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Official Journal of the European Union
28.2.2012
COUNCIL DECISION 2012/123/CFSP
of 27 February 2012
amending Decision 2011/523/EU partially suspending the application of the Cooperation Agreement
between the European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab Republic
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
suspension should aim at targeting the Syrian authorities,
not the people of Syria, and should be limited accord
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
ingly. Since gold, precious metals and diamonds are
Union, and in particular Article 207 in conjunction with
products the trade in which benefits in particular the
Article 218(9) thereof,
Syrian regime, and which therefore supports its
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
repressive policies, the suspension should be extended
so as to apply also to trade in these materials,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
(1) On
18
January
1977,
the
European
Economic
Community and the Syrian Arab Republic concluded a
Article 1
Cooperation Agreement ( 1 ) (‘the Cooperation Agreement’)
to promote overall cooperation with a view to
The measures listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be
strengthening relations between them.
added to the Annex to Decision 2011/523/EU.

Article 2
(2) On
2
September
2011,
the
Council
adopted
Decision
2011/523/EU ( 2 ) which partially suspends the application
This Decision shall be notified to the Syrian Arab Republic.
of the Cooperation Agreement until the Syrian auth
orities put an end to the systematic violations of
Article 3
human rights and can again be considered as being in
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication
compliance with general international law and the prin
in the Official Journal of the European Union.
ciples which form the basis of the Cooperation
Agreement.
(3)
Since then, and in view of the further deterioration of the
Done at Brussels, 27 February 2012.
situation in Syria, the Union has adopted further
restrictive measures against the Syrian regime ( 3 ).
For the Council
(4)
In this regard, the partial suspension of the application of
the Cooperation Agreement should continue. In line with
The President
the approach set out in Decision 2011/523/EU, the
C. ASHTON
( 1 ) OJ L 269, 27.9.1978, p. 2.
( 2 ) OJ L 228, 3.9.2011, p. 19.
( 3 ) Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012
concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
(OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1), Council Implementing Regulation (EU)
No 55/2012 of 23 January 2012 implementing Article 33(1) of
Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in
view of the situation in Syria (OJ L 19, 24.1.2012, p. 6), Council
Implementing Decision 2012/37/CFSP of 23 January 2012 imple
menting Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures
against Syria (OJ L 19, 24.1.2012, p. 33).

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28.2.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
54/19
ANNEX
List of measures referred to in Article 1
‘(6) The sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed below,
whether or not originating in the Union, to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies,
the Central Bank of Syria, any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or
body owned or controlled by them;
(7) The purchase, import or transport, directly or indirectly, of gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed below,
whether the item concerned originates in Syria or not, from the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations
and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or
any entity or body owned or controlled by them; and
(8) The provision, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services, financing or financial assistance,
related to the goods referred to in points (6) and (7), to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations
and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or
any entity or body owned or controlled by them.
The gold, precious metals and diamonds referred to in this Annex are:
HS Code Description
7102
Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set.
7106
Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in
powder form.
7108
Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form.
7109 Base
metals
or
silver,
clad
with
gold,
not
further
worked
than
semi-manufactured.
7110
Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form.
7111 Base
metals,
silver
or
gold,
clad
with
platinum,
not
further
worked
than
semi-manufactured.
7112
Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing
precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal.’.

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