Article 2ea
1. It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, luxury goods, whether or not originating in the Union, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus. 2. It shall be prohibited to: (a) provide technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the goods referred to in paragraph 1 and related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus; (b) provide financing or financial assistance related to the goods referred to in paragraph 1 for any sale, supply, transfer or export of those goods, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus; or (c) sell, license or transfer in any other way intellectual property rights or trade secrets as well as to grant rights to access or re-use any material or information protected by means of intellectual property rights or constituting trade secrets related to the goods referred to in paragraph 1 and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of those goods, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Belarus or for use in Belarus. 3. The prohibition referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply to luxury goods insofar as their value exceeds EUR 300 per item, unless otherwise specified. 4. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to goods which are necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States or partner countries in Belarus or of international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff. ————— 6. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise the transfer or export to Belarus of cultural goods which are on loan in the context of formal cultural cooperation with Belarus. 7. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 5 within 2 weeks of the authorisation. 8. The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items covered by this Article.