29.11.2014

130.

Ihor Vladymyrovych KOSTENOK (a.k.a. Igor Vladimirovich KOSTENOK)

(Игорь Владимирович КОСТЕНОК)

DOB: 15.3.1961

POB: Vodyanske, Dobropillia Rayon, Donetsk oblast

Водянское, Добропольский район Донецкой области

Former so-called ‘Minister of Education’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

Currently personal advisor to the PM of DNR.

29.11.2014

131.

Yevgeniy Vyacheslavovich ORLOV (a.k.a. Yevhen Vyacheslavovych ORLOV)

(Евгений Вячеславович ОРЛОВ)

DOB: 10.5.1980 or 21.10.1983

POB: Snezhnoye, Donetsk oblast

г. Снежное, Донецкой области

Member of the ‘National Council’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

29.11.2014

132.

Vladyslav Mykolayovych DEYNEGO a.k.a. Vladislav Nikolayevich DEYNEGO

(Владислав Миколайович ДЕЙНЕГО)

(Владислав Николаевич ДЕЙНЕГО)

DOB: 12.3.1964

POB: Romny, Sumy oblast

Ромны, Сумская область

‘Deputy Head’ of the ‘People's Council’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

29.11.2014

136.

Mikhail Sergeevich TOLSTYKH a.k.a. Givi

(Михаил Сергеевич ТОЛСТЫХ)

Mykhaylo Serhiyovych TOLSTYKH

(Михайло Сергійович ТОЛСТИХ)

DOB: 19.7.1980

POB: Ilovaisk

Commander of the ‘Somali’ battalion, an armed separatist group involved in the fighting in eastern Ukraine.

In this capacity, he has actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, and further destabilised Ukraine.

Remains an active military commander in so-called ‘DNR’.

16.2.2015

137.

Eduard Aleksandrovich BASURIN

(Эдуард Александрович БАСУРИН)

Eduard Oleksandrovych BASURIN

(Едуард Олександрович БАСУРIН)

DOB: 27.6.1966

POB: Donetsk

Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

Remains active in supporting separatist activity in Eastern Ukraine.

16.2.2015

138.

Alexandr Vasilievich SHUBIN

(Александр Васильевич ШУБИН)

DOB: 20.5.1972 or 30.5.1972

POB: Luhansk

Former so-called ‘Minister of Justice’, of the illegal so-called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’. Chairman of the ‘Central Election Commission’ of the so-called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’ since October 2015.

Currently Chairman of the so-called ‘Central Election Commission’ of the so-called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

16.2.2015

139.

Sergey Anatolievich LITVIN

(Сергей Анатольевич ЛИТВИН)

Serhiy Anatoliyovych LYTVYN

(Сергій Анатолійович ЛИТВИН)

DOB: 2.7.1973

POB: Lysychansk, Luhansk oblast, USSR

Лисичанск Луганской области УССР

Former so-called ‘Deputy Chairman’ of the Council of Ministers of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

16.2.2015

140.

Sergey Yurevich IGNATOV (a.k.a. KUZOVLEV)

(Сергей Юрьевич ИГНАТОВ (КУЗОВЛЕВ))

DOB: 7.1.1967

POB: Michurinsk, Tambov oblast

Мичуринск, Тамбовская область

So-called Commander in Chief of the People's Militia of the ‘Luhansk People's Republic’.

16.2.2015

141.

Ekaterina FILIPPOVA (Екатерина Владимировна ФИЛИППОВА)

Kateryna Volodymyrivna FILIPPOVA

(Катерина Володимирівна ФIЛIППОВА

DOB: 20.1.1988

POB: Krasnoarmëisk

Former so-called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

Currently personal assistant to Alexander Vladimirovich Zakharchenko.

16.2.2015

142.

Aleksandr Yurievich TIMOFEEV

(Александр Юрьевич ТИМОФЕЕВ)

Oleksandr Yuriyovych TYMOFEYEV

(Олександр Юрійович ТИМОФЕЄВ)

DOB: 15.5.1971

POB: Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai

Невинномысск, Ставропольский край

So-called ‘Minister of Finance and Taxes’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

16.2.2015

143.

