Article 4
1. By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 3, the competent authorities of the Member States as indicated in the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise: (a) the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment which might be used for internal repression, provided it is intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution-building programmes of the United Nations (UN), the European Union, or for European Union and UN crisis management operations; (b) the provision of financing, financial assistance, technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to equipment or to programmes and operations referred to in point (a); (c) the provision of financing, financial assistance, technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, for institution-building programmes of the UN and the Union, or for European Union and UN crisis management operations. (d) the provision of financing, financial assistance, technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for protective use of personnel of the European Union and its Member States in the Republic of Guinea. 2. No authorisations shall be granted for activities that have already taken place.