competent authoritiesmeans the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex IV.
designated vesselsmeans vessels designated by the Sanctions Committee as referred to in paragraph 11 of UNSCR 2146 (2014), as listed in Annex V to this Regulation;
economic resourcesmeans assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds but may be used to obtain funds, goods or services;
financing or financial assistancemeans any action, irrespective of the particular means chosen, whereby the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned, conditionally or unconditionally, disburses or commits to disburse its own funds or economic resources, including but not limited to grants, loans, guarantees, suretyships, bonds, letters of credit, supplier credits, buyer credits, import or export advances and all types of insurance and reinsurance, including export credit insurance.
freezing of economic resourcesmeans preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them;
freezing of fundsmeans preventing any move, transfer, alteration or use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;
fundsmeans financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to:
Sanctions Committeemeans the Committee of the United Nations Security Council which was established pursuant to paragraph 24 of UNSCR 1970 (2011);
technical assistancemeans any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, the transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services, including verbal forms of assistance;
territory of the Unionmeans the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace;
the Government of Libya focal pointmeans the focal point appointed by the Government of Libya as notified to the Sanctions Committee in accordance with paragraph 3 of UNSCR 2146 (2014);