L 349/20 Official Journal of the European Union 5.12.2014 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1290/2014 of 4 December 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, and amending Regulation (EU) No 960/2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision 2014/872/CFSP of 4 December 2014 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, and Decision 2014/659/CFSP amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP (1), Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission, Whereas: (1)  On 31 July 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 (} concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine. (2)  On 8 September 2014, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 960/2014 (}) amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014. (3)  On 4 December 2014 the Council adopted Decision 2014/872/CFSP. (4)  These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty and, therefore, particularly with a view to ensuring its uniform application in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is necessary, following the adoption of Decision 2014/872/CFSP. (5)  Regulations (EU) No 833/2014 and (EU) No 960/2014 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 2(2), the second subparagraph is replaced by the following: ‘The competent authorities may, however, grant an authorisation where the export concerns the execution of an obli- gation arising from a contract concluded before 1 August 2014, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such a contract.’; () See page 59 of this Official Journal. (*) Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 of 31 July 2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situ- ation in Ukraine (OJ L 229, 31.7.2014, p. 1). () Council Regulation (EU) No 960/2014 of 8 September 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine (O] L 271, 12.9.2014, p. 3).