United Nations Security Council resolution 1409, adopted unanimously on 14 May 2002, after recalling all previous resolutions on

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, including resolutions

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(1995),

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(1999), 1352 (2001), 1360 (2001) and

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(2001) concerning the

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, the Council extended provisions relating to the export of Iraqi petroleum or petroleum products in return for

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for a further 180 days and approved a list of revised sanctions against the country. Its adoption streamlined the sanctions program, with restrictions on shipping civilian goods to Iraq lifted though prohibitions on

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s and military goods remained. The Security Council was convinced of the need for a temporary measure to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people until the

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fulfilled the provisions of Resolution 687 (1991) and 1284, and had distributed aid throughout the country equally. It noted that the decision to adopt a Goods Review List in Resolution 1382 that was to come into effect from 30 May 2002. Acting under

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, the Council extended the Oil-for-Food Programme for 180 days beginning at 00:01 EST on 30 May 2002. At the same time, countries were to adopt the Goods Review List of restricted items and that funds in the

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would be used to finance authorised commodities and products for export to Iraq. Reviews of the Goods Review List and implementation of the measures would take place on a regular basis. The Secretary-General

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was required to submit an assessment of the implementation of the Goods Review List. Enclosed in the resolution were revised procedures relating to the review of applications for exports to Iraq by the Office of the Iraq Programme,

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and

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. Applications had to contain detailed information about the goods and commodities to be exported, including whether the goods or commodities included items on the Goods Review List. Resolution 1409 was adopted unanimously although

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sought to include a reference relating to Iraq's right to defend itself, though this was rejected.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 2002 1409 2002 in Iraq 1409 Iraq and weapons of mass destruction May 2002 events Sanctions against Iraq

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