Council Regulation (EU) 2020/488 of 2 April 2020 amending Regulation (EU) No 1352/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen

By way of derogation from Articles 1a and 2, the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise: (a) the provision of technical assistance, financing or financial assistance related to the activities described in Article 1a; (b) 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, and provided that the Sanctions Committee has determined on a case-by-case basis that a derogation is necessary to facilitate the work of the United Nations and other humanitarian organisations in Yemen or for any other purpose consistent with the objectives of UNSCR 2140 (2014) and UNSCR 2216 (2015).’;

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