CHAPTER IIEXPORT AND IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

Article 21.A Member State may prohibit or impose an authorisation requirement on the export, sale, supply or transfer of equipment which might be used for internal repression other than those listed in Annex IA or Annex IX, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria.2.A Member State may prohibit or impose an authorisation requirement on the provision of technical assistance, financing and financial assistance related to the equipment referred to in paragraph 1, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria.

Article 2a1.It shall be prohibited:(a)to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment, goods or technology which might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which might be used for internal repression, as listed in Annex IA, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria;(b)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in point (a).2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities in the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may grant, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation for a transaction in relation to equipment, goods or technology as listed in Annex IA, provided that the equipment, goods or technology are intended for food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes, or for the benefit of United Nations personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States.3.By way of derogation from paragraph 1(a), the competent authorities of the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may grant, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation for sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment, goods or technology as listed in Annex IA undertaken in accordance with paragraph 10 of UN Security Council Resolution 2118(2013) and relevant decisions of the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), consistent with the objective of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Chemical Weapons Convention) and after consultation with the OPCW.

Article 2b1.A prior authorisation shall be required for the sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of equipment, goods or technology which might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which might be used for internal repression, as listed in Annex IX, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria.2.The competent authorities in the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, shall not grant any authorisation for any sale, supply, transfer or export of the equipment, goods or technology listed in Annex IX, if they have reasonable grounds to determine that the equipment, goods or technology the sale, supply, transfer or export of which is in question is or might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which might be used for internal repression.3.The authorisation shall be granted by the competent authorities of the Member State where the exporter is established and shall be in accordance with the detailed rules laid down in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use itemsOJ L 134, 29.5.2009, p. 1.. The authorisation shall be valid throughout the Union.

Article 2c1.The rules governing the obligation to provide advance information as determined in the relevant provisions concerning summary declarations as well as customs declarations in Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 of 2 July 1993 laying down provisions for the implementation of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1. apply to all goods leaving the customs territory of the Union to Syria.The person or entity who provides that information shall also present any authorisations if required by this Regulation.2.The seizure and disposal of equipment, goods or technology, the supply, sale, transfer or export of which is prohibited by Article 2a of this Regulation may, in accordance with national legislation or the decision of a competent authority, be carried out at the expense of the person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 or, if it is not possible to recover these expenses from that person or entity, the expenses may, in accordance with national legislation, be recovered from any person or entity who assumes responsibility for the carriage of the goods or equipment in the attempted illicit supply, sale, transfer or export.

Article 2dA Member State may prohibit or impose an authorisation requirement on the export to Syria of dual-use items referred to in Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.

Article 31.It shall be prohibited:(a)to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to equipment, goods or technology which might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which could be used for internal repression as listed in Annex IA, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria;(b)to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the goods and technology listed in Annex IA, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for any provision of related technical assistance to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria;(c)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) and (b).2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, and provided that the provision shall first have been approved by the competent authority of a Member State, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, the prohibitions referred to therein shall not apply to:(a)the provision of technical assistance, financing and financial assistance:intended solely for the support of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF),related to non-lethal military equipment, or equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended for humanitarian purposes or protective use or for the protection of civilians, or for institution building programmes of the UN and the Union, or for Union or UN crisis management operations, or for the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces intended for the protection of civilians,related to non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for the protective use of personnel of the Union and its Member States in Syria, or for the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces intended for the protection of civilians;(b)the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services for the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces intended for the protection of civilians.3.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities of the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may grant, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation for technical assistance or brokering services, or financing or financial assistance related to equipment, goods or technology, as listed in Annex IA, provided that the equipment, goods or technology are intended for food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes, or for the benefit of United Nations personnel, personnel of the Union or its Member States.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission, within four weeks, of any authorisation granted under the first subparagraph.4.Prior authorisation from the competent authority of the relevant Member State, as identified on the websites referred to in Annex III shall be required for the provision of:(a)technical assistance or brokering services related to equipment, goods or technology listed in Annex IX and to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such equipment, goods and technology, directly or indirectly to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria;(b)financing or financial assistance related to goods and technology referred to in Annex IX, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, as well as insurance and reinsurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such goods and technology, or for any provision of related technical assistance to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria.The competent authorities shall not grant any authorisation for the transactions referred to inthe first subparagraph, if they have reasonable grounds to determine that those transactions are or may be intended to contribute to internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which might be used for internal repression.5.By way of derogation from points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the competent authorities of the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may grant, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation for the provision of technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance related to equipment, goods or technology as listed in Annex IA where such technical assistance, brokering services, financing or financial assistance is provided for the sale, supply, transfer or export of such equipment, goods or technology undertaken in accordance with paragraph 10 of UN Security Council Resolution 2118(2013) and relevant decisions of the Executive Council of the OPCW, consistent with the objective of Chemical Weapons Convention and after consultation with the OPCW.

Article 3aIt shall be prohibited:(a)to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance relating to the goods and technology listed in the Common Military List, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance and brokering services relating to insurance and reinsurance for any purchase, import or transport of such items if they originate in Syria, or are being exported from Syria to any other country;(b)to participate, knowingly or intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in point (a).

Article 3bArticle 3a shall not apply to the provision of financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance and brokering services relating to insurance and reinsurance for any import or transport of goods and technology listed in the Common Military List if they originate in Syria, or are being exported from Syria to any other country, undertaken in accordance with paragraph 10 of UN Security Council Resolution 2118(2013) and relevant decisions of the Executive Council of the OPCW, consistent with the objective of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

Article 41.It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment, technology or software identified in Annex V, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria, unless the competent authority of the relevant Member State, as identified in the websites referred to in Annex III, has given prior authorisation.2.The competent authorities of the Member States, as identified in the websites referred to in Annex III, shall not grant any authorisation under paragraph 1 if they have reasonable grounds to determine that the equipment, technology or software in question would be used for monitoring or interception, by the Syrian regime or on its behalf, of internet or telephone communications in Syria.3.Annex V shall include equipment, technology or software which may be used for the monitoring or interception of internet or telephone communications.4.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article, within four weeks following the authorisation.

Article 51.It shall be prohibited:(a)to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to the equipment, technology and software identified in Annex V, or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of the equipment and technology identified in Annex V or to the provision, installation, operation or updating of any software identified in Annex V, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria;(b)to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the equipment, technology and software identified in Annex V, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria;(c)to provide any telecommunication or internet monitoring or interception services of any kind to, or for the direct or indirect benefit of, the State of Syria, its Government, its public bodies, corporations and agencies or any person or entity acting on their behalf or at their direction; and(d)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in any activity the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in point (a), (b) or (c) above;unless the competent authority of the relevant Member State, as identified in the websites referred to in Annex III, has given prior authorisation, on the basis set out in Article 4(2).2.For the purposes of paragraph 1(c), "telecommunication or internet monitoring or interception services" means those services that provide, in particular using equipment, technology or software as identified in Annex V, access to and delivery of a subject's incoming and outgoing telecommunications and call-associated data for the purpose of its extraction, decoding, recording, processing, analysis and storing or any other related activity.

Article 6It shall be prohibited:(a)to import crude oil or petroleum products into the Union if they:(i)originate in Syria; or(ii)have been exported from Syria;(b)to purchase crude oil or petroleum products which are located in or which originated in Syria;(c)to transport crude oil or petroleum products if they originate in Syria, or are being exported from Syria to any other country;(d)to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions set out in point (a);(da)to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions set out in points (b) and (c); and(e)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities whose object or effect is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the prohibitions set out in points (a), (b), (c), (d) or (da).

Article 6a1.The prohibitions set out in points (b), (c) and (e) of Article 6 shall not apply to the purchase or transport in Syria of petroleum products or to the related provision of financing or financial assistance by public bodies or by legal persons, entities or bodies which receive public funding from the Union or Member States to provide humanitarian relief or assistance to the civilian population in Syria, provided that such products are purchased or transported for the sole purposes of providing humanitarian relief in Syria or assistance to the civilian population in Syria.2.By way of derogation from points (b), (c) and (e) of Article 6, in cases not covered by paragraph 1 of this Article, the competent authority of a Member State, as identified on the website listed in Annex III, may authorise the purchase and transport in Syria of petroleum products or the provision of related financing or financial assistance, under the general and specific terms and conditions it deems appropriate provided that such purchase and transport:(a)are for the sole purpose of providing humanitarian relief in Syria or assistance to the civilian population in Syria; and(b)do not breach any of the prohibitions laid down in this Regulation.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph within two weeks of any authorisation granted. The notification shall contain details about the authorised legal person, entity or body and about its humanitarian activities in Syria.3.Nothing in this Article shall affect compliance with Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001Council Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 of 27 December 2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities with a view to combating terrorism (OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 70)., with Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations(OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9). or with Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686Council Regulation (EU) 2016/1686 of 20 September 2016 imposing additional restrictive measures directed against ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda and natural and legal persons, entities or bodies associated with them (OJ L 255, 21.9.2016, p. 1)..

Article 6bThe prohibitions set out in points (b), (c) and (e) of Article 6 shall not apply to the purchase or transport in Syria of petroleum products or the related provision of financing or financial assistance by a diplomatic or consular mission, where such products are purchased or transported for official purposes of the mission.

