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Version status: Entered into force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 September 2017 - onwards
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Article 35

1. By way of derogation from Article 34, the competent authorities of the Member States may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under the conditions they deem appropriate, where the following conditions are met:

(a) after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are necessary to satisfy the basic needs of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annexes XIII, XV, XVI or XVII and dependent family members of such natural persons, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums and public utility charges and payments intended exclusively for:

(i) reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; or

(ii) fees or services charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; and