(a) "branch" of a financial or credit institution means a place of business which forms a legally dependent part of a financial or credit institution and which carries out directly all or some of the transactions inherent in the business of financial or credit institutions; (b) "brokering services" means: (i) the negotiation or arrangement of transactions for the purchase, sale or supply of goods and technology from a third country to any other third country, or (ii) the selling or buying of goods and technology that are located in third countries for their transfer to another third country;
(c) "contract or transaction" means any transaction of whatever form and whatever the applicable law, whether comprising one or more contracts or similar obligations made between the same or different parties; for this purpose "contract" includes a bond, guarantee or indemnity, particularly a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, and credit, whether legally independent or not, as well as any related provision arising under, or in connection with, the transaction; (d) "credit institution" means a credit institution as defined in Article 4(1) of Directive 2006/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutionsOJ L 177, 30.6.2006, p. 1 .(e) "crude oil and petroleum products" means the products listed in Annex IV; (f) "economic resources" means assets of every kind, whether tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, which are not funds, but which may be used to obtain funds, goods or services; (g) "financial institution" means: (i) an undertaking, other than a credit institution, which carries out one or more of the operations included in points 2 to 12 and points 14 and 15 of Annex I to Directive 2006/48/EC, including the activities of currency exchange offices (bureaux de change); (ii) an insurance company duly authorised in accordance with Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 concerning life assuranceOJ L 345, 19.12.2002, p. 1 .(iii) an investment firm as defined in point 1 of Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instrumentsOJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p. 1 .(iv) a collective investment undertaking marketing its units or shares; or (v) an insurance intermediary as defined in Article 2(5) of Directive 2002/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2002 on insurance mediationOJ L 9, 15.1.2003, p. 3 .
including its branches, whether inside or outside the Union; (h) "freezing of economic resources" means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging them; (i) "freezing of funds" means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, or dealing with funds in any way that would result in any change in their volume, amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management; (j) "funds" means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited to: (i) cash, cheques, claims on money, drafts, money orders and other payment instruments; (ii) deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts and debt obligations; (iii) publicly- and privately-traded securities and debt instruments, including stocks and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures and derivatives contracts; (iv) interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by assets; (v) credit, right of set-off, guarantees, performance bonds or other financial commitments; (vi) letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; (vii) documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources;
(k) "goods" includes items, materials and equipment; (l) "insurance" means an undertaking or commitment whereby one or more natural or legal persons are obliged, in return for payment, to provide one or more other persons, in the event of materialisation of a risk, with an indemnity or a benefit as determined by the undertaking or commitment; (m) "reinsurance" means the activity consisting in accepting risks ceded by an insurance undertaking or by another reinsurance undertaking or, in the case of the association of underwriters known as Lloyd's, the activity consisting in accepting risks, ceded by any member of Lloyd's, by an insurance or reinsurance undertaking other than the association of underwriters known as Lloyd's; (n) "Syrian credit or financial institution" means: (i) any credit or financial institution domiciled in Syria, including the Central Bank of Syria; (ii) any branch or subsidiary, where it falls within the scope of Article 35, of a credit or financial institution domiciled in Syria; (iii) any branch or subsidiary, where it does not fall within the scope of Article 35, of a credit or financial institution domiciled in Syria; (iv) any credit or financial institution that is not domiciled in Syria but is controlled by one or more persons or entities domiciled in Syria;
(o) "Syrian person, entity or body" means: (i) the State of Syria or any public authority thereof; (ii) any natural person in, or resident in, Syria; (iii) any legal person, entity or body having its registered office in Syria; (iv) any legal person, entity or body, inside or outside Syria, owned or controlled directly or indirectly by one or more of the above-mentioned persons or bodies;
(p) "technical assistance" means any technical support related to repairs, development, manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may take forms such as instruction, advice, training, the transmission of working knowledge or skills or consulting services; including verbal forms of assistance; (q) "territory of the Union" means the territories of the Member States to which the Treaty is applicable, under the conditions laid down in the Treaty, including their airspace; (r) "customs territory of the Union" means the territory as defined in Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs CodeOJ L 302, 19.10.1992, p. 1 .
