Pending: 32011D0782

2.12.2011 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 319/56
(1) On 9 May 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria(1).
(2) On 23 October 2011, the European Council stated that the Union would impose further measures against the Syrian regime as long as the repression of the civilian population continued.
(3) In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, the Council considers it necessary to impose additional restrictive measures.
(4) Moreover, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/273/CFSP.
(5) For the sake of clarity, the measures imposed by Decision 2011/273/CFSP and the additional measures should be integrated into a single legal instrument.
(6) Decision 2011/273/CFSP should therefore be repealed.
(7) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures.
(8) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Decision are effective, it should enter into force on the day of its adoption,
(a) provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the items referred to in paragraph 1 or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria;
(b) provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the items referred to in paragraph 1, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria.
(a) supplies and technical assistance intended solely for the support of or use by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF);
(b) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment or of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution building programmes of the United Nations (UN) and the European Union, or for European Union and UN crisis management operations;
(c) the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for the protective use of personnel of the European Union and its Member States in Syria;
(d) the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
(e) the provision of financing and financial assistance related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
(a) refining;
(b) liquefied natural gas;
(c) exploration;
(d) production.
(a) technical assistance or training and other services related to key equipment and technology as referred to in paragraph 1;
(b) financing or financial assistance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of key equipment and technology as set out in paragraph 1 or for the provision of related technical assistance or training.
(a) the granting of any financial loan or credit to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining, or to Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria;
(b) the granting of any financial loan or credit to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria;
(c) the acquisition or extension of a participation in enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining, or in Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria, including the acquisition in full of such enterprises and the acquisition of shares or securities of a participating nature;
(d) the acquisition or extension of a participation in enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria, including the acquisition in full of such enterprises and the acquisition of shares or securities of a participating nature;
(e) the creation of any joint venture with enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining and with any subsidiary or affiliate under their control;
(f) the creation of any joint venture with enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria and with any subsidiary or affiliate under their control.
(i) shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 23 September 2011;
(ii) shall not prevent the extension of a participation, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 23 September 2011.
(i) shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 1 December 2011;
(ii) shall not prevent the extension of a participation, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 1 December 2011.
(a) any disbursement or payment by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under or in connection with any existing loan agreements entered into between Syria and the EIB;
(b) the continuation by the EIB of any existing Technical Assistance Service Contracts for sovereign projects located in Syria.
(a) health or travel insurance to natural persons;
(b) compulsory or third party insurance to Syrian persons, entities or bodies based in the Union;
(c) insurance or re-insurance to the owner of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle chartered by a Syrian person, entity or body and which person, entity or body is not listed in Annexes I or II.
(a) as a host country to an international intergovernmental organisation;
(b) as a host country to an international conference convened by, or under the auspices of, the UN;
(c) under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or
(d) under the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran pact) concluded by the Holy See (State of the Vatican City) and Italy.
(a) necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the persons listed in Annexes I and II and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;
(b) intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
(c) intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; or
(d) necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the competent authority has notified the competent authority of the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks prior to the authorisation;
(e) necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, humanitarian workers and related assistance, or evacuations from Syria;
(f) to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, in so far as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic or consular mission or international organisation.
(a) the funds or economic resources are the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established prior to the date on which the natural or legal person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article was included in Annex I or II, or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date;
(b) the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set by the applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;
(c) the lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person or entity listed in Annex I or II; and
(d) recognising the lien or judgement is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.
(a) interest or other earnings on those accounts; or
(b) payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to this Decision,
Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing
1. Bashar Al-Assad Born 11 September 1965 in Damascus;diplomatic passport No D1903 President of the Republic; person authorising and supervising the crackdown on demonstrators. 23.05.2011
2. Maher (a.k.a. Mahir) Al-Assad Born 8 December 1967;diplomatic passport No 4138 Commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured Division, member of Ba’ath Party Central Command, strongman of the Republican Guard; brother of President Bashar Al-Assad; principal overseer of violence against demonstrators. 09.05.2011
3. Ali Mamluk (a.k.a. Mamlouk) Born on 19 February 1946 in Damascus;diplomatic passport No 983 Head of Syrian General Intelligence Directorate (GID); involved in violence against demonstrators. 09.05.2011
4. Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Sha’ar (a.k.a. Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Chaar) Minister of Interior; involved in violence against demonstrators. 09.05.2011
5. Atej (a.k.a. Atef, Atif) Najib Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in Dara'a; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; involved in violence against demonstrators. 09.05.2011
6. Hafiz Makhluf (a.k.a. Hafez Makhlouf) Born on 2 April 1971 in Damascus;diplomatic passport No 2246 Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intelligence Directorate, Damascus Branch; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; close to Maher Al-Assad; involved in violence against demonstrators. 09.05.2011
7. Muhammad Dib Zaytun (a.k.a. Mohammed Dib Zeitoun) Born on 20 May 1951 in Damascus;diplomatic passport No D000001300 Head of Political Security Directorate; involved in violence against demonstrators. 09.05.2011
8. Amjad Al-Abbas Head of Political Security in Banyas, involved in violence against demonstrators in Baida. 09.05.2011
9. Rami Makhlouf Born on 10 July 1969 in Damascus,passport No 454224 Syrian businessman; associate of Maher Al-Assad; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators. 09.05.2011
10. Abd Al-Fatah Qudsiyah Born in 1953 in Hama;diplomatic passport No D0005788 Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI); involved in violence against the civilian population. 09.05.2011
11. Jamil Hassan Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence; involved in violence against the civilian population. 09.05.2011
12. Rustum Ghazali Born on 3 May 1953 in Dara’a;diplomatic passport No D000000887 Head of Syrian Military Intelligence, Damascus Countryside Branch; involved in violence against the civilian population. 09.05.2011
13. Fawwaz Al-Assad Born on 18 June 1962 in Kerdala;passport No 88238 Involved in violence against the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia. 09.05.2011
14. Munzir Al-Assad Born on 1 March 1961 in Latakia;passport No 86449 and No 842781 Involved in violence against the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia. 09.05.2011
15. Asif Shawkat Born on 15 January 1950 in Al-Madehleh, Tartus Deputy Chief of Staff for Security and Reconnaissance; involved in violence against the civilian population. 23.05.2011
16. Hisham Ikhtiyar Born in 1941 Head of Syrian National Security Bureau; involved in violence against the civilian population. 23.05.2011
17. Faruq Al Shar’ Born on 10 December 1938 Vice-President of Syria; involved in violence against the civilian population. 23.05.2011
18. Muhammad Nasif Khayrbik Born on 10 April 1937 (or 20 May 1937) in Hama,diplomatic passport No 0002250 Deputy Vice-President of Syria for National Security Affairs; involved in violence against the civilian population. 23.05.2011
19. Mohamed Hamcho Born on 20 May 1966;passport No 002954347 Brother-in-law of Maher Al-Assad; businessman and local agent for several foreign companies; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators. 23.05.2011
20. Iyad (a.k.a. Eyad) Makhlouf Born on 21 January 1973 in Damascus;passport No N001820740 Brother of Rami Makhlouf and GID Officer involved in violence against the civilian population. 23.05.2011
21. Bassam Al Hassan Presidential Advisor for Strategic Affairs; involved in violence against the civilian population. 23.05.2011
22. Dawud Rajiha Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces responsible for the military involvement in violence against peaceful protesters. 23.05.2011
23. Ihab (a.k.a. Ehab, Iehab) Makhlouf Born on 21 January 1973 in Damascus;passport No N002848852 Vice-President of SyriaTel and caretaker for Rami Makhlouf's US company; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators. 23.05.2011
24. Zoulhima Chaliche (Dhu al-Himma Shalish) Born in 1951 or 1946 in Kerdaha. Head of presidential security; involved in violence against demonstrators; first cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. 23.6.2011
25. Riyad Chaliche (Riyad Shalish) Director of Military Housing Establishment; provides funding to the regime; first cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. 23.6.2011
26. Brigadier Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari (a.k.a. Ja’fari, Aziz; a.k.a. Jafari, Ali; a.k.a. Jafari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Ja’fari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Jafari-Najafabadi, Mohammad Ali) Born 1 Sep 1957 in Yazd, Iran. General Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria. 23.6.2011
27. Major General Qasem Soleimani (a.k.a. Qasim Soleimany) Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC – Qods, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria. 23.6.2011
28. Hossein Taeb (a.k.a. Taeb, Hassan; a.k.a. Taeb, Hosein; a.k.a. Taeb, Hossein; a.k.a. Taeb, Hussayn; a.k.a. Hojjatoleslam Hossein Ta’eb) Born 1963 in Tehran, Iran. Deputy Commander for Intelligence of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria. 23.6.2011
29. Khalid Qaddur Business associate of Maher Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime. 23.6.2011
30. Ra’if Al-Quwatli (a.k.a. Ri’af Al-Quwatli) Business associate of Maher Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime. 23.6.2011
31. Mohammad Mufleh Head of Syrian Military Intelligence in the town of Hama, involved in the crackdown on demonstrators. 1.8.2011
32. Major General Tawfiq Younes Head of the Department for Internal Security of the General Intelligence Directorate; involved in violence against the civilian population. 1.8.2011
33. Mr Mohammed Makhlouf (a.k.a. Abu Rami) Born in Latakia, Syria, 19.10.1932 Close associate and maternal uncle of Bashar and Mahir al-Assad. Business associate and father of Rami, Ihab and Iyad Makhlouf. 1.8.2011
34. Ayman Jabir Born Latakia Associate of Mahir al-Assad for the Shabiha militia. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population and coordination of Shabiha militia groups 1.8.2011
35. General Ali Habib Mahmoud Born Tartous, 1939.Appointed Minister for Defence 3 June 2009 Minister for Defence. Responsible for conduct and operations of Syrian Armed Forces involved in repression and violence against the civilian population 1.8.2011
36. Hayel Al-Assad Assistant to Maher Al-Assad, Head of the military police unit of the army's 4th Division, involved in repression. 23.8.2011
37. Ali Al-Salim Director of the supplies office of the Syrian Ministry of Defence, entry point for all arms acquisitions by the Syrian army. 23.8.2011
38. Nizar Al-Assad () Cousin of Bashar Al-Assad; previously head of the ‘Nizar Oilfield Supplies’ company. Very close to key government officials. Financing Shabiha in the region of Latakia. 23.8.2011
39. Brigadier-General Rafiq Shahadah Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) Branch 293 (Internal Affairs) in Damascus. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Damascus. Advisor to President Bashar Al-Assad for strategic questions and military intelligence. 23.8.2011
40. Brigadier-General Jamea Jamea (Jami Jami) Branch Chief for Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) in Dayr az-Zor. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Dayr az-Zor and Alboukamal. 23.8.2011
41. Hassan Bin-Ali Al-Turkmani Born 1935 in Aleppo Deputy Vice Minister, former Minister for Defence, Special Envoy of President Bashar Al-Assad. 23.8.2011
42. Muhammad Said Bukhaytan Assistant Regional Secretary of Ba’ath Arab Socialist Party since 2005, 2000-2005 Director for the national security of the regional Ba’ath party. Former Governor of Hama (1998-2000). Close associate of President Bashar Al-Assad and Maher Al-Assad. Senior decision-maker in the regime on repression of civilian population. 23.8.2011
43. Ali Douba Responsible for killings in Hama in 1980, has been called back to Damascus as special advisor to President Bashar Al-Assad. 23.8.2011
44. Brigadier-General Nawful Al-Husayn Idlib Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) Branch Chief. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Idlib province. 23.8.2011
45. Brigadier Husam Sukkar Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs. Presidential Adviser for security agencies’ repression and violence against the civilian population. 23.8.2011
46. Brigadier-General Muhammed Zamrini Branch Chief for Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) in Homs. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Homs. 23.8.2011
47. Lieutenant-General Munir Adanov (Adnuf) Deputy Chief of General Staff, Operations and Training for Syrian Army. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria. 23.8.2011
48. Brigadier-General Ghassan Khalil Head of General Intelligence Directorate’s (GID) Information Branch. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria. 23.8.2011
49. Mohammed Jabir Born in Latakia Shabiha militia. Associate of Maher Al-Assad for the Shabiha militia. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population and coordination of Shabiha militia groups. 23.8.2011
50. Samir Hassan Close business associate of Maher Al-Assad. Known for supporting the Syrian regime financially. 23.8.2011
51. Fares Chehabi (Fares Shihabi) President of Aleppo Chamber of Industry. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. 2.09.2011
52. Emad Ghraiwati Born March 1959 in Damascus, Syria President of the Damascus Chamber of Industry (Zuhair Ghraiwati Sons). Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. 2.9.2011
53. Tarif Akhras Born 1949 in Homs, Syria Founder of the Akhras Group (commodities, trading, processing and logistics), Homs. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. 2.9.2011
54. Issam Anbouba Born 1949 in Latakia, Syria President of Issam Anbouba Est. for agro-industry. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. 2.9.2011
55. Tayseer Qala Awwad Born 1943 in Damascus Minister of Justice. Associated with the Syrian regime, including by supporting its policies and practices of arbitrary arrest and detention. 23.09.2011
56. Dr Adnan Hassan Mahmoud Born 1966 in Tartous Minister of Information. Associated with the Syrian regime, including by supporting and promoting its information policy. 23.09.2011
57. Major General Jumah Al-Ahmad Commander Special Forces. Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria. 14.11.2011
58. Colonel Lu’ai al-Ali Head of Syrian Military Intelligence, Dara’a Branch. Responsible for the violence against protesters in Dara’a. 14.11.2011
59. Lt. General Ali Abdullah Ayyub Deputy Chief of General Staff (Personnel and Manpower). Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria. 14.11.2011
60. Lt. General Jasim al-Furayj Chief of General staff. Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria. 14.11.2011
61. General Aous (Aws) ASLAN Born 1958 Head of Battalion in the Republican Guard. Close to Maher al-ASSAD and President al-ASSAD. Involved in the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria. 14.11.2011
62. General Ghassan Belal General in command of the 4th Division reserve bureau. Adviser to Maher al-ASSAD and coordinator of security operations. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria. 14.11.2011
63. Abdullah Berri Head of Berri family militia. In charge of pro-government militia involved in the crackdown on the civilian population in Aleppo. 14.11.2011
64. George Chaoui Member of Syrian electronic army. Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria. 14.11.2011
65. Major General Zuhair Hamad Deputy Head of General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and for intimidation and torture of protestors. 14.11.2011
66. Amar Ismael Civilian – Head of Syrian electronic army (territorial army intelligence service). Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria. 14.11.2011
67. Mujahed Ismail Member of Syrian electronic army. Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria. 14.11.2011
68. Saqr Khayr Bek Deputy Minister for the Interior. Responsible for the use of violence against the civilian population in Syria. 14.11.2011
69. Major General Nazih Deputy Director of General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and intimidation and torture of protestors. 14.11.2011
70. Kifah Moulhem Batallion Commander in the 4th Division. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population in Deir el-Zor. 14.11.2011
71. Major General Wajih Mahmud Commander 18th Armoured Division. Responsible for the violence against protestors in Homs. 14.11.2011
72. Bassam Sabbagh Born on 24 August 1959 in Damascus.Address: Kasaa, Anwar al Attar Street, al Midani building, Damascus.Syrian passport no 004326765 issued 2 November 2008, valid until November 2014.Member of the Paris Bar. Head of Sabbagh & Associates law firm (Damascus). Legal and financial adviser and manages affairs of Rami Makhlouf and Khaldoun Makhlouf. Involved with Bashar al-Assad in funding a real estate project in Latakia. Provides financial support for the regime. 14.11.2011
73. Lt. General Mustafa Tlass Deputy Chief of General Staff (Logistics and supplies). Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria. 14.11.2011
74. Major General Fu’ad Tawil Deputy head Syrian Air Force Intelligence. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and intimidation and torture of protestors. 14.11.2011
75. Mohammad Al-Jleilati Born 1945 in Damascus Minister of Finance. Responsible for the Syrian economy 1.12.2011
76. Dr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar Born 1956 in Aleppo Minister of Economy and Trade. Responsible for the Syrian economy. 1.12.2011
77. Lt. General Fahid Al-Jassim Chief of Staff. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
78. Major General Ibrahim Al-Hassan Deputy Chief of Staff. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
79. Brigadier Khalil Zghraybih 14th Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
80. Brigadier Ali Barakat 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
81. Brigadier Talal Makhluf 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
82. Brigadier Nazih Hassun Syrian Air Force Intelligence. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
83. Captain Maan Jdiid Presidential Guard. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
84. Muahmamd Al-Shaar Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
85. Khald Al-Taweel Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
86. Ghiath Fayad Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs 1.12.2011
Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing
1. Bena Properties Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime. 23.6.2011
2. Al Mashreq Investment Fund (AMIF) (alias Sunduq Al Mashrek Al Istithmari) P.O. Box 108, DamascusTel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043Fax: 963 933333149 P.O. Box 108, Damascus Tel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043 Fax: 963 933333149 Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime. 23.6.2011
P.O. Box 108, Damascus
Tel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043
Fax: 963 933333149
3. Hamcho International (Hamsho International Group) Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 8254, DamascusTel.: 963 112316675Fax: 963 112318875Website: www.hamshointl.comE-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 8254, Damascus Tel.: 963 112316675 Fax: 963 112318875 Website: www.hamshointl.com E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] Controlled by Mohammad Hamcho or Hamsho; provides funding to the regime. 23.6.2011
Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 8254, Damascus
Tel.: 963 112316675
Fax: 963 112318875
Website: www.hamshointl.com
E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]
4. Military Housing Establishment (alias MILIHOUSE) Public works company controlled by Riyad Shalish and Ministry of Defence; provides funding to the regime. 23.6.2011
5. Political Security Directorate Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. 23.8.2011
6. General Intelligence Directorate Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. 23.8.2011
7. Military Intelligence Directorate Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. 23.8.2011
8. Air Force Intelligence Agency Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. 23.8.2011
9. IRGC Qods Force (Quds Force) Teheran, Iran The Qods (or Quds) Force is a specialist arm of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Qods Force is involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syria regime suppress protests in Syria. IRGC Qods Force has provided technical assistance, equipment and support to the Syrian security services to repress civilian protest movements. 23.8.2011
10. Mada Transport Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara'a Highway, PO Box 9525 Tel: 00 963 11 99 62) Economic entity financing the regime. 2.09.2011
11. Cham Investment Group Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara'a Highway, PO Box 9525 Tel: 00 963 11 99 62) Economic entity financing the regime. 2.09.2011
12. Real Estate Bank Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus Syrian Arab RepublicTel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186Bank's e-mail: [email protected],Website: www.reb.sy Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus Syrian Arab Republic Tel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602 Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186 Bank's e-mail: [email protected], Website: www.reb.sy State-owned bank providing financial support for the regime. 2.09.2011
Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus Syrian Arab Republic
Tel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602
Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186
Bank's e-mail: [email protected],
Website: www.reb.sy
13. Addounia TV (a.k.a. Dounia TV) Tel: +963-11-5667274, +963-11-5667271,Fax: +963-11-5667272Website: http://www.addounia.tv Addounia TV has incited violence against the civilian population in Syria. 23.09.2011
14. Cham Holding Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway – Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria P.O Box 9525Tel +963 (11) 9962 +963 (11) 668 14000 +963 (11) 673 1044Fax +963 (11) 673 1274E-mail: [email protected]:www.chamholding.sy Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway – Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria P.O Box 9525 Tel +963 (11) 9962 +963 (11) 668 14000 +963 (11) 673 1044 Fax +963 (11) 673 1274 E-mail: [email protected] Website:www.chamholding.sy Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; largest holding company in Syria, benefiting from and supporting the regime. 23.09.2011
Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway – Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria P.O Box 9525
Tel +963 (11) 9962 +963 (11) 668 14000 +963 (11) 673 1044
Fax +963 (11) 673 1274
E-mail: [email protected]
Website:www.chamholding.sy
15. El-Tel Co. (El-Tel Middle East Company) Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway, P.O.Box 13052, Damascus – SyriaTel: +963-11-2212345Fax: +963-11-44694450E-mail: [email protected]: www.eltelme.com Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway, P.O.Box 13052, Damascus – Syria Tel: +963-11-2212345 Fax: +963-11-44694450 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.eltelme.com Manufacturing and supplying telecommunication equipment for the Army. 23.09.2011
Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway, P.O.Box 13052, Damascus – Syria
Tel: +963-11-2212345
Fax: +963-11-44694450
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.eltelme.com
16. Ramak Constructions Co. Address: Dara'a Highway, Damascus, SyriaTel: +963-11-6858111Mobile: +963-933-240231 Address: Dara'a Highway, Damascus, Syria Tel: +963-11-6858111 Mobile: +963-933-240231 Construction of military barracks, border post barracks and other buildings for Army needs. 23.09.2011
Address: Dara'a Highway, Damascus, Syria
Tel: +963-11-6858111
Mobile: +963-933-240231
17. Souruh Company (a.k.a. SOROH Al Cham Company) Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus – SyriaTel: +963-11-5327266Mobile: +963-933-526812 +963-932-878282Fax:+963-11-5316396E-mail: [email protected]: http://sites.google.com/site/ sorohco Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus – Syria Tel: +963-11-5327266 Mobile: +963-933-526812 +963-932-878282 Fax:+963-11-5316396 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://sites.google.com/site/ sorohco Investment in local military industrial projects, manufacturing weapons parts and related items. 100% of the company is owned by Rami Makhlouf. 23.09.2011
Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus – Syria
Tel: +963-11-5327266
Mobile: +963-933-526812 +963-932-878282
Fax:+963-11-5316396
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/ sorohco
18. Syriatel Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor, BP 2900Tel: +963 11 61 26 270Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19E-mail: [email protected];Website: http://syriatel.sy/ Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor, BP 2900 Tel: +963 11 61 26 270 Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19 E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://syriatel.sy/ Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides financial support to the regime: through its licensing contract it pays 50 % of its profits to the Government. 23.09.2011
Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor, BP 2900
Tel: +963 11 61 26 270
Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19
E-mail: [email protected];
Website: http://syriatel.sy/
19. Cham Press TV Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor – Baramkeh – DamasTel: +963 – 11- 2260805Fax: +963 – 11 – 2260806E-mail: [email protected]: www.champress.net Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor – Baramkeh – Damas Tel: +963 – 11- 2260805 Fax: +963 – 11 – 2260806 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.champress.net Television channel which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators 1.12.2011
Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor – Baramkeh – Damas
Tel: +963 – 11- 2260805
Fax: +963 – 11 – 2260806
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.champress.net
20. Al Watan Al Watan Newspaper – Damascus – Duty Free ZoneTel: 00963 11 2137400Fax: 00963 11 2139928 Al Watan Newspaper – Damascus – Duty Free Zone Tel: 00963 11 2137400 Fax: 00963 11 2139928 Daily newspaper which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators 1.12.2011
Al Watan Newspaper – Damascus – Duty Free Zone
Tel: 00963 11 2137400
Fax: 00963 11 2139928
21. Centre d’études et de recherches syrien (CERS) (CERS, Centre d’Etude et de Recherche Scientifique; SSRC, Scientific Studies and Research Center; Centre de Recherche de Kaboun Barzeh Street, PO Box 4470, Damas Provides support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used directly for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators. 1.12.2011
22. Business Lab Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, DamascusTel: 963112725499Fax: 963112725399 Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, Damascus Tel: 963112725499 Fax: 963112725399 Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. 1.12.2011
Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, Damascus
Tel: 963112725499
Fax: 963112725399
23. Industrial Solutions Baghdad Street 5, PO Box 6394, DamascusTel /fax: 963114471080 Baghdad Street 5, PO Box 6394, Damascus Tel /fax: 963114471080 Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. 1.12.2011
Baghdad Street 5, PO Box 6394, Damascus
Tel /fax: 963114471080
24. Mechanical Construction Factory (MCF) P.O. Box 35202, Industrial Zone, Al-Qadam Road, Damas Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. 1.12.2011
25. Syronics – Syrian Arab Co. for Electronic Industries Kaboon Street, P.O.Box 5966, DamascusTel.-No.:+963-11-5111352Fax:+963-11-5110117 Kaboon Street, P.O.Box 5966, Damascus Tel.-No.:+963-11-5111352 Fax:+963-11-5110117 Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. 1.12.2011
Kaboon Street, P.O.Box 5966, Damascus
Tel.-No.:+963-11-5111352
Fax:+963-11-5110117
26. Handasieh – Organization for Engineering Industries P.O.Box 5966,Abou Bakr Al- Seddeq St., Damascus and PO BOX 2849 Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus and PO BOX 21120 Baramkeh, DamascusTel: 963112121816 – 963112121834 – 963112214650 – 963112212743 – 963115110117 P.O.Box 5966,Abou Bakr Al- Seddeq St., Damascus and PO BOX 2849 Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus and PO BOX 21120 Baramkeh, Damascus Tel: 963112121816 – 963112121834 – 963112214650 – 963112212743 – 963115110117 Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. 1.12.2011
P.O.Box 5966,Abou Bakr Al- Seddeq St., Damascus and PO BOX 2849 Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus and PO BOX 21120 Baramkeh, Damascus
Tel: 963112121816 – 963112121834 – 963112214650 – 963112212743 – 963115110117
27. Syria Trading Oil Company (Sytrol) Prime Minister Building, 17 Street Nissan, Damascus, Syria. State-owned company responsible for all oil exports from Syria. Provides financial support to the regime. 1.12.2011
28. General Petroleum Corporation (GPC) New Sham – Building of Syrian Oil Company, PO Box 60694, Damascus, Syria BOX: 60694Tel: 963113141635Fax: 963113141634E-mail: [email protected] New Sham – Building of Syrian Oil Company, PO Box 60694, Damascus, Syria BOX: 60694 Tel: 963113141635 Fax: 963113141634 E-mail: [email protected] State-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the regime. 1.12.2011
New Sham – Building of Syrian Oil Company, PO Box 60694, Damascus, Syria BOX: 60694
Tel: 963113141635
Fax: 963113141634
E-mail: [email protected]
29. Al Furat Petroleum Company Dummar – New Sham – Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building P.O. Box 7660 Damascus – Syria.Tel: 00963-11- (6183333), 00963-11- (31913333)Fax: 00963-11- (6184444), 00963-11- (31914444)[email protected] Dummar – New Sham – Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building P.O. Box 7660 Damascus – Syria. Tel: 00963-11- (6183333), 00963-11- (31913333) Fax: 00963-11- (6184444), 00963-11- (31914444) [email protected] Joint venture 50 % owned by GPC. Provides financial support to the regime. 1.12.2011
Dummar – New Sham – Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building P.O. Box 7660 Damascus – Syria.
Tel: 00963-11- (6183333), 00963-11- (31913333)
Fax: 00963-11- (6184444), 00963-11- (31914444)
[email protected]
P.O. Box 108, Damascus
Tel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043
Fax: 963 933333149
Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 8254, Damascus
Tel.: 963 112316675
Fax: 963 112318875
Website: www.hamshointl.com
E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]
Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus Syrian Arab Republic
Tel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602
Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186
Bank's e-mail: [email protected],
Website: www.reb.sy
Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway – Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria P.O Box 9525
Tel +963 (11) 9962 +963 (11) 668 14000 +963 (11) 673 1044
Fax +963 (11) 673 1274
E-mail: [email protected]
Website:www.chamholding.sy
Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway, P.O.Box 13052, Damascus – Syria
Tel: +963-11-2212345
Fax: +963-11-44694450
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.eltelme.com
Address: Dara'a Highway, Damascus, Syria
Tel: +963-11-6858111
Mobile: +963-933-240231
Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus – Syria
Tel: +963-11-5327266
Mobile: +963-933-526812 +963-932-878282
Fax:+963-11-5316396
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/ sorohco
Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor, BP 2900
Tel: +963 11 61 26 270
Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19
E-mail: [email protected];
Website: http://syriatel.sy/
Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor – Baramkeh – Damas
Tel: +963 – 11- 2260805
Fax: +963 – 11 – 2260806
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.champress.net
Al Watan Newspaper – Damascus – Duty Free Zone
Tel: 00963 11 2137400
Fax: 00963 11 2139928
Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, Damascus
Tel: 963112725499
Fax: 963112725399
Baghdad Street 5, PO Box 6394, Damascus
Tel /fax: 963114471080
Kaboon Street, P.O.Box 5966, Damascus
Tel.-No.:+963-11-5111352
Fax:+963-11-5110117
P.O.Box 5966,Abou Bakr Al- Seddeq St., Damascus and PO BOX 2849 Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus and PO BOX 21120 Baramkeh, Damascus
Tel: 963112121816 – 963112121834 – 963112214650 – 963112212743 – 963115110117
New Sham – Building of Syrian Oil Company, PO Box 60694, Damascus, Syria BOX: 60694
Tel: 963113141635
Fax: 963113141634
E-mail: [email protected]
Dummar – New Sham – Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building P.O. Box 7660 Damascus – Syria.
Tel: 00963-11- (6183333), 00963-11- (31913333)
Fax: 00963-11- (6184444), 00963-11- (31914444)
[email protected]
Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing
1. Commercial Bank of Syria —Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syria;- P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria;—Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; SWIFT/BIC CMSY SY DA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD] Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.phpTel: +963 11 2218890Fax: +963 11 2216975General management: [email protected] — Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syria;- P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria; — Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; SWIFT/BIC CMSY SY DA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD] Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.php State-owned bank providing financial support to the regime. 13.10.2011
— Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syria;- P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria;
— Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; SWIFT/BIC CMSY SY DA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD] Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.php
— Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syria;- P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria;
— Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; SWIFT/BIC CMSY SY DA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD] Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.php
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
(1) On 9 May 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria(1).
(2) On 23 October 2011, the European Council stated that the Union would impose further measures against the Syrian regime as long as the repression of the civilian population continued.
(3) In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, the Council considers it necessary to impose additional restrictive measures.
(4) Moreover, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/273/CFSP.
(5) For the sake of clarity, the measures imposed by Decision 2011/273/CFSP and the additional measures should be integrated into a single legal instrument.
(6) Decision 2011/273/CFSP should therefore be repealed.
(7) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures.
(8) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Decision are effective, it should enter into force on the day of its adoption,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
1. The sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related matériel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, as well as equipment which might be used for internal repression, to Syria by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be prohibited, whether originating or not in their territories.
2. It shall be prohibited to:
(a)
provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the items referred to in paragraph 1 or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria;
(b)
provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the items referred to in paragraph 1, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria.

