Date: 2015-06-23Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/961 of 22 June 2015 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
**Summary:**
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/961 of 22 June 2015 amends Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. The amendment involves the removal of one person, Fawwaz Al-Assad, from the list of natural and legal persons, entities, or bodies subject to restrictive measures as outlined in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. This regulation entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/961: A legal act of the European Union implementing restrictive measures concerning Syria.
Regulation (EU) No 36/2012: A Council Regulation of the European Union concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the primary treaties upon which the European Union is founded.
Syria: A country in the Middle East, the target of the restrictive measures implemented by the regulation.
Luxembourg: City in Luxembourg, where the Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/961 was done.
Fawwaz Al Assad: A person who was subject to restrictive measures and subsequently removed from the list in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
F. Mogherini: The President of the Council of the European Union at the time of the regulation's adoption.
L 157/20 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.6.2015
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/961
of 22 June 2015
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) One person should be removed from the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive
measures as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
(3) 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 in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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, 22 June 2015.
For the Council
The President
F. MOGHERINI
(1) OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.
ANNEX
The name of the following person and the related entry are deleted from the list set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU)
No 36/2012:
A. Persons
12. Fawwaz ( ) Al-Assad ( )