Council Decision 2012/634/CFSP of 15 October 2012 amending Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

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COUNCIL DECISION 2012/634/CFSP

of 15 October 2012

amending Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in

particular Article 29 thereof,

Article 1

Decision 2011/782/CFSP is hereby amended as follows:

Whereas:

(1)

On 1 December 2011, the Council adopted Decision

2011/782/CFSP (1).

(2)

In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, additional

restrictive measures should be imposed.

(3)

The purchase, import or transport of arms from Syria, as

well as the provision of related financing or financial

assistance, should be prohibited.

(4)

In addition, flights operated by Syrian Arab Airlines

should not be allowed access to the airports of

Member States, without prejudice to the obligations of

Member States under international law, in particular

relevant international civil aviation agreements.

(5)

It should be specified that the prohibition against making

funds or economic resources available to Syrian Arab

Airlines does not apply to acts or transactions carried

out for the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the

Union and their family members from Syria.

(1) the following Article is inserted:

‘Article 2a

(6)

Moreover, additional persons and entities should be

included in the list of persons and entities subject to

restrictive measures as set out in Annex I to Decision

2011/782/CFSP. In particular, all Syrian Government

Ministers should be designated in view of their collective

responsibility for the violent repression against the

civilian population in Syria.

(7)

The restrictive measures should be maintained against

former ministers of the Syrian Government since they

may still be considered to be associated with the

regime and its violent repression against the civilian

population. The entries for those persons should

therefore be amended.

(8)

Furthermore, two persons and one entity should be

removed from the list of persons and entities subject

to the restrictive measures.

(9)

Further action by the Union is needed in order to

implement certain measures in this Decision.

(10)

Decision 2011/782/CFSP should therefore be amended

accordingly,

(1) OJ L 319, 2.12.2011, p. 56.

1.

The purchase, import or transport of arms and related

material of all types, including weapons and ammunition,

military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment

and spare parts for the aforementioned, from Syria or orig­

inating in Syria, shall be prohibited.

2.

It shall be prohibited to provide, directly or indirectly,

financing or financial assistance, including financial deriva­

tives, as well as insurance and reinsurance, and brokering

services related to insurance and reinsurance, for any

purchase, import or transport of the items referred to in

paragraph 1, from Syria or originating in Syria.’;

(2) Article 17a is replaced by the following:

‘Article 17a

1.

Member States, in accordance with their national legis­

lation and consistent with international law, in particular

relevant international civil aviation agreements, shall take

the necessary measures to prevent access to the airports

under their jurisdiction of all exclusively cargo flights

operated by Syrian carriers and all flights operated by

Syrian Arab Airlines.

2.

Paragraph 1 shall not apply to the access to airports

under the jurisdiction of Member States of flights operated

by Syrian Arab Airlines, necessary for the sole purpose of

evacuating citizens of the Union and their family members

from Syria.’;

(3) in Article 19, the following paragraph is inserted:

‘11.

Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to acts or trans­

actions carried out, with regard to Syrian Arab Airlines, for

the sole purpose of evacuating citizens of the Union and

their family members from Syria.’.

Article 2

Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP shall be amended as set

out in the Annex to this Decision.

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Article 3

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

Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2012.

For the Council

The President

C. ASHTON

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ANNEX

I.

The persons and entities listed below shall be added to the list of persons and entities set out in Annex I to Decision

2011/782/CFSP.

A. Persons

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

1.

Dr. Qadri Jameel

Vice Prime Minister for Economic

Affairs, Minister of Domestic

Trade and Consumer’s Protection.

As Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

2.

Waleed Al

Mo’allem

Vice Prime Minister, Minister of

Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

3.

Major general Fahd

Jassem Al Freij

Minister of Defence and military

commander. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

16.10.2012

4.

Dr. Mohammad

Abdul Sattar Al

Sayed

Minister of Religious Endowments.

As Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

5.

Eng. Hala

Mohammad Al

Nasser

Minister of Tourism. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

6.

Eng. Bassam Hanna

Minister of Water Resources. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

7.

Eng. Subhi Ahmad

Al Abdallah

Minister of Agriculture and

Agrarian Reform. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

16.10.2012

8.

