Article 4
Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 is amended as follows: (1) in Article 3, the following paragraph is added: ‘10. Paragraphs 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall not apply to the provision, processing or payment of funds, other financial assets or economic resources or to the provision of goods and services, which are necessary to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities that support basic human needs where such assistance and other activities are carried out by: (a) the United Nations, including its programmes, funds and other entities and bodies, as well as its specialised agencies and related organisations; (b) international organisations; (c) humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly and members of those humanitarian organisations; (d) bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organisations participating in the United Nations Humanitarian Response Plans, Refugee Response Plans, other United Nations appeals or humanitarian clusters coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA); (e) the employees, grantees, subsidiaries, or implementing partners of the entities mentioned in points (a) to (d) while and to the extent that they are acting in those capacities; or by, (f) appropriate other actors as determined by the Committee as regards paragraphs 1 and 2, and by the Council as regards paragraphs 3 and 4.’ ; (2) Article 6 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 6 1. This Decision shall be reviewed, amended or repealed as appropriate, in particular in the light of relevant decisions by the UNSC or by the Committee. 2. Article 3(10) shall apply until 9 December 2024, unless the UNSC decides to extend the application of UNSCR 2664 (2022) beyond that date. 3. The measures referred to in Article 2(2) and Article 3(3) and (4) shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months. 4. Where observations are submitted by a person or entity designated in accordance with Article 2(2) or Article 3(3) and (4), the Council shall review the designation in light of those observations and the measures shall cease to apply if the Council determines, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 5, that the conditions for their application are no longer met. 5. If a further request is made, based on substantial new evidence, to remove a person or entity from the Annex, the Council shall conduct a further review in accordance with paragraph 3. 6. The measures referred to in Article 2(2) and Article 3(3) and (4) shall apply until 31 October 2023.’.