L 93/10 Official Journal of the European Union 7.4.2011 REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 330/2011 of 6 April 2011 amending Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Cote d’Ivoire THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof, Having regard to Council Decision 2011/221/CFSP of 6 April 2011 amending Decision 2010/656/CFSP renewing the restrictive measures against Cote d’Ivoire (1), Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Represen- tative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the Commission, Whereas: (1) Decision 2011/221/CFSP provides, inter alia, for further restrictive measures in relation to Cote dlvoire, in addition to those set out in Council Decision 2010/656/CESP (3), including a prohibition on the trade of bonds and the provision of loans to the illegitimate government of Mr GBAGBO, as well as a provision to ensure that those restrictive measures do not affect humanitarian operations in Cote d'Ivoire. (2)  Those restrictive measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and, therefore, notably with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States, regulatory action at Union level is necessary in order to implement them. (3)  On 30 March 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1975 (UNSCR 1975 (2011)) imposing targeted sanctions against additional individuals who meet the criteria set out in Resolution 1572 (2004) and subsequent Resolutions, including those individuals who obstruct peace and reconciliation in Cote d'Ivoire, obstruct the work of the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and other international actors in Cote d'Ivoire and commit serious violations of human rights and of international humanitarian law. (1) See page 20 of this Official Journal. (3 OJ L 285, 30.10.2010, p. 28. (4)  Moreover, the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annexes I and IA to Council Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 of 12 April 2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Cote d’Ivoire (*) should be amended. (5)  In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EC) No 560/2005 is hereby amended as follows: (1) the following Articles are inserted: ‘Article 3a By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise, with regard to persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex IA, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources or the making available of certain funds or economic resources which are necessary for humanitarian purposes, after notifi- cation in advance to the other Member States and to the Commission. Article 3b By way of derogation from Article 2, and provided that a payment by a person, entity or body listed in Annex IA is due under a contract or agreement that was concluded by, or an obligation that arose for, the person, entity or body concerned, before the date on which that person, entity or body had been designated, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex II, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the competent authority concerned has determined that: (i) the funds or economic resources shall be used for a payment by a person, entity or body listed in Annex IA; () O] L 95, 14.4.2005, p. 1.