Date: 2025-08-13Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1751 of 12 August 2025 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq
Executive Summary:
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1751 amends Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq. This amendment reflects a decision by the United Nations Security Council to modify an entry on the list of individuals and entities subject to the freezing of funds and economic resources. The regulation entered into force on August 14, 2025.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment:** Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as detailed in the Annex of this regulation.
* **Specific Modification:** The identifying data for entry 90 in Annex IV, pertaining to Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti, is updated to include an additional alias: Bashar Al-Nasiri.
* **Entry into Force:** This regulation came into effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Impact Analysis:
European Union Member States:
* Impact: Directly applicable in all Member States, requiring enforcement of the updated sanctions list.
* Action Required: Update national regulations and procedures to reflect the changes to Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003, specifically regarding the updated identifying data for Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti.
Listed Individuals/Entities:
* Impact: Continued freezing of funds and economic resources, with an updated alias for Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti.
* Action Required: No specific action required, but awareness of the updated identifying information is important.
Financial Institutions:
* Impact: Obligation to ensure compliance with the amended sanctions regime, specifically regarding the updated identifying data for Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti.
* Action Required: Update screening processes to include the new alias "Bashar Al-Nasiri" when identifying potentially sanctioned individuals or entities.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003: A European Council Regulation concerning specific restrictions on economic and financial relations with Iraq.
Iraq: A country in Western Asia, subject of the economic and financial restrictions outlined in the regulation.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, and managing the EU's budget.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: One of the two primary treaties that form the constitutional basis of the European Union.
Saddam Hussein: Former President of Iraq, whose regime's associates are subject to fund freezing as per the regulation.
United Nations Security Council: A United Nations body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, whose Sanctions Committee decisions influence the regulation.
Baghdad, Iraq: The capital city of Iraq, and the place of birth of Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti.
Official Journal EN
of the European Union L series
2025/1751 13.8.2025
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/1751
of 12 August 2025
amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on
economic and financial relations with Iraq
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 of 7 July 2003 concerning certain specific restrictions on
economic and financial relations with Iraq and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2465/96(1), and in particular Article 11(b)
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 lists natural and legal persons, bodies or entities associated with the
regime of former President Saddam Hussein covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources and by a
prohibition to make funds or economic resources available.
(2) On 5 August 2025, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council decided to amend one entry on
the list of persons and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
(3) Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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, 12 August 2025.
For the Commission,
On behalf of the President,
Director-General
Directorate-General for Financial Stability,
Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
(1) OJ L 169, 8.7.2003, p. 6, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2003/1210/oj.
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1751/oj 1/2EN
OJ L, 13.8.2025
ANNEX
The identifying data for the following entry in Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1210/2003 is amended as follows:
‘90. Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti (alias(a) Bashar Sab’awi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti, (b) Bashir Sab’awi Ibrahim
Al-Hasan Al-Tikriti, (c) Bashir Sabawi Ibrahim Al-Hassan Al-Tikriti, (d) Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Bayjat, (e) Ali
Zafir Abdullah). Date of birth: 17.7.1970. Place of birth: Baghdad, Iraq. Nationality: Iraqi. Addresses: (a) Fuad Dawod
Farm, Az Zabadani, Damascus, Syria, (b) Beirut, Lebanon. Other information: Son of Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan
Al-Tikriti, former Presidential Advisor to Saddam Hussein.’
is replaced by the following:
‘90. Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti (alias(a) Bashar Sab’awi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti, (b) Bashir Sab’awi Ibrahim
Al-Hasan Al-Tikriti, (c) Bashir Sabawi Ibrahim Al-Hassan Al-Tikriti, (d) Bashar Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Bayjat, (e) Ali
Zafir Abdullah, (f) Bashar Al-Nasiri). Date of birth: 17.7.1970. Place of birth: Baghdad, Iraq. Nationality: Iraqi.
Addresses: (a) Fuad Dawod Farm, Az Zabadani, Damascus, Syria, (b) Beirut, Lebanon. Other information: Son of
Sabawi Ibrahim Hasan Al-Tikriti, former Presidential Advisor to Saddam Hussein.’.
2/2 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1751/oj