Factbox-What's in the EU's 19th package of Russia sanctions

By Julia Payne

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission adopted its 19th package of sanctions against Russia on Thursday over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The package includes a ban on imports of Russian liquefied natural gas, sanctions on Central Asian banks, Chinese refineries and Russia's shadow fleet network.

Here are the details:

ENERGY MEASURES

* Import ban on short-term LNG contracts within six monthsfrom package adoption and long-term by January 1, 2027 * Lists 117 more vessels in Moscow's shadow fleet, bringingtotal to 557 * Lists false flags registries on behalf of Aruba, Curacaoand Sint-Maarten and Litasco Middle East DMCC * Ban on reinsuring listed vessels and reinsurance for usedRussian aircraft  * Tightens existing transaction ban on two major Russianstate-owned oil producers: Rosneft and Gazpromneft * Lists two Chinese refineries and one trader: LiaoyangPetrochemical, Shandong Yulong Petrochemical and Chinaoil, theHong Kong trading arm of PetroChina

FINANCIAL MEASURES

* Transaction ban on five more Russian banks and five banksin Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan * Transaction ban on the cryptocurrency A7A5 and two relatedKyrgyz crypto firms Old Vector and Grinex * Restrictions on the Russian credit card system (MIR) andfast payments system (SBP)EXPORT BANS * Tighter export restrictions with regard to dual-usegoodson an additional 45 companies, of which 17 are in thirdcountries - China, Thailand and India * Bans on chemicals, metal components, salts and ores usefulto Russia's military * Access ban on high-tech EU services including geospatialinformation, AI and high-performance computing

OTHER MEASURES

* Lists 11 new individuals for their role in the abduction,forced assimilation and indoctrination of Ukrainian children,which brings the total to 102 people and entities * Russian diplomats will be obliged to inform in advance therelevant EU member state when travelling beyond their country ofaccreditation * Ban on new investments in certain Special Economic Zonesin Russia relevant for the war effort. Ban will extend toexisting contracts for Alabuga and Technopolis Moscow * Lists Ilya Sorokin, known as Dr. Evil, for allegedlytorturing prisoners of war in a penal colony in Mordovia.

(Reporting by Julia Payne; Editing by Alex Richardson)