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Council Decision 2012/642/CFSPShow full title
Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Belarus
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1.Article 1 shall not apply to the:
(a)sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment or of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution building programmes of the United Nations (UN) and the Union, or for EU and UN crisis management operations;
(b)sale, supply, transfer or export of non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for protective use of personnel of the Union and its Member States in Belarus;
(c)provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
(d)provision of financing and financial assistance related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations,
on condition that such exports and assistance have been approved in advance by the relevant competent authority.
2.Article 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Belarus by UN personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, for their personal use only.
[F13. Article 1 shall not apply to biathlon equipment that complies with the specifications defined in the event and competition rules of the International Biathlon Union (IBU).]
[F24. By derogation from Article 1, Member States may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of small-calibre sporting rifles, small-calibre sporting pistols and small-calibre ammunition, which are intended exclusively for use in sports events and sports training, or technical assistance or brokering services, financing or financial assistance related thereto.
The Union shall take the necessary measures to determine the relevant items to be covered by this paragraph.
5. The Member State concerned shall notify the other Member States and the Commission of its intention to grant an authorisation pursuant to paragraph 4 at least ten days prior to the authorisation, including the type and quantity of the equipment concerned and the purpose for which it is intended, or the nature of the assistance or services related thereto.]
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