PART 5Trade

CHAPTER 2F1Exports to Belarus and related activities

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Amendments (Textual)

Transfer of F3technology to a place in, or person connected with, BelarusI1I224

1

A person must not—

a

transfer F4technology to which this paragraph applies to a place in Belarus;

b

transfer F5technology to which this paragraph applies to a person connected with F6Belarus.

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Paragraph (1) applies to—

F7a

chemical and biological weapons-related technology;

b

critical-industry technology;

c

dual-use technology;

d

interception and monitoring technology;

e

internal repression technology;

f

machinery-related technology;

g

military technology;

h

oil refining technology;

i

quantum computing and advanced materials technology.

2

Paragraph (1) is subject to Part 6 (Exceptions and licences).

3

A person who contravenes a prohibition in paragraph (1) commits an offence, but—

a

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(a) to show that the person did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the transfer was to a place in Belarus;

b

it is a defence for a person charged with the offence of contravening paragraph (1)(b) (“P”) to show that P did not know and had no reasonable cause to suspect that the person was connected with Belarus.