Article 2
1. Article 1 shall not apply to:
(a)
supplies and technical assistance intended solely for the support of or use by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF);
(b)
the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment or of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution building programmes of the United Nations (UN) and the European Union, or for European Union and UN crisis management operations;
(c)
the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for the protective use of personnel of the European Union and its Member States in Syria;
(d)
the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
(e)
the provision of financing and financial assistance related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
on condition that such exports and assistance have been approved in advance by the relevant competent authority.
2. Article 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Syria by UN personnel, personnel of the European Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.

Article 3
The sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment or software intended primarily for use in the monitoring or interception by the Syrian regime, or on its behalf, of the Internet and of telephone communications on mobile or fixed networks in Syria and the provision of assistance to install, operate or update such equipment or software shall be prohibited.
The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant elements to be covered by this Article.

Article 4
1. The purchase, import or transport from Syria of crude oil and petroleum products shall be prohibited.
2. It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance, related to the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 5
The prohibitions in Article 4 shall be without prejudice to the execution, until 15 November 2011, of obligations provided for in contracts concluded before 2 September 2011.

Article 6
1. The sale, supply or transfer of key equipment and technology for the following key sectors of the oil and natural gas industry in Syria, or to Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria, by nationals of Member States, or from the territories of Member States, or using vessels or aircraft under the jurisdiction of Member States shall be prohibited whether or not originating in their territories:
(a)
refining;
(b)
liquefied natural gas;
(c)
exploration;
(d)
production.
The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this paragraph.
2. It shall be prohibited to provide the following to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the key sectors of the Syrian oil and gas industry referred to in paragraph 1 or to Syrian, or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria:
(a)
technical assistance or training and other services related to key equipment and technology as referred to in paragraph 1;
(b)
financing or financial assistance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of key equipment and technology as set out in paragraph 1 or for the provision of related technical assistance or training.

Article 7
1. The prohibition in Article 6(1) shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation relating to the delivery of goods provided for in contracts awarded or concluded before 1 December 2011.
2. The prohibitions in Article 6 shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts awarded or concluded before 1 December 2011 and relating to investments made in Syria before 23 September 2011 by enterprises established in Member States.

Article 8
The delivery of Syrian denominated banknotes and coinage to the Central Bank of Syria shall be prohibited.

Article 9
The following shall be prohibited:
(a)
the granting of any financial loan or credit to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining, or to Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria;
(b)
the granting of any financial loan or credit to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria;
(c)
the acquisition or extension of a participation in enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining, or in Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria, including the acquisition in full of such enterprises and the acquisition of shares or securities of a participating nature;
(d)
the acquisition or extension of a participation in enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria, including the acquisition in full of such enterprises and the acquisition of shares or securities of a participating nature;
(e)
the creation of any joint venture with enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining and with any subsidiary or affiliate under their control;
(f)
the creation of any joint venture with enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria and with any subsidiary or affiliate under their control.

Article 10
1. The prohibitions set out in points (a) and (c) of Article 9:
(i)
shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 23 September 2011;
(ii)
shall not prevent the extension of a participation, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 23 September 2011.
2. The prohibitions set out in points (b) and (d) of Article 9:
(i)
shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 1 December 2011;
(ii)
shall not prevent the extension of a participation, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 1 December 2011.

Article 11
1. Participation in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria shall be prohibited.
2. It shall be prohibited to provide technical assistance or financing or financial assistance to the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria.
3. The prohibition in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 1 December 2011.

Article 12
1. Member States shall exercise restraint in entering into new short and medium term commitments for public and private provided financial support for trade with Syria, including the granting of export credits, guarantees or insurance, to their nationals or entities involved in such trade, with a view to reducing their outstanding amounts, in particular to avoid any financial support contributing to the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria. In addition, Member States shall not enter into new long-term commitments for public and private provided financial support for trade with Syria.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not affect commitments established prior to 1 December 2011.
3. Paragraph 1 shall not concern trade for food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes.

Article 13
Member States shall not enter into new commitments for grants, financial assistance or concessional loans to the Government of Syria, including through their participation in international financial institutions, except for humanitarian and developmental purposes.

Article 14
The following shall be prohibited:
(a)
any disbursement or payment by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under or in connection with any existing loan agreements entered into between Syria and the EIB;
(b)
the continuation by the EIB of any existing Technical Assistance Service Contracts for sovereign projects located in Syria.

Article 15
The following shall be prohibited: the direct or indirect sale or purchase of, or brokering or assistance in the issuance of Syrian public or public-guaranteed bonds issued after 1 December 2011 to and from the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria, or banks domiciled in Syria, or branches and subsidiaries within and outside the jurisdiction of Member States of banks domiciled in Syria, or financial entities that are neither domiciled in Syria nor within the jurisdiction of the Member States, but are controlled by persons and entities domiciled in Syria as well as any persons and entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or entities owned or controlled by them.

Article 16
1. The opening of new branches, subsidiaries, or representative offices of Syrian banks in the territories of Member States, and the establishment of new joint ventures, or the taking of an ownership interest, or the establishment of new correspondent banking relationships by Syrian banks, including the Central Bank of Syria, its branches and subsidiaries and financial entities that are not domiciled in Syria, but are controlled by persons or entities domiciled in Syria, with banks in the jurisdiction of Member States, shall be prohibited.
2. Financial institutions within the territories of the Member States or under their jurisdiction shall be prohibited from opening representative offices, subsidiaries or banking accounts in Syria.

Article 17
1. The provision of insurance and re-insurance to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies or to any persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or to entities owned or controlled by them, including through illicit means, shall be prohibited.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the provision of:
(a)
health or travel insurance to natural persons;
(b)
compulsory or third party insurance to Syrian persons, entities or bodies based in the Union;
(c)
insurance or re-insurance to the owner of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle chartered by a Syrian person, entity or body and which person, entity or body is not listed in Annexes I or II.

Article 18
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, persons benefiting from or supporting the regime, and persons associated with them, as listed in Annex I.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory.
3. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the cases where a Member State is bound by an obligation of international law, namely:
(a)
as a host country to an international intergovernmental organisation;
(b)
as a host country to an international conference convened by, or under the auspices of, the UN;
(c)
under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or
(d)
under the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran pact) concluded by the Holy See (State of the Vatican City) and Italy.
4. Paragraph 3 shall be considered as also applying in cases where a Member State is host country to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
5. The Council shall be duly informed in all cases where a Member State grants an exemption pursuant to paragraphs 3 or 4.
6. Member States may grant exemptions from the measures imposed under paragraph 1 where travel is justified on the grounds of urgent humanitarian need, or on grounds of attending intergovernmental meetings, including those promoted by the Union, or hosted by a Member State holding the Chairmanship in office of the OSCE, where a political dialogue is conducted that directly promotes democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Syria.
7. A Member State wishing to grant exemptions referred to in paragraph 6 shall notify the Council in writing. The exemption shall be deemed to be granted unless one or more of the Council members raises an objection in writing within two working days of receiving notification of the proposed exemption. Should one or more of the Council members raise an objection, the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may decide to grant the proposed exemption.
8. Where, pursuant to paragraphs 3 to 7, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of persons listed in Annex I, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it is given and to the person concerned therewith.

Article 19
1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by persons responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, persons and entities benefiting from or supporting the regime, and persons and entities associated with them, as listed in Annexes I and II, shall be frozen.
2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of, the natural or legal persons or entities listed in Annexes I and II.
3. The competent authority of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as it deems appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are:
(a)
necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the persons listed in Annexes I and II and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;
(b)
intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
(c)
intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; or
(d)
necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the competent authority has notified the competent authority of the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks prior to the authorisation;
(e)
necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, humanitarian workers and related assistance, or evacuations from Syria;
(f)
to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, in so far as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic or consular mission or international organisation.
A Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation it grants under this paragraph.
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the following conditions are met:
(a)
the funds or economic resources are the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established prior to the date on which the natural or legal person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article was included in Annex I or II, or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date;
(b)
the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set by the applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;
(c)
the lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person or entity listed in Annex I or II; and
(d)
recognising the lien or judgement is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.
A Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph.
5. Paragraph 1 shall not prevent a designated person or entity from making a payment due under a contract entered into before the listing of such a person or entity, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1.
6. Paragraph 1 shall not prevent a designated entity listed in Annex II, for a period of two months after the date of its designation, from making a payment from frozen funds or economic resources received by such entity after the date of its designation, where such payment is due under a contract in connection with the financing of trade, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1.
7. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:
(a)
interest or other earnings on those accounts; or
(b)
payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to this Decision,
provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments remain subject to paragraph 1.

Article 20
No claims, including for compensation or indemnification or any other claim of this kind, such as a claim of set-off, fines or a claim under a guarantee, claims for extension or payment of a bond, financial guarantee, including claims arising from letters of credit and similar instruments in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which was affected, directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, by reason of measures covered by this Decision, shall be granted to the designated persons or entities listed in Annexes I and II, or any other person or entity in Syria, including the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, or any person or entity claiming through or for the benefit of any such person or entity.

Article 21
1. The Council, acting upon a proposal by a Member State or the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall establish and amend the lists in Annexes I and II.
2. The Council shall communicate its decision on listing, including the grounds therefor, to the person or entity concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such person or entity with an opportunity to present observations.
3. Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review its decision and inform the person or entity concerned accordingly.

Article 22
1. Annexes I and II shall include the grounds for listing the persons and entities concerned.
2. Annexes I and II shall also contain, where available, the information necessary to identify the persons or entities concerned. With regard to persons, such information may include names, including aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and identity card numbers, gender, address if known, and function or profession. With regard to entities, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business.

Article 23
It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly or intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions laid down in this Decision.

Article 24
In order to maximise the impact of the measures set out in this Decision, the Union shall encourage third States to adopt restrictive measures similar to those contained in this Decision.

Article 25
This Decision shall apply for a period of 12 months. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.

Article 26
Decision 2011/273/CFSP is hereby repealed.

Article 27
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 29 thereof,
(1) On 9 May 2011, the Council adopted Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria(1).
(2) On 23 October 2011, the European Council stated that the Union would impose further measures against the Syrian regime as long as the repression of the civilian population continued.
(3) In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, the Council considers it necessary to impose additional restrictive measures.
(4) Moreover, additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/273/CFSP.
(5) For the sake of clarity, the measures imposed by Decision 2011/273/CFSP and the additional measures should be integrated into a single legal instrument.
(6) Decision 2011/273/CFSP should therefore be repealed.
(7) Further action by the Union is needed in order to implement certain measures.
(8) In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Decision are effective, it should enter into force on the day of its adoption,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. The sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related matériel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, as well as equipment which might be used for internal repression, to Syria by nationals of Member States or from the territories of Member States or using their flag vessels or aircraft, shall be prohibited, whether originating or not in their territories.
2. It shall be prohibited to:
(a)
provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance, brokering services or other services related to the items referred to in paragraph 1 or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance and use of such items, to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria;
(b)
provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the items referred to in paragraph 1, including in particular grants, loans and export credit insurance, for any sale, supply, transfer or export of such items, or for the provision of related technical assistance, brokering services or other services to any natural or legal person, entity or body in, or for use in, Syria.
1. Article 1 shall not apply to:
(a)
supplies and technical assistance intended solely for the support of or use by the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF);
(b)
the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-lethal military equipment or of equipment which might be used for internal repression, intended solely for humanitarian or protective use, or for institution building programmes of the United Nations (UN) and the European Union, or for European Union and UN crisis management operations;
(c)
the sale, supply, transfer or export of non-combat vehicles which have been manufactured or fitted with materials to provide ballistic protection, intended solely for the protective use of personnel of the European Union and its Member States in Syria;
(d)
the provision of technical assistance, brokering services and other services related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
(e)
the provision of financing and financial assistance related to such equipment or to such programmes and operations;
on condition that such exports and assistance have been approved in advance by the relevant competent authority.
2. Article 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Syria by UN personnel, personnel of the European Union or its Member States, representatives of the media and humanitarian and development workers and associated personnel for their personal use only.
The sale, supply, transfer or export of equipment or software intended primarily for use in the monitoring or interception by the Syrian regime, or on its behalf, of the Internet and of telephone communications on mobile or fixed networks in Syria and the provision of assistance to install, operate or update such equipment or software shall be prohibited.
The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant elements to be covered by this Article.
1. The purchase, import or transport from Syria of crude oil and petroleum products shall be prohibited.
2. It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, including financial derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance, related to the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1.
The prohibitions in Article 4 shall be without prejudice to the execution, until 15 November 2011, of obligations provided for in contracts concluded before 2 September 2011.
1. The sale, supply or transfer of key equipment and technology for the following key sectors of the oil and natural gas industry in Syria, or to Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria, by nationals of Member States, or from the territories of Member States, or using vessels or aircraft under the jurisdiction of Member States shall be prohibited whether or not originating in their territories:
(a)
refining;
(b)
liquefied natural gas;
(c)
exploration;
(d)
production.
The Union shall take the necessary measures in order to determine the relevant items to be covered by this paragraph.
2. It shall be prohibited to provide the following to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the key sectors of the Syrian oil and gas industry referred to in paragraph 1 or to Syrian, or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria:
(a)
technical assistance or training and other services related to key equipment and technology as referred to in paragraph 1;
(b)
financing or financial assistance for any sale, supply, transfer or export of key equipment and technology as set out in paragraph 1 or for the provision of related technical assistance or training.
1. The prohibition in Article 6(1) shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation relating to the delivery of goods provided for in contracts awarded or concluded before 1 December 2011.
2. The prohibitions in Article 6 shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts awarded or concluded before 1 December 2011 and relating to investments made in Syria before 23 September 2011 by enterprises established in Member States.
The delivery of Syrian denominated banknotes and coinage to the Central Bank of Syria shall be prohibited.
The following shall be prohibited:
(a)
the granting of any financial loan or credit to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining, or to Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria;
(b)
the granting of any financial loan or credit to enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria;
(c)
the acquisition or extension of a participation in enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining, or in Syrian or Syrian-owned enterprises engaged in those sectors outside Syria, including the acquisition in full of such enterprises and the acquisition of shares or securities of a participating nature;
(d)
the acquisition or extension of a participation in enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria, including the acquisition in full of such enterprises and the acquisition of shares or securities of a participating nature;
(e)
the creation of any joint venture with enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the Syrian oil industry sectors of exploration, production or refining and with any subsidiary or affiliate under their control;
(f)
the creation of any joint venture with enterprises in Syria that are engaged in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria and with any subsidiary or affiliate under their control.
1. The prohibitions set out in points (a) and (c) of Article 9:
(i)
shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 23 September 2011;
(ii)
shall not prevent the extension of a participation, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 23 September 2011.
2. The prohibitions set out in points (b) and (d) of Article 9:
(i)
shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 1 December 2011;
(ii)
shall not prevent the extension of a participation, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 1 December 2011.
1. Participation in the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria shall be prohibited.
2. It shall be prohibited to provide technical assistance or financing or financial assistance to the construction of new power plants for the production of electricity in Syria.
3. The prohibition in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements concluded before 1 December 2011.
1. Member States shall exercise restraint in entering into new short and medium term commitments for public and private provided financial support for trade with Syria, including the granting of export credits, guarantees or insurance, to their nationals or entities involved in such trade, with a view to reducing their outstanding amounts, in particular to avoid any financial support contributing to the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria. In addition, Member States shall not enter into new long-term commitments for public and private provided financial support for trade with Syria.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not affect commitments established prior to 1 December 2011.
3. Paragraph 1 shall not concern trade for food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes.
Member States shall not enter into new commitments for grants, financial assistance or concessional loans to the Government of Syria, including through their participation in international financial institutions, except for humanitarian and developmental purposes.
The following shall be prohibited:
(a)
any disbursement or payment by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under or in connection with any existing loan agreements entered into between Syria and the EIB;
(b)
the continuation by the EIB of any existing Technical Assistance Service Contracts for sovereign projects located in Syria.
The following shall be prohibited: the direct or indirect sale or purchase of, or brokering or assistance in the issuance of Syrian public or public-guaranteed bonds issued after 1 December 2011 to and from the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria, or banks domiciled in Syria, or branches and subsidiaries within and outside the jurisdiction of Member States of banks domiciled in Syria, or financial entities that are neither domiciled in Syria nor within the jurisdiction of the Member States, but are controlled by persons and entities domiciled in Syria as well as any persons and entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or entities owned or controlled by them.
1. The opening of new branches, subsidiaries, or representative offices of Syrian banks in the territories of Member States, and the establishment of new joint ventures, or the taking of an ownership interest, or the establishment of new correspondent banking relationships by Syrian banks, including the Central Bank of Syria, its branches and subsidiaries and financial entities that are not domiciled in Syria, but are controlled by persons or entities domiciled in Syria, with banks in the jurisdiction of Member States, shall be prohibited.
2. Financial institutions within the territories of the Member States or under their jurisdiction shall be prohibited from opening representative offices, subsidiaries or banking accounts in Syria.
1. The provision of insurance and re-insurance to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies or to any persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction, or to entities owned or controlled by them, including through illicit means, shall be prohibited.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the provision of:
(a)
health or travel insurance to natural persons;
(b)
compulsory or third party insurance to Syrian persons, entities or bodies based in the Union;
(c)
insurance or re-insurance to the owner of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle chartered by a Syrian person, entity or body and which person, entity or body is not listed in Annexes I or II.
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of the persons responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, persons benefiting from or supporting the regime, and persons associated with them, as listed in Annex I.
2. Paragraph 1 shall not oblige a Member State to refuse its own nationals entry into its territory.
3. Paragraph 1 shall be without prejudice to the cases where a Member State is bound by an obligation of international law, namely:
(a)
as a host country to an international intergovernmental organisation;
(b)
as a host country to an international conference convened by, or under the auspices of, the UN;
(c)
under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities; or
(d)
under the 1929 Treaty of Conciliation (Lateran pact) concluded by the Holy See (State of the Vatican City) and Italy.
4. Paragraph 3 shall be considered as also applying in cases where a Member State is host country to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
5. The Council shall be duly informed in all cases where a Member State grants an exemption pursuant to paragraphs 3 or 4.
6. Member States may grant exemptions from the measures imposed under paragraph 1 where travel is justified on the grounds of urgent humanitarian need, or on grounds of attending intergovernmental meetings, including those promoted by the Union, or hosted by a Member State holding the Chairmanship in office of the OSCE, where a political dialogue is conducted that directly promotes democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Syria.
7. A Member State wishing to grant exemptions referred to in paragraph 6 shall notify the Council in writing. The exemption shall be deemed to be granted unless one or more of the Council members raises an objection in writing within two working days of receiving notification of the proposed exemption. Should one or more of the Council members raise an objection, the Council, acting by a qualified majority, may decide to grant the proposed exemption.
8. Where, pursuant to paragraphs 3 to 7, a Member State authorises the entry into, or transit through, its territory of persons listed in Annex I, the authorisation shall be limited to the purpose for which it is given and to the person concerned therewith.
1. All funds and economic resources belonging to, or owned, held or controlled by persons responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, persons and entities benefiting from or supporting the regime, and persons and entities associated with them, as listed in Annexes I and II, shall be frozen.
2. No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or for the benefit of, the natural or legal persons or entities listed in Annexes I and II.
3. The competent authority of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under such conditions as it deems appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic resources concerned are:
(a)
necessary to satisfy the basic needs of the persons listed in Annexes I and II and their dependent family members, including payments for foodstuffs, rent or mortgage, medicines and medical treatment, taxes, insurance premiums, and public utility charges;
(b)
intended exclusively for the payment of reasonable professional fees and the reimbursement of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services;
(c)
intended exclusively for the payment of fees or service charges for the routine holding or maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources; or
(d)
necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the competent authority has notified the competent authority of the other Member States and the Commission of the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be granted, at least two weeks prior to the authorisation;
(e)
necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including medical supplies, food, humanitarian workers and related assistance, or evacuations from Syria;
(f)
to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or consular mission or an international organisation enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, in so far as such payments are intended to be used for official purposes of the diplomatic or consular mission or international organisation.
A Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation it grants under this paragraph.
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities of a Member State may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the following conditions are met:
(a)
the funds or economic resources are the subject of a judicial, administrative or arbitral lien established prior to the date on which the natural or legal person or entity referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article was included in Annex I or II, or of a judicial, administrative or arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date;
(b)
the funds or economic resources will be used exclusively to satisfy claims secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set by the applicable laws and regulations governing the rights of persons having such claims;
(c)
the lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a natural or legal person or entity listed in Annex I or II; and
(d)
recognising the lien or judgement is not contrary to public policy in the Member State concerned.
A Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any authorisation granted under this paragraph.
5. Paragraph 1 shall not prevent a designated person or entity from making a payment due under a contract entered into before the listing of such a person or entity, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1.
6. Paragraph 1 shall not prevent a designated entity listed in Annex II, for a period of two months after the date of its designation, from making a payment from frozen funds or economic resources received by such entity after the date of its designation, where such payment is due under a contract in connection with the financing of trade, provided that the relevant Member State has determined that the payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person or entity referred to in paragraph 1.
7. Paragraph 2 shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of:
(a)
interest or other earnings on those accounts; or
(b)
payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded or arose prior to the date on which those accounts became subject to this Decision,
provided that any such interest, other earnings and payments remain subject to paragraph 1.
No claims, including for compensation or indemnification or any other claim of this kind, such as a claim of set-off, fines or a claim under a guarantee, claims for extension or payment of a bond, financial guarantee, including claims arising from letters of credit and similar instruments in connection with any contract or transaction the performance of which was affected, directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, by reason of measures covered by this Decision, shall be granted to the designated persons or entities listed in Annexes I and II, or any other person or entity in Syria, including the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, or any person or entity claiming through or for the benefit of any such person or entity.
1. The Council, acting upon a proposal by a Member State or the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, shall establish and amend the lists in Annexes I and II.
2. The Council shall communicate its decision on listing, including the grounds therefor, to the person or entity concerned, either directly, if the address is known, or through the publication of a notice, providing such person or entity with an opportunity to present observations.
3. Where observations are submitted, or where substantial new evidence is presented, the Council shall review its decision and inform the person or entity concerned accordingly.
1. Annexes I and II shall include the grounds for listing the persons and entities concerned.
2. Annexes I and II shall also contain, where available, the information necessary to identify the persons or entities concerned. With regard to persons, such information may include names, including aliases, date and place of birth, nationality, passport and identity card numbers, gender, address if known, and function or profession. With regard to entities, such information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and place of business.
It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly or intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions laid down in this Decision.
In order to maximise the impact of the measures set out in this Decision, the Union shall encourage third States to adopt restrictive measures similar to those contained in this Decision.
This Decision shall apply for a period of 12 months. It shall be kept under constant review. It shall be renewed, or amended as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.
Decision 2011/273/CFSP is hereby repealed.
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

