Article 1

Decision 2010/656/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

1. (1)

   in Article 5, the following paragraphs are inserted:

   ‘3a.

   With regard to persons and entities listed in Annex II, Member States may allow for exemptions from the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 in respect of funds and economic resources which are necessary for humanitarian purposes after notification in advance to the other Member States and to the Commission.

   3b.

   Paragraph 1(b) shall not prevent a designated person or entity from making payment due under a contract entered into before the listing of such a person or entity, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1(b).’;

2. (2)

   the following Article is inserted:

   ‘Article 5a

   It shall be prohibited:

   1. (a)

      to purchase, broker or assist in the issue of bonds or securities issued or guaranteed after 6 April 2011 by the illegitimate government of Mr Laurent GBAGBO, as well as by persons or entities acting on its behalf or under its authority, or by entities owned or controlled by it. By way of exception, financial institutions shall be authorised to purchase such bonds or securities of corresponding value to bonds and securities already held by them and which are due to mature;

   2. (b)

      to provide loans, in any form, to the illegitimate government of Mr Laurent GBAGBO, as well as to persons or entities acting on its behalf or under its authority, or by entities that it owns or controls.

   The purchase, brokering and assistance in the issue of bonds and securities and the provision of loans referred to in points (a) and (b) shall not give rise to any liability of any kind on the part of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies concerned if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe the prohibitions in question.’;

3. (3)

   the following Article is inserted:

   ‘Article 9a

   In order to maximise the impact of the measures set out in this Decision, the Union shall encourage third States to adopt restrictive measures similar to those contained in this Decision.’;

4. (4)

   in Article 10, the following paragraph is added:

   ‘4.

   The measures referred to in Article 5(2), as far as ports listed in Annex II are concerned, shall be reviewed no later than 1 June 2011.’.