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On July 20, 2026, Ireland's Minister for Finance, Simon Harris, enacted the European Union (Restrictive Measures concerning Russia) (No. 7) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 349/2026) under the European Communities Act 1972. The statutory instrument gives full effect to Council Regulation (EU) No. 2024/1485 of May 27, 2024 and Council Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 of October 8, 2024, as amended by subsequent European implementing regulations.
The regulations establish criminal offences for contraventions of specified provisions within the two Council Regulations. Persons who breach designated articles face penalties on summary conviction of a class A fine or imprisonment for up to 12 months, or both. On conviction on indictment, penalties increase to fines not exceeding €500,000 or imprisonment for up to three years, or both. Additional offences apply to those who fail to comply with written directions issued by competent authorities, attracting summary conviction penalties of a class A fine or imprisonment for up to six months, or both.
The regulations extend Irish jurisdiction to offences committed outside the State, subject to consent from the Director of Public Prosecutions. Corporate bodies and their officers may be held liable where offences are committed with consent, connivance, or negligence. The regulations revoke the European Union (Restrictive Measures concerning Russia) (No. 6) Regulations 2026 (S.I. No. 272 of 2026). Notice of the statutory instrument's making was published in Iris Oifigiúil on July 24, 2026. The regulations incorporate amendments from eleven implementing regulations amending Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 and thirteen implementing regulations amending Council Regulation (EU) 2024/2642, spanning from May 2024 through July 2026.
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S.I. No. 349/2026 - European Union (Restrictive Measures concerning Russia) (No. 7) Regulations 2026, Government Publications Office: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2026/si/349/made/en/pdf
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On July 24, 2026, Ireland's Parliament published statutory instrument No. 349/2026 - European Union (Restrictive Measures concerning Russia) (No. 7) Regulations 2026 . The statutory instrument gives full effect to Council Regulation (EU) No. 2024/1485 of May 27, 2024 and Council Regulation (EU) 2024/2642 of October 8, 2024.
The statutory instrument creates the following obligations:
Penalties for Sanctions Breaches: Makes it a criminal offence to violate the specified EU sanctions against Russia or to breach the conditions of any authorisation granted under those EU rules. Summary conviction (minor offences): A Class A fine and/or up to 12 months in prison. Conviction on indictment (serious offences): A fine of up to €500,000 and/or up to 3 years in prison.
Summary conviction (minor offences): A Class A fine and/or up to 12 months in prison.
Conviction on indictment (serious offences): A fine of up to €500,000 and/or up to 3 years in prison.
Enforcement Powers: Competent authorities in Ireland can issue legally binding written directions to individuals or entities to help administer and enforce these sanctions. Failing to comply with these directions is a separate offence (punishable by a Class A fine and/or up to 6 months in prison).
Corporate Liability: If a company commits an offence with the consent, connivance, or neglect of its directors, managers, or officers, those individuals can be prosecuted and punished personally alongside the company.
Extraterritorial Application: Irish citizens can be prosecuted in Ireland for breaching these sanctions even if the offence was committed outside of the State. It also includes protections against double jeopardy (being tried twice for the same crime) if the person has already been tried abroad.
Revocation: It officially revokes and replaces the previous version of these rules ( S.I. No. 272 of 2026) .