CHAPTER IIEXPORT AND IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

Article 7

1.

Without prejudice to Article 1(b) of Regulation (EU) No 359/2011, the competent authorities may grant, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation for a transaction in relation to goods and technology referred to in Article 2(1) of this Regulation or assistance or brokering services referred to in Article 5(1), provided that:

(a)

the goods and technology, assistance or brokering services are for food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes; and

(b)

in those cases where the transaction concerns goods or technology contained in the Nuclear Suppliers Group or Missile Technology Control Regime lists, the Sanctions Committee has determined in advance and on a case-by-case basis that the transaction would clearly not contribute to the development of technologies in support of Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities, or to the development of nuclear weapon development delivery systems.

2.

The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission, within four weeks, of authorisations granted under this Article.