Notice for the attention of persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/1341, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1327, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

(2017/C 232/06)

The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in the Annex to Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/1341 (1) and in the Annex to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1327 (2) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.

The Council of the European Union had decided that the persons that appear in the abovementioned Annexes should be included on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP (3) and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (4).

The attention of the persons concerned is drawn to the possibility of making an application to the competent authorities of the relevant Member State(s) as indicated on the websites in Annex IIa to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, in order to obtain an authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments (cf. Article 16 of the Regulation).

The persons concerned may submit a request to the Council before 1 March 2018, together with supporting documentation that the decision to include them on the abovementioned list should be reconsidered to the following address:

Any observations received will be taken into account for the purpose of the Council’s next review, pursuant to Article 34 of Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Article 32(4) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, of the list of designated persons and entities.

(1)  OJ L 185, 18.7.2017, p. 56.

(2)  OJ L 185, 18.7.2017, p. 20.

(3)  OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

(4)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.