The Minister for the Economy and the Minister for the Interior may jointly authorise the release and making available of part of the funds or economic resources subject to a freezing order pursuant to Article L. 562-2 if their use is compatible with the protection of public order.
The Minister responsible for the economy may authorise the release and making available of part of the funds or economic resources subject to a freezing order pursuant to Articles L. 562-3, L. 562-3-1, L. 712-4 or L. 712-10 or an act adopted pursuant to Article 29 of the Treaty on European Union or Article 75 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, if their use is compatible with the preservation of public policy and with the decisions and acts giving rise to the freezing order.
Such authorisations may be granted by the competent Ministers on their own initiative or at the request of any natural or legal person or other entity covered by the order or of any third party having a claim to the funds and economic resources which have been the subject of a freezing order.
They are granted if the person subject to a freezing order can justify :
1° Special material needs relating to their personal or family life in the case of a natural person, or an activity that is compatible with the protection of public order in the case of a legal entity;
2° Or decisions likely to ensure the preservation of their assets.