Council Regulation (EU) 2021/907 of 4 June 2021 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in respect of Belarus

1 It shall be prohibited for any aircraft operated by Belarusian air carriers, including as a marketing carrier in code-sharing or blocked-space arrangements, to land in, take off from or overfly the territory of the Union.

2 Paragraph 1 shall not apply in the case of an emergency landing or an emergency overflight.

1 By way of derogation from Article 8b, the competent authorities in the Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise an aircraft to land in, take off from or overfly the territory of the Union if those competent authorities have determined that such landing, take-off or overflight is required for humanitarian purposes or any other purpose consistent with the objectives of this Regulation.

2 The Member State or Member States concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1.’.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.