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the following Articles are inserted: ‘Article 2a 1. By way of derogation from Article 2(1) and (2), the competent authorities may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are: 2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1 within two weeks of the authorisation. Article 2b 1. By way of derogation from Article 2(1), the competent authorities may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the following conditions are met: 2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1 within two weeks of the authorisation. Article 2c 1. By way of derogation from Article 2(1) and provided that a payment by a natural or legal person, group or entity listed in Annex II or III is due under a contract or agreement that was concluded by, or an obligation that arose for, the natural or legal person, group or entity concerned before the date on which that natural or legal person, group or entity was included in Annex II or III, the competent authorities may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the competent authority concerned has determined that: 2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1 within two weeks of the authorisation.’ ; necessary to satisfy the basic needs of natural or legal persons, groups or entities listed in Annexes II and III, and dependent family members of such natural persons, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges; intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the relevant competent authority has notified the competent authorities of the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks prior to the authorisation; or to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, insofar as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic or consular mission or international organisation. the funds or economic resources are the subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal person, group or entity referred to in Article 2 was listed in Annex II or III, or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to, on or after that date; the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims; the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, group or entity listed in Annex II or III; and recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned. the funds or economic resources will be used for a payment by a natural or legal person, group or entity listed in Annex II or III; and the payment is not in breach of Article 2(2).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-09 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.