1. It shall be prohibited to directly or indirectly engage in any transaction with a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (a), (b) or (c), of Article 11(1) that lodged a claim before a Russian court against a natural or a legal person, entity or body referred to in point (c) or (d) of Article 13 to obtain an injunction, order, relief, judgment or other Court decision pursuant to Article 248 of the Arbitration Procedure Code of the Russian Federation or equivalent Russian legislation, in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Regulation or under Regulation (EU) No 269/2014, as listed in Annex XLIII.

2. Unless otherwise prohibited, the prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply to transactions that are:

(a) necessary for the purchase, import or transport of pharmaceutical, medical or agricultural and food products, including wheat and fertilisers, whose purchase, import and transport is allowed under this Regulation;

(b) strictly necessary to ensure access to judicial, administrative or arbitral proceedings in a Member State, as well as for the recognition or enforcement of a judgment or an arbitration award rendered in a Member State, provided that such transactions are consistent with the objectives of this Regulation and Regulation (EU) No 269/2014;