               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/1452 (2002)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              20 December 2002




               Resolution 1452 (2002)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4678th meeting, on
               20 December 2002

                    The Security Council,
                   Recalling its resolutions 1267 (1999) of 15 October 1999, 1333 (2000) of 19
               December 2000, 1363 (2001) of 30 July 2001 and 1390 (2002) of 16 January 2002,
                     Expressing its determination to facilitate the implementation of counterterrorism obligations in accordance with relevant Security Council resolutions,
                     Reaffirming its resolution 1373 (2001) of 28 September 2001, and reiterating
               its support for international efforts to root out terrorism, in accordance with the
               Charter of the United Nations,
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                    1.    Decides that the provisions of paragraph 4 (b) of resolution 1267 (1999),
               and paragraphs 1 and 2 (a) of resolution 1390 (2002), do not apply to funds and
               other financial assets or economic resources that have been determined by the
               relevant State(s) to be:
                      (a) necessary for basic expenses, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or
               mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public
               utility charges, or exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and
               reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services,
               or fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or
               other financial assets or economic resources, after notification by the relevant
               State(s) to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999)
               (hereinafter referred to as “the Committee”) of the intention to authorize, where
               appropriate, access to such funds, assets or resources and in the absence of a
               negative decision by the Committee within 48 hours of such notification;
                    (b) necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that such determination
               has been notified by the relevant State(s) to the Committee and has been approved
               by the Committee;
                     2.    Decides that all States may allow for the addition to accounts subject to
               the provisions of paragraph 4 (b) of resolution 1267 (1999) and paragraphs 1 and 2
               (a) of resolution 1390 (2002) of:



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                    (a)   interest or other earnings due on those accounts, or
                     (b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that arose prior
               to the date on which those accounts became subject to the provisions of resolutions
               1267 (1999), 1333 (2000), or 1390 (2002),
               provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments continue to be subject
               to those provisions;
                    3.   Decides that the Committee shall, in addition to the tasks set forth in
               paragraph 6 of resolution 1267 (1999) and paragraph 5 of resolution 1390 (2002):
                     (a) maintain and regularly update a list of the States that have notified the
               Committee of their intent to apply the provisions of paragraph 1 (a) above in their
               implementation of the relevant resolutions and as to which there was no negative
               decision by the Committee; and
                     (b) consider and approve, if appropriate, requests for extraordinary expenses
               as provided for in paragraph 1 (b) above;
                    4.   Decides that the exception provided for in paragraph 4 (b) of resolution
               1267 (1999) will cease to have effect from the date of adoption of this resolution;
                    5.    Urges Member States to take full account of the considerations set out
               above in their implementation of resolution 1373 (2001);
                    6.    Decides to remain seized of the matter.




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