A.   Persons

ANNEX I
List of persons and entities referred to in Articles 18 and 19

| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing
1. | Bashar Al-Assad | Born 11 September 1965 in Damascus;diplomatic passport No D1903 | President of the Republic; person authorising and supervising the crackdown on demonstrators. | 23.05.2011
2. | Maher (a.k.a. Mahir) Al-Assad | Born 8 December 1967;diplomatic passport No 4138 | Commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured Division, member of Ba’ath Party Central Command, strongman of the Republican Guard; brother of President Bashar Al-Assad; principal overseer of violence against demonstrators. | 09.05.2011
3. | Ali Mamluk (a.k.a. Mamlouk) | Born on 19 February 1946 in Damascus;diplomatic passport No 983 | Head of Syrian General Intelligence Directorate (GID); involved in violence against demonstrators. | 09.05.2011
4. | Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Sha’ar (a.k.a. Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Chaar) | | Minister of Interior; involved in violence against demonstrators. | 09.05.2011
5. | Atej (a.k.a. Atef, Atif) Najib | | Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in Dara’a; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; involved in violence against demonstrators. | 09.05.2011
6. | Hafiz Makhluf (a.k.a. Hafez Makhlouf) | Born on 2 April 1971 in Damascus;diplomatic passport No 2246 | Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intelligence Directorate, Damascus Branch; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; close to Maher Al-Assad; involved in violence against demonstrators. | 09.05.2011
7. | Muhammad Dib Zaytun (a.k.a. Mohammed Dib Zeitoun) | Born on 20 May 1951 in Damascus;diplomatic passport No D000001300 | Head of Political Security Directorate; involved in violence against demonstrators. | 09.05.2011
8. | Amjad Al-Abbas | | Head of Political Security in Banyas, involved in violence against demonstrators in Baida. | 09.05.2011
9. | Rami Makhlouf | Born on 10 July 1969 in Damascus,passport No 454224 | Syrian businessman; associate of Maher Al-Assad; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators. | 09.05.2011
10. | Abd Al-Fatah Qudsiyah | Born in 1953 in Hama;diplomatic passport No D0005788 | Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI); involved in violence against the civilian population. | 09.05.2011
11. | Jamil Hassan | | Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence; involved in violence against the civilian population. | 09.05.2011
12. | Rustum Ghazali | Born on 3 May 1953 in Dara’a;diplomatic passport No D000000887 | Head of Syrian Military Intelligence, Damascus Countryside Branch; involved in violence against the civilian population. | 09.05.2011
13. | Fawwaz Al-Assad | Born on 18 June 1962 in Kerdala;passport No 88238 | Involved in violence against the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia. | 09.05.2011
14. | Munzir Al-Assad | Born on 1 March 1961 in Latakia;passport No 86449 and No 842781 | Involved in violence against the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia. | 09.05.2011
15. | Asif Shawkat | Born on 15 January 1950 in Al-Madehleh, Tartus | Deputy Chief of Staff for Security and Reconnaissance; involved in violence against the civilian population. | 23.05.2011
16. | Hisham Ikhtiyar | Born in 1941 | Head of Syrian National Security Bureau; involved in violence against the civilian population. | 23.05.2011
17. | Faruq Al Shar’ | Born on 10 December 1938 | Vice-President of Syria; involved in violence against the civilian population. | 23.05.2011
18. | Muhammad Nasif Khayrbik | Born on 10 April 1937 (or 20 May 1937) in Hama,diplomatic passport No 0002250 | Deputy Vice-President of Syria for National Security Affairs; involved in violence against the civilian population. | 23.05.2011
19. | Mohamed Hamcho | Born on 20 May 1966;passport No 002954347 | Brother-in-law of Maher Al-Assad; businessman and local agent for several foreign companies; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators. | 23.05.2011
20. | Iyad (a.k.a. Eyad) Makhlouf | Born on 21 January 1973 in Damascus;passport No N001820740 | Brother of Rami Makhlouf and GID Officer involved in violence against the civilian population. | 23.05.2011
21. | Bassam Al Hassan | | Presidential Advisor for Strategic Affairs; involved in violence against the civilian population. | 23.05.2011
22. | Dawud Rajiha | | Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces responsible for the military involvement in violence against peaceful protesters. | 23.05.2011
23. | Ihab (a.k.a. Ehab, Iehab) Makhlouf | Born on 21 January 1973 in Damascus;passport No N002848852 | Vice-President of SyriaTel and caretaker for Rami Makhlouf’s US company; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators. | 23.05.2011
24. | Zoulhima Chaliche (Dhu al-Himma Shalish) | Born in 1951 or 1946 in Kerdaha. | Head of presidential security; involved in violence against demonstrators; first cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. | 23.6.2011
25. | Riyad Chaliche (Riyad Shalish) | | Director of Military Housing Establishment; provides funding to the regime; first cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. | 23.6.2011
26. | Brigadier Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari (a.k.a. Ja’fari, Aziz; a.k.a. Jafari, Ali; a.k.a. Jafari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Ja’fari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Jafari-Najafabadi, Mohammad Ali) | Born 1 Sep 1957 in Yazd, Iran. | General Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria. | 23.6.2011
27. | Major General Qasem Soleimani (a.k.a. Qasim Soleimany) | | Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC – Qods, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria. | 23.6.2011
28. | Hossein Taeb (a.k.a. Taeb, Hassan; a.k.a. Taeb, Hosein; a.k.a. Taeb, Hossein; a.k.a. Taeb, Hussayn; a.k.a. Hojjatoleslam Hossein Ta’eb) | Born 1963 in Tehran, Iran. | Deputy Commander for Intelligence of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria. | 23.6.2011
29. | Khalid Qaddur | | Business associate of Maher Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011
30. | Ra’if Al-Quwatli (a.k.a. Ri’af Al-Quwatli) | | Business associate of Maher Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011
31. | Mohammad Mufleh | | Head of Syrian Military Intelligence in the town of Hama, involved in the crackdown on demonstrators. | 1.8.2011
32. | Major General Tawfiq Younes | | Head of the Department for Internal Security of the General Intelligence Directorate; involved in violence against the civilian population. | 1.8.2011
33. | Mr Mohammed Makhlouf (a.k.a. Abu Rami) | Born in Latakia, Syria, 19.10.1932 | Close associate and maternal uncle of Bashar and Mahir al-Assad. Business associate and father of Rami, Ihab and Iyad Makhlouf. | 1.8.2011
34. | Ayman Jabir | Born Latakia | Associate of Mahir al-Assad for the Shabiha militia. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population and coordination of Shabiha militia groups | 1.8.2011
35. | General Ali Habib Mahmoud | Born Tartous, 1939.Appointed Minister for Defence 3 June 2009 | Minister for Defence. Responsible for conduct and operations of Syrian Armed Forces involved in repression and violence against the civilian population | 1.8.2011
36. | Hayel Al-Assad | | Assistant to Maher Al-Assad, Head of the military police unit of the army’s 4th Division, involved in repression. | 23.8.2011
37. | Ali Al-Salim | | Director of the supplies office of the Syrian Ministry of Defence, entry point for all arms acquisitions by the Syrian army. | 23.8.2011
38. | Nizar Al-Assad () | Cousin of Bashar Al-Assad; previously head of the ‘Nizar Oilfield Supplies’ company. | Very close to key government officials. Financing Shabiha in the region of Latakia. | 23.8.2011
39. | Brigadier-General Rafiq Shahadah | | Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) Branch 293 (Internal Affairs) in Damascus. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Damascus. Advisor to President Bashar Al-Assad for strategic questions and military intelligence. | 23.8.2011
40. | Brigadier-General Jamea Jamea (Jami Jami) | | Branch Chief for Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) in Dayr az-Zor. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Dayr az-Zor and Alboukamal. | 23.8.2011
41. | Hassan Bin-Ali Al-Turkmani | Born 1935 in Aleppo | Deputy Vice Minister, former Minister for Defence, Special Envoy of President Bashar Al-Assad. | 23.8.2011
42. | Muhammad Said Bukhaytan | | Assistant Regional Secretary of Ba’ath Arab Socialist Party since 2005, 2000-2005 Director for the national security of the regional Ba’ath party. Former Governor of Hama (1998-2000). Close associate of President Bashar Al-Assad and Maher Al-Assad. Senior decision-maker in the regime on repression of civilian population. | 23.8.2011
43. | Ali Douba | | Responsible for killings in Hama in 1980, has been called back to Damascus as special advisor to President Bashar Al-Assad. | 23.8.2011
44. | Brigadier-General Nawful Al-Husayn | | Idlib Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) Branch Chief. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Idlib province. | 23.8.2011
45. | Brigadier Husam Sukkar | | Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs. Presidential Adviser for security agencies’ repression and violence against the civilian population. | 23.8.2011
46. | Brigadier-General Muhammed Zamrini | | Branch Chief for Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) in Homs. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Homs. | 23.8.2011
47. | Lieutenant-General Munir Adanov (Adnuf) | | Deputy Chief of General Staff, Operations and Training for Syrian Army. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria. | 23.8.2011
48. | Brigadier-General Ghassan Khalil | | Head of General Intelligence Directorate’s (GID) Information Branch. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria. | 23.8.2011
49. | Mohammed Jabir | Born in Latakia | Shabiha militia. Associate of Maher Al-Assad for the Shabiha militia. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population and coordination of Shabiha militia groups. | 23.8.2011
50. | Samir Hassan | | Close business associate of Maher Al-Assad. Known for supporting the Syrian regime financially. | 23.8.2011
51. | Fares Chehabi (Fares Shihabi) | | President of Aleppo Chamber of Industry. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. | 2.09.2011
52. | Emad Ghraiwati | Born March 1959 in Damascus, Syria | President of the Damascus Chamber of Industry (Zuhair Ghraiwati Sons). Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. | 2.9.2011
53. | Tarif Akhras | Born 1949 in Homs, Syria | Founder of the Akhras Group (commodities, trading, processing and logistics), Homs. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. | 2.9.2011
54. | Issam Anbouba | Born 1949 in Latakia, Syria | President of Issam Anbouba Est. for agro-industry. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. | 2.9.2011
55. | Tayseer Qala Awwad | Born 1943 in Damascus | Minister of Justice. Associated with the Syrian regime, including by supporting its policies and practices of arbitrary arrest and detention. | 23.09.2011
56. | Dr Adnan Hassan Mahmoud | Born 1966 in Tartous | Minister of Information. Associated with the Syrian regime, including by supporting and promoting its information policy. | 23.09.2011
57. | Major General Jumah Al-Ahmad | | Commander Special Forces. Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria. | 14.11.2011
58. | Colonel Lu’ai al-Ali | | Head of Syrian Military Intelligence, Dara’a Branch. Responsible for the violence against protesters in Dara’a. | 14.11.2011
59. | Lt. General Ali Abdullah Ayyub | | Deputy Chief of General Staff (Personnel and Manpower). Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria. | 14.11.2011
60. | Lt. General Jasim al-Furayj | | Chief of General staff. Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria. | 14.11.2011
61. | General Aous (Aws) ASLAN | Born 1958 | Head of Battalion in the Republican Guard. Close to Maher al-ASSAD and President al-ASSAD. Involved in the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria. | 14.11.2011
62. | General Ghassan Belal | | General in command of the 4th Division reserve bureau. Adviser to Maher al-ASSAD and coordinator of security operations. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria. | 14.11.2011
63. | Abdullah Berri | | Head of Berri family militia. In charge of pro-government militia involved in the crackdown on the civilian population in Aleppo. | 14.11.2011
64. | George Chaoui | | Member of Syrian electronic army. Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria. | 14.11.2011
65. | Major General Zuhair Hamad | | Deputy Head of General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and for intimidation and torture of protestors. | 14.11.2011
66. | Amar Ismael | | Civilian – Head of Syrian electronic army (territorial army intelligence service). Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria. | 14.11.2011
67. | Mujahed Ismail | | Member of Syrian electronic army. Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria. | 14.11.2011
68. | Saqr Khayr Bek | | Deputy Minister for the Interior. Responsible for the use of violence against the civilian population in Syria. | 14.11.2011
69. | Major General Nazih | | Deputy Director of General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and intimidation and torture of protestors. | 14.11.2011
70. | Kifah Moulhem | | Batallion Commander in the 4th Division. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population in Deir el-Zor. | 14.11.2011
71. | Major General Wajih Mahmud | | Commander 18th Armoured Division. Responsible for the violence against protestors in Homs. | 14.11.2011
72. | Bassam Sabbagh | Born on 24 August 1959 in Damascus.Address: Kasaa, Anwar al Attar Street, al Midani building, Damascus.Syrian passport no 004326765 issued 2 November 2008, valid until November 2014.Member of the Paris Bar. | Head of Sabbagh & Associates law firm (Damascus). Legal and financial adviser and manages affairs of Rami Makhlouf and Khaldoun Makhlouf. Involved with Bashar al-Assad in funding a real estate project in Latakia. Provides financial support for the regime. | 14.11.2011
73. | Lt. General Mustafa Tlass | | Deputy Chief of General Staff (Logistics and supplies). Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria. | 14.11.2011
74. | Major General Fu’ad Tawil | | Deputy head Syrian Air Force Intelligence. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and intimidation and torture of protestors. | 14.11.2011
75. | Mohammad Al-Jleilati | Born 1945 in Damascus | Minister of Finance. Responsible for the Syrian economy | 1.12.2011
76. | Dr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar | Born 1956 in Aleppo | Minister of Economy and Trade. Responsible for the Syrian economy. | 1.12.2011
77. | Lt. General Fahid Al-Jassim | | Chief of Staff. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
78. | Major General Ibrahim Al-Hassan | | Deputy Chief of Staff. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
79. | Brigadier Khalil Zghraybih | | 14th Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
80. | Brigadier Ali Barakat | | 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
81. | Brigadier Talal Makhluf | | 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
82. | Brigadier Nazih Hassun | | Syrian Air Force Intelligence. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
83. | Captain Maan Jdiid | | Presidential Guard. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
84. | Muahmamd Al-Shaar | | Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
85. | Khald Al-Taweel | | Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
86. | Ghiath Fayad | | Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs | 1.12.2011
B. Entities

| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing
1. | Bena Properties | | Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011
2. | Al Mashreq Investment Fund (AMIF) (alias Sunduq Al Mashrek Al Istithmari) | P.O. Box 108, DamascusTel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043Fax: 963 933333149 | P.O. Box 108, Damascus | Tel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043 | Fax: 963 933333149 | Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011
P.O. Box 108, Damascus
Tel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043
Fax: 963 933333149
3. | Hamcho International (Hamsho International Group) | Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 8254, DamascusTel.: 963 112316675Fax: 963 112318875Website: www.hamshointl.comE-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] | Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 8254, Damascus | Tel.: 963 112316675 | Fax: 963 112318875 | Website: www.hamshointl.com | E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected] | Controlled by Mohammad Hamcho or Hamsho; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011
Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 8254, Damascus
Tel.: 963 112316675
Fax: 963 112318875
Website: www.hamshointl.com
E-mail: [email protected] and [email protected]
4. | Military Housing Establishment (alias MILIHOUSE) | | Public works company controlled by Riyad Shalish and Ministry of Defence; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011
5. | Political Security Directorate | | Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. | 23.8.2011
6. | General Intelligence Directorate | | Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. | 23.8.2011
7. | Military Intelligence Directorate | | Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. | 23.8.2011
8. | Air Force Intelligence Agency | | Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. | 23.8.2011
9. | IRGC Qods Force (Quds Force) | Teheran, Iran | The Qods (or Quds) Force is a specialist arm of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Qods Force is involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syria regime suppress protests in Syria. IRGC Qods Force has provided technical assistance, equipment and support to the Syrian security services to repress civilian protest movements. | 23.8.2011
10. | Mada Transport | Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara’a Highway, PO Box 9525 Tel: 00 963 11 99 62) | Economic entity financing the regime. | 2.09.2011
11. | Cham Investment Group | Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara’a Highway, PO Box 9525 Tel: 00 963 11 99 62) | Economic entity financing the regime. | 2.09.2011
12. | Real Estate Bank | Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus Syrian Arab RepublicTel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186Bank’s e-mail: [email protected],Website: www.reb.sy | Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus Syrian Arab Republic | Tel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602 | Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186 | Bank’s e-mail: [email protected], | Website: www.reb.sy | State-owned bank providing financial support for the regime. | 2.09.2011
Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus Syrian Arab Republic
Tel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602
Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186
Bank’s e-mail: [email protected],
Website: www.reb.sy
13. | Addounia TV (a.k.a. Dounia TV) | Tel: +963-11-5667274, +963-11-5667271,Fax: +963-11-5667272Website: http://www.addounia.tv | Addounia TV has incited violence against the civilian population in Syria. | 23.09.2011
14. | Cham Holding | Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway – Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria P.O Box 9525Tel +963 (11) 9962 +963 (11) 668 14000 +963 (11) 673 1044Fax +963 (11) 673 1274E-mail: [email protected]:www.chamholding.sy | Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway – Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria P.O Box 9525 | Tel +963 (11) 9962 +963 (11) 668 14000 +963 (11) 673 1044 | Fax +963 (11) 673 1274 | E-mail: [email protected] | Website:www.chamholding.sy | Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; largest holding company in Syria, benefiting from and supporting the regime. | 23.09.2011
Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway – Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria P.O Box 9525
Tel +963 (11) 9962 +963 (11) 668 14000 +963 (11) 673 1044
Fax +963 (11) 673 1274
E-mail: [email protected]
Website:www.chamholding.sy
15. | El-Tel Co. (El-Tel Middle East Company) | Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway, P.O.Box 13052, Damascus – SyriaTel: +963-11-2212345Fax: +963-11-44694450E-mail: [email protected]: www.eltelme.com | Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway, P.O.Box 13052, Damascus – Syria | Tel: +963-11-2212345 | Fax: +963-11-44694450 | E-mail: [email protected] | Website: www.eltelme.com | Manufacturing and supplying telecommunication equipment for the Army. | 23.09.2011
Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway, P.O.Box 13052, Damascus – Syria
Tel: +963-11-2212345
Fax: +963-11-44694450
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.eltelme.com
16. | Ramak Constructions Co. | Address: Dara’a Highway, Damascus, SyriaTel: +963-11-6858111Mobile: +963-933-240231 | Address: Dara’a Highway, Damascus, Syria | Tel: +963-11-6858111 | Mobile: +963-933-240231 | Construction of military barracks, border post barracks and other buildings for Army needs. | 23.09.2011
Address: Dara’a Highway, Damascus, Syria
Tel: +963-11-6858111
Mobile: +963-933-240231
17. | Souruh Company (a.k.a. SOROH Al Cham Company) | Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus – SyriaTel: +963-11-5327266Mobile: +963-933-526812 +963-932-878282Fax:+963-11-5316396E-mail: [email protected]: http://sites.google.com/site/ sorohco | Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus – Syria | Tel: +963-11-5327266 | Mobile: +963-933-526812 +963-932-878282 | Fax:+963-11-5316396 | E-mail: [email protected] | Website: http://sites.google.com/site/ sorohco | Investment in local military industrial projects, manufacturing weapons parts and related items. 100% of the company is owned by Rami Makhlouf. | 23.09.2011
Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus – Syria
Tel: +963-11-5327266
Mobile: +963-933-526812 +963-932-878282
Fax:+963-11-5316396
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/ sorohco
18. | Syriatel | Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor, BP 2900Tel: +963 11 61 26 270Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19E-mail: [email protected];Website: http://syriatel.sy/ | Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor, BP 2900 | Tel: +963 11 61 26 270 | Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19 | E-mail: [email protected]; | Website: http://syriatel.sy/ | Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides financial support to the regime: through its licensing contract it pays 50 % of its profits to the Government. | 23.09.2011
Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor, BP 2900
Tel: +963 11 61 26 270
Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19
E-mail: [email protected];
Website: http://syriatel.sy/
19. | Cham Press TV | Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor – Baramkeh – DamasTel: +963 – 11- 2260805Fax: +963 – 11 – 2260806E-mail: [email protected]: www.champress.net | Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor – Baramkeh – Damas | Tel: +963 – 11- 2260805 | Fax: +963 – 11 – 2260806 | E-mail: [email protected] | Website: www.champress.net | Television channel which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators | 1.12.2011
Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor – Baramkeh – Damas
Tel: +963 – 11- 2260805
Fax: +963 – 11 – 2260806
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.champress.net
20. | Al Watan | Al Watan Newspaper – Damascus – Duty Free ZoneTel: 00963 11 2137400Fax: 00963 11 2139928 | Al Watan Newspaper – Damascus – Duty Free Zone | Tel: 00963 11 2137400 | Fax: 00963 11 2139928 | Daily newspaper which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators | 1.12.2011
Al Watan Newspaper – Damascus – Duty Free Zone
Tel: 00963 11 2137400
Fax: 00963 11 2139928
21. | Centre d’études et de recherches syrien (CERS) (CERS, Centre d’Etude et de Recherche Scientifique; SSRC, Scientific Studies and Research Center; Centre de Recherche de Kaboun | Barzeh Street, PO Box 4470, Damas | Provides support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used directly for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators. | 1.12.2011
22. | Business Lab | Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, DamascusTel: 963112725499Fax: 963112725399 | Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, Damascus | Tel: 963112725499 | Fax: 963112725399 | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011
Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, Damascus
Tel: 963112725499
Fax: 963112725399
23. | Industrial Solutions | Baghdad Street 5, PO Box 6394, DamascusTel /fax: 963114471080 | Baghdad Street 5, PO Box 6394, Damascus | Tel /fax: 963114471080 | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011
Baghdad Street 5, PO Box 6394, Damascus
Tel /fax: 963114471080
24. | Mechanical Construction Factory (MCF) | P.O. Box 35202, Industrial Zone, Al-Qadam Road, Damas | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011
25. | Syronics – Syrian Arab Co. for Electronic Industries | Kaboon Street, P.O.Box 5966, DamascusTel.-No.:+963-11-5111352Fax:+963-11-5110117 | Kaboon Street, P.O.Box 5966, Damascus | Tel.-No.:+963-11-5111352 | Fax:+963-11-5110117 | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011
Kaboon Street, P.O.Box 5966, Damascus
Tel.-No.:+963-11-5111352
Fax:+963-11-5110117
26. | Handasieh – Organization for Engineering Industries | P.O.Box 5966,Abou Bakr Al- Seddeq St., Damascus and PO BOX 2849 Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus and PO BOX 21120 Baramkeh, DamascusTel: 963112121816 – 963112121834 – 963112214650 – 963112212743 – 963115110117 | P.O.Box 5966,Abou Bakr Al- Seddeq St., Damascus and PO BOX 2849 Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus and PO BOX 21120 Baramkeh, Damascus | Tel: 963112121816 – 963112121834 – 963112214650 – 963112212743 – 963115110117 | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011
P.O.Box 5966,Abou Bakr Al- Seddeq St., Damascus and PO BOX 2849 Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus and PO BOX 21120 Baramkeh, Damascus
Tel: 963112121816 – 963112121834 – 963112214650 – 963112212743 – 963115110117
27. | Syria Trading Oil Company (Sytrol) | Prime Minister Building, 17 Street Nissan, Damascus, Syria. | State-owned company responsible for all oil exports from Syria. Provides financial support to the regime. | 1.12.2011
28. | General Petroleum Corporation (GPC) | New Sham – Building of Syrian Oil Company, PO Box 60694, Damascus, Syria BOX: 60694Tel: 963113141635Fax: 963113141634E-mail: [email protected] | New Sham – Building of Syrian Oil Company, PO Box 60694, Damascus, Syria BOX: 60694 | Tel: 963113141635 | Fax: 963113141634 | E-mail: [email protected] | State-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the regime. | 1.12.2011
New Sham – Building of Syrian Oil Company, PO Box 60694, Damascus, Syria BOX: 60694
Tel: 963113141635
Fax: 963113141634
E-mail: [email protected]
29. | Al Furat Petroleum Company | Dummar – New Sham – Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building P.O. Box 7660 Damascus – Syria.Tel: 00963-11- (6183333), 00963-11- (31913333)Fax: 00963-11- (6184444), 00963-11- (31914444)[email protected] | Dummar – New Sham – Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building P.O. Box 7660 Damascus – Syria. | Tel: 00963-11- (6183333), 00963-11- (31913333) | Fax: 00963-11- (6184444), 00963-11- (31914444) | [email protected] | Joint venture 50 % owned by GPC. Provides financial support to the regime. | 1.12.2011
Dummar – New Sham – Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building P.O. Box 7660 Damascus – Syria.
Tel: 00963-11- (6183333), 00963-11- (31913333)
Fax: 00963-11- (6184444), 00963-11- (31914444)
[email protected]

List of entities referred to in Article 19(1)

ANNEX II
Entities

| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing
1. | Commercial Bank of Syria | —Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syria;- P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria;—Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; SWIFT/BIC CMSY SY DA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD] Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.phpTel: +963 11 2218890Fax: +963 11 2216975General management: [email protected] | — | Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syria;- P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria; | — | Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; SWIFT/BIC CMSY SY DA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD] Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.php | State-owned bank providing financial support to the regime. | 13.10.2011
— | Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syria;- P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria;
— | Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; SWIFT/BIC CMSY SY DA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD] Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.php

Pending: 32010D0279

19.5.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 123/4
(1) On 30 May 2007 the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP(1)establishing the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN). That Joint Action expires on 30 May 2010.
(2) On 8 March 2010, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) recommended to extend EUPOL AFGHANISTAN for three years.
(3) The command and control structure of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN should be without prejudice to the contractual responsibilities of the Head of Mission towards the European Commission for implementing the budget.
(4) The watch-keeping capability should be activated for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.
(5) EUPOL AFGHANISTAN will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the common foreign and security policy as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
(a) assist the Government of Afghanistan in coherently implementing its strategy towards sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements, especially with regard to the Afghan Uniform (Civilian) Police and the Afghan Anti-Crime Police, as stipulated in the National Police Strategy;
(b) improve cohesion and coordination among international actors;
(c) work on strategy development, while placing an emphasis on work towards a joint overall strategy of the international community in police reform and enhance cooperation with key partners in police reform and training, including with NATO-led mission ISAF and the NATO Training Mission and other contributors;
(d) support linkages between the police and the wider rule of law.These tasks will be further developed in the Operational Plan (OPLAN). The Mission shall carry out its tasks through, amongst other means, monitoring, mentoring, advising and training.
(i) the Head of Mission and his office including a Senior Mission Security Officer;
(ii) a Police component;
(iii) a Rule of Law component;
(iv) training capacity;
(v) Mission Support;
(vi) field offices outside Kabul;
(vii) a support element in Brussels.
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Article 28 and Article 43(2) thereof,
(1) On 30 May 2007 the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP(1)establishing the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN). That Joint Action expires on 30 May 2010.
(2) On 8 March 2010, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) recommended to extend EUPOL AFGHANISTAN for three years.
(3) The command and control structure of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN should be without prejudice to the contractual responsibilities of the Head of Mission towards the European Commission for implementing the budget.
(4) The watch-keeping capability should be activated for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.
(5) EUPOL AFGHANISTAN will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the common foreign and security policy as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Mission
Article 1
1. The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (‘EUPOL AFGHANISTAN’ or the ‘Mission’), established by Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP, shall be extended as from 31 May 2010 until 31 May 2013.
2. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall operate in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 2 and carry out the tasks as set out in Article 3.

