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| 26.9.2017 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | L 246/1 |
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26.9.2017

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 246/1

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/1751

of 25 September 2017

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) | The information relating to four persons and one entity set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should be updated. |
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(2)

The information relating to four persons and one entity set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should be updated.

| (3) | Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
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(3)

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.

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, 25 September 2017.

For the Council

The President

M. MAASIKAS

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

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ANNEX

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

| 1. | In Part A (‘Persons’), the following entries are replaced as follows:









  ‘236. | Saji' Darwish
  (a.k.a. Saji Jamil Darwish; Sajee Darwish; Sjaa Darwis)
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  ) | Date of birth: 11 January 1957
  Rank: Major General, Syrian Arab Air Force | Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and former Commander of the 22nd Division of the Syrian Arab Air Force, in post after May 2011. Operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector and is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population: as a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Arab Air Force and Commander of the 22nd Division until April 2017 he holds responsibility for the use of chemical weapons by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 22nd Division, including the attack on Talmenes that the Joint Investigative Mechanism reported was conducted by Hama airfield-based regime helicopters. | 21.3.2017 |
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| 247. | Jayyiz Rayyan Al-Musa
  (a.k.a.: Jaez Sawada al-Hammoud al-Mousa; Jayez al-Hammoud al-Moussa)
  (

  ) | Date of birth: 1954
  Place of birth: Hama, Syria
  Rank: Major General | Governor of Hasaka, appointed by Bashar al-Assad; he is associated with Bashar al-Assad.
  Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and former Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force.
  As a senior officer of the Syrian Air Force, he is responsible for the violent repression against 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. | 18.7.2017 |
| 248. | Mayzar 'Abdu Sawan
  (a.k.a.: Meezar Sawan)
  (

  ) | Date of birth: 1954
  Rank: Major General | Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and Commander of the 20th Division of the Syrian Air Force, in post after May 2011.
  As a senior officer in the Syrian air force he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population including attacks against civilian areas by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 20th Division. | 18.7.2017 |
| 249. | Isam Zahr Al-Din
  (a.k.a.: Isam Zuhair al-Din; Isam Zohruddin; Issam Zahruddin; Issam Zahreddine; Essam Zahruddin; Issam Zaher Eldin; Issam Zaher al-Deen; Nafed Assadllah)
  (

  ) | Date of birth: 1961
  Place of birth: Tarba, As-Suwayda province, Syria
  Rank: Brigadier General | Holds the rank of Brigadier General, a senior officer in the Republican Guard, in post after May 2011. As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population, including during the siege of Baba Amr in February 2012. | 18.7.2017’ |

1.

In Part A (‘Persons’), the following entries are replaced as follows:

‘236.

Saji' Darwish

(a.k.a. Saji Jamil Darwish; Sajee Darwish; Sjaa Darwis)

(
  Image 1
  )

Date of birth: 11 January 1957

Rank: Major General, Syrian Arab Air Force

Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and former Commander of the 22nd Division of the Syrian Arab Air Force, in post after May 2011. Operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector and is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population: as a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Arab Air Force and Commander of the 22nd Division until April 2017 he holds responsibility for the use of chemical weapons by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 22nd Division, including the attack on Talmenes that the Joint Investigative Mechanism reported was conducted by Hama airfield-based regime helicopters.

21.3.2017

247.

Jayyiz Rayyan Al-Musa

(a.k.a.: Jaez Sawada al-Hammoud al-Mousa; Jayez al-Hammoud al-Moussa)

(
  Image 2
  )

Date of birth: 1954

Place of birth: Hama, Syria

Rank: Major General

Governor of Hasaka, appointed by Bashar al-Assad; he is associated with Bashar al-Assad.

Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and former Chief of Staff of the Syrian Air Force.

As a senior officer of the Syrian Air Force, he is responsible for the violent repression against 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.

18.7.2017

248.

Mayzar 'Abdu Sawan

(a.k.a.: Meezar Sawan)

(
  Image 3
  )

Date of birth: 1954

Rank: Major General

Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and Commander of the 20th Division of the Syrian Air Force, in post after May 2011.

As a senior officer in the Syrian air force he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population including attacks against civilian areas by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 20th Division.

18.7.2017

249.

Isam Zahr Al-Din

(a.k.a.: Isam Zuhair al-Din; Isam Zohruddin; Issam Zahruddin; Issam Zahreddine; Essam Zahruddin; Issam Zaher Eldin; Issam Zaher al-Deen; Nafed Assadllah)

(
  Image 4
  )

Date of birth: 1961

Place of birth: Tarba, As-Suwayda province, Syria

Rank: Brigadier General

Holds the rank of Brigadier General, a senior officer in the Republican Guard, in post after May 2011. As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population, including during the siege of Baba Amr in February 2012.

18.7.2017’

| 2. | In Part B (‘Entities’), the following entry is replaced as follows:









  ‘21. | Centre d'études et de recherches syrien (CERS)
  (a.k.a. Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Scientifique (CERS); Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC); Centre de Recherche de Kaboun) | Barzeh Street, |
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| Po Box 4470, |
| Damascus |

2.

In Part B (‘Entities’), the following entry is replaced as follows:

‘21.

Centre d'études et de recherches syrien (CERS)

(a.k.a. Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Scientifique (CERS); Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC); Centre de Recherche de Kaboun)

Barzeh Street,

Po Box 4470,

Damascus

Provides support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators.

Operating in the chemical weapon proliferation sector, it is the government entity responsible for developing and producing non-conventional weapons, including chemical weapons, and the missiles to deliver them.

1.12.2011’

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