Article 7The prohibitions in Article 6 shall not apply to:(a)the execution, on or prior to 15 November 2011, of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 2 September 2011, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or body seeking to perform the obligation concerned has notified, at least seven working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which it is established, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III; or(b)the purchase of crude oil or petroleum products which had been exported from Syria prior to 2 September 2011, or, where the export was made pursuant to point (a), on or prior to 15 November 2011.

Article 7a1.It shall be prohibited to:(a)sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, jet fuel and fuel additives as identified in Annex Va to any person, entity or body in Syria, or for use in Syria;(b)provide financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance related to the sale, supply, transfer or export of jet fuel and fuel additives as identified in Annex Va to any person, entity or body in Syria, or for use in Syria;(c)provide brokering services with regard to the sale, supply, transfer or export of jet fuel and fuel additives as identified in Annex Va to any person, entity or body in Syria, or for use in Syria.2.Annex Va shall include jet fuel and fuel additives.3.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities in the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex III may authorise the sale, supply, transfer or export of jet fuel and fuel additives and the provision of financing and financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance and brokering services related to the sale, supply, transfer or export of jet fuel and fuel additives as identified in Annex Vb to any person, entity or body in Syria, or for use in Syria under such conditions as they deem appropriate, having determined that the jet fuel and fuel additives are required by the United Nations, or bodies acting on its behalf, for humanitarian purposes such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food or the transfer of humanitarian workers and related assistance, or for evacuations from Syria or within Syria.4.The Member States concerned shall within four weeks inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisations granted under this Article.5.The prohibition laid down in paragraph 1 shall not apply to:(a)jet fuel and fuel additives as listed in Annex Vb exclusively used by non-Syrian civilian aircraft landing in Syria, provided that they are intended and used solely for the continuation of the flight operation of the aircraft into which they were loaded;(b)jet fuel and fuel additives as listed in Annex Vb exclusively used by a designated Syrian air carrier as listed in Annexes II and IIa carrying out evacuations from Syria in accordance with Article 16(h);(c)jet fuel and fuel additives as listed in Annex Vb exclusively used by a non-designated Syrian air carrier carrying out evacuations from or within Syria.

Article 81.It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export the equipment or technology listed in Annex VI, directly or indirectly, to any Syrian person, entity or body, or for use in Syria.2.Annex VI shall include key equipment and technology for the following sectors of the oil and gas industry in Syria:(a)exploration of crude oil and natural gas;(b)production of crude oil and natural gas;(c)refining;(d)liquefaction of natural gas.3.Annex VI shall not include items included in the Common Military List.

Article 9It shall be prohibited:(a)to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to the equipment and technology listed in Annex VI, or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of goods listed in Annex VI, to any Syrian person, entity or body, or for use in Syria;(b)to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the equipment and technology listed in Annex VI, to any Syrian person, entity or body; or for use in Syria, and(c)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in any activity the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in point (a) or (b).

Article 9a1.By way of derogation from Articles 8 and 9, the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, the sale, supply, transfer or export of the key equipment or technology as listed in Annex VI, or the provision of related technical assistance or brokering services, or financing or financial assistance, provided that the following conditions are met:(a)on the basis of the information available to it, including information provided by the person, entity or body requesting the authorisation, the competent authority has determined that it is reasonable to conclude that:(i)the activities concerned are for the purpose of providing assistance to the Syrian civilian population, in particular in view of meeting humanitarian concerns, assisting in the provision of basic services, reconstruction or restoring economic activity, or other civilian purposes;(ii)the activities concerned do not entail funds or economic resources being made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person, entity or body referred to in Article 14;(iii)the activities concerned do not breach any of the prohibitions laid down in this Regulation;(b)the Member State concerned has consulted in advance the person, entity or body designated by the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces as regards, inter alia:(i)the competent authority's determination under points (a) (i) and (ii);(ii)the availability of information indicating that the activities concerned might entail funds or economic resources being made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person, entity or body referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 or Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002;and the person, entity or body designated by the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces has given its views to the relevant Member State.(c)In the absence of the receipt of views from the person, entity or body designated by the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces within 30 days after the request was made to them, the competent authority may proceed with its decision on whether or not to issue the authorisation.2.When applying the conditions under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the competent authority shall require adequate information as regards the use of the authorisation granted, including information concerning the end-user and the final destination of the delivery.3.The Member State concerned shall inform, within two weeks, the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article.

Article 101.The prohibitions in Articles 8 and 9 shall not apply to the performance of an obligation required by a contract which was awarded or concluded prior to 19 January 2012, provided that the person or entity seeking to rely on this Article has notified, at least 21 calendar days in advance, the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III.2.For the purposes of this Article, a contract shall have been "awarded" to a person or entity if express written confirmation of the award of the contract to that person or entity has been sent by the other contracting party, following the conclusion of a formal tender process.

Article 11It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, new Syrian denominated banknotes and coinage, printed or minted in the Union, to the Central Bank of Syria.

Article 11a1.It shall be prohibited:(a)to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed in Annex VIII, 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;(b)to purchase, import or transport, directly or indirectly, gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed in Annex VIII, 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(c)to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services, financing or financial assistance, related to the goods referred to in points (a) and (b), 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.2.Annex VIII shall include gold, precious metals and diamonds subject to the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 11b1.It shall be prohibited:(a)to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, luxury goods as listed in Annex X, to Syria;(b)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities whose object or effect is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the prohibition referred to in point (a).2.By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1, the prohibition referred to therein shall not apply to goods of a non-commercial nature, for personal use, contained in travellers’ luggage.

Article 11c1.It shall be prohibited to import, export, transfer, or provide brokering services related to the import, export or transfer of, Syrian cultural property goods and other goods of archaeological, historical, cultural, rare scientific or religious importance, including those listed in Annex XI, where there are reasonable grounds to suspect that the goods have been removed from Syria without the consent of their legitimate owner or have been removed in breach of Syrian law or international law, in particular if the goods form an integral part of either the public collections listed in the inventories of the conservation collections of Syrian museums, archives or libraries, or the inventories of Syrian religious institutions.2.The prohibition in paragraph 1 shall not apply if it is demonstrated that:(a)the goods were exported from Syria prior to 15 March 2011; or(b)the goods are being safely returned to their legitimate owners in Syria.

CHAPTER IIIRESTRICTIONS ON PARTICIPATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

Article 121.It shall be prohibited:(a)to sell, supply, transfer or export equipment or technology as listed in Annex VII to be used in the construction or installation in Syria of new power plants for electricity production;(b)to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance or reinsurance in relation to any project referred to in point (a).2.This prohibition shall not apply to the performance of an obligation required by a contract or agreement which was concluded prior to 19 January 2012, provided that the person or entity seeking to rely on this Article has notified, at least 21 calendar days in advance, the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III.

CHAPTER IVRESTRICTIONS ON FINANCING CERTAIN ENTERPRISES

Article 131.The following shall be prohibited:(a)the granting of any financial loan or credit to any Syrian person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 2;(b)the acquisition or extension of a participation in any Syrian person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 2;(c)the creation of any joint venture with any Syrian person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 2;(d)the participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in point (a), (b) or (c).2.The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall apply to any Syrian person, entity or body engaged in:(a)the exploration, production or refining of crude oil; or(b)the construction or installation of new power plants for electricity production.3.For the purposes of paragraph 2 only, the following definitions shall apply:(a)"exploration of crude oil" includes the exploration for, prospecting for and management of crude oil reserves, as well as the provision of geological services in relation to such reserves;(b)"refining of crude oil" means the processing, conditioning or preparation of oil for the ultimately final sale of fuels.4.The prohibitions in paragraph 1:(a)shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements relating to:(i)the exploration, production or refining of crude oil, concluded before 23 September 2011;(ii)the construction or installation of new power plants for electricity production concluded prior to 19 January 2012;(b)shall not prevent the extension of a participation relating to:(i)the exploration, production or refining of crude oil, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 23 September 2011;(ii)the construction or installation of new power plants for electricity production if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded prior to 19 January 2012.

Article 13a1.By way of derogation from Article 13(1), the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, the granting of any financial loan or credit to or the acquisition or extension of a participation in, or the creation of any joint venture with any Syrian person, entity or body referred to in point (a) of Article 13(2), provided that the following conditions are met:(a)on the basis of the information available to it, including information provided by the person, entity or body requesting the authorisation, the competent authority has determined that it is reasonable to conclude that:(i)the activities concerned are for the purpose of providing assistance to the Syrian civilian population, in particular in view of meeting humanitarian concerns, assisting in the provision of basic services, reconstruction or restoring economic activity, or other civilian purposes;(ii)the activities concerned do not entail funds or economic resources being made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person, entity or body referred to in Article 14;(iii)the activities concerned do not breach any of the prohibitions laid down in this Regulation;(b)the Member State concerned has consulted in advance the person, entity or body designated by the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces as regards, inter alia:(i)the competent authority's determination under points (a) (i) and (ii);(ii)the availability of information indicating that the activities concerned might entail funds or economic resources being made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person, entity or body referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 or Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002;and the person, entity or body designated by the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces has given its views to the relevant Member State.(c)In the absence of the receipt of views from the person, entity or body designated by the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces within 30 days after the request was made to them, the competent authority may proceed with its decision on whether or not to issue the authorisation.2.When applying the conditions under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the competent authority shall require adequate information as regards the use of the authorisation granted, including information concerning the purpose of, and the counterparts to the transaction.3.The Member State concerned shall inform, within two weeks, the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article.