Evgeny Vladimirovich MANUILOV

(Евгений Владимирович МАНУЙЛОВ)

Yevhen Volodymyrovych MANUYLOV

(Євген Володимирович МАНУЙЛОВ)

DOB: 5.1.1967

POB: Baranykivka, Bilovodsk Raion, Luhansk oblast

с. Бараниковка Беловодского района Луганской области

So-called ‘Minister of Income and Taxes’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

16.2.2015

144.

Viktor Vyacheslavovich YATSENKO

(Виктор Вячеславович ЯЦЕНКО)

Viktor Viacheslavovych YATSENKO

(Віктор В'ячеславович ЯЦЕНКО)

DOB: 22.4.1985

POB: Kherson

So-called ‘Minister of Communications’ of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.

16.2.2015

145.

Olga Igoreva BESEDINA

(Ольга Игорева БЕСЕДИНА)

Olha Ihorivna BESEDINA

(Ольга Iгорівна БЕСЕДIНА)

DOB: 10.12.1976

POB: Lugansk

Former so-called ‘Minister of Economic Development and Trade’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

16.2.2015

146.

Zaur Raufovich ISMAILOV

(Заур Рауфович ИСМАИЛОВ)

Zaur Raufovych ISMAYILOV

(Заур Рауфович IСМАЇЛОВ)

DOB: 25.7.1978 (or 23.3.1975)

POB: Krasny Luch, Voroshilovgrad, Lugansk region

So-called ‘General Prosecutor’ of the so-called ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.

16.2.2015

148.

Arkady Viktorovich BAKHIN

(Аркадий Викторович БАХИН)

DOB: 8.5.1956

POB: Kaunas, Lithuania

Former First Deputy Minister of Defence (until 17 November 2015) and was, in that capacity, involved in supporting the deployment of Russian troops in Ukraine.

Currently employed by Rosatom.

16.2.2015

150.

Iosif (Joseph) Davydovich KOBZON

(Иосиф Дaвьιдoвич КОБЗОН)

DOB: 11.9.1937

POB: Tchassov Yar, Ukraine

Member of the State Duma.

He visited the so-called Donetsk People's Republic and during his visit made statements supporting separatists. He was also appointed Honorary Consul of the so-called ‘Donetsk People's Republic’ in the Russian Federation.

On 20 March 2014 he voted in favour of the draft Federal Constitutional Law ‘on the acceptance into the Russian Federation of the Republic of Crimea and the formation within the Russian Federation of new federal subjects — the republic of Crimea and the City of Federal Status Sevastopol’.

Currently First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture.

16.2.2015

152.

Ruslan Ismailovich BALBEK

(Руслан Исмаилович БАЛЬБЕК)

DOB: 28.8.1977

POB: Bekabad, Uzbekistan SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Deputy Chairperson of the Duma Committee on ethnic affairs.

In 2014 Balbek was appointed as a Deputy Chairperson of the Council of Ministers of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’ and worked in this capacity for the integration of the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula into the Russian Federation, for which he has been awarded with a medal ‘For the Defence of Republic of Crimea’. He has supported the annexation of Crimea in public statements, including on his profile on the United Russia (Crimean branch) website and a press article published on NTV website on 3 July 2016.

9.11.2016

153.

Konstantin Mikhailovich BAKHAREV

(Константин Михайлович БАХАРЕВ)

DOB: 20.10.1972

POB: Simferopol Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Member of the Duma Committee on Financial Markets.

In March 2014 Bakharev was appointed as a Deputy Chairperson of the State Council of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’, and in August 2014 as First Deputy Chairperson of that body. He has admitted his personal involvement in the events of 2014 that led to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which he has publicly supported, including in an interview published on gazetakrimea.ru website on 22 March 2016 and c-pravda.ru website on 23 August 2016. He has been awarded with the order ‘For loyalty to duty’ by the ‘authorities’ of ‘Republic of Crimea’.

9.11.2016

154.

Dmitry Anatolievich BELIK

(Дмитрий Анатольевич БЕЛИК)

DOB: 17.10.1969

POB: Kular Ust-Yansky District,Yakut Autonomous SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed city of Sevastopol.

Member of the Duma Committee on Taxation.

As a member of the Sevastopol municipal administration in February-March 2014 he supported the activities of the so-called ‘People's Mayor’ Alexei Chaliy. He has publicly admitted his involvement in the events of 2014 that led to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which he has publicly defended, including on his personal website and in an interview published on 21 February 2016 on nation-news.ru website.

