1. The following shall be prohibited:

(a) the import of or the introduction into the territory of the Community of,

(b) the export of or removal from the territory of the Community of, and

(c) the dealing in, Iraqi cultural property and other items of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific and religious importance including those items listed in Annex II, if they have been illegally removed from locations in Iraq, in particular, if:

(i) the items form an integral part of either the public collections listed in the inventories of Iraqi museums, archives or libraries' conservation collection, or the inventories of Iraqi religious institutions, or

(ii) there exists reasonable suspicion that the goods have been removed from Iraq without the consent of their legitimate owner or have been removed in breach of Iraq's laws and regulations.

2. These prohibitions shall not apply if it is shown that either:

(a) the cultural items were exported from Iraq prior to 6 August 1990; or

(b) the cultural items are being returned to Iraqi institutions in accordance with the objective of safe return as set out in paragraph 7 of UNSC Resolution 1483 (2003).