Article 1s
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;