Article 1
Open ↗Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as follows: (1) the following Article is inserted: ‘Article 1a 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.’ ; (2) in Article 6, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 6 ( *1 ) ( *1 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (3) in Article 6a, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 6a ( *2 ) ( *2 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (4) in Article 6b, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 6b ( *3 ) ( *3 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (5) in Article 7, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 7 ( *4 ) ( *4 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (6) in Article 7a, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 7a ( *5 ) ( *5 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (7) in Article 8, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 8 ( *6 ) ( *6 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (8) in Article 9, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 9 ( *7 ) ( *7 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (9) in Article 9a, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 9a ( *8 ) ( *8 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (10) in Article 10, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 10 ( *9 ) ( *9 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (11) in Article 11, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 11 ( *10 ) ( *10 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (12) in Article 11b, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to goods listed in Annex X provided that such sale, supply, transfer, or export is for personal use of natural persons travelling from the European Union or members of their immediate families travelling with them, and limited to personal effects, household effects or vehicles owned by those individuals and not intended for sale in Syria.’ ; (13) in Article 12, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 12 ( *11 ) ( *11 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (14) in Article 13, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 13 ( *12 ) ( *12 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (15) in Article 13a, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 13a ( *13 ) ( *13 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (16) Article 14 is amended as follows: (a) the following paragraph is inserted: ‘2a. All funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by the entities listed in Annex IIb and located outside Syria as of 27 February 2012 shall remain frozen.’ ; (b) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘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, 2 and 2a shall be prohibited.’ ; (17) Article 15 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1, point (b) is replaced by the following: ‘(b) Annex IIa and IIb 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.’ ; (b) paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: ‘2. Annexes II, IIa and IIb shall include the grounds for the listing of listed persons, entities and bodies concerned.’ ; (c) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: ‘3. Annexes II, IIa and IIb 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.’ ; (18) in Article 16a, paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. The prohibitions set out in Article 14(1) and (2) shall not apply to the making available of funds or economic resources necessary to ensure the timely delivery of humanitarian assistance or to support other activities that support basic human needs where such assistance and other activities are carried out by: (a) the United Nations, including its programmes, funds and other entities and bodies, as well as its specialised agencies and related organisations; (b) international organisations; (c) humanitarian organisations having observer status with the United Nations General Assembly and members of those humanitarian organisations; (d) bilaterally or multilaterally funded non-governmental organisations participating in United Nations Humanitarian Response Plans, United Nations Refugee Response Plans, other United Nations appeals or humanitarian clusters coordinated by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs; (e) organisations and agencies to which the Union has granted the Humanitarian Partnership Certificate or which are certified or recognised by a Member State in accordance with national procedures; (f) Member States’ specialised agencies; or (g) the employees, grantees, subsidiaries or implementing partners of the entities referred to in points (a) to (f) while and to the extent that they are acting in those capacities.’ ; (19) Article 20 is replaced by the following: ‘Article 20 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.’ ; (20) in Article 21a, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 21a ( *14 ) ( *14 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (21) in Article 21b, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 21b ( *15 ) ( *15 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (22) Article 25a is replaced by the following: ‘Article 25a 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.’ ; (23) in Article 26a, the heading is replaced by the following: ‘Article 26a ( *16 ) ( *16 ) The application of this provision is suspended pursuant to Article 1a of this Regulation’ " ; (24) in Article 27, paragraph 1, point (a) is replaced by the following: ‘(a) designated persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex II, IIa or IIb;’ ; (25) Article 32 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: ‘1. 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, IIa or IIb accordingly.’ ; (b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: ‘4. The lists in Annexes II, IIa and IIb shall be reviewed at regular intervals and at least every 12 months.’.