Commission Regulation (EC) No 678/2008 of 16 July 2008 amending for the 97th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban
Date: 2008-07-16
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Afghanistan, economic sanctions, foreign capital, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism

17.7.2008

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 678/2008

of 16 July 2008

amending for the 97th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific
restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin
Laden, the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002
imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against
certain persons and entities associated with Usama bin Laden,
the Al-Qaida network and the Taliban, and repealing Council
Regulation (EC) No 467/2001 prohibiting the export of certain
goods and services to Afghanistan, strengthening the flight ban
and extending the freeze of funds and other financial resources
in respect of the Taliban of Afghanistan (1), and in particular
Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

Annex I
to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the
persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of
funds and economic resources under that Regulation.

(2)

(3)

On 1 and on 3 July 2008, the Sanctions Committee of
the United Nations Security Council decided to amend
the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the
freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.
Annex I should therefore be amended accordingly.

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this
Regulation are effective, this Regulation must enter into
force immediately,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is hereby amended as
set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi­
cation 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, 16 July 2008.

For the Commission

Eneko LANDÁBURU
Director-General for External Relations

(1) OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9. Regulation as

last amended by
Commission Regulation (EC) No 580/2008 (OJ L 161, 20.6.2008,
p. 25).

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ANNEX

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:

(1) The following entries shall be added under the heading ‘Natural persons’:

‘(a) Ahmed Deghdegh (alias Abd El Illah). Date of birth: 17.1.1967. Place of birth: Anser, Wilaya (province) of Jijel,
Algeria. Nationality: Algerian. Other information: (a) Belongs to the leadership of the Organisation of Al-Qaida in
the Islamic Maghreb. More particularly involved in the finances of the organisation; (b) Mother’s name: Zakia
Chebira. Father’s name: Lakhdar.

(b) Yahia Djouadi (alias (a) Yahia Abou Ammar; (b) Abou Ala). Date of birth: 1.1.1967. Place of birth: M’Hamid,
Wilaya (province) of Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria. Nationality: Algerian. Other information:
(a) Belongs to the
leadership of the Organisation of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb; (b). Located in Northern Mali as of June
2008; (c) Mother’s name: Zohra Fares. Father’s name: Mohamed.

(c) Salah Gasmi (alias (a) Abou Mohamed Salah; (b) Bounouadher). Date of birth: 13.4.1974. Place of birth: Zeribet
El Oued, Wilaya (province) of Biskra, Algeria. Nationality: Algerian. Other information:
(a) Belongs to the
leadership of the Organisation of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. More particularly involved in the propaganda
activities of the organisation; (b) Located in Northern Mali as of June 2008; (c) Mother’s name: Yamina Soltane.
Father’s name: Abdelaziz.

(d) Abid Hammadou (alias (a) Abdelhamid Abou Zeid;

(c) Abou Abdellah). Date of birth:
12.12.1965. Place of birth: Touggourt, Wilaya (province) of Ouargla, Algeria. Nationality: Algerian. Other
(b) Located in
information:
(a) Associated with the Organisation of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb;
Northern Mali as of June 2008; (c) Mother’s name: Fatma Hammadou. Father’s name: Benabes.’

(b) Youcef Adel;

(2) The entry ‘Hamid Al-Ali (alias (a) Dr Hamed Abdullah Al-'Ali, (b) Hamed Al-'Ali, (c) Hamed bin 'Abdallah Al-'Ali,
(d) Hamid 'Abdallah Al-'Ali, (e) Hamid 'Abdallah Ahmad Al-'Ali, (f) Hamid bin Abdallah Ahmed Al-Ali, (g) Abu
Salim). Date of birth: 20.1.1960. Nationality: Kuwaiti’ under the heading ‘Natural persons’ shall be replaced by:

‘Hamid Abdallah Ahmed Al-Ali (alias (a) Dr Hamed Abdullah Al-Ali, (b) Hamed Al-'Ali, (c) Hamed bin 'Abdallah Al-
'Ali, (d) Hamid 'Abdallah Al-'Ali, (e) Hamid 'Abdallah Ahmad Al-'Ali, (f) Hamid bin Abdallah Ahmed Al-Ali, (g) Abu
Salim). Date of birth: 20.1.1960. Nationality: Kuwaiti.’

(3) The entry ‘Jaber Al-Jalamah (alias (a) Jaber Al-Jalahmah, (b) Abu Muhammad Al-Jalahmah, (c) Jabir Abdallah Jabir
Ahmad Jalahmah,
(g) Abu
Muhammad). Date of birth: 24.9.1959. Nationality: Kuwaiti. Passport No: 101423404’ under the heading ‘Natural
persons’ shall be replaced by:

Jabir 'Abdallah Jabir Ahmad Al-Jalamah,

Jabir Al-Jalhami,

(f) Abdul-Ghani,

(d)

(e)

‘Jaber Abdallah Jaber Al-Jalahmah (alias (a) Jaber Al-Jalamah, (b) Abu Muhammad Al-Jalahmah, (c) Jabir Abdallah
Jabir Ahmad Jalahmah, (d) Jabir 'Abdallah Jabir Ahmad Al-Jalamah, (e) Jabir Al-Jalhami, (f) Abdul-Ghani, (g) Abu
Muhammad). Date of birth: 24.9.1959. Nationality: Kuwaiti. Passport No: 101423404.’