Article 1
Decision 2010/638/CFSP is hereby amended as follows: (1) Article 2(1) is amended as follows: (a) the following point is added: ‘(g) sale, supply, transfer or export of explosives and related equipment intended solely for civilian use in mining and infrastructure investments and the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services as well as the provision of financing and financial assistance related to such items, provided that the storage and use of the explosives and related equipment and services are controlled and verified by an independent body and that the providers of related services are identified;’; (b) the following subparagraph is added: ‘In cases falling within point (g) a Member State shall inform the other Member States two weeks in advance of its intention to grant an approval under that point.’. (2) In Article 8, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. This Decision shall apply until 27 October 2013. It shall be kept under constant review. It may be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’.