Objectives
Article 2
EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall significantly contribute to the establishment under Afghan ownership of sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements, which will ensure appropriate interaction with the wider criminal justice system, in keeping with the policy advice and institution-building work of the Union, Member States and other international actors. Furthermore, the Mission will support the reform process towards a trusted and efficient police service, which works in accordance with international standards, within the framework of the rule of law and respect for human rights.

Tasks
Article 3
1. In order to fulfil the objectives set out in Article 2, EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall:
(a)
assist the Government of Afghanistan in coherently implementing its strategy towards sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements, especially with regard to the Afghan Uniform (Civilian) Police and the Afghan Anti-Crime Police, as stipulated in the National Police Strategy;
(b)
improve cohesion and coordination among international actors;
(c)
work on strategy development, while placing an emphasis on work towards a joint overall strategy of the international community in police reform and enhance cooperation with key partners in police reform and training, including with NATO-led mission ISAF and the NATO Training Mission and other contributors;
(d)
support linkages between the police and the wider rule of law.
These tasks will be further developed in the Operational Plan (OPLAN). The Mission shall carry out its tasks through, amongst other means, monitoring, mentoring, advising and training.
2. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall be a non-executive Mission.
3. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall have a Project Cell for identifying and implementing projects. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall, as appropriate, coordinate, facilitate and provide advice on projects implemented by Member States and third States under their responsibility, in areas related to the Mission and in support of its objectives.

Structure of the Mission
Article 4
1. The Mission will have its Headquarters (HQ) in Kabul. The Mission shall comprise:
(i)
the Head of Mission and his office including a Senior Mission Security Officer;
(ii)
a Police component;
(iii)
a Rule of Law component;
(iv)
training capacity;
(v)
Mission Support;
(vi)
field offices outside Kabul;
(vii)
a support element in Brussels.
2. Mission staff shall be deployed at the central, regional and provincial levels and may work, as necessary, with the district level for the implementation of the mandate in light of the security assessment and when enabling factors, such as appropriate logistical and security support, are in place. Technical arrangements will be sought with ISAF and Regional Command/Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Lead Nations for information exchange, medical, security and logistical support including accommodation by Regional Commands and PRTs.
3. In addition, a number of Mission staff shall be deployed to improve strategic coordination in police reform in Afghanistan, as appropriate, and in particular with the International Police Coordination Board (IPCB) Secretariat in Kabul. The IPCB Secretariat shall be located, as appropriate, at the EUPOL AFGHANISTAN HQ.

Civilian Operation Commander
Article 5
1. The Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) Director shall be the Civilian Operation Commander for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.
2. The Civilian Operation Commander, under the political control and strategic direction of the PSC and the overall authority of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), shall exercise command and control of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN at the strategic level.
3. The Civilian Operation Commander shall ensure proper and effective implementation of the Council’s decisions as well as the PSC’s decisions, including by issuing instructions at strategic level as required to the Head of Mission.
4. All seconded staff shall remain under the full command of the national authorities of the sending State or EU institution. National authorities shall transfer Operational Control (OPCON) of their personnel, teams and units to the Civilian Operation Commander.
5. The Civilian Operation Commander has overall responsibility for ensuring that the Union’s duty of care is properly discharged.
6. The Civilian Operation Commander and the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) shall consult each other as required.

Head of Mission
Article 6
1. The Head of Mission shall assume responsibility and exercise command and control of the Mission at theatre level.
2. The Head of Mission shall exercise command and control over personnel, teams and units from contributing States as assigned by the Civilian Operation Commander together with administrative and logistic responsibility including over assets, resources and information put at the disposal of the Mission.
3. The Head of Mission shall issue instructions to all Mission staff, including in this case the support element in Brussels, for the effective conduct of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN in theatre, assuming its coordination and day-to-day management, following the instructions at strategic level of the Civilian Operation Commander.
4. The Head of Mission shall be responsible for the implementation of the Mission’s budget. For this purpose, the Head of Mission shall sign a contract with the Commission.
5. The Head of Mission shall be responsible for disciplinary control over the staff. For seconded staff, disciplinary action shall be exercised by the national or Union authority concerned.
6. The Head of Mission shall represent EUPOL AFGHANISTAN in the operations area and shall ensure appropriate visibility of the Mission.
7. The Head of Mission shall coordinate, as appropriate, with other EU actors on the ground. The Head of Mission shall, without prejudice to the chain of command, receive local political guidance from the EUSR.
8. The Head of Mission shall ensure that EUPOL AFGHANISTAN works closely, coordinates and cooperates with the Government of Afghanistan and relevant international actors, as appropriate, including NATO-led mission ISAF and the NATO Training Mission, PRT Lead Nations, United Nations Assistance Mission Afghanistan (UNAMA), and third States currently involved in police reform in Afghanistan.

Staff
Article 7
1. The numbers and competence of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN staff shall be consistent with the objectives set out in Article 2, the tasks set out in Article 3 and the structure of the Mission set out in Article 4.
2. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall consist primarily of staff seconded by Member States or EU institutions.
3. Each Member State or EU institution shall bear the costs related to any of the staff seconded by it, including travel expenses to and from the place of deployment, salaries, medical coverage, and allowances, other than applicable per diems as well as hardship and risk allowances.
4. International civilian staff and local staff may also be recruited by EUPOL AFGHANISTAN, as required, on a contractual basis, if the functions required are not provided by personnel seconded by Member States. Exceptionally, in duly justified cases, where no qualified applications from Member States are available, nationals from participating third States may be recruited on a contractual basis, as appropriate.
5. All staff shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the Mission. All staff shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations(2).

Status of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN staff
Article 8
1. The status of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN staff in Afghanistan, including, where appropriate the privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall be laid down in an agreement to be concluded in accordance with Article 37 of the Treaty.
2. The State or EU institution having seconded a member of staff shall be responsible for answering any claims linked to the secondment, from or concerning the member of staff. The State or EU institution in question shall be responsible for bringing any action against the person seconded.
3. The conditions of employment and the rights and obligations of international and local civilian staff shall be laid down in contracts between the Head of Mission and the members of staff.

Chain of Command
Article 9
1. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall have a unified chain of command, as a crisis management operation.
2. Under the responsibility of the Council and of the HR, the PSC shall exercise political control and strategic direction of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.
3. The Civilian Operation Commander, under the political control and strategic direction of the PSC and the overall authority of the HR, is the commander of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN at strategic level and, as such, shall issue instructions to the Head of Mission and provide him with advice and technical support.
4. The Civilian Operation Commander shall report to the Council through the HR.
5. The Head of Mission shall exercise command and control of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN at theatre level and shall be directly responsible to the Civilian Operation Commander.

Political control and strategic direction
Article 10
1. The PSC shall exercise, under the responsibility of the Council and of the HR, political control and strategic direction of the Mission. The Council hereby authorises the PSC to take the relevant decisions for this purpose in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty. This authorisation shall include the powers to appoint a Head of Mission, upon a proposal of the HR, and to amend the CONOPS and the OPLAN. The powers of decision with respect to the objectives and termination of the Mission shall remain vested in the Council.
2. The PSC shall report to the Council at regular intervals.
3. The PSC shall receive on a regular basis and as required reports by the Civilian Operation Commander and the Head of Mission on issues within their areas of responsibility.

Security
Article 11
1. The Civilian Operation Commander shall direct the Head of Mission’s planning of security measures and ensure their proper and effective implementation for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN in accordance with Articles 5 and 9, in coordination with the Council Security Office.
2. The Head of Mission shall be responsible for the security of the operation and for ensuring compliance with minimum security requirements applicable to the operation, in line with the policy of the Union on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, and its supporting documents.
3. The Head of Mission shall be assisted by a Senior Mission Security Officer (SMSO), who will report to the Head of Mission and also maintain a close relationship with the Council Security Office.
4. The Head of Mission will appoint Security Officers in the provincial and regional Mission locations, who, under the authority of the SMSO shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of all security aspects of the respective Mission elements.
5. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN staff shall undergo mandatory security training before their entry into function, in accordance with the OPLAN. They shall also receive regular in-theatre refresher training organised by the SMSO.

Participation of third States
Article 12
1. Without prejudice to the Union’s decision-making autonomy and its single institutional framework, candidate and other third States may be invited to contribute to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN on the basis that they bear the costs of sending the police experts and/or the civilian staff seconded by them, including salaries, allowances, medical coverage, high risk insurance and travel expenses to and from Afghanistan, and contribute to the running costs of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN as appropriate.
2. The Council hereby authorises the PSC to take the relevant decisions on acceptance of the proposed contributions.
3. Third States making contributions to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall have the same rights and obligations in terms of day-to-day management of the operation as Member States taking part in the operation.
4. The PSC shall take appropriate action with regard to participation arrangements and shall, if required, submit a proposal to the Council, including on possible financial participation or contributions in-kind from third States.
5. Detailed arrangements regarding the participation of third States shall be the subject of agreements pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty and additional technical arrangements as necessary. Where the Union and a third State have concluded an agreement establishing a framework for the participation of this third State in the EU crisis management operations, the provisions of such agreement shall apply in the context of this operation.

Financial arrangements
Article 13
1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN until 31 May 2011 shall be EUR 54 600 000.
2. The financial reference amount for the subsequent periods for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall be decided by the Council.
3. All expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the rules and procedures applicable to the general budget of the European Union.
4. The Head of Mission shall report fully to, and be supervised by, the Commission on the activities undertaken in the framework of his contract.
5. Nationals of third States shall be allowed to tender for contracts. Subject to the Commission’s approval, the Head of Mission may conclude technical arrangements with Regional Command/PRT lead nations and international actors deployed in Afghanistan regarding the provision of equipment, services and premises to the Mission, notably where security conditions so require.
6. The financial arrangements shall respect the operational requirements of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN, including compatibility of equipment and interoperability of its teams, and shall take into consideration the deployment of staff in Regional Commands and PRTs.
7. The expenditure shall be eligible as from the date of adoption of this Decision.

Release of classified information
Article 14
1. The HR shall be authorised to release to NATO/ISAF EU classified information and documents generated for the purposes of the Mission, in accordance with the Council’s security regulations. Local technical arrangements shall be drawn up to facilitate this.
2. The HR shall be authorised to release to third States associated with this Decision, as appropriate and in accordance with the needs of the Mission, EU classified information and documents up to the level ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE’ generated for the purposes of the Mission, in accordance with the Council’s security regulations.
3. The HR shall be authorised to release to UNAMA, as appropriate and in accordance with the operational needs of the Mission, EU classified information and documents up to the level ‘RESTREINT UE’ generated for the purposes of the Mission, in accordance with the Council’s security regulations. Local arrangements shall be drawn up for this purpose.
4. In the event of a specific and immediate operational need, the HR shall also be authorised to release to the host State EU classified information and documents up to the level ‘RESTREINT UE’ generated for the purposes of the Mission, in accordance with the Council’s security regulations. In all other cases, such information and documents shall be released to the host State in accordance with procedures for cooperation by the host State with the Union.
5. The HR shall be authorised to release to third states associated with this Decision, EU non-classified documents related to the deliberations of the Council with regard to the Mission covered by the obligation of professional secrecy pursuant to Article 6(1) of the Council Rules of Procedure(3).

Watch-Keeping
Article 15
The Watch-Keeping Capability shall be activated for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.

Review
Article 16
1. This Decision shall be reviewed every six months in order to adjust the Mission size and scope as necessary.
2. This Decision shall be reviewed, no later than three months before its expiry, in order to determine whether the Mission should be continued.

Entry into force and duration
Article 17
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 31 May 2010 until 31 May 2013.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, in particular, Article 28 and Article 43(2) thereof,
(1) On 30 May 2007 the Council adopted Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP(1)establishing the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL AFGHANISTAN). That Joint Action expires on 30 May 2010.
(2) On 8 March 2010, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) recommended to extend EUPOL AFGHANISTAN for three years.
(3) The command and control structure of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN should be without prejudice to the contractual responsibilities of the Head of Mission towards the European Commission for implementing the budget.
(4) The watch-keeping capability should be activated for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.
(5) EUPOL AFGHANISTAN will be conducted in the context of a situation which may deteriorate and could harm the objectives of the common foreign and security policy as set out in Article 21 of the Treaty,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Mission

1. The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (‘EUPOL AFGHANISTAN’ or the ‘Mission’), established by Joint Action 2007/369/CFSP, shall be extended as from 31 May 2010 until 31 May 2013.
2. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall operate in accordance with the objectives set out in Article 2 and carry out the tasks as set out in Article 3.

Objectives

EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall significantly contribute to the establishment under Afghan ownership of sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements, which will ensure appropriate interaction with the wider criminal justice system, in keeping with the policy advice and institution-building work of the Union, Member States and other international actors. Furthermore, the Mission will support the reform process towards a trusted and efficient police service, which works in accordance with international standards, within the framework of the rule of law and respect for human rights.

Tasks

1. In order to fulfil the objectives set out in Article 2, EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall:
(a)
assist the Government of Afghanistan in coherently implementing its strategy towards sustainable and effective civilian policing arrangements, especially with regard to the Afghan Uniform (Civilian) Police and the Afghan Anti-Crime Police, as stipulated in the National Police Strategy;
(b)
improve cohesion and coordination among international actors;
(c)
work on strategy development, while placing an emphasis on work towards a joint overall strategy of the international community in police reform and enhance cooperation with key partners in police reform and training, including with NATO-led mission ISAF and the NATO Training Mission and other contributors;
(d)
support linkages between the police and the wider rule of law.
These tasks will be further developed in the Operational Plan (OPLAN). The Mission shall carry out its tasks through, amongst other means, monitoring, mentoring, advising and training.
2. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall be a non-executive Mission.
3. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall have a Project Cell for identifying and implementing projects. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall, as appropriate, coordinate, facilitate and provide advice on projects implemented by Member States and third States under their responsibility, in areas related to the Mission and in support of its objectives.

Structure of the Mission

1. The Mission will have its Headquarters (HQ) in Kabul. The Mission shall comprise:
(i)
the Head of Mission and his office including a Senior Mission Security Officer;
(ii)
a Police component;
(iii)
a Rule of Law component;
(iv)
training capacity;
(v)
Mission Support;
(vi)
field offices outside Kabul;
(vii)
a support element in Brussels.
2. Mission staff shall be deployed at the central, regional and provincial levels and may work, as necessary, with the district level for the implementation of the mandate in light of the security assessment and when enabling factors, such as appropriate logistical and security support, are in place. Technical arrangements will be sought with ISAF and Regional Command/Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Lead Nations for information exchange, medical, security and logistical support including accommodation by Regional Commands and PRTs.
3. In addition, a number of Mission staff shall be deployed to improve strategic coordination in police reform in Afghanistan, as appropriate, and in particular with the International Police Coordination Board (IPCB) Secretariat in Kabul. The IPCB Secretariat shall be located, as appropriate, at the EUPOL AFGHANISTAN HQ.

Civilian Operation Commander

1. The Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) Director shall be the Civilian Operation Commander for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.
2. The Civilian Operation Commander, under the political control and strategic direction of the PSC and the overall authority of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), shall exercise command and control of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN at the strategic level.
3. The Civilian Operation Commander shall ensure proper and effective implementation of the Council’s decisions as well as the PSC’s decisions, including by issuing instructions at strategic level as required to the Head of Mission.
4. All seconded staff shall remain under the full command of the national authorities of the sending State or EU institution. National authorities shall transfer Operational Control (OPCON) of their personnel, teams and units to the Civilian Operation Commander.
5. The Civilian Operation Commander has overall responsibility for ensuring that the Union’s duty of care is properly discharged.
6. The Civilian Operation Commander and the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) shall consult each other as required.

Head of Mission

1. The Head of Mission shall assume responsibility and exercise command and control of the Mission at theatre level.
2. The Head of Mission shall exercise command and control over personnel, teams and units from contributing States as assigned by the Civilian Operation Commander together with administrative and logistic responsibility including over assets, resources and information put at the disposal of the Mission.
3. The Head of Mission shall issue instructions to all Mission staff, including in this case the support element in Brussels, for the effective conduct of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN in theatre, assuming its coordination and day-to-day management, following the instructions at strategic level of the Civilian Operation Commander.
4. The Head of Mission shall be responsible for the implementation of the Mission’s budget. For this purpose, the Head of Mission shall sign a contract with the Commission.
5. The Head of Mission shall be responsible for disciplinary control over the staff. For seconded staff, disciplinary action shall be exercised by the national or Union authority concerned.
6. The Head of Mission shall represent EUPOL AFGHANISTAN in the operations area and shall ensure appropriate visibility of the Mission.
7. The Head of Mission shall coordinate, as appropriate, with other EU actors on the ground. The Head of Mission shall, without prejudice to the chain of command, receive local political guidance from the EUSR.
8. The Head of Mission shall ensure that EUPOL AFGHANISTAN works closely, coordinates and cooperates with the Government of Afghanistan and relevant international actors, as appropriate, including NATO-led mission ISAF and the NATO Training Mission, PRT Lead Nations, United Nations Assistance Mission Afghanistan (UNAMA), and third States currently involved in police reform in Afghanistan.

Staff

1. The numbers and competence of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN staff shall be consistent with the objectives set out in Article 2, the tasks set out in Article 3 and the structure of the Mission set out in Article 4.
2. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall consist primarily of staff seconded by Member States or EU institutions.
3. Each Member State or EU institution shall bear the costs related to any of the staff seconded by it, including travel expenses to and from the place of deployment, salaries, medical coverage, and allowances, other than applicable per diems as well as hardship and risk allowances.
4. International civilian staff and local staff may also be recruited by EUPOL AFGHANISTAN, as required, on a contractual basis, if the functions required are not provided by personnel seconded by Member States. Exceptionally, in duly justified cases, where no qualified applications from Member States are available, nationals from participating third States may be recruited on a contractual basis, as appropriate.
5. All staff shall carry out their duties and act in the interest of the Mission. All staff shall respect the security principles and minimum standards established by Council Decision 2001/264/EC of 19 March 2001 adopting the Council’s security regulations(2).

Status of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN staff

1. The status of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN staff in Afghanistan, including, where appropriate the privileges, immunities and further guarantees necessary for the completion and smooth functioning of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall be laid down in an agreement to be concluded in accordance with Article 37 of the Treaty.
2. The State or EU institution having seconded a member of staff shall be responsible for answering any claims linked to the secondment, from or concerning the member of staff. The State or EU institution in question shall be responsible for bringing any action against the person seconded.
3. The conditions of employment and the rights and obligations of international and local civilian staff shall be laid down in contracts between the Head of Mission and the members of staff.

Chain of Command

1. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall have a unified chain of command, as a crisis management operation.
2. Under the responsibility of the Council and of the HR, the PSC shall exercise political control and strategic direction of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.
3. The Civilian Operation Commander, under the political control and strategic direction of the PSC and the overall authority of the HR, is the commander of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN at strategic level and, as such, shall issue instructions to the Head of Mission and provide him with advice and technical support.
4. The Civilian Operation Commander shall report to the Council through the HR.
5. The Head of Mission shall exercise command and control of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN at theatre level and shall be directly responsible to the Civilian Operation Commander.

Political control and strategic direction

1. The PSC shall exercise, under the responsibility of the Council and of the HR, political control and strategic direction of the Mission. The Council hereby authorises the PSC to take the relevant decisions for this purpose in accordance with the third paragraph of Article 38 of the Treaty. This authorisation shall include the powers to appoint a Head of Mission, upon a proposal of the HR, and to amend the CONOPS and the OPLAN. The powers of decision with respect to the objectives and termination of the Mission shall remain vested in the Council.
2. The PSC shall report to the Council at regular intervals.
3. The PSC shall receive on a regular basis and as required reports by the Civilian Operation Commander and the Head of Mission on issues within their areas of responsibility.

Security

1. The Civilian Operation Commander shall direct the Head of Mission’s planning of security measures and ensure their proper and effective implementation for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN in accordance with Articles 5 and 9, in coordination with the Council Security Office.
2. The Head of Mission shall be responsible for the security of the operation and for ensuring compliance with minimum security requirements applicable to the operation, in line with the policy of the Union on the security of personnel deployed outside the Union in an operational capacity under Title V of the Treaty, and its supporting documents.
3. The Head of Mission shall be assisted by a Senior Mission Security Officer (SMSO), who will report to the Head of Mission and also maintain a close relationship with the Council Security Office.
4. The Head of Mission will appoint Security Officers in the provincial and regional Mission locations, who, under the authority of the SMSO shall be responsible for the day-to-day management of all security aspects of the respective Mission elements.
5. EUPOL AFGHANISTAN staff shall undergo mandatory security training before their entry into function, in accordance with the OPLAN. They shall also receive regular in-theatre refresher training organised by the SMSO.

Participation of third States

1. Without prejudice to the Union’s decision-making autonomy and its single institutional framework, candidate and other third States may be invited to contribute to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN on the basis that they bear the costs of sending the police experts and/or the civilian staff seconded by them, including salaries, allowances, medical coverage, high risk insurance and travel expenses to and from Afghanistan, and contribute to the running costs of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN as appropriate.
2. The Council hereby authorises the PSC to take the relevant decisions on acceptance of the proposed contributions.
3. Third States making contributions to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall have the same rights and obligations in terms of day-to-day management of the operation as Member States taking part in the operation.
4. The PSC shall take appropriate action with regard to participation arrangements and shall, if required, submit a proposal to the Council, including on possible financial participation or contributions in-kind from third States.
5. Detailed arrangements regarding the participation of third States shall be the subject of agreements pursuant to Article 37 of the Treaty and additional technical arrangements as necessary. Where the Union and a third State have concluded an agreement establishing a framework for the participation of this third State in the EU crisis management operations, the provisions of such agreement shall apply in the context of this operation.

Financial arrangements

1. The financial reference amount intended to cover the expenditure related to EUPOL AFGHANISTAN until 31 May 2011 shall be EUR 54 600 000.
2. The financial reference amount for the subsequent periods for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN shall be decided by the Council.
3. All expenditure shall be managed in accordance with the rules and procedures applicable to the general budget of the European Union.
4. The Head of Mission shall report fully to, and be supervised by, the Commission on the activities undertaken in the framework of his contract.
5. Nationals of third States shall be allowed to tender for contracts. Subject to the Commission’s approval, the Head of Mission may conclude technical arrangements with Regional Command/PRT lead nations and international actors deployed in Afghanistan regarding the provision of equipment, services and premises to the Mission, notably where security conditions so require.
6. The financial arrangements shall respect the operational requirements of EUPOL AFGHANISTAN, including compatibility of equipment and interoperability of its teams, and shall take into consideration the deployment of staff in Regional Commands and PRTs.
7. The expenditure shall be eligible as from the date of adoption of this Decision.

Release of classified information

1. The HR shall be authorised to release to NATO/ISAF EU classified information and documents generated for the purposes of the Mission, in accordance with the Council’s security regulations. Local technical arrangements shall be drawn up to facilitate this.
2. The HR shall be authorised to release to third States associated with this Decision, as appropriate and in accordance with the needs of the Mission, EU classified information and documents up to the level ‘CONFIDENTIEL UE’ generated for the purposes of the Mission, in accordance with the Council’s security regulations.
3. The HR shall be authorised to release to UNAMA, as appropriate and in accordance with the operational needs of the Mission, EU classified information and documents up to the level ‘RESTREINT UE’ generated for the purposes of the Mission, in accordance with the Council’s security regulations. Local arrangements shall be drawn up for this purpose.
4. In the event of a specific and immediate operational need, the HR shall also be authorised to release to the host State EU classified information and documents up to the level ‘RESTREINT UE’ generated for the purposes of the Mission, in accordance with the Council’s security regulations. In all other cases, such information and documents shall be released to the host State in accordance with procedures for cooperation by the host State with the Union.
5. The HR shall be authorised to release to third states associated with this Decision, EU non-classified documents related to the deliberations of the Council with regard to the Mission covered by the obligation of professional secrecy pursuant to Article 6(1) of the Council Rules of Procedure(3).

Watch-Keeping

The Watch-Keeping Capability shall be activated for EUPOL AFGHANISTAN.

Review

1. This Decision shall be reviewed every six months in order to adjust the Mission size and scope as necessary.
2. This Decision shall be reviewed, no later than three months before its expiry, in order to determine whether the Mission should be continued.

Entry into force and duration

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
It shall apply from 31 May 2010 until 31 May 2013.

