Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/85 of 21 January 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/85

of 21 January 2019

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)

In view of the fact that prominent businessmen are making large profits through their ties with the regime and

are helping to finance the regime in return, including through the joint-ventures formed by certain prominent

businessmen and entities with State-backed companies to develop expropriated land, those businessmen and

entities are supporting and benefiting from the Assad regime including through the use of expropriated property.

(3)

Furthermore, the expropriation of land by the Assad regime from persons displaced by the conflict in Syria

prevents those persons from being able to return to their homes.

(4)

Eleven natural persons and five entities should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies

subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

(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.

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

Done at Brussels, 21 January 2019.

For the Council

The President

F. MOGHERINI

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

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ANNEX

1. The following persons are added to the list set out in section A (Persons) of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012:

Name

Identifying information

‘264. Anas Talas

Gender: male

(a.k.a.

; Anas

Talous/Tals/Tuls/Tlass)

Position: Chairman of the Talas

Group

Date of birth: 25 March 1971

Nationality: Syrian

265. Nazir Ahmad

JamalEddine

Gender: male

Position: Cofounder and majority

shareholder of Apex Development

; and Projects LLC and founder of

A'ayan Company for Projects and

Nazir Ahmad,

Mohammed JamalEddine) Equipment

Date of birth: 1962

(a.k.a.

Nationality: Syrian

266. Mazin Al-Tarazi

(a.k.a.

Mazen al-Tarazi)

Gender: male

;

Position: Businessperson

Date of birth: September 1962

Nationality: Syrian

267. Samer Foz

(a.k.a. Samir (

) Foz

( )/Fawz; Samer Zuhair

Foz)

Gender: male

Position: CEO of Aman Group

Date of birth: May 1973

Place of birth: Latakia, Syria

Nationalities: Syrian, Turkish

Reasons

Date of listing

Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

with interests and activities in multiple

sectors of Syria's economy. Through his

business activities and investments, Anas

Talas also benefits from and/or supports

the Syrian regime. In 2018 the Talas

Group, chaired by Anas Talas, entered into

a SYP 23 billion joint venture with

Damascus Cham Holding for the con­

struction of Marota City, a regime-backed

luxury residential and commercial devel­

opment.

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Leading businessperson operating in Syria

with significant investments in the con­

struction industry, including a controlling

90 % stake in Apex Development and

Projects LLC, which has entered into

a USD 34,8 million joint venture for the

construction of Marota City, a regimebacked luxury residential and commercial

development. Through his participation in

the Marota City development, Nazir

Ahmad JamalEddine benefits from and/or

supports the Syrian regime.

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Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

with significant investments in the con­

struction and aviation sectors. Through

his investments and activities, Mazin

Al-Tarazi benefits from and/or supports

the Syrian regime. In particular, Al-Tarazi

has concluded a deal with Damascus

Cham Holdings for a USD 320 million in­

vestment in the construction of Marota

City, a regime-backed luxury residential

and commercial development; he has also

been granted a licence for a private airline

in Syria.

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Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

with interests and activities in multiple

sectors of Syria's economy, including a

regime-backed joint venture involved in

the development of Marota City, a luxury

residential and commercial development.

Samer Foz provides financial and other

support to the regime, including funding

the Military Security Shield Forces in Syria

and brokering grain deals. He also benefits

financially from access to commercial op­

portunities through the wheat trade and

reconstruction projects as a result of his

links to the regime.

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Name

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Identifying information

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Reasons

Date of listing

Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

with interests and activities in multiple

sectors of Syria's economy; including his

roles as Vice President of Aman Holding

and majority shareholder of Fly Aman air­

line. In this capacity, he is linked to Samer

Foz. Aman Holding is represented on the

board of, and holds a majority stake in,

‘Aman Damascus’, a joint venture in the

construction of Marota City, a regimebacked luxury residential and commer­

cial development. Al-Zoubi benefits from

and/or supports the regime through his

position as Vice President of Aman Hold­

ing.

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Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

who is also a Member of Parliament for

Aleppo. Al-Qatirji supports and benefits

from the regime through enabling, and

profiting from, trade deals with the regime

in relation to oil and wheat.