CHAPTER VFREEZING OF FUNDS AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES

Article 141.All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex II and IIa shall be frozen.2.No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex II and IIa.3.The participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be prohibited.

Article 151.Annexes II and IIa shall consist of the following:(a)Annex II shall consist of a list of natural or legal persons, entities and bodies who, in accordance with Article 19(1) of Decision 2011/782/CFSP, have been identified by the Council as being persons or entities responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, persons and entities benefiting from or supporting the regime, and natural or legal persons and entities associated with them, and to whom Article 21 of this Regulation shall not apply;(b)Annex IIa shall consist of a list of entities which, in accordance with Article 19(1) of Decision 2011/782/CFSP, have been identified by the Council as being entities associated with the persons or entities responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, or with persons and entities benefiting from or supporting the regime, and to which Article 21 of this Regulation shall apply.1a.The list in Annex II shall also consist of natural or legal persons, entities and bodies who, in accordance with Article 28(2) of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSPCouncil Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 on restrictive measures against Syria (OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14)., have been identified by the Council as falling within one of the following categories:(a)leading businesspersons operating in Syria;(b)members of the Assad or Makhlouf families;(c)Syrian Government Ministers in power after May 2011;(d)members of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of "colonel" or the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011;(e)members of the Syrian security and intelligence services in post after May 2011;(f)members of the regime-affiliated militias;(g)persons, entities, units, agencies, bodies or institutions operating in the chemical weapons proliferation sector.and natural or legal persons and entities associated with them, and to whom Article 21 of this Regulation does not apply.1b.Persons, entities and bodies within one of the categories referred to in paragraph 1a shall not be included or retained on the list of persons, entities and bodies in Annex II if there is sufficient information that they are not, or are no longer, associated with the regime or do not exercise influence over it or do not pose a real risk of circumvention.2.Annexes II and IIa shall include the grounds for the listing of listed persons, entities and bodies concerned.3.Annexes II and IIa shall also include, where available, information necessary to identify the natural or legal persons, entities and bodies concerned. With regard to natural persons, such information may include names including aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and ID card numbers, gender, address, if known, and function or profession. With regard to legal persons, entities and bodies, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business.

Article 16By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent authorities in the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources are:(a)necessary to satisfy the basic needs of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annexes II and IIa, and dependent family members of such natural persons, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;(b)intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;(c)intended exclusively for payment of fees or service charges for routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;(d)necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the relevant competent authority has notified the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted to the competent authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission at least two weeks before the authorisation;(e)in cases not covered by Article 16b, to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, insofar as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic or consular mission or international organisation;(f)necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, humanitarian workers and related assistance, and provided that, in the case of release of frozen funds or economic resources, the funds or economic resources are released to the UN for the purpose of delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance in Syria in accordance with the Syria Humanitarian Assistance Response Plan (SHARP);(g)necessary to ensure human safety or environmental protection;(h)necessary for evacuations from Syria;(i)intended exclusively for payments by Syrian State-owned entities or the Central Bank of Syria, as listed in Annexes II and IIa, on behalf of the Syrian Arab Republic to the OPCW for activities related to the OPCW verification mission and the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons, including in particular payments to the OPCW Special Trust Fund for activities related to the complete destruction of Syrian chemical weapons outside the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article within four weeks following the authorisation.

Article 16a1.The prohibition set out in Article 14(2) shall not apply to funds or economic resources made available by public bodies or by legal persons, entities or bodies which receive public funding from the Union or Member States to provide humanitarian relief in Syria or assistance to the civilian population in Syria where the provision of such funds or economic resources is in accordance with Article 6a(1).2.In cases not covered by paragraph 1 of this Article, and by way of derogation from Article 14(2), the competent authority of the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under the general and specific terms and conditions it deems appropriate, provided that the funds or economic resources are necessary for the sole purpose of providing humanitarian relief in Syria or assistance to the civilian population in Syria.3.By way of derogation from Article 14(1), the competent authority of the Member State, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, under the general and specific terms and conditions it deems appropriate, provided that:(a)the funds or economic resources are necessary for the sole purpose of providing humanitarian relief in Syria or assistance to the civilian population in Syria; and(b)the funds or economic resources are released to the UN for the purpose of delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance in Syria in accordance with the Syrian Humanitarian Response Plan or any successor plan coordinated by the UN.4.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Article within two weeks of any authorisation granted.

Article 16bThe prohibition set out in Article 14(2) shall not apply to funds or economic resources made available from the account of a diplomatic or consular mission where the provision of such funds or economic resources is for official purposes of the mission in accordance with Article 6b.

Article 17By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent authorities in the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex III may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the provision of such funds or economic resources are necessary for the essential energy needs of the civilian population in Syria, provided that the relevant competent authority has notified for each delivery contract the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted to the competent authorities of the other Member States and to the Commission at least four weeks before the authorisation.

Article 181.By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent authorities in Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if the following conditions are met:(a)the funds or economic resources are the subject of an arbitral decision rendered prior to the date on which the natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in Article 14 was listed in Annex II or IIa, or of a judicial or administrative decision rendered in the Union, or a judicial decision enforceable in the Member State concerned, prior to or after that date;(b)the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a decision or recognised as valid in such a decision, within the limits set by applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;(c)the decision is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person, entity or body listed in Annex II or IIa;(d)recognising the decision is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.2.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article.

Article 191.Article 14(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:(a)interest or other earnings on those accounts,(b)payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose before the date on which the account became subject to this Regulation; or(c)payments due under judicial, administrative or arbitral decisions rendered in a Member State or enforceable in the Member State concerned,provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments are frozen in accordance with Article 14(1).2.Article 14(2) shall not prevent financial or credit institutions in the Union from crediting frozen accounts where they receive funds transferred to the account of a listed natural or legal person, entity or body, provided that any additions to such accounts will also be frozen. The financial or credit institution shall inform the relevant competent authority about any such transaction without delay.

Article 20By way of derogation from Article 14 and provided that a payment by a person, entity or body listed in Annex II or IIa is due under a contract or agreement that was concluded by, or an obligation that arose for the person, entity or body concerned before, the date on which that person, entity or body had been designated, the competent authorities of the Member States, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in Article 14.

Article 20aBy way of derogation from Article 14, the competent authorities of the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, the transfer by or through a financial entity listed in Annex II or IIa of funds or economic resources, where the transfer is related to a payment by a person or entity not listed in Annex II or IIa in connection with the provision of financial support to Syrian nationals pursuing an education, professional training or engaged in academic research in the Union, provided that the competent authority of the relevant Member State has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that the payment will not directly or indirectly be received by a person or entity listed in Annex II or IIa.

Article 21By way of derogation from Article 14(1), an entity listed in Annex IIa may, for a period of two months from the date on which it was designated, make a payment from frozen funds or economic resources which were received by that entity after the date on which it was designated, provided that:(a)such payment is due under a trade contract; and(b)the competent authority of the relevant Member State has determined that the payment will not directly or indirectly be received by a person or entity listed in Annex II or Annex IIa.

Article 21a1.By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent authorities of the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate:(a)a transfer by or through the Central Bank of Syria of funds or economic resources received and frozen after the date of its designation where the transfer is related to a payment due in connection with a specific trade contract; or(b)a transfer of funds or economic resources to or through the Central Bank of Syria where the transfer is related to a payment due in connection with a specific trade contract;provided that the competent authority of the relevant Member State has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that the payment will not directly or indirectly be received by any person or entity listed in Annex II or IIa and provided that the transfer is not otherwise prohibited by this Regulation.2.By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent authorities of the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, a transfer made by or through the Central Bank of Syria of frozen funds or economic resources in order to provide financial institutions within the jurisdiction of the Member States with liquidity for the financing of trade.

Article 21bArticle 14(2) shall not prevent acts or transactions carried out with respect to Syrian Arab Airlines for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria.

Article 21c1.By way of derogation from Article 14, the competent authorities of the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise, under such conditions as they deem appropriate:(a)a transfer by or through the Commercial Bank of Syria of funds or economic resources received from outside of the territory of the Union and frozen after the date of its designation where the transfer is related to a payment due in connection with a specific trade contract for medical supplies, food, shelter, sanitation or hygiene for civilian use; or(b)a transfer of funds or economic resources from outside of the territory of the Union to or through the Commercial Bank of Syria where the transfer is related to a payment due in connection with a specific trade contract for the purpose of meeting essential civilian needs, including medical supplies, food, shelter, sanitation or hygiene for civilian use;provided that the competent authority of the relevant Member State has determined, on a case-by-case basis, that the payment will not directly or indirectly be received by any person or entity listed in Annex II or IIa and provided that the transfer is not otherwise prohibited by this Regulation.2.The Member State concerned shall inform the other Member States and the Commission, within four weeks, of any authorisation granted under this Article.

Article 22The freezing of funds and economic resources or the refusal to make funds or economic resources available, carried out in good faith on the basis that such action is in accordance with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person or entity or body implementing it, or its directors or employees, unless it is proved that the funds and economic resources were frozen or withheld as a result of negligence.

CHAPTER VIRESTRICTIONS ON FINANCIAL SERVICES

Article 23The European Investment Bank (EIB) shall:(a)be prohibited from making any disbursement or payment under or in connection with any existing loan agreements entered into between the State of Syria or any public authority thereof and the EIB; and(b)suspend all existing Technical Assistance Service Contracts relating to projects financed under the loan agreements referred to in point (a), and which are intended for the direct or indirect benefit of the State of Syria or any public authority thereof to be performed in Syria.

