Article 2
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of natural persons responsible for, supporting or involved in Iran’s UAV programme, as listed in the Annex, and natural persons associated with them, as also listed in the Annex. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory. 3. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to cases where a Member State is bound by an obligation of international law, namely: (a) as a host country to an international intergovernmental organisation; (b) as a host country to an international conference convened by, or under the auspices of the United Nations; (c) under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or (d) under the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran pact) concluded by the Holy See (State of the Vatican City) and Italy. 4. Paragraph 3 shall also apply in cases where a Member State is host country to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). 5. The Council shall be duly informed in all cases where a Member State grants an exemption pursuant to paragraph 3 or 4. 6. Member States may grant exemptions from the measures imposed under paragraph 1 where travel is justified on grounds of urgent humanitarian need, or on grounds of attendance at intergovernmental meetings, or those promoted or hosted by the Union or by a Member State holding the Chairmanship in office of the OSCE where a political dialogue is conducted that directly promotes the policy objectives of the restrictive measures, including support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. 7. A Member State wishing to grant an exemption pursuant to paragraph 6 shall notify the Council in writing. The exemption shall be deemed to be granted unless one or more of the Council members raises an objection in writing within two working days of receiving the notification of the proposed exemption. Where one or more of the Council members raise an objection, the Council, acting by qualified majority, may decide to grant the proposed exemption. 8. Where, pursuant to paragraph 3, 4, 6 or 7, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of a person listed in the Annex, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it is given to the person concerned.