Joint Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011
Date: 2011-12-09
Institutions: European Commission, High Representative of the Union
Subjects: European Investment Bank, Syria, arms control, economic sanctions, international sanctions, legal person, natural gas, natural person, petroleum, technology transfer, trade restriction

EUROPEAN COMMISSION 

HIGH REPRESENTATIVE OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION FOR 
FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND 
SECURITY POLICY

Brussels, 9.12.2011 
COM(2011) 887 final 

2011/0433 (NLE) 

Joint Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing 
Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

On  9  May  2011,  the  Council  adopted  Regulation  (EU)  No  442/20111  concerning 
restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.  

The  Council  expanded  the  scope  of  its  measures  against  Syria  by  way  of  Council 
Regulations  on  2  September  2011,  23  September  2011,  13  October  2011  and  14 
November,  as  well  as  making  amendments  and  additions  to  the  list  of  targeted 
persons and entities through successive Council Implementing  Regulations. Further 
measures,  which  do  not  fall  within  the  scope  of  Union  law,  are  set  out  in 
corresponding CFSP Decisions of the Council.  

In  view  of  the  continued  brutal  repression  and  violation  of  human  rights  by  the 
Government  of  Syria, 
the  Council  has  now  adopted  Council  Decision 
2011/782/CFSP,  by  which  it  calls  for  new  measures,  namely  a  prohibition  on  the 
export of telecommunications monitoring equipment for use by the Syrian regime, a 
prohibition  on  the  participation  in  certain  infrastructure  projects  and  investment  in 
such projects, and additional restrictions on the transfers of funds and the provision 
of financial services.  

These  measures  fall  within  the  scope  of  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the 
European  Union  and,  therefore,  notably  with  a  view  to  ensuring  its  uniform 
application  by  economic  operators  in  all  Member  States,  regulatory  action  at  the 
level of the Union is necessary in order to implement them. 

In view of the extent of the amendments introduced, taken together with the various 
measures already adopted in relation to Syria, it is appropriate to consolidate all the 
measures  into  a  new  regulation  which  repeals  and  replaces  Regulation  (EU)  No 
442/2011.  

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2011/0433 (NLE) 

Joint Proposal for a 

COUNCIL REGULATION 

concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing 
Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having  regard  to  the  Treaty  on  the  Functioning  of  the  European  Union,  and  in  particular 
Article 215 thereof,  

Having  regard  to  Council  Decision  2011/782/CFSP  concerning  restrictive  measures  against 
Syria2,  

Having  regard  to  the  joint  proposal  from  the  High  Representative  of  the  Union  for  Foreign 
Affairs and Security Policy and the European Commission, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

On  9  May  2011,  the  Council  adopted  Regulation  (EU)  No  442/20113  concerning 
restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.  

The  Council  expanded  the  scope  of  its  measures  against  Syria  by  way  of  Council 
Regulations  on  2  September  2011,  23  September  2011,  13  October  2011  and  14 
November, as well as making amendments and additions to the list of targeted persons 
and entities through successive Council Implementing Regulations. Further measures, 
which do not fall within  the  scope of  Union law, are set out in corresponding CFSP 
Decisions of the Council.  

In  view  of  the  continued  brutal  repression  and  violation  of  human  rights  by  the 
Government  of  Syria,  Council  Decision  2011/782/CFSP  concerning  restrictive 
measures against Syria4 provides for additional measures, namely a prohibition on the 
export  of  telecommunications  monitoring  equipment  for  use  by  the  Syrian  regime,  a 
prohibition  on  the  participation  in  certain  infrastructure  projects  and  investment  in 
such projects, and additional restrictions on the transfers of funds and the provision of 
financial services. 

(4) 

These measures fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European 
Union  and,  therefore,  notably  with  a  view  to  ensuring  its  uniform  application  by 

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OJ L 121, 10.5.2011, p. 1 
OJ L 319, 02.12.2011, p. 56 

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economic operators in all Member States, regulatory action at the level of the Union is 
necessary in order to implement them. 

(5) 

In view  of the extent of the amendments introduced, taken together with the various 
measures  already  adopted  in  relation  to  Syria,  it  is  appropriate  to  consolidate  all  the 
measures  into  a  new  regulation  which  repeals  and  replaces  Regulation  (EU)  No 
442/2011.  

(6) 

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

CHAPTER I 

DEFINITIONS 

Article 1 

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: 

(a) 

'branch' of a financial or credit institution means a place of business which forms a 
legally  dependent  part  of  a  financial  or  credit  institution  and  which  carries  out 
directly all or some of the transactions inherent in the business of financial or credit 
institutions; 

(b) 

'brokering services' means: 

(i) 

the negotiation or arrangement of transactions for the purchase, sale or supply 
of goods and technology from a third country to any other third country, or  

(ii) 

the selling or buying of goods and technology that are located in third countries 
for their transfer to another third country.  

