# Official Journal L 402I/2021

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| English edition | Legislation | Volume 6415 November 2021 |

ISSN 1977-0677

Official Journal

of the European Union

L 402I

English edition

Legislation

Volume 6415 November 2021

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| Contents | | II   Non-legislative acts | page |
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| | | REGULATIONS |
| | * | Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1983 of 15 November 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria | 1 |
| | | DECISIONS |
| | * | Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1984 of 15 November 2021 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria | 5 |

Contents

II   Non-legislative acts

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REGULATIONS

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Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1983 of 15 November 2021 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

1

DECISIONS

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Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/1984 of 15 November 2021 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

5

| EN | Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.
  The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk. |
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EN

Acts whose titles are printed in light type are those relating to day-to-day management of agricultural matters, and are generally valid for a limited period.

The titles of all other Acts are printed in bold type and preceded by an asterisk.

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II Non-legislative acts

REGULATIONS

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15.11.2021

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Official Journal of the European Union

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1983

of 15 November 2021

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. |
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(1)

On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

| (2) | 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 II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. The information relating to five persons already listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should also be updated. |
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(2)

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 II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. The information relating to five persons already listed in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should also be updated.

| (3) | Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(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 as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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, 15 November 2021.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

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(1)  
  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

1

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ANNEX

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as follows:

| (1) | The following persons are added to the list set out in Section A (‘Persons’): | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
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| ‘312. | Amr SALEM
  (عمرو سالم) | Date of birth: January 1958;
  Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;
  Gender: male | Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 15.11.2021 |
| 313. | Boutros AL-HALLAQ
  (بطرس الحلاق) | Place of birth: Damascus countryside, Syria;
  Gender: male | Minister of information. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 15.11.2021 |
| 314. | Mohammad SEIFEDDINE
  (a.k.a. Seif Eddin, Seif El Din)
  (محمد سيف الدين) | Gender: male | Minister of Labour and social affairs. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 15.11.2021 |
| 315. | Diala BARAKAT
  (ديالا بركات) | Date of birth: 1980;
  Gender: female | Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 15.11.2021’ |

(1)

The following persons are added to the list set out in Section A (‘Persons’):

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

‘312.

Amr SALEM

(عمرو سالم)

Date of birth: January 1958;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: male

Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

15.11.2021

313.

Boutros AL-HALLAQ

(بطرس الحلاق)

Place of birth: Damascus countryside, Syria;

Gender: male

Minister of information. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

15.11.2021

314.

Mohammad SEIFEDDINE

(a.k.a. Seif Eddin, Seif El Din)

(محمد سيف الدين)

Gender: male

Minister of Labour and social affairs. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

15.11.2021

315.

Diala BARAKAT

(ديالا بركات)

Date of birth: 1980;

Gender: female

Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

15.11.2021’

| (2) | In Section A (Persons) the following entries are replaced as follows: | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ‘167. | Dr Jassem Mohammad ZAKARIA
  (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed, Jasem) | Date of birth: 1968
  Gender: male; | Former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
  As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 16.10.2012 |
| 229. | Abdullah ABDULLAH
  (عبدالله عبدالله) | Date of birth: 1956;
  Gender: male | Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 14.11.2016 |
| 259. | Imad Abdullah SARA
  (عماد عبدالله صارة) | Date of birth: 1968;
  Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;
  Gender: male | Former Minister of Information. Appointed in January 2018.
  As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 26.2.2018 |
| 296. | Talal AL-BARAZI (a.k.a. Barazi)
  (طلال البرازي) | Date of birth: 1963;
  Place of birth: Hama city, Syria;
  Gender: male | Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
  As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 16.10.2020 |
| 309. | Malloul (a.k.a. Maloul) HUSSEIN (a.k.a. AL-HUSSEIN)
  (ملول حسين) | Date of birth: 1950;
  Place of birth: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria;
  Gender: male | Former Minister of State.
  As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population. | 6.11.2020’ |

(2)

In Section A (Persons) the following entries are replaced as follows:

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

‘167.

Dr Jassem Mohammad ZAKARIA

(a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed, Jasem)

Date of birth: 1968

Gender: male;

Former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

16.10.2012

229.

Abdullah ABDULLAH

(عبدالله عبدالله)

Date of birth: 1956;

Gender: male

Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

259.

Imad Abdullah SARA

(عماد عبدالله صارة)

Date of birth: 1968;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: male

Former Minister of Information. Appointed in January 2018.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

26.2.2018

296.

