Council Regulation (EU) No 478/2014 of 12 May 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia

Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 is hereby amended as follows: Article 2a(e) is replaced by the following: ‘(e) the provision of financing, financial assistance, technical advice, assistance or training relating to military activities, except in relation to the items set out in Annex III, if the following conditions are met: (i) the competent authority concerned has determined that such financing, financial assistance, technical advice, assistance or training is intended solely for the development of the Security Forces of the Federal Government of Somalia to provide security for the Somali people; and (ii) a notification to the Committee established by paragraph 11 of UNSCR 751 (1992) has been made by the Federal Government of Somalia or, in the alternative, by the Member State providing the financing, financial assistance, technical advice, assistance or training, at least five days in advance of any provision of such financing, financial assistance, technical advice, assistance or training intended solely for the development of the Security Forces of the Federal Government of Somalia to provide security for the Somali people, in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of UNSCR 2142 (2014) and paragraph 16 of UNSCR 2111 (2013);’.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.