The Federal Ministry of Economics wants them Making it difficult to circumvent economic sanctions against Russia. Foreign trade data indicate that goods subject to EU sanctions are exported “to a considerable extent” from the EU and thus also from Germany to certain third countries and from there to Russia, according to a paper from the house of department head Robert Habeck (Greens ), which is available to the German Press Agency. RTL and n-tv had previously reported about it.
“We must work together to oppose these circumvention activities more effectively than before, at national and EU level.” This should be the focus of an eleventh package of sanctions. The ministry will do this in close coordination with the other departments of the federal government.
Specifically, the ministry wants to make companies more responsible. So should Exports to certain third countries only if transparent “end-use certificates” are submitted be possible within the framework of the export declaration. “This applies to all sanctioned goods that are of importance to the Russian war machine. We are committed to this at EU level and are adapting the national regulations,” it says. Deliberate misrepresentation should in future be a criminal offense throughout Europe.