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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/840 of 30 May 2022 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

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Executive Summary: This Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/840 amends Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, concerning restrictive measures against Syria. The changes include updating entries for 18 individuals and 13 entities, and removing entries for three deceased individuals and one individual following a court judgement. The regulation entered into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Key Points / Main Content: Amendments to Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012: * Section A (Persons): * Deletion of entries for Muhammad Bukhaytan, Salam Tohme, and Abdelkader Sabra. * Replacement of entries for Ali Mamluk, Atif Najib, Khalid Qaddur, Ayman Jabir, Samir Hassan, Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni, Major General Hussam Luqa, George Haswani, Emad Hamsho, Muhammad Yousef Hasouri, Jayyiz Rayyan AL-MUSA, Khaled ALZUBAIDI, Mohammed Nazer JAMAL EDDIN, Mazin ALTARAZI, Samer FOZ, Hussam AL QATARJI, and Waseem ALKATTAN and Khodr Ali Taher. * Section B (Entities): * Replacement of entries for Bena Properties, Al Mashreq Investment Fund (AMIF), Syriatel, Mechanical Construction Factory (MCF), Syronics, Handasieh Organization for Engineering Industries, Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, Central Bank of Syria, The Baniyas Refinery Company, The Homs Refinery Company, Hamsho Trading, Al Qatarji Company and Damascus Cham Holding Company. Impact Analysis: Member States of the European Union: * Impact: The regulation is binding and directly applicable in all member states, requiring them to implement the updated restrictive measures. * Action Required: Member states must ensure their national laws and regulations comply with the updated Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, and enforce the restrictive measures accordingly. Natural and Legal Persons, Entities or Bodies Listed in Annex II: * Impact: The listed individuals and entities face updated or continued restrictive measures, including asset freezes and travel bans. * Action Required: The listed parties must comply with the restrictive measures and may seek legal counsel if they believe the measures are unjustified. Council of the European Union: * Impact: The Council is responsible for the ongoing review and potential amendment of the restrictive measures. * Action Required: The Council will continue to monitor the situation in Syria and may propose further amendments to the regulations as necessary.

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European Union: The political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe, responsible for the regulation. Syria: A country in the Middle East, focus of the restrictive measures. Council Regulation EU No 362012: A European Union regulation concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. Ali MAMLUK: Vice President of the Syrian Arab Republic for Security Affairs. Former Director of the National Security Bureau. Former Head of Syrian Intelligence Directorate involved in violence against demonstrators. Atif NAJIB: Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in Daraa, Syria. Involved in violence against demonstrators. Member of the Assad family. Ayman JABIR: Leading businessman operating in Syria, involved in the steel, media, consumable goods and oil sectors. Provides support to the Syrian regime through his business interests and regime-affiliated militias. Samir HASSAN: Leading businessperson operating in Syria with interests in multiple sectors of Syria's economy. President of the Syria-Russia Business Council and supports the Syrian regime's war effort. Damascus, Syria: The capital city of Syria, mentioned as a place of birth or address for several listed individuals and entities.
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L 148/8 EN Official Journal of the European Union 31.5.2022 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/840 of 30 May 2022 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 2012concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011(1), and in particular Article 32 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, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. (2) On the basis of a review of the measures, the entries for 18 natural persons and 13 entities in the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should be updated and amended. (3) The entries for two deceased individuals should be deleted from the list set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. (4) The entry for one individual should be deleted from the list set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 following a judgement of the General Court on 16 March 2022. (5) Annex II to 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. (1) OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.31.