Pending: 32008D0855

13.11.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 302/19
(1) Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(3)introduces minimum Community measures for the control of that disease. It lays down the measures to be taken in the event of an outbreak of classical swine fever. Those measures include plans by Member States for the eradication of classical swine fever from a feral pig population and emergency vaccination of feral pigs under certain conditions.
(2) Commission Decision 2006/805/EC of 24 November 2006 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(4)was adopted in response to outbreaks of classical swine fever in those Member States. That Decision establishes disease control measures concerning classical swine fever in areas of those Member States where that disease is present in feral pigs in order to prevent the spread of the disease to other areas of the Community.
(3) Those Member States are required to take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of classical swine fever. Therefore, they submitted to the Commission eradication plans and emergency vaccination plans against that disease setting out the measures necessary to eradicate the disease in the areas defined in their plans as infected and setting out the necessary measures to be applied on the pig holdings in those areas.
(4) Different epidemiological situations regarding classical swine fever are registered in Member States or areas thereof. In the interest of clarity of Community legislation, it is therefore appropriate to provide for three distinct lists of areas, according to the epidemiological situation of each.
(5) As a general rule, since movement of live pigs from infected areas poses higher risks than movement of meat, meat preparations and meat products, movement of live pigs from the Member States concerned should be prohibited.
(6) Semen, ova and embryos originating from infected animals may contribute to the spread of classical swine fever virus. It is appropriate, in order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community to prohibit the dispatch of semen, ova and embryos from areas listed in the Annex to this Decision.
(7) It is appropriate that one list sets out the Member States and areas where the epidemiological situation of classical swine fever is the most favourable and therefore by way of derogation from the general ban live pigs may be dispatched to other restricted areas, subject to certain safeguard measures. Additionally, fresh pigmeat from holdings located in those areas, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs may be dispatched to other Member States.
(8) Certain areas affected by classical swine fever in feral pigs are divided by national borders and comprise neighbouring territories of two Member States. The disease control measures concerning restrictions on the dispatch of live pigs, within affected neighbouring areas situated in two different Member States should also be laid down.
(9) Given the epidemiological situation in certain areas of Hungary and Slovakia it is appropriate that they are included on that first list of areas.
(10) A second list should set out the areas where the epidemiological situation in the wild boar population or in pig holdings is less favourable due to sporadic outbreaks. From these areas no live pigs but fresh pigmeat from holdings considered to be safe, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs may be dispatched to other Member States subject to certain additional safeguard measures which should be laid down in the present Decision.
(11) A third list should include the areas from which neither live pigs nor fresh pigmeat and meat products may in general be dispatched to other Member States. However, it is appropriate that such pigmeat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat may be dispatched to other Member States if they are treated in such a way that any classical swine fever virus present is destroyed.
(12) In addition, it is appropriate, in order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community, to provide that the dispatch of fresh pigmeat, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of pigs from Member States with areas included on that third list is subject to certain conditions. In particular such pigmeat and pigmeat products and preparations should be marked with special marks which cannot be confused with the health marks for pigmeat provided for in Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption(5)and the identification mark provided for in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin(6).
(13) In order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community, where a Member State is subject to a prohibition on the dispatch of fresh pigmeat, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat from certain parts of its territory, certain requirements should be laid down, in particular as regards certification, for the dispatch of such meat, preparations and products from other areas of the territory of that Member State not subject to that prohibition.
(14) Decision 2006/805/EC has been amended several times. Therefore it is appropriate to repeal that Decision and replace it by the present Decision.
(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(a) areas outside those listed in the Annex; and
(b) a holding where no live pigs originating from the areas listed in the Annex have been introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch.
(a) no live pigs have been introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch;
(b) a clinical examination for classical swine fever has been carried out by an official veterinarian in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A and in points 1, 2 and 3 of Part D of Chapter IV of the Annex to Commission Decision 2002/106/EC(7); and
(c) polymerase chain reaction tests for classical swine fever according to Part C of Chapter VI of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC have been carried out with negative results on blood samples collected from the consignment of pigs to be dispatched, during the seven-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch; the minimum number of pigs to be sampled must be sufficient to allow for the detection of 5 % prevalence with 95 % confidence in the consignment of pigs to be dispatched.
(i) to pigs dispatched directly to slaughterhouses for the purpose of immediate slaughter;
(ii) to pigs dispatched to a neighbouring area of a Member State listed in Part I of the Annex;
(iii) when the Member State of destination gives its prior approval.
(a) pigs to be moved directly to slaughterhouses for the purpose of immediate slaughter;
(b) from holdings where:(i)a clinical examination and polymerase chain reaction tests for classical swine fever have been carried out with negative results in accordance with Article 3(1)(b) and (c); or(ii)a clinical examination has been carried out with negative results and provided that the competent veterinary authority of the place of destination gives its prior approval. (i) a clinical examination and polymerase chain reaction tests for classical swine fever have been carried out with negative results in accordance with Article 3(1)(b) and (c); or (ii) a clinical examination has been carried out with negative results and provided that the competent veterinary authority of the place of destination gives its prior approval.
(i) a clinical examination and polymerase chain reaction tests for classical swine fever have been carried out with negative results in accordance with Article 3(1)(b) and (c); or
(ii) a clinical examination has been carried out with negative results and provided that the competent veterinary authority of the place of destination gives its prior approval.
(i) a clinical examination and polymerase chain reaction tests for classical swine fever have been carried out with negative results in accordance with Article 3(1)(b) and (c); or
(ii) a clinical examination has been carried out with negative results and provided that the competent veterinary authority of the place of destination gives its prior approval.
(a) porcine semen, unless the semen originates from boars kept at an approved collection centre as referred to in Article 3(a) of Council Directive 90/429/EEC(9)and situated outside the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;
(b) ova and embryos of swine, unless the ova and embryos originate from swine kept in holdings situated outside the areas listed in the Annex.
(a) no evidence of classical swine fever has been recorded in the previous 12 months in the holding in question and the holding is located outside a protection or surveillance zone;
(b) the pigs have been resident for at least 90 days on the holding and no live pigs have been introduced into the holding during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch to the slaughterhouse;
(c) the holding has been subjected at least twice a year to inspections by the competent veterinary authority, which must:(i)follow the guidelines laid down in Chapter III of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;(ii)include a clinical examination in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;(iii)check the effective application of the provisions laid down in the second indent and in the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2001/89/EC; (i) follow the guidelines laid down in Chapter III of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC; (ii) include a clinical examination in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC; (iii) check the effective application of the provisions laid down in the second indent and in the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2001/89/EC;
(i) follow the guidelines laid down in Chapter III of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;
(ii) include a clinical examination in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;
(iii) check the effective application of the provisions laid down in the second indent and in the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2001/89/EC;
(i) follow the guidelines laid down in Chapter III of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;
(ii) include a clinical examination in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;
(iii) check the effective application of the provisions laid down in the second indent and in the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2001/89/EC;
(d) before authorisation was given to dispatch the pigs to a slaughterhouse, a clinical examination for classical swine fever had been carried out by an official veterinarian in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in points 1, 2 and 3 of Part D of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC.
(a) have been produced and processed in compliance with Article 4(1) of Council Directive 2002/99/EC(10);
(b) are subjected to the veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2002/99/EC; and
(c) are accompanied by the appropriate intra-Community trade health certificate as laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004(11)of which Part II shall be completed by the following:‘Product in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*1).(*1)OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19.’ "
— the identification mark for meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat, provided for in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and
— the health mark for fresh pigmeat provided for in Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.
(a) Article 5(1) of Council Directive 64/432/EEC(12)accompanying pigs dispatched from its territory, shall be completed by the following:‘Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*2).(*2)OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19.’ "
(b) Article 6(1) of Directive 90/429/EEC accompanying boar semen dispatched from its territory, shall be completed by the following:‘Semen in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*3).(*3)OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19.’ "
(c) Article 1 of Commission Decision 95/483/EC(13)accompanying embryos and ova of swine dispatched from its territory, shall be completed by the following:‘Embryos/ova(*4)in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*5).(*4)Delete as appropriate."(*5)OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19.’ "
(a) are subjected to the veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC; and
(b) are accompanied by the appropriate intra-Community trade health certificate laid down by Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 of which Part II shall be completed by the following:‘Fresh pigmeat, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat, in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*6).(*6)OJ L 302, 13.11.2008, p. 19.’ "
(a) the provisions laid down in the second and the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2001/89/EC are applied in the pig holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;
(b) vehicles which have been used for the transport of pigs originating from holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision are cleansed and disinfected immediately following each operation and the transporter provides proof of such cleansing and disinfection.
(a) in the Kreis Ahrweiler: the municipalities Adenau and Altenahr;
(b) in the Landkreis Vulkaneifel: the municipalities Obere Kyll and Hillesheim, in the municipality Daun the localities Betteldorf, Dockweiler, Dreis-Brück, Hinterweiler and Kirchweiler, in the municipality Kelberg the localities Beinhausen, Bereborn, Bodenbach, Bongard, Borler, Boxberg, Brücktal, Drees, Gelenberg, Kelberg, Kirsbach, Mannebach, Neichen, Nitz, Reimerath and Welcherath, in the municipality Gerolstein the localities Berlingen, Duppach, Hohenfels-Essingen, Kalenborn-Scheuern, Neroth, Pelm and Rockeskyll and the City of Gerolstein;
(c) in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm: in the municipality Prüm the localities Büdesheim, Kleinlangenfeld, Neuendorf, Olzheim, Roth bei Prüm, Schwirzheim and Weinsheim.
(a) in the Kreis Euskirchen: the cities Bad Münstereifel, Mechernich, Schleiden, in the city of Euskirchen the localities of Billig, Euenheim, Euskirchen (centre), Flamersheim, Kirchheim, Kuchenheim, Kreuzweingarten, Niederkastenholz, Palmersheim, Rheder, Roitzheim, Schweinheim, Stotzheim, Wißkirchen, and the municipalities Blankenheim, Dahlem, Hellenthal, Kall and Nettersheim;
(b) in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis: in the city of Meckenheim the localities Ersdorf and Altendorf, in the city of Rheinbach the localities Oberdrees, Niederdrees, Wormersdorf, Todenfeld, Hilberath, Merzbach, Irlenbusch, Queckenberg, Kleinschlehbach, Großschlehbach, Loch, Berscheidt, Eichen and Kurtenberg, in the municipality of Swisttal the localities Miel and Odendorf.
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(2)and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
(1) Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(3)introduces minimum Community measures for the control of that disease. It lays down the measures to be taken in the event of an outbreak of classical swine fever. Those measures include plans by Member States for the eradication of classical swine fever from a feral pig population and emergency vaccination of feral pigs under certain conditions.
(2) Commission Decision 2006/805/EC of 24 November 2006 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(4)was adopted in response to outbreaks of classical swine fever in those Member States. That Decision establishes disease control measures concerning classical swine fever in areas of those Member States where that disease is present in feral pigs in order to prevent the spread of the disease to other areas of the Community.
(3) Those Member States are required to take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of classical swine fever. Therefore, they submitted to the Commission eradication plans and emergency vaccination plans against that disease setting out the measures necessary to eradicate the disease in the areas defined in their plans as infected and setting out the necessary measures to be applied on the pig holdings in those areas.
(4) Different epidemiological situations regarding classical swine fever are registered in Member States or areas thereof. In the interest of clarity of Community legislation, it is therefore appropriate to provide for three distinct lists of areas, according to the epidemiological situation of each.
(5) As a general rule, since movement of live pigs from infected areas poses higher risks than movement of meat, meat preparations and meat products, movement of live pigs from the Member States concerned should be prohibited.
(6) Semen, ova and embryos originating from infected animals may contribute to the spread of classical swine fever virus. It is appropriate, in order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community to prohibit the dispatch of semen, ova and embryos from areas listed in the Annex to this Decision.
(7) It is appropriate that one list sets out the Member States and areas where the epidemiological situation of classical swine fever is the most favourable and therefore by way of derogation from the general ban live pigs may be dispatched to other restricted areas, subject to certain safeguard measures. Additionally, fresh pigmeat from holdings located in those areas, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs may be dispatched to other Member States.
(8) Certain areas affected by classical swine fever in feral pigs are divided by national borders and comprise neighbouring territories of two Member States. The disease control measures concerning restrictions on the dispatch of live pigs, within affected neighbouring areas situated in two different Member States should also be laid down.
(9) Given the epidemiological situation in certain areas of Hungary and Slovakia it is appropriate that they are included on that first list of areas.
(10) A second list should set out the areas where the epidemiological situation in the wild boar population or in pig holdings is less favourable due to sporadic outbreaks. From these areas no live pigs but fresh pigmeat from holdings considered to be safe, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs may be dispatched to other Member States subject to certain additional safeguard measures which should be laid down in the present Decision.
(11) A third list should include the areas from which neither live pigs nor fresh pigmeat and meat products may in general be dispatched to other Member States. However, it is appropriate that such pigmeat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat may be dispatched to other Member States if they are treated in such a way that any classical swine fever virus present is destroyed.
(12) In addition, it is appropriate, in order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community, to provide that the dispatch of fresh pigmeat, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of pigs from Member States with areas included on that third list is subject to certain conditions. In particular such pigmeat and pigmeat products and preparations should be marked with special marks which cannot be confused with the health marks for pigmeat provided for in Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption(5)and the identification mark provided for in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin(6).
(13) In order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community, where a Member State is subject to a prohibition on the dispatch of fresh pigmeat, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat from certain parts of its territory, certain requirements should be laid down, in particular as regards certification, for the dispatch of such meat, preparations and products from other areas of the territory of that Member State not subject to that prohibition.
(14) Decision 2006/805/EC has been amended several times. Therefore it is appropriate to repeal that Decision and replace it by the present Decision.
(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Subject matter and scope
Article 1
This Decision lays down certain control measures in relation to classical swine fever in the Member States or regions thereof as set out in the Annex (the Member States concerned).
It shall apply without prejudice to the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever and the emergency vaccination plans against that disease approved by the Commission.

Prohibition on the dispatch of live pigs from the areas listed in the Annex to other Member States
Article 2
The Member States concerned shall ensure that live pigs are dispatched from their territories to other Member States only if the pigs come from:
(a)
areas outside those listed in the Annex; and
(b)
a holding where no live pigs originating from the areas listed in the Annex have been introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch.

Derogations concerning the dispatch of live pigs between Member States from areas listed in Part I of the Annex
Article 3
1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the dispatch of live pigs originating from holdings located within an area listed in Part I of the Annex to holdings or slaughterhouses located in an area listed in that Part of the Annex and belonging to another Member State may be authorised by the Member State of dispatch, provided that such pigs come from a holding where:
(a)
no live pigs have been introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch;
(b)
a clinical examination for classical swine fever has been carried out by an official veterinarian in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A and in points 1, 2 and 3 of Part D of Chapter IV of the Annex to Commission Decision 2002/106/EC(7); and
(c)
polymerase chain reaction tests for classical swine fever according to Part C of Chapter VI of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC have been carried out with negative results on blood samples collected from the consignment of pigs to be dispatched, during the seven-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch; the minimum number of pigs to be sampled must be sufficient to allow for the detection of 5 % prevalence with 95 % confidence in the consignment of pigs to be dispatched.
However, point (c) shall not apply:
(i)
to pigs dispatched directly to slaughterhouses for the purpose of immediate slaughter;
(ii)
to pigs dispatched to a neighbouring area of a Member State listed in Part I of the Annex;
(iii)
when the Member State of destination gives its prior approval.
2. When dispatching the pigs referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Member States concerned shall ensure that the health certificate referred to in Article 9(a) includes additional information concerning the dates of the clinical examination, and, if appropriate, the number of animal sampled and the results of the polymerase chain reaction test as provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Movement and transit of live pigs in the Member States concerned
Article 4
1. The Member States concerned shall ensure that no live pigs are dispatched from holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to other areas in the territory of the same Member State, except:
(a)
pigs to be moved directly to slaughterhouses for the purpose of immediate slaughter;
(b)
from holdings where:
(i)
a clinical examination and polymerase chain reaction tests for classical swine fever have been carried out with negative results in accordance with Article 3(1)(b) and (c); or
(ii)
a clinical examination has been carried out with negative results and provided that the competent veterinary authority of the place of destination gives its prior approval.
2. The Member States concerned dispatching pigs from areas listed in Part I of the Annex to other areas listed in that Part of the Annex shall ensure that the transport of pigs takes place only via major roads or railways, without any stops by the vehicle transporting the pigs, without prejudice to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005(8).

Prohibition on the dispatch of consignments of porcine semen and ova and embryos of swine from the areas listed in the Annex
Article 5
The Member State concerned shall ensure that no consignments of the following are dispatched from its territory to other Member States:
(a)
porcine semen, unless the semen originates from boars kept at an approved collection centre as referred to in Article 3(a) of Council Directive 90/429/EEC(9)and situated outside the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;
(b)
ova and embryos of swine, unless the ova and embryos originate from swine kept in holdings situated outside the areas listed in the Annex.

Dispatch of fresh pigmeat and of certain meat preparations and meat products from areas listed in Part II of the Annex
Article 6
1. The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part II of the Annex shall ensure that consignments of fresh pigmeat from holdings located in those areas, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs are dispatched to other Member States only if:
(a)
no evidence of classical swine fever has been recorded in the previous 12 months in the holding in question and the holding is located outside a protection or surveillance zone;
(b)
the pigs have been resident for at least 90 days on the holding and no live pigs have been introduced into the holding during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch to the slaughterhouse;
(c)
the holding has been subjected at least twice a year to inspections by the competent veterinary authority, which must:
(i)
follow the guidelines laid down in Chapter III of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;
(ii)
include a clinical examination in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;
(iii)
check the effective application of the provisions laid down in the second indent and in the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2001/89/EC;
(d)
before authorisation was given to dispatch the pigs to a slaughterhouse, a clinical examination for classical swine fever had been carried out by an official veterinarian in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in points 1, 2 and 3 of Part D of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC.
2. However, in the case that a holding consist of two or more separate production units where the structure, size and distance between these production units and the operation carried out there are such that the production units provide completely separate facilities for housing, keeping and feeding, the competent veterinary authority may decide to authorise the dispatch of fresh pigmeat, meat preparations and meat products only from certain production units which fulfil the conditions of Article 6(1).

Prohibition on the dispatch of fresh pigmeat and of certain meat preparations and meat products from areas listed in Part III of the Annex
Article 7
1. The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex shall ensure that no consignments of fresh pigmeat from holdings located in the areas listed in Part III of the Annex, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing such meat are dispatched from those areas to other Member States.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex may authorise the dispatch of fresh pigmeat referred to in paragraph 1 and meat products and preparations consisting of, or containing such meat, to other Member States if the products:
(a)
have been produced and processed in compliance with Article 4(1) of Council Directive 2002/99/EC(10);
(b)
are subjected to the veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2002/99/EC; and
(c)
are accompanied by the appropriate intra-Community trade health certificate as laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004(11)of which Part II shall be completed by the following:
‘Product in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*1).

Special health marks and certification requirements for fresh meat, meat preparations and meat products subject to prohibition referred to in Article 7(1)
Article 8
The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex shall ensure that the fresh meat and meat preparations and meat products subject to prohibition referred to in Article 7(1) shall be marked with a special health mark that cannot be oval and cannot be confused with:
—
the identification mark for meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat, provided for in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and
—
the health mark for fresh pigmeat provided for in Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.

Health certification requirements for the Member States concerned
Article 9
The Member State concerned shall ensure that the health certificate provided for in:
(a)
Article 5(1) of Council Directive 64/432/EEC(12)accompanying pigs dispatched from its territory, shall be completed by the following:
‘Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*2).
(b)
Article 6(1) of Directive 90/429/EEC accompanying boar semen dispatched from its territory, shall be completed by the following:
‘Semen in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*3).
(c)
Article 1 of Commission Decision 95/483/EC(13)accompanying embryos and ova of swine dispatched from its territory, shall be completed by the following:
‘Embryos/ova(*4)in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*5).

Certification requirements concerning Member States with areas listed in Part III of the Annex
Article 10
The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex to this Decision shall ensure that fresh pigmeat, from holdings located outside the areas listed in Part III of the Annex, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing such meat, to which the prohibition provided for in Article 7(1) does not apply and that are dispatched to other Member States:
(a)
are subjected to the veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC; and
(b)
are accompanied by the appropriate intra-Community trade health certificate laid down by Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 of which Part II shall be completed by the following:
‘Fresh pigmeat, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat, in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*6).

Requirements concerning holdings and transport vehicles in the areas listed in the Annex
Article 11
The Member States concerned shall ensure that:
(a)
the provisions laid down in the second and the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2001/89/EC are applied in the pig holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;
(b)
vehicles which have been used for the transport of pigs originating from holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision are cleansed and disinfected immediately following each operation and the transporter provides proof of such cleansing and disinfection.

Information requirements of the Member States concerned
Article 12
The Member States concerned shall inform the Commission and the Member States, in the framework of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, of the results of the surveillance for classical swine fever carried out in the areas listed in the Annex, as provided for in the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever or in emergency vaccination plans against that disease approved by the Commission and referred to in the second paragraph of Article 1.

Compliance
Article 13
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Repeal
Article 14
Decision 2006/805/EC is repealed.

Applicability
Article 15
This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2009.

Addressees
Article 16
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular Article 42 thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 89/662/EEC of 11 December 1989 concerning veterinary checks in intra-Community trade with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(2)and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
(1) Council Directive 2001/89/EC of 23 October 2001 on Community measures for the control of classical swine fever(3)introduces minimum Community measures for the control of that disease. It lays down the measures to be taken in the event of an outbreak of classical swine fever. Those measures include plans by Member States for the eradication of classical swine fever from a feral pig population and emergency vaccination of feral pigs under certain conditions.
(2) Commission Decision 2006/805/EC of 24 November 2006 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(4)was adopted in response to outbreaks of classical swine fever in those Member States. That Decision establishes disease control measures concerning classical swine fever in areas of those Member States where that disease is present in feral pigs in order to prevent the spread of the disease to other areas of the Community.
(3) Those Member States are required to take appropriate measures to prevent the spread of classical swine fever. Therefore, they submitted to the Commission eradication plans and emergency vaccination plans against that disease setting out the measures necessary to eradicate the disease in the areas defined in their plans as infected and setting out the necessary measures to be applied on the pig holdings in those areas.
(4) Different epidemiological situations regarding classical swine fever are registered in Member States or areas thereof. In the interest of clarity of Community legislation, it is therefore appropriate to provide for three distinct lists of areas, according to the epidemiological situation of each.
(5) As a general rule, since movement of live pigs from infected areas poses higher risks than movement of meat, meat preparations and meat products, movement of live pigs from the Member States concerned should be prohibited.
(6) Semen, ova and embryos originating from infected animals may contribute to the spread of classical swine fever virus. It is appropriate, in order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community to prohibit the dispatch of semen, ova and embryos from areas listed in the Annex to this Decision.
(7) It is appropriate that one list sets out the Member States and areas where the epidemiological situation of classical swine fever is the most favourable and therefore by way of derogation from the general ban live pigs may be dispatched to other restricted areas, subject to certain safeguard measures. Additionally, fresh pigmeat from holdings located in those areas, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs may be dispatched to other Member States.
(8) Certain areas affected by classical swine fever in feral pigs are divided by national borders and comprise neighbouring territories of two Member States. The disease control measures concerning restrictions on the dispatch of live pigs, within affected neighbouring areas situated in two different Member States should also be laid down.
(9) Given the epidemiological situation in certain areas of Hungary and Slovakia it is appropriate that they are included on that first list of areas.
(10) A second list should set out the areas where the epidemiological situation in the wild boar population or in pig holdings is less favourable due to sporadic outbreaks. From these areas no live pigs but fresh pigmeat from holdings considered to be safe, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs may be dispatched to other Member States subject to certain additional safeguard measures which should be laid down in the present Decision.
(11) A third list should include the areas from which neither live pigs nor fresh pigmeat and meat products may in general be dispatched to other Member States. However, it is appropriate that such pigmeat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat may be dispatched to other Member States if they are treated in such a way that any classical swine fever virus present is destroyed.
(12) In addition, it is appropriate, in order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community, to provide that the dispatch of fresh pigmeat, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of pigs from Member States with areas included on that third list is subject to certain conditions. In particular such pigmeat and pigmeat products and preparations should be marked with special marks which cannot be confused with the health marks for pigmeat provided for in Regulation (EC) No 854/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific rules for the organisation of official controls on products of animal origin intended for human consumption(5)and the identification mark provided for in Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 laying down specific hygiene rules for food of animal origin(6).
(13) In order to prevent the spread of classical swine fever to other areas of the Community, where a Member State is subject to a prohibition on the dispatch of fresh pigmeat, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat from certain parts of its territory, certain requirements should be laid down, in particular as regards certification, for the dispatch of such meat, preparations and products from other areas of the territory of that Member State not subject to that prohibition.
(14) Decision 2006/805/EC has been amended several times. Therefore it is appropriate to repeal that Decision and replace it by the present Decision.
(15) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Subject matter and scope

This Decision lays down certain control measures in relation to classical swine fever in the Member States or regions thereof as set out in the Annex (the Member States concerned).
It shall apply without prejudice to the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever and the emergency vaccination plans against that disease approved by the Commission.

Prohibition on the dispatch of live pigs from the areas listed in the Annex to other Member States

The Member States concerned shall ensure that live pigs are dispatched from their territories to other Member States only if the pigs come from:
(a)
areas outside those listed in the Annex; and
(b)
a holding where no live pigs originating from the areas listed in the Annex have been introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch.

Derogations concerning the dispatch of live pigs between Member States from areas listed in Part I of the Annex

1. By way of derogation from Article 2, the dispatch of live pigs originating from holdings located within an area listed in Part I of the Annex to holdings or slaughterhouses located in an area listed in that Part of the Annex and belonging to another Member State may be authorised by the Member State of dispatch, provided that such pigs come from a holding where:
(a)
no live pigs have been introduced during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch;
(b)
a clinical examination for classical swine fever has been carried out by an official veterinarian in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A and in points 1, 2 and 3 of Part D of Chapter IV of the Annex to Commission Decision 2002/106/EC(7); and
(c)
polymerase chain reaction tests for classical swine fever according to Part C of Chapter VI of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC have been carried out with negative results on blood samples collected from the consignment of pigs to be dispatched, during the seven-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch; the minimum number of pigs to be sampled must be sufficient to allow for the detection of 5 % prevalence with 95 % confidence in the consignment of pigs to be dispatched.
However, point (c) shall not apply:
(i)
to pigs dispatched directly to slaughterhouses for the purpose of immediate slaughter;
(ii)
to pigs dispatched to a neighbouring area of a Member State listed in Part I of the Annex;
(iii)
when the Member State of destination gives its prior approval.
2. When dispatching the pigs referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, the Member States concerned shall ensure that the health certificate referred to in Article 9(a) includes additional information concerning the dates of the clinical examination, and, if appropriate, the number of animal sampled and the results of the polymerase chain reaction test as provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article.

Movement and transit of live pigs in the Member States concerned

1. The Member States concerned shall ensure that no live pigs are dispatched from holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to other areas in the territory of the same Member State, except:
(a)
pigs to be moved directly to slaughterhouses for the purpose of immediate slaughter;
(b)
from holdings where:
(i)
a clinical examination and polymerase chain reaction tests for classical swine fever have been carried out with negative results in accordance with Article 3(1)(b) and (c); or
(ii)
a clinical examination has been carried out with negative results and provided that the competent veterinary authority of the place of destination gives its prior approval.
2. The Member States concerned dispatching pigs from areas listed in Part I of the Annex to other areas listed in that Part of the Annex shall ensure that the transport of pigs takes place only via major roads or railways, without any stops by the vehicle transporting the pigs, without prejudice to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005(8).