(c) 

(d) 

'contract  or  transaction'  means  any  transaction  of  whatever  form  and  whatever  the 
applicable  law,  whether  comprising  one  or  more  contracts  or  similar  obligations 
made  between  the  same  or  different  parties;  for  this  purpose  'contract'  includes  a 
bond,  guarantee  or  indemnity,  particularly  a  financial  guarantee  or  financial 
indemnity,  and  credit,  whether  legally  independent  or  not,  as  well  as  any  related 
provision arising under, or in connection with, the transaction; 

'credit  institution'  means  a  credit  institution  as  defined  in  Article  4(1)  of 
Directive 2006/48/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  14  June 
2006  relating  to  the  taking  up  and  pursuit  of  the  business  of  credit  institutions5, 
including its branches inside or outside the Union; 

(e) 

‘crude oil and petroleum products’ means the products listed in Annex IV; 

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'economic  resources'  means  assets  of  every  kind,  whether  tangible  or  intangible, 
movable or immovable, which are not funds, but which may be used to obtain funds, 
goods or services; 

(g) 

'financial institution' means  

(i) 

(ii) 

an undertaking, other than a credit institution, which carries out one or more of 
the operations included in points 2 to 12  and  points  14  and  15  of  Annex  I  to 
Directive 2006/48/EC,  including  the  activities  of  currency  exchange  offices 
(bureaux de change); 

insurance  company  duly  authorised 

an 
in  accordance  with  Directive 
2002/83/EC  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  5  November 
2002 concerning life assurance6, insofar as it carries out activities covered by 
that Directive; 

(iii)  an  investment  firm  as  defined  in  point  1  of  Article  4(1)  of  Directive 
2004/39/EC  of  the  European  Parliament and  of  the  Council  of  21  April  2004 
on markets in financial instruments7; 

(iv)  a collective investment undertaking marketing its units or shares; or 

(v) 

an  insurance  intermediary  as  defined  in  Article  2(5)  of  Directive  2002/92/EC 
of  the  European Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  9  December  2002  on 
insurance mediation8, with the exception of intermediaries referred to in Article 
2(7)  of  that  Directive,  when  they  act  in  respect  of  life  insurance  and  other 
investment related services; 

including its branches, whether inside or outside the Union. 

(h) 

(i) 

‘freezing of economic resources’ means preventing their use to obtain funds, goods 
or services in any way, including, but not limited to, by selling, hiring or mortgaging 
them; 

‘freezing of funds’ means preventing any move, transfer, alteration, use of, access to, 
or  dealing  with  funds  in  any  way  that  would  result  in  any  change  in  their  volume, 
amount, location, ownership, possession, character, destination or other change that 
would enable the funds to be used, including portfolio management;  

(j) 

‘funds’ means financial assets and benefits of every kind, including but not limited 
to: 

(i) 

cash,  cheques,  claims  on  money,  drafts,  money  orders  and  other  payment 
instruments; 

(ii)  deposits with financial institutions or other entities, balances on accounts, debts 

and debt obligations; 

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OJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p. 1. 
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(iii)  publicly-  and  privately-traded  securities  and  debt  instruments,  including  stocks 
and shares, certificates representing securities, bonds, notes, warrants, debentures 
and derivatives contracts; 

(iv) 

interest, dividends or other income on or value accruing from or generated by 
assets; 

(v) 

credit,  right  of  set-off,  guarantees,  performance  bonds  or  other  financial 
commitments; 

(vi) 

letters of credit, bills of lading, bills of sale; 

(vii)  documents evidencing an interest in funds or financial resources; 

'goods' includes items, materials and equipment; 

‘insurance’  means  an  undertaking  or  commitment  whereby  one  or  more  natural  or 
legal  persons  are  obliged,  in  return  for  payment,  to  provide  one  or  more  other 
persons,  in  the  event  of  materialisation  of  a  risk,  with  an  indemnity  or  a  benefit  as 
determined by the undertaking or commitment; 

‘reinsurance’  means  the  activity  consisting  in  accepting  risks  ceded  by  an  insurance 
undertaking or by another reinsurance undertaking or, in the case of the association of 
underwriters known as Lloyd’s, the activity consisting in accepting risks, ceded by any 
member  of  Lloyd’s,  by  an  insurance  or  reinsurance  undertaking  other  than  the 
association of underwriters known as Lloyd’s;  

(k) 

(l) 

(m) 

(n) 

‘Syrian credit or financial institution’ means: 

(i) 

any  credit  and  financial  institution  domiciled  in  Syria,  including  the  Central 
Bank of Syria; 

(ii) 

any  branch  or  subsidiary,  where  it  falls  within  the  scope  of  Article  37,  of  a 
credit and financial institution domiciled in Syria; 

(iii)  any branch or subsidiary, where it does not fall within the scope of Article 37, 

of a credit and financial institution domiciled in Syria; 

(iv)  any  credit  and  financial  institution  that  is  not  domiciled  in  Syria  but  is 

controlled by one or more persons or entities domiciled in Syria. 

