8.6.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 146/1 | (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 631/2007 of 7 June 2007 amending Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Somalia THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (3)  Common Position 2007/391/CFSP amended Common Position 2002/960/CFSP in order to bring the exemptions from the restrictive measures into line with Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European UNSCR 1744 (2007). Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 Community, and in particular Articles 60 and 301 thereof, should be amended accordingly, Having regard to Council Common Position 2007/391/CFSP of HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 7 June 2007 amending Common Position 2002/960/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Somalia (1), Article 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Regulation (EC) No 1472003 is hereby amended as follows: Whereas: 1. the following Article 2a shall be inserted: (1)  Common Position 2002/960/CFSP provides for an embargo on exports of arms, munitions and military ‘Article 2a cquipment to Somalia, and prohibits the supply of By way of derogation from Article 1, the competent technical advice, financial and other assistance and authority, as indicated in the websites set out in the traini.ng. related to mil.it.ary aCtiViti?S in Somal.ia. The Annex, in the Member State where the service provider is prohibition on - providing  technical and  financial established, may authorise, under such conditions as it assistance related to military activities was implemented deems appropriate: by Regulation (EC) No 147/2003 (3. (a) the provision of financing, financial assistance, technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities, if it has determined that such financing, advice, assistance or training is intended solely for the support (20 On 20 February 2007, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1744 (2007) (hereinafter referred to as UNSCR 1744 (2007)), inter alia, intro- ducing additional exemptions from those restrictive of or use by the AMISOM mission referred to in fmeasures for supph.es Of. weapons agd military paragraph 4 of United Nations Security Council Res- equipment and technical training and assistance, and olution 1744 (2007); related financing and financial assistance, intended solely for the support of or use by the African Union’s mission to Somalia (AMISOM), referred to in paragraph 4 - ) ) ) o of UNSCR 1744 (2007), and for supplies of weapons (b) the provision of technical advice, assistance or training and military equipment and the direct or indirect related to military activities, if the following conditions supply of technical advice, intended solely for the are met: purpose of helping to develop security sector institutions in Somalia, consistent with the political process envisaged in the Transitional Federal Charter of (i) the competent authority concerned has determined Somalia, as set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of that such advice, assistance or training is intended UNSCR 1744 (2007). solely for the purpose of helping to develop security sector institutions, consistent with the (1) See page 23 of this Official Journal. political process set out in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 () OJ L 24, 29.1.2003, p. 2. of Resolution 1744 (2007); and