Prohibition on the dispatch of consignments of porcine semen and ova and embryos of swine from the areas listed in the Annex

The Member State concerned shall ensure that no consignments of the following are dispatched from its territory to other Member States:
(a)
porcine semen, unless the semen originates from boars kept at an approved collection centre as referred to in Article 3(a) of Council Directive 90/429/EEC(9)and situated outside the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;
(b)
ova and embryos of swine, unless the ova and embryos originate from swine kept in holdings situated outside the areas listed in the Annex.

Dispatch of fresh pigmeat and of certain meat preparations and meat products from areas listed in Part II of the Annex

1. The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part II of the Annex shall ensure that consignments of fresh pigmeat from holdings located in those areas, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of those pigs are dispatched to other Member States only if:
(a)
no evidence of classical swine fever has been recorded in the previous 12 months in the holding in question and the holding is located outside a protection or surveillance zone;
(b)
the pigs have been resident for at least 90 days on the holding and no live pigs have been introduced into the holding during the 30-day period immediately prior to the date of dispatch to the slaughterhouse;
(c)
the holding has been subjected at least twice a year to inspections by the competent veterinary authority, which must:
(i)
follow the guidelines laid down in Chapter III of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;
(ii)
include a clinical examination in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in Part A of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC;
(iii)
check the effective application of the provisions laid down in the second indent and in the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2001/89/EC;
(d)
before authorisation was given to dispatch the pigs to a slaughterhouse, a clinical examination for classical swine fever had been carried out by an official veterinarian in accordance with the checking and sampling procedures laid down in points 1, 2 and 3 of Part D of Chapter IV of the Annex to Decision 2002/106/EC.
2. However, in the case that a holding consist of two or more separate production units where the structure, size and distance between these production units and the operation carried out there are such that the production units provide completely separate facilities for housing, keeping and feeding, the competent veterinary authority may decide to authorise the dispatch of fresh pigmeat, meat preparations and meat products only from certain production units which fulfil the conditions of Article 6(1).

Prohibition on the dispatch of fresh pigmeat and of certain meat preparations and meat products from areas listed in Part III of the Annex

1. The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex shall ensure that no consignments of fresh pigmeat from holdings located in the areas listed in Part III of the Annex, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing such meat are dispatched from those areas to other Member States.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex may authorise the dispatch of fresh pigmeat referred to in paragraph 1 and meat products and preparations consisting of, or containing such meat, to other Member States if the products:
(a)
have been produced and processed in compliance with Article 4(1) of Council Directive 2002/99/EC(10);
(b)
are subjected to the veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2002/99/EC; and
(c)
are accompanied by the appropriate intra-Community trade health certificate as laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 599/2004(11)of which Part II shall be completed by the following:
‘Product in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*1).

Special health marks and certification requirements for fresh meat, meat preparations and meat products subject to prohibition referred to in Article 7(1)

The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex shall ensure that the fresh meat and meat preparations and meat products subject to prohibition referred to in Article 7(1) shall be marked with a special health mark that cannot be oval and cannot be confused with:
—
the identification mark for meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat, provided for in Section I of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, and
—
the health mark for fresh pigmeat provided for in Chapter III of Section I of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 854/2004.

Health certification requirements for the Member States concerned

The Member State concerned shall ensure that the health certificate provided for in:
(a)
Article 5(1) of Council Directive 64/432/EEC(12)accompanying pigs dispatched from its territory, shall be completed by the following:
‘Animals in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*2).
(b)
Article 6(1) of Directive 90/429/EEC accompanying boar semen dispatched from its territory, shall be completed by the following:
‘Semen in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*3).
(c)
Article 1 of Commission Decision 95/483/EC(13)accompanying embryos and ova of swine dispatched from its territory, shall be completed by the following:
‘Embryos/ova(*4)in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*5).

Certification requirements concerning Member States with areas listed in Part III of the Annex

The Member States concerned with areas listed in Part III of the Annex to this Decision shall ensure that fresh pigmeat, from holdings located outside the areas listed in Part III of the Annex, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing such meat, to which the prohibition provided for in Article 7(1) does not apply and that are dispatched to other Member States:
(a)
are subjected to the veterinary certification in accordance with Article 5(1) of Directive 2002/99/EC; and
(b)
are accompanied by the appropriate intra-Community trade health certificate laid down by Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 599/2004 of which Part II shall be completed by the following:
‘Fresh pigmeat, and meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing pigmeat, in accordance with Commission Decision 2008/855/EC of 3 November 2008 concerning animal health control measures relating to classical swine fever in certain Member States(*6).

Requirements concerning holdings and transport vehicles in the areas listed in the Annex

The Member States concerned shall ensure that:
(a)
the provisions laid down in the second and the fourth to seventh indents of Article 15(2)(b) of Directive 2001/89/EC are applied in the pig holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision;
(b)
vehicles which have been used for the transport of pigs originating from holdings located within the areas listed in the Annex to this Decision are cleansed and disinfected immediately following each operation and the transporter provides proof of such cleansing and disinfection.

Information requirements of the Member States concerned

The Member States concerned shall inform the Commission and the Member States, in the framework of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, of the results of the surveillance for classical swine fever carried out in the areas listed in the Annex, as provided for in the plans for the eradication of classical swine fever or in emergency vaccination plans against that disease approved by the Commission and referred to in the second paragraph of Article 1.

Compliance

The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to trade so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Repeal

Decision 2006/805/EC is repealed.

Applicability

This Decision shall apply until 31 December 2009.

Addressees

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

PART I

ANNEX1. GermanyA. Rhineland-Palatinate
| (a) | in the Kreis Ahrweiler: the municipalities Adenau and Altenahr;
| (b) | in the Landkreis Vulkaneifel: the municipalities Obere Kyll and Hillesheim, in the municipality Daun the localities Betteldorf, Dockweiler, Dreis-Brück, Hinterweiler and Kirchweiler, in the municipality Kelberg the localities Beinhausen, Bereborn, Bodenbach, Bongard, Borler, Boxberg, Brücktal, Drees, Gelenberg, Kelberg, Kirsbach, Mannebach, Neichen, Nitz, Reimerath and Welcherath, in the municipality Gerolstein the localities Berlingen, Duppach, Hohenfels-Essingen, Kalenborn-Scheuern, Neroth, Pelm and Rockeskyll and the City of Gerolstein;
| (c) | in the Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm: in the municipality Prüm the localities Büdesheim, Kleinlangenfeld, Neuendorf, Olzheim, Roth bei Prüm, Schwirzheim and Weinsheim.B. North Rhine-Westfalia
| (a) | in the Kreis Euskirchen: the cities Bad Münstereifel, Mechernich, Schleiden, in the city of Euskirchen the localities of Billig, Euenheim, Euskirchen (centre), Flamersheim, Kirchheim, Kuchenheim, Kreuzweingarten, Niederkastenholz, Palmersheim, Rheder, Roitzheim, Schweinheim, Stotzheim, Wißkirchen, and the municipalities Blankenheim, Dahlem, Hellenthal, Kall and Nettersheim;
| (b) | in the Rhein-Sieg-Kreis: in the city of Meckenheim the localities Ersdorf and Altendorf, in the city of Rheinbach the localities Oberdrees, Niederdrees, Wormersdorf, Todenfeld, Hilberath, Merzbach, Irlenbusch, Queckenberg, Kleinschlehbach, Großschlehbach, Loch, Berscheidt, Eichen and Kurtenberg, in the municipality of Swisttal the localities Miel and Odendorf.2. FranceThe territory of the Departments of Bas-Rhin and Moselle located west of the Rhine and the channel Rhine Marne, north of the motorway A 4, east of the river Sarre and south of the border with Germany and the municipalities Holtzheim, Lingolsheim and Eckbolsheim.
3. HungaryThe territory of the county of Nógrád and the territory of the county of Pest located north and east of the Danube, south of the border with Slovakia, west of the border with the county of Nógrád and north of the motorway E71, the territory of the county of Heves located east of the border of the county of Nógrád, south and west of the border with the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and north of the motorway E71, and the territory of the county of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén located south of the border with Slovakia, east of the border with the county of Heves, north and west of the motorway E71, south of the main road No 37 (the part between the motorway E71 and the main road No 26) and west of the main road No 26.
4. SlovakiaThe territory of the District Veterinary and Food Administrations (DVFA) of Žiar nad Hronom (comprising the Žiar nad Hronom, Žarnovica and Banská Štiavnica districts), Zvolen (comprising the Zvolen, Krupina and Detva districts), Lučenec (comprising the Lučenec and Poltár districts), Veľký Krtíš (comprising the Veľký Krtíš district), Komárno (comprising the Komárno district), Nové Zámky (comprising the Nové Zámky district), Levice (comprising the Levice district) and Rimavská Sobota (comprising the Rimavská Sobota district).
PART IIBulgariaThe whole territory of Bulgaria.
PART III…

Pending: 32006D0636

22.9.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 261/32
(1) Council Decision 2006/493/EC(2)fixed the amount of Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective.
(2) Point 40 of the Financial Perspectives 2007 to 2013, agreed upon by the European Council of December 2005, fixed the maximum level of transfers from funds supporting Cohesion.
(3) In accordance with Article 69(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 the annual breakdown by Member State of the amounts for Community support to rural development is to be made after deduction of the resources devoted to technical assistance for the Commission and taking into account the amounts reserved for regions eligible under the Convergence Objective, past performance and particular situations and needs based on objective criteria. In accordance with Article 69(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, those amounts should be indexed at 2 % per year, while, in accordance with paragraph 5 of that Article, in addition to those amounts, the Member States have to take into account for the purpose of programming the amounts resulting from modulation as provided for in Article 12(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(3).
(4) The total transfers from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund to the EAFRD pursuant to Articles 10(2), 143d and 143e of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(4)are set by Commission Decision 2006/410/EC(5)for the budget years 2007 to 2013. Those amounts should be added to the annual breakdown by Member State for the purpose of rural development programming, according to the methodology established in Article 10(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. The annual breakdown by Member States of the amounts resulting from modulation provided for in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 have been allocated by Commission Decision 2006/588/EC(6).
(5) The annual breakdown should not include the amounts for Bulgaria and Romania since the Treaty of Accession of those countries has not yet entered into force. Upon the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of those countries the annual breakdown should be amended accordingly to include allocations for those countries,
(current prices in EUR)
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2007-2013 total of which minimum for regions under the Convergence objectiveTotal
Belgium 63 991 299 63 957 784 60 238 083 59 683 509 59 267 519 56 995 480 54 476 632 418 610 306 40 744 223
Czech Republic 396 623 321 392 638 892 388 036 387 400 932 774 406 640 636 412 672 094 417 962 250 2 815 506 354 1 635 417 906
Denmark 62 592 573 66 344 571 63 771 254 64 334 762 63 431 467 62 597 618 61 588 551 444 660 796 0
Germany 1 184 995 564 1 186 941 705 1 147 425 574 1 156 018 553 1 159 359 200 1 146 661 509 1 131 114 950 8 112 517 055 3 174 037 771
Estonia 95 608 462 95 569 377 95 696 594 100 929 353 104 639 066 108 913 401 113 302 602 714 658 855 387 221 654
Greece 461 376 206 463 470 078 453 393 090 452 018 509 631 768 186 626 030 398 619 247 957 3 707 304 424 1 905 697 195
Spain 1 012 456 383 1 030 880 527 1 006 845 141 1 013 903 294 1 057 772 000 1 050 937 191 1 041 123 263 7 213 917 799 3 178 127 204
France 931 041 833 942 359 146 898 672 939 909 225 155 933 778 147 921 205 557 905 682 332 6 441 965 109 568 263 981
Ireland 373 683 516 355 014 220 329 171 422 333 372 252 324 698 528 316 771 063 307 203 589 2 339 914 590 0
Italy 1 142 143 461 1 135 428 298 1 101 390 921 1 116 626 236 1 271 659 589 1 266 602 382 1 258 158 996 8 292 009 883 3 341 091 825
Cyprus 26 704 860 24 772 842 22 749 762 23 071 507 22 402 714 21 783 947 21 037 942 162 523 574 0
Latvia 152 867 493 147 768 241 142 542 483 147 766 381 148 781 700 150 188 774 151 198 432 1 041 113 504 327 682 815
Lithuania 260 974 835 248 836 020 236 928 998 244 741 536 248 002 433 250 278 098 253 598 173 1 743 360 093 679 189 192
Luxembourg 14 421 997 13 661 411 12 655 487 12 818 190 12 487 289 12 181 368 11 812 084 90 037 826 0
Hungary 570 811 818 537 525 661 498 635 432 509 252 494 547 603 625 563 304 619 578 709 743 3 805 843 392 2 496 094 593
Malta 12 434 359 11 527 788 10 656 597 10 544 212 10 347 884 10 459 190 10 663 325 76 633 355 18 077 067
Netherlands 70 536 869 72 638 338 69 791 337 70 515 293 68 706 648 67 782 449 66 550 233 486 521 167 0
Austria 628 154 610 594 709 669 550 452 057 557 557 505 541 670 574 527 868 629 511 056 948 3 911 469 992 31 938 190
Poland 1 989 717 841 1 932 933 351 1 872 739 817 1 866 782 838 1 860 573 543 1 857 244 519 1 850 046 247 13 230 038 156 6 997 976 121
Portugal 562 210 832 562 491 944 551 196 824 559 018 566 565 142 601 565 192 105 564 072 156 3 929 325 028 2 180 735 857
Slovenia 149 549 387 139 868 094 129 728 049 128 304 946 123 026 091 117 808 866 111 981 296 900 266 729 287 815 759
Slovakia 303 163 265 286 531 906 268 049 256 256 310 239 263 028 387 275 025 447 317 309 578 1 969 418 078 1 106 011 592
Finland 335 121 543 316 143 440 292 385 407 296 367 134 287 790 092 280 508 238 271 617 053 2 079 932 907 0
Sweden 292 133 703 277 225 207 256 996 031 260 397 463 252 975 513 246 760 755 239 159 282 1 825 647 954 0
United Kingdom 263 996 373 283 001 582 274 582 271 276 600 084 273 334 332 270 695 626 267 364 152 1 909 574 420 188 337 515
Total 11 357 312 403 11 182 240 092 10 734 731 213 10 827 092 785 11 238 887 764 11 186 469 323 11 136 037 766 77 662 771 346 28 544 460 460
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)(1), and in particular Article 69(4) thereof,
(1) Council Decision 2006/493/EC(2)fixed the amount of Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective.
(2) Point 40 of the Financial Perspectives 2007 to 2013, agreed upon by the European Council of December 2005, fixed the maximum level of transfers from funds supporting Cohesion.
(3) In accordance with Article 69(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 the annual breakdown by Member State of the amounts for Community support to rural development is to be made after deduction of the resources devoted to technical assistance for the Commission and taking into account the amounts reserved for regions eligible under the Convergence Objective, past performance and particular situations and needs based on objective criteria. In accordance with Article 69(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, those amounts should be indexed at 2 % per year, while, in accordance with paragraph 5 of that Article, in addition to those amounts, the Member States have to take into account for the purpose of programming the amounts resulting from modulation as provided for in Article 12(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(3).
(4) The total transfers from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund to the EAFRD pursuant to Articles 10(2), 143d and 143e of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(4)are set by Commission Decision 2006/410/EC(5)for the budget years 2007 to 2013. Those amounts should be added to the annual breakdown by Member State for the purpose of rural development programming, according to the methodology established in Article 10(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. The annual breakdown by Member States of the amounts resulting from modulation provided for in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 have been allocated by Commission Decision 2006/588/EC(6).
(5) The annual breakdown should not include the amounts for Bulgaria and Romania since the Treaty of Accession of those countries has not yet entered into force. Upon the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of those countries the annual breakdown should be amended accordingly to include allocations for those countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
The annual breakdown by Member State of commitment appropriations for Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, as referred to in Article 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, is set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 of 20 September 2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD)(1), and in particular Article 69(4) thereof,
(1) Council Decision 2006/493/EC(2)fixed the amount of Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, its annual breakdown and the minimum amount to be concentrated in regions eligible under the Convergence Objective.
(2) Point 40 of the Financial Perspectives 2007 to 2013, agreed upon by the European Council of December 2005, fixed the maximum level of transfers from funds supporting Cohesion.
(3) In accordance with Article 69(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 the annual breakdown by Member State of the amounts for Community support to rural development is to be made after deduction of the resources devoted to technical assistance for the Commission and taking into account the amounts reserved for regions eligible under the Convergence Objective, past performance and particular situations and needs based on objective criteria. In accordance with Article 69(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, those amounts should be indexed at 2 % per year, while, in accordance with paragraph 5 of that Article, in addition to those amounts, the Member States have to take into account for the purpose of programming the amounts resulting from modulation as provided for in Article 12(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 of 21 June 2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy(3).
(4) The total transfers from the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund to the EAFRD pursuant to Articles 10(2), 143d and 143e of Council Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 of 29 September 2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers(4)are set by Commission Decision 2006/410/EC(5)for the budget years 2007 to 2013. Those amounts should be added to the annual breakdown by Member State for the purpose of rural development programming, according to the methodology established in Article 10(3) and (4) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003. The annual breakdown by Member States of the amounts resulting from modulation provided for in Article 10(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 have been allocated by Commission Decision 2006/588/EC(6).
(5) The annual breakdown should not include the amounts for Bulgaria and Romania since the Treaty of Accession of those countries has not yet entered into force. Upon the entry into force of the Treaty of Accession of those countries the annual breakdown should be amended accordingly to include allocations for those countries,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
The annual breakdown by Member State of commitment appropriations for Community support to rural development for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, as referred to in Article 69 of Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005, is set out in the Annex to this Decision.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
ANNEXBreakdown by Member State of Community support for rural development 2007 to 2013
(current prices in EUR)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2007-2013 total | of which minimum for regions under the Convergence objectiveTotal
Belgium | 63 991 299 | 63 957 784 | 60 238 083 | 59 683 509 | 59 267 519 | 56 995 480 | 54 476 632 | 418 610 306 | 40 744 223
Czech Republic | 396 623 321 | 392 638 892 | 388 036 387 | 400 932 774 | 406 640 636 | 412 672 094 | 417 962 250 | 2 815 506 354 | 1 635 417 906
Denmark | 62 592 573 | 66 344 571 | 63 771 254 | 64 334 762 | 63 431 467 | 62 597 618 | 61 588 551 | 444 660 796 | 0
Germany | 1 184 995 564 | 1 186 941 705 | 1 147 425 574 | 1 156 018 553 | 1 159 359 200 | 1 146 661 509 | 1 131 114 950 | 8 112 517 055 | 3 174 037 771
Estonia | 95 608 462 | 95 569 377 | 95 696 594 | 100 929 353 | 104 639 066 | 108 913 401 | 113 302 602 | 714 658 855 | 387 221 654
Greece | 461 376 206 | 463 470 078 | 453 393 090 | 452 018 509 | 631 768 186 | 626 030 398 | 619 247 957 | 3 707 304 424 | 1 905 697 195
Spain | 1 012 456 383 | 1 030 880 527 | 1 006 845 141 | 1 013 903 294 | 1 057 772 000 | 1 050 937 191 | 1 041 123 263 | 7 213 917 799 | 3 178 127 204
France | 931 041 833 | 942 359 146 | 898 672 939 | 909 225 155 | 933 778 147 | 921 205 557 | 905 682 332 | 6 441 965 109 | 568 263 981
Ireland | 373 683 516 | 355 014 220 | 329 171 422 | 333 372 252 | 324 698 528 | 316 771 063 | 307 203 589 | 2 339 914 590 | 0
Italy | 1 142 143 461 | 1 135 428 298 | 1 101 390 921 | 1 116 626 236 | 1 271 659 589 | 1 266 602 382 | 1 258 158 996 | 8 292 009 883 | 3 341 091 825
Cyprus | 26 704 860 | 24 772 842 | 22 749 762 | 23 071 507 | 22 402 714 | 21 783 947 | 21 037 942 | 162 523 574 | 0
Latvia | 152 867 493 | 147 768 241 | 142 542 483 | 147 766 381 | 148 781 700 | 150 188 774 | 151 198 432 | 1 041 113 504 | 327 682 815
Lithuania | 260 974 835 | 248 836 020 | 236 928 998 | 244 741 536 | 248 002 433 | 250 278 098 | 253 598 173 | 1 743 360 093 | 679 189 192
Luxembourg | 14 421 997 | 13 661 411 | 12 655 487 | 12 818 190 | 12 487 289 | 12 181 368 | 11 812 084 | 90 037 826 | 0
Hungary | 570 811 818 | 537 525 661 | 498 635 432 | 509 252 494 | 547 603 625 | 563 304 619 | 578 709 743 | 3 805 843 392 | 2 496 094 593
Malta | 12 434 359 | 11 527 788 | 10 656 597 | 10 544 212 | 10 347 884 | 10 459 190 | 10 663 325 | 76 633 355 | 18 077 067
Netherlands | 70 536 869 | 72 638 338 | 69 791 337 | 70 515 293 | 68 706 648 | 67 782 449 | 66 550 233 | 486 521 167 | 0
Austria | 628 154 610 | 594 709 669 | 550 452 057 | 557 557 505 | 541 670 574 | 527 868 629 | 511 056 948 | 3 911 469 992 | 31 938 190
Poland | 1 989 717 841 | 1 932 933 351 | 1 872 739 817 | 1 866 782 838 | 1 860 573 543 | 1 857 244 519 | 1 850 046 247 | 13 230 038 156 | 6 997 976 121
Portugal | 562 210 832 | 562 491 944 | 551 196 824 | 559 018 566 | 565 142 601 | 565 192 105 | 564 072 156 | 3 929 325 028 | 2 180 735 857
Slovenia | 149 549 387 | 139 868 094 | 129 728 049 | 128 304 946 | 123 026 091 | 117 808 866 | 111 981 296 | 900 266 729 | 287 815 759
Slovakia | 303 163 265 | 286 531 906 | 268 049 256 | 256 310 239 | 263 028 387 | 275 025 447 | 317 309 578 | 1 969 418 078 | 1 106 011 592
Finland | 335 121 543 | 316 143 440 | 292 385 407 | 296 367 134 | 287 790 092 | 280 508 238 | 271 617 053 | 2 079 932 907 | 0
Sweden | 292 133 703 | 277 225 207 | 256 996 031 | 260 397 463 | 252 975 513 | 246 760 755 | 239 159 282 | 1 825 647 954 | 0
United Kingdom | 263 996 373 | 283 001 582 | 274 582 271 | 276 600 084 | 273 334 332 | 270 695 626 | 267 364 152 | 1 909 574 420 | 188 337 515
Total | 11 357 312 403 | 11 182 240 092 | 10 734 731 213 | 10 827 092 785 | 11 238 887 764 | 11 186 469 323 | 11 136 037 766 | 77 662 771 346 | 28 544 460 460

Pending: 32005D0731

20.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 274/93
(1) Community measures for the control of avian influenza were established by Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza(2), in order to ensure the protection of animal health and contribute to the development of the poultry sector.
(2) Following the outbreak of a very serious epidemic of avian influenza, caused by a highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain, in south-eastern Asia starting in December 2003, Commission Decision 2004/122/EC of 6 February 2004 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries(3)was adopted.
(3) That Decision, which has been amended several times to take account of the evolution of the disease, namely the westward spread of the disease, provided that imports into the Community from those third countires of poultry meat, live poultry, other live birds and certain other products of poultry origin were suspended, subject to limited exceptions. In that regard, account was, in particular, given to the conclusions of the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health following its meetings on 25 August 2005 and 6 September 2005.
(4) Decision 2004/122/EC has been repealed and replaced by Commission Decision 2005/692/EC of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries(4)and by Commission Decision 2005/693/EC of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in Russia(5).
(5) Furthermore, in order to limit the risk arising from non-commercial imports of products of animal origin, the Commission Decision 2002/995/EC of 9 December 2002 laying down interim safeguard measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption(6)was adopted. That Decision was repealed and replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 of 16 April 2004 laying down measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption(7).
(6) In addition, since 2002 surveillance programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds have been implemented in Member States. Those programmes were approved by Commission Decision 2002/673/EC of 22 August 2002 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds(8)and Commission Decision 2004/630/EC of 27 July 2004 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004 and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implementation costs of those programmes(9).
(7) More recently, such programmes have been approved by Commission Decision 2005/732/EC of 17 October 2005 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2005, and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the Community financial contribution to the implementation costs of those programmes(10)with specific regard to the conclusions of the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, following its meetings on 25 August 2005 and 6 September 2005.
(8) At its meeting on 6 September 2005, the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health recommended,inter alia, that the occurrence of abnormal mortality and significant disease outbreaks in wild birds should be subjected to surveillance and to laboratory tests for avian influenza.
(9) It is therefore appropriate to supplement those existing Community rules and to lay down specific rules as to the surveillance and testing of the occurrence of diseases in wild birds and in particular wild water birds.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(a) appropriate samples are collected from dead birds and if possible from other birds which had contact with dead birds; and
(b) those samples are subjected to laboratory tests for detection of the avian influenza virus.
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
(1) Community measures for the control of avian influenza were established by Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza(2), in order to ensure the protection of animal health and contribute to the development of the poultry sector.
(2) Following the outbreak of a very serious epidemic of avian influenza, caused by a highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain, in south-eastern Asia starting in December 2003, Commission Decision 2004/122/EC of 6 February 2004 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries(3)was adopted.
(3) That Decision, which has been amended several times to take account of the evolution of the disease, namely the westward spread of the disease, provided that imports into the Community from those third countires of poultry meat, live poultry, other live birds and certain other products of poultry origin were suspended, subject to limited exceptions. In that regard, account was, in particular, given to the conclusions of the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health following its meetings on 25 August 2005 and 6 September 2005.
(4) Decision 2004/122/EC has been repealed and replaced by Commission Decision 2005/692/EC of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries(4)and by Commission Decision 2005/693/EC of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in Russia(5).
(5) Furthermore, in order to limit the risk arising from non-commercial imports of products of animal origin, the Commission Decision 2002/995/EC of 9 December 2002 laying down interim safeguard measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption(6)was adopted. That Decision was repealed and replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 of 16 April 2004 laying down measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption(7).
(6) In addition, since 2002 surveillance programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds have been implemented in Member States. Those programmes were approved by Commission Decision 2002/673/EC of 22 August 2002 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds(8)and Commission Decision 2004/630/EC of 27 July 2004 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004 and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implementation costs of those programmes(9).
(7) More recently, such programmes have been approved by Commission Decision 2005/732/EC of 17 October 2005 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2005, and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the Community financial contribution to the implementation costs of those programmes(10)with specific regard to the conclusions of the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, following its meetings on 25 August 2005 and 6 September 2005.
(8) At its meeting on 6 September 2005, the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health recommended,inter alia, that the occurrence of abnormal mortality and significant disease outbreaks in wild birds should be subjected to surveillance and to laboratory tests for avian influenza.
(9) It is therefore appropriate to supplement those existing Community rules and to lay down specific rules as to the surveillance and testing of the occurrence of diseases in wild birds and in particular wild water birds.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities make appropriate arrangements with wild bird, hunting and other relevant organisations which shall notify without delay to the competent authorities any abnormal mortality or significant disease outbreaks occurring in wild birds and in particular wild water birds.

