Article 7
1. No claims in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Decision, including claims for indemnity or any other claim of this type, such as a claim for compensation or a claim under a guarantee, in particular a claim for extension or payment of a bond, guarantee or indemnity, in particular a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, of whatever form, shall be satisfied, if they are made by: (a) designated natural or legal persons, groups or entities listed in Annex I or II; (b) any natural or legal person, group or entity acting through or on behalf of one of the natural or legal persons, groups or entities referred to in point (a). 2. In any proceedings for the enforcement of a claim, the onus of proving that satisfying the claim is not prohibited by paragraph 1 shall be on the natural or legal person, group or entity seeking the enforcement of that claim. 3. This Article is without prejudice to the right of the natural or legal persons, groups and entities referred to in paragraph 1 to judicial review of the legality of the non-performance of contractual obligations in accordance with this Decision.