Belarus Regime

• Corrigendum to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/421 of 24 February 2023 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine (Official Journal of the European Union L 61 of 27 February 2023)

The introductory wording of the Annex on page 43 has been amended as follows:

for:

‘Annex I to Decision 2012/642/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1) in Table A. ‘Natural persons referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(1)’, entries 10, 17, 20, 22, 35, 39, 41, 42, 64, 65, 71, 73, 75, 78, 85, 87, 89, 90, 123, 125 and 179 are replaced by the following:’,

read:

‘Annex I to Decision 2012/642/CFSP is amended as follows:

(1) in Table ‘A. Natural persons referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(1)’, entries 10, 17, 20, 22, 35, 39, 41, 42, 64, 65, 71, 73, 75, 78, 85, 87, 89, 90, 104, 123, 125, 129, 131, 179 and 195 are replaced by the following:’.

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