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/9 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, 30 May 2022. For the Council The President C. COLONNAANNEX Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as follows: (1) in Section A (Persons), the following entries are deleted: 40. Muhammad Bukhaytan; 262. Salam Tohme; 293. Abdelkader Sabra; (2) in Section A (Persons), the following entries replace the corresponding entries in the list: Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘3. Ali MAMLUK Date of birth: 19.2.1946; Vice President of the Syrian Arab Republic for Security Affairs. Former 9.5.2011 Director of the National Security Bureau. Former Head of Syrian (a.k.a. Ali Mamlouk; Ali Al-Mamlouk; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Intelligence Directorate involved in violence against demonstrators. Abu Ayham) Diplomatic passport No 983; (ﻙﻮﻠﻤﻣﻲﻠﻋ;ﻢﻬﻳﺃﻮﺑﺃ;ﻙﻮﻠﻤﻤﻟﺍﻲﻠﻋ) Gender: male 4. Atif NAJIB Place of birth: Jablah, Syria; Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in Dara’a. Involved in 9.5.2011 violence against demonstrators. Member of the Assad family; cousin of (a.k.a. Atef; Atej Najeeb) Rank: Brigadier General; President Bashar al-Assad. (ﺐﻴﺠﻧﻒﻃﺎﻋ) Gender: male 28. Khalid (a.k.a. Khaled) QADDUR (a.k. Gender: male Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in 27.1.2015 a. Qadour, Qaddour, Kaddour) the telecommunications, oil, plastic and tobacco industry sectors and close business relations with Maher al-Assad. He is linked to smuggling activities. (ﺭﻭﺪﻗﺪﻟﺎﺧ) He benefits from and provides support to the Syrian regime, through his business activities. Associate of Maher al-Assad, including through his business activities. 33. Ayman JABIR Place of birth: Latakia, Syria; Leading businessman operating in Syria, involved in the steel, media, 27.1.2015 consumable goods and oil sectors, including in trading those goods. He has (a.k.a. Aiman Jaber) Gender: male financial interests and/or holds senior executive positions in a number of (ﺮﺑﺎﺟﻦﻤﻳﺃ) companies and entities in Syria, in particular Al Jazira (a.k.a. Al Jazerra, El Jazireh), Dunia TV and Sama Satellite Channel. L 148/10 EN Official Journal of the European Union 31.5.2022Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing Through his company Al Jazira, Ayman Jabir has facilitated the importation of oil from Overseas Petroleum Trading to Syria. Ayman Jabir benefits from and provides support to the Syrian regime, through his business interests. Provides direct support for and plays a leading role in activities of regime- affiliated militias known as Shabiha and/or Suqur as-Sahraa. He is an honorary president of “Wafa lil-Watan” (loyalty to homeland), which is an association providing aid to families of Syrian soldiers and militias. Associate of Rami Makhlouf through his business activities, and an associate of Maher al-Assad through his role in regime-affiliated militias. 48. Samir HASSAN Gender: male Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in 27.9.2014 multiple sectors of Syria’s economy. He holds interests in and/or has (ﻦﺴﺣﺮﻴﻤﺳ) significant influence in the Amir Group and Cham Holding, two conglomerates with interests in the real estate, tourism, transport and finance sectors. President of the Syria-Russia Business Council and plays a significant role in the economic relations with the Russian Federation through the Syria-Russia Business Council. Samir Hassan supports the Syrian regime’s war effort with cash donations. Samir Hassan is associated with persons benefitting from or supporting the regime. In particular, he is associated with Rami Makhlouf and Issam Anbouba, who have been designated by the Council and benefit from the Syrian regime. 114. Emad Abdul-Ghani SABOUNI Date of birth: 1964; Former Minister of Telecommunications and Technology, in office until at 27.2.2012 least April 2014. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility (a.k.a. Imad Abdul Ghani Al Sabuni) Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. Former (ﻲﻧﻮﺑﺎﺻﻲﻨﻐﻟﺍﺪﺒﻋﺩﺎﻤﻋ) Gender: male Head of Planning and International Cooperation Agency (PICC). The PICC is a government agency, affiliated to the Prime Ministry and produces, in particular, the five-year plans that provide the broad guidelines for the Government’s economic and development policies. 31.