For his involvement in the annexation process he has been awarded with Russian State order ‘For duties to the motherland’ — II degree.

9.11.2016

155.

Andrei Dmitrievich KOZENKO

(Андрей Дмитриевич КОЗЕНКО)

DOB: 3.8.1981

POB: Simferopol Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Member of Duma Committee on Financial Markets.

In March 2014 Kozenko was appointed as a Deputy Chairperson of the State Council of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’. He has publicly admitted his involvement in the events of 2014 that led to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol, which he has publicly defended, including in an interview published on gazetacrimea.ru website on 12 March 2016. For his involvement in the annexation process he has been awarded with a medal ‘For the defence of Republic of Crimea’ by the local ‘authorities’.

9.11.2016

156.

Svetlana Borisovna SAVCHENKO

(Светлана Борисовна САВЧЕНКО)

DOB: 24.6.1965

POB: Belogorsk Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Member of the Duma Committee on Culture.

She has been a member of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea since 2012 and as of March 2014 supported the integration of the illegally annexed Crimea and Sevastopol into the Russian Federation. In September 2014 Savchenko was elected to the State Council of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’. She has defended the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol on numerous occasions in public statements, including interviews published on c-pravda.ru website on 2 April 2016 and 20 August 2016. She has been awarded with Russian State order ‘For duties to the motherland’ — II degree in 2014 and with the order ‘For loyalty to duty’ by the ‘authorities’ of ‘Republic of Crimea’ in 2015.

9.11.2016

157.

Pavel Valentinovich SHPEROV

(Павел Валентинович ШПЕРОВ)

DOB: 4.7.1971

POB: Simferopol Ukrainian SSR

Member of the State Duma, elected from the illegally annexed Autonomous Republic of Crimea.

Member of the Duma Committee for CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots.

In September 2014 Shperov was elected to the State Council of the so-called ‘Republic of Crimea’.

9.11.2016

ENTITIES

	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
10.	So-called ‘Donbas People's Militia’‘Нарoдное oпoлчéние Дoнбáсса’	Social media: http://vk.com/polkdonbassa + 38-099-445-63-78; + 38-063-688-60-01; + 38-067-145-14-99; + 38-094-912-96-60; + 38-062-213-26-60 Email: voenkom.dnr@mail.ru mobilisation@novorossia.co Telephone volunteers in Russia: + 7 (926) 428-99-51 + 7 (967) 171-27-09 or email novoross24@mail.ru Address: Donetsk. Prospect Zasyadko.13	Illegal armed separatist group responsible for fighting against the Ukrainian government forces in Eastern Ukraine, thus threatening the stability or security of Ukraine. inter alia, the militant group seized control of several government buildings in Eastern Ukraine in early April 2014, thus undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. It is associated with Mr Pavel Gubarev, who is responsible for the taking over of the regional government building in Donetsk with pro-Russian forces and proclaiming himself the ‘people's governor’.	25.7.2014
11.	‘Vostok battalion’ ‘Батальон Восток’	Social media: http://vk.com/patriotic_forces_of_donbas	Illegal armed separatist group which is considered to be one of the most important in Eastern Ukraine. Responsible for fighting against the Ukrainian government forces in Eastern Ukraine, thus threatening the stability or security of Ukraine. Actively participated in the military operations resulting in the seizure of Donetsk Airport. Part of the so-called ‘1st Army Corps’ of the Armed Forces of ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.	25.7.2014
21.	JOINT-STOCK COMPANY ALMAZ-ANTEY AIR AND SPACE DEFENCE CORPORATION Акционерное общество ‘Концерн воздушно-космической обороны ‘Алмаз — Антей (a.k.a. CONCERN ALMAZ-ANTEY; ALMAZ-ANTEY CORP; a.k.a. ALMAZ-ANTEY DEFENSE CORPORATION; a.k.a. ALMAZ-ANTEY JSC; Концерн ВКО ‘Алмаз — Антей; )	41 ul.Vereiskaya, Moscow 121471, Russia; Website: almaz-antey.ru; Email Address antey@almaz-antey.ru	Almaz-Antey is a Russian State-owned company. It manufactures anti-aircraft weaponry including surface-to-air missiles which it supplies to the Russian army. The Russian authorities have been providing heavy weaponry to separatists in Eastern Ukraine, contributing to the destabilisation of Ukraine. These weapons are used by the separatists, including for shooting down airplanes. As a State-owned company, Almaz-Antey therefore contributes to the destabilisation of Ukraine.	30.7.2014
30.	Sparta battalion Батальон ‘Спарта’		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Arseny PAVLOV. Part of the so-called ‘1st Army Corps’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.	16.2.2015
31.	Somali battalion Батальон ‘Сомали’		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Commanded by and therefore associated with a listed person Mikhail TOLSTYKH (a.k.a. Givi). Part of the so-called ‘1st Army Corps’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.	16.2.2015
33.	Prizrak brigade Бригада ‘Призрак’		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called ‘2nd Army Corps’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.	16.2.2015
35.	Kalmius battalion Батальон ‘Кальмиус’		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called ‘1st Army Corps’ of the ‘Donetsk People's Republic’.	16.2.2015
36.	Death battalion Батальон ‘Смерть’		Armed separatist group which has actively supported actions which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine and further destabilise Ukraine. Part of the so-called ‘2nd Army Corps’ of the ‘Lugansk People's Republic’.	16.2.2015
37.	Public Movement ‘NOVOROSSIYA’ Движение Новороссия		The Public Movement ‘Novorossiya’/‘New Russia’ was established in November 2014 in Russia and is headed by Russian officer Igor Strelkov/Girkin (identified as a staff member of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (GRU)). According to its stated objectives, it aims at providing all-round, effective assistance to ‘Novorossiya’, including by helping militia fighting in Eastern Ukraine, thereby supporting policies undermining the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. Associated with a person listed for undermining the territorial integrity of Ukraine.	16.2.2015

