Document ID: 32021D1984
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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>15.11.2021&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>LI 402/5</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING DECISION (CFSP) 2021/1984
of 15 November 2021
implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>On 31&#160;May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, and considering the recent changes in the Syrian Government, four persons should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP. The information relating to five persons already listed in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP should be updated.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Done at Brussels, 15 November 2021.
For the Council
The President
J. BORRELL FONTELLES
( 1 ) OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14 .
ANNEX
Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as follows:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>the following entries are added to the list set out in Section A (Persons):</p><table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Identifying information</p></td><td><p>Reasons</p></td><td><p>Date of listing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8216;312.</p></td><td><p>Amr SALEM</p><p>(&#1593;&#1605;&#1585;&#1608; &#1587;&#1575;&#1604;&#1605;)</p></td><td><p>Date of birth: January 1958;</p><p>Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;</p><p>Gender: male</p></td><td><p>Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Appointed in August 2021.</p><p>As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime&#8217;s violent repression of the civilian population.</p></td><td><p>15.11.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>313.</p></td><td><p>Boutros AL-HALLAQ</p><p>(&#1576;&#1591;&#1585;&#1587; &#1575;&#1604;&#1581;&#1604;&#1575;&#1602;)</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Damascus countryside, Syria;</p><p>Gender: male</p></td><td><p>Minister of information. Appointed in August 2021.</p><p>As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime&#8217;s violent repression of the civilian population.</p></td><td><p>15.11.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>314.</p></td><td><p>Mohammad SEIFEDDINE</p><p>(a.k.a. Seif Eddin, Seif El Din)</p><p>(&#1605;&#1581;&#1605;&#1583; &#1587;&#1610;&#1601; &#1575;&#1604;&#1583;&#1610;&#1606;)</p></td><td><p>Gender: male</p></td><td><p>Minister of Labour and social affairs. Appointed in August 2021.</p><p>As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime&#8217;s violent repression of the civilian population.</p></td><td><p>15.11.2021</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>315.</p></td><td><p>Diala BARAKAT</p><p>(&#1583;&#1610;&#1575;&#1604;&#1575; &#1576;&#1585;&#1603;&#1575;&#1578;)</p></td><td><p>Date of birth: 1980;</p><p>Gender: female</p></td><td><p>Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.</p><p>As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime&#8217;s violent repression of the civilian population.</p></td><td><p>15.11.2021&#8217;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>in Section A (&#8216;Persons&#8217;), the following entries are replaced as follows:</p><table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Identifying information</p></td><td><p>Reasons</p></td><td><p>Date of listing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8216;167.</p></td><td><p>Dr Jassem Mohammad ZAKARIA</p><p>(a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed, Jasem)</p></td><td><p>Date of birth: 1968</p><p>Gender: male;</p></td><td><p>Former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.</p><p>As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime&#8217;s violent repression of the civilian population.</p></td><td><p>16.10.2012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>229.</p></td><td><p>Abdullah ABDULLAH</p><p>(&#1593;&#1576;&#1583;&#1575;&#1604;&#1604;&#1607; &#1593;&#1576;&#1583;&#1575;&#1604;&#1604;&#1607;)</p></td><td><p>Date of birth: 1956;</p><p>Gender: male</p></td><td><p>Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.</p><p>As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime&#8217;s violent repression of the civilian population.</p></td><td><p>14.11.2016</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>259.</p></td><td><p>Imad Abdullah SARA</p><p>(&#1593;&#1605;&#1575;&#1583; &#1593;&#1576;&#1583;&#1575;&#1604;&#1604;&#1607; &#1589;&#1575;&#1585;&#1577;)</p></td><td><p>Date of birth: 1968;</p><p>Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;</p><p>Gender: male</p></td><td><p>Former Minister of Information. Appointed in January 2018.</p><p>As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime&#8217;s violent repression of the civilian population.</p></td><td><p>26.2.2018</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>296.</p></td><td><p>Talal AL-BARAZI (a.k.a. Barazi)</p><p>(&#1591;&#1604;&#1575;&#1604; &#1575;&#1604;&#1576;&#1585;&#1575;&#1586;&#1610;)</p></td><td><p>Date of birth: 1963;</p><p>Place of birth: Hama city, Syria;</p><p>Gender: male</p></td><td><p>Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.</p><p>As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime&#8217;s violent repression of the civilian population.</p></td><td><p>16.10.2020</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>309.</p></td><td><p>Malloul (a.k.a. Maloul) HUSSEIN (a.k.a. AL-HUSSEIN)</p><p>(&#1605;&#1604;&#1608;&#1604; &#1581;&#1587;&#1610;&#1606;)</p></td><td><p>Date of birth: 1950;</p><p>Place of birth: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria;</p><p>Gender: male</p></td><td><p>Former Minister of State.</p><p>As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime&#8217;s violent repression against the civilian population.</p></td><td><p>6.11.2020&#8217;</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>