(o) 

‘Syrian person, entity or body’ means: 

(i) 

the State of Syria or any public authority thereof;  

(ii) 

any natural person in, or resident in, Syria; 

(iii)  any legal person, entity or body having its registered office in Syria; 

(iv)  any  legal  person,  entity  or  body,  inside  or  outside  Syria,  owned  or  controlled 

directly or indirectly by one or more of the above mentioned persons or bodies. 

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(p) 

(q) 

(r) 

‘technical  assistance’  means  any  technical  support  related  to  repairs,  development, 
manufacture, assembly, testing, maintenance, or any other technical service, and may 
take  forms  such  as  instruction,  advice,  training,  the  transmission  of  working 
knowledge or skills or consulting services; including verbal forms of assistance; 

‘territory  of  the  Union’  means  the  territories  of  the  Member  States  to  which  the 
Treaty  is  applicable,  under  the  conditions  laid  down  in  the  Treaty,  including  their 
airspace; 

'transfer of funds' means any transaction carried out on behalf of a payer through a 
payment service provider by electronic means, with a view to making funds available 
to a payee at a payment service provider, irrespective of whether the payer and the 
payee  are  the  same  person.  The  terms  payer,  payee  and  payment  service  provider 
have  the  same  meaning  as  in  Regulation  (EC)  No  1781/2006  of  the  European 
Parliament  and  of  the Council  of  15  November  2006  on  information  on  the  payer 
accompanying transfers of funds9; 

CHAPTER II 

EXPORT AND IMPORT RESTRICTIONS 

1. 

It shall be prohibited: 

Article 2 

(a) 

to sell, supply, transfer or export, directly or indirectly, equipment which might 
be used for internal repression as listed in Annex I, whether or not originating 
in the Union, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria; 

(b) 

to  participate,  knowingly  and  intentionally,  in  activities  the  object  or  effect  of 
which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in point (a). 

Paragraph 1 shall not apply to protective clothing, including flak jackets and helmets, 
temporarily  exported  to  Syria  by  United  Nations  (UN)  personnel,  personnel  of  the 
Union  or  its  Member  States,  representatives  of  the  media  or  humanitarian  and 
development workers and associated persons exclusively for their personal use. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  paragraph  1,  the  competent  authorities  in  the  Member 
States  as  listed  in  Annex  III  may  authorise  the  sale,  supply,  transfer  or  export  of 
equipment which might be used for internal repression, under such conditions as they 
deem  appropriate,  if  they  determine  that  such  equipment  is  intended  solely  for 
humanitarian or protective use. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

It shall be prohibited: 

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(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance related to the goods and 
technology  listed  in  the  Common  Military  List  of  the  European  Union10 
('Common Military List') or related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance 
and use of goods included in that list, to any person, entity or body in Syria or 
for use in Syria; 

to  provide,  directly  or  indirectly,  technical  assistance  or  brokering  services 
related  to  equipment  which  might  be  used  for  internal  repression  as  listed  in 
Annex I, to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria; 

to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance related to the 
goods  and  technology  listed  in  the  Common  Military  List  or  in  Annex  I, 
including  in  particular  grants,  loans  and  export  credit  insurance,  for  any  sale, 
supply,  transfer  or  export  of  such  items,  or  for  any  provision  of  related 
technical assistance to any person, entity or body in Syria or for use in Syria; 

(d) 

to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect of 
which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) to (c). 

5. 

By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the prohibitions referred to therein shall not 
apply  to  the  provision  of  technical  assistance,  financing  and  financial  assistance 
related to: 

• 

• 

• 

technical  assistance  intended  solely  for  the  support  of  the  United  Nations 
Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF); 

non-lethal military equipment, or equipment which might be used for internal 
repression,  intended  solely  for  humanitarian  purposes  or  protective  use  or  for 
institution building programmes of the UN and the Union, or for Union or UN 
crisis management operations; or 

non-combat  vehicles  fitted  with  materials  to  provide  ballistic  protection, 
intended solely for the protective use of personnel of the Union and its Member 
States in Syria; 

provided  that  such  provision  shall  first  have  been  approved  by  the  competent 
authority of a Member State, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III. 

Article 4 

1. 

2. 

It  shall  be  prohibited  to  sell,  supply,  transfer  or  export,  directly  or  indirectly, 
equipment  or  software  identified  in  Annex  V,  whether  or  not  originating  in  the 
Union,  to  any  Syrian  person,  entity  or  body,  unless  the  competent  authority  of  the 
relevant  Member  State,  as  identified  in  the  websites  referred  to  in  Annex  III,  has 
given prior authorisation. 

The  competent  authorities  of  the  Member  States,  as  identified  in  the  websites 
referred to in Annex III, shall not grant any authorisation under paragraph 1 if they 

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have  reasonable  grounds  to  determine  that  the  equipment  or  software  in  question 
would be used primarily for monitoring or interception, by the Syrian regime or on 
its behalf, of internet or telephone communications in Syria. 

3. 

Annex  V  shall  include  only  equipment  or  software  which  may  be  used  for  the 
monitoring or interception of internet or telephone communications. 