		ISSN 1977-0677
Official Journal of the European Union		L 67

English edition	Legislation	Volume 60 14 March 2017

Contents		II Non-legislative acts	page
		INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
	*	Council Decision (EU) 2017/434 of 13 February 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part	1
		Cooperation Agreement on Partnership and Development between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, of the other part	3
	*	Council Decision (EU) 2017/435 of 28 February 2017 on the conclusion of the Agreement amending for the second time the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000, as first amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005	31
	*	Council Decision (EU) 2017/436 of 6 March 2017 on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile on trade in organic products	33
		REGULATIONS
	*	Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/437 of 13 March 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine	34
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/438 of 13 March 2017 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance abamectin ( 1 )	67
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/439 of 13 March 2017 concerning the authorisation of L-lysine sulphate produced by Escherichia coli as a feed additive for all animal species ( 1 )	70
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/440 of 13 March 2017 concerning the authorisation of the preparation of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (PTA-6507), Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (NRRL B-50013) and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (NRRL B-50104) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying, minor poultry species for fattening and minor poultry species reared for laying (holder of authorisation Danisco (UK) Ltd, trading as Danisco Animal Nutrition) ( 1 )	74
	*	Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/441 of 13 March 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq	78
		Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/442 of 13 March 2017 establishing the standard import values for determining the entry price of certain fruit and vegetables	80
		DECISIONS
	*	Council Decision (EU) 2017/443 of 6 March 2017 establishing the position to be adopted on behalf of the European Union in the relevant Committees of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe as regards the proposals for amendments to UN Regulations Nos 3, 4, 6, 7, 13, 19, 23, 27, 28, 38, 39, 43, 45, 50, 69, 70, 73, 75, 77, 79, 83, 87, 91, 98, 99, 101, 104, 107, 109, 110, 112, 118, 119, 123 and 138, and one proposal for amending the Consolidated Resolution on the Construction of Vehicles (R.E.3) by guidelines on cyber security and data protection	82
	*	European Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2017/444 of 9 March 2017 electing the President of the European Council	87
	*	Council Decision (CFSP) 2017/445 of 13 March 2017 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine	88

