Regulation 31E Trade: exceptions relating to consumer communication devices and software updates
(1) The prohibitions to which this paragraph applies are not contravened by a relevant activity in relation to critical-industry goods, critical-industry technology, machinery-related goods, machinery-related technology or luxury goods which are -
(a) consumer communication devices for civilian use, or
(b) software updates for civilian use.
(2) Paragraph (1) applies to the prohibitions in Chapter 2 of Part 5 (exports to Belarus and related activities), other than the prohibition in regulation 24A (provision of interception and monitoring services).
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1) -
(a) goods are "for civilian use" if they are not -
(i) for use by the Belarusian military or any other military end-user, or
(ii) for any military use;
(b) technology is "for civilian use" if it -