Article 1
The following article is inserted in Regulation (EU) 2016/44: ‘Article 22a 1. A Member State assisting EUNAVFOR MED IRINI in accordance with Article 2(5) of Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/472 ( *1 ) shall take the necessary measures to dispose on behalf of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI of arms or related materiel, including goods and technology which are covered by the Union’s Common Military List, which are transported on the high seas in breach of the prohibition referred to in Article 5a(1) of Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333, and which were seized by EUNAVFOR MED IRINI on the high seas pursuant to Article 2(3) of Decision (CFSP) 2020/472. 2. The disposal referred to in paragraph 1 may take place, notably, through destruction of those items, rendering them inoperable or by allowing their use, including by a third party, whilst preventing their subsequent transfer to Libya or to any other third country to which the transfer of arms or related materiel is prohibited.