Council Decision 2011/735/CFSP of 14 November 2011 amending Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

15.11.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 296/53

COUNCIL DECISION 2011/735/CFSP

of 14 November 2011

amending Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in

particular Article 29 thereof,

Article 1

In Decision 2011/273/CFSP, the following article is inserted:

‘Article 2e

Whereas:

The following shall be prohibited:

(1)

On 9 May 2011, the Council adopted Decision

2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against

Syria (1).

(2)

On 23 October 2011, the European Council stated that

the EU would impose further measures against the Syrian

regime as long as the repression of the civilian popu­

lation continued.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, the

Council considers it necessary to impose additional

restrictive measures.

The European Investment Bank should suspend the

disbursement or other payments under or in connection

with existing loan agreements with Syria as well as

existing Technical Assistance Service Contracts for

sovereign projects located in Syria.

Furthermore, the information relating to one person on

the list in Annex I to Decision 2011/273/CFSP should be

updated.

Decision

2011/273/CFSP

accordingly,

(1) OJ L 121, 10.5.2011, p. 11.

should

be

amended

(a) any disbursement or payment by the European

Investment Bank (EIB) under or in connection with any

existing loan agreements entered into between Syria and

the EIB;

(b) the continuation by the EIB of any existing Technical

Assistance Service Contracts for sovereign projects

located in Syria.’.

Article 2

In Annex I to Decision 2011/273/CFSP, the entry for Nizar

AL-ASSAAD shall be replaced by the entry set out in the

Annex to this Decision.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 14 November 2011.

For the Council

The President

C. ASHTON

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ANNEX

Person referred to in Article 2

Name

1.

Nizar Al-Assad

(

)

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Cousin of Bashar Al-Assad;

previously head of the company

‘Nizar Oilfield Supplies’.

Very close to key government

officials. Financing Shabiha in

the region of Latakia.

23.08.2011

قرار من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي يوقف صرف قروض بنك الاستثمار الأوروبي لسورية وعقود المساعدة الفنية للمشاريع الحكومية فيها، ويحدّث بيانات نزار الأسعد في قائمة العقوبات.