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

EN

Council of the

European Union

Brussels, 7 July 2014

11666/14

(OR. en)

PRESSE 390

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the

European Union on the alignment of certain third countries

with Council Decision 2014/309/CFSP amending

Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive

measures against Syria

On 28 May 2014, the Council adopted Decision 2014/309/CFSP1 amending

Council 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 and extends the existing measures until 1 June

2015.

The Candidate Countries the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia*, Montenegro*,

Iceland+, Serbia* and Albania*, and the EFTA countries Liechtenstein and Norway,

members of the European Economic Area, as well as Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova,

and Georgia associate themselves with this Decision.

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

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

1

Published on 29.5.2014 in the Official Journal of the European Union no. L 160, p. 37.

*

The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Albania continue to be part

of the Stabilisation and Association Process.

+

Iceland continues to be a member of the EFTA and of the European Economic Area.

PRESS

Rue de la Loi 175 B – 1048 BRUSSELS Tel.: +32 (0)2 281 6319 Fax: +32 (0)2 281 8026

[email protected] http://www.consilium.europa.eu/press

11666/14

1

E

إعلان من الممثلة العليا باسم الاتحاد الأوروبي حول انضمام دول ثالثة إلى القرار 2014/309 بتعديل قرار العقوبات على سورية 2013/255.