Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the alignment of certain third countries concerning restrictive measures against Syria

On 19 May 2015, the Council adopted Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/784[1] implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP. 

The Decision amends the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP. 

On 28 May 2015, the Council adopted Council Decision (CFSP) 2015/837[2] amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP. 

The Decision amends the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP, extends the existing measures until 1 June 2016, and implements UNSCR 2199 (2015). 

The Candidate Countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro*, Serbia* and Albania*, and the EFTA countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, and Georgia align themselves with these Decisions. 

They will ensure that their national policies conform to this Council Decision. 

The European Union takes note of this commitment and welcomes it.