Regulation 2012/168 - Amendment of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

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  3. Key dates
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Current status

This regulation has been published on February 28, 2012 and entered into force on the same day.

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Key information

official title

Council Regulation (EU) No 168/2012 of 27 February 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2012/168
Original proposal JOIN(2012)3 EN
CELEX number i 32012R0168

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Key dates

Document 27-02-2012
Publication in Official Journal 28-02-2012; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 18 Volume 014,OJ L 54, 28.2.2012
Effect 28-02-2012; Entry into force Date pub. See Art 5
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

28.2.2012   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 54/1
 

COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 168/2012

of 27 February 2012

amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP of 1 December 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (1),

Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission,

Whereas:

 

(1)

On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2).
 

(2)

In view of the continued brutal repression and violation of human rights by the Government of Syria, Council Decision 2012/122/CFSP (3) amending Decision 2011/782/CFSP provides for additional measures, namely a prohibition on the sale, purchase, transportation or brokering of gold, precious metals and diamonds, restrictive measures against the Central Bank of Syria, and amendments to the list of targeted persons and entities.
 

(3)

Those measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.
 

(4)

Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.
 

(5)

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is hereby amended as follows:

 

(1)

the following article is inserted:

‘Article 11a

  • 1. 
    It shall be prohibited:
 

(a)

to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed in Annex VIII, whether or not originating in the Union, to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria, any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them;
 

(b)

to purchase, import or transport, directly or indirectly, gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed in Annex VIII, whether the item concerned originates in Syria or not, from the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them; and
 

(c)

to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services, financing or financial assistance, related to the goods referred to in points (a) and (b), to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them.
  • 2. 
    Annex VIII shall include gold, precious metals and diamonds subject to the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1.’;
 

(2)

the following article is inserted:

‘Article 21a

The prohibitions in Article 14 shall not apply to:

 

(a)

(i)

a transfer by or through Central Bank of Syria of funds or economic resources received and frozen after the date of its designation; or
 

(ii)

a transfer of funds or economic resources to or through Central Bank of Syria where the transfer is related to a payment by a person or entity not listed in Annex II or IIa due in connection with a specific...


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