This Regulation creates a clear legal prohibition on the import of Russian natural gas, constituting a sovereign act of the Union beyond the control of gas importers and rendering the performance of natural gas imports from the Russian Federation unlawful, with direct legal effect and without any discretion for Member States concerning its application.
Text as published in the Official Journal, reproduced verbatim (including any typographical quirks of the source). For the authentic version, see EUR-Lex.
