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Regulation 54C of the The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 prohibits a legal or natural person from providing, directly or indirectly, accounting, advertising, architectural, auditing, business and management consulting, engineering, IT consultancy and design, and public relations services to a ‘person connected with Russia’. These services (‘covered services’) are defined in schedule 3J of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, while a ‘person connected with Russia’ is defined in regulation 21. The prohibitions in regulation 54C are subject to exceptions and licences.Details