L 42/6 Official Journal of the European Union 16.2.2011 DECISIONS COUNCIL DECISION 2011/101/CFSP of 15 February 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Zimbabwe THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Whereas: (1)~ On 19 February 2004, the Council adopted Common Position 2004/161/CFSP renewing restrictive measures against Zimbabwe (1). (2)  Council Decision 2010/92/CFSP (), adopted on 15 February 2010, extended the restrictive measures provided for in Common Position 2004/161/CFSP until 20 February 2011. (3) On the basis of a review of Common Position 2004/161/CFSP, the restrictive measures should be renewed until 20 February 2012. (4)  However, there are no longer grounds for keeping certain persons on the list of persons and entities to which the restrictive measures provided for in Common Position 2004/161/CFSP apply. (5)  The Union implementing measures are set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 314/2004 of 19 February 2004 concerning certain restrictive measures in respect of Zimbabwe (3), HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 For the purposes of this Decision, the term ‘technical assistance’ shall mean any technical support related to repairs, devel- opment, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services; technical assistance includes verbal forms of assistance. Article 2 1. The sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, () O] L 50, 20.2.2004, p. 66. () O] L 41, 16.2.2010, p. 6. () O] L 55, 24.2.2004, p. 1. military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, as well as equipment which might be used for internal repression, to Zimbabwe: (a) by nationals of Member States, (b) from the territories of Member States, or (c) using flag vessels or aircraft of Member States, shall be prohibited whether originating or not in the territories of Member States. 2. It shall be prohibited: (a) to grant, sell, supply or transfer 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 person, entity or body in, or for use in, Zimbabwe; (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, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in, or for use in, Zimbabwe. Article 3 1. Article 2 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;