Article 24It shall be prohibited:(a)to sell or purchase Syrian public or public-guaranteed bonds issued after 19 January 2012, directly or indirectly, to or from any of the following:(i)the State of Syria or its Government, and its public bodies, corporations and agencies;(ii)any Syrian credit or financial institution;(iii)a natural person or a legal person, entity or body acting on behalf or at the direction of a legal person, entity or body referred to in (i) or (ii);(iv)a legal person, entity or body owned or controlled by a person, entity or body referred to in (i), (ii) or (iii);(b)to provide brokering services with regard to Syrian public or public-guaranteed bonds issued after 19 January 2012, to a person, entity or body referred to in point (a);(c)to assist a person, entity or body referred to in point (a) in order to issue Syrian public or public-guaranteed bonds, by providing brokering services, advertising or any other service with regard to such bonds.

Article 251.It shall be prohibited for credit and financial institutions falling within the scope of Article 35 to:(a)open a new bank account with any Syrian credit or financial institution;(b)to establish a new correspondent banking relationship with any Syrian credit or financial institution;(c)to open a new representative office in Syria or to establish a new branch or subsidiary in Syria;(d)to establish a new joint venture with any Syrian credit or financial institution.2.It shall be prohibited:(a)to authorise the opening of a representative office or the establishment of a branch or subsidiary in the Union of any Syrian credit or financial institution;(b)to conclude agreements for, or on behalf of, any Syrian credit or financial institution, pertaining to the opening of a representative office or the establishment of a branch or subsidiary in the Union;(c)to grant an authorisation for taking up and pursuing the business of a credit or financial institution or for any other business requiring prior authorisation, by a representative office, branch or subsidiary of any Syrian credit or financial institution, if the representative office, branch or subsidiary was not operational before 19 January 2012;(d)to acquire or to extend a participation, or to acquire any other ownership interest in a credit or financial institution falling within the scope of Article 35 by any Syrian credit or financial institution.

Article 25a1.By way of derogation from points (a) and (c) of Article 25(1), the competent authorities of the Member States as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, the opening of a new bank account or a new representative office, or the establishment of a new branch or subsidiary, provided that the following conditions are met:(a)on the basis of the information available to it, including information provided by the person, entity or body requesting the authorisation, the competent authority has determined that it is reasonable to conclude that:(i)the activities concerned are for the purpose of providing assistance to the Syrian civilian population, in particular in view of meeting humanitarian concerns, assisting in the provision of basic services, reconstruction or restoring economic activity, or other civilian purposes;(ii)the activities concerned do not entail funds or economic resources being made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person, entity or body referred to in Article 14;(iii)the activities concerned do not breach any of the prohibitions laid down in this Regulation;(b)the Member State concerned has consulted in advance the person, entity or body designated by the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces as regards, inter alia:(i)the competent authority's determination under points (a) (i) and (ii);(ii)the availability of information indicating that the activities concerned might entail funds or economic resources being made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of a person, entity or body referred to in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 or Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 881/2002;and the person, entity or body designated by the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces has given its views to the relevant Member State.(c)In the absence of the receipt of views from the person, entity or body designated by the Syrian National Coalition for Opposition and Revolutionary Forces within 30 days after the request was made to them, the competent authority may proceed with its decision on whether or not to issue the authorisation.2.When applying the conditions under points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1, the competent authority shall require adequate information as regards the use of the authorisation granted, including information concerning the purpose of, and the counterparts to the activities concerned.3.The Member State concerned shall inform, within two weeks, the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this Article.

Article 261.It shall be prohibited:(a)to provide insurance or re-insurance to:(i)the State of Syria, its Government, its public bodies, corporations or agencies; or(ii)any natural or legal person, entity or body when acting on behalf or at the direction of a legal person, entity or body referred to in (i);(b)to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities, the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions in point (a).2.Paragraph 1(a) shall not apply to the provision of compulsory or third party insurance to Syrian persons, entities or bodies based in the Union or to the provision of insurance for Syrian diplomatic or consular missions in the Union.3.Point (ii) of paragraph 1(a) shall not apply to the provision of insurance, including health and travel insurance, to individuals acting in their private capacity, and re-insurance relating thereto.Point (ii) of paragraph 1(a) shall not prevent the provision of insurance or re-insurance to the owner of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle chartered by a person, entity or body referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(a) and which is not listed in Annex II or IIa.For the purpose of point (ii) of paragraph 1(a), a person, entity or body shall not be considered to act at the direction of a person, entity or body referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(a) where that direction is for the purposes of docking, loading, unloading or safe transit of a vessel or aircraft temporarily in Syrian waters or airspace.4.This Article prohibits the extension or renewal of insurance and re-insurance agreements concluded before 19 January 2012 (save where there is a prior contractual obligation on the part of the insurer or re-insurer to accept an extension or renewal of a policy), but, without prejudice to Article 14(2), it does not prohibit compliance with agreements concluded before that date.

CHAPTER VIARESTRICTIONS ON TRANSPORT

Article 26a1.It shall be prohibited, consistent with international law, to accept, or provide access to airports in the Union by, exclusively cargo flights operated by Syrian carriers and all flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines, except where:(a)the aircraft is engaged in non-scheduled international air services and landing is for non-traffic or non-commercial traffic purposes; or(b)the aircraft is engaged in scheduled international air services and landing is for non- traffic purposes;as provided for under the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation or the International Air Services Transit Agreement.2.Paragraph 1 shall not apply to flights for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members from Syria.3.It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibition referred to in paragraph 1.

CHAPTER VIIGENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 271.No claims in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which has been affected, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, by the measures imposed under this Regulation, including claims for indemnity or any other claim of that type, such as a claim for compensation or a claim under a guarantee, in particular a claim for extension or payment of a bond, guarantee or indemnity, particularly a financial guarantee or financial indemnity, of whatever form, shall be satisfied, if they are made by:(a)designated persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex II or IIa;(b)any other Syrian person, entity or body, including the Syrian government;(c)any person, entity or body acting through or on behalf of one of the persons, entities or bodies referred to in points (a) or (b).2.In any proceedings for the enforcement of a claim, the onus of proving that satisfying the claim is not prohibited under paragraph 1 shall be on the person seeking the enforcement of that claim.3.This Article is without prejudice to the right of the persons, entities and bodies referred to in paragraph 1 to judicial review of the legality of the non-performance of contractual obligations in accordance with this Regulation.

Article 27aIt shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the provisions of Articles 2a, 3, 3a, 4, 5, 6, 7a, 8, 9, 11, 11a, 11b, 11c, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, 26 and 26a.

Article 28The prohibitions set out in this Regulation shall not give rise to any liability of any kind on the part of the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned if they did not know, and had no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe the prohibition in question.

Article 291.Without prejudice to the applicable rules concerning reporting, confidentiality and professional secrecy, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall:(a)supply immediately any information which would facilitate compliance with this Regulation, such as accounts and amounts frozen in accordance with Article 14, to the competent authority in the Member State where they are resident or located, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex III, and shall transmit such information, either directly or through the Member States, to the Commission; and(b)cooperate with that competent authority in any verification of this information.2.Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.

Article 30Member States and the Commission shall immediately inform each other of the measures taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at their disposal in connection with this Regulation, in particular information in respect of violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts.

Article 31The Commission shall be empowered to amend Annex III on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

Article 321.Where the Council decides to subject a natural or legal person, entity or body to the measures referred to in Article 14, it shall amend Annex II or Annex IIa accordingly.2.The Council shall communicate its decision on the listing referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, including the grounds therefor, to the person, entity or body concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such person, entity or body with an opportunity to present its observations. In particular, where a person, entity or body is listed in Annex II on the basis that they fall within one of the categories of persons, entities or bodies set out in Article 15(1a), the person, entity or body may present evidence and observations as to why, although they fall within such a category, they consider that their designation is not justified.3.Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review its decision and inform the natural or legal person, entity or body accordingly.4.The lists in Annexes II and IIa shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months.

Article 331.Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The penalties provided for must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.2.Member States shall notify the Commission of those rules without delay after 19 January 2012 and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment.

Article 34Where there is, in this Regulation, a requirement to notify, inform or otherwise communicate with the Commission, the address and other contact details to be used for such communication shall be those indicated in Annex III.

Article 35This Regulation shall apply:(a)within the territory of the Union, including its airspace;(b)on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State;(c)to any person inside or outside the territory of the Union who is a national of a Member State;(d)to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law of a Member State;(e)to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part within the Union.

Article 36Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 is repealed.

