The Council of the European Union has published Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No. 193/2012 which amends Council Regulation (EC) No. 560/2005 in respect of sanctions against Ivory Coast. Entries in Annex 1 and 1A to Regulation 560/2005 have been amended, and 63 individuals have been removed from Annex 1A.

Annex 1 to Regulation 560/2005 lists

The EU has published Council Regulation (EU) 168/2012, which amends Regulation (EU) 36/2012 in respect of sanctions against Syria. Regulation 168/2012 prohibits various transactions in respect of gold, precious metals and diamonds, with a full list of the relevant goods being set out in Annex III to the Regulation. It is also prohibited to provide