3. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the cases where a Member State is bound by an obligation of internat
ional law, namely:
(a) as a host country of an international intergovernmental organisation;
(b) as a host country to an international conference convened by, or under the auspices of, the United Nations;
(c) under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or
(d) pursuant to the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran Pact) concluded by the Holy See (Vatican City State) and Italy.
4. Paragraph 3 shall be considered to apply also in cases where a Member State is host country of the Organization
for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
5. The Council shall be duly informed in all cases where a Member State grants an exemption pursuant to
paragraph 3 or 4.
6. Member States may grant exemptions from the measures imposed under paragraph 1 where travel is justified on
the grounds of urgent humanitarian need, or on grounds of attending intergovernmental meetings or meetings
promoted or hosted by the Union, or hosted by a Member State holding the Chairmanship in office of the OSCE, where
a political dialogue is conducted that directly promotes the policy objectives of restrictive measures, including security
and stability in cyberspace.
7. Member States may also grant exemptions from the measures imposed under paragraph 1 where entry or transit is
necessary for the fulfilment of a judicial process.
8. A Member State wishing to grant exemptions referred to in paragraph 6 or 7 shall notify the Council in writing.
The exemption shall be deemed to be granted unless one or more of the Council members raises an objection in writing
within two working days of receiving notification of the proposed exemption. Should one or more of the Council
members raise an objection, the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may decide to grant the proposed exemption.
9. Where, pursuant to paragraphs 3, 4, 6, 7 or 8, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through its
territory of persons listed in the Annex, the authorisation shall be strictly limited to the purpose for which it is given
and to the persons directly concerned thereby.
Article 5
1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by:
(a) natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that are responsible for cyber-attacks or attempted cyber-attacks;
(b) natural or legal persons, entities or bodies that provide financial, technical or material support for or are otherwise
involved in cyber-attacks or attempted cyber-attacks, including by planning, preparing, participating in, directing,
assisting or encouraging such attacks, or facilitating them whether by action or omission;
(c) natural or legal persons, entities or bodies associated with the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies covered by
points (a) and (b),
as listed in the Annex, shall be frozen.
2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available directly or indirectly to or for the benefit of the natural or
legal persons, entities or bodies listed in the Annex.
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise the
release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources,
under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources
concerned are:
(a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the natural persons listed in the Annex and dependent family members of
such natural persons, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes,
insurance premiums, and public utility charges;
(b) intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees or the reimbursement of incurred expenses
associated with the provision of legal services;
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