Det er forbudt at åbne nye filialer, datterselskaber eller repræsentationskontorer for syriske banker på medlemsstaternes områder samt at oprette nye joint ventures eller at lade syriske banker, herunder Syriens centralbank, filialer og datterselskaber samt andre finansielle enheder, der ikke er hjemmehørende i Syrien, men som kontrolleres af personer eller enheder hjemmehørende i Syrien, erhverve ejerandele i banker under medlemsstaternes jurisdiktion.
The opening of new branches, subsidiaries, or representative offices of Syrian banks in the territories of Member States, and the establishment of new joint ventures, or the taking of an ownership interest, or the establishment of new correspondent banking relationships by Syrian banks, including the Central Bank of Syria, its branches and subsidiaries and financial entities that are not domiciled in Syria, but are controlled by persons or entities domiciled in Syria, with banks in the jurisdiction of Member States, shall be prohibited.