Regulation 24 Trade: exceptions relating to non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts

After regulation 60 (exceptions relating to investments in relation to Crimea) insert—

“Trade: exceptions relating to non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts

60ZA.

(1)

Paragraphs (2) to (5) only apply in the case of trade relating to non-government controlled areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts.

(2)

A prohibition in regulation 47 (imports from non-government controlled Ukrainian territory) or regulation 52(3)(a) (financial services and funds in relation to imports from non-government controlled Ukrainian territory) is not contravened by any act done by a person (“P”) in satisfaction of an obligation of P arising under a contract concluded before 23rd February 2022, or an ancillary contract necessary for the satisfaction of such a contract, provided that—

(a)

the act is carried out before 24th May 2022, and

(b)

P has notified the Secretary of State no later than the day 10 working days before the day on which the act is carried out.

(3)

A prohibition in regulation 48 to 51, 52(1), (2) or (3)(b) to (e), or 53 (trade in relation to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory) is not contravened by any act done by a person (“P”) in satisfaction of an obligation of P arising under a contract concluded before 23rd February 2022, or an ancillary contract necessary for the satisfaction of such a contract, provided that—

(a)

the act is carried out before 24th August 2022, and

(b)

P has notified the Secretary of State no later than the day five working days before the day on which the act is carried out.

(4)

A prohibition in regulation 54(1)(a) (prohibition on infrastructure-related services relating to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory) is not contravened by any act done by a person in satisfaction of an obligation of that person arising under a contract concluded before 23rd February 2022, or an ancillary contract necessary for the satisfaction of such a contract, provided that the act is carried out before 24th August 2022.

(5)

A prohibition in regulation 54(1)(b) (prohibition on tourism services relating to non-government controlled Ukrainian territory) is not contravened by any act done by a person (“P”) in satisfaction of an obligation of P arising under a contract concluded before 23rd February 2022, or an ancillary contract necessary for the satisfaction of such a contract, provided that—

(a)

the act is carried out before 24th August 2022, and

(b)

P has notified the Secretary of State no later than the day five working days before the day on which the act is carried out.”