COUNCIL DECISION 2014/309/CFSP
of 28 May 2014
amending Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP (1).
(2)
The restrictive measures set out in Decision 2013/255/CFSP apply until 1 June 2014. On the basis of a review of that Decision, those restrictive measures should be extended until 1 June 2015.
(3)
Two persons and one entity should no longer be kept on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
(4)
The information relating to certain persons and entities listed in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP should be updated.
(5)
Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Decision 2013/255/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:
(1)
Article 34 is replaced by the following:
‘Article 34
This Decision shall apply until 1 June 2015. It shall be kept under constant review. It may be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.’;
(2)
Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 28 May 2014.