COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1105/2014
of 20 October 2014
implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
(2)
In view of the gravity of the situation, 16 persons and two entities should be added on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
(3)
The information relating to three persons and one entity set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should also be updated.
(4)
By its judgment of 3 July 2014 in Case T-203/12 (2), Mohamad Nedal Alchaar v Council, the General Court annulled Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 (3) insofar as it included Dr Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
(5)
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This 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.
Done at Luxembourg, 20 October 2014.