Communication to Permanent Delegation of the European Union

Information received concerning the following comment on the text of the European Union’s Council Regulation 2023/407 and European Union’s Council Decision 2023/408 of 23 February 2023, amending article 16a of the EU Regulation 36/2012 and article 28a of the EU Council Decision 2013/255 respectively. This new EU regulation and decision were adopted in response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria and aims at easing for a period of 6 months of the EU Restrictive Measures against Syria for the purpose of facilitating the relief efforts following the catastrophic earthquakes of 6 February 2023.