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Document 32020D1506

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

    OJ L 342I, 16.10.2020, p. 6–10 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, GA, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)

    Legal status of the document In force

    ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_impl/2020/1506/oj

    16.10.2020   

    EN

    Official Journal of the European Union

    LI 342/6

    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.

    ANNEX

    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

    ‘296.

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

    (طلال البرازي)

    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.

    16.10.2020

    297.

    Loubana MOUCHAWEH

    (a.k.a. Lubana, Mshaweh)

    (لبانة مشوّح)

    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, al-Sayyed, al-Sayed)

    (أحمد السيد)

    Date of birth: 1965;

    Place of birth: Quneitra, Syria;

    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.

    16.10.2020

    300.

    Tammam RA’AD (a.k.a. Tamam, Raad)

    (تمام رعد)

    Date of birth: 1965;

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

    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.

    16.10.2020

    302.

    Zuhair KHAZIM

    (a.k.a. Zouhair)

    (زهير خزيم)

    Date of birth: 1963;

    Place of birth: Ain al-Tinah, Syria; or Lattakia, Syria;

    Gender: Male

    Minister of Transport. Appointed in August 2020.

    As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    16.10.2020’

    II.   

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

     

    Name

    Identifying information

    Reasons

    Date of listing

    ‘56.

    		 Ali (

    Image 1

    ) Abdullah (

    Image 2

    ) (a.k.a. Abdallah) AYYUB (

    Image 3

    ) (a.k.a. Ayyoub, Ayub, Ayoub, Ayob)

    Date of birth: 1952;

    Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria;

    Gender: male

    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 (

    Image 4
    ) Mohammad

    (

    Image 5
    ) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Deeb (
    Image 6
    ) KHAMIS (
    Image 7
    )

    (a.k.a. Imad Mohammad Dib Khamees)

    Date of birth: 1.8.1961;

    Place of birth: near Damascus, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former Prime Minister and Former Minister of Electricity.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian 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 Syrian 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 Syrian 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

    (

    Image 8
    )

    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 Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    218.

    Hussein MAKHLOUF

    (a.k.a. Makhluf)

    (

    Image 9
    )

    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

    220.

    Ali GHANEM

    (

    Image 10
    )

    Date of birth: 1963;

    Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    222.

    Mohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammad) AL-AHMED (a.k.a. al-Ahmad)

    (

    Image 11
    )

    Date of birth: 1961;

    Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former Culture Minister.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    223.

    Ali HAMOUD

    (a.k.a. Hammoud)

    (

    Image 12
    )

    Date of birth: 1964;

    Place of birth: Tartus, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former Transport Minister.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    224.

    Mohammed Zuhair (a.k.a. Zahir) KHARBOUTLI

    (

    Image 13
    )

    Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former Electricity Minister.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    225.

    Maamoun (a.k.a. Ma’moun) HAMDAN

    (

    Image 14
    )

    Date of birth: 1958;

    Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former Finance Minister.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    229.

    Abdullah

    (

    Image 15
    )

    Date of birth: 1956;

    Gender: male

    Former State Minister.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    230.

    Salwa ABDULLAH

    (

    Image 16
    )

    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

    231.

    Rafe’a Abu SA’AD (a.k.a. Saad)

    (

    Image 17
    )

    Date of birth: 1954;

    Place of birth: Habran village, Sweida province, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former State Minister.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    14.11.2016

    239.

    Hisham Mohammad Mamdouh AL‐SHA’AR

    (هشام محمد ممدوح الشعار)

    Date of birth: 1958;

    Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former Justice Minister.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    30.5.2017

    277.

    Imad Muwaffaq AL-AZAB

    (عماد موفق العزب)

    Date of birth: 1970;

    Place of birth: Damascus Countryside, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former Minister of Education.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    4.3.2019

    281.

    Mohammad Maen Zein Jazba AL-ABIDIN

    (a.k.a. Mohammad Maen Zein Jazba Al-Abidin)

    (محمد معن زين العابدين)

    Date of birth: 1962;

    Place of birth: Aleppo, Syria;

    Gender: male

    Former Minister of Industry.

    As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

    4.3.2019’
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