Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1241 of 10 July 2017 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) 2017/1241

of 10 July 2017

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)

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

restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (‘the list’).

(3)

One entity should be added to the list of entities in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

(4)

The information relating to one person set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should also be

updated.

(5)

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 date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

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

Done at Brussels, 10 July 2017.

For the Council

The President

M. MAASIKAS

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ANNEX

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 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

companies and entities in Syria, in

particular 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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لائحة تنفيذية من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي بتعديل قائمة عقوبات سورية.