The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Amendments to Chapter 2 of Part 5 (exports to Belarus and related activities)

8.  In Chapter 2 of Part 5—

(a) in regulation 21(1) (exports of goods to, or for use in, Belarus), for sub-paragraphs (a) to (i) substitute—

“(a) banknotes;

(b) chemical and biological weapons-related goods;

(c) critical-industry goods;

(d) dual-use goods;

(e) interception and monitoring goods;

(f) internal repression goods;

(g) luxury goods;

(h) machinery-related goods;

(i) military goods;

(j) oil refining goods;

(k) quantum computing and advanced materials goods;

(l) tobacco industry goods.”;

(b) in regulation 22(1) (supply and delivery of goods from a third country to Belarus) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (i) substitute—

“(a) banknotes;

(b) chemical and biological weapons-related goods;

(c) critical-industry goods;

(d) dual-use goods;

(e) interception and monitoring goods;

(f) internal repression goods;

(g) luxury goods;

(h) machinery-related goods;

(i) military goods;

(j) oil refining goods;

(k) quantum computing and advanced materials goods;

(l) tobacco industry goods.”;

(c) in regulation 23(1A) (making available goods and technology to a person connected with, or for use in, Belarus) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (i) substitute—

“(a) banknotes;

(b) chemical and biological weapons-related goods and chemical and biological weapons-related technology;

(c) critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology;

(d) dual-use goods and dual-use technology;

(e) interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technology;

(f) internal repression goods and internal repression technology;

(g) luxury goods;

(h) machinery-related goods and machinery-related technology;

(i) military goods and military technology;

(j) oil refining goods and oil refining technology;

(k) quantum computing and advanced materials goods and quantum computing and advanced materials technology;

(l) tobacco industry goods.”;

(d) in regulation 24(1A) (transfer of technology to a place in, or person connected with, Belarus) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (g) substitute—

“(a) 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.”;

(e) in regulation 25(1A) (technical assistance relating to certain goods and technology) for sub-paragraphs (a) to (g) substitute—

“(a) chemical and biological weapons-related goods and chemical and biological weapons-related technology;

(b) critical-industry goods and critical-industry technology;

(c) dual-use goods and dual-use technology;

(d) interception and monitoring goods and interception and monitoring technology;

(e) internal repression goods and internal repression technology;

(f) machinery-related goods and machinery-related technology;

(g) military goods and military technology;

(h) oil refining goods and oil refining technology;

(i) quantum computing and advanced materials goods and quantum computing and advanced materials technology.”;

(f) for regulation 26(6) (financial services and funds relating to certain arrangements), substitute—

“(6) In this regulation—

“relevant goods” means—

(a)

chemical and biological weapons-related goods;

(b)

critical-industry goods;

(c)

dual-use goods;

(d)

interception and monitoring goods;

(e)

internal repression goods;

(f)

machinery-related goods;

(g)

military goods;

(h)

oil refining goods;

(i)

quantum computing and advanced materials goods;

“relevant technology” means—

(a)

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.”.