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17. Authorizes Member States to seize and dispose of (such as through
destruction, rendering inoperable or unusable, storage, or transferring to a State
other than the originating or destination States for disposal) any items identified in
inspections pursuant to paragraph 15, the delivery, import or export of which is
prohibited by the arms embargo on Somalia or the charcoal ban, authorizes Member
States to collect evidence directly related to the carriage of such items in the course
of such inspections, and decides that charcoal seized in accordance with this
paragraph may be disposed of through resale which shall be monitored by the
SEMG;
18. Emphasizes the importance of all Member States, including Somalia,
taking the necessary measures to ensure that no claim shall lie at the instance of
Somalia, or of any person or entity in Somalia, or of per sons or entities designated
for measures set out in resolutions 1844 (2008), 2002 (2011), or 2093 (2013), or any
person claiming through or for the benefit of any such person or entity, in
connection with any contract or other transaction where its perform ance was
prevented by reason of the measures imposed by this resolution or previous
resolutions;
19. Requests Member States to dispose of any charcoal, weapons or military
equipment seized pursuant to paragraph 17, in an environmentally responsible
manner, taking into account the United Nations Environment Programme’s
4 September 2013 letter to the Chair of the Committee, and the Committee’s 7 May
2014 “Implementation Assistance Notice”, calls upon all Member States in the
region to cooperate in the disposal of such charcoal, weapons or military equipment,
affirms that the authorization provided for in paragraph 15 includes the authority to
divert vessels and their crews, to a suitable port to facilitate such disposal, with the
consent of the port State, affirms that the authorization in paragraph 15 includes the
authority to use all necessary measures to seize items pursuant to paragraph 17 in
the course of inspections and decides that any Member State cooperating in the
disposal of items identified in inspections pursuant to paragraph 15, the delivery,
import or export of which is prohibited by the arms embargo on Somalia or the
charcoal ban, shall provide a written report to the Committee no later than 30 days
after such items enter its territory on the steps taken to dispose or destroy them;
20. Decides that any Member State that undertakes an inspection pursuant to
paragraph 15, shall promptly notify the Committee and submit a report on the
inspection containing all relevant details, including an expla nation of the grounds
for and the results of the inspection and where possible including the flag of the
vessel, the name of the vessel, the name and identifying information of the master of
the vessel, the owner of the vessel, and the original seller of t he cargo, and efforts
made to seek the consent of the vessel’s Flag State, requests the Committee to notify
the Flag State of the inspected vessel that an inspection has been undertaken, notes
the prerogative of any Member State to write to the Committee c oncerning the
implementation of any aspect of this resolution, and further encourages the SEMG
to share relevant information with Member States operating under the authorization
set out in this resolution;
21. Affirms that the authorizations provided in this resolution apply only with
respect to the situation in Somalia and shall not affect the rights or obligations or
responsibilities of Member States under international law, including any rights or
obligations under UNCLOS, including the general princip le of exclusive jurisdiction
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