Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1735 of 29 September 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

30.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1735 of 29 September 2016 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) Two persons should no longer be kept on the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 (‘the list’). (3) One duplicated entry on the list should be deleted. (4) The information relating to certain persons on the list should be updated. (5) 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 day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. (1) OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.L 264/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.9.2016 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 September 2016. For the Council The President P. ŽIGA30.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/3 ANNEX Section A of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as follows: (1) The entries concerning the following persons are deleted: No 15 Hisham ( ) Ikhtiyar ( , , ) (a.k.a. Al Ikhtiyar, Bikhtiyar, Bikhtyar, Bekhtyar, Bikhtiar, Bekhtyar) No 74 Anisa ( ) (a.k.a. Anissa, Aneesa, Aneessa) Al-Assad ( ) (a.k.a. Anisah Al-Assad). (2) The following entry is deleted: No 154 Major general Fahd ( ) Jassem ( ) Al Freij ( ) (a.k.a. Al-Furayj). (3) The entries concerning the persons listed below are replaced by the following entries: ‘Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 1. Houmam Jaza'iri (a.k.a. Born: 1977 Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade in power 21.10.2014 Humam al- Jazaeri, after May 2011. As a Government Minister, shares Hammam al-Jazairi) responsibility for the violent repression of the Syrian people. 2. Maher ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of 9.5.2011 Mahir) Al-Assad ( ) 8 December 1967 ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and Place of birth: Damascus former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Diplomatic passport Armoured Division. Member of the Assad family; No 4138 brother of President Bashar Al-Assad. Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division 4. Atej ( ) (a.k.a. Atef, Place of birth: Jablah, Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in 9.5.2011 Atif) Najib ( ) (a.k.a. Syria Dara'a. Involved in violence against demonstrators. Najeeb) Member of the Assad family; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. 5. Hafiz ( ) Makhlouf Date of birth: 2 April Former Colonel and Head of Unit in General 9.5.2011 ( ) (a.k.a. Hafez 1971 Intelligence Directorate, Damascus Branch in post Makhlouf) after May 2011. Member of the Makhlouf family; Place of birth: Damascus Cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. Diplomatic passport No 2246 10. Jamil ( ) (a.k.a. Born: 1953 Officer of the rank of Major-General in the Syrian 9.5.2011 Jameel) Hassan ( ) Air Force in post after May 2011. Head of Syrian Place of birth: Homs, (a.k.a. al-Hassan) Air Force Intelligence in post after May 2011. Syria Responsible for violent repression against the civil­ Head of Syrian Air Force ian population in Syria. IntelligenceL 264/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.9.2016 ‘Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 13. Ghassan Ahmed Rank: Major General Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of 21.10.2014 Ghannan (a.k.a. Major ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after Position: Commander of General Ghassan May 2011. Major General and commander of the the 155th Missile Brigade Ghannan, Brigadier 155th Missile Brigade. Associated with Maher General Ghassan al-Assad through his role in the 155th Missile Ahmad Ghanem) Brigade. As commander of the 155th Missile Brigade, he is supporting the Syrian regime and he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population. Responsible for firing Scud Missiles at various civilian sites between January and March 2013. 