Commission Regulation (EC) No 1109/2008 of 6 November 2008 amending for the 100th 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: 2008-11-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Afghanistan, economic sanctions, foreign capital, international sanctions, terrorism

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1109/2008

of 6 November 2008

amending for the 100th 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,

(3)

Annex I should be amended accordingly.

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of
27 May 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
to Afghanistan,
and
export of
strengthening the flight ban and extending the freeze of funds
and other financial resources in respect of the Taliban of Afgha­
nistan (1), and in particular Article 7(1), first indent, thereof,

certain goods

services

(4)

(5)

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

The Commission will communicate the grounds on
which this Regulation is based to the
individuals
concerned, provide
them with the opportunity to
comment on these grounds and review this Regulation
in view of
available
additional information,

and possible

comments

the

Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

(1)

(2)

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.

On 10 October 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, by adding
three persons to the list given the information related to
their association with Al-Qaida.

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, 6 November 2008.

For the Commission

Benita FERRERO-WALDNER
Member of the Commission

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

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ANNEX

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

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

1. Adil Muhammad Mahmud Abd Al-Khaliq (alias (a) Adel Mohamed Mahmoud Abdul Khaliq; (b) Adel Mohamed
Mahmood Abdul Khaled). Date of birth: 2.3.1984. Place of birth: Bahrain. Passport No: 1632207 (Bahrain). Other
information: (a) Has acted on behalf of and provided financial, material and logistical support to Al-Qaida and the
Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, including provision of electrical parts used in explosives, computers, GPS devices and
military equipment. (b) Trained by Al-Qaida in small arms and explosives in South Asia and fought with Al-Qaida in
Afghanistan. (c) Arrested in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January 2007 on charges of being a member of Al-
Qaida and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group. (d) Following his conviction in the United Arab Emirates in late 2007,
he was transferred to Bahrain in early 2008 to serve out the remainder of his sentence.

2. Abd Al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffar Ali (alias (a) Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Jaffir; (b) Abd al-Rahman Muhammad
Jafir Ali; (c) Abd al-Rahman Jaffir Ali; (d) Abdul Rahman Mohamed Jaffer Ali; (e) Abdulrahman Mohammad Jaffar; (f)
Ali Al-Khal; (g) Abu Muhammad Al-Khal). Date of birth: 15.1.1968. Place of birth: Muharraq, Bahrain. Nationality:
Bahraini. Other information: (a) Bahrain-based financier and facilitator for Al-Qaida. (b) In January 2008, convicted by
the Bahraini High Criminal Court for financing terrorism, undergoing terrorist training, facilitating the travel of others
to receive terrorist training abroad, and for membership in a terrorist organization. Released after Court verdict and
completion of his sentence. (c) Located in Bahrain (May 2008).

3. Khalifa: Muhammad Turki Al-Subaiy (alias (a) Khalifa Mohd Turki Alsubaie; (b) Khalifa Mohd Turki al-Subaie; (c)
Khalifa Al-Subayi; (d) Khalifa Turki bin Muhammad bin al-Suaiy). Date of birth: 1.1.1965. Nationality: Qatari. Passport
No: 00685868 (Qatar). Identity card number: 26563400140 (Qatar). Other information: (a) Qatar-based terrorist
financier and facilitator who has provided financial support to, and acted on behalf of, the senior leadership of Al-
Qaida, including moving recruits to Al-Qaida training camps in South Asia. (b) In Jan. 2008, convicted in absentia by
the Bahraini High Criminal Court for financing terrorism, undergoing terrorist training, facilitating the travel of others
to receive terrorist training abroad, and for membership in a terrorist organization. (c) Arrested in Qatar in March
2008. Serving his sentence in Qatar (June 2008).