# The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, Regulation 14: Trade: exceptions


After regulation 31I (ships: exceptions relating to port entry in emergencies), insert—
“Trade: exceptions in relation to banknotes
31J. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), the prohibitions in regulations 21 to 23 (export of goods, supply and delivery of goods, and making available goods and technology) do not apply to the making available, supply, export or delivery of banknotes where the making available, supply, export or delivery is necessary for the personal use of natural persons travelling to Belarus or members of their immediate families travelling with them.
(2) The exception in paragraph (1) applies only to banknotes up to the value of £10,000 or its equivalent in any official currency of the European Union.
(3) The prohibitions in regulations 21 to 23 do not apply to the making available, supply, export or delivery of banknotes where the making available, supply, export or delivery is necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic missions, consular posts or international organisations in Belarus enjoying immunities in accordance with international law.
(4) The prohibitions in regulations 21 to 23 do not apply to anything done by a person who did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the banknotes were ultimately—
(a) to be exported, supplied, delivered or made available to a person connected with Belarus; or
(b) for use in Belarus.
Trade: exceptions in relation to machinery-related goods and machinery-related technology
31K. (1) The prohibitions in Chapter 2 of Part 5 (exports to Belarus and related activities), in so far as they related to machinery-related goods and machinery-related technology, do not apply to the sale, supply, making available or export of such goods, or to the related provision of technical and financial services, funds and brokering, for non-military use by a non-military end-user, necessary for a purpose specified in paragraph (2).
(2) The purposes are—
(a) humanitarian assistance activity,
(b) addressing a health emergency;
(c) providing a response to a natural disaster;
(d) medical or pharmaceutical purposes for the benefit of the civilian population of a country;
(e) temporary use by news media;
(f) ensuring cyber-security and information security for persons in Belarus except for the Government of Belarus or any undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by it.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/616/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/republic-of-belarus-sanctions-eu-exit-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-14
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