Article 4a
Member States may, in accordance with paragraphs 11 to 21 of UNSCR 2182 (2014), inspect, in Somali territorial waters and on the high seas off the coast of Somalia extending to and including the Arabian Sea and Persian Gulf, acting nationally or through voluntary multinational naval partnerships, such as ‘Combined Maritime Forces’, in cooperation with the Federal Government of Somalia, vessels bound to or from Somalia which they have reasonable grounds to believe are: (a) carrying charcoal from Somalia in violation of the charcoal ban; (b) carrying weapons or military equipment to Somalia, directly or indirectly, in violation of the arms embargo on Somalia; (c) carrying weapons or military equipment to individuals or entities designated by the Sanctions Committee; (d) carrying improvised explosive device (IED) components identified in Part I of Annex C to UN Resolution 2662 (2022) in violation of the IED components ban.