Article 2
1. Immediately following receipt by the competent authority of the notification provided for in Article 1, and whenever no clear cause of disease other than avian influenza is identified Member States shall ensure that:
(a)
appropriate samples are collected from dead birds and if possible from other birds which had contact with dead birds; and
(b)
those samples are subjected to laboratory tests for detection of the avian influenza virus.
2. Member States shall in case of positive laboratory test results for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus mentioned in paragraph 1(b) inform the Commission without delay thereof.

Article 3
The Member States shall amend their legislation so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 4
The Decision shall apply until 31 January 2006.

Article 5
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 90/425/EEC of 26 June 1990 concerning veterinary and zootechnical checks applicable in intra-Community trade in certain live animals and products with a view to the completion of the internal market(1), and in particular Article 10(4) thereof,
(1) Community measures for the control of avian influenza were established by Council Directive 92/40/EEC of 19 May 1992 introducing Community measures for the control of avian influenza(2), in order to ensure the protection of animal health and contribute to the development of the poultry sector.
(2) Following the outbreak of a very serious epidemic of avian influenza, caused by a highly pathogenic H5N1 virus strain, in south-eastern Asia starting in December 2003, Commission Decision 2004/122/EC of 6 February 2004 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries(3)was adopted.
(3) That Decision, which has been amended several times to take account of the evolution of the disease, namely the westward spread of the disease, provided that imports into the Community from those third countires of poultry meat, live poultry, other live birds and certain other products of poultry origin were suspended, subject to limited exceptions. In that regard, account was, in particular, given to the conclusions of the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health following its meetings on 25 August 2005 and 6 September 2005.
(4) Decision 2004/122/EC has been repealed and replaced by Commission Decision 2005/692/EC of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries(4)and by Commission Decision 2005/693/EC of 6 October 2005 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in Russia(5).
(5) Furthermore, in order to limit the risk arising from non-commercial imports of products of animal origin, the Commission Decision 2002/995/EC of 9 December 2002 laying down interim safeguard measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption(6)was adopted. That Decision was repealed and replaced by Commission Regulation (EC) No 745/2004 of 16 April 2004 laying down measures with regard to imports of products of animal origin for personal consumption(7).
(6) In addition, since 2002 surveillance programmes for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds have been implemented in Member States. Those programmes were approved by Commission Decision 2002/673/EC of 22 August 2002 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds(8)and Commission Decision 2004/630/EC of 27 July 2004 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2004 and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the financial contribution from the Community to the implementation costs of those programmes(9).
(7) More recently, such programmes have been approved by Commission Decision 2005/732/EC of 17 October 2005 approving the programmes for the implementation of Member States’ surveys for avian influenza in poultry and wild birds during 2005, and laying down reporting and eligibility rules for the Community financial contribution to the implementation costs of those programmes(10)with specific regard to the conclusions of the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, following its meetings on 25 August 2005 and 6 September 2005.
(8) At its meeting on 6 September 2005, the working group on avian influenza of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health recommended,inter alia, that the occurrence of abnormal mortality and significant disease outbreaks in wild birds should be subjected to surveillance and to laboratory tests for avian influenza.
(9) It is therefore appropriate to supplement those existing Community rules and to lay down specific rules as to the surveillance and testing of the occurrence of diseases in wild birds and in particular wild water birds.
(10) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Member States shall ensure that the competent authorities make appropriate arrangements with wild bird, hunting and other relevant organisations which shall notify without delay to the competent authorities any abnormal mortality or significant disease outbreaks occurring in wild birds and in particular wild water birds.
1. Immediately following receipt by the competent authority of the notification provided for in Article 1, and whenever no clear cause of disease other than avian influenza is identified Member States shall ensure that:
(a)
appropriate samples are collected from dead birds and if possible from other birds which had contact with dead birds; and
(b)
those samples are subjected to laboratory tests for detection of the avian influenza virus.
2. Member States shall in case of positive laboratory test results for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus mentioned in paragraph 1(b) inform the Commission without delay thereof.
The Member States shall amend their legislation so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
The Decision shall apply until 31 January 2006.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Pending: 32005D0692

8.10.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 263/20
(1) Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in poultry and birds, causing mortality and disturbances which can quickly take epizootic proportions liable to present a serious threat to animal and public health and to reduce sharply the profitability of poultry farming.
(2) Commission Decision 2004/122/EC of 6 February 2004 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries(3)suspends certain imports of poultry and poultry products from affected third countries.
(3) Mongolia is not covered by Decision 2004/122/EC but that third country has reported an outbreak of avian influenza in wild birds. Accordingly, imports into the Community of birds other than poultry, including birds caught in the wild, from that third country should be suspended.
(4) Decision 2004/122/EC is applicable until 30 September 2005. However, outbreaks of avian influenza still occur in the third countries referred to in Decision 2004/122/EC and in Mongolia. In view of the still worrying situation in those third countries, protection measures are still required for imports from those third countries.
(5) It is appropriate to lay down specific rules for the importation of birds other than poultry, pet birds and untreated feathers from Russia in a separate act.
(6) Decision 2004/122/EC has been amended several times to take account of the evolving situation with regard to avian influenza in third countries.
(7) For the sake of clarity and transparency, Decision 2004/122/EC should be repealed and replaced by this Decision.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(a) fresh meat of poultry, ratites and farmed and wild feathered game;
(b) meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of the species referred to in point (a);
(c) raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of those species;
(d) eggs for human consumption; and
(e) non-treated game trophies from any birds.
(a) fresh poultry meat;
(b) meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing poultry meat;
(c) raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry;
(d) eggs for human consumption; and
(e) non-treated game trophies from any birds.
(a) raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry;
(b) eggs for human consumption; and
(c) non-treated game trophies from any birds.
(a) unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers; and
(b) live birds other than poultry as defined in Article 1, third indent, of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC(5), including birds accompanying their owners (pet birds).
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(1), and in particular Article 18(1) and (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(2), and in particular Article 22(1), (5) and (6) thereof,
(1) Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in poultry and birds, causing mortality and disturbances which can quickly take epizootic proportions liable to present a serious threat to animal and public health and to reduce sharply the profitability of poultry farming.
(2) Commission Decision 2004/122/EC of 6 February 2004 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries(3)suspends certain imports of poultry and poultry products from affected third countries.
(3) Mongolia is not covered by Decision 2004/122/EC but that third country has reported an outbreak of avian influenza in wild birds. Accordingly, imports into the Community of birds other than poultry, including birds caught in the wild, from that third country should be suspended.
(4) Decision 2004/122/EC is applicable until 30 September 2005. However, outbreaks of avian influenza still occur in the third countries referred to in Decision 2004/122/EC and in Mongolia. In view of the still worrying situation in those third countries, protection measures are still required for imports from those third countries.
(5) It is appropriate to lay down specific rules for the importation of birds other than poultry, pet birds and untreated feathers from Russia in a separate act.
(6) Decision 2004/122/EC has been amended several times to take account of the evolving situation with regard to avian influenza in third countries.
(7) For the sake of clarity and transparency, Decision 2004/122/EC should be repealed and replaced by this Decision.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
1. Member States shall suspend the importation from Thailand of:
(a)
fresh meat of poultry, ratites and farmed and wild feathered game;
(b)
meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of the species referred to in point (a);
(c)
raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of those species;
(d)
eggs for human consumption; and
(e)
non-treated game trophies from any birds.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the importation of the products covered by this Article which have been obtained from birds slaughtered before 1 January 2004.
3. In the veterinary certificates/commercial documents accompanying consignments of the products referred to in paragraph 2 the following words as appropriate to the species shall be included:
‘Fresh poultry meat/fresh ratite meat/fresh meat of wild feathered game/fresh meat of farmed feathered game/meat product consisting of, or containing meat of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game meat/meat preparation consisting of, or containing meat of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game meat/raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game(1)obtained from birds slaughtered before 1 January 2004 and in accordance with Article 1(2) of Commission Decision 2005/692/EC.
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the importation of meat products consisting of, or containing meat of poultry, ratites and farmed and wild feathered game, when the meat of those species has undergone one of the specific treatments referred to in points B, C, or D of Part 4 of Annex II to Commission Decision 2005/432/EC(4).

Article 2
Member States shall suspend the importation from China of:
(a)
fresh poultry meat;
(b)
meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing poultry meat;
(c)
raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry;
(d)
eggs for human consumption; and
(e)
non-treated game trophies from any birds.

Article 3
Member States shall suspend the importation from Malaysia of:
(a)
raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry;
(b)
eggs for human consumption; and
(c)
non-treated game trophies from any birds.

Article 4
1. Member States shall suspend the importation from Cambodia, China including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam of:
(a)
unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers; and
(b)
live birds other than poultry as defined in Article 1, third indent, of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC(5), including birds accompanying their owners (pet birds).
2. By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the importation of unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers from Mongolia.
3. Member States shall ensure that for the importation of processed feathers or parts of feathers, a commercial document stating that the processed feathers or parts thereof have been treated with a steam current or by some other method ensuring that no pathogens are transmitted accompany the consignment.
However, that commercial document shall not be required for processed decorative feathers, processed feathers carried by travellers for their private use or consignments of processed feathers sent to private individuals for non-industrial purposes.

Article 5
Decision 2004/122/EC is repealed.

Article 6
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 7
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006.

Article 8
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 91/496/EEC of 15 July 1991 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on animals entering the Community from third countries and amending Directives 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC and 90/675/EEC(1), and in particular Article 18(1) and (6) thereof,
Having regard to Council Directive 97/78/EC of 18 December 1997 laying down the principles governing the organisation of veterinary checks on products entering the Community from third countries(2), and in particular Article 22(1), (5) and (6) thereof,
(1) Avian influenza is an infectious viral disease in poultry and birds, causing mortality and disturbances which can quickly take epizootic proportions liable to present a serious threat to animal and public health and to reduce sharply the profitability of poultry farming.
(2) Commission Decision 2004/122/EC of 6 February 2004 concerning certain protection measures in relation to avian influenza in several third countries(3)suspends certain imports of poultry and poultry products from affected third countries.
(3) Mongolia is not covered by Decision 2004/122/EC but that third country has reported an outbreak of avian influenza in wild birds. Accordingly, imports into the Community of birds other than poultry, including birds caught in the wild, from that third country should be suspended.
(4) Decision 2004/122/EC is applicable until 30 September 2005. However, outbreaks of avian influenza still occur in the third countries referred to in Decision 2004/122/EC and in Mongolia. In view of the still worrying situation in those third countries, protection measures are still required for imports from those third countries.
(5) It is appropriate to lay down specific rules for the importation of birds other than poultry, pet birds and untreated feathers from Russia in a separate act.
(6) Decision 2004/122/EC has been amended several times to take account of the evolving situation with regard to avian influenza in third countries.
(7) For the sake of clarity and transparency, Decision 2004/122/EC should be repealed and replaced by this Decision.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
1. Member States shall suspend the importation from Thailand of:
(a)
fresh meat of poultry, ratites and farmed and wild feathered game;
(b)
meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing meat of the species referred to in point (a);
(c)
raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of those species;
(d)
eggs for human consumption; and
(e)
non-treated game trophies from any birds.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the importation of the products covered by this Article which have been obtained from birds slaughtered before 1 January 2004.
3. In the veterinary certificates/commercial documents accompanying consignments of the products referred to in paragraph 2 the following words as appropriate to the species shall be included:
‘Fresh poultry meat/fresh ratite meat/fresh meat of wild feathered game/fresh meat of farmed feathered game/meat product consisting of, or containing meat of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game meat/meat preparation consisting of, or containing meat of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game meat/raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry, ratites, farmed or wild feathered game(1)obtained from birds slaughtered before 1 January 2004 and in accordance with Article 1(2) of Commission Decision 2005/692/EC.
4. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the importation of meat products consisting of, or containing meat of poultry, ratites and farmed and wild feathered game, when the meat of those species has undergone one of the specific treatments referred to in points B, C, or D of Part 4 of Annex II to Commission Decision 2005/432/EC(4).
Member States shall suspend the importation from China of:
(a)
fresh poultry meat;
(b)
meat preparations and meat products consisting of, or containing poultry meat;
(c)
raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry;
(d)
eggs for human consumption; and
(e)
non-treated game trophies from any birds.
Member States shall suspend the importation from Malaysia of:
(a)
raw pet food and unprocessed feed material containing any parts of poultry;
(b)
eggs for human consumption; and
(c)
non-treated game trophies from any birds.
1. Member States shall suspend the importation from Cambodia, China including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, North Korea, Pakistan, Thailand and Vietnam of:
(a)
unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers; and
(b)
live birds other than poultry as defined in Article 1, third indent, of Commission Decision 2000/666/EC(5), including birds accompanying their owners (pet birds).
2. By way of derogation from point (a) of paragraph 1, Member States shall authorise the importation of unprocessed feathers and parts of feathers from Mongolia.
3. Member States shall ensure that for the importation of processed feathers or parts of feathers, a commercial document stating that the processed feathers or parts thereof have been treated with a steam current or by some other method ensuring that no pathogens are transmitted accompany the consignment.
However, that commercial document shall not be required for processed decorative feathers, processed feathers carried by travellers for their private use or consignments of processed feathers sent to private individuals for non-industrial purposes.
Decision 2004/122/EC is repealed.
The Member States shall amend the measures they apply to imports so as to bring them into compliance with this Decision and they shall give immediate appropriate publicity to the measures adopted. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
This Decision shall apply from 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Pending: 32004D0438

Avis juridique important|32004D0438Décision 2004/438/CE de la Commission du 29 avril 2004 arrêtant les conditions sanitaires et de police sanitaire ainsi que la certification vétérinaire requises à l’

Pending: 32003D0322

13.5.2003 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 117/32
(1) Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides the possibility for Member States to authorise the feeding of endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material after consultation of the European Food Safety Authority, by derogation to the restrictions applicable to the use of animal by-products laid down in that Regulation.
(2) The Scientific Steering Committee issued an opinion on 7 and 8 November 2002 on the safety of necrophagous birds being possible transmitters of TSEs.
(3) According to that scientific opinion, practices of feeding on carcases of animal species susceptible to TSE should not lead to an artificial increase of the number of potential TSE-transmitting sources, and their possible spread. Also, feeding programmes of wild species such as necrophagous birds should not become an alternative way of disposal of fallen ruminant stock posing a TSE risk nor of specified risk material.
(4) Feeding of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material may, therefore, be considered permissible on the basis of the opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee.
(5) Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal have submitted requests for the authorisation of feeding of certain species of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material.
(6) Those requests fulfil the conditions required in the scientific opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee. However, additional justification should be required to verify that there is no other way to conserve those species of necrophagous birds other than by feeding them with certain category 1 material, thereby leading to an unnecessary increase of potentially TSE-transmitting sources.
(7) In order to prevent a risk to animal or public health, it is necessary to lay down rules to be applied when authorising the feeding of those necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material.
(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
(a) on the control measures provided for in Article 2 of this Decision; and
(b) a detailed justification for the inclusion of each species of necrophagous bird covered by Article 1 of this Decision and giving reasons why it is necessary to feed such birds the category 1 material referred to in that Article instead of exclusively category 2 and 3 materials.
(a) in the case of Greece: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and Egyptian vulture (Neophron pernkopterus);
(b) in the case of Spain: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), black vulture (Aegypius monachus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron pernkopterus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), red kite (Milvus milvus) and black kite (Milvus migrans);
(c) in the case of France: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), black vulture (Aegypius monachus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron pernkopterus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), red kite (Milvus milvus) and black kite (Milvus migrans);
(d) in the case of Italy: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos);
(e) in the case of Portugal: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), black vulture (Aegypius monachus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron pernkopterus) and golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
1. The approval of the competent authority as provided for in Article 2 is subject to the following:(a)the conservation of the bird species may not be achieved by other means;(b)the feeding programme must be performed in the context of an approved conservation programme;(c)the feeding must not be used as an alternative way of disposal of specified risk materials or fallen ruminant stock containing them posing a TSE risk;(d)an appropriate surveillance system for TSEs as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/2003(2), must be in place involving regular laboratory testing of samples for TSE;(e)coordination between the competent authorities supervising the requirements laid down in the approval must be ensured; and(f)a prior assessment of the specific and the particular situation of the necrophagous bird species concerned and their habitat in the country concerned must have been carried out. (a) the conservation of the bird species may not be achieved by other means; (b) the feeding programme must be performed in the context of an approved conservation programme; (c) the feeding must not be used as an alternative way of disposal of specified risk materials or fallen ruminant stock containing them posing a TSE risk; (d) an appropriate surveillance system for TSEs as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/2003(2), must be in place involving regular laboratory testing of samples for TSE; (e) coordination between the competent authorities supervising the requirements laid down in the approval must be ensured; and (f) a prior assessment of the specific and the particular situation of the necrophagous bird species concerned and their habitat in the country concerned must have been carried out.
(a) the conservation of the bird species may not be achieved by other means;
(b) the feeding programme must be performed in the context of an approved conservation programme;
(c) the feeding must not be used as an alternative way of disposal of specified risk materials or fallen ruminant stock containing them posing a TSE risk;
(d) an appropriate surveillance system for TSEs as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/2003(2), must be in place involving regular laboratory testing of samples for TSE;
(e) coordination between the competent authorities supervising the requirements laid down in the approval must be ensured; and
(f) a prior assessment of the specific and the particular situation of the necrophagous bird species concerned and their habitat in the country concerned must have been carried out.
(a) the conservation of the bird species may not be achieved by other means;
(b) the feeding programme must be performed in the context of an approved conservation programme;
(c) the feeding must not be used as an alternative way of disposal of specified risk materials or fallen ruminant stock containing them posing a TSE risk;
(d) an appropriate surveillance system for TSEs as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/2003(2), must be in place involving regular laboratory testing of samples for TSE;
(e) coordination between the competent authorities supervising the requirements laid down in the approval must be ensured; and
(f) a prior assessment of the specific and the particular situation of the necrophagous bird species concerned and their habitat in the country concerned must have been carried out.
2. The approval granted by the competent authority must:(a)refer to and name the species of necrophagous birds actually concerned;(b)describe in detail the geographical area where feeding shall take place; and(c)immediately be suspended in case of:(i)a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or(ii)non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision. (a) refer to and name the species of necrophagous birds actually concerned; (b) describe in detail the geographical area where feeding shall take place; and (c) immediately be suspended in case of:(i)a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or(ii)non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision. (i) a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or (ii) non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision.
(a) refer to and name the species of necrophagous birds actually concerned;
(b) describe in detail the geographical area where feeding shall take place; and
(c) immediately be suspended in case of:(i)a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or(ii)non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision. (i) a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or (ii) non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision.
(i) a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or
(ii) non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision.
(a) refer to and name the species of necrophagous birds actually concerned;
(b) describe in detail the geographical area where feeding shall take place; and
(c) immediately be suspended in case of:(i)a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or(ii)non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision. (i) a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or (ii) non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision.
(i) a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or
(ii) non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision.
(i) a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or
(ii) non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision.
3. The person responsible for the feeding must:(a)dedicate an enclosed and fenced area to ensure that no carnivorous animal other than birds have access to the feed;(b)ensure that carcases of bovine animals older than 24 months and carcases of ovine and caprine animals older than 18 months intended to be used for for feeding are tested for TSE using one of the tests specified in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 with a negative result prior to using them as feedstuffs; and(c)keep records at least of the number, nature, estimate weight and origin of the carcases of the animals used for feeding, the results of the TSE tests, the date of the feeding and the location where feeding took place. (a) dedicate an enclosed and fenced area to ensure that no carnivorous animal other than birds have access to the feed; (b) ensure that carcases of bovine animals older than 24 months and carcases of ovine and caprine animals older than 18 months intended to be used for for feeding are tested for TSE using one of the tests specified in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 with a negative result prior to using them as feedstuffs; and (c) keep records at least of the number, nature, estimate weight and origin of the carcases of the animals used for feeding, the results of the TSE tests, the date of the feeding and the location where feeding took place.
(a) dedicate an enclosed and fenced area to ensure that no carnivorous animal other than birds have access to the feed;
(b) ensure that carcases of bovine animals older than 24 months and carcases of ovine and caprine animals older than 18 months intended to be used for for feeding are tested for TSE using one of the tests specified in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 with a negative result prior to using them as feedstuffs; and
(c) keep records at least of the number, nature, estimate weight and origin of the carcases of the animals used for feeding, the results of the TSE tests, the date of the feeding and the location where feeding took place.
(a) dedicate an enclosed and fenced area to ensure that no carnivorous animal other than birds have access to the feed;
(b) ensure that carcases of bovine animals older than 24 months and carcases of ovine and caprine animals older than 18 months intended to be used for for feeding are tested for TSE using one of the tests specified in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 with a negative result prior to using them as feedstuffs; and
(c) keep records at least of the number, nature, estimate weight and origin of the carcases of the animals used for feeding, the results of the TSE tests, the date of the feeding and the location where feeding took place.
4. All other specific requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and in particular Article 23(2) of and Annex IX to that Regulation shall be complied with.
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 23(2)(d) thereof,
Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides the possibility for Member States to authorise the feeding of endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material after consultation of the European Food Safety Authority, by derogation to the restrictions applicable to the use of animal by-products laid down in that Regulation.

(2)

The Scientific Steering Committee issued an opinion on 7 and 8 November 2002 on the safety of necrophagous birds being possible transmitters of TSEs.

(3)

According to that scientific opinion, practices of feeding on carcases of animal species susceptible to TSE should not lead to an artificial increase of the number of potential TSE-transmitting sources, and their possible spread. Also, feeding programmes of wild species such as necrophagous birds should not become an alternative way of disposal of fallen ruminant stock posing a TSE risk nor of specified risk material.

(4)

Feeding of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material may, therefore, be considered permissible on the basis of the opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee.

(5)

Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal have submitted requests for the authorisation of feeding of certain species of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material.

(6)

Those requests fulfil the conditions required in the scientific opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee. However, additional justification should be required to verify that there is no other way to conserve those species of necrophagous birds other than by feeding them with certain category 1 material, thereby leading to an unnecessary increase of potentially TSE-transmitting sources.

(7)

In order to prevent a risk to animal or public health, it is necessary to lay down rules to be applied when authorising the feeding of those necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1
Implementing rules on the feeding of necrophagous birds with category 1 material
Pursuant to Article 23(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal may authorise the use of entire bodies of dead animals which may contain specified risk material as referred to in Article 4 (1)(b)(ii) of that Regulation for the feeding of the endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds as set out in part A of the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2
Authorisation and control measures by the competent authority
1.   The competent authority may grant authorisation to the person responsible for the feeding of the necrophagous birds referred to in Article 1.
2.   The competent authority shall only grant authorisation as provided for in paragraph 1 if the specific requirements laid down in part B of the Annex are complied with.
3.   The competent authority shall take the necessary measures to supervise and control compliance with the specific requirements laid down in part B of the Annex.
Those measures shall include strict supervision of the health status of the animals in the region where the feeding takes place, and an appropriate TSE surveillance involving regular sampling and laboratory examination for TSEs. The samples shall include samples taken from animals showing neurological symptoms and from older breeding animals.

Article 3
Reports and review
1.   Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal shall submit to the Commission before 31 October 2003 the information provided for in Article 23(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 including a report:
on the control measures provided for in Article 2 of this Decision; and
a detailed justification for the inclusion of each species of necrophagous bird covered by Article 1 of this Decision and giving reasons why it is necessary to feed such birds the category 1 material referred to in that Article instead of exclusively category 2 and 3 materials.
2.   This Decision shall be reviewed in the light of the reports submitted in accordance with paragraph 1, if considered necessary after appropriate scientific assessment.

Article 4
Compliance by Member States
Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and shall publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.

Article 5
Applicability
This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2003.

Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, and the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 12 May 2003.
For the Commission
David BYRNE
Member of the Commission
(1)  OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 October 2002 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption (1), and in particular Article 23(2)(d) thereof,
Whereas:

(1)

Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 provides the possibility for Member States to authorise the feeding of endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material after consultation of the European Food Safety Authority, by derogation to the restrictions applicable to the use of animal by-products laid down in that Regulation.

(2)

The Scientific Steering Committee issued an opinion on 7 and 8 November 2002 on the safety of necrophagous birds being possible transmitters of TSEs.

(3)

According to that scientific opinion, practices of feeding on carcases of animal species susceptible to TSE should not lead to an artificial increase of the number of potential TSE-transmitting sources, and their possible spread. Also, feeding programmes of wild species such as necrophagous birds should not become an alternative way of disposal of fallen ruminant stock posing a TSE risk nor of specified risk material.

(4)

Feeding of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material may, therefore, be considered permissible on the basis of the opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee.

(5)

Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal have submitted requests for the authorisation of feeding of certain species of necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material.

(6)

Those requests fulfil the conditions required in the scientific opinion of the Scientific Steering Committee. However, additional justification should be required to verify that there is no other way to conserve those species of necrophagous birds other than by feeding them with certain category 1 material, thereby leading to an unnecessary increase of potentially TSE-transmitting sources.

(7)

In order to prevent a risk to animal or public health, it is necessary to lay down rules to be applied when authorising the feeding of those necrophagous birds with certain category 1 material.

