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1. It shall be prohibited:

(a) to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, machinery as listed in Annex XIV, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus;

(b) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions in point (a).

1a. The transit via the territory of Belarus of machinery as listed in Annex XIVa, exported from the Union, shall be prohibited.

2. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer or export of the machinery referred to in paragraph 1 or to the related provision of technical and financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, intended for:

(a) humanitarian purposes, health emergencies, the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or on the environment, or as a response to natural disasters;

(b) medical or pharmaceutical purposes;

(c) temporary use by news media;

(d) software updates;

(e) use as consumer communication devices;

(f) ensuring cyber-security and information security for natural or legal persons, entities or bodies in Belarus except for its government and undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by that government; or (g) personal use of natural persons travelling to Belarus, and limited to personal effects, household effects, vehicles or tools of trade owned by those individuals and not intended for sale.

With the exception of points (f) and (g), the exporter shall declare in its customs declaration that the items are being exported under the relevant exception set out in this paragraph and shall notify the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is resident or established of the first use of the relevant exception within 30 days from that first export.

————— 4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export of the machinery listed in Annex XIV or the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, after having determined that it is intended for the diplomatic representations of the Union, Member States, and partner countries, including delegations, embassies and missions, and of international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law.

4a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, and without prejudice to the authorisation requirements pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2021/821, the competent authorities may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of machinery falling under CN code 8471 80 or the provision of related technical or financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, after having determined that such machinery or the related technical or financial assistance are intended for civilian non-publicly available electronic communications networks.

5. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraphs 4 and 4a within 2 weeks of the authorisation.