
Article 1 
In Decision 2011/273/CFSP, the following article is inserted:
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Article 2e 
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 2 
In Annex I to Decision 2011/273/CFSP, the entry for Nizar AL-ASSAAD shall be replaced by the entry set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.
Done at Brussels, 14 November 2011.
For the Council
The President
C. ASHTON
ANNEX
 Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing
1. Nizar Al-Assad() Cousin of Bashar Al-Assad; previously head of the company ‘Nizar Oilfield Supplies’. Very close to key government officials. Financing Shabiha in the region of Latakia. 23.08.2011