It shall be prohibited:  

Article 5 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to 
the  equipment  and  software  identified  in  Annex  V,  or  related  to  the  provision, 
manufacture, maintenance and use of the equipment identified in Annex V or to the 
provision, installation, operation or updating of any software identified in Annex V, 
to any Syrian person, entity or body; 

to  provide,  directly  or  indirectly,  financing  or  financial  assistance  related  to  the 
equipment and software identified in Annex V, to any Syrian person, entity or body;  

to provide any telecommunication or internet monitoring or interception services of 
any kind to, or for the direct or indirect benefit of, any Syrian person, entity or body; 
and 

to  participate,  knowingly  and  intentionally,  in  any  activity  the  object  or  effect  of 
which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a), (b) or (c) above; 

unless  the  competent  authority  of  the  relevant  Member  State,  as  identified  in  the  websites 
referred  to  in  Annex  III,  has  given  prior  authorisation,  on  the  basis  set  out  in  Article  4(2) 
above. 

Article 6 

The  prohibitions  in  Articles  4  and  5  shall  not  prohibit  the  performance  of  an  obligation 
required  by  a  contract  which  was  concluded  prior  to  the  date  of  entry  into  force  of  this 
Regulation, provided that the person or entity seeking to rely on this Article has notified, in 
advance,  the  competent  authority  of  the  Member  State  in  which  they  are  established,  as 
identified on the websites listed in Annex III. 

It shall be prohibited: 

Article 7 

(a) 

to import crude oil or petroleum products into the Union if they: 

(i) 

originate in Syria; or  

(ii)  have been exported from Syria; 

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(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

to purchase crude oil or petroleum products which are located in or which originated 
in Syria; 

to  transport  crude  oil  or  petroleum  products  if  they  originate  in  Syria,  or  are  being 
exported from Syria to any other country; 

to provide, directly or indirectly, financing or financial assistance, including financial 
derivatives, as well as insurance and re-insurance, related to the prohibitions set out 
in points (a), (b) and (c); and 

to  participate,  knowingly  and  intentionally,  in  activities  whose  object  or  effect  is, 
directly or indirectly, to circumvent the prohibitions in point (a), (b), (c) or (d). 

The prohibitions in Article 7 shall not apply to: 

Article 8 

(a) 

(b) 

1. 

2. 

the execution, on or prior to 15 November 2011, of an obligation arising from a contract 
concluded before 2 September 2011, provided that the natural or legal person, entity or 
body seeking to perform the obligation concerned has notified, at least 7 working days 
in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in 
which it is established, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III; or 

the  purchase  of  crude  oil  or  petroleum  products  which  had  been  exported  from  Syria 
prior to 2 September 2011, or, where the export was made pursuant to point (a), on or 
prior to 15 November 2011. 

Article 9 

It shall be prohibited to sell, supply, transfer or export the equipment or technology 
listed in Annex VI, directly or indirectly, to any Syrian person, entity or body, or for 
use in Syria. 

Annex  VI  shall  include  key  equipment  and  technology  for  the  following  sectors  of 
the oil and gas industry in Syria: 

(a) 

exploration of crude oil and natural gas; 

(b) 

production of crude oil and natural gas; 

(c) 

refining; 

(d) 

liquefaction of natural gas. 

3. 

Annex VI shall not include items included in the Common Military List or in Annex 
I. 

It shall be prohibited:  

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(b) 

(c) 

1. 

2. 

to provide, directly or indirectly, technical assistance or brokering services related to 
the  equipment  and  technology  listed  in  Annex  VI,  or  related  to  the  provision, 
manufacture, maintenance and use of goods listed in Annex V, to any Syrian person, 
entity or body; 

to  provide,  directly  or  indirectly,  financing  or  financial  assistance  related  to  the 
equipment and technology listed in Annex VI, to any Syrian person, entity or body; 
and 

to  participate,  knowingly  and  intentionally,  in  any  activity  the  object  or  effect  of 
which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a) or (b) above. 

Article 11 

The  prohibitions  in  Articles  9  and  10  shall  not  prohibit  the  performance  of  an 
obligation required by a contract which was awarded or concluded prior to the date 
of  entry  into  force  of  this  regulation,  provided  that  the  person  or  entity  seeking  to 
rely on this Article has notified, in advance, the competent authority of the Member 
State in which they are established, as identified on the websites listed in Annex III. 

For the purposes of this Article, a contract shall have been ‘awarded’ to a person or 
entity if express written confirmation of the award of the contract to that person or 
entity  has  been  sent  by  the  other  contracting  party,  following  the  conclusion  of  a 
formal tender process. 

Article 12 

It  shall  be  prohibited  to  sell,  supply,  transfer  or  export,  directly  or  indirectly,  new  Syrian 
denominated banknotes and coinage, printed or minted in the European Union, to the Central 
Bank of Syria. 

RESTRICTIONS ON PARTICIPATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS 

CHAPTER III 

1. 

