CHAPTER I

EXPORT AND IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
Article 3
1
Article 1 shall not apply to:
a
supplies and technical assistance intended solely for the support of or use by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF);
b
the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment or of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended for humanitarian or protective use or for the protection of civilians, or for institution building programmes of the United Nations (UN) and the European Union, or for European Union and UN crisis management operations, or for the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces intended for the protection of civilians;
c
the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for the protective use of personnel of the European Union and its Member States in Syria, or for the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces intended for the protection of civilians;
d
the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
e
the provision of financing and financial assistance related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
f
the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services for the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces intended for the protection of civilians,
on condition that such exports and assistance have been approved in advance by the relevant competent authority.
2
Article 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Syria by UN personnel, personnel of the European Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.
Substituted by Council Decision 2013/109/CFSP of 28 February 2013 amending Decision 2012/739/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria.
Inserted by Council Decision 2013/109/CFSP of 28 February 2013 amending Decision 2012/739/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria.