Council Decision (CFSP) 2012/642 of 15 October 2012 L 285

Description

- embargo on arms and related materiel
- ban on exports of equipment for internal repression
- ban on provision of certain services
- restrictions on admission of listed natural persons
- freezing of funds and economic resources of listed persons, entities and bodies
- the member States deny permission to land in, take off from or overfly their territories to any aircraft operated by Belarusian air carriers, including as a marketing carrier.
- trade restrictions concerning petroleum products, potassium chloride ('potash') and goods used for the production or manufacturing of tobacco products
- restrictions on access to Union capital markets in relation to the Belarusian Government, as well as Belarusian state-owned financial institutions and entities
- ban on provision of insurance and re-insurance to the Belarusian Government and Belarusian public bodies and agencies
- repeal of Council Decision (CFSP) 2010/639.
*** added 2-March-2022
- Introducing further restrictions related to the trade of goods used for the production or manufacturing of tobacco products, mineral fuels, bituminous substances and gaseous hydrocarbon products, potassium chloride (‘potash’) products, wood products, cement products, iron and steel products and rubber products.
- Introducing further restrictions on exports of dual-use goods and technology and on the provision of related services, as well as restrictions on exports of certain goods and technology which might contribute to Belarus's military, technological, defence and security development, together with restrictions on the provision of related services.
*** added 9-March-2022
- prohibiting the listing and provision of services in relation to shares of Belarusian state-owned entities on Union trading venues.
- limiting the financial inflows from Belarus to the Union.
- prohibiting transactions with the Central Bank of Belarus.
- restricting the provision of specialised financial messaging services to certain Belarusian credit institutions and their Belarusian subsidiaries.
- adding obligations on the Network Manager for air traffic management network functions of the single European sky regarding overflight prohibitions.
*** added 8-April-2022
- prohibiting the sale to Belarus of transferable securities denominated in any official currency of a Member State.
- prohibiting the sale, supply, transfer or export to Belarus of banknotes denominated in any official currency of a Member State.
- prohibiting any road transport undertaking established in Belarus from transporting goods by road within the territory of the Union, including in transit.
*** added 3-August-2023
- prohibiting the sale, supply, transfer or export of firearms, their parts and essential components and ammunition.
- imposing an export ban on goods and technology suited for use in aviation and the space industry, including aircraft engines and their parts, for both manned and unmanned aircraft.
*** added 30-June-2024
- export restrictions on goods which could contribute in particular to the enhancement of Belarusian industrial capacities.
- prohibiting the transit via the territory of Belarus of dual-use goods and technology, goods and technology which might contribute to Belarus’s military and technological enhancement or to the development of its defence and security sector, goods which could contribute in particular to the enhancement of Belarusian industrial capacities, goods and technology suited for use in aviation or the space industry, and arms exported from the Union.
- restrictions on exports to Belarus, including with regard to exports of maritime navigation goods and technology and of luxury goods.
- prohibition on the direct or indirect import, purchase or transfer of diamonds from Belarus.
- import ban on mineral products to include crude oil
- export ban on oil field products and machinery and on goods and technology suitable for use in oil refining and the liquefaction of natural gas.
- prohibiting the provision of certain services to the Republic of Belarus, its Government, its public bodies, corporations or agencies or to any natural or legal person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction by prohibiting the provision of accounting services, auditing services, including statutory audit, bookkeeping services, tax consulting services, business and management consulting services, and public relations services.
- prohibiting the provision of architectural and engineering services as well as of IT consultancy services and legal advisory services to Belarus.
- prohibiting the provision of certain services to the Republic of Belarus, its Government, its public bodies, corporations or agencies or to any natural or legal person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction by banning the provision of advertising, market research and public opinion polling services, as well as product testing and technical inspection services.
- clarifying that the requirements of knowledge and intent are met not only where a person deliberately seeks the object or effect of circumventing restrictive measures but also where a person participating in an activity having the object or effect of circumventing restrictive measures is aware that such participation may have that object or that effect, and accepts that possibility.
- import ban on goods which allow Belarus to diversify its sources of revenue, thereby enabling its involvement in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
- prohibition on the direct or indirect import, purchase or transfer of gold.
- restrictive measures in various sectors, particularly in the energy and aviation sectors.
- prohibition on the transport of goods by road in the Union by trailers and semi-trailers registered in Belarus, including when hauled by trucks registered outside Belarus.
*** added 24-February-2025
- restriction on the sale, supply, transfer, export or provision of software related to oil and gas exploration
- prohibition on the provision of construction services, including civil engineering works
- prohibition to sell, supply, transfer, export, or provide, directly or indirectly, software for the management of enterprises and software for industrial design and manufacture, including the sale, license or transfer in any other way of intellectual property rights or trade secrets related to that software
- prohibition on the provision of crypto-asset wallet, account or custody services
- prohibition for Belarusian nationals or natural persons residing in Belarus owning or controlling, or holding any posts on the governing bodies of the legal persons, entities or bodies providing such services
- requirement for due diligence mechanisms capable of identifying and assessing the risks of re-exportation to Belarus of restricted good and mitigation of such risks. Moreover, Union operators are required to ensure that legal persons, entities and bodies established outside the Union that they own or control also implement those requirements.
*** added 18-July-2025
- prohibition on the procurement from Belarus of arms and related materiel of all types.