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Council Regulation (EU) No 325/2013 of 10 April 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Council Regulation (EU) No 325/2013 of 10 April 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Council Regulation (EU) No 325/2013 of 10 April 2013 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
OJ L 102, 11.4.2013, p. 1–5
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Relation | Act | Comment | Subdivision concerned | From | To |
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Modifies | 32012R0036 | Addition | article 21 TR | 12/04/2013 | |
Modifies | 32012R0036 | Addition | article 3 BI | 12/04/2013 | |
Modifies | 32012R0036 | Replacement | article 18 | 12/04/2013 | |
Modifies | 32012R0036 | Addition | chapter VI BI | 12/04/2013 | |
Modifies | 32012R0036 | Replacement | annex III | 12/04/2013 | |
Modifies | 32012R0036 | Replacement | article 16 | 12/04/2013 | |
Modifies | 32012R0036 | Replacement | article 2.3 | 12/04/2013 | |
Modifies | 32012R0036 | Replacement | article 3.2 | 12/04/2013 | |
Modifies | 32012R0036 | Addition | article 19.1 | 12/04/2013 |
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Corrected by | 32013R0325R(01) | (FR) |
11.4.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
L 102/1 |
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 325/2013
of 10 April 2013
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 2012/739/CFSP of 29 November 2012 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (1),
Having regard to the joint proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and of the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (2) in order to give effect to Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP of 1 December 2011 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (3). |
(2) |
On 29 November 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/739/CFSP which repealed and replaced Decision 2011/782/CFSP. |
(3) |
Decision 2012/739/CFSP includes a ban on the purchase, import or transport of arms and related material of all types, and financing or financial assistance for the purchase, import or transport of such items. |
(4) |
That Decision also provides for the possibility to allow the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources where they are required to satisfy a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in a Member State, prior to or after the date of designation of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies concerned. |
(5) |
Decision 2012/739/CFSP also provides for derogations from certain restrictive measures for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria. |
(6) |
In view of the specific circumstances in Syria, Decision 2012/739/CFSP provides for restrictions on access to airports of all exclusively cargo flights operated by Syrian carriers and all flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines. |
(7) |
On 28 February 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/109/CFSP amending Decision 2012/739/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (4). |
(8) |
Decision 2013/109/CFSP includes additional derogations in relation to the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment which might be used for internal repression and to the provision of technical assistance. |
(9) |
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. |
(10) |
It is furthermore necessary to update Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 with the latest information provided by Member States regarding the identification of competent authorities and with the address of the European Commission. |
(11) |
Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as follows:
(1) |
Article 2(3) is replaced by the following: ‘3. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities in the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment which might be used for internal repression, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, if they determine that:
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(2) |
Article 3(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, and provided that the provision shall first have been approved by the competent authority of a Member State, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, the prohibitions referred to therein shall not apply to:
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(3) |
the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 3a It shall be prohibited:
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(4) |
Article 16 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 16 By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent authorities in the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are:
The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article within four weeks following the authorisation.’; |
(5) |
Article 18 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 18 1. By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent authorities in Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the following conditions are met:
2. The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article.’; |
(6) |
in Article 19(1), the following point is added:
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(7) |
the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 21b Article 14(2) shall not prevent acts or transactions carried out with respect to Syrian Arab Airlines for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria.’; |
(8) |
the following Chapter is inserted: ‘CHAPTER VIA RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSPORT Article 26a 1. It shall be prohibited, consistent with international law, to accept, or provide access to airports in the Union by, exclusively cargo flights operated by Syrian carriers and all flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines, except where:
as provided for under the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation or the International Air Services Transit Agreement. 2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to flights for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria. 3. It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibition referred to in paragraph 1.’; |
(9) |
Annex III is replaced by the text appearing in the Annex to this Regulation. |
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 April 2013.
For the Council
The President
E. GILMORE
(1) OJ L 330, 30.11.2012, p. 21.
ANNEX
‘ANNEX III
Websites for information on the competent authorities and address for notifications to the European Commission
A. Competent authorities in each Member State:
BELGIUM
http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions
BULGARIA
http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/135/index.html
CZECH REPUBLIC
http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce
DENMARK
http://um.dk/da/politik-og-diplomati/retsorden/sanktioner/
GERMANY
http://www.bmwi.de/DE/Themen/Aussenwirtschaft/aussenwirtschaftsrecht,did=404888.html
ESTONIA
http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/
IRELAND
http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519
GREECE
http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/global-issues/international-sanctions.html
SPAIN
http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones%20Internacionales/Paginas/Sanciones_%20Internacionales.aspx
FRANCE
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/
ITALY
http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm
CYPRUS
http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions
LATVIA
http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539
LITHUANIA
http://www.urm.lt/sanctions
LUXEMBOURG
http://www.mae.lu/sanctions
HUNGARY
http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/
MALTA
http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp
NETHERLANDS
www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/internationale-vrede-en-veiligheid/sancties
AUSTRIA
http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=
POLAND
http://www.msz.gov.pl
PORTUGAL
http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt
ROMANIA
http://www.mae.ro/node/1548
SLOVENIA
http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika_in_mednarodno_pravo/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/
SLOVAKIA
http://www.mzv.sk/sk/europske_zalezitosti/sankcie_eu-sankcie_eu
FINLAND
http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet
SWEDEN
http://www.ud.se/sanktioner
UNITED KINGDOM
www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthorities
B. Address for notifications to, or other communication with, the European Commission:
European Commission |
Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) |
EEAS 02/309 |
1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
BELGIQUE/BELGIË’ |