
Article 1 
Regulation (EC) No 131/2004 is hereby amended as follows:

((1)) the title is replaced by the following:
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((2)) Article 2 is replaced by the following:
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Article 2 
It shall be prohibited:

((a)) to provide technical assistance related to military activities and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts therefor, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Sudan or South Sudan;
((b)) to provide financing or financial assistance related to military activities, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related material, or for the provision of related technical assistance, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Sudan or South Sudan.';
((3)) in Article 4(1), the following point is inserted:
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((e)) support for the process of Security Sector Reform in South Sudan.';
((4)) Article 5 is replaced by the following:
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Article 5 
Articles 2 and 3 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Sudan or South Sudan by United Nations personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.'.
Article 2 
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, 24 November 2011.
For the Council
The President
W. PAWLAK