PSC/PR/COMM.(CCCXCIV) Page 2 constitutional order. Council further urges the President of the Transition and the entire Transitional Government of National Unity to pursue the implementation process of the Roadmap for a way out of the crisis and to remain neutral throughout the electoral process; 7. Warns all those who may be tempted to hinder the ongoing process, particularly by challenging the decisions of the CES. Council underlines its determination, in collaboration with SADC and with the support of the international partners, to impose individual sanctions, as well as any other appropriate measures, against the concerned actors; 8. Decides, in the light of the positive developments that took place in Madagascar, to immediately lift the sanctions imposed on 109 Malagasy political personalities, pursuant to its communiqués PSC/PR/COMM.1(CCXVI) and PSC/PR/COMM.1(CCXXI), adopted at its 216th and 221st meetings, held on 19 February and 17 March 2010, respectively, on the understanding that the resumption of the country’s participation in the AU’s activities will only take place after the holding of the presidential election and the assumption of duty of the elected President, in line with paragraph 10 of communiqué PSC/MIN/COMM (CCCLXVIII); 9. Urges all AU Member States in a position to do so, as well as the international partners, to extend all the necessary financial, logistical and technical support to the ongoing process, in order to facilitate the holding of free, transparent, fair and credible elections; 10. Welcomes the steps and arrangements envisaged by the Commission in order to support and observe the electoral process, including through the deployment of long and short term observer missions led by eminent African personalities, and encourages it to ensure their early implementation. Council urges the other concerned international actors to take similar measures; 11. Appeals to the international community to provide an emergency humanitarian assistance to Madagascar to help the country to cope with the problems caused by this year poor rice crop and the locust invasion, particularly given the impact that this situation may have on the conduct of the electoral process. Council further urges the international partners of Madagascar to extend the necessary support for the socio-economic recovery of country; 12. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.