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commercial restrictions or regulations when essential to the purposes of the occupation. 469example, the Occupying Power may suspend existing customs tariffs. 470ForThe purposes of the occupation that justify economic regulation may include the militaryinterest of the Occupying Power, the needs of the inhabitants of occupied territory, andapplicable law of war obligations.For example, for its military purposes, the Occupying Power may impose a moratoriumon business payments until an effective occupation government is in place in order to safeguardfinancial institutions, to preserve records, and to ensure that funds and other assets of the enemygovernment are not transferred without the knowledge and approval of the Occupying Power.Similarly, for purposes of security and restoration of public order, the Occupying Power mayalso take steps to prevent hoarding of supplies, to curb or prevent black markets, and to regulatelabor conditions, including strikes. 471 As another case in point, in order to fulfill its obligationswith respect to the preservation of cultural property in occupied territory, the Occupying Powermay issue commercial regulations intended to prevent illegal traffic in, and looting of, suchproperty. 472Additional authority to regulate the economy of occupied territory may be provided byU.N. Security Council resolutions. 47311.23.2 Limit on the Overall Burdens Placed on the Economy of the Occupied Territory.The economy of an occupied territory can only be required to bear the expenses of theoccupation, and these should not be greater than the economy of the occupied territory canreasonably be expected to bear. 474 For example, requisitions must be in proportion to theresources of the occupied territory. 475469 2004 UK MANUAL 11.32 (“The occupying power may place on the occupied territory such restrictions andconditions in respect of commercial dealings as may be necessary for military purposes. For the same reasons itmay remove existing restrictions, such as current customs tariffs.”); 1958 UK MANUAL 530 (“The Occupant mayplace such restrictions and conditions upon all commercial intercourse with the occupied territory as he may deemsuitable for his military purpose. He may likewise remove existing restrictions; for instance, he may suspend thecustoms tariff in force.”).470 Refer to § 11.22.3.2 (Power to Suspend Customs Duties and Tariffs or Exempt Certain Goods).471 VON GLAHN, THE OCCUPATION OF ENEMY TERRITORY 208 (“The occupant also appears to possess other powersover private business, including the right to prevent hoarding of supplies and raw materials, the prevention of blackmarkets, the regulation of labor conditions, including strikes, and, in general, the power to return business conditionsin the territory to nearly normal conditions as speedily as possible.”).472 Refer to § 11.19.1 (Obligation With Respect to the Safeguarding and Preservation of Cultural Property).473 Refer to § 11.1.2.5 (Occupation and U.N. Security Council Resolutions).474 1956 FM 27-10 (Change No. 1 1976) 364 (“The economy of an occupied country can only be required to bearthe expenses of the occupation, and these should not be greater than the economy of the country can reasonably beexpected to bear.”). See also United States, et al. v. Göring, et al., Judgment, I TRIAL OF THE MAJOR WARCRIMINALS BEFORE THE IMT 239 (“The evidence in this case has established, however, that the territories occupiedby Germany were exploited for the German war effort in the most ruthless way, without consideration of the localeconomy, and in consequence of a deliberate design and policy. There was in truth a systematic ‘plunder of public818