Commission Regulation (EC) No 1330/2008 of 22 December 2008 amending for the 103rd 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: 2008-12-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Afghanistan, economic sanctions, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism

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Official Journal of the European Union

23.12.2008

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1330/2008

of 22 December 2008

amending for the 103rd 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
export of
to Afghanistan,
and
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 the first
indent of Article 7(1)
thereof,

certain goods

services

(4)

(5)

Whereas:

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

Journal so that

Since the UN list does not provide the current addresses
for the natural persons concerned, a notice should be
the persons
published in the Official
the
concerned can contact
Commission
the
subsequently
grounds on which this Regulation is based to the
natural persons concerned, provide them with the oppor­
tunity to comment on these grounds and review this
Regulation in view of
the comments and possible
available additional information,

the Commission and that

communicate

can

(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.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

On 21 and 27 October 2008 and on 12 November
2008, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations
Security Council decided to amend the list of natural and
legal persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing
of funds and economic resources should apply, adding
seven natural persons to the list given the information
related to their association with Al-Qaida. The statements
of
amendments have been
the
provided to the Commission.

regarding

reasons

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, 22 December 2008.

For the Commission

Eneko LANDÁBURU
Director-General for External Relations

(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) Abdulbasit Abdulrahim (alias (a) Abdul Basit Fadil Abdul Rahim, (b) Abdelbasit Abdelrahim, (c) Abdullah Mansour,
(d) Abdallah Mansour, (e) Adbulrahim Abdulbasit Fadil Mahoud). Address: London, United Kingdom. Date of birth:
2.7.1968. Place of birth: Gdabia, Libya. Passport No: 800220972 (British passport). Nationality: British. Other in
formation: (a) British National Insurance Number PX053496A; (b) Involved in fundraising on behalf of the Libyan
Islamic Fighting Group; (c) Held senior positions within the LIFG in the United Kingdom; (d) Associated with the
Directors of the SANABEL Relief Agency, Ghuma Abd’rabbah, Taher Nasuf and Abdulbaqi Mohammed Khaled and
with members of the LIFG in the United Kingdom, including Ismail Kamoka, a senior member of the LIFG in the
United Kingdom who has been convicted and sentenced in the United Kingdom in June 2007 based on charges of
terrorist funding.

(2) Redouane El Habhab (alias Abdelrahman). Address: Iltisstrasse 58, 24143 Kiel, Germany (previous address). Date of
birth: 20.12.1969; Place of birth: Casablanca, Morocco. Nationality: German. Passport No: 1005552350 (issued on
27.3.2001 by Municipality of Kiel, Germany, expires on 26.3.2011). Identity card No: 1007850441 (German federal
identity card issued on 27.3.2001 by Municipality of Kiel, Germany, expires on 26 Mar. 2011). Other information:
Currently in prison in Lübeck, Germany.

(3) Maftah Mohamed Elmabruk (alias (a) Muftah Al Mabrook, (b) Mustah ElMabruk, (c) Maftah El Mobruk, (d) Muftah
El Mabruk, (e) Maftah Elmobruk, (f) Al Hajj Abd Al Haqq, (g) Al Haj Abd Al Hak). Address: London, United
Kingdom. Date of birth: 1.5.1950. Place of birth: Libya. Nationality: Libyan. Other information: (a) British National
Insurance Number: PW503042C; (b) British resident; (c) Involved in fundraising on behalf of the Libyan Islamic
Fighting Group (LIFG). Associated with members of
including Mohammed
Benhammedi and Ismail Kamoka, a senior member of the LIFG in the United Kingdom who has been convicted
and sentenced in the United Kingdom in June 2007 based on charges of terrorist funding.

the LIFG in the United Kingdom,

(4) Abdelrazag Elsharif Elosta (alias Abdelrazag Elsharif Al Usta) Address: London, United Kingdom. Date of birth
20.6.1963. Place of birth: Soguma, Libya. Passport No: 304875071 (British passport). Nationality: British. Other
information: (a) British National Insurance Number: PW669539D; (b) Involved in fundraising and financial facilitation
on behalf of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG). Associated with members of the LIFG in the United Kingdom,
including Mohammed Benhammedi, Taher Nasuf and Ismail Kamoka, a senior member of the LIFG in the United
Kingdom who has been convicted and sentenced in the United Kingdom in Jun. 2007 based on charges of terrorist
funding.

(5) Fritz Martin Gelowicz (alias Robert Konars (born 10.4.1979 in Liège, Belgium),

(c) Malik,
(d) Benzl,
(e) Bentley). Address: Böfinger Weg 20, 89075 Ulm, Germany (previous address). Date of birth:
1.9.1979. Place of birth: Munich, Germany. Nationality: German. Passport No: 7020069907 (German passport
identification No: 7020783883 (German Federal
issued in Ulm, Germany, valid until 11 May 2010). National
Identity Card, issued in Ulm, Germany, expired on 10.6.2008). Other information: (a) Associated with the Islamic
Jihad Union (IJU), also known as the Islamic Jihad Group since at least the beginning of 2006. Associated with Daniel
Martin Schneider and Adem Yilmaz. Trained in the manufacture and use of explosives; (b) Arrested on 4 September
2007 in Medebach, Germany, and in detention in Germany since 5 September 2007 (October 2008).

(b) Markus Gebert,

(6) Daniel Martin Schneider (alias Abdullah). Address: Petrusstrasse 32, 66125 Herrensohr, Dudweiler, Saarbrücken,
Germany (previous address). Date of birth: 9.9.1985. Place of birth: Neunkirchen (Saar), Germany. Nationality:
German. Passport No: 2318047793 (German passport issued in Friedrichsthal, Germany, on 17.5.2006, valid until
16.5.2011). National identification No: 2318229333 (German Federal Identity Card issued in Friedrichsthal, Germany,
on 17.5.2006, valid until 16.5.2011 (reported lost)). Other information: (a) Associated with the Islamic Jihad Union
(IJU), also known as the Islamic Jihad Group since at least the beginning of 2006. Associate of Fritz Martin Gelowicz
and Adem Yilmaz; (b) Arrested on 4 September 2007 in Medebach, Germany, and in detention in Germany since
5 September 2007 (October 2008).

(7) Adem Yilmaz (alias Talha) Date of birth: 4.11.1978. Place of birth: Bayburt, Turkey. Nationality: Turkish. Passport
No: TR-P 614166 (Turkish passport issued by the Turkish Consulate General in Frankfurt/Main on 22.3.2006, valid
until 15.9.2009. Address: Südliche Ringstrasse 133, 63225 Langen, Germany (previous address). Other information:
(a) Associated with the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU), also known as the Islamic Jihad Group since at least the beginning
of 2006. Associate of Fritz Martin Gelowicz and Daniel Martin Schneider; (b) Arrested on 4 September 2007 in
Medebach, Germany, and in detention in Germany since 5 September 2007 (October 2008).