It shall be prohibited: 

Article 13 

(a) 

(b) 

to  participate,  directly  or  indirectly,  in  any  project  for  the  construction  or 
installation in Syria of new power plants for electricity production; and  

to provide, directly or indirectly, financial or technical assistance in relation to 
any project referred to in point (a).  

2. 

This  prohibition  shall  not  apply  to  the  performance  of  an  obligation  required  by  a 
contract which was concluded prior to the date of entry into force of this regulation, 
provided  that  the  person  or  entity  seeking  to  rely  on  this  Article  has  notified,  in 

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advance, the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established, 
as identified on the websites listed in Annex III. 

3. 

For  the  purposes  of  this  Article,  ‘participating’  in  a  project  shall  include  making 
materials available for use in such a project. 

CHAPTER IV 

RESTRICTIONS ON FINANCING CERTAIN ENTERPRISES 

1. 

The following shall be prohibited: 

Article 14 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

the granting of any financial loan or credit to any Syrian person, entity or body 
referred to in paragraph 2; 

the acquisition or extension of a participation in any Syrian person, entity or body 
referred to in paragraph 2; 

the creation of any joint venture with any Syrian person, entity or body referred 
to in paragraph 2; 

the participation, knowingly and intentionally, in activities the object or effect 
of which is to circumvent the prohibitions referred to in points (a), (b) or (c). 

2. 

The  prohibitions  in  paragraph  1  shall  apply  to  any  Syrian  person,  entity  or  body 
engaged in: 

(a) 

the exploration, production or refining of crude oil; or; 

(b) 

the construction or installation of new power plants for electricity production. 

3. 

For the purposes of paragraph 2 only, the following definitions shall apply: 

‘exploration  of  crude  oil’  includes  the  exploration  for,  prospecting  for  and 
management of crude oil reserves, as well as the provision of geological services in 
relation to such reserves; 

‘refining of crude oil’ means the processing, conditioning or preparation of oil for the 
ultimately final sale of fuels. 

4. 

The prohibitions in paragraph 1: 

(a) 

(b) 

shall  be  without  prejudice  to  the  execution  of  an  obligation  arising  from 
contracts  or  agreements  relating  to  the  exploration,  production  or  refining  of 
crude oil, concluded before 23 September 2011; 

shall  not  prevent  the  extension  of  a  participation  relating  to  the  exploration, 
production or refining of crude oil, if such extension is an obligation under an 
agreement concluded before 23 September 2011. 

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CHAPTER V 

FREEZING OF FUNDS AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES 

Article 15 

1. 

2. 

3. 

All  funds  and  economic  resources  belonging  to,  owned,  held  or  controlled  by  the 
natural or legal persons, entities and bodies listed in Annex II and IIa shall be frozen.  

No funds or economic resources shall be made available, directly or indirectly, to or 
for the benefit of the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex II and 
IIa. 

The  participation,  knowingly  and  intentionally,  in  activities  the  object  or  effect  of 
which is, directly or indirectly, to circumvent the measures referred to in paragraphs 
1 and 2 shall be prohibited. 

1. 

Annexes II and IIa shall consist of the following: 

Article 16 

(a)  Annex II shall consist of a list of natural or legal persons, entities and bodies 
who, in accordance with Article 15(1) of Decision 2011/273/CFSP, have been 
identified by the Council as being persons or entities responsible for the violent 
repression  against  the  civilian  population  in  Syria,  persons  and  entities 
benefiting  from  or  supporting  the  regime,  and  natural  or  legal  persons  and 
entities associated with them, and to whom Article 21 shall not apply; 

(b)  Annex  IIa  shall  consist  of  a  list  of  entities  which,  in  accordance  with  Article 
15(1)  of  Decision  2011/273/CFSP,  have  been  identified  by  the  Council  as 
being entities associated with the persons or entities responsible for the violent 
repression against the civilian population in Syria, or with persons and entities 
benefiting from or supporting the regime, and to which Article 21 shall apply. 

Annexes II and IIa shall include the grounds for the listing of listed persons, entities 
and bodies concerned. 

Annexes  II  and  IIa  shall  also  include,  where  available,  information  necessary  to 
identify  the  natural  or  legal  persons,  entities  and  bodies  concerned.  With  regard  to 
natural persons, such information may include names including aliases, date and place 
of  birth,  nationality,  passport  and  ID  card  numbers,  gender,  address,  if  known,  and 
function  or  profession.  With  regard  to  legal  persons,  entities  and  bodies,  such 
information may include names, place and date of registration, registration number and 
place of business. 

2. 

