Article 8ga
1. Natural and legal persons, entities and bodies that sell, supply, transfer or export common high priority items as listed in Annex XXX to this Regulation shall, as of 2 January 2025,
(a) take appropriate steps, proportionately to their nature and size, to identify and assess the risks of exportation to Belarus and exportation for use in Belarus for such goods or technology, and ensure that those risk assessments are documented and kept up-to-date;
(b) implement appropriate policies, controls and procedures, proportionately to their nature and size, to mitigate and manage effectively the risks of exportation to Belarus and exportation for use in Belarus for such goods or technology, whether those risks were identified at their level or at the level of the Member State or of the Union.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to natural and legal persons, entities and bodies that sell, supply or transfer common high priority items as listed in Annex XXX only within the Union or to countries listed in Annex Vba to this Regulation.
3. Natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall, as of 2 January 2025, ensure that any legal person, entity or body established outside the Union that they own or control and that sells, supplies, transfers or exports common high priority items as listed in Annex XXX implements the requirements in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1.