Člen 1 se glede zagotavljanja financiranja in finančne pomoči za prodajo, dobavo, prenos ali izvoz vojaške opreme ter glede tehničnih nasvetov, pomoči ali usposabljanja, povezanega z vojaškimi dejavnostmi, ne uporablja za Misijo Organizacije združenih narodov v Demokratični republiki Kongo in integrirano državno vojsko in policijske enote Konga, če so v prilogi navedeni pristojni organi države članice, v kateri ima ponudnik storitev sedež, izdali dovoljenje za te dejavnosti.
Article 1 shall not apply to the provision of financing and financial assistance for the sale, supply, transfer or export of military equipment, and the provision of technical advice, assistance or training related to military activities, to the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the integrated Congolese national army and police forces, if an authorisation for such activities has been granted by the competent authority, as listed in the Annex, of the Member State, where the service provider is established.