Article 1, Point (1) · Council Regulation (EU) No 509/2012

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(1)the following articles are inserted:‘Article 2a1.It shall be prohibited:

(a)to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment, goods or technology which might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which might be used for internal repression, as listed in Annex IA, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria;

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

2.By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities in the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, may grant, under such terms and conditions as they deem appropriate, an authorisation for a transaction in relation to equipment, goods or technology as listed in Annex IA, provided that the equipment, goods or technology are for food, agricultural, medical or other humanitarian purposes.Article 2b1.A prior authorisation shall be required for the sale, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, of equipment, goods or technology which might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which might be used for internal repression, as listed in Annex IX, whether or not originating in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria.2.The competent authorities in the Member States, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III, shall not grant any authorisation for any sale, supply, transfer or export of the equipment, goods or technology listed in Annex IX, if they have reasonable grounds to determine that the equipment, goods or technology the sale, supply, transfer or export of which is in question is or might be used for internal repression or for the manufacture and maintenance of products which might be used for internal repression.3.The authorisation shall be granted by the competent authorities of the Member State where the exporter is established and shall be in accordance with the detailed rules laid down in Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items^note. The authorisation shall be valid throughout the Union.

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Description
refers to the control descriptions of dual-use items set out in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.3.Definitions of terms between ‘single quotation marks’ are given in a technical note to the relevant item.4.Definitions of terms between “double quotation marks” can be found in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.
Related item from Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009
means that the characteristics of the item described in the “Description” column lie outside the parameters set out in the description of the dual-use entry referred to.3.Definitions of terms between ‘single quotation marks’ are given in a technical note to the relevant item.4.Definitions of terms between “double quotation marks” can be found in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.
VMD
means Volume Median Diameter and for water-based systems this equates to Mass Median Diameter (MMD).

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