Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 944/2012 of 15 October 2012 implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

16.10.2012

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 944/2012

of 15 October 2012

implementing Article 32(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view

of the situation in Syria

regime and its violent repression against the civilian

population. The entries for those persons should

therefore be amended.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European

Union,

(4)

Furthermore, two persons and one entity should be

removed from the list of persons and entities subject

to the restrictive measures.

(5)

In accordance with Council Decision 2012/634/CFSP of

15 October 2012 amending Decision 2011/782/CFSP

concerning restrictive measures against Syria (2), Annex

II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be

amended accordingly,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (1), and

in particular Article 32(1) thereof,

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, additional

persons should be included in the list of natural or legal

persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures

as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. In

particular, all Syrian Government Ministers should be

designated in view of their collective responsibility for

the violent repression against the population in Syria.

(3)

The restrictive measures should be maintained against

former ministers of the Syrian Government since they

may still be considered to be associated with the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 shall be 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.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 15 October 2012.

For the Council

The President

C. ASHTON

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

(2) See page 50 of this Official Journal.

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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 II to

Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

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

16.10.2012

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)

Passport: in possession of a UK

passport

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.

16.10.2012

28.

Raza Othman

Wife of Rami Makhlouf

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.

16.10.2012

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B. Entities

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

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 II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 listed below shall be

replaced by the entries below.

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

1.

Dr Wael Nader

Al-Halqi

Born 1964 in the Daraa

Province

Prime Minister and former

Minister for Health. As Prime

Minister, shares responsibility for

the regime’s violent repression

against the civilian population.

27.2.2012

2.

Muhammad

Ibrahim Al-Sha’ar

(aka Mohammad

Ibrahim Al-Chaar)

Born 1956 in Aleppo

Minister for 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 for Finance. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

1.12.2011

4.

Imad Mohammad

Deeb Khamis

(aka Imad

Mohammad Dib

Khamees)

Born 1 August 1961 near

Damascus

Minister for Electricity. As

Government Minister, shares

responsibility for the regime’s

violent repression against the

civilian population.

23.3.2012

5.

Omar Ibrahim

Ghalawanji

Born 1954 in Tartus

Vice-Prime Minister for Services

Affairs, Minister for Local Admin­

istration. As Government Minister,

shares responsibility for the

regime’s violent repression against

the civilian population.

23.3.2012

6.

Joseph Suwaid

(aka 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

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Name

Identifying information

16.10.2012

Reasons

Date of listing

7.

Eng Hussein

Mahmoud Farzat

(aka 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

(aka 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

Abdul-Ghani

Sabouni

(aka Imad Abdul

Ghani Al Sabuni)

Born 1964 in Damascus

Minister for 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 for 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 for 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 for 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 for 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 for Oil and

Mineral Resources. Associated

with the regime and its violent

repression against the civilian

population.

27.2.2012

15.

Dr Adnan Slakho

Born 1955 in Damascus

Former Minister for 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 for 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 for Transport.

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

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 natural or legal persons, entities or bodies set

out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012:

1. Salim Altoun

2. Youssef Klizli

3. Altoun Group

لائحة تنفيذية من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي بإضافة 28 شخصًا وكيانين إلى عقوبات سورية، معظمهم وزراء، منهم: قدري جميل، وليد المعلم، فهد جاسم الفريج، هالة الناصر، بسام حنا، صبحي العبد الله، حزوان الوز، صفوان العساف، لبانة مشوح.