17.7.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 185/1 | (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 830/2007 of 16 July 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 817/2006 renewing the restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof, Having regard to Council Common Position 2006/318/CFSP of 27 April 2006 renewing restrictive measures in respect of Burma/Myanmar (1), Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas it is expedient to amend Council Regulation (EC) No 817/2006 (3 in order to align it with recent Council practice regarding the identification of competent authorities and exchanges of information between them, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atticle 1 Regulation (EC) No 817/2006 is amended as follows: () in Article 4, paragraph 1, the introductory paragraph shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. By way of derogation from Articles 2 and 3, the competent authorities as indicated in the websites listed in Annex I, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate:’; () O] L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 77. Common Position as amended by Common Position 2007/248/CESP (O] L 107, 25.4.2007, p. 8). (®» O] L 148, 2.6.2006, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/2007 (OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 50). (b) in Article 7, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: ‘1. The competent authority as indicated in a website listed in Annex I, 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 it deems appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are: (a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of persons listed in Annex III and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges; (b) intended exclusively for payment of reasonable profes- sional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; (c) intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; (d) necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the Member State concerned has notified the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks before the authorisation. Member States shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph.’;