3. 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  15,  the  competent  authorities  in  the  Member  States  as 
identified on the websites listed in Annex III may authorise the release of certain frozen funds 

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or economic resources, or the making available of certain funds or economic resources, under 
such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that the funds or economic 
resources are: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

necessary to satisfy the basic needs of persons listed in Annexes II and IIa and their 
dependent  family  members,  including  payments  for  foodstuffs,  rent  or  mortgage, 
medicines  and  medical  treatment,  taxes,  insurance  premiums,  and  public  utility 
charges; 

intended exclusively for payment of reasonable professional fees and reimbursement 
of incurred expenses associated with the provision of legal services; 

intended  exclusively  for  payment  of  fees  or  service  charges  for  routine  holding  or 
maintenance of frozen funds or economic resources;  

necessary for extraordinary expenses, provided that the relevant competent authority 
has notified the grounds on which it considers that a specific authorisation should be 
granted  to  the  competent  authorities  of  the  other  Member States  and  to  the 
Commission at least two weeks before the authorisation; or 

the  Member  State  concerned  shall  inform  the  other  Member  States  and  the 
Commission  of  any  authorisation  granted  under  this  paragraph  within  4  weeks 
following the authorisation. 

Article 18 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  15,  the  competent  authorities  in  the  Member  States  as 
listed in Annex III may authorise the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, if 
the following conditions are met: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

the  funds  or  economic  resources  in  question  are  the  subject  of  a  judicial, 
administrative or arbitral lien established prior to the date on which the person, entity 
or  body  referred  to  in  Article  15  was  included  in  Annex  II  or  IIa,  or  of  a  judicial, 
administrative or arbitral judgment rendered prior to that date; 

the funds or economic resources in question will be used exclusively to satisfy claims 
secured by such a lien or recognised as valid in such a judgment, within the limits set 
by  applicable  laws  and  regulations  governing  the  rights  of  persons  having  such 
claims; 

the lien or judgment is not for the benefit of a person, entity or body listed in Annex 
II or IIa; and 

recognising the lien or judgment is not contrary to public policy in the Member State 
concerned. 

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The relevant Member State shall inform the other Member States and the Commission of any 
authorisation granted under this Article. 

Article 19 

By  way  of  derogation  from  Article  15,  the  competent  authorities  in  the  Member  States,  as 
listed  in  Annex  III,  may  authorise  the  release  of  frozen  funds  or  economic  resources 
belonging to persons, entities or bodies listed in Annexes II and IIa, or the making available 
of certain funds or economic resources to persons, entities or bodies listed in Annexes II and 
IIa, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, where they consider it necessary in order 
to enable the supply of oil, gas or electricity to the civilian population in Syria. The Member 
State  concerned  shall  inform  other  Member  States  and  the  Commission  of  authorisations 
made under this Article within two weeks of the authorisation. 

Article 20 

1. 

Article 15(2) shall not apply to the addition to frozen accounts of: 

(a) 

interest or other earnings on those accounts; or 

(b)  payments due under contracts, agreements or obligations that were concluded 
or  arose  before  the  date  on  which  the  account  became  subject  to  this 
Regulation, 

provided  that  any  such  interest,  other  earnings  and  payments  are  frozen  in 
accordance with Article 15(1). 

2. 

Article  15(2)  shall  not  prevent  financial  or  credit  institutions  in  the  Union  from 
crediting  frozen  accounts  where  they  receive  funds  transferred  to  the  account  of  a 
listed  natural  or  legal  person,  entity  or  body,  provided  that  any  additions  to  such 
accounts  will  also  be  frozen.  The  financial  or  credit  institution  shall  inform  the 
relevant competent authority about any such transaction without delay. 

Article 21 

By way of derogation from Article 15 and provided that a payment by a person, entity or body 
listed  in  Annex  II  or  IIa  is  due  under  a  contract  or  agreement  that  was concluded by, or  an 
obligation that arose for the person, entity or body concerned before, the date on which that 
person, entity or body had been designated, the competent authorities of the Member States, 
as indicated on the websites listed in Annex III, may authorise, under such conditions as they 
deem appropriate, the release of certain frozen funds or economic resources, provided that the 
payment is not directly or indirectly received by a person on entity referred to in Article 15. 

By way of derogation from Article 15(1), an entity listed in Annex IIa may, for a period of 
two months from the date on which it was designated, make a payment from frozen funds or 

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economic  resources  which  were  received  by  that  entity  after  the  date  on  which  it  was 
designated, provided that: 

(a) 

(b) 

such payment is due under a trade contract; and 

the  competent  authority  of  the  relevant  Member  State  has  determined  that  the 
payment  will  not  directly  or  indirectly  be  received  by  a  person  or  entity  listed  in 
Annex II or Annex IIa. 

Article 23 

The  freezing  of  funds  and  economic  resources  or  the  refusal  to  make  funds  or  economic 
resources  available,  carried  out  in  good  faith  on  the  basis  that  such  action  is  in  accordance 
with this Regulation, shall not give rise to liability of any kind on the part of the natural or 
legal  person  or  entity  or  body  implementing  it,  or  its  directors  or  employees,  unless  it  is 
proved  that  the  funds  and  economic  resources  were  frozen  or  withheld  as  a  result  of 
negligence. 

RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS OF FUNDS AND ON FINANCIAL SERVICES 

CHAPTER VI 

The European Investment Bank (EIB) shall: 

Article 24 

(a) 

(b) 

be prohibited from making any disbursement or payment under or in connection with 
any  existing  loan  agreements  entered  into  between  the  State  of  Syria  or  any  public 
authority thereof and the EIB; and 

suspend  all  existing  Technical  Assistance  Service  Contracts  relating  to  projects 
financed under the loan agreements referred to in point (a), and which are intended 
for the direct or indirect benefit of the State of Syria or any public authority thereof 
to be performed in Syria 

It shall be prohibited: 

Article 25 

(a) 

to sell or purchase public or public-guaranteed bonds issued after the entry into force 
of this Regulation, directly or indirectly, to or from any of the following: 

(i) 

the  State  of  Syria  or  its  Government,  and  its  public  bodies,  corporations  and 
agencies; 

(ii) 

any Syrian credit or financial institution; 

(iii)  a  natural  person  or  a  legal  person,  entity  or  body  acting  on  behalf  or  at  the 

direction of a legal person, entity or body referred to in (i) or (ii); 

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(b) 

(c) 

(iv)  a legal person, entity or body owned or controlled by a person, entity or body 

referred to in (i), (ii) or (iii); 

to provide brokering services with regard to public or public-guaranteed bonds issued 
after the entry into force of this Regulation, to a person, entity or body referred to in 
point (a); 

to assist a person, entity or body referred to in point (a) in order to issue public or 
public-guaranteed  bonds,  by  providing  brokering  services,  advertising  or  any  other 
service with regard to such bonds. 

1. 

It shall be prohibited for credit and financial institutions falling within the scope of 
Article 37 to: 

Article 26 

(a) 

open a new bank account with any Syrian credit or financial institution; 

(b) 

(c) 

to establish a new correspondent banking relationship with any Syrian credit or 
financial institution,  

to  open  a  new  representative  office  in  Syria  or  to  establish  a  new  branch  or 
subsidiary in Syria; 

(d) 

to establish a new joint venture with any Syrian credit or financial institution. 

2. 

It shall be prohibited: 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

to  authorise  the  opening  of  a  representative  office  or  the  establishment  of  a 
branch or subsidiary in the Union of any Syrian credit or financial institution; 

to  conclude  agreements  for,  or  on  behalf  of,  any  Syrian  credit  or  financial 
institution,  pertaining  to  the  opening  of  a  representative  office  or  the 
establishment of a branch or subsidiary in the Union;  

to  grant  an  authorisation  for  taking  up  and  pursuing  the  business  of  credit 
institution  or  for  any  other  business  requiring  prior  authorisation,  by  a 
representative  office,  branch  or  subsidiary  of  any  Syrian  credit  or  financial 
institution, if the representative office, branch or subsidiary was not operational 
before the date of entry into force of this Regulation. 

(d) 

to  acquire  or  to  extend  a  participation,  or  to  acquire  any  other  ownership 
interest in a credit or financial institution falling within the scope of Article 36 
by any Syrian credit or financial institution. 

Article 27 

1. 

It shall be prohibited: 

(a) 

to provide insurance or re-insurance to: 

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(i) 

the  State  of  Syria,  its  Government,  its  public  bodies,  corporations  or 
agencies; or 

(ii) 

any natural or legal person, entity or body when acting on behalf or at the 
direction of a legal person, entity or body referred to in (i). 

(b) 

to participate, knowingly and intentionally, in activities, the object or effect of 
which is to circumvent the prohibitions in point (a). 

Points  (i)  of  paragraph  1(a)  shall  not  apply  to  the  provision  of  compulsory  or  third 
party insurance to Syrian persons, entities or bodies based in the Union. 

Point  (ii)  of  paragraph  1(a)  shall  not  apply  to  the  provision  of  insurance,  including 
health and travel insurance, to individuals acting in their private capacity, except for 
persons listed in Annexes II and IIa, and re-insurance relating thereto. 

Point  (ii)  of  paragraph  1(a)  shall  not  prevent  the  provision  of  insurance  or  re-
insurance to the owner of a vessel, aircraft or vehicle chartered by a person, entity or 
body referred to in point (i) of paragraph 1(a) and which is not listed in Annex II or 
IIa. 

For the purpose of point (ii) of paragraph 1(a), a person, entity or body shall not be 
considered to act at the direction of a person, entity or body referred to in point (i) of 
paragraph  1(a)  where  that  direction  is  for  the  purposes  of  docking,  loading, 
unloading  or  safe  transit  of  a  vessel  or  aircraft  temporarly  in  Syrian  waters  or 
airspace. 

This  Article  prohibits  the  extension  or  renewal  of  insurance  and  re-insurance 
agreements  concluded  before  the  entry  into  force  of  this  Regulation  (save  where 
there  is  a  prior  contractual  obligation  to  extend  or  renew  a  policy),  but,  without 
prejudice  to  Article 15(2),  it  does  not  prohibit  compliance  with  agreements 
concluded before that date. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

CHAPTER VII 

GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS 

Article 28 

No  claims,  including  for  compensation  or  indemnification  or  any  other  claim  of  this  kind, 
such as a claim of set-off, fines or claims under a guarantee, claims for extension or payment 
of  a  bond,  financial  guarantee,  including  claims  arising  from  letters  of  credit  and  similar 
instruments  in  connection  with  any  contract  or  transaction  the  performance  of  which  was 
affected,  directly  or  indirectly,  in  whole  or  in  part,  by  the  measures  imposed  by  this 
Regulation, should be granted to the Government of Syria, its public bodies, corporations and 
agencies, or to any person or entity claiming through it or for its benefit.  