(EUR/100 kg)
CN code	Third country code (1)	Standard import value
0702 00 00	EG	235,2
	MA	86,8
	SN	126,1
	TN	194,0
	TR	103,4
	ZZ	149,1
0707 00 05	MA	80,2
	TR	183,5
	ZZ	131,9
0709 93 10	MA	50,8
	TR	146,5
	ZZ	98,7
0805 10 22 , 0805 10 24 , 0805 10 28	EG	44,8
	IL	76,4
	MA	46,9
	TN	49,0
	TR	71,9
	ZZ	57,8
0805 50 10	EG	68,9
	TR	70,0
	ZZ	69,5
0808 10 80	CL	90,0
	CN	154,7
	US	105,5
	ZA	86,6
	ZZ	109,2
0808 30 90	AR	97,2
	CL	157,8
	CN	79,1
	TR	139,6
	ZA	110,3
	ZZ	116,8

Agenda item title	Document reference
Proposal for Supplement 17 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No 3 (Retro-reflecting devices)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/19
Proposal for Supplement 18 to Regulation No 4 (Illumination of rear registration plates)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/20
Proposal for Supplement 27 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 6 (Direction indicators)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/21
Proposal for Supplement 26 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No 7 (Position, stop and end-outline lamps)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/22
Proposal for Corrigendum 2 to Revision 8 to Regulation No 13 (Heavy vehicle braking)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/45
Proposal for Supplement 9 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No 19 (Front fog lamps)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/23
Proposal for Supplement 21 to Regulation No 23 (Reversing lamps)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/24
Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 04 series of amendments to Regulation No 27 (Advance warning triangles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/25
Proposal for Supplement 5 to Regulation No 28 (Audible warning devices)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/3
Proposal for Supplement 18 to Regulation No 38 (Rear fog lamps)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/26
Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 39 (Speedometer and odometer)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/11
Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 43 (Safety glazing)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/12
Proposal for Supplement 11 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 45 (Headlamp cleaners)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/27
Proposal for Supplement 19 to Regulation No 50 (Position, stop, direction indicator lamps for mopeds and motorcycles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/28
Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 69 (Rear-marking plates for slow moving vehicles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/30
Proposal for Supplement 10 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 70 (Rear-marking plates for heavy and long vehicles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/31
Proposal for Supplement 1 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 73 (Lateral protection devices)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/17
Proposal for Supplement 16 to Regulation No 75 (Tyres for L-category vehicles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/8
Proposal for Supplement 17 to Regulation No 77 (Parking lamps)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/32
Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 79 (Steering equipment)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/10 + GRRF-83-08-Rev.3
Proposal for Supplement 9 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/42
Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 07 series of amendments to Regulation No 83 (Emissions of M1 and N1 vehicles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/43
Proposal for Supplement 19 to Regulation No 87 (Daytime running lamps)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/33
Proposal for Supplement 16 to Regulation No 91 (Side-marker lamps)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/34
Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 98 (Headlamps with gas-discharge light sources)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/35
Proposal for Supplement 13 to Regulation No 99 (Gas-discharge light sources)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/36
Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 101 (CO2 emissions/fuel consumption)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/44
Proposal for Supplement 9 to Regulation No 104 (Retro-reflective markings)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/37
Proposal for Corrigendum 2 to the 06 series of amendments to Regulation No 107 (M2 and M3 vehicles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/13
Proposal for Corrigendum 1 to the 07 series of amendments to Regulation No 107 (M2 and M3 vehicles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/14
Proposal for Supplement 8 to Regulation No 109 (Retreaded tyres for commercial vehicles and their trailers)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/9
Proposal for Supplement 6 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 110 (CNG and LNG vehicles)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/15
Proposal for Supplement 7 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 112 (Headlamps emitting an asymmetrical passing-beam)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/38
Proposal for Supplement 3 to the 02 series of amendments to Regulation No 118 (Burning behaviour of materials)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/16
Proposal for the 03 series of amendments to Regulation No 118 (Burning behaviour of materials)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/18
Proposal for Supplement 5 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 119 (Cornering lamps)	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/40
Proposal for Supplement 8 to the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 123 (Adaptive front-lighting systems (AFS))	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/41
Proposal for Supplement 1 to Regulation No 138 (Quiet Road Transport Vehicles (QRTV))	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/6
Proposal for the 01 series of amendments to Regulation No 138 (Quiet Road Transport Vehicles (QRTV))	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/7
Proposal for draft guidelines on cyber security and data protection	ECE/TRANS/WP.29/2017/46


	(1) Text with EEA relevance.