Talal AL-BARAZI (a.k.a. Barazi)

(طلال البرازي)

Date of birth: 1963;

Place of birth: Hama city, Syria;

Gender: male

Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

16.10.2020

309.

Malloul (a.k.a. Maloul) HUSSEIN (a.k.a. AL-HUSSEIN)

(ملول حسين)

Date of birth: 1950;

Place of birth: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria;

Gender: male

Former Minister of State.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.

6.11.2020’

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DECISIONS

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Official Journal of the European Union

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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:

| (1) | On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP. |
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(1)

On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

| (2) | 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. |
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(2)

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.

| (3) | Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

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

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(1)  
  OJ L 147, 1.6.2013, p. 14.

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ANNEX

Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as follows:

| (1) | the following entries are added to the list set out in Section A (Persons): | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ‘312. | Amr SALEM
  (عمرو سالم) | Date of birth: January 1958;
  Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;
  Gender: male | Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 15.11.2021 |
| 313. | Boutros AL-HALLAQ
  (بطرس الحلاق) | Place of birth: Damascus countryside, Syria;
  Gender: male | Minister of information. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 15.11.2021 |
| 314. | Mohammad SEIFEDDINE
  (a.k.a. Seif Eddin, Seif El Din)
  (محمد سيف الدين) | Gender: male | Minister of Labour and social affairs. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 15.11.2021 |
| 315. | Diala BARAKAT
  (ديالا بركات) | Date of birth: 1980;
  Gender: female | Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 15.11.2021’ |

(1)

the following entries are added to the list set out in Section A (Persons):

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

‘312.

Amr SALEM

(عمرو سالم)

Date of birth: January 1958;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: male

Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

15.11.2021

313.

Boutros AL-HALLAQ

(بطرس الحلاق)

Place of birth: Damascus countryside, Syria;

Gender: male

Minister of information. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

15.11.2021

314.

Mohammad SEIFEDDINE

(a.k.a. Seif Eddin, Seif El Din)

(محمد سيف الدين)

Gender: male

Minister of Labour and social affairs. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

15.11.2021

315.

Diala BARAKAT

(ديالا بركات)

Date of birth: 1980;

Gender: female

Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

15.11.2021’

| (2) | in Section A (‘Persons’), the following entries are replaced as follows: | Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ‘167. | Dr Jassem Mohammad ZAKARIA
  (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed, Jasem) | Date of birth: 1968
  Gender: male; | Former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.
  As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 16.10.2012 |
| 229. | Abdullah ABDULLAH
  (عبدالله عبدالله) | Date of birth: 1956;
  Gender: male | Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.
  As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 14.11.2016 |
| 259. | Imad Abdullah SARA
  (عماد عبدالله صارة) | Date of birth: 1968;
  Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;
  Gender: male | Former Minister of Information. Appointed in January 2018.
  As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 26.2.2018 |
| 296. | Talal AL-BARAZI (a.k.a. Barazi)
  (طلال البرازي) | Date of birth: 1963;
  Place of birth: Hama city, Syria;
  Gender: male | Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
  As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. | 16.10.2020 |
| 309. | Malloul (a.k.a. Maloul) HUSSEIN (a.k.a. AL-HUSSEIN)
  (ملول حسين) | Date of birth: 1950;
  Place of birth: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria;
  Gender: male | Former Minister of State.
  As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population. | 6.11.2020’ |

(2)

in Section A (‘Persons’), the following entries are replaced as follows:

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

‘167.

Dr Jassem Mohammad ZAKARIA

(a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed, Jasem)

Date of birth: 1968

Gender: male;

Former Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

16.10.2012

229.

Abdullah ABDULLAH

(عبدالله عبدالله)

Date of birth: 1956;

Gender: male

Minister of State. Appointed in August 2021.

As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

14.11.2016

259.

Imad Abdullah SARA

(عماد عبدالله صارة)

Date of birth: 1968;

Place of birth: Damascus, Syria;

Gender: male

Former Minister of Information. Appointed in January 2018.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

26.2.2018

296.

Talal AL-BARAZI (a.k.a. Barazi)

(طلال البرازي)

Date of birth: 1963;

Place of birth: Hama city, Syria;

Gender: male

Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.

16.10.2020

309.

Malloul (a.k.a. Maloul) HUSSEIN (a.k.a. AL-HUSSEIN)

(ملول حسين)

Date of birth: 1950;

Place of birth: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria;

Gender: male

Former Minister of State.

As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.

6.11.2020’

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