Trade - exclusion list

EBRD guarantees may not be issued to guarantee exports or imports of the following types of goods:

• Armaments and munitions

• Tobacco and tobacco products

• Hard liquor (over 12 per cent alchohol volume)

• Products prohibited for import to, or exports from, the relevant countries by applicable law or international convention.

In addition, the following environmental-related activities, products and substances are not eligible under the programme. Any applicants or end-users in the EBRD's countries of operations involved in production or trade of such products are not eligible for TFP transactions.

• Trade in wildlife or wildlife products regulated under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES);
  

• Release into the natural environment of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) or trade in GMOs to be released into the natural environment;
  

• Production, distribution, sale and trade in pesticides, herbicides, pharmaceuticals and other hazardous substances subject to international phase-outs or bans;
  

• Drift net fishing in the marine environment using nets in excess of 2.5 km. in length;
  

• Production, storage, treatment disposal or trade in radioactive materials and radioactive wastes, excluding trade in medical or quality control equipment, etc where the radioactive source is trivial and/or adequately shielded;
  

• Production or trade in products containing PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls);
  

• Production, use or trade in unbonded asbestos fibers and asbestos-containing products excluding asbestos cement sheeting where asbestos content is less than 20 per cent;
  

• Transboundary trade in waste or waste products;
  

• Shipment of oil or other hazardous substances in tankers without valid IMO certificates, including MARPOL and SOLAS certificates;
  

• Production, use or trade in chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), halons and other ozone depleting substances subject to international phase-out;
  

• Activities involving harmful or exploitative forms of forced labor/harmful child labor, discriminatory practices, or practices which prevent employees from lawfully exercising their rights of association and collective bargaining;
  

• Activities prohibited by host country legislation or international conventions relating to the protection of biodiversity resources or cultural heritage;
  

• Other activity in violation of host country (i.e. national) health, safety and environmental laws or regulations;
  

• Lack of export or import licenses or other evidence of authorization of transit to/from country of export/import.