
Article 1 

1. Without prejudice to the powers of the Member States in the exercise of their public authority, it shall be prohibited
(a) to provide financing and financial assistance, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts of the aforementioned, directly or indirectly, to any person, entity or body in the Democratic Republic of Congo;
(b) to provide, directly or indirectly, technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities, including in particular training and assistance related to the manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related material of all types, to any person, entity or body in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
2. The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to promote the transactions referred to in paragraph 1 shall be prohibited.
Article 2 
Article 1 shall not apply to the provision of financing and financial assistance for the sale, supply, transfer or export of military equipment, and the provision of technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities, to the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the integrated Congolese national army and police forces, if an authorisation for such activities has been granted by the competent authority, as listed in the Annex, of the Member State, where the service provider is established.
Article 3 
Article 1 shall not apply to the provision of financing and financial assistance for the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use and the provision of technical advice, assistance or training related to such non-lethal equipment, provided:

((a)) such provision is notified in advance by the competent authority to the Secretary-General of the United Nations through his Special Representative; and
((b)) an authorisation for such activities has been granted by the competent authority, as listed in the Annex, of the Member State, where the service provider is established.
Article 4 
The information concerning competent authorities shall be amended by the Commission on the basis of the information supplied by the Member States.
Article 5 
The Commission and the Member States shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgements handed down by national courts.
Article 6 

1. Each Member State shall determine the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed. Such sanctions shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.Pending the adoption, where necessary, of any legislation to this end, the sanctions to be imposed where the provisions of this Regulation are infringed shall, where relevant, be those determined by the Member States in order to give effect to Article 7 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1318/2002 of 22 July 2002 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Liberia.
2. Each Member State shall be responsible for bringing proceedings against any natural or legal person, entity or body under its jurisdiction, in cases of violation of any of the prohibitions laid down in this Regulation by such person, entity or body.
Article 7 
This Regulation shall apply

— within the territory of the Community, including its airspace,
— on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State,
— to any national of a Member State, and
— to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State.
Article 8 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 29 September 2003.
For the Council
The President
F. FRATTINI
ANNEX
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