Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1893 of 27 October 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

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REGULATIONS

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1893

of 27 October 2016

implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the

situation in Syria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of

the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 (1), and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1)

On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

(2)

In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, 10 persons should be added to the list of natural and legal

persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

(3)

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 October 2016.

For the Council

The President

M. LAJČÁK

(1) OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

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ANNEX

The following persons are added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies set out in Annex II to

Regulation (EU) No 36/2012:

List of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Articles 14 and 15(1)(a) and 15(1a)

A. Persons

‘207.

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Adib Salameh

Position: Major

General, Deputy

Director of Air Force

Intelligence

Directorate in

Damascus

Member of the Syrian security and intelli­

gence services in post after May 2011; Deputy

Director of Air Force Intelligence Directorate

in Damascus; previously Head of Air Force In­

telligence in Aleppo.

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(a.k.a. Adib Salamah;

Adib Salama; Adib

Salame; Mohammed

Adib Salameh; Adib

Nimr Salameh)

(

)

Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the

rank of “colonel” and the equivalent or higher

in post after May 2011; holds the rank of

Major General.

Responsible for the violent repression against

the civilian population in Syria, through the

planning of and involvement in military as­

saults in Aleppo and authority over the arrest

and detention of civilians.

208.

Adnan Aboud Hilweh

(a.k.a. Adnan Aboud

Helweh; Adnan

Aboud)

(

209.

Jawdat Salbi Mawas

(

(a.k.a. Tahir Hamid

Khali; Khalil Tahir

Hamid)

(

Position: Major

General

)

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Holds the rank of Major General, a senior offi­

cer in the Syrian Artillery and Missile Directo­

rate of the Syrian Armed Forces, in post after

May 2011.

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As a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Artil­

lery and Missile Directorate, he is responsible

for violent repression against the civilian po­

pulation, including the use of missiles and

chemical weapons by Brigades under his com­

mand in highly populated civilian areas in

2013 in Ghouta.

)

Tahir Hamid Khalil

Holds the rank of Brigadier General of 155

Brigade and 157 Brigade in the Syrian Army

in post after May 2011.

As the Brigadier General of 155 and 157 Bri­

gade, he is responsible for the violent repres­

sion against the civilian population in Syria,

including through his responsibility for the

deployment and use of missile and chemical

weapons in civilian areas in 2013 and invol­

vement in the large scale detentions.

)

(a.k.a. Jawdat Salibi

Mawwas; Jawdat Salibi

Mawwaz)

210.

Position: Brigadier

General

Position: Major

General

Holds the ranks of Major General, Head of

the Syrian Artillery and Missiles Directorate

of the Syrian Armed Forces, in post after

May 2011.

As a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Artil­

lery and Missile Directorate, he is responsible

for the violent repression of the civilian popu­

lation, including the deployment of missiles

and chemical weapons by Brigades under his

command in highly populated civilian areas

in Ghouta in 2013.

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Name

211.

Hilal Hilal

(a.k.a. Hilal al-Hilal)

(

212.

)

Ammar Al-Sharif

(a.k.a Amar Al-Sharif;

Amar Al-Charif;

Ammar Sharif;

Ammar Charif;

Ammar al Shareef;

Ammar Sherif;

Ammar Medhat

Sherif)

(

213.

(a.k.a Mohammed

Bishr Al-Sabban; Bishr

Mazin Al-Sabban)

214.

)

Ahmad Sheik AbdulQader

(a.k.a Ahmad Sheikh

Abdul Qadir; Ahmad

al-Sheik Abdulquader)

(

215.

216.

)

Khayr al-Din al-Sayyed

(a.k.a Khayr al-Din

Abdul-Sattar alSayyed; Mohamed

Khair al-Sayyed;

Kheredden al-Sayyed;

Khairuddin as-Sayyed;

Khaireddin al-Sayyed;

Kheir Eddin al-Sayyed;

Kheir Eddib Asayed)

(

Reasons

Date of listing

Date of birth: 1966

Member of the regime affiliated militias

known as “Kataeb al-Baath” (The Baath Party

militia). Supports the regime through his role

in the recruitment and organisation of the

Baath Party militia.

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Leading Syrian businessman operating in

Syria, active in the banking, insurance, and

hospitality sectors. Founding partner of By­

blos Bank Syria, major shareholder in Unlim­

ited Hospitality Ltd, and board member of the

Solidarity Alliance Insurance Company and

the Al-Aqueelah Takaful Insurance Company.

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Governor of Damascus, who is appointed by,

and associated with, Bashar al-Assad. Sup­

ports the regime and is responsible for the

violent repression against the civilian popula­

tion in Syria, including engaging in discrimi­

natory practices against Sunni communities

within the capital.

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Governor of Quneitra, associated with and ap­

pointed by Bashar al-Assad. Previously Gover­

nor of Latakia.Supports and benefits from the

regime, including by public support for the

Syrian Armed Forces and pro-regime militia.

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Governor of Hama, who was appointed by,

and is associated with, Bashar al-Assad. He

also supports and benefits from the regime.

Ghassan Omar Khalaf is closely associated

with members of a regime-affiliated militia in

Hama known as the Hama Brigade.

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Governor of Idlib, associated with and ap­

pointed by Bashar al-Assad. Benefits from and

supports the regime, including by providing

support for Syrian Armed Forces and pro-re­

gime militia. Associated with the regime's

Minister of Awqaf, Dr Mohammad Abdul-Sat­

tar al-Sayyed, who is his brother.

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)

Dr Ghassan Omar

Khalaf

(

Identifying information

)

Bishr al-Sabban

(

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لائحة تنفيذية من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي بإضافة أشخاص إلى عقوبات سورية، منهم: عدنان عبود حلوة، جودت صليبي مواس، هلال الهلال.