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Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

with interests and activities in multiple

sectors of Syria's economy, including his

roles as founding partner of Fly Aman air­

line and Chairman of the Board of

Directors of ‘Aman Damascus’; a joint

venture involved in the development of

Marota City, a regime-backed luxury

residential and commercial development.

Assi benefits from and/or supports the

regime through his position as Chairman

of the Board of Directors of ‘Aman

Damascus’.

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Other information:

Executive President of Aman

Group. Subsidiaries: Foz for

Trading, Al-Mohaimen for

Transportation & Contracting.

Aman Group is the private sector

partner in Joint Venture Aman

Damascus JSC with Damascus

Cham Holding, in which Foz is an

individual shareholder. Emmar

Industries is a joint venture

between Aman Group and the

Hamisho Group, in which Foz has

the majority stake and is the

Chairman.

268. Khaldoun Al-Zoubi

(a.k.a. Khaldoon al-Zu'bi;

Khaldoun Zubi)

Gender: male

Position: Vice-president of Aman

Holding (a.k.a. Aman Group)

Date of birth: 1979

Nationality: Syrian

269. Hussam Al-Qatirji

(a.k.a. Hussam/Hossam

Ahmed/Mohammed/

Muhammad al-Katerji

)

Gender: male

Position: CEO of Katerji Group

(a.k.a. al-Qatirji Company/Qatirji

Company/Khatirji Group/Katerji

International Group)

Date of birth: 1982

Place of birth: Raqqa, Syria

Nationality: Syrian

270. Bashar Mohammad Assi

Gender: male

Position: Chairman of the Board

of Directors of ‘Aman Damascus’.

Founding partner of Fly Aman

Limited Liability airline.

Date of birth: 1977

Nationality: Syrian

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Name

271. Khaled al-Zubaidi

(a.k.a. (Mohammed)

Khaled/Khalid (Bassam)

(al-) Zubaidi/Zubedi

)

272. Hayan Mohammad

Nazem Qaddour

(a.k.a. Hayyan Kaddour

bin Mohammed Nazem)

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Identifying information

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Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

who holds a 67 % stake in Exceed De­

velopment and Investment, which has

entered into a USD 17,7 million joint

venture for the construction of Marota

City, a regime-backed luxury residential

and commercial development. Through

his participation in the Marota City devel­

opment, Hayan Mohammad Nazem Qad­

dour benefits from and/or supports the

Syrian regime.

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Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

who holds a 33 % stake in Exceed De­

velopment and Investment, which has

entered into a USD 17,7 million joint

venture for the construction of Marota

City, a regime-backed luxury residential

and commercial development. Through

the participation in the Marota City devel­

opment, Maen Rizk Allah Haykal benefits

from and/or supports the Syrian regime.

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Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

with significant investments in the con­

struction industry, including a 50 % stake

in Zubaidi and Qalei LLC, which is con­

structing the luxury tourist city Grand

Town and to which the regime has

granted a 45-year agreement in return for

19-21 % of its revenue. In this capacity,

he is linked to Khaled al-Zubaidi. Nader

Qalei benefits from and/or supports the

regime through his business activities, in

particular through this stake in the Grand

Town development.

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Gender: male

Name: Hayan Mohammed Nazem

Qaddour

Position: Primary Shareholder of

Exceed Development and

Investment Company

Gender: male

Position: Secondary Shareholder

of Exceed Development and

Investment Company

Nationality: Syrian

274. Nader Qalei

(a.k.a. Kalai, Kalei)

Date of listing

Leading businessperson operating in Syria,

Position: Co-owner of Zubaidi and with significant investments in the con­

struction industry, including a 50 % stake

Qalei LLC, Director of Agar

in Zubaidi and Qalei LLC, which is con­

Investment Company, General

structing

the luxury tourist city Grand

Manager of Al Zubaidi company

Town and to which the regime has

and Al Zubaidi & Al Taweet

granted a 45-year agreement in return for

Contracting Company, Director

19-21 % of its revenue. In this capacity he

and Owner of Zubaidi

is

linked to Nader Qalei. Khaled al-Zubaidi

Development Company, and

benefits

from and/or supports the regime

co-owner of Enjaz Investment

through his business activities, in particu­

Company.

lar through this stake in the Grand Town

Nationality: Syrian

development.