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/11Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 139. Major General Hussam LUQA Date of birth: 1964; Former Head of the Security Committee of the Southern Region from 2018 24.7.2012 to 2020. Former Head of the General Security Directorate. Major General. (a.k.a. Husam, Housam, Houssam; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; From April 2012 to 2 December 2018, was head of the Homs branch of the Louqa, Louca, Louka, Luka) Gender: male Political Security Directorate (succeeded Brigadier General Nasr al-Ali). (ﺎﻗﻮﻟﻡﺎﺴﺣ) Since 3 December 2018, head of the Political Security Directorate. Director of the General Intelligence Department since 2019. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody. 203. George HASWANI Address: Damascus Province, Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in 7.3.2015 Yabroud, Al Jalaa St, Syria; the engineering, construction and oil and gas sectors. He holds interests in (a.k.a. Heswani; Hasawani; Al and/or has significant influence in a number of companies and entities in Hasawani) Other information: Hesco Syria, in particular HESCO Engineering and Construction Company, a Engineering and Construction major engineering and construction company. Company Ltd is registered at the same London address as British firm, Savero Ltd.; Gender: male 204. Emad HAMSHO Address: Hamsho Building 31 Occupies a senior management position in Hamsho Trading. As a result of 7.3.2015 Baghdad Street, Damascus, Syria; his senior position in Hamsho Trading, a subsidiary of Hamsho (a.k.a. Imad Hmisho; Hamchu; International, which has been designated by the Council, he provides Hamcho; Hamisho; Hmeisho; Gender: male support to the Syrian regime. He is also associated with a designated entity, Hemasho, ﻮﺸﻴﻤﺣ) Hamsho International. (ﺩﺎﻤﻋﻮﺸﻤﺣ) He is also vice-president of the Syrian Council of Iron and Steel alongside designated regime businessmen such as Ayman Jabir. Hamsho’s assets include Syrian Metal Industries, a steel plant outside Damascus, which Hamsho has supplied with scrap metal looted by pro-government militias over the course of the war. He is also an associate of President Bashar al-Assad. L 148/12 EN Official Journal of the European Union 31.5.2022Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 245. Muhammad Yousef HASOURI Rank: Brigadier General; Brigadier General Muhammad Hasouri is a senior officer of the Syrian Air 18.7.2017 Force, in post after May 2011. He held the position as Chief of Staff of Air (a.k.a. Mohammad Yousef Hasouri; Gender: male Force Brigade 50 and Deputy Commander of the Shayrat Airbase. Brigadier Mohammed Yousef Hasouri) General Muhammad Hasouri operates in the chemical weapons (ﻱﺭﻮﺻﺎﺣﻒﺳﻮﻳﺪﻤﺤﻣ) proliferation sector and was involved in the chemical massacre in “Khan Sheikhoun” of 4 April 2017. As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria. 247. Jayyiz Rayyan AL-MUSA Date of birth: 1954; Former Governor of Hasaka, appointed by President Bashar al-Assad; he is 18.7.2017 associated with President Bashar al-Assad. (a.k.a. Jaez Sawada al-Hammoud Place of birth: Hama, Syria; al-Mousa; Jayez al-Hammoud Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and former Chief of Staff of Rank: Major General; al-Moussa) the Syrian Air Force. Gender: male (ﻰﺳﻮﻤﻟﺍﻥﺎﻳﺭﺰﻳﺎﺟ) As a senior officer of the Syrian Air Force, he is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria, including the use of chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian regime during his tenure as Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force, as identified in the report of the Joint Investigative Mechanism established by the United Nations. 271. Khaled AL-ZUBAIDI Nationality: Syrian; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with significant investments in 21.1.2019 the construction industry, including a 50 % stake in Zubaidi and Qalei LLC, (a.k.a. (Mohammed) Khaled/Khalid Position: Co-owner of Zubaidi and which is constructing the luxury tourist city Grand Town and to which the (Bassam) (al-) Zubaidi/Zubedi) Qalei LLC; Director of Agar regime has granted a 45-year agreement in return for 19-21 % of its Investment Company; General (ﻱﺪﻴﺑﺰﻟﺍﺪﻟﺎﺧ) revenue. Khaled al-Zubaidi benefits from and/or supports the Syrian regime Manager of Al Zubaidi company and through his business activities, in particular through this stake in the Grand Al Zubaidi & Al Taweet Contracting Town development. Company; Director and Owner of Zubaidi Development Company; Khaled Zubaidi signed a (350 000USD worth) sponsorship with a Syrian co-owner of Enjaz Investment football club “Wihda FC” through one of his companies “Hijaz Company”. Company; Member of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Tourism since 2019. Gender: male 31.