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Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012Show full title

Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011

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CHAPTER IV RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCING CERTAIN ENTERPRISES

Article 13

1.The following shall be prohibited:

(a)the granting of any financial loan or credit to any Syrian person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 2;

(b)the acquisition or extension of a participation in any Syrian person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 2;

(c)the creation of any joint venture with any Syrian person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 2;

(d)the participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in point (a), (b) or (c).

2.The prohibitions in paragraph 1 shall apply to any Syrian person, entity or body engaged in:

(a)the exploration, production or refining of crude oil; or

(b)the construction or installation of new power plants for electricity production.

3.For the purposes of paragraph 2 only, the following definitions shall apply:

(a)'exploration of crude oil' includes the exploration for, prospecting for and management of crude oil reserves, as well as the provision of geological services in relation to such reserves;

(b)'refining of crude oil' means the processing, conditioning or preparation of oil for the ultimately final sale of fuels.

4.The prohibitions in paragraph 1:

(a)shall be without prejudice to the execution of an obligation arising from contracts or agreements relating to:

(i)

the exploration, production or refining of crude oil, concluded before 23 September 2011;

(ii)

the construction or installation of new power plants for electricity production concluded prior to 19 January 2012;

(b)shall not prevent the extension of a participation relating to:

(i)

the exploration, production or refining of crude oil, if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded before 23 September 2011;

(ii)

the construction or installation of new power plants for electricity production if such extension is an obligation under an agreement concluded prior to 19 January 2012.

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