45. Munir ( ) (a.k.a. Born: 1951 Officer of the rank of Lieutenant General and 23.8.2011 Mounir, Mouneer, Deputy Chief of General Staff, Operations and Place of birth: Homs, Monir, Moneer, Muneer) Training for the Syrian Army in post after May Syria Adanov ( ) (a.k.a. 2011. In his position as Deputy Chief of General Adnuf, Adanof) Passport: 0000092405 Staff he was directly involved in repression and vi­ Position: Deputy Chief of olence against the civilian population in Syria. General Staff, Operations and Training, Syrian Army Rank: Lieutenant-General, Syrian Arab Army 56. Ali ( ) Abdullah ( ) Position: Chief of General Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army 14.11.2011 (a.k.a. Abdallah) Ayyub Staff of the Syrian Arab in post after May 2011. Chief of General Staff of ( ) (a.k.a. Ayyoub, Army and Armed Forces the Syrian Armed Forces. Person supporting the Ayub, Ayoub, Ayob) since 18 July 2012 Assad regime and responsible for repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria. Rank: General in Syrian Arab Army 57. Fahd ( ) (a.k.a. Fahid, Date of birth: 1 January Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army. 14.11.2011 Fahed) Jasim ( ) 1950 Deputy Commander in Chief of the Syrian Armed (a.k.a. Jasem, Jassim, Forces. Minister of Defence. Responsible for the Place of birth: Hama, Jassem) al-Furayj ( ) repression and use of violence against the civilian Syria (a.k.a. Al-Freij) population in Syria. Rank: Lt. General Positions: Minister of Defence, Deputy Commander in Chief of the Syrian Armed Forces 62. Zuhair ( ) (a.k.a. Place of birth: Damascus, Officer of the rank of Major General in the Syrian 14.11.2011 Zouheir, Zuheir, Syria Armed Forces in post after May 2011. Deputy Zouhair) Hamad ( ) Head of General Intelligence Directorate. Respon­ Rank: Major General sible for repression, human rights abuses and viol­ Current position: Deputy ence against the civilian population in Syria. Head of General Intelligence Directorate (a.k.a. General Security Directorate) since July 201230.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/5 ‘Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 71. Bushra ( ) Al-Assad Date of birth: 24.10.1960 Member of the Assad family; sister of Bashar 23.3.2012 ( ) (a.k.a. Bushra Al-Assad. Given the close personal relationship Shawkat, Bouchra Al and intrinsic financial relationship to the Syrian Assad) President Bashar Al-Assad, she benefits from and is associated with the Syrian regime. 72. Asma ( ) Al-Assad Date of birth: 11.8.1975 Member of the Assad family and closely connected 23.3.2012 ( ) (a.k.a. Asma to key regime figures; wife of President Bashar Place of birth: London, Fawaz Al Akhras) Al-Assad. Given the close personal relationship UK and intrinsic financial relationship to the Syrian Passport No 707512830, President, Bashar Al-Assad, she benefits from and expires 22.9.2020 is associated with the Syrian regime. Maiden name: Al Akhras 107. Mohammad ( ) Born: 1956 Minister of the Interior in power after May 2011. 1.12.2011 (Mohamed, Muhammad, As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for Place of birth: Aleppo Mohammed) Ibrahim the violent repression of the Syrian people. ( ) Al-Sha'ar ( ) (a.k.a. Al-Chaar, Al- Shaar) (a.k.a. Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Chaar) 181. Suleiman Al Abbas Oil and Mineral Resources Minister in power after 24.6.2014 May 2011. As a Government Minister, shares re­ sponsibility for the violent repression of the Syrian people. 185. Ismael Ismael (a.k.a. Born: 1955 Syrian Government Minister in power after May 24.6.2014 Ismail Ismail, or Isma'Il 2011; Finance Minister. As a Government Minister, Isma'il) shares responsibility for the regime's violent repres­ sion against the civilian population. 193. Suhayl (a.k.a. Sohail, Born: 1970 Officer of the rank of Major-General in the Syrian 23.7.2014 Suhail, Suheil) Hassan Army after May 2011. Commander of army divis­ Place of birth: Jableh (a.k.a. Hasan, al-Hasan, ion known as ‘Tiger Forces’. Responsible for violent (Latakia Province, Syria) al-Hassan) known as repression against the civilian population in Syria. ‘The Tiger’ (a.k.a. Rank: Major-General al-Nimr) Position: Commander of Qawat al-Nimr (Tiger Forces) 199. Bayan Bitar (a.k.a. Dr Date of birth: 8.3.1947 Managing Director of the Organisation for Techno­ 7.3.2015 Bayan Al-Bitar) logical Industries (OTI), and the Syrian Company Address: PO Box 11037 for Information Technology (SCIT), which are