Nationality: Syrian

(a.k.a. Heikal Bin

Rizkallah)

Reasons

Gender: male

Date of birth: 1970

273. Maen Rizk Allah Haykal

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Gender: male

Name: Nader Kalai

Date of birth: 9.7.1965

Place of birth: Damascus

Nationality: Syrian

Passport number (including

country that issued and date and

place of issue): Syrian Arab

Republic, N 010170320, issue

number: 002-15-L062672, date

of issue: 24.5.2015, date of

expiry: 23.5.2021;

ID number: Syrian Arab Republic,

010-40036453.

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Name

Identifying information

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Reasons

Date of listing

Position: Majority shareholder of

Castle Investment Holding,

Co-owner of Zubaidi and Qalei

LLC, Chairman of Kalai Industries

Management

Relatives/business associates or

partners/links to listed individuals:

Khaled al-Zubaidi

Address:

Young Avenue, Halifax, Canada

2. The following entities are added to the list set out in section B (Entities) of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012:

Name

‘72.

Rawafed Damascus

Private Joint Stock

Company

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Address: Damascus, Syria

Rawafed Damascus Private Joint Stock

Company is a USD 48,3 million joint ven­

ture between Damascus Cham Holdings,

Ramak Development and Humanitarian

Projects, Al-Ammar LLC, Timeet Trading

LLC (also referred to as Ultimate Trading

Co. Ltd.), and Wings Private JSC. Rawafed

supports and/or benefits from the Syrian

regime, including through its participation

in the regime-backed luxury development

Marota City.

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Address: Damascus, Syria

Aman Damascus Joint Stock Company is

a USD 18,9 million joint venture between

Damascus Cham Holdings and Aman

Group. Through its participation in the re­

gime-backed luxury development Marota

City, Aman Damascus supports and/or

benefits from the Syrian regime.

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Address: Damascus, Syria

Bunyan Damascus Private Joint Stock

Company is a USD 34,8 million joint ven­

ture between Damascus Cham Holdings

and Apex Development and Projects LLC

and Tamayoz LLC. Through its participa­

tion in the regime-backed luxury develop­

ment Marota City, Bunyan Damascus

Private Joint Stock Company supports

and/or benefits from the Syrian regime.

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Address: Damascus, Syria

Mirza is a USD 52,7 million joint venture

between Damascus Cham Holding and

Talas Group. Through its participation in

the regime-backed luxury development

Marota City, Mirza supports and/or bene­

fits from the Syrian regime.

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(a.k.a.

Rawafed/Rawafid/Rawafed

(Tributary)

Damascus Private Joint

Stock Company)

73.

Aman Damascus Joint

Stock Company

(a.k.a. Aman Damascus

JSC)

74.

Bunyan Damascus Private

Joint Stock Company

(a.k.a. Bunyan Damascus

Private JSC)

75.

Mirza

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Name

76.

Developers Private Joint

Stock Company

(a.k.a. Developers Private

JSC)

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Identifying information

Address: Damascus, Syria

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Reasons

Date of listing

Developers Private Joint Stock Company is

a USD 17,7 million joint venture between

Damascus Cham Holdings and Exceed

Development and Investment. Through its

participation in the regime-backed luxury

development Marota City, Developers

Private Joint Stock Company supports

and/or benefits from the Syrian regime.

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لائحة تنفيذية من مجلس الاتحاد الأوروبي بإضافة 11 رجل أعمال وخمسة كيانات إلى عقوبات سورية بسبب تورطهم في مشاريع عقارية على أراض مصادرة، منهم: نذير أحمد جمال الدين، مازن الترزي، سامر فوز، خلدون الزعبي، حسام القاطرجي، بشار محمد عاصي، خالد الزبيدي، حيان محمد، نادر قلعي، معن هيكل، وشركات أمان دمشق وبنيان دمشق وميرزا.