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The prohibition does not apply to the purchase of petroleum and petroleum products in Belarus, which:
a. are needed to cover the basic needs of the buyer in Belarus;
b. are necessary for humanitarian projects; or
c. are necessary for the exercise of the official activities of diplomatic and consular representations of Switzerland and for the fulfillment of official missions of the federal government.

The prohibition does not apply to the purchase of petroleum and petroleum products in Belarus, which:
a. are needed to cover the basic needs of the buyer in Belarus;
b. are necessary for humanitarian projects; or
c. are necessary for the exercise of the official activities of diplomatic and consular representations of Switzerland and for the fulfillment of official missions of the federal government.

The prohibition does not apply to the purchase of petroleum and petroleum products in Belarus, which:
a. are needed to cover the basic needs of the buyer in Belarus;
b. are necessary for humanitarian projects; or
c. are necessary for the exercise of the official activities of diplomatic and consular representations of Switzerland and for the fulfillment of official missions of the federal government.

The prohibition does not apply to the purchase of petroleum and petroleum products in Belarus, which:
a. are needed to cover the basic needs of the buyer in Belarus;
b. are necessary for humanitarian projects; or
c. are necessary for the exercise of the official activities of diplomatic and consular representations of Switzerland and for the fulfillment of official missions of the federal government.

The prohibition does not apply to the purchase of petroleum and petroleum products in Belarus, which:
a. are needed to cover the basic needs of the buyer in Belarus;
b. are necessary for humanitarian projects; or
c. are necessary for the exercise of the official activities of diplomatic and consular representations of Switzerland and for the fulfillment of official missions of the federal government.

Prohibitions do not apply to the sale, delivery, export, transit and transport of goods and technologies or to the provision of related services, if the goods and technologies are intended for:
a. exclusively humanitarian and medical activities carried out by an impartial humanitarian organization, health emergencies, the urgent avoidance or containment of an event that is likely to have serious and significant effects on the health and safety of people or the environment, or the coping with natural disasters;
b. medical or pharmaceutical purposes;
c. the temporary export of items for use by news media;
d. software updates;
e. the use as communication devices of daily use;
f. ensuring cyber security and information security for natural and legal persons, organizations and institutions in Belarus with the exception of its government and the companies directly or indirectly controlled by it; or
g. the personal use of the following items by natural persons traveling to Belarus or family members traveling with them, provided that the items are owned by the persons concerned and are not intended for sale: 1. personal items, 2. household items, 3. vehicles or work equipment.
The SECO can grant exemptions from the prohibitions for activities intended for the following civilian purposes or civilian end recipients:
a. the cooperation between Switzerland and Belarus in exclusively civil matters;
b. the intergovernmental cooperation in space programs;
c. the operation, maintenance and reprocessing of fuel elements, the security of civil nuclear capacities as well as civil nuclear cooperation, especially in the field of research and development;
d. maritime security;
e. civil telecommunications networks, including the provision of Internet services;
f. the use by organizations that are owned or under the sole or joint control of a legal person, organization or institution founded or registered under Swiss law or the law of a partner; or
g. diplomatic representations of Switzerland or its partners.

Prohibitions do not apply to the sale, delivery, export, transit and transport of goods and technologies or to the provision of related services, if the goods and technologies are intended for:
a. exclusively humanitarian and medical activities carried out by an impartial humanitarian organization, health emergencies, the urgent avoidance or containment of an event that is likely to have serious and significant effects on the health and safety of people or the environment, or the coping with natural disasters;
b. medical or pharmaceutical purposes;
c. the temporary export of items for use by news media;
d. software updates;
e. the use as communication devices of daily use;
f. ensuring cyber security and information security for natural and legal persons, organizations and institutions in Belarus with the exception of its government and the companies directly or indirectly controlled by it; or
g. the personal use of the following items by natural persons traveling to Belarus or family members traveling with them, provided that the items are owned by the persons concerned and are not intended for sale: 1. personal items, 2. household items, 3. vehicles or work equipment.

The prohibition specified in paragraph 1 does not apply to the sale, delivery, transfer or export of banknotes denominated in Swiss francs or euros if this sale, delivery, transfer or export is necessary:
a, for personal use by natural persons traveling to the Russian Federation or their close relatives traveling with them; or
b, for the fulfillment of official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions or an international organization in the Russian Federation,