Article 37This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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.ANNEX ILIST OF EQUIPMENT WHICH MIGHT BE USED FOR INTERNAL REPRESSION AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 AND ARTICLE 31.Fire-arms, ammunition and related accessories therefor, as follows:1.1Firearms not controlled by ML 1 and ML 2 of the Common Military List;1.2Ammunition specially designed for the firearms listed in item 1.1 and specially designed components therefor;1.3Weapon-sights not controlled by the Common Military List.2.Bombs and grenades not controlled by the Common Military List.3.Vehicles as follows:3.1Vehicles equipped with a water cannon, specially designed or modified for the purpose of riot control;3.2Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel borders;3.3Vehicles specially designed or modified to remove barricades, including construction equipment with ballistic protection;3.4Vehicles specially designed for the transport or transfer of prisoners and/or detainees;3.5Vehicles specially designed to deploy mobile barriers;3.6Components for the vehicles specified in items 3.1 to 3.5 specially designed for the purposes of riot control.Note 1This item does not control vehicles specially designed for the purposes of fire-fighting.Note 2For the purposes of item 3.5 the term "vehicles" includes trailers.4.Explosive substances and related equipment as follows:4.1Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets, detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and specially designed components therefor; except those specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions (e.g., car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler actuators);4.2Linear cutting explosive charges not controlled by the Common Military List;4.3Other explosives not controlled by the Common Military List and related substances as follows:(a)amatol;(b)nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen);(c)nitroglycol;(d)pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN);(e)picryl chloride;(f)2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).5.Protective equipment not controlled by ML 13 of the Common Military List as follows:5.1Body armour providing ballistic and/or stabbing protection;5.2Helmets providing ballistic and/or fragmentation protection, anti-riot helmets, antiriot shields and ballistic shields.Note: This item does not control:equipment specially designed for sports activities;equipment specially designed for safety of work requirements.6.Simulators, other than those controlled by ML 14 of the Common Military List, for training in the use of firearms, and specially designed software therefor.7.Night vision, thermal imaging equipment and image intensifier tubes, other than those controlled by the Common Military List.8.Razor barbed wire.9.Military knives, combat knives and bayonets with blade lengths in excess of 10 cm.10.Production equipment specially designed for the items specified in this list.11.Specific technology for the development, production or use of the items specified in this list.ANNEX IaLIST OF EQUIPMENT, GOODS AND TECHNOLOGY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2aPART 1Introductory Notes1.This Part comprises goods, software and technology listed in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (OJ L 134, 29.5.2009, p. 1)..2.Unless otherwise stated, the reference numbers used in the column below entitled "No" refer to the control list number and the column below entitled "Description" refers to the control descriptions of dual-use items set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.3.Definitions of terms between "single quotation marks" are given in a technical note to the relevant item.4.Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" can be found in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.General Notes1.The object of the controls contained in this Annex should not be defeated by the export of any non-controlled goods (including plant) containing one or more controlled components when the controlled component or components is/are the principal element of the goods and can feasibly be removed or used for other purposes.NB:In judging whether the controlled component or components is/are to be considered the principal element, it is necessary to weigh the factors of quantity, value and technological know-how involved and other special circumstances which might establish the controlled component or components as the principal element of the goods being procured.2.The items specified in this Annex include both new and used goods.General Technology Note (GTN)(To be read in conjunction with Section B of this Part)1.The sale, supply, transfer or export of "technology" which is "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods the sale, supply, transfer or export of which is controlled in Sections A, B, C and D of this Part, is controlled in accordance with the provisions of Section E.2.The "technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods under control remains under control even when it is applicable to non-controlled goods.3.Controls do not apply to that "technology" which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those goods which are not controlled or the export of which has been authorised in accordance with this Regulation.4.Controls on "technology" transfer do not apply to information "in the public domain", to "basic scientific research" or to the minimum necessary information for patent applications.A.EQUIPMENT

No	Description
I.B.1A004	Protective and detection equipment and components, other than those specified in military goods controls, as follows:a.Gas masks, filter canisters and decontamination equipment therefore, designed or modified for defence against any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:1.Biological agents "adapted for use in war";2.Radioactive materials "adapted for use in war";3.Chemical warfare (CW) agents; or4."Riot control agents", including:a.α-Bromobenzeneacetonitrile, (Bromobenzyl cyanide) (CA) (CAS 5798-79-8);b.[(2-chlorophenyl) methylene] propanedinitrile, (ο-Chlorobenzylidenemalononitrile) (CS) (CAS 2698-41-1);c.2-Chloro-1-phenylethanone, Phenylacyl chloride (ω-chloroacetophenone) (CN) (CAS 532-27-4);d.Dibenz-(b,f)-1,4-oxazephine (CR) (CAS 257-07-8);e.10-Chloro-5,10-dihydrophenarsazine, (Phenarsazine chloride), (Adamsite), (DM) (CAS 578-94-9);f.N-Nonanoylmorpholine, (MPA) (CAS 5299-64-9);b.Protective suits, gloves and shoes, specially designed or modified for defence against any of the following:1.Biological agents "adapted for use in war";2.Radioactive materials "adapted for use in war"; or3.Chemical warfare (CW) agents;c.Detection systems, specially designed or modified for detection or identification of any of the following, and specially designed components therefor:1.Biological agents "adapted for use in war";2.Radioactive materials "adapted for use in war"; or3.Chemical warfare (CW) agents;d.Electronic equipment designed for automatically detecting or identifying the presence of "explosives" residues and utilising "trace detection" techniques (e.g. surface acoustic wave, ion mobility spectrometry, differential mobility spectrometry, mass spectrometry).Technical Note:"Trace detection" is defined as the capability to detect less than 1 ppm vapour, or 1 mg solid or liquid.Note 1:1A004.d. does not control equipment specially designed for laboratory use.Note 2:1A004.d. does not control non-contact walk-through security portals.Note:1A004 does not control:a.Personal radiation monitoring dosimeters;b.Equipment limited by design or function to protect against hazards specific to residential safety or civil industries, including:1.mining;2.quarrying;3.agriculture;4.pharmaceutical;5.medical;6.veterinary;7.environmental;8.waste management;9.food industry.Technical Notes:1A004 includes equipment and components that have been identified, successfully tested to national standards or otherwise proven effective, for the detection of or defence against radioactive materials "adapted for use in war", biological agents "adapted for use in war", chemical warfare agents, "simulants" or "riot control agents", even if such equipment or components are used in civil industries such as mining, quarrying, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, medical, veterinary, environmental, waste management, or the food industry."Simulant" is a substance or material that is used in place of toxic agent (chemical or biological) in training, research, testing or evaluation.
I.B.9A012	"Unmanned aerial vehicles" ("UAVs"), associated systems, equipment and components, as follows:a."UAVs" having any of the following:1.An autonomous flight control and navigation capability (e.g. an autopilot with an Inertial Navigation System); or2.Capability of controlled-flight out of the direct vision range involving a human operator (e.g. televisual remote control);b.Associated systems, equipment and components, as follows:1.Equipment specially designed for remotely controlling the "UAVs" specified in 9A012.a.;2.Systems for navigation, attitude, guidance or control, other than those specified in 7A in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 and specially designed to provide autonomous flight control or navigation capability to "UAVs" specified in 9A012.a.;3.Equipment and components, specially designed to convert a manned "aircraft" to a "UAV" specified in 9A012.a.;4.Air breathing reciprocating or rotary internal combustion type engines, specially designed or modified to propel "UAVs" at altitudes above 50000 feet (15240 metres).
I.B.9A350	Spraying or fogging systems, specially designed or modified for fitting to aircraft, "lighter-than-air vehicles" or unmanned aerial vehicles, and specially designed components therefor, as follows:Complete spraying or fogging systems capable of delivering, from a liquid suspension, an initial droplet "VMD" of less than 50 μm at a flow rate of greater than two litres per minute;Spray booms or arrays of aerosol generating units capable of delivering, from a liquid suspension, an initial droplet "VMD" of less than 50 μm at a flow rate of greater than two litres per minute;Aerosol generating units specially designed for fitting to systems specified in 9A350.a. and b.Note:Aerosol generating units are devices specially designed or modified for fitting to aircraft such as nozzles, rotary drum atomisers and similar devices.Note:9A350 does not control spraying or fogging systems and components that are demonstrated not to be capable of delivering biological agents in the form of infectious aerosols.Technical Notes:1.Droplet size for spray equipment or nozzles specially designed for use on aircraft, "lighter-than-air vehicles" or unmanned aerial vehicles should be measured using either of the following:a.Doppler laser method;b.Forward laser diffraction method.2.In 9A350 "VMD" means Volume Median Diameter and for water-based systems this equates to Mass Median Diameter (MMD).