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/13Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 283. Mohammed Nazer JAMAL EDDIN Date of birth: 2.1.1962; Leading businessperson operating in Syria with significant investments in 21.1.2019 the construction industry, including a controlling 90 % stake in Apex (a.k.a. Nazir Ahmad, Mohammed Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Development and Projects LLC, which has entered into a USD 34,8 million Jamal Eddine; Jamal Aldiyn) Nationality: Syrian; joint venture for the construction of Marota City, a regime-backed luxury (ﻦﻳﺪﻟﺍﻝﺎﻤﺟﺭﺫﺎﻧﺪﻤﺤﻣ) residential and commercial development. Through his participation in the Passport number: N 011612445, Marota City development, Mohammed Nazer Jamal Eddin benefits from issue no. 002-17-L022286 (place of and/or supports the Syrian regime. In May 2019, Jamal Eddin created issue: Syrian Arab Republic); “Trillium Private JSC”, a 15 million SYP company involved in the trade of ID Number: 010-30208342 (place building materials and electrical products. of issue: Syrian Arab Republic); Position: Co-founder and majority shareholder of Apex Development and Projects LLC and founder of A’ayan Company for Projects and Equipment; Gender: male 284. Mazin AL-TARAZI Date of birth: September 1962; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with significant investments in 21.1.2019 the construction and aviation sectors. Through his investments and (a.k.a. ; Mazen al-Tarazi) Nationality: Syrian; activities, Mazin al-Tarazi benefits from and/or supports the Syrian regime. (ﻱﺯﺮﺘﻟﺍﻥﺯﺎﻣ) Position: Businessperson; In particular, Mazin al-Tarazi has concluded a deal with Damascus Cham Holding for a USD 320 million investment in the construction of Marota Gender: male City, a regime-backed luxury residential and commercial development. He has also been granted a licence for a private airline in Syria. In September 2019, he created “al-Dana Group Investments LLC”, a 25 million SYP company involved in export-import and investing in tourism facilities and commercial complexes. 285. Samer FOZ Date of birth: 20 May 1973; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and activities in 21.1.2019 multiple sectors of Syria’s economy. Samer Foz provides financial and other (a.k.a. Samir Foz/Fawz; Samer Zuhair Place of birth: Homs, Syria/Latakia, support to the Syrian regime, including funding the Military Security Shield Foz; Samer Foz bin Zuhair) Syria; Forces in Syria and brokering grain deals. He also benefits financially from (ﺯﻮﻓﺮﻣﺎﺳ) Nationalities: Syrian, Turkish; access to commercial opportunities through the wheat trade and reconstruction projects as a result of his links to the regime. L 148/14 EN Official Journal of the European Union 31.5.2022Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing Turkish Passport number: U Samer Foz opened a sugar refining factory (“Samer Foz Factory”) in 2021 in 09471711 (place of issue Turkey; support of the Syrian regime’s objective to increase sugar production across expiry date 21.7.2024); the country. Syrian national number: 06010274705; Address: Platinum Tower, office No 2405, Jumeirah Lake Towers, Dubai, UAE; Gender: male 287. Hussam AL QATARJI Date of birth: 1982; Leading businessperson operating in Syria, who is also a Member of the 21.1.2019 Syrian Parliament. Al Qatarji supports and benefits from the Syrian regime (a.k.a. Hussam/Hossam Ahmed/ Place of birth: Raqqa, Syria; through enabling, and profiting from, trade deals with the regime in relation Mohammed/Muhammad al-Katerji) Nationality: Syrian; to oil and wheat. (ﻲﺟﺮﻄﻘﻟﺍﻡﺎﺴﺣ) Position: CEO of Katerji Group (a.k.a. Hussam Al Qatarji, with his family, has secured a license to create a new Al Qatarji, Al Qatarji bank, the National Islamic Bank. They have also acquired a new cement Company/Qatirji Company/Khatirji plant from the government, through one of their companies, Nabd Group/Katerji International Group); Contracting and Construction. They also expanded in the tourism sector creating Arman Hotel and Tourist Management LLC. They also entered into Gender: male a joint venture with the ministry of tourism “Bere Aleppo Private JSC”. Hussam Al Qatarji and his family also run a militia in Aleppo. In Oct. 2021, Qaterji’s BS Company for Oil Services signed a deal with the regime to supply gas stations with fuel in regime held areas. 290. Waseem AL-KATTAN Date of birth: 4.3.1976; Leading businessperson operating in Syria benefiting from and supporting 17.2.2020 the regime. Owner of multiple businesses and holding companies with (ﻥﺎﻄﻘﻟﺍﻢﻴﺳﻭ) Nationality: Syrian; interests and activities in various economic sectors such as real estate, the (a.k.a. Waseem, Wasseem, Wassim, Position: President of Damascus luxury hotel industry and commercial centres. Waseem al-Kattan rose Wasim; Anouar; al-Kattan, al-Katan, Countryside (Rural) Province rapidly as a leading businessman by imposing taxes on goods smuggled into al-Qattan, al-Qatan; Chamber of Commerce; Eastern Ghouta under siege, and is now involved in aggressive forms of ﻥﺎﻄﻘﻟﺍﺭﺍﻮﻧﺃﻢﻴﺳﻭ,ﻥﺎﻄﻗﻢﻴﺳﻭ) clientelism to the benefit of the regime. Waseem al-Kattan benefits Relatives/business associates/entities financially from favoured access to public tenders as well as to licences and or partners/links: contracts awarded by government agencies as a result of his close ties to the regime. 