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Article 29 

The prohibitions set out in this Regulation shall not give rise to any liability of any kind on 
the part of the natural or legal person, entity or body concerned if they did not know, and had 
no reasonable cause to suspect, that their actions would infringe the prohibition in question. 

Article 30 

1. 

Without  prejudice  to  the  applicable  rules  concerning  reporting,  confidentiality  and 
professional secrecy, natural and legal persons, entities and bodies shall: 

(a) 

supply  immediately  any  information  which  would  facilitate  compliance  with 
this  Regulation,  such  as  accounts  and  amounts  frozen  in  accordance  with 
Article  15,  to  the  competent  authority  in  the  Member  State  where  they  are 
resident or located, as indicated on the websites listed in Annex III, and shall 
transmit such information, either directly or through the Member States, to the 
Commission; and. 

(b) 

co-operate with that competent authority in any verification of this information. 

Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used 
only for the purposes for which it was provided or received. 

Article 31 

A  Member  State  may  take  all  actions  it  deems  necessary  to  ensure  that  relevant 
international, Union or national legal obligations concerning the health and safety of 
workers and environmental protection are respected where cooperation with a Syrian 
person, entity or body may be affected by the implementation of this Regulation. 

For the purpose of action taken pursuant to paragraph 1, the prohibition in Articles 
15(2) and 27 shall not apply. 

Member States shall inform each other in advance of action pursuant to paragraph 1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

Article 32 

Member  States  and  the  Commission  shall  immediately  inform  each  other  of  the  measures 
taken under this Regulation and shall supply each other with any other relevant information at 
their  disposal  in  connection  with  this  Regulation,  in  particular  information  in  respect  of 
violation and enforcement problems and judgments handed down by national courts. 

The  Commission  shall  be  empowered  to  amend  Annex  III  on  the  basis  of  information 
supplied by Member States. 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

Article 34 

Where the Council decides to subject a natural or legal person, entity or body to the 
measures referred to in Article 15, it shall amend Annex II or Annex IIa accordingly. 

The Council shall communicate its decision, including the grounds for listing, to the 
natural or legal person, entity or body referred to in paragraph 1, either directly, if the 
address  is  known,  or  through  the  publication  of  a  notice,  providing  such  natural  or 
legal person, entity or body with an opportunity to present observations. 

Where  observations  are  submitted,  or  where  substantial  new  evidence  is  presented, 
the Council shall review its decision and inform the natural or legal person, entity or 
body accordingly. 

The  lists  in  Annexes  II  and  IIa  shall  be  reviewed  at  regular  intervals  and  at  least 
every 12 months. 

Article 35 

Member States shall lay down the rules on penalties applicable to infringements of 
the provisions of this Regulation and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that 
they  are  implemented.  The  penalties  provided  for  must  be  effective,  proportionate 
and dissuasive. 

Member  States  shall  notify  the  Commission  of  those  rules  without  delay  after  the 
entry into force of this Regulation and shall notify it of any subsequent amendment. 

Article 36 

Where there is, in this Regulation, a requirement to notify, inform or otherwise communicate 
with the Commission, the address and other contact details to be used for such communication 
shall be those indicated in Annex III. 

This Regulation shall apply: 

Article 37 

(a) 

(b) 

(c) 

(d) 

(e) 

within the territory of the Union, including its airspace; 

on board any aircraft or any vessel under the jurisdiction of a Member State; 

to  any  person  inside  or  outside  the  territory  of  the  Union  who  is  a  national  of  a 
Member State; 

to any legal person, entity or body which is incorporated or constituted under the law 
of a Member State; 

to any legal person, entity or body in respect of any business done in whole or in part 
within the Union. 

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Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 is repealed. 

Article 38 

Article 39 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 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, 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX I 

List of equipment which might be used for internal repression as referred to in Article 2 
and Article 3  

1. 

Fire-arms, ammunition and related accessories therefor, as follows: 

1.1  Firearms not controlled by ML 1 and ML 2 of the Common Military List; 

1.2  Ammunition specially designed for the firearms listed in item 1.1 and specially 

designed components therefor; 

1.3  Weapon-sights not controlled by the Common Military List. 

Bombs and grenades not controlled by the Common Military List. 

Vehicles as follows: 

2. 

3. 

3.1  Vehicles equipped with a water cannon, specially designed or modified for the 

purpose of riot control; 

3.2  Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel borders; 

3.3  Vehicles  specially  designed  or  modified  to  remove  barricades,  including 

construction equipment with ballistic protection; 