Dr. Mohammad

Yahiya Mo’alla

Minister of Higher Education. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

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Name

Identifying information

Reasons

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Date of listing

9.

Dr. Hazwan Al

Wez

Minister of Education. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

10.

Dr. Mohamad

Zafer Mohabak

Minister of Economy and Foreign

Trade. As Government Minister,

shares responsibility for the

regime’s violent repression against

the civilian population.

16.10.2012

11.

Dr. Mahmud

Ibraheem Sa’iid

Minister of Transport. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

12.

Dr. Safwan Al

Assaf

Minister of Housing and Urban

Development. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

16.10.2012

13.

Eng. Yasser Al

Siba’ii

Minister of Public Works. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

14.

Eng Sa’iid Ma’thi

Hneidi

Minister of Oil and Mineral

Resources. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

16.10.2012

15.

Dr. Lubana

Mushaweh

Minister of Culture. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

16.

Dr. Jassem

Mohammad

Zakaria

Minister of Labour and Social

Affairs. As Government Minister,

shares responsibility for the

regime’s violent repression against

the civilian population.

16.10.2012

17.

Omran Ahed Al

Zu’bi

Minister of Information. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

18.

Dr. Adnan Abdo

Al Sikhny

Minister of Industry. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

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Name

Identifying information

Reasons

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Date of listing

19.

Najm Hamad Al

Ahmad

Minister of Justice. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

20.

Dr. Abdul Salam

Al Nayef

Minister of Health. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

21.

Dr. Ali Heidar

State Minister for National

Reconciliation Affairs. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

16.10.2012

22.

Dr. Nazeera Farah

Sarkees

State Minister for Environmental

Affairs. As Government Minister,

shares responsibility for the

regime’s violent repression against

the civilian population.

16.10.2012

23.

Mohammad Turki

Al Sayed

State Minister. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

16.10.2012

24.

Najm-eddin Khreit

State Minister. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

16.10.2012

25.

Abdullah Khaleel

Hussein

State Minister. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

16.10.2012

26.

Jamal Sha’ban

Shaheen

State Minister. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

16.10.2012

27.

Suleiman Maarouf

(a.k.a. Sulayman

Mahmud Ma’ruf,

Sleiman Maarouf,

Mahmoud

Soleiman Maarouf)

Businessman close to President AlAssad’s family. Owns shares in the

listed TV station Dounya TV.

Close to Muhammad Nasif

Khayrbik, who has been desig­

nated. Supports the Syrian regime.

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Passport: in possession of a UK

passport

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Name

28.

Raza Othman

Identifying information

Wife of Rami Makhlouf

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Reasons

Date of listing

She has close personal and

financial relations with Rami

Makhlouf, cousin of president

Bashar Al-Assad and principal

financer of the regime, who has

been designated. As such,

associated with the Syrian regime,

and benefiting from it.

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Reasons

Date of listing

B. Entities

Name

Identifying information

1.

Megatrade

Address:

Aleppo Street

P.O. Box 5966

Damascus, Syria

Fax: 963114471081

Acts as a proxy for the Scientific

Military research Institute (SSRC),

which is listed. Involved in trade

in dual use goods prohibited by

EU sanctions for the Syrian

government.

16.10.2012

2.

Expert Partners

Address:

Rukn Addin

Saladin Street, Building 5

PO Box: 7006

Damascus, Syria

Acts as a proxy for the Scientific

Military research Institute (SSRC),

which is listed. Involved in trade

in dual use goods prohibited by

EU sanctions for the Syrian

government.

16.10.2012

II. The entries for the persons and entities set out in Annex I to Decision 2011/782/CFSP listed below shall be replaced

by the entries below:

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Prime Minister and former

Minister of Health. As Prime

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

27.2.2012

1.

Dr Wael Nader

Al –Halqi

Born 1964

Province

2.

Muhammad

Ibrahim Al-Sha’ar

(a.k.a. Mohammad

Ibrahim Al-Chaar)

Born 1956 in Aleppo

Minister of the Interior. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

1.12.2011

3.