31.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/15Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing Larosa Furniture/Furnishing; Jasmine In 2020, Al-Kattan was elected member of the Damascus Chamber of Fields Company Ltd.; Muruj Cham Commerce. In November 2021, Al-Kattan was appointed secretary of the (Murooj al-Cham) Investment and Federation of Syrian chambers of commerce by the Syrian Government, Tourism Group; Adam and despite having lost elections. Investment LLC; Universal Market Company LLC; Treasurer of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commerce; Gender: male 294. Khodr Ali TAHER Date of birth: 1976; Leading businessperson operating across multiple sectors of the Syrian 17.2.2020’ economy, including private security, mobile phone retail, hotel (a.k.a. ﺮﻫﺎﻃﻲﻠﻋﺮﻀﺧ) Nationality: Syrian; management, advertising services, domestic money transfer, alcoholic and Position: Director and owner of Ella non-alcoholic beverages. Media Services; founding partner of Supports and benefits from the Syrian regime through cooperation in his Castle Security and Protection and of business activities and his involvement in smuggling and profiteering Jasmine Contracting Company; activities. Khodr Ali Taher owns a number of companies and has Chairman and founding partner of co-founded others. His involvement in business dealings with the regime the Syrian Hotel Management includes entering into a joint venture with the Syrian Transport and Tourism Company; Manager and owner of Company, of which the Ministry of Tourism owns a two-thirds stake. Ematel; Relatives/business associates/entities or partners/links: Citadel for Protection; Guard and Security Services (Castle Security and protection); Ematel LLC (Ematel Communications); Syrian Hotel Management Company; Jasmine Contracting Company; Gender: male L 148/16 EN Official Journal of the European Union 31.5.2022(3) in Section B (Entities), the following entries replace the corresponding entries in the list: Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘1. Bena Properties Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Ashrafiyat Held by Rami Makhlouf. Syria’s largest real estate 23.6.2011 Sahnaya Rif Dimashq, Syria, P.O. Box 9525 company and the real estate and investment arm of Cham Holding; provides funding to the Syrian regime. 2. Al Mashreq Investment Fund (AMIF) P.O. Box 108, Damascus, Syria; Held by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the 23.6.2011 Syrian regime. (a.k.a. Sunduq Al Mashrek Al Istithmari) Tel. +963 112110059/963 112110043; Fax +963 933333149 18. Syriatel Syriatel Mobile Telecom Building, Amman Road, Provides financial support to the Syrian regime: 23.9.2011 Daraa Highway, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Area, through its licensing contract it pays 50 % or more of Damascus, Syria, P.O. Box 2900; its profits to the Government. Tel. +963 11 61 26 270; Fax +963 11 23 73 97 19; Email: info@syriatel.com.sy; Website: http://syriatel.sy/ 24. Mechanical Construction Factory (MCF) P.O. Box 35202, Industrial Zone, Al-Qadam Road, Front company for the acquisition of sensitive 1.12.2011 Damascus, Syria equipment by the CERS. Tel.+963 011 5810719; +963 11 4474579; +963 11 5810718; +963 11 5810719; Email:info@metallic-sy.comand shaamco@mail.sy 25. Syronics – Syrian Arab Co. for Electronic Kaboon Street, PO Box 5966, Damascus, Syria; Front company for the acquisition of sensitive 1.12.2011 Industries equipment by the CERS. Tel. +963 11 5111352; Fax +963 11 5110117 Email: info@syronics.com.sy 31.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/17Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 26. Handasieh – Organization for Engineering P.O. Box 5966, Abou Bakr Al-Seddeq St., Damascus, Front company for the acquisition of sensitive 1.12.2011 Industries Syria equipment by the CERS. and P.O. Box 2849, Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus, Syria and P.O. Box 21120, Baramkeh, Damascus, Syria; Tel. + 96311 2121824; +963 11 2121825; +963 11 2131307; Email: g.o.eng.ind@net.sy 34. Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank Building, 6th Subsidiary of the Commercial Bank of Syria already 23.1.2012 Floor, Makdessi Street, Hamra, P.O. Box 11-8701, listed. Provides financial support to the Syrian Beirut, Lebanon; regime. Hamra Branch: Hamra Street, Darwish and Fakhro Building, P.O. Box 113-5127/11-8701, Beirut, Lebanon Mar Elias Branch: Mar Elias Street, Fakhani Building, P.O. Box 145 796, Beirut, Lebanon Tel.