Member States shall decide to grant individual transfer licences to an individual supplier at its request authorising one transfer of a specified quantity of specified defence-related products to be transmitted in one or several shipments to one recipient where:
the request for a transfer licence is limited to one transfer;
it is necessary for the protection of the essential security interests of the Member State or on grounds of public policy;
it is necessary for compliance with international obligations and commitments of Member States; or
a Member State has serious reason to believe that the supplier will not be able to comply with all the terms and conditions necessary to grant it a global transfer licence.