Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1107 of 18 May 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2026/1107 19.5.2026 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/1107 of 18 May 2026 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 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 those measures, the entries for seven entities should be deleted from the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. Additionally, the entries for 11 natural persons in that list should be updated and amended. (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 in accordance with 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, 18 May 2026. For the Council The President K. KALLAS (1) OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2012/36/oj. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1107/oj 1/8ANNEX Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as follows: (i) in Section ‘A. Persons’, entries 18, 48, 51, 234, 287, 291, 295, 342, 350, 355 and 358 are replaced by the following: Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘18. Mohammed (ﺪﻤﺤﻣ) HAMCHO Date of birth: 20.5.1966; Leading businessman operating in Syria, with interests in the engineering and 27.1.2015 (ﻮﺸﻤﺣ) construction, media, hospitality and health sector. He has financial interests in Passport No 002954347; and/or holds senior and executive positions within a number of companies in Gender: male Syria, in particular Hamsho International, Hamsho Communication, Mhg International, Jupiter for Investment and Tourism project and Syria Metal Industries. He held prominent positions in the business community in Syria as general secretary of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the China-Syria Bilateral Business Councils and chairman of the Syrian Metal and Steel Council. He has close business relationships with key figures of the former al-Assad regime, including Maher al-Assad. Owing to his prominent role and closeness to the former al-Assad regime, his business interests and substantial asset base, he continues to benefit from and provide support to the former al-Assad regime, and is associated with persons benefiting from and providing support to that regime. 2/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1107/oj EN OJ L, 19.5.2026Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 48. Samir HASSAN (ﻦﺴﺣ ﺮﻴﻤﺳ) Date of birth: 10.8.1953; 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 significant Gender: male 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. Owing to his prominent role and substantial asset base, he continues to be an influential businessperson close to the former al-Assad regime. Samir Hassan is associated with persons benefitting from or supporting the former al-Assad regime. In particular, he is associated with Rami Makhlouf and Issam Anbouba, who have been designated by the Council and benefit from the former al-Assad regime. 51. Issam (ﻡﺎﺼﻋ) ANBOUBA (ﺎﺑﻮﺒﻧﺃ) Date of birth: 18.3.1952; Leading businessperson active in different sectors of the Syrian economy, such as 2.9.2011 agriculture, real estate, oil and banking. He continues to profit from the business Place of birth: Homs, Syria; empire that he was able to establish due to his close relationship with the former Gender: male al-Assad regime, via his offshore companies in Lebanon. He has financial relations with the Syrian business elite and high-ranking members of the former al-Assad regime, inter alia, via his roles in “Siloserv” and as Co-founder of Cham Holding. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1107/oj 3/8 OJ L, 19.5.2026 ENName Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 234. Duraid DURGHAM Date of birth: 27.12.1964; Former Governor of the Central Bank of Syria. 14.11.2016 Gender: male Was responsible for providing economic and financial support to the former al-Assad regime through his functions as the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria. 287. Hussam AL QATARJI (a.k.a. Date of birth: 1.1.1982; Leading businessperson operating in Syria linked to the former al-Assad regime, 21.1.2019 Hussam/Hossam Ahmed/ Hussam Al Qatarji supports and benefits from the former al-Assad regime Place of birth: Raqqa, Syria; Mohammed/Muhammad through enabling, and profiting from, trade deals with the former al-Assad regime al-Katerji) (ﻲﺟﺮﻄﻘﻟﺍ ﻡﺎﺴﺣ) Nationality: Syrian; in relation to oil and wheat. Position: CEO of Katerji Group (a.k.a. Al Hussam Al Qatarji, with his family, has secured a license to create a new bank, the Qatarji, Al Qatarji Company/Qatirji Company/ National Islamic Bank. They have also acquired a new cement plant from the Khatirji Group/Katerji International Group); government, through one of their companies, Nabd Contracting and Construction. They also expanded in the tourism sector creating Arman Hotel and Gender: male Tourist Management LLC. They also entered into 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 October 2021, Al Qatarji’s BS Company for Oil Services signed a deal with the former al-Assad regime to supply gas stations with fuel in former al-Assad’s regime held areas. 