
Article 1 
The measures listed in the Annex to this Decision shall be added to the Annex to Decision 2011/523/EU.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be notified to the Syrian Arab Republic.
Article 3 
This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 27 February 2012.
For the Council
The President
C. ASHTON
ANNEX

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((6)) The sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed below, whether or not originating in the Union, to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria, any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them;
((7)) The purchase, import or transport, directly or indirectly, of gold, precious metals and diamonds, as listed below, whether the item concerned originates in Syria or not, from the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them; and
((8)) The provision, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services, financing or financial assistance, related to the goods referred to in points (6) and (7), to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and agencies, the Central Bank of Syria and any person, entity or body acting on their behalf or at their direction, or any entity or body owned or controlled by them.The gold, precious metals and diamonds referred to in this Annex are:
HS Code Description
7102 Diamonds, whether or not worked, but not mounted or set.
7106 Silver (including silver plated with gold or platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form.
7108 Gold (including gold plated with platinum), unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form.
7109 Base metals or silver, clad with gold, not further worked than semi-manufactured.
7110 Platinum, unwrought or in semi-manufactured forms, or in powder form.
7111 Base metals, silver or gold, clad with platinum, not further worked than semi-manufactured.
7112 Waste and scrap of precious metal or of metal clad with precious metal; other waste and scrap containing precious metal or precious-metal compounds, of a kind used principally for the recovery of precious metal.'.
