2012/207/EU: Commission Delegated Decision of 8 February 2012 amending Annex III to Decision No 1080/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council granting an EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Union and repealing Decision No 633/2009/EC, as regards Syria

L 110/38

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

24.4.2012

COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION

of 8 February 2012

amending Annex III to Decision No 1080/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council

granting an EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan

guarantees for projects outside the Union and repealing Decision No 633/2009/EC, as regards Syria

(2012/207/EU)

disbursements by the EIB in connection with existing

loan agreements between Syria and the EIB, which are

now consolidated into Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP

of 1 December 2011 concerning restrictive measures

against Syria and repealing Decision 2011/273/CFSP (4)

and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January

2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the

situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No

442/2011 (5).

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

Union,

Having regard to Decision No 1080/2011/EU of the European

Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 granting an

EU guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses

under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Union

and repealing Decision No 633/2009/EC (1), and in particular

Article 4(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Council conclusions on Syria of 23 May 2011 (2) invite

the European Investment Bank (EIB) not to approve new

EIB financing operations in Syria for the time being.

(2)

European Parliament Resolution of 7 July 2011 on the

situation in Syria, Yemen and Bahrain in the context of

the situation in the Arab world and North Africa

welcomes the Council conclusions to impose restrictive

measures on Syria and notably to invite the EIB not to

approve new financing operations in Syria for the time

being.

(3)

The political and economic situation in Syria has further

deteriorated since the adoption of Decision No

1080/2011/EU.

(4)

Council conclusions on Syria of 14 November 2011 (3)

decided to place new restrictive measures against the

Syrian regime by suspending the disbursement or other

payments under or in connection with existing EIB loan

agreements with Syria.

(5)

(6)

The Commission, with the involvement of the European

External Action Service, has assessed that the overall

economic and political situation requires removing

Syria from Annex III to Decision No 1080/2011/EU,

which sets out the list of countries eligible for EIB

financing under EU guarantee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

In point B(1) of Annex III to Decision No 1080/2011/EU, the

word ‘Syria’ is deleted.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of

its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 8 February 2012.

For the Commission

The President

In this context, the Council has adopted a series

of restrictive measures, including the prohibition of

(1) OJ L 280, 27.10.2011, p. 1.

(2) 3091st Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

(3) 3124th Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

José Manuel BARROSO

(4) OJ L 319, 2.12.2011, p. 56.

(5) OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

قرار مفوّض من المفوضية الأوروبية بتعديل قائمة الدول المؤهلة لضمان الاتحاد لقروض بنك الاستثمار الأوروبي، بتعليق أهلية سورية.