4/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1107/oj EN OJ L, 19.5.2026Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 291. Amer FOZ (a.k.a. Amer Zuhair Date of birth: 11.3.1976; Leading businessperson linked to the former al-Assad regime with personal and 17.2.2020 Fawz) (ﺯﻮﻓ ﺮﻣﺎﻋ) family business interests and activities in multiple sectors of the Syrian economy. Place of birth: Homs, Syria; He benefits financially from access to commercial opportunities and supports the Nationality: Syrian; Saint Kitts and Nevis; former al-Assad regime. National no: 06010274747; He is also associated with his brother Samer Foz, who has been designated by the Council since January 2019 as a leading businessperson operating in Syria and for Passport no: 002-14-L169340; supporting or benefiting from the former al-Assad regime. Together with his brother, he is engaged in the acquisition of luxury properties in Dubai. UAE resident card: 784-1976-7135283-5 Furthermore, he is a partner in the company “Solid 1 Offshore” in Dubai, which is Position: Founder of District 6 Company; owned by his brother Samer Foz. He is thus associated with his brother Samer Foz Founding partner of Easy life Company; in the context of common business interests. Relatives/business associates/entities or partners/links: Samer Foz; Vice Chairman of Asas Steel Company; Aman Holding; Gender: male 295. Adel Anwar AL-OLABI (a.k.a. Date of birth: 10.1.1976; Leading businessperson benefitting from and supporting the former al-Assad 17.2.2020 Adel Anouar el-Oulabi, Adil regime. Chairperson of Damascus Cham Holding Company (DCHC), the Nationality: Syrian; Anwar al-Olabi) (ﻲﺒﻠﻌﻟﺍ ﺭﻮﻧﺃ ﻝﺩﺎﻋ) investment arm of the Governorate of Damascus managing the properties of the Position: Chairman of Damascus Cham Governorate of Damascus and implementing the Marota City project. Holding Company (DCHC); former Governor As former Governor of Damascus and Chair of DCHC, he is responsible for efforts of Damascus; to implement former al-Assad’s regime policies of developing expropriated land in Gender: male Damascus (including Decree No 66 and Law No 10), most notably through the Marota City project, thereby supporting the former regime. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1107/oj 5/8 OJ L, 19.5.2026 ENName Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 342. Samer AL-DIBIS ﺲﺑﺪﻟﺍ ﺮﻣﺎﺳ Date of birth: 30.3.1962; Samer al-Dibis is a leading businessperson operating in Syria linked to the former 24.4.2023 al-Assad regime, active in several sectors of the economy, especially in the (a.k.a. Samer AL-DIBS, Samir) Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; chemical industry and in real estate. He is a former member of the Board of Nationality: Syrian; Directors of the Syrian-Chinese Business Council and the former chairman of the Damascus and Rural Damascus Chamber of Industry. He is also a former member Address: Naher Street, Rawda, Damascus, Syria; of Parliament and a close associate of Maher al-Assad. In these functions Samer al-Dibis benefits from and supports the former al-Assad regime. Gender: male 350. Osama RAMADAN a.k.a. Date of birth: 19.12.1973; Osama Ramadan owns shares in Castle Security and Protection LLC, which 24.4.2023 Usama ﻥﺎﻀﻣﺭ ﺔﻣﺎﺳﺃ operates as a shell company for the Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army, led Nationality: Syrian; by the Maher al-Assad. He therefore supports the former al-Assad regime. He is Address: Damascus, Mazze, Western Villas, also associated with Maher al-Assad. Saraya 36 Building, 3rd Floor; Business Associate: Ahmad Ali Taher; Associated entities: Castle Security and Protection LLC; Other identifying information: Father: Hassan Ramadan; Gender: male 6/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1107/oj EN OJ L, 19.5.2026Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 355. Bilal al-Naal (a.k.a. al-Na’al) Date of birth: 14.4.1975; Bilal al-Naal is a founder and partner of multiple trading and investment 22.1.2024 companies in Syria. During the Syrian civil war he provided financial support to Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; the Shabiha militia. Nationality: Syrian; He is a member of the Syrian-Russian Business Council making him instrumental Gender: male in the economic ties between Russia and the former al-Assad regime. Al-Naal is also a former member of the Syrian parliament and former member of the Damascus governorate council. Therefore, Bilal al-Naal is a leading businessperson in Syria, who is supporting and benefiting from the former al-Assad regime as well as its militia. He is also associated with Fadi Saqr, Cham Holding and Bishr al-Sabban. 358. Firas al-Akhras Date of birth: 1.3.1978; Firas al-Akhras is the brother of Asma al-Assad. He is co-owner of the Takamol 22.1.2024’; LLC company responsible for managing the electronic “smart card program” used Place of birth: London, United Kingdom; since 2014 to distribute subsidised food and other products in Syria, under the Nationality: Syrian; umbrella of the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Protection. In particular, Takamol LLC earns a fee for every transaction operated through the Gender: male smart card. Firas al-Akhras is therefore benefitting from and supporting the former al-Assad regime. He is also associated with a member of the al-Assad family. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1107/oj 7/8 OJ L, 19.5.2026 ENEN OJ L, 19.5.2026 (ii) in Section ‘B. Entities’, the following entries are deleted: 5. Political Security Directorate; 6. General Intelligence Directorate; 7. Military Intelligence Directorate; 8. Air Force Intelligence Agency; 42. Ministry of Defence; 43. Ministry of Interior; 60. Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology. 8/8 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/1107/oj