Article 3
Restrictive measures as provided for in Articles 4(1) and 5(1) and (2) shall be imposed against the following persons and, as appropriate, entities, designated by the Sanctions Committee: — persons or entities acting in violation of the arms embargo and related measures as referred to in Article 1, — political and military leaders of foreign armed groups operating in the DRC who impede the disarmament and the voluntary repatriation or resettlement of combatants belonging to those groups, — political and military leaders of Congolese militias receiving support from outside the DRC, who impede the participation of their combatants in disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration processes, — political and military leaders operating in the DRC and recruiting or using children in armed conflicts in violation of applicable international law, — individuals operating in the DRC and committing serious violations of international law involving the targeting of children or women in situations of armed conflict, including killing and maiming, sexual violence, abduction and forced displacement, — individuals obstructing the access to or the distribution of humanitarian assistance in the eastern part of the DRC, — individuals or entities supporting the illegal armed groups in the eastern part of the DRC through illicit trade of natural resources. The relevant persons and entities are listed in the Annex.