Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1506 of 16 October 2020 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

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DECISIONS

COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2020/1506

of 16 October 2020

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, and considering the recent ministerial appointments, seven 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. The information relating to 18 persons set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP

should be updated.

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

Done at Brussels, 16 October 2020.

For the Council

The President

M. ROTH

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

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ANNEX

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I. The following entries are added to the list set out in Section A (‘Persons’) of Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP:

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Date of birth: 1963;

Place of birth: Hama city, Syria;

Gender: Male

Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Appointed in

May 2020.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

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297.

Loubana MOUCHAWEH

(a.k.a. Lubana, Mshaweh)

(‫)ﻟﺒﺎﻧﺔ ﻣﺸّﻮﺡ‬

Date of birth: 1955;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: Female

Culture Minister. Appointed in August 2020.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

16.10.2020

298.

Darem TABA’A

(‫)ﺩﺍﺭﻡ ﻃﺒﺎﻉ‬

Date of birth: 1958;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: Male

Minister of Education. Appointed in August 2020.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

16.10.2020

299.

Ahmad SAYYED (a.k.a. Alsyed, Date of birth: 1965;

al-Sayyed, al-Sayed)

Place of birth: Quneitra, Syria;

(‫)ﺃﺣﻤﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺪ‬

Gender: Male

Minister of Justice. Appointed in August 2020.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent of against the civilian population.

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300.

Tammam RA’AD (a.k.a. Tamam, Date of birth: 1965;

Raad)

Place of birth: Al-Qusayr, Syria; or Homs, Syria;

(‫)ﺗﻤﺎﻡ ﺭﻋﺪ‬

Gender: Male

Minister of Hydraulic/Water Resources. Appointed in August 2020.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent of against the civilian population.

16.10.2020

301.

Kinan YAGHI (a.k.a. Kenan, Yagi)

(‫)ﻛﻨﺎﻥ ﻳﺎﻏﻲ‬

Date of birth: 1976;

Place of birth: Salmiya, Hama countryside, Syria;

Gender: Male

Minister of Finance. Appointed in August 2020.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

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302.

Zuhair KHAZIM

(a.k.a. Zouhair)

(‫)ﺯﻫﻴﺮ ﺧﺰﻳﻢ‬

Date of birth: 1963;

Minister of Transport. Appointed in August 2020.

Place of birth: Ain al-Tinah, Syria; or Lattakia, Syria; As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

Gender: Male

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Talal AL-BARAZI (a.k.a. Barazi)

(‫)ﻃﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﺒﺮﺍﺯﻱ‬

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Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Ali ( ) Abdullah ( ) (a.k.a. Abdallah) Date of birth: 1952;

AYYUB ( ) (a.k.a. Ayyoub, Ayub,

Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria;

Gender: male

Ayoub, Ayob)

Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defence.

Appointed in January 2018.

Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army, in post after May

2011. Former Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces.

Person supporting the Syrian regime and responsible for repression

of and violence against the civilian population in Syria.

14.11.2011

109.

Imad ( ) Mohammad

Date of birth: 1.8.1961;

Place of birth: near Damascus, Syria;

( ) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Gender: male

Mohammed) Deeb ( ) KHAMIS

( )

(a.k.a. Imad Mohammad Dib

Khamees)

Former Prime Minister and Former Minister of Electricity.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

23.3.2012

178.

Nizar Wahbeh YAZAJI

(a.k.a. Nizar Wehbe Yazigi)

(‫)ﻧﺰﺍﺭ ﻭﻫﺒﻪ ﻳﺎﺯﺟﻲ‬

Date of birth: 1961;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: male

Former Minister of Health.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

21.10.2014

180.

Ahmad AL‐QADRI

(‫)ﺃﺣﻤﺪ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﺩﺭﻱ‬

Date of birth: 1956;

Gender: male

Former Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Minister.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

24.6.2014

190.

Hussein ARNOUS (a.k.a. Arnus)

(‫)ﺣﺴﻴﻦ ﻋﺮﻧﻮﺱ‬

Date of birth: 1953;

Place of birth: Idleb, Syria;

Gender: male

Prime Minister. Appointed in August 2020.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

24.6.2014

217.

Atef NADDAF

Date of birth: 1956;

Place of birth: Damascus countryside, Syria;

Gender: male

Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

Date of birth: 1964;

Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria;

Gender: male

Minister of local Administration and environment.

Former Governor of Damascus Governorate.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

14.11.2016

218.

)

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Hussein MAKHLOUF

(a.k.a. Makhluf)

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II. In Section A (‘Persons’) of Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP, the entries concerning the following persons are replaced as follows:

220.

Ali GHANEM

(

)

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Former Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

Former Culture Minister.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

Former Transport Minister.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

Former Electricity Minister.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

Date of birth: 1958;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: male

Former Finance Minister.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

Date of birth: 1956;

Gender: male

Former State Minister.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

Date of birth: 1953;

Place of birth: Quneitra, Syria;

Gender: female

Minister of social affairs and labour. Appointed in August 2020.

Former State Minister.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian

regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

Date of birth: 1954;

Former State Minister.

Place of birth: Habran village, Sweida province, As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

Syria;

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

Gender: male

14.11.2016

Date of birth: 1963;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: male

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Name

EN

222.

Mohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Date of birth: 1961;

Muhammad, Mohammad)

Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria;

AL-AHMED (a.k.a. al-Ahmad)

Gender: male

(

223.

)

Mohammed Zuhair (a.k.a. Zahir) Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

KHARBOUTLI

Gender: male

)

(

225.

Maamoun (a.k.a. Ma’moun)

HAMDAN

(

229.

)

Abdullah

(

230.

)

Salwa ABDULLAH

(

)

Rafe’a Abu SA’AD (a.k.a. Saad)

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231.

Date of birth: 1964;

Place of birth: Tartus, Syria;

Gender: male

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Ali HAMOUD

(a.k.a. Hammoud)

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224.

)

Identifying information

Hisham Mohammad

AL‐SHA’AR

(‫)ﻫﺸﺎﻡ ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻣﻤﺪﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﺸﻌﺎﺭ‬

Mamdouh Date of birth: 1958;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: male

277.

Imad Muwaffaq AL-AZAB

(‫)ﻋﻤﺎﺩ ﻣﻮﻓﻖ ﺍﻟﻌﺰﺏ‬

281.

Mohammad Maen Zein Jazba Date of birth: 1962;

Place of birth: Aleppo, Syria;

AL-ABIDIN

(a.k.a. Mohammad Maen Zein Jazba Gender: male

Al-Abidin)

(‫)ﻣﺤﻤﺪ ﻣﻌﻦ ﺯﻳﻦ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﺑﺪﻳﻦ‬

Date of birth: 1970;

Place of birth: Damascus Countryside, Syria;

Gender: male

Date of listing

Former Justice Minister.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

30.5.2017

Former Minister of Education.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

4.3.2019

Former Minister of Industry.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syr­

ian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

4.3.2019’

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239.

Reasons

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