Article 2
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.