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Official Journal of the European Union
11.2.2014
REGULATIONS
COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 124/2014
of 10 February 2014
amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in
Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
order to implement it, in particular, with a view to
ensuring its uniform application by economic operators
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
in all Member States.
Union, and in particular Article 215 thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May
(5) Regulation
(EU)
No
36/2012
should
therefore
be
2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria ( 1 ),
amended accordingly,
Having regard to the joint proposal from the High Represen
tative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
the European Commission,
Whereas:
Article 1
(1) Council
Regulation
(EU)
No
36/2012
( 2 ) gives effect to
In the first paragraph of Article 16 of Regulation (EU)
most of the measures provided for in Decision
No 36/2012, the following point is added:
2013/255/CFSP.
(2) On
10
February
2014,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
‘(i) intended exclusively for payments by Syrian State-owned
2014/74/CFSP ( 3 ) amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
entities or the Central Bank of Syria, as listed in Annexes
II and IIa, on behalf of the Syrian Arab Republic to the
(3)
A further derogation from the asset freeze should be
provided for in Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 to enable
OPCW for activities related to the OPCW verification
the release of funds or economic resources of Syrian
mission and the destruction of Syrian chemical
State-owned entities or the Central Bank of Syria for
weapons, including in particular payments to the
the purpose of making payments on behalf of the
OPCW Special Trust Fund for activities related to the
Syrian Arab Republic to the Organisation for the
complete destruction of Syrian chemical weapons
Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) for activities
outside the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.’.
related to the OPCW verification mission and the
destruction of Syrian chemical weapons.
Article 2
(4)
That measure falls within the scope of the Treaty and
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date following that
regulatory action at Union level is therefore necessary in
of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 February 2014.
For the Council
The President
C. ASHTON
( 1 ) OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.
( 2 ) 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 (OJ L 16, 19.1.2012,
p. 1).
( 3 ) See page 63 of this Official Journal.

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