L 105/22 Official Journal of the European Union 27.4.2010 COUNCIL DECISION 2010/232/CFSP of 26 April 2010 renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Whereas: (1) On 27 April 2006, the Council adopted Common Position 2006/318/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar (!). Those measures replaced the previous measures, the first of which were adopted in 1996 in Common Position 96/635/CESP (?). (2)  Council Common Position 2009/351/CFSP (}) adopted on 27 April 2009 extended Common Position 2006/318/CFSP until 30 April 2010. (3)  In view of the situation in Burma/Myanmar, in particular the lack of improvement in the human rights situation and the absence of substantive progress towards an inclusive democratisation process, notwithstanding the promulgation of a new electoral law and the announcement by the Government of Burma/Myanmar of multi-party elections to be held in 2010, the restrictive measures  provided for in Common  Position 2006/318/CFSP  should be extended for a further period of 12 months. (4)  The lists of persons and enterprises subject to the restrictive measures should be amended in order to take account of changes in the Government, the security forces, the State Peace and Development Council and the administration in Burma/Myanmar, as well as in the personal situations of the individuals concerned, and in order to update the list of enterprises that are owned or controlled by the regime in Burma/ Myanmar or by persons associated with the regime. (5)  Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 1. The sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, as well as equipment which might be used for internal repression, to Burma/Myanmar by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft shall be prohibited whether originating or not in their territories. 2. It shall be prohibited: () O] L 116, 29.4.2006, p. 77. () O] L 287, 8.11.1996, p. 1. () O] L 108, 29.4.2009, p. 54. (a) to provide technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to military activities and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, as well as equipment which might be used for internal repression, directly or indirectly to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in Burma/Myanmar; (b) to provide financing or financial assistance related to military activities, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel, as well as equipment which might be used for internal repression, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering and other services directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in Burma/Myanmar; (c) to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) or (b). Article 2 1. Article 1 shall not apply to: (a) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment, or of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution-building programmes of the UN and the EU, or of materiel intended for EU and UN crisis management operations; (b) the sale, supply, transfer or export of demining equipment and materiel for use in demining operations; (c) the provision of financing and financial assistance related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations; (d) the provision of technical assistance related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations, on condition that such exports have been approved in advance by the relevant competent authority. 2. Article 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Burma/Myanmar by UN personnel, personnel of the EU or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.