Article 2
1.
Article 1 shall not apply to:
(a)
the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian, human rights monitoring or protective use, or for institution-building programmes of the UN, the African Union (AU), the European Union, or of materiel intended for European Union, UN and AU crisis management operations;
(b)
the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for the protective use, in Sudan, by personnel of the European Union and its Member States, or by UN or AU personnel;
(c)
the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to the equipment or to the programmes and operations referred to in point (a);
(d)
the provision of financing and financial assistance related to the equipment or to the programmes and operations referred to in point (a);
(e)
the sale, supply, transfer or export of de-mining equipment and materiel for use in de-mining operations;
provided that such deliveries have been approved in advance by the competent authority of the Member State in question.
2.
Article 1 shall also not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Sudan by UN personnel, personnel of the European Union, or its Member States, representatives of the media, humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.