The EU has recently made certain amendments to its sanctions in relation to Libya and Syria which are, in summary, that:

• the criteria for designating individuals and entities as subject to the Libya-related asset freeze have been amended;
• certain amendments have been made to the existing Libya asset freeze list;
• certain other non-substantive amendments have been made to the EU regulation setting out the Libyan sanctions;
• sanctions against Syria have been extended for another year;
• the list of Syrian individuals and entities subject to the asset freeze has been amended, with one addition and one deletion; and
• the EU prohibition on the import, export or transfer of cultural property illegally removed from Syria has been extended to cover property removed on or after 15 March 2011.

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