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Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 Article 16e

Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 Article 16e

Article 16e

1.   By way of derogation from Article 16d, the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise transactions in refined petroleum products that are determined to be exclusively for humanitarian purposes, provided that all of the following conditions are met: (a)  the transactions do not involve individuals or entities that are associated with the DPRK's nuclear or ballistic missile programmes or other activities prohibited by UNSCR 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2356 (2017), 2371 (2017), 2375 (2017) or 2397 (2017), including the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annexes XIII, XV, XVI and XVII; (b)  the transaction is unrelated to generating revenue for the DPRK's nuclear or ballistic missile programmes or other activities prohibited by UNSCR 1718 (2006), 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2356 (2017), 2371 (2017), 2375 (2017) or 2397 (2017); (c)  the Sanctions Committee has not notified the Member States that 90 % of the aggregate annual limit has been reached; and (d)  the Member State concerned notifies the Sanctions Committee of the amount of the export and information on all parties to the transaction every 30 days. 2.   The Member State concerned shall notify the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted pursuant to paragraph 1.

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