1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, after having determined that a judicial or administrative authority of a Member State has adopted a decision, under the conditions provided by law, to deprive in the public interest a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex I of funds or economic resources belonging to, owned by or controlled by such person, entity or body, provided that compensation paid for such deprivation of funds or economic resources is frozen.

2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraph 1.