#32026D1087EU restores parts of its cooperation agreement with Syria
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This decision ends the EU’s partial suspension of its cooperation agreement with Syria. The suspended parts had blocked certain Syrian exports to the EU, including crude oil, petroleum products, gold, precious metals and diamonds, as part of sanctions imposed during the Assad regime. The practical effect is to restore normal trade treatment under the EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement, in line with the EU’s broader move to lift most economic restrictions after the fall of the Assad regime. Businesses involved in EU-Syria trade should review whether previous import restrictions no longer apply, while still checking any remaining security-based sanctions.
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Key Changes
- Repeals the 2011 decision that partially suspended the EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement
- Ends the suspension linked to Syrian exports of crude oil, petroleum products, gold, precious metals and diamonds
- Supports the EU’s move toward restored trade relations with Syria after most economic restrictions were lifted
Obligations
What this law requires
From 11 May 2026, EU and Member State authorities must treat Council Decision 2011/523/EU as repealed and must no longer apply the partial suspension of Articles 12, 14 and 15 of the EU-Syria Cooperation Agreement that had restricted Syrian imports of crude oil, petroleum products, gold, precious metals and diamonds into the Union.