Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2018/421 of 19 March 2018 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2018/421

of 19 March 2018

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.

(2)

In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, in particular the use by the Syrian regime of chemical weapons

and its involvement in chemical weapons proliferation, four persons should be added to the list of natural and

legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

(3)

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

Done at Brussels, 19 March 2018.

For the Council

The President

F. MOGHERINI

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

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ANNEX

The following persons are added to the list set out in section A (Persons) of Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP:

Name

‘260.

Yusuf Ajeeb

(a.k.a:

Yousef; Ajib)

;

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Brigadier General; Doctor;

Head of Security Office,

Scientific Studies and

Research Centre (SSRC)

Holds the rank of Brigadier General,

a senior officer in the Syrian Armed

Forces, in post after May 2011.

Since 2012, he has been Head of

Security for the Scientific Studies

and Research Centre (SSRC) which

is involved in the chemical weapons

proliferation sector. As a result of

his senior position as Head of Se­

curity for SSRC, he is associated

with the designated entity SSRC.

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Director of the Higher Institute for

Applied Sciences and Technology

(HIAST), which provides training

and support as part of the Syrian

chemical weapons proliferation sec­

tor. Due to his senior position at

the HIAST, which is an affiliate and

subsidiary of the Scientific Studies

and Research Centre (SSRC), he is

associated with the HIAST and

SSRC, both of which are designated

entities.

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Deputy Director General of the

Scientific Studies and Research Cen­

tre (SSRC) which is responsible for

the development and production of

non-conventional weapons, includ­

ing chemical weapons, and the

missiles to deliver them. Due to his

senior position at SSRC, he is asso­

ciated with designated entity SSRC.

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Director of the branch of the Scien­

tific Studies and Research Centre

(SSRC) that is known as Institute

3000 (a.k.a. Institute 5000). In this

role, he is responsible for chemical

weapons projects, including produc­

tion of chemical agents and muni­

tions. Due to his senior position at

SSRC, he is associated with desig­

nated entity SSRC.

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Address: Scientific Studies

and Research Centre

(SSRC), Barzeh Street, P.O.

Box 4470, Damascus

261.

Maher Sulaiman

(a.k.a:

;

Mahir; Suleiman)

Doctor; Director of the

Higher Institute for Applied

Sciences and Technology

Address: Higher Institute

for Applied Sciences and

Technology (HIAST), P.O.

Box 31983, Damascus

262.

Salam Tohme

(a.k.a:

; Salim;

Taame, Ta'mah,

Toumah)

263.

Zuhair Fadhlun

(a.k.a:

;

Zoher; Fadloun,

Fadhloun)

Doctor: Deputy Director

General, Scientific Studies

and Research Centre (SSRC)

Address: Scientific Studies

and Research Centre

(SSRC), Barzeh Street, P.O.

Box 4470, Damascus

Head of Institute 3000

(a.k.a. Institute 5000),

Scientific Studies and

Research Centre (SSRC)

Address: Scientific Studies

and Research Centre

(SSRC), Barzeh Street, P.O.

Box 4470, Damascus

قرار تنفيذي من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي بإضافة أربعة أشخاص إلى عقوبات سورية بسبب الأسلحة الكيميائية، منهم: ماهر سليمان، سلام طعمة، زهير فضلون.