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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1505 of 16 October 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1505 of 16 October 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1505 of 16 October 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
OJ L 342I, 16.10.2020, p. 1–5
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16.10.2020 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
LI 342/1 |
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1505
of 16 October 2020
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 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 II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. The information relating to 18 persons set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should also be updated. |
(3) |
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, 16 October 2020.
For the Council
The President
M. ROTH
ANNEX
I.
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 |
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 II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, the entries concerning the following persons are replaced as follows:
|
Name |
Identifying information |
Reasons |
Date of listing |
‘56. |
Ali ( ) Abdullah ( ) (a.k.a. Abdallah) AYYUB ( ) (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 () Mohammad () (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Deeb () KHAMIS () (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 () |
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) () |
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 () |
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) () |
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) () |
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 () |
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 () |
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 ABDULLAH () |
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 () |
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) () |
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’ |