Article 2f
1. It shall be prohibited to purchase, import or transfer, directly or indirectly, mineral products and crude oil, if they originate in Belarus or are exported from Belarus. 2. It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance or any other services related to the prohibition in paragraph 1. 3. The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items covered by this Article. 4. The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall not apply to purchases in Belarus of mineral products which are required in order to meet the essential needs of the purchaser in Belarus or of humanitarian projects in Belarus. ————— 6. The prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article are without prejudice to the transit through Belarus of crude oil falling under CN code 2709 00 which is delivered by pipeline from Russia into Member States until the Council decides that the prohibitions in paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 4o of Council Decision 2014/512/CFSP ( 3 ) shall apply to crude oil delivered by pipeline from Russia.