Written question – Lack of a DG FISMA response to economic operators, risking the collapse of a major intra-European industrial project – P-004043/2025

Priority question for written answer  P-004043/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Anna Maria Cisint (PfE)

On 29 August 2025, the Italian trade association Assarmatori[1] submitted a formal question to the Commission’s contact point on the subject of sanctions against Russia[2].

An industrial project in the field of marine renewables[3] has ground to a halt owing to a doubt expressed by the national authorities, namely over whether FAQ G.3.6 dated 2 May 2022, published on the Commission’s website and relating to the implementation of Article 3(e)(a) of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, should still be deemed applicable[4].

The association submitted its question through the official channels, after having described the project, emphasising the importance of the clarification requested, and specifying that the lack of legal certainty over the FAQ was preventing the project from being implemented.

Despite enjoinders, higher-level institutional contacts and the sending of a new letter signed by all the economic operators involved – including an Italian company from Friuli – the Commission services only replied on 6 October, without providing any clarification as to whether FAQ G.3.6 remains valid. A further request was therefore submitted, but has received no reply to date.

The project is tied in with major industrial contracts, and is liable to be severely affected by these failings and the lack of an immediate response.

Can the Commission clarify whether the FAQ in question remains valid and applicable, so that the national authorities – within the framework of the requisite cooperation with the institutions – can take the necessary decisions?

Submitted: 15.10.2025

• [1] Registered in the EU Transparency Register under No 223802233480-26.
• [2] In August, economic operators with questions about a specific commercial transaction or, more generally, about the sanctions system, could contact the Commission directly on the DG FISMA website via the mailbox EC-RUSSIA-SANCTIONS@ec.europa.eu. The DG FISMA website no longer offers this service.
• [3] Part of a pan-European project dedicated to clean energy production.
• [4] https://finance.ec.europa.eu/document/download/66e8fd7d-8057-4b9b-96c2-5e54bf573cd1_en?filename=faqs-sanctions-russia-consolidated_en.pdf.