(8)

The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Implementing rules on the feeding of necrophagous birds with category 1 material
Pursuant to Article 23(2)(d) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal may authorise the use of entire bodies of dead animals which may contain specified risk material as referred to in Article 4 (1)(b)(ii) of that Regulation for the feeding of the endangered or protected species of necrophagous birds as set out in part A of the Annex to this Decision.
Authorisation and control measures by the competent authority
1.   The competent authority may grant authorisation to the person responsible for the feeding of the necrophagous birds referred to in Article 1.
2.   The competent authority shall only grant authorisation as provided for in paragraph 1 if the specific requirements laid down in part B of the Annex are complied with.
3.   The competent authority shall take the necessary measures to supervise and control compliance with the specific requirements laid down in part B of the Annex.
Those measures shall include strict supervision of the health status of the animals in the region where the feeding takes place, and an appropriate TSE surveillance involving regular sampling and laboratory examination for TSEs. The samples shall include samples taken from animals showing neurological symptoms and from older breeding animals.
Reports and review
1.   Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal shall submit to the Commission before 31 October 2003 the information provided for in Article 23(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 including a report:
on the control measures provided for in Article 2 of this Decision; and
a detailed justification for the inclusion of each species of necrophagous bird covered by Article 1 of this Decision and giving reasons why it is necessary to feed such birds the category 1 material referred to in that Article instead of exclusively category 2 and 3 materials.
2.   This Decision shall be reviewed in the light of the reports submitted in accordance with paragraph 1, if considered necessary after appropriate scientific assessment.
Compliance by Member States
Greece, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal shall immediately take the necessary measures to comply with this Decision and shall publish those measures. They shall immediately inform the Commission thereof.
Applicability
This Decision shall apply from 1 May 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Hellenic Republic, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, and the Portuguese Republic.
Done at Brussels, 12 May 2003.
For the Commission
David BYRNE
Member of the Commission
(1)  OJ L 273, 10.10.2002, p. 1.
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IMPLEMENTING RULES ON THE FEEDING OF ENDANGERED OR PROTECTED SPECIES OF NECROPHAGOUS BIRDS WITH CERTAIN CATEGORY 1 MATERIAL PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 23(2)(d) OF REGULATION (EC) No 1774/2002
A.   The Member States and the endangered or protected species referred to in Article 1
The implementing rules provided for in Article 1 shall apply to:
(a)

in the case of Greece: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) and Egyptian vulture (Neophron pernkopterus);
(b)

in the case of Spain: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), black vulture (Aegypius monachus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron pernkopterus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), Spanish imperial eagle (Aquila adalberti), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), red kite (Milvus milvus) and black kite (Milvus migrans);
(c)

in the case of France: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), black vulture (Aegypius monachus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron pernkopterus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), red kite (Milvus milvus) and black kite (Milvus migrans);
(d)

in the case of Italy: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), bearded vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos);
(e)

in the case of Portugal: griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus), black vulture (Aegypius monachus), Egyptian vulture (Neophron pernkopterus) and golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos).
B.   Specific requirements as referred to in Article 2
1.

The approval of the competent authority as provided for in Article 2 is subject to the following:

(a)

the conservation of the bird species may not be achieved by other means;

(b)

the feeding programme must be performed in the context of an approved conservation programme;

(c)

the feeding must not be used as an alternative way of disposal of specified risk materials or fallen ruminant stock containing them posing a TSE risk;

(d)

an appropriate surveillance system for TSEs as laid down in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/2003 (2), must be in place involving regular laboratory testing of samples for TSE;

(e)

coordination between the competent authorities supervising the requirements laid down in the approval must be ensured; and

(f)

a prior assessment of the specific and the particular situation of the necrophagous bird species concerned and their habitat in the country concerned must have been carried out.
2.

The approval granted by the competent authority must:

(a)

refer to and name the species of necrophagous birds actually concerned;

(b)

describe in detail the geographical area where feeding shall take place; and

(c)

immediately be suspended in case of:

(i)

a suspected or confirmed link to the spread of TSE until the risk can be excluded; or

(ii)

non-compliance with any of the rules provided for in this Decision.
3.

The person responsible for the feeding must:

(a)

dedicate an enclosed and fenced area to ensure that no carnivorous animal other than birds have access to the feed;

(b)

ensure that carcases of bovine animals older than 24 months and carcases of ovine and caprine animals older than 18 months intended to be used for for feeding are tested for TSE using one of the tests specified in Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 with a negative result prior to using them as feedstuffs; and

(c)

keep records at least of the number, nature, estimate weight and origin of the carcases of the animals used for feeding, the results of the TSE tests, the date of the feeding and the location where feeding took place.
4.

All other specific requirements laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002, and in particular Article 23(2) of and Annex IX to that Regulation shall be complied with.
(1)  OJ L 147, 31.5.2001, p. 1.
(2)  OJ L 37, 13.2.2003, p. 7.

Pending: 32002D0747

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 the Community eco-label may be awarded to a product possessing characteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects.(2) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria are to be established according to product groups.(3) It also provides that the review of the eco-label criteria, as well as of the assessment and verification requirements related to the criteria, is to take place in due time before the end of the period of validity of the criteria specified for each product group. That review is to result in a proposal for prolongation, withdrawal or revision.(4) It is appropriate to revise the ecological criteria that were established by Commission Decision 1999/568/EC of 27 July 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to light bulbs(2) in order to reflect the developments in the market. At the same time, the period of validity of that Decision and the definition of the product group should be modified.(5) A new Commission Decision should be adopted establishing the specific ecological criteria for this product group, which will be valid for a period of four years.(6) It is appropriate that, for a limited period of not more than twelve months, both the new criteria established by this Decision and the criteria established by Decision 1999/568/EC should be valid concurrently, in order to allow sufficient time for companies that have been awarded or that have applied for the award of the eco-label for their products prior to the date of application of this Decision to adapt those products to comply with the new criteria.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are based on the draft criteria developed by the European Union Eco-Labelling Board established under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee instituted by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,

Article 1
In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, a light bulb must fall within the product group “light bulbs” as defined in Article 2, and must comply with the ecological criteria set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2
1. The product group “light bulbs” shall comprise:
“single-ended light bulbs”: all light bulbs which provide general purpose lighting and have single-ended, bayonet, screw or pin fittings. The light bulbs shall be connectable to the public electricity supply.
“double-ended light bulbs”: all light bulbs which provide general purpose lighting and have fittings at both ends. This includes, principally, all linear fluorescent tubes. The light bulbs shall be connectable to the public electricity supply.
2. The following types of lamps are not included in the product group: compact fluorescent lamps with a magnetic ballast, projector lamps, photographic lighting and solarium tubes.

Article 3
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group “light bulbs” shall be “008”.

Article 5
This Decision shall apply from 1 September 2002 until 31 August 2005. If on 31 August 2005 revised criteria have not been adopted, this Decision shall apply until 31 August 2006.
Producers of products falling within the product group “light bulbs” which have already been awarded the eco-label before 1 September 2002 may continue to use that label until 31 August 2003.
Producers of products falling within the product group “light bulbs” which have already applied for the award of the eco-label before 1 September 2002 may be awarded the eco-label under the terms of Decision 1999/568/EC. In these cases the label may be used until 31 August 2003.

Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 2002.
For the Commission
Margot Wallström
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 216, 14.8.1999, p. 18.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 the Community eco-label may be awarded to a product possessing characteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects.(2) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria are to be established according to product groups.(3) It also provides that the review of the eco-label criteria, as well as of the assessment and verification requirements related to the criteria, is to take place in due time before the end of the period of validity of the criteria specified for each product group. That review is to result in a proposal for prolongation, withdrawal or revision.(4) It is appropriate to revise the ecological criteria that were established by Commission Decision 1999/568/EC of 27 July 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to light bulbs(2) in order to reflect the developments in the market. At the same time, the period of validity of that Decision and the definition of the product group should be modified.(5) A new Commission Decision should be adopted establishing the specific ecological criteria for this product group, which will be valid for a period of four years.(6) It is appropriate that, for a limited period of not more than twelve months, both the new criteria established by this Decision and the criteria established by Decision 1999/568/EC should be valid concurrently, in order to allow sufficient time for companies that have been awarded or that have applied for the award of the eco-label for their products prior to the date of application of this Decision to adapt those products to comply with the new criteria.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are based on the draft criteria developed by the European Union Eco-Labelling Board established under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee instituted by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,
In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, a light bulb must fall within the product group “light bulbs” as defined in Article 2, and must comply with the ecological criteria set out in the Annex to this Decision.
1. The product group “light bulbs” shall comprise:
“single-ended light bulbs”: all light bulbs which provide general purpose lighting and have single-ended, bayonet, screw or pin fittings. The light bulbs shall be connectable to the public electricity supply.
“double-ended light bulbs”: all light bulbs which provide general purpose lighting and have fittings at both ends. This includes, principally, all linear fluorescent tubes. The light bulbs shall be connectable to the public electricity supply.
2. The following types of lamps are not included in the product group: compact fluorescent lamps with a magnetic ballast, projector lamps, photographic lighting and solarium tubes.
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group “light bulbs” shall be “008”.
This Decision shall apply from 1 September 2002 until 31 August 2005. If on 31 August 2005 revised criteria have not been adopted, this Decision shall apply until 31 August 2006.
Producers of products falling within the product group “light bulbs” which have already been awarded the eco-label before 1 September 2002 may continue to use that label until 31 August 2003.
Producers of products falling within the product group “light bulbs” which have already applied for the award of the eco-label before 1 September 2002 may be awarded the eco-label under the terms of Decision 1999/568/EC. In these cases the label may be used until 31 August 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 9 September 2002.
For the Commission
Margot Wallström
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 216, 14.8.1999, p. 18.
The aims of the criteria
These criteria aim in particular at promoting:
– the reduction of environmental damage or risks related to the use of energy (global warming, acidification, depletion of non-renewable resources) by reducing energy consumption,
– the reduction of environmental damage or risks related to the use of resources in both the manufacture and treatment/disposal of a light bulb by increasing its average lifetime,
– the reduction of environmental damage or risks related to the use of mercury by reducing the total emissions of mercury during the lifetime of a light bulb.
The criteria also encourage the implementation of best practice (optimal environmental use) and enhance consumers’ environmental awareness. The criteria are set at levels that promote the labelling of light bulbs that are produced with low environmental impact.
Assessment and verification requirements
The specific assessment and verification requirements are indicated within each criterion. Testing should be performed by appropriately accredited laboratories or laboratories that meet the general requirements expressed in standard EN ISO 17025 and are competent to perform the relevant tests.
Where the applicant is required to provide declarations, documentation, analyses test reports or other evidence to the competent body assessing the application in order to show compliance with the criteria, it is understood that these may originate from the applicant and/or his supplier(s) and/or their supplier(s), et cetera, as appropriate. The competent body assessing the application may carry out independent verifications.
The competent bodies are recommended to take into account the implementation of recognised environmental management schemes, such as EMAS or ISO14001, when assessing applications and monitoring compliance with the criteria (Note: it is not required to implement such management schemes).
1. Energy efficiency, lifetime, lumen maintenance and mercury content
Single-ended light bulbs shall meet the following requirements:
Double-ended light bulbs shall meet the following requirements:
Energy efficiency is as defined in Annex IV of Commission Directive 98/11/EC of 27 January 1998 implementing Council Directive 92/75/EEC with regard to energy labelling of household lamps(1).
Assessment and verification: The applicant shall provide a test report stating that the energy efficiency, lifetime and lumen maintenance of the light bulb have been determined using the test procedures referred to in EN 50285. The report shall state the energy efficiency, lifetime and lumen maintenance of the light bulb. If the appropriate lifetime test has not been completed, the operational lifetime as stated on the packaging is acceptable pending the result of the test. However, the result of the test must be provided within 12 months of the date of application for the eco-label.
The applicant shall provide a test report stating that the mercury content has been measured using the method described below. The report shall state the average mercury content, calculated by analysing ten lamps, and then deleting the highest and lowest values before calculating the arithmetic mean of the remaining eight values.
The test method for the mercury content is as follows. The arc tube is first separated from its plastic surrounds and associated electronics. The associated leadwires are cut as close to the glass seal as possible. The arc tube is taken to a fume cupboard and is cut into segments. The segments are placed in a suitably sized robust screw-capped plastic bottle to which is added a 1 inch diameter porcelain ball and 25 ml of high purity concentrated nitric acid (70 %). The bottle is sealed and shaken for a few minutes to reduce the arc tube to fine particle size, the stopper is periodically loosened to eliminate any possibility of pressure build-up. The contents of the bottle are allowed to react for 30 minutes during which time the contents are periodically agitated. The contents of the bottle are then filtered through an acid resistant filter paper and collected in a 100 ml graduated volumetric flask. Potassium dichromate is then added to the flask so that the final concentration is 1000 ppm with respect to chromium. The flask is then made up to volume with pure water. Matched standards are made up on a concentration range up to 200 ppm mercury. The solutions are analysed using flame atomic absorption at a wavelength of 253,7 nm with background correction on. From the results obtained and knowledge of the solution volume, the original mercury content of the light bulb can be computed. The competent body may agree adaptations to the details of this test method if they are necessary for technical reasons, and these shall be applied in a consistent manner.
2. Switch on/off
For compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), the number of switch on/off cycles shall be greater than 20000.
Assessment and verification: The applicant shall provide a test report stating that the number of switch on/off cycles for a CFL has been determined using a rapid cycle test (0,5 minute on, 4,5 minutes off) and the test procedures for lifetime referred to in EN 50285. The report shall state the number of switch on/off cycles achieved when 50 % of CFLs tested meet the requirements for lamp lifetime referred to in EN 50285.
3. Colour rendering index
The colour rendering (Ra) index of the light bulb shall be greater than 80.
Assessment and verification: The applicant shall provide a test report stating that the colour rendering index of the light bulb has been determined using the test procedure referred to in CIE-standard/publication 29/2. The report shall state the colour rendering index of the light bulb.
4. Flame retardants
(a) Plastic parts heavier than 5 g shall not contain the following flame retardants:
(b) Plastic parts heavier than 5 g shall not contain flame retardant substances or preparations containing substances that are assigned at the time of application any of the following risk phrases (or combinations thereof):
R45 (may cause cancer)
R46 (may cause heritable genetic damage)
R50 (very toxic to aquatic organisms)
R51 (toxic to aquatic organisms)
R52 (harmful to aquatic organisms)
R53 (may cause long-term adverse effects in the aquatic environment)
R60 (may impair fertility)
R61 (may cause harm to the unborn child)
as defined in Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances(2) and its subsequent amendments.
Assessment and verification: The applicant shall declare the compliance of the product with these requirements.
5. Packaging
Laminates and composite plastics must not be used.
For single-ended light bulbs, all cardboard packaging must contain a minimum of 65 % recycled material (by weight).
For double-ended light bulbs, all cardboard packaging must contain a minimum of 80 % recycled material (by weight).
Assessment and verification: The applicant shall declare the compliance of the product with these requirements.
6. User instructions
The product shall be sold with relevant user information providing advice on its proper environmental use. In particular:
(a) Information (pictogram or otherwise) on the packaging shall draw attention to the appropriate disposal conditions, including regulatory requirements.
(b) For single-ended light bulbs: light bulbs which do not operate on dimmer switches shall be labelled, and the relative size and shape of the light bulb compared to a conventional incandescent lamp shall be indicated on the packaging.
(c) For double-ended light bulbs: information on the packaging shall indicate that the environmental performance of the light bulb is improved when it is used with high frequency electronic control equipment.
(d) The product packaging shall indicate that more information on the eco-label can be found at the web-site address: http://europa.eu.int/ecolabel.
Assessment and verification: The applicant shall declare the compliance of the product with these requirements, and shall provide a copy of the packaging to the competent body assessing the application.
7. Information appearing on the eco-label
Box 2 of the eco-label shall include the following text: “High energy efficiency

Pending: 32002D0741

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 the Community eco-label may be awarded to a product possessing characteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects.(2) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria are to be established according to product groups.(3) It also provides that the review of the eco-label criteria, as well as of the assessment and verification requirements related to the criteria, is to take place in due time before the end of the period of validity of the criteria specified for each product group. That review is to result in a proposal for prolongation, withdrawal or revision.(4) It is appropriate to revise the ecological criteria that were established by Commission Decision 1999/554/EC of 19 July 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to copying paper(2) in order to reflect the developments in the market. At the same time, the definition of the product group should be modified to include graphic paper.(5) A new Commission Decision should be adopted establishing the specific ecological criteria for this product group, which will be valid for a period of five years.(6) It is appropriate that, for a limited period of not more than 12 months, both the new criteria established by this Decision and the criteria established by Decision 1999/554/EC should be valid concurrently, in order to allow sufficient time for companies that have been awarded or that have applied for the award of the eco-label for their products prior to the date of application of this Decision to adapt those products to comply with the new criteria.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are based on the draft criteria developed by the European Union Eco-Labelling Board established under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee instituted by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,

Article 1
In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, paper must fall within the product group “copying and graphic paper” as defined in Article 2, and must comply with the ecological criteria set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2
1. The product group “copying and graphic paper” shall comprise sheets or reels of unprinted paper which are used for printing or copying or writing or drawing.
2. Newsprint, thermally sensitive paper and carbonless paper are not included in the product group.

Article 3
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group “copying and graphic paper” shall be “011”.

Article 5
This Decision shall apply from 1 September 2002 until 31 August 2007.
Producers of products falling within the product group “copying paper” which have already been awarded the eco-label before 1 September 2002 may continue to use that label until 31 August 2003.
Producers of products falling within the product group “copying paper” which have already applied for the award of the eco-label before 1 September 2002 may be awarded the eco-label under the terms of Decision 1999/554/EC. In these cases the label may be used until 31 August 2003.

Article 6
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 September 2002.
For the Commission
Margot Wallström
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 210, 10.8.1999, p. 16.

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme(1), and in particular the second subparagraph of Article 6(1) thereof,Whereas:(1) Under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 the Community eco-label may be awarded to a product possessing characteristics which enable it to contribute significantly to improvements in relation to key environmental aspects.(2) Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 provides that specific eco-label criteria are to be established according to product groups.(3) It also provides that the review of the eco-label criteria, as well as of the assessment and verification requirements related to the criteria, is to take place in due time before the end of the period of validity of the criteria specified for each product group. That review is to result in a proposal for prolongation, withdrawal or revision.(4) It is appropriate to revise the ecological criteria that were established by Commission Decision 1999/554/EC of 19 July 1999 establishing the ecological criteria for the award of the Community eco-label to copying paper(2) in order to reflect the developments in the market. At the same time, the definition of the product group should be modified to include graphic paper.(5) A new Commission Decision should be adopted establishing the specific ecological criteria for this product group, which will be valid for a period of five years.(6) It is appropriate that, for a limited period of not more than 12 months, both the new criteria established by this Decision and the criteria established by Decision 1999/554/EC should be valid concurrently, in order to allow sufficient time for companies that have been awarded or that have applied for the award of the eco-label for their products prior to the date of application of this Decision to adapt those products to comply with the new criteria.(7) The measures provided for in this Decision are based on the draft criteria developed by the European Union Eco-Labelling Board established under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000.(8) The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the committee instituted by Article 17 of Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000,
In order to be awarded the Community eco-label under Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000, paper must fall within the product group “copying and graphic paper” as defined in Article 2, and must comply with the ecological criteria set out in the Annex to this Decision.
1. The product group “copying and graphic paper” shall comprise sheets or reels of unprinted paper which are used for printing or copying or writing or drawing.
2. Newsprint, thermally sensitive paper and carbonless paper are not included in the product group.
For administrative purposes the code number assigned to the product group “copying and graphic paper” shall be “011”.
This Decision shall apply from 1 September 2002 until 31 August 2007.
Producers of products falling within the product group “copying paper” which have already been awarded the eco-label before 1 September 2002 may continue to use that label until 31 August 2003.
Producers of products falling within the product group “copying paper” which have already applied for the award of the eco-label before 1 September 2002 may be awarded the eco-label under the terms of Decision 1999/554/EC. In these cases the label may be used until 31 August 2003.
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 4 September 2002.
For the Commission
Margot Wallström
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 237, 21.9.2000, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 210, 10.8.1999, p. 16.
The aims of the criteria
These criteria aim in particular at:
– the reduction of discharges of toxic or eutrophic substances into waters,
– the reduction of environmental damage or risks related to the use of energy (global warming, acidification, ozone depletion, depletion of non-renewable resources) by reducing energy consumption and related emissions to air,
– the reduction of environmental damage or risks related to the use of hazardous chemicals,
– the application of sustainable management principles in order to safeguard forests.
The criteria are set at levels that promote the labelling of copying paper and graphic paper which have a lower environmental impact.
Assessment and verification requirements
The specific assessment and verification requirements are indicated within each criterion.
Where the applicant is required to provide declarations, documentation, analyses, test reports, or other evidence to show compliance with the criteria, it is understood that these may originate from the applicant and/or his supplier(s) and/or their supplier(s), etc., as appropriate.
Where appropriate, test methods other than those indicated for each criterion may be used if their equivalence is accepted by the competent body assessing the application.
Where possible, testing should be performed by appropriately accredited laboratories that meet the general requirements expressed in standard EN ISO 17025.
Where appropriate, competent bodies may require supporting documentation and may carry out independent verifications.
The competent bodies are recommended to take into account the implementation of recognised environmental management schemes, such as EMAS or ISO 14001, when assessing applications and monitoring compliance with the criteria (Note: it is not required to implement such management schemes).
1. Emissions to water and air
(a) COD, Sulphur (S), NOx: For each of these parameters, the emissions to air and/or water from the pulp and the paper production shall be expressed in terms of points (PCOD, PS, PNOx) as detailed below.
None of the individual points PCOD, PS, or PNOx shall exceed 1,5.
The total number of points (Ptotal = PCOD+ PS+ PNOx) shall not exceed 3,0.
The calculation of PCOD shall be made as follows (the calculations of PS and PNOx shall be made in exactly the same manner).
Calculation for pulp production: For each pulp i used, the related COD emissions (CODpulp, i expressed in kg/air dried tonne – ADT), shall be divided by the reference value for that pulp type (CODreference, pulp) given in the table below. These quotients shall be weighted according to the proportion of each pulp used (pi with respect to moist paper), and summed together to give the number of points for the pulp production (PCOD, pulp). Thus:
PCOD, pulp= Σ (pi× CODpulp, i/CODreference, pulp)
Calculation for paper production: The number of points for the paper production (PCOD, paper) shall be calculated by dividing the related COD emissions (CODpaper) by the reference value for paper (CODreference, paper) given in the table below. Thus:
PCOD, paper= CODpaper/CODreference, paper
Overall calculation of points PCOD: An overall reference value for pulp weighted over the different pulps used (CODweighted reference, pulp) shall be calculated as follows:
CODweighted reference, pulp= Σ (pi× CODreference, pulp)
Finally, the points for pulp and paper production shall be combined to give the overall number of points (PCOD) as follows:
PCOD= PCOD, pulp × CODweighted reference, pulp/(CODweighted reference, pulp + CODreference, paper) +PCOD, paper × CODreference, paper/(CODweighted reference, pulp + CODreference, paper)
Table of reference values for emissions from different pulp types and from paper production
Assessment and verification: The applicant shall provide detailed calculations showing compliance with this criterion, together with related supporting documentation which shall include test reports using the following test methods: COD: ISO 6060; NOx: ISO 11564; S(oxid.): EPA no.8; S(red.): EPA no 16A; S content in oil: ISO 8754:1995; S content in coal: ISO 351.
The supporting documentation shall include an indication of the measurement frequency and the calculation of the points for COD, S and NOx. It shall include all emissions of S and NOx which occur during the production of pulp and paper, including steam generated outside the production site, except those emissions related to the production of electricity. Measurements shall include recovery boilers, lime kilns, steam boilers and destructor furnaces for strong smelling gases. Diffuse emissions shall be taken into account. Reported emission values for S to air shall include both oxidised and reduced S emissions (dimethyl sulphide, methyl mercaptan, hydrogen sulphide and the like). The S emissions related to the heat energy generation from oil, coal and other external fuels with known S content may be calculated instead of measured, and shall be taken into account.
Measurements of emissions to water shall be taken on unfiltered and unsettled samples either after treatment at the plant or after treatment by a public treatment plant. The period for the measurements shall be based on the production during 12 months. In case of a new or a rebuilt production plant, the measurements shall be based on at least 45 subsequent days of stable running of the plant. The measurement shall be representative for the respective campaign.
(b) AOX: The AOX emissions from the production of each pulp used shall not exceed 0,25 kg/ADT.
Assessment and verification: The applicant shall provide test reports using the following test method: AOX ISO 9562 (1989). The supporting documentation shall include an indication of the measurement frequency. AOX shall only be measured in processes where chlorine compounds are used for the bleaching of the pulp. AOX need not be measured in the effluent from non-integrated paper production or in the effluents from pulp production without bleaching or where the bleaching is performed with chlorine-free substances.
Measurements shall be taken on unfiltered and unsettled samples either after treatment at the plant or after treatment by a public treatment plant. The period for the measurements shall be based on the production during 12 months. In case of a new or a re-built production plant, the measurements shall be based on at least 45 subsequent days of stable running of the plant. The measurement shall be representative for the respective campaign.
(c) CO2: The emissions of carbon dioxide from non-renewable sources shall not exceed 1000 kg per tonne of paper produced, including emissions from the production of electricity (whether on-site or off-site). For non-integrated mills (where all pulps used are purchased market pulps) the emissions shall not exceed 1100 kg per tonne. The emissions shall be calculated as the sum of the emissions from the pulp and paper production.
Assessment and verification: The applicant shall provide detailed calculations showing compliance with this criterion, together with related supporting documentation.
The applicant shall provide data on the air emissions of carbon dioxide. This shall include all sources of non-renewable fuels during the production of pulp and paper, including the emissions from the production of electricity (whether on-site or off-site).
The following emission factors shall be used in the calculation of the CO2 emissions from fuels:
For grid electricity, the value quoted in the table above (the European average) shall be used unless the applicant presents documentation establishing the average value for their supplier(s) of electricity, in which case the applicant may use this value instead of the value quoted in the table.
The period for the calculations or mass balances shall be based on the production during 12 months. In case of a new or a rebuilt production plant, the calculations shall be based on at least 45 subsequent days of stable running of the plant. The calculations shall be representative for the respective campaign.
2. Energy use
(a) Electricity: The electricity consumption related to the pulp and the paper production shall be expressed in terms of points (PE) as detailed below.
The number of points, PE, shall be less than or equal to 1,5.
The calculation of PE shall be made as follows.
Calculation for pulp production: For each pulp i used, the related electricity consumption (Epulp, i expressed in kWh/ADT) shall be calculated as follows:
Epulp, i= Internally produced electricity + purchased electricity – sold electricity
This value shall be divided by the reference value for that pulp type (Ereference, pulp) given in the table below. These quotients shall be weighted according to the proportion of each pulp used (pi with respect to moist paper) and summed together to give the number of points for the electricity consumption in the pulp production (PE, pulp). Thus:
PE, pulp= Σ (pi × Epulp, i/Ereference, pulp)
Calculation for paper production: Similarly, the electricity consumption related to the paper production (Epaper) shall be calculated and divided by the reference value for that paper type (Ereference, paper) given in the table below, as follows:
Epaper= Internally produced electricity + purchased electricity – sold electricity