Council Decision 2011/522/CFSP of 2 September 2011 amending Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL DECISION 2011/522/CFSP

of 2 September 2011

amending Decision 2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in

particular Article 29 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

On 9 May 2011, the Council adopted Decision

2011/273/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against

Syria (1).

On 18 August 2011, the Union condemned in the

strongest terms the brutal campaign that Bashar AlAssad and his regime were waging against their own

people which had led to the killing or injury of many

Syrian citizens. The Union has repeatedly emphasised

that the brutal repression must be stopped, detained

protesters released, free access by international humani­

tarian and human rights organisations and media

allowed, and a genuine and inclusive national dialogue

launched. The Syrian leadership, however, has remained

defiant with regard to calls from the Union as well as

from the broad international community.

(3)

In this context, the Union has decided to adopt addi­

tional restrictive measures against the Syrian regime.

(4)

The restrictions on admission and the freezing of funds

and economic resources should be applied to additional

persons and entities benefiting from or supporting the

regime, in particular persons and entities financing the

regime, or providing logistical support to the regime, in

particular the security apparatus, or who undermine the

efforts towards a peaceful transition to democracy in

Syria.

(5)

In addition, the purchase, import or transport from Syria

of crude oil and petroleum products should be

prohibited.

(6)

In this regard, it should be noted that a partial

suspension of the Cooperation Agreement between the

European Economic Community and the Syrian Arab

Republic (2) has been decided by the Council in its

Decision 2011/523/EU of 2 September 2011 (3),

(1) OJ L 121, 10.5.2011, p. 11.

(2) OJ L 269, 27.9.1978, p. 2.

(3) See page 19 of this Official Journal.

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Council Decision 2011/273/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

(1) the following Articles are added:

‘Article 2a

1.

The purchase, import or transport from Syria of crude

oil and petroleum products shall be prohibited.

2.

It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly,

financing or financial assistance, including financial

derivatives, as well as insurance and reinsurance, related to

the prohibitions referred to in paragraph 1.

3.

It shall be prohibited to participate, knowingly or

intentionally, in activities the object or effect of which is

to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in paragraphs 1

and 2.

Article 2b

The prohibitions set out in Article 2a shall be without

prejudice to the execution, until 15 November 2011, of

obligations provided for in contracts concluded before

2 September 2011.’;

‘Article 4a

No claims, including for compensation or any other claim

of this kind, such as a claim of set-off or a claim under a

guarantee, in connection with any contract or transaction

the performance of which was affected, directly or

indirectly, wholly or in part, by reason of measures

covered by this Decision, shall be granted to the designated

persons or entities listed in the Annex, or any other person

or entity in Syria, including the Government of Syria, or any

person or entity claiming through or for the benefit of any

such person or entity.’;

(2) Article 3(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.

Member States shall take the necessary measures to

prevent the entry into, or transit through, their territories of

the persons responsible for the violent repression against

the civilian population in Syria, persons benefiting from

or supporting the regime, and persons associated with

them, as listed in the Annex.’;

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(3) Article 4(1) is replaced by the following:

‘1.

All funds and economic resources belonging to, or

owned, held or controlled by, persons responsible for the

violent repression against the civilian population in Syria,

persons and entities benefiting from or supporting the

regime, and persons and entities associated with them, as

listed in the Annex, shall be frozen.’;

(4) the following points are added to Article 4(3):

‘(e) necessary for humanitarian purposes, such as delivering

or facilitating the delivery of assistance, including

medical supplies, food, humanitarian workers and

related assistance, or evacuating foreign nationals

from Syria;

(f) to be paid into or from an account of a diplomatic or

consular mission or an international organisation

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enjoying immunities in accordance with international

law, in so far as such payments are intended to be

used for official purposes of the diplomatic or

consular mission or international organisation.’.

Article 2

The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Decision

shall be added in the list set out in the Annex to Decision

2011/273/CFSP.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.

Done at Brussels, 2 September 2011.

For the Council

The President

M. DOWGIELEWICZ

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ANNEX

Persons and entities referred to in Article 2

A. Persons

Name

Identifying information

(date of birth,

place of birth …)

Reasons

Date of listing

1.

Fares CHEHABI

(Fares SHIHABI)

President of Aleppo Chamber of

Industry. Provides economic

support for the Syrian regime.

2.09.2011

2.

Emad GHRAIWATI

President of the Damascus

Chamber of Industry (Zuhair

Ghraiwati

Sons).

Provides

economic support for the Syrian

regime.

2.09.2011

3.

Tarif AKHRAS

Founder of the Akhras Group

(commodities, trading, processing

and logistics), Homs. Provides

economic support for the Syrian

regime.

2.09.2011

4.

Issam ANBOUBA

President of Issam Anbouba Est.

for

agro-industry.

Provides

economic support for the Syrian

regime.

2.09.2011

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

B. Entities

Name

1.

Mada Transport

Subsidiary of Cham Holding

(Sehanya Daraa Highway, PO Box

9525, tel: 00 963 11 99 62)

Economic entity financing the

regime.

2.09.2011

2.

Cham Investment

Group

Subsidiary of Cham Holding

(Sehanya daraa Highway, PO Box

9525, tel: 00 963 11 99 62)

Economic entity financing the

regime.

2.09.2011

3.

Real Estate Bank

Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-azmeh

sqr. Damascus

P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus

Syrian Arab Republic

Phone: (+963) 11 2456777 and

2218602

Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and

2211186

Bank's e-mail: Publicrelations@

reb.sy,

Website: www.reb.sy

State-owned bank providing

financial support for the regime.

2.09.2011

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