**Summary:**
Council Implementing Decision CFSP 2022/306, enacted on February 24, 2022, amends Annex I of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria. The amendment involves the removal of one deceased person, Mohammed Makhlouf, from the list of designated individuals under Section A ("Persons") of Annex I. This decision, published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L 4695) on February 25, 2022, entered into force on the day following its publication. The legal basis for this decision is Article 31(2) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 30(1) of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP. The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy put forth the proposal.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Implementing Decision CFSP 2022/306: Council Implementing Decision regarding restrictive measures against Syria.
Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP: Council Decision concerning restrictive measures against Syria, which this implementing decision amends.
Treaty on European Union: The Treaty that forms the constitutional basis of the European Union.
High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Syria: A country in Western Asia, subject to restrictive measures by the European Union.
Brussels: The de facto capital city of the European Union, located in Belgium, where the decision was made.
Mohammed Makhlouf: A deceased person whose entry is deleted from the list of sanctioned individuals in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
25.2.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 46/95
DECISIONS
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2022/306
of 24 February 2022
implementing 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 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013concerning restrictive measures against Syria(1), and
in particular Article 30(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
(1) On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
(2) The entry for one deceased person should be deleted.
(3) Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
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 following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 24 February 2022.
For the Council
The President
A. PANNIER-RUNACHER
(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.L 46/96 EN Official Journal of the European Union 25.2.2022
ANNEX
The following entry is deleted from the list set out in Section A (Persons) of Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP:
32. Mohammed Makhlouf.