Council Regulation (EU) 2025/407 of 24 February 2025 amending Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

The application of the following provisions shall be suspended: Articles 6, 6a, 6b, 7, 7a, 8, 9, 9a, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13a, 21a, 21b and 26a.’

By way of derogation from Article 14 and provided that a payment by a person, entity or body listed in Annex II, IIa or IIb 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.’

1 The prohibitions set out in Article 25 shall not apply to the activities therein provided that such activities, including ancillary activities, are performed for the purpose of providing assistance to the Syrian population, as regards the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities that support basic human needs, the provision of basic services, or other civilian purposes.

2 The prohibitions set out in Article 25 shall not apply to the activities therein provided that such activities, including ancillary activities, are performed for the purpose of providing assistance to the Syrian population, as regards reconstruction, stabilisation, restoring economic activity, institution-building, the provision of basic services, or other civilian purposes.

3 The prohibitions set out in Article 25 shall not apply to the activities therein provided that such activities are performed in connection with: (a) the import of crude oil or petroleum products from Syria to the Union, the purchase of crude oil or petroleum products from Syria or the transport of crude oil or petroleum products from Syria; (b) participation in the construction or installation of new power plants for electricity production in Syria; (c) the creation of a joint venture with, granting of loans to, or extension of participation in any Syrian person, entity or body engaged in the exploration, production or refining of crude oil or the construction or installation of new power plants for electricity production in Syria; (d) the sale, transfer, or export of jet fuel or jet fuel additives to any person in Syria or for use in Syria; (e) the provision of access to airports in the Union for exclusively cargo flights operated by Syrian carriers; (f) the export of new Syrian denominated banknotes and coinage to the Central Bank of Syria; and all technical assistance, brokering services, financing and financial assistance associated with those activities.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.