+961 1741666; Fax +961 1738214; Website: www.slcb.com.lb 38. Central Bank of Syria Sabah Bahrat Square, Damascus, Syria Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. 27.2.2012 Postal address: Altjreda al Maghrebeh Square, Damascus, Syria, P.O. Box: 2254 Tel. +961 011 – 9985 Email: info@cb.gov.sy Website: https://www.cb.gov.sy/ L 148/18 EN Official Journal of the European Union 31.5.2022Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 56. The Baniyas Refinery Company Banias Refinery Building, 26 Latkia Main Road, Subsidiary of the General Corporation for Refining 23.7.2014 Tartous, P.O. Box 26, Syria; and Distribution of Petroleum Products (GCRDPP), a (a.k.a. Banias; Banyas) section of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral 352, Tripoli Street, PO Box 352, Homs Resources. As such it provides financial support to the Syrian regime. 57. The Homs Refinery Company General Company for Homs Refinery Building, 352 Subsidiary of the General Corporation for Refining 23.7.2014 Tripoli Street, Homs, P.O. Box 352, Syria and Distribution of Petroleum Products (GCRDPP), a (a.k.a Hims, General Company for Homs section of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Refinery) Tel. 963-3125-16401 Resources. As such it provides financial support to Fax 963-3124-70101 the Syrian regime. Email: homs-refine@mail.sy 67. Hamsho Trading Hamsho Building, 31 Baghdad Street, Damascus, Subsidiary of Hamsho International, which has been 7.3.2015 Syria designated by the Council. (a.k.a. Hamsho Group; Hmisho Trading Group; Hmisho Economic Group) Hamsho group, Damascus countryside – northern As such, Hamsho Trading is associated with a road-ring, Hamsho for trading and constructions; designated entity, Hamsho International. Email: info@hamsho-group.com; Supports the Syrian regime through its subsidiaries, including Syria Steel. Through its subsidiaries it is Tel. 00963 (11) 3227530 associated with groups such as the pro-regime Shabiha militias. 77. Al Qatarji Company Type of entity: private company; Prominent company operating across multiple 17.2.2020 sectors of the Syrian economy. By facilitating fuel, (a.k.a. Qatarji International Group; Al-Sham Business sector: import/export; trucking; supply of arms and ammunition trade between the regime and and Al-Darwish Company; Qatirji/Khatirji/ oil and commodities; various actors including ISIL (Da’esh) under the Katarji/Katerji Group) Name of Director/Management: Hussam Al Qatarji, pretext of importing and exporting food items, (ﻲﺟﺮﻃﺎﻗﺔﻛﺮﺷ/ﺔﻋﻮﻤﺠﻣ) CEO (designated by the Council); supporting militias fighting alongside the regime and taking advantage of its ties with the regime to expand Ultimate beneficial owner: Hussam Al Qatarji its commercial activity, Al Qatarji Company – whose (designated by the Council); board is headed by designated person Hussam Al Registered address: Mazzah, Damascus, Syria; Qatarji, a member of the Syrian People’s Assembly – supports and benefits from the Syrian regime. Relatives/business associates/entities or partners/links: Arvada/Arfada Petroleum Company JSC 31.5.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 148/19Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 78. Damascus Cham Holding Company Type of entity: public-owned company under private Damascus Cham Holding Company was established 17.2.2020’ law; by the regime as the investment arm of the (a.k.a. Damascus Cham Private Joint Stock Governorate of Damascus in order to manage the Company) Business sector: real estate development; properties of the Governorate of Damascus and (ﻖﺸﻣﺩﻡﺎﺸﻟﺍﺔﻀﺑﺎﻘﻟﺍ) Name of Director/Management: Adel Anwar implement the Marota City project, a luxurious real al-Olabi, Chairman of the Board of Directors and estate project based on expropriated land under Governor of Damascus (designated by the Council); Decree No 66 and Law No 10 in particular. Ultimate beneficial owner: Governorate of By managing the implementation of Marota City, Damascus; Damascus Cham Holding (whose Chairman is the Governor of Damascus) supports and benefits from Relatives/business associates/entities or the Syrian regime and provides benefits to partners/links: Rami Makhlouf (designated by the businesspeople with close ties to the regime who Council); Samer Foz (designated by the Council); have struck lucrative deals with this entity through Mazen Tarazi (designated by the Council); Talas public-private partnerships. Group, owned by businessman Anas Talas (designated by the Council); Khaled al-Zubaidi (designated by the Council). L 148/20 EN Official Journal of the European Union 31.5.2022

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