This is forbidden to export to Russia – VG

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– The goal is to send a clear signal and to affect Russia’s ability to wage an illegal war, and it also affects Belarus as involved, says Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

– We believe that parts of the sanctions will have an impact on Norwegian business and industry, to a limited extent. But they also get a complicated set of rules to deal with, the Prime Minister points out.

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Støre lists the goal of the sanctions: To stop and limit the financing of warfare and to prevent the military in Russia from gaining access to technology, knowledge, goods and services that can be used for warfare. And especially:

– To punish those who punish those who are involved in the war by freezing their financial means and property where we can reach them and deprive them of the right to travel in Norway and other European countries, Støre says.

– It is not a ban on trade with Russia, but it is framed in a number of areas where there are sanctions and there are a number of payment challenges that apply, the Prime Minister points out.

The one exception

But Norway has made one exception from the list that the EU has adopted and introduced: Blocking Russian media. Even though Russian authorities use Sputnik and Russia Today to spread propaganda and misinformation about the war.

– We will not, as of today, block RT and Sputnik from transmitting via TV and internet in this country. I admit that it is a difficult case where different principles stand against each other, says Støre at a press conference.

In a statement to the Storting on Friday, he said that the government believes that there are very good reasons for restricting freedom of expression, Støre said in the Storting.

– Disinformation should as far as possible be met with source criticism, not censorship. A blockade can also in the next round be used by the Putin regime and others to legitimize their censorship of free media, Støre told the Storting.

Want schemes for East Finnmark

He says they have now set up an information telephone at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) for people who have questions about the new regulations.

– Norway’s trade with Russia is limited but in East Finnmark the sanctions affect. We will closely monitor the extent of this, but we are taking special measures to support the business community in East Finnmark, which is unjustifiably affected by the sanctions, says the Prime Minister.

UD: This is forbidden to export

On 15 March, the EU adopted further measures which they are now considering “with a view to rapid incorporation into Norwegian law”. Norway’s new and current sanctions are found in this regulation – with an overview of what is forbidden to export and import. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also made a simplified list:

• There is a ban on the export of defense equipment, listed her i export control regulations.
• Prohibition on the export of multi-purpose goods and technology listed in Annex II (“List II”) to the Export Control Regulation.
• Prohibition on exports of goods that may contribute to strengthening Russia’s military and technological capabilities listed in the regulation. Includes a wide range of electronics, computers, telecoms, information security (crypto), sensors and lasers, navigation and avionics, as well as goods for marine use and aviation.
• Prohibition on the export of goods for use in oil refining.
• Prohibition on the export of goods for use in aviation and the aerospace industry.

– The sale, delivery and transfer of goods on the mentioned attachments is also prohibited. The same applies to a number of services and technical assistance associated with the goods in question, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs points out in one press release.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs points out that the wording “for use in Russia”, which is stated in the new regulations, means, among other things, that an item on the prohibition lists cannot be sent via intermediaries in third countries, for final end use in Russia.

• Exports to the oil and gas industry: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs points out that there is a requirement for prior permission when exporting certain types of goods to the oil and gas industry.
• Exports to Crimea, Sevastopol, Luhansk and Donetsk: Further export measures apply to exports to Krym, Sevastopol, Luhansk and Donetsk.
• Export to persons and units: Exports of all goods to persons and entities listed in the EU’s consolidated sanctions list are prohibited.

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