Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2017/1245 of 10 July 2017 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

11.7.2017

Official Journal of the European Union

EN

L 178/13

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2017/1245

of 10 July 2017

implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria (1) and

in particular Article 30(1) thereof,

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

Whereas:

(1)

On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria.

(2)

One person should no longer be kept on the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to

restrictive measures in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP (‘the list’).

(3)

One entity should be added to the list of entities in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

(4)

The information relating to one person set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP should also be updated.

(5)

Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2017.

For the Council

The President

M. MAASIKAS

(1) OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

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ANNEX

Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as follows:

1. In Part A (‘Persons’), the listing for the following person and the related entry are deleted:

‘202. Ahmad Barqawi (a.k.a. Ahmed Barqawi)’.

2. In Part A (‘Persons’), the entry concerning the person listed below is replaced by the following:

‘203.

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

George Haswani

Address: Damascus

Province, Yabroud, Al

Jalaa St, Syria

Leading businessperson operating

in Syria, with interests and/or activ­

ities in the engineering, construc­

tion and oil and gas sectors. He

holds interests in and/or has signifi­

cant influence in a number of com­

panies and entities in Syria, in par­

ticular HESCO Engineering and

Construction Company, a major

engineering and construction com­

pany.

7.3.2015’

(a.k.a. Heswani;

Hasawani; Al Hasawani)

3. In Part B (‘Entities’), the entry for the following entity is inserted:

Name

‘71.

Identifying information

Abdulkarim Group

5797 Damascus

(a.k.a. Al Karim for

Trade and Industry/Al

Karim Group)

Syria

Reasons

Date of listing

Abdulkarim Group is an internat­

ionally recognised Syrian conglom­

erate that is associated with Wael

Abdulkarim, who is listed as a lead­

ing businessperson operating in

Syria.

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قرار تنفيذي من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي بتعديل قائمة عقوبات سورية.