27.11.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 309/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1377/2007 of 26 November 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 imposing certain restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Common Position 2007/654/CFSP of 9 October 2007 amending Common Position 2005/440/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of Congo (1), Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Whereas: (1)  Council Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 (3 imposed restrictive measures in respect of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in accordance with Common Position 2005/440/CFSP and in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1596 (2005) and subsequent relevant resolutions. (2) By means of Resolution 1771 (2007) of 10 August 2007, the UN Security Council decided, inter alia, that the restrictive measures on technical assistance should not apply to the provision of relevant technical assistance, as notified in advance to the Committee estab- lished by paragraph 8 of Resolution 1533 (2004) and agreed to by the Government of the DRC, where such assistance is intended solely for support of units of the army and police of the DRC that are in the process of their integration in the provinces of North and South Kivu and the Ituri district. It is appropriate to amend Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 accordingly. () O] L 264, 10.10.2007, p. 11. (®» OJ L 152, 15.6.2005, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 (O] L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 1). (3) It is also appropriate to align Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 with recent developments in sanctions practice regarding the identification of competent autho- rities, liability for infringements and jurisdiction, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 889/2005 is amended as follows: 1. Article 3 shall be replaced by the following: ‘Article 3 1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities, as indicated in the websites listed in the Annex, in the Member State where the service provider is estab- lished, may authorise the provision of: (a) technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to arms and related materiel intended solely for the support of and use by the United Nations Organi- sation Mission in the DRC (“MONUC”); (b) technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to arms and related materiel intended solely for the support of or use by units of the army and police of the DRC, provided that the said units: (i) have completed the process of their integration, or (i) operate under the command, respectively, of the “état major intégré” of the Armed Forces or of the National Police of the DRC, or