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
Modified by
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 55/2012of 23 January 2012implementing Article 33(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0055, January 24, 2012
- Council Regulation (EU) No 168/2012of 27 February 2012amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0168, February 28, 2012
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 266/2012of 23 March 2012implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0266, March 24, 2012
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 410/2012of 14 May 2012implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0410, May 15, 2012
- Council Regulation (EU) No 509/2012of 15 June 2012amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in SyriaCorrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 509/2012 of 15 June 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria(Official Journal of the European Union L 156 of 16 June 2012), 32012R050932012R0509R(03), June 16, 2012
- Council Implementing Regulation 2012/544/CFSPof 25 June 2012implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0544, June 26, 2012
- Council Regulation (EU) No 545/2012of 25 June 2012amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0545, June 26, 2012
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 673/2012of 23 July 2012implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in SyriaCorrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 673/2012 of 23 July 2012 implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria(Official Journal of the European Union L 196 of 24 July 2012), 32012R067332012R0673R(01), July 24, 2012
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 742/2012of 16 August 2012implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in SyriaCorrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 742/2012 of 16 August 2012 implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria(Official Journal of the European Union L 219 of 17 August 2012), 32012R074232012R0742R(01), August 17, 2012
- Council Regulation (EU) No 867/2012of 24 September 2012amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0867, September 25, 2012
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 944/2012of 15 October 2012implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0944, October 16, 2012
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1117/2012of 29 November 2012implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R1117, November 30, 2012
- Council Regulation (EU) No 325/2013of 10 April 2013amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32013R0325, April 11, 2013
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013of 22 April 2013implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in SyriaCorrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria(Official Journal of the European Union L 111 of 23 April 2013)Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria(Official Journal of the European Union L 111 of 23 April 2013), 32013R036332013R0363R(01)32013R0363R(03), April 23, 2013
- Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013of 13 May 2013adapting certain regulations and decisions in the fields of free movement of goods, freedom of movement for persons, company law, competition policy, agriculture, food safety, veterinary and phytosanitary policy, transport policy, energy, taxation, statistics, trans-European networks, judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom and security, environment, customs union, external relations, foreign, security and defence policy and institutions, by reason of the accession of the Republic of Croatia, 32013R0517, June 10, 2013
- Council Regulation (EU) No 697/2013of 22 July 2013amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32013R0697, July 23, 2013
- Council Regulation (EU) No 1332/2013of 13 December 2013amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32013R1332, December 14, 2013
- Council Regulation (EU) No 124/2014of 10 February 2014amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32014R0124, February 11, 2014
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 578/2014of 28 May 2014implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32014R0578, May 29, 2014
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 693/2014of 23 June 2014implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32014R0693, June 24, 2014
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 793/2014of 22 July 2014implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32014R0793, July 23, 2014
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1013/2014of 26 September 2014implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32014R1013, September 27, 2014
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2014of 20 October 2014implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in SyriaCorrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2014 of 20 October 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria(Official Journal of the European Union L 301 of 21 October 2014), 32014R110532014R1105R(01), October 21, 2014
- Council Regulation (EU) No 1323/2014of 12 December 2014amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32014R1323, December 13, 2014
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/108of 26 January 2015implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32015R0108, January 27, 2015
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/375of 6 March 2015implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32015R0375, March 7, 2015
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/780of 19 May 2015implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32015R0780, May 20, 2015
- Council Regulation (EU) 2015/827of 28 May 2015amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32015R0827, May 29, 2015
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/828of 28 May 2015implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32015R0828, May 29, 2015
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/961of 22 June 2015implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32015R0961, June 23, 2015
- Council Regulation (EU) 2015/1828of 12 October 2015amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32015R1828, October 13, 2015
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2350of 16 December 2015implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32015R2350, December 17, 2015
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/840of 27 May 2016implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32016R0840, May 28, 2016
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1735of 29 September 2016implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32016R1735, September 30, 2016
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1893of 27 October 2016implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32016R1893, October 28, 2016
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1984of 14 November 2016implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32016R1984, November 14, 2016
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1996of 15 November 2016implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32016R1996, November 16, 2016
- Council Regulation (EU) 2016/2137of 6 December 2016amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32016R2137, December 7, 2016
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/480of 20 March 2017implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32017R0480, March 21, 2017
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/907of 29 May 2017implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in SyriaCorrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/907 of 29 May 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria(Official Journal of the European Union L 139 of 30 May 2017), 32017R090732017R0907R(01), May 30, 2017
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1241of 10 July 2017implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32017R1241, July 11, 2017
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1327of 17 July 2017implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32017R1327, July 18, 2017
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1751of 25 September 2017implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32017R1751, September 26, 2017
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/282of 26 February 2018implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32018R0282, February 26, 2018
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/420of 19 March 2018implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32018R0420, March 19, 2018
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/774of 28 May 2018implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in SyriaCorrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/774 of 28 May 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria(Official Journal of the European Union L 131 of 29 May 2018), 32018R077432018R0774R(01), May 29, 2018
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/85of 21 January 2019implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32019R0085, January 21, 2019
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/350of 4 March 2019implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32019R0350, March 4, 2019
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798of 17 May 2019implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in SyriaCorrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria(Official Journal of the European Union L 132 of 20 May 2019), 32019R079832019R0798R(01), May 20, 2019
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1163of 5 July 2019amending and setting out a single list for the Annexes containing contact details of Member States competent authorities and address for notifications to the European Commission to certain Regulations concerning restrictive measures, 32019R1163, July 8, 2019
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/211of 17 February 2020implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32020R0211, February 17, 2020
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/716of 28 May 2020implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32020R0716, May 29, 2020
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1505of 16 October 2020implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32020R1505, October 16, 2020
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1649of 6 November 2020implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32020R1649, November 6, 2020
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/29of 15 January 2021implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32021R0029, January 15, 2021
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/743of 6 May 2021implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32021R0743, May 7, 2021
- Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/848of 27 May 2021implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32021R0848, May 28, 2021
Corrected by
- Corrigendum to 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, 32012R0036R(04), July 27, 2018
- Corrigendum to Council Regulation (EU) No 509/2012 of 15 June 2012 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0509R(03), April 15, 2021
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 673/2012 of 23 July 2012 implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0673R(01), August 9, 2012
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 742/2012 of 16 August 2012 implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32012R0742R(01), August 23, 2012
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32013R0363R(01), May 4, 2013
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32013R0363R(03), May 9, 2013
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1105/2014 of 20 October 2014 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32014R1105R(01), October 24, 2014
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/907 of 29 May 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32017R0907R(01), June 9, 2017
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/774 of 28 May 2018 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32018R0774R(01), July 4, 2018
- Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria, 32019R0798R(01), September 11, 2019
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