Dr Mohammad

Al-Jleilati

Born 1945 in Damascus

Minister of Finance. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

1.12.2011

4.

Imad Mohammad

Deeb Khamis

(a.k.a.: Imad

Mohammad Dib

Khamees)

Born 1 August 1961 near

Damascus

Minister of Electricity. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

23.3.2012

in

the

Daraa

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Name

Identifying information

16.10.2012

Reasons

Date of listing

5.

Omar Ibrahim

Ghalawanji

Born 1954 in Tartus

Vice Prime Minister for Services

Affairs, Minister of Local Admin­

istration. As Government Minister,

shares responsibility for the

regime’s violent repression against

the civilian population.

23.3.2012

6.

Joseph Suwaid

(a.k.a. Joseph Jergi

Sweid)

Born 1958 in Damascus

Minister of State. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

23.3.2012

7.

Eng Hussein

Mahmoud Farzat

(a.k.a.: Hussein

Mahmud Farzat)

Born 1957 in Hama

Minister of State. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

23.3.2012

8.

Mansour Fadlallah

Azzam

(a.k.a.: Mansur Fadl

Allah Azzam)

Born 1960 in the Sweida

Province

Minister for Presidency Affairs. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

27.2.2012

9.

Dr Emad AbdulGhani Sabouni

(a.k.a.: Imad Abdul

Ghani Al Sabuni)

Born 1964 in Damascus

Minister of Telecommunications

and Technology. As Government

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

27.2.2012

10.

General Ali Habib

Mahmoud

Born 1939 in Tartous

Former Minister of Defence.

Associated with the Syrian regime

and the Syrian military, and its

violent repression against the

civilian population.

1.8.2011

11.

Tayseer Qala

Awwad

Born 1943 in Damascus

Former Minister of Justice.

Associated with the Syrian regime

and its violent repression against

the civilian population.

23.9.2011

12.

Dr Adnan Hassan

Mahmoud

Born 1966 in Tartous

Former Minister of Information.

Associated with the Syrian regime

and its violent repression against

the civilian population.

23.9.2011

13.

Dr Mohammad

Nidal Al-Shaar

Born 1956 in Aleppo

Former Minister of Economy and

Trade. Associated with the Syrian

regime and its violent repression

against the civilian population.

1.12.2011

14.

Sufian Allaw

Born 1944 in al-Bukamal, Deir

Ezzor

Former Minister of Oil and

Mineral Resources. Associated

with the regime and its violent

repression against the civilian

population.

27.2.2012

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Name

Identifying information

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Reasons

Date of listing

15.

Dr Adnan Slakho

Born 1955 in Damascus

Former Minister of Industry.

Associated with the regime and its

violent repression against the

civilian population.

27.2.2012

16.

Dr Saleh Al-Rashed

Born 1964 in Aleppo Province

Former Minister of Education.

Associated with the regime and its

violent repression against the

civilian population.

27.2.2012

17.

Dr Fayssal Abbas

Born 1955 in Hama Province

Former Minister of Transport.

Associated with the regime and its

violent repression against the

civilian population.

27.2.2012

18.

Ghiath Jeraatli

Born 1950 in Salamiya

Former Minister of State.

Associated with the regime and its

violent repression against the

civilian population.

23.3.2012

19.

Yousef Suleiman

Al-Ahmad

Born 1956 in Hasaka

Former Minister of State.

Associated with the regime and its

violent repression against the

civilian population.

23.3.2012

20.

Hassan al-Sari

Born 1953 in Hama

Former Minister of State.

Associated with the regime and its

violent repression against the

civilian population.

23.3.2012

III. The persons and entity listed below shall be removed from the list of persons and entities set out in Annex I to

Decision 2011/782/CFSP.

1. Salim Altoun

2. Youssef Klizli

3. Altoun Group

قرار من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي يحظر استيراد الأسلحة السورية ونقلها، ويمنع الخطوط الجوية العربية السورية من مطارات الاتحاد، ويضيف 28 شخصًا معظمهم وزراء إلى العقوبات، منهم قدري جميل ووليد المعلم.