Article 4
1.
By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 3, the competent authorities of Member States as listed in Annex II may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate:
(a)
the provision of financing and financial assistance and technical assistance related to:
- (i)
non-lethal military equipment intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution-building programmes of the United Nations, the European Union and the Community;
- (ii)
material intended for European Union and United Nations crisis-management operations;
(b)
the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution-building programmes of the United Nations, the European Union and the Community, or for European Union and United Nations crisis-management operations;
(c)
the sale, supply, transfer or export of de-mining equipment and material for use in de-mining operations;
(d)
the provision of financing and financial assistance related to equipment or to programmes and operations as referred to in points (b) and (c);
(e)
the provision of technical assistance related to equipment or to programmes and operations as referred to in points (b) and (c).
2.
Authorisations referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted only prior to the activity for which they are requested.