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the following Articles are inserted: ‘Article 2o 1. It shall be prohibited: (a) to import, directly or indirectly, wood products into the Union if they: (i) originate in Belarus; or (ii) have been exported from Belarus; (b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, wood products referred to in point (a) which are located in or which originated in Belarus; (c) to transport wood products referred to in point (a) if they originated in Belarus or are being exported from Belarus to any other country; (d) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions in points (a), (b) and (c). 2. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution until 4 June 2022 of contracts concluded before 2 March 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts. 3. The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article. Article 2p 1. It shall be prohibited: (a) to import, directly or indirectly, cement products into the Union if they: (i) originate in Belarus; or (ii) have been exported from Belarus; (b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, cement products referred to in point (a) which are located in or which originated in Belarus; (c) to transport cement products referred to in point (a) if they originated in Belarus or are being exported from Belarus to any other country; (d) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions in points (a), (b) and (c). 2. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution until 4 June 2022 of contracts concluded before 2 March 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts. 3. The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article. Article 2q 1. It shall be prohibited: (a) to import, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products into the Union if they: (i) originate in Belarus; or (ii) have been exported from Belarus; (b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, iron and steel products referred to in point (a) which are located in or which originated in Belarus; (c) to transport iron and steel products referred to in point (a) if they originated in Belarus or are being exported from Belarus to any other country; (d) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions in points (a), (b) and (c). 2. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution until 4 June 2022 of contracts concluded before 2 March 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts. 3. The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article. Article 2r 1. It shall be prohibited: (a) to import, directly or indirectly, rubber products into the Union if they: (i) originate in Belarus; or (ii) have been exported from Belarus; (b) to purchase, directly or indirectly, rubber products referred to in point (a) which are located in or which originated in Belarus; (c) to transport rubber products referred to in point (a) if they originated in Belarus or are being exported from Belarus to any other country; (d) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions in points (a), (b) and (c). 2. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution until 4 June 2022 of contracts concluded before 2 March 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts. 3. The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article. Article 2s 1. It shall be prohibited: (a) to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, certain machinery, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus; (b) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions in point (a). 2. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer or export of the machinery referred to in paragraph 1 or to the related provision of technical and financial assistance, for non-military use and for a non-military end-user, intended for: (a) humanitarian purposes, health emergencies, the urgent prevention or mitigation of an event likely to have a serious and significant impact on human health and safety or on the environment, or as a response to natural disasters; (b) medical or pharmaceutical purposes; (c) temporary use by news media; (d) software updates; (e) use as consumer communication devices; (f) ensuring cyber-security and information security for natural or legal persons, entities or bodies in Belarus except for its government and undertakings directly or indirectly controlled by that government; or (g) personal use of natural persons travelling to Belarus, and limited to personal effects, household effects, vehicles or tools of trade owned by those individuals and not intended for sale. With the exception of points (f) and (g), the exporter shall declare in its customs declaration that the items are being exported under the relevant exception set out in this paragraph and shall notify the competent authority of the Member State where the exporter is resident or established of the first use of the relevant exception within 30 days from that first export. 3. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the execution until 4 June 2022 of contracts concluded before 2 March 2022, or ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts. 4. The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this Article.’;