both Damascus, Syria subsidiaries of the Syrian Ministry of Defence, which has been designated by the Council. OTI assists in the production of chemical weapons for the Syrian regime. As Managing Director of OTI and the SCIT Bayan Bitar provides support to the Syrian regime. Due to his role in the production of chemical weapons, he also shares responsibility for the violent repression against the Syrian popula­ tion. In view of his senior position in these entities, he is also associated with the designated entities OTI and SCIT.L 264/6 EN Official Journal of the European Union 30.9.2016 ‘Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 200. Brigadier General Date of birth: 10.3.1960 Manager of the branch of the designated Syrian 7.3.2015 Ghassan Abbas Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC/CERS) Place of birth: Homs near Jumraya/Jmraiya. He has been involved in the Address: CERS, Centre proliferation of chemical weapons and the organ­ d'Etude et de Recherche isation of chemical weapons attacks, including in Scientifique (a.k.a. SSRC, Ghouta in August 2013. He therefore shares re­ Scientific Studies and sponsibility for the violent repression against the Research Centre; Centre Syrian population. As manager of the SSRC/CERS de Recherche de Kaboun branch near Jumraya/Jmraiya, Ghassan Abbas pro­ Barzeh Street, PO Box vides support to the Syrian regime. As a result of 4470, Damascus) his senior position in the SSRC, he is also asso­ ciated with the designated entity SSRC. 201. Wael Abdulkarim (a.k.a. Date of birth: 30.9.1973 Leading businessperson operating in Syria in the 7.3.2015 Wael Al Karim) oil, chemicals and manufacturing industries. Specif­ Place of birth: Damascus, ically, he represents Abdulkarim Group, a.k.a Al Syria (of Palestinian Karim Group/Alkarim for Trade and Industry/Al origin) Karim Trading and Industry/Al Karim for Trade Address: Al Karim for and Industry. Abdulkarim Group is a leading man­ Trade and Industry, ufacturer of lubricants, greases and industrial PO Box 111, 5797 chemicals in Syria. Damascus, Syria 202. Ahmad Barqawi (a.k.a. Born: 1985 General Manager of Pangates International Corp 7.3.2015 Ahmed Barqawi) Ltd, which acts as an intermediary in the supply of Place of birth: Damascus, oil to the Syrian regime, and manager of Al Karim Syria Group. Both Pangates International and Al Karim Address: Pangates Group have been designated by the Council. As International Corp Ltd, General Manager of Pangates and a manager of PO Box Sharjah Airport Pangates' parent company, Al Karim Group, International Free Zone, Ahmad Barqawi provides support to, and benefits United Arab Emirates from the Syrian regime. Given his senior position Al Karim for Trade and in Pangates and Al Karim Group, he is also asso­ Industry, PO Box 111, ciated with the designated entities Pangates 5797 Damascus, Syria International and Al Karim Group. 204. Emad ( ) Hamsho Address: Hamsho Occupies a senior management position in 7.3.2015 ( ) (a.k.a. Imad Building 31 Baghdad Hamsho Trading. As a result of his senior position Hmisho; Hamchu; Street Damascus, Syria in Hamsho Trading, a subsidiary of Hamsho Inter­ Hamcho; Hamisho; national, which has been designated by the Coun­ Hmeisho; Hemasho) cil, he provides support to the Syrian regime. He is also associated with a designated entity, Hamsho International. He is also vice-president of the Syrian Council of Iron and Steel alongside desig­ nated regime businessmen such as Ayman Jaber. He is also an associate of Bashar Al-Assad.30.9.2016 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 264/7 ‘Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 206. General Muhamad ( ) Born: 1960 Head of the Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI), 29.5.2015’ (a.k.a. Mohamed, Branch 293 (Internal Affairs), since April 2015. Place of birth: Jableh Muhammad) Mahalla Responsible for repression and violence against the ( ) (a.k.a. Mahla, civilian population in Damascus/Damascus coun­ Mualla, Maalla, Muhalla) tryside. Former Deputy Head of Political Security (2012), Officer of the Syrian Republican Guard and Vice-Director of the Political Security Directo­ rate. Head of Military Police, Member of the National Security Bureau.