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Document 32012D0634
Council Decision 2012/634/CFSP of 15 October 2012 amending Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
Council Decision 2012/634/CFSP of 15 October 2012 amending Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
Council Decision 2012/634/CFSP of 15 October 2012 amending Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
OJ L 282, 16.10.2012, p. 50–57
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 29/11/2012; Repealed by 32012D0739
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COUNCIL DECISION 2012/634/CFSP
of 15 October 2012
amending Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
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On 1 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/782/CFSP (1). |
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In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, additional restrictive measures should be imposed. |
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The purchase, import or transport of arms from Syria, as well as the provision of related financing or financial assistance, should be prohibited. |
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In addition, flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines should not be allowed access to the airports of Member States, without prejudice to the obligations of Member States under international law, in particular relevant international civil aviation agreements. |
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It should be specified that the prohibition against making funds or economic resources available to Syrian Arab Airlines does not apply to acts or transactions carried out for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria. |
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Moreover, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP. In particular, all Syrian Government Ministers should be designated in view of their collective responsibility for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria. |
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The restrictive measures should be maintained against former ministers of the Syrian Government since they may still be considered to be associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population. The entries for those persons should therefore be amended. |
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Furthermore, two persons and one entity should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures. |
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Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures in this Decision. |
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Decision 2011/782/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2011/782/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
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the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 2a 1. The purchase, import or transport of arms and related material of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, from Syria or originating in Syria, shall be prohibited. 2. It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance, and brokering services related to insurance and reinsurance, for any purchase, import or transport of the items referred to in paragraph 1, from Syria or originating in Syria.’; |
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Article 17a is replaced by the following: ‘Article 17a 1. Member States, in accordance with their national legislation and consistent with international law, in particular relevant international civil aviation agreements, shall take the necessary measures to prevent access to the airports under their jurisdiction of all exclusively cargo flights operated by Syrian carriers and all flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the access to airports under the jurisdiction of Member States of flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines, necessary for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria.’; |
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in Article 19, the following paragraph is inserted: ‘11. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to acts or transactions carried out, with regard to Syrian Arab Airlines, for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria.’. |
Article 2
Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2012.
For the Council
The President
C. ASHTON
(1) OJ L 319, 2.12.2011, p. 56.
ANNEX
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The persons and entities listed below shall be added to the list of persons and entities set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP. A. Persons
B. Entities
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The entries for the persons and entities set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP listed below shall be replaced by the entries below:
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The persons and entity listed below shall be removed from the list of persons and entities set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP.
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