Skip to content
REPORT (COM(2025)0828 – C100123/2025 – 2025/0180(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on phasing out Russian natural gas imports, improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/1938

A-10-2025-0195

Committee on International Trade Committee on Industry, Research and Energy · Rapporteur: Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö

Official HTML ↗ PDF DOCX
✦ In shortFull textProcedure & committee votes
✦ In short · AI summary of this text, generated 4 Sept 2026

Written by a language model from the full text only; every figure comes from the text. The paragraph links open the paragraph a statement rests on — check the text itself before relying on it.

Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation phases out Russian natural gas and oil imports, bans LNG terminal services to Russian entities, and improves monitoring of energy dependencies. It sets deadlines: gas imports banned from 1 January 2026, with transition for existing contracts until 17 June 2026 (short-term) or 1 January 2027 (long-term); oil imports banned from 1 January 2026. Member states must submit national diversification plans for gas and oil by 1 March 2026, and the Commission monitors implementation and risks of circumvention.

Committee position. The committees propose amendments to the Commission proposal, extending the ban to oil imports and setting earlier phase-out dates, while maintaining the overall objective of eliminating Russian energy imports.

Key points

  1. Bans imports and temporary storage of Russian pipeline gas and LNG from 1 January 2026, with exceptions for contracts concluded before 17 June 2025.
  2. Bans providing long-term LNG terminal services to Russian entities from 1 January 2026, with transition for existing contracts until 1 January 2027.
  3. Bans imports and temporary storage of Russian oil and petroleum products from 1 January 2026, including products made from Russian crude in third countries.
  4. Requires importers to provide evidence of origin; gas from Russia needs prior authorisation, and oil pipeline operators must verify origin at entry points.
  5. Sets a presumption that gas entering via listed interconnection points is of Russian origin, and allows the Commission to update the list by delegated acts.
  6. Requires member states to establish effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties, with minimum administrative fines of 5% of worldwide annual turnover.
  7. Requires member states to submit national diversification plans for gas and oil by 1 March 2026, describing measures to replace Russian supplies.
  8. Amends Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 to require reporting on Russian gas supply contracts and continuous monitoring of exposure to Russian gas.
  9. Requires the Commission to monitor maritime transport practices, including shadow fleets, and to publish quarterly aggregated import information.
  10. Requires the Commission to analyse petrochemical imports under CN Code 39 by 1 March 2026 and to propose measures if market disruptions are confirmed.

Who is affected

  • Importers of Russian gas and oil face bans and must provide evidence of origin to customs authorities.
  • LNG terminal operators cannot provide long-term services to Russian entities from 2026.
  • Oil pipeline operators must verify and report the origin of oil entering the Union.
  • Member states must adopt penalty rules and submit national diversification plans.

Figures and deadlines

  • 1 January 2026: prohibition of Russian gas and oil imports and LNG terminal services.
  • 17 June 2026: end of transition for short-term gas contracts.
  • 1 January 2027: end of transition for long-term gas contracts and LNG terminal services.
  • 1 March 2026: deadline for national diversification plans.
  • 5% of total worldwide annual turnover: minimum administrative fines.

Legal basis: Articles 194(2) and 207 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union