L 246/30 Official Journal of the European Union 23.9.2011 DECISIONS COUNCIL DECISION 2011/625/CFSP of 22 September 2011 amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof, Whereas: (1) (4) On 28 February 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/137|CESP ('), implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1970 (2011). On 23 March 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/178|CFSP amending Decision 2011/137/CFSP (?) and implementing UNSCR 1973 (2011). On 16 September 2011, the United Nations Security Council adopted UNSCR 2009 (2011) which amended, among others, the restrictive measures imposed by UNSCR 1970 (2011) and UNSCR 1973 (2011). Decision should be amended accordingly, 2011/137/CFSP HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION: Article 1 Decision 2011/137/CESP is hereby amended as follows: (1) in Article 2, the following paragraph is added: 3. of: (@) Article 1 shall not apply to the supply, sale or transfer arms and related materiel of all types, including technical assistance, training, financial and other assistance, intended solely for security or disarmament assistance to the Libyan authorities; small arms, light weapons and related materiel, temporarily exported to Libya for the sole use of United Nations personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel, notified to the Committee in advance and in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee within 5 working days of such a notification.; () O] L 58, 3.3.2011, p. 53. ( 2 ) O] L 78, 24.3.2011, p. 24. (2) Article 4a(1) is deleted; (3) in Article 6: (@) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘la All funds, other financial assets and economic resources, owned or controlled, directly or indirectly by the: (a) Central Bank of Libya; (b) Libyan Arab Foreign Bank; (¢) Libyan Investment Authority; and (d) Libyan Africa Investment Portfolio, that are frozen as of 16 September 2011 shall remain frozen.; the following paragraph is inserted: ‘4b  With regard to entities referred to in paragraph la, exemptions may also be made for funds, financial assets and economic resources provided that: (a) the Member State concerned has provided notice to the Committee of its intent to authorise access to funds, other financial assets, or economic resources, for one or more of the following purposes and in the absence of a negative decision by the Committee within 5 working days of such a notification: (i) humanitarian needs; (i) fuel, electricity and water for strictly civilian uses; (i) resuming Libyan production and sale of hydro- carbons; (iv) establishing, operating, or strengthening insti- tutions of civilian government and civilian public infrastructure; or (v) facilitating the resumption of banking sector operations, including to support or facilitate international trade with Libya;