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The Council's Committee of Permanent Representatives agreed on July 24 to expand the list of individuals and companies subject to EU restrictive measures over the Ukrainian situation, the Council of the European Union said in a communiqué released in Brussels.

“This will pave the way for imposing asset freezes and visa bans on
persons and entities that actively support or are benefiting from
Russian decision makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the
destabilisation of Eastern Ukraine,” the document reads.

The document does not specify the number and names of the individuals and legal entities on the list.

The new list adds new names to the currently 72 persons and two entities under EU sanctions over the situation in Ukraine.

The meeting also reached agreement on extending the designation criteria for the restrictive measures.

The legal acts bringing both these agreements into force will now be
adopted by written procedure and will enter into force on publication in
the EU Official Journal, scheduled for the late afternoon of July25.

In addition, the Committee discussed additional measures to restrict trade with and investment in Crimea and Sevastopol.

The Committee also had an exchange of views on the results of
preparatory work presented by the Commission and the European External
Action Service on further targeted measures and proposals for taking
action, including on access to capital markets, defense, dual use goods,
and sensitive technologies, including in the energy sector.

The Permanent Representatives will return to the latter two proposals at their next meeting on July 25.