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Providing professional and business services to a person connected with Russia
Guidance on the services sanctions contained in Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 14) Regulations 2022.
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