B.TEST AND PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT

No	Description
I.B.2B350	Chemical manufacturing facilities, equipment and components, as follows:a.Reaction vessels or reactors, with or without agitators, with total internal (geometric) volume greater than 0,1 m3 (100 litres) and less than 20 m3 (20000 litres), where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;2.Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35 % fluorine by weight);3.Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coating or glass lining);4.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight;5.Tantalum or tantalum "alloys";6.Titanium or titanium "alloys";7.Zirconium or zirconium "alloys"; or8.Niobium (columbium) or niobium "alloys";b.Agitators for use in reaction vessels or reactors specified in 2B350.a.; and impellers, blades or shafts designed for such agitators, where all surfaces of the agitator that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;2.Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35 % fluorine by weight);3.Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);4.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight;5.Tantalum or tantalum "alloys";6.Titanium or titanium "alloys";7.Zirconium or zirconium "alloys"; or8.Niobium (columbium) or niobium "alloys";c.Storage tanks, containers or receivers with a total internal (geometric) volume greater than 0,1 m3 (100 litres) where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;2.Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35 % fluorine by weight);3.Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);4.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight;5.Tantalum or tantalum "alloys";6.Titanium or titanium "alloys";7.Zirconium or zirconium "alloys"; or8.Niobium (columbium) or niobium "alloys";d.Heat exchangers or condensers with a heat transfer surface area greater than 0,15 m2, and less than 20 m2; and tubes, plates, coils or blocks (cores) designed for such heat exchangers or condensers, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;2.Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35 % fluorine by weight);3.Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);4.Graphite or "carbon graphite";5.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight;6.Tantalum or tantalum "alloys";7.Titanium or titanium "alloys";8.Zirconium or zirconium "alloys";9.Silicon carbide;10.Titanium carbide; or11.Niobium (columbium) or niobium "alloys";e.Distillation or absorption columns of internal diameter greater than 0,1 m; and liquid distributors, vapour distributors or liquid collectors designed for such distillation or absorption columns, where all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;2.Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35 % fluorine by weight);3.Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);4.Graphite or "carbon graphite";5.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight;6.Tantalum or tantalum "alloys";7.Titanium or titanium "alloys";8.Zirconium or zirconium "alloys"; or9.Niobium (columbium) or niobium "alloys";f.Remotely operated filling equipment in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight; or2.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight;g.Valves with "nominal sizes" greater than 10 mm and casings (valve bodies) or preformed casing liners designed for such valves, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;2.Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35 % fluorine by weight);3.Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);4.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight;5.Tantalum or tantalum "alloys";6.Titanium or titanium "alloys";7.Zirconium or zirconium "alloys";8.Niobium (columbium) or niobium "alloys"; or9.Ceramic materials as follows:a.Silicon carbide with purity of 80 % or more by weight;b.Aluminium oxide (alumina) with purity of 99,9 % or more by weight;c.Zirconium oxide (zirconia);Technical Note:The "nominal size" is defined as the smaller of the inlet and outlet diameters.h.Multi-walled piping incorporating a leak detection port, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed or contained are made from any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;2.Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35 % fluorine by weight);3.Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);4.Graphite or "carbon graphite";5.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight;6.Tantalum or tantalum "alloys";7.Titanium or titanium "alloys";8.Zirconium or zirconium "alloys"; or9.Niobium (columbium) or niobium "alloys";i.Multiple-seal and seal-less pumps, with manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 0,6 m3/hour, or vacuum pumps with manufacturer’s specified maximum flow-rate greater than 5 m3/hour (under standard temperature (273 K (0 °C)) and pressure (101,3 kPa) conditions); and casings (pump bodies), preformed casing liners, impellers, rotors or jet pump nozzles designed for such pumps, in which all surfaces that come in direct contact with the chemical(s) being processed are made from any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;2.Ceramics;3.Ferrosilicon (high silicon iron alloys);4.Fluoropolymers (polymeric or elastomeric materials with more than 35 % fluorine by weight);5.Glass (including vitrified or enamelled coatings or glass lining);6.Graphite or "carbon graphite";7.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight;8.Tantalum or tantalum "alloys";9.Titanium or titanium "alloys";10.Zirconium or zirconium "alloys"; or11.Niobium (columbium) or niobium "alloys";j.Incinerators designed to destroy chemicals specified in entry 1C350, having specially designed waste supply systems, special handling facilities and an average combustion chamber temperature greater than 1273 K (1000 °C), in which all surfaces in the waste supply system that come into direct contact with the waste products are made from or lined with any of the following materials:1."Alloys" with more than 25 % nickel and 20 % chromium by weight;2.Ceramics; or3.Nickel or "alloys" with more than 40 % nickel by weight.Technical Notes:1."Carbon graphite" is a composition consisting of amorphous carbon and graphite, in which the graphite content is eight percent or more by weight.2.For the listed materials in the above entries, the term "alloy" when not accompanied by a specific elemental concentration is understood as identifying those alloys where the identified metal is present in a higher percentage by weight than any other element.
I.B.2B351	Toxic gas monitoring systems and their dedicated detecting components, other than those specified in 1A004, as follows; and detectors; sensor devices; and replaceable sensor cartridges therefor:a.Designed for continuous operation and usable for the detection of chemical warfare agents or chemicals specified in 1C350, at concentrations of less than 0,3 mg/m3; orb.Designed for the detection of cholinesterase-inhibiting activity.
I.B.2B352	Equipment capable of use in handling biological materials, as follows:a.Complete biological containment facilities at P3, P4 containment level;Technical Note:P3 or P4 (BL3, BL4, L3, L4) containment levels are as specified in the WHO Laboratory Biosafety manual (3rd edition Geneva 2004).b.Fermenters capable of cultivation of pathogenic "micro-organisms", viruses or capable of toxin production, without the propagation of aerosols, and having a total capacity of 20 litres or more;Technical Note:Fermenters include bioreactors, chemostats and continuous-flow systems.c.Centrifugal separators, capable of continuous separation without the propagation of aerosols, having all the following characteristics:1.Flow rate exceeding 100 litres per hour;2.Components of polished stainless steel or titanium;3.One or more sealing joints within the steam containment area; and4.Capable of in-situ steam sterilisation in a closed state;Technical Note:Centrifugal separators include decanters.d.Cross (tangential) flow filtration equipment and components as follows:1.Cross (tangential) flow filtration equipment capable of separation of pathogenic "micro-organisms", viruses, toxins or cell cultures, without the propagation of aerosols, having all of the following characteristics:a.A total filtration area equal to or greater than 1 m2; andb.Having either of the following characteristics:1.Capable of being sterilised or disinfected in-situ; or2.Using disposable or single-use filtration components;Technical Note:In 2B352.d.1.b. sterilised denotes the elimination of all viable microbes from the equipment through the use of either physical (e.g. steam) or chemical agents. Disinfected denotes the destruction of potential microbial infectivity in the equipment through the use of chemical agents with a germicidal effect. Disinfection and sterilisation are distinct from sanitisation, the latter referring to cleaning procedures designed to lower the microbial content of equipment without necessarily achieving elimination of all microbial infectivity or viability.2.Cross (tangential) flow filtration components (e.g. modules, elements, cassettes, cartridges, units or plates) with filtration area equal to or greater than 0,2 m2 for each component and designed for use in cross (tangential) flow filtration equipment specified in 2B352.d.;Note:2B352.d. does not control reverse osmosis equipment, as specified by the manufacturer.e.Steam sterilisable freeze drying equipment with a condenser capacity exceeding 10 kg of ice in 24 hours and less than 1000 kg of ice in 24 hours;f.Protective and containment equipment, as follows:1.Protective full or half suits, or hoods dependent upon a tethered external air supply and operating under positive pressure;Note:2B352.f.1. does not control suits designed to be worn with self-contained breathing apparatus.2.Class III biological safety cabinets or isolators with similar performance standards;Note:In 2B352.f.2., isolators include flexible isolators, dry boxes, anaerobic chambers, glove boxes and laminar flow hoods (closed with vertical flow).g.Chambers designed for aerosol challenge testing with "micro-organisms", viruses or "toxins" and having a capacity of 1 m3 or greater.

C.MATERIALS

Council Directive 2005/94/EC of 20 December 2005 on Community measures for the control of avian influenza (OJ L 10, 14.1.2006, p. 16).

No	Description
I.B.1C350	Chemicals, which may be used as precursors for toxic chemical agents, as follows, and "chemical mixtures" containing one or more thereof:NB:SEE ALSO MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS AND 1C450.1.Thiodiglycol (111-48-8);2.Phosphorus oxychloride (10025-87-3);3.Dimethyl methylphosphonate (756-79-6);4.SEE MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS FORMethyl phosphonyl difluoride (676-99-3);5.Methyl phosphonyl dichloride (676-97-1);6.Dimethyl phosphite (DMP) (868-85-9);7.Phosphorus trichloride (7719-12-2);8.Trimethyl phosphite (TMP) (121-45-9);9.Thionyl chloride (7719-09-7);10.3-Hydroxy-1-methylpiperidine (3554-74-3);11.N,N-Diisopropyl-(beta)-aminoethyl chloride (96-79-7);12.N,N-Diisopropyl-(beta)-aminoethane thiol (5842-07-9);13.3-Quinuclidinol (1619-34-7);14.Potassium fluoride (7789-23-3);15.2-Chloroethanol (107-07-3);16.Dimethylamine (124-40-3);17.Diethyl ethylphosphonate (78-38-6);18.Diethyl-N,N-dimethylphosphoramidate (2404-03-7);19.Diethyl phosphite (762-04-9);20.Dimethylamine hydrochloride (506-59-2);21.Ethyl phosphinyl dichloride (1498-40-4);22.Ethyl phosphonyl dichloride (1066-50-8);23.SEE MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS FOREthyl phosphonyl difluoride (753-98-0);24.Hydrogen fluoride (7664-39-3);25.Methyl benzilate (76-89-1);26.Methyl phosphinyl dichloride (676-83-5);27.N,N-Diisopropyl-(beta)-amino ethanol (96-80-0);28.Pinacolyl alcohol (464-07-3);29.SEE MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS FORO-Ethyl-2-diisopropylaminoethyl methyl phosphonite (QL) (57856-11-8);30.Triethyl phosphite (122-52-1);31.Arsenic trichloride (7784-34-1);32.Benzilic acid (76-93-7);33.Diethyl methylphosphonite (15715-41-0);34.Dimethyl ethylphosphonate (6163-75-3);35.Ethyl phosphinyl difluoride (430-78-4);36.Methyl phosphinyl difluoride (753-59-3);37.3-Quinuclidone (3731-38-2);38.Phosphorus pentachloride (10026-13-8);39.Pinacolone (75-97-8);40.Potassium cyanide (151-50-8);41.Potassium bifluoride (7789-29-9);42.Ammonium hydrogen fluoride or ammonium bifluoride (1341-49-7);43.Sodium fluoride (7681-49-4);44.Sodium bifluoride (1333-83-1);45.Sodium cyanide (143-33-9);46.Triethanolamine (102-71-6);47.Phosphorus pentasulphide (1314-80-3);48.Di-isopropylamine (108-18-9);49.Diethylaminoethanol (100-37-8);50.Sodium sulphide (1313-82-2);51.Sulphur monochloride (10025-67-9);52.Sulphur dichloride (10545-99-0);53.Triethanolamine hydrochloride (637-39-8);54.N,N-Diisopropyl-(Beta)-aminoethyl chloride hydrochloride (4261-68-1);55.Methylphosphonic acid (993-13-5);56.Diethyl methylphosphonate (683-08-9);57.N,N-Dimethylaminophosphoryl dichloride (677-43-0);58.Triisopropyl phosphite (116-17-6);59.Ethyldiethanolamine (139-87-7);60.O,O-Diethyl phosphorothioate (2465-65-8);61.O,O-Diethyl phosphorodithioate (298-06-6);62.Sodium hexafluorosilicate (16893-85-9);63.Methylphosphonothioic dichloride (676-98-2).Note 1:For exports to "States not Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention", 1C350 does not control "chemical mixtures" containing one or more of the chemicals specified in entries 1C350.1, .3, .5, .11, .12, .13, .17, .18, .21, .22, .26, .27, .28, .31, .32, .33, .34, .35, .36, .54, .55, .56, .57 and .63 in which no individually specified chemical constitutes more than 10 % by the weight of the mixture.Note 2:1C350 does not control "chemical mixtures" containing one or more of the chemicals specified in entries 1C350.2, .6, .7, .8, .9, .10, .14, .15, .16, .19, .20, .24, .25, .30, .37, .38, .39, .40, .41, .42, .43, .44, .45, .46, .47, .48, .49, .50, .51, .52, .53, .58, .59, .60, .61 and .62 in which no individually specified chemical constitutes more than 30 % by the weight of the mixture.Note 3:1C350 does not control products identified as consumer goods packaged for retail sale for personal use or packaged for individual use.
I.B.1C351	Human pathogens, zoonoses and "toxins", as follows:a.Viruses, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material including living material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows:1.Andes virus;2.Chapare virus;3.Chikungunya virus;4.Choclo virus;5.Congo-Crimean haemorrhagic fever virus;6.Dengue fever virus;7.Dobrava-Belgrade virus;8.Eastern equine encephalitis virus;9.Ebola virus;10.Guanarito virus;11.Hantaan virus;12.Hendra virus (Equine morbillivirus);13.Japanese encephalitis virus;14.Junin virus;15.Kyasanur Forest virus;16.Laguna Negra virus;17.Lassa fever virus;18.Louping ill virus;19.Lujo virus;20.Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus;21.Machupo virus;22.Marburg virus;23.Monkey pox virus;24.Murray Valley encephalitis virus;25.Nipah virus;26.Omsk haemorrhagic fever virus;27.Oropouche virus;28.Powassan virus;29.Rift Valley fever virus;30.Rocio virus;31.Sabia virus;32.Seoul virus;33.Sin nombre virus;34.St Louis encephalitis virus;35.Tick-borne encephalitis virus (Russian Spring-Summer encephalitis virus);36.Variola virus;37.Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus;38.Western equine encephalitis virus;39.Yellow fever virus;b.Rickettsiae, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material including living material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows:1.Coxiella burnetii;2.Bartonella quintana (Rochalimaea quintana, Rickettsia quintana);3.Rickettsia prowasecki;4.Rickettsia rickettsii;c.Bacteria, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material including living material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows:1.Bacillus anthracis;2.Brucella abortus;3.Brucella melitensis;4.Brucella suis;5.Chlamydia psittaci;6.Clostridium botulinum;7.Francisella tularensis;8.Burkholderia mallei (Pseudomonas mallei);9.Burkholderia pseudomallei (Pseudomonas pseudomallei);10.Salmonella typhi;11.Shigella dysenteriae;12.Vibrio cholerae;13.Yersinia pestis;14.Clostridium perfringens epsilon toxin producing types;15.Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli, serotype O157 and other verotoxin producing serotypes;d."Toxins", as follows, and "sub-unit of toxins" thereof:1.Botulinum toxins;2.Clostridium perfringens toxins;3.Conotoxin;4.Ricin;5.Saxitoxin;6.Shiga toxin;7.Staphylococcus aureus toxins;8.Tetrodotoxin;9.Verotoxin and shiga-like ribosome inactivating proteins;10.Microcystin (Cyanginosin);11.Aflatoxins;12.Abrin;13.Cholera toxin;14.Diacetoxyscirpenol toxin;15.T-2 toxin;16.HT-2 toxin;17.Modeccin;18.Volkensin;19.Viscum album Lectin 1 (Viscumin);Note:1C351.d. does not control botulinum toxins or conotoxins in product form meeting all of the following criteria:1.Are pharmaceutical formulations designed for human administration in the treatment of medical conditions;2.Are pre-packaged for distribution as medical products;3.Are authorised by a state authority to be marketed as medical products.e.Fungi, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material including living material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows:1.Coccidioides immitis;2.Coccidioides posadasii.Note:1C351 does not control "vaccines" or "immunotoxins".
I.B.1C352	Animal pathogens, as follows:a.Viruses, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material including living material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows:1.African swine fever virus;2.Avian influenza virus, which are:a.Uncharacterised; orb.Defined in Annex I(2) to Directive 2005/94/EC as having high pathogenicity, as follows:1.Type A viruses with an IVPI (intravenous pathogenicity index) in six-week-old chickens of greater than 1,2; or2.Type A viruses of the subtypes H5 or H7 with genome sequences codified for multiple basic amino acids at the cleavage site of the haemagglutinin molecule similar to that observed for other HPAI viruses, indicating that the haemagglutinin molecule can be cleaved by a host ubiquitous protease;3.Bluetongue virus;4.Foot and mouth disease virus;5.Goat pox virus;6.Porcine herpes virus (Aujeszky’s disease);7.Swine fever virus (Hog cholera virus);8.Lyssa virus;9.Newcastle disease virus;10.Peste des petits ruminants virus;11.Porcine enterovirus type 9 (swine vesicular disease virus);12.Rinderpest virus;13.Sheep pox virus;14.Teschen disease virus;15.Vesicular stomatitis virus;16.Lumpy skin disease virus;17.African horse sickness virus;b.Mycoplasmas, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material including living material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows:1.Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies mycoides SC (small colony);2.Mycoplasma capricolum subspecies capripneumoniae.Note:1C352 does not control "vaccines".
I.B.1C353	Genetic elements and genetically modified organisms, as follows:a.Genetically modified organisms or genetic elements that contain nucleic acid sequences associated with pathogenicity of organisms specified in 1C351.a., 1C351.b., 1C351.c, 1C351.e., 1C352 or 1C354;b.Genetically modified organisms or genetic elements that contain nucleic acid sequences coding for any of the "toxins" specified in 1C351.d. or "sub-units of toxins" thereof.Technical Notes:1.Genetic elements include, inter alia, chromosomes, genomes, plasmids, transposons and vectors whether genetically modified or unmodified.2.Nucleic acid sequences associated with the pathogenicity of any of the micro-organisms specified in 1C351.a., 1C351.b., 1C351.c., 1C351.e., 1C352 or 1C354 means any sequence specific to the specified micro-organism that:a.In itself or through its transcribed or translated products represents a significant hazard to human, animal or plant health; orb.Is known to enhance the ability of a specified micro-organism, or any other organism into which it may be inserted or otherwise integrated, to cause serious harm to humans, animals or plant health.Note:1C353 does not apply to nucleic acid sequences associated with the pathogenicity of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli, serotype O157 and other verotoxin producing strains, other than those coding for the verotoxin, or for its sub-units.
I.B.1C354	Plant pathogens, as follows:a.Viruses, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material including living material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows:1.Potato Andean latent tymovirus;2.Potato spindle tuber viroid;b.Bacteria, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows:1.Xanthomonas albilineans;2.Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri including strains referred to as Xanthomonas campestris pv. citri types A,B,C,D,E or otherwise classified as Xanthomonas citri, Xanthomonas campestris pv. aurantifolia or Xanthomonas campestris pv. citrumelo;3.Xanthomonas oryzae pv. Oryzae (Pseudomonas campestris pv. Oryzae);4.Clavibacter michiganensis subsp. Sepedonicus (Corynebacterium michiganensis subsp. Sepedonicum or Corynebacterium Sepedonicum);5.Ralstonia solanacearum Races 2 and 3 (Pseudomonas solanacearum Races 2 and 3 or Burkholderia solanacearum Races 2 and 3);c.Fungi, whether natural, enhanced or modified, either in the form of "isolated live cultures" or as material which has been deliberately inoculated or contaminated with such cultures, as follows:1.Colletotrichum coffeanum var. virulans (Colletotrichum kahawae);2.Cochliobolus miyabeanus (Helminthosporium oryzae);3.Microcyclus ulei (syn. Dothidella ulei);4.Puccinia graminis (syn. Puccinia graminis f. sp. tritici);5.Puccinia striiformis (syn. Puccinia glumarum);6.Magnaporthe grisea (pyricularia grisea/pyricularia oryzae).
I.B.1C450	Toxic chemicals and toxic chemical precursors, as follows, and "chemical mixtures" containing one or more thereof:NB:SEE ALSO ENTRY 1C350, 1C351.d. AND MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS.a.Toxic chemicals, as follows:1.Amiton: O,O-Diethyl S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl] phosphorothiolate (78-53-5) and corresponding alkylated or protonated salts;2.PFIB: 1,1,3,3,3-Pentafluoro-2-(trifluoromethyl)-1-propene (382-21-8);3.SEE MILITARY GOODS CONTROLS FORBZ: 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate (6581-06-2);4.Phosgene: Carbonyl dichloride (75-44-5);5.Cyanogen chloride (506-77-4);6.Hydrogen cyanide (74-90-8);7.Chloropicrin: Trichloronitromethane (76-06-2);Note 1:For exports to "States not Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention", 1C450 does not control "chemical mixtures" containing one or more of the chemicals specified in entries 1C450.a.1. and .a.2. in which no individually specified chemical constitutes more than 1 % by the weight of the mixture.Note 2:1C450 does not control "chemical mixtures" containing one or more of the chemicals specified in entries 1C450.a.4., .a.5., .a.6. and .a.7. in which no individually specified chemical constitutes more than 30 % by the weight of the mixture.Note 3:1C450 does not control products identified as consumer goods packaged for retail sale for personal use or packaged for individual use.b.Toxic chemical precursors, as follows:1.Chemicals, other than those specified in the Military Goods Controls or in 1C350, containing a phosphorus atom to which is bonded one methyl, ethyl or propyl (normal or iso) group but not further carbon atoms;Note:1C450.b.1 does not control Fonofos: O-Ethyl S-phenyl ethylphosphonothiolothionate (944-22-9);2.N,N-Dialkyl [methyl, ethyl or propyl (normal or iso)] phosphoramidic dihalides, other than N,N-Dimethylaminophosphoryl dichloride;NB:See 1C350.57. for N,N-Dimethylaminophosphoryl dichloride.3.Dialkyl [methyl, ethyl or propyl (normal or iso)] N,N-dialkyl [methyl, ethyl or propyl (normal or iso)]-phosphoramidates, other than Diethyl-N,N-dimethylphosphoramidate which is specified in 1C350;4.N,N-Dialkyl [methyl, ethyl or propyl (normal or iso)] aminoethyl-2-chlorides and corresponding protonated salts, other than N,N-Diisopropyl-(beta)-aminoethyl chloride or N,N-Diisopropyl-(beta)-aminoethyl chloride hydrochloride which are specified in 1C350;5.N,N-Dialkyl [methyl, ethyl or propyl (normal or iso)] aminoethane-2-ols and corresponding protonated salts, other than N,N-Diisopropyl-(beta)-aminoethanol (96-80-0) and N,N-Diethylaminoethanol (100-37-8) which are specified in 1C350;Note:1C450.b.5. does not control the following:a.N,N-Dimethylaminoethanol (108-01-0) and corresponding protonated salts;b.Protonated salts of N,N-Diethylaminoethanol (100-37-8).6.N,N-Dialkyl [methyl, ethyl or propyl (normal or iso)] aminoethane-2-thiols and corresponding protonated salts, other than N,N-Diisopropyl-(beta)-aminoethane thiol which is specified in 1C350;7.See 1C350 for ethyldiethanolamine (139-87-7);8.Methyldiethanolamine (105-59-9).Note 1:For exports to "States not Party to the Chemical Weapons Convention", 1C450 does not control "chemical mixtures" containing one or more of the chemicals specified in entries 1C450.b.1., .b.2., .b.3., .b.4., .b.5. and .b.6. in which no individually specified chemical constitutes more than 10 % by the weight of the mixture.Note 2:1C450 does not control "chemical mixtures" containing one or more of the chemicals specified in entry 1C450.b.8. in which no individually specified chemical constitutes more than 30 % by the weight of the mixture.Note 3:1C450 does not control products identified as consumer goods packaged for retail sale for personal use or packaged for individual use.

D.SOFTWARE

No	Description
I.B.1D003	"Software" specially designed or modified to enable equipment to perform the functions of equipment specified in 1A004.c. or 1A004.d.
I.B.2D351	"Software", other than that specified in 1D003, specially designed for "use" of equipment specified in 2B351.
I.B.9D001	"Software" specially designed or modified for the "development" of equipment or "technology", specified in 9A012.
I.B.9D002	"Software" specially designed or modified for the "production" of equipment specified in 9A012.

E.TECHNOLOGY

No	Description
I.B.1E001	"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" or "production" of equipment or materials specified in 1A004, 1C350 to 1C354 or 1C450.
I.B.2E001	"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of equipment or "software" specified in 2B350, 2B351, 2B352 or 2D351.
I.B.2E002	"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production" of equipment specified in 2B350, 2B351 or 2B352.
I.B.2E301	"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" of goods specified in 2B350 to 2B352.
I.B.9E001	"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "development" of equipment or "software", specified in 9A012 or 9A350.
I.B.9E002	"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production" of equipment specified in 9A350.
I.B.9E101	"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "production" of "UAVs" specified in 9A012.Technical Note:In 9E101.b. "UAV" means unmanned aerial vehicle systems capable of a range exceeding 300 km.
I.B.9E102	"Technology" according to the General Technology Note for the "use" "UAVs" specified in 9A012.Technical Note:In 9E101.b. "UAV" means unmanned aerial vehicle systems capable of a range exceeding 300 km.

PART 2Introductory Notes1.Unless otherwise stated, reference numbers used in the column below entitled "Description" refer to the descriptions of dual-use items set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.2.A reference number in the column below entitled "Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009" means that the characteristics of the item described in the "Description" column lie outside the parameters set out in the description of the dual-use entry referred to.3.Definitions of terms between "single quotation marks" are given in a technical note to the relevant item.4.Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" can be found in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.General Notes1.The object of the controls contained in this Annex should not be defeated by the export of any non-controlled goods (including plant) containing one or more controlled components when the controlled component or components is/are the principal element of the goods and can feasibly be removed or used for other purposes.NB:In judging whether the controlled component or components is/are to be considered the principal element, it is necessary to weigh the factors of quantity, value and technological know-how involved and other special circumstances which might establish the controlled component or components as the principal element of the goods being procured.2.The items specified in this Annex include both new and used goods.General Technology Note (GTN)(To be read in conjunction with Section B of Part 1)1.The sale, supply, transfer or export of "technology" which is "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods the sale, supply, transfer or export of which is controlled in Section I.C.A of this Part, is controlled in accordance with the provisions of Section I.C.B of this Part.2.The "technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of goods under control remains under control even when it is applicable to non-controlled goods.3.Controls do not apply to that "technology" which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those goods which are not controlled or the export of which has been authorised in accordance with this Regulation.4.Controls on "technology" transfer do not apply to information "in the public domain", to "basic scientific research" or to the minimum necessary information for patent applications.I.C.A.GOODS(Materials and chemicals)

No	Description	Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
I.C.A.001	Chemicals at 95 % concentration or greater, as follows:1.Ethylene dichloride, (CAS 107-06-2)
I.C.A.002	Chemicals at 95 % concentration or greater, as follows:1.Nitromethane, (CAS 75-52-5)2.Picric acid, (CAS 88-89-1)
I.C.A.003	Chemicals at 95 % concentration or greater, as follows:1.Aluminum chloride, (CAS 7446-70-0)2.Arsenic, (CAS 7440-38-2)3.Arsenic trioxide, (CAS 1327-53-3)4.Bis(2-chloroethyl)ethylamine hydrochloride, (CAS 3590-07-6)5.Bis(2-chloroethyl)methylamine hydrochloride, (CAS 55-86-7)6.Tris(2-chloroethyl)amine hydrochloride, (CAS 817-09-4)

I.C.B.TECHNOLOGY

B.001

"Technology" required for the "development", "production" or "use" of the items in Section I.C.A.Technical Note:The term "technology" includes "software".

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	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
1.	Bashar () AL‐ASSAD ()	Date of birth: 11.9.1965;Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;Diplomatic passport No D1903;Gender: male	President of the Republic; person authorising and supervising the crackdown on demonstrators.	23.5.2011
2.	Maher () (a.k.a. Mahir) AL‐ASSAD ()	Date of birth: 8.12.1967;Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;Diplomatic passport No 4138;Position: Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured DivisionGender: male	Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of Colonel and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured Division. Member of the Assad family; brother of President Bashar al‐Assad.	9.5.2011
3.	Ali () MAMLUK () (a.k.a. Mamlouk)	Date of birth: 19.2.1946;Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;Diplomatic passport No 983;Gender: male	Director of the National Security Bureau. Former Head of Syrian Intelligence Directorate involved in violence against demonstrators.	9.5.2011
4.	Atej () (a.k.a. Atef, Atif) NAJIB () (a.k.a. Najeeb)	Place of birth: Jablah, Syria;Gender: male	Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in Dara’a. Involved in violence against demonstrators. Member of the Assad family; cousin of President Bashar al‐Assad.	9.5.2011
5.	Hafiz (

December 18, 2015	annex II SECTION B Text	Repeal
December 18, 2015	annex II SECTION A Text	Repeal

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

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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2350 of 16 December 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria