Correction to Ukraine sanctions list

Summary#

The Regulations Amending the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Ukraine) Regulations (Miscellaneous Program) fix a wording mismatch between the English and French versions of the sanctions schedule. The change adds the father’s name, Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka, to item 10 in the French schedule so it matches the English version naming Artem Viktorovych Pshonka. The regulations were registered on June 17, 2021 and published on July 7, 2021.

What it does#

• Replaces item 10 of the French schedule to the Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials (Ukraine) Regulations to include the father’s name Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka, matching the English text that already included it for Artem Viktorovych Pshonka.
• States the amendment applies before publication under the Statutory Instruments Act (so it was effective immediately on registration).
• Brings the corrected text into force on the day it was registered (see June 17, 2021).

Who's affected#

• The main person directly affected is Artem Viktorovych Pshonka, whose entry in the French schedule now explicitly names his father Viktor Pavlovych Pshonka.
• People and organizations that use the sanctions list to identify individuals — for example, government officials, financial institutions, and law-enforcement authorities — will see a clearer, matching English and French entry.
• The change is a textual correction; it does not add or remove anyone from the list.

Why it matters#

• Matching the English and French texts removes ambiguity about who is named in the sanctions list. That helps people and institutions correctly identify the targeted person when enforcing frozen-asset measures.
• The government’s regulatory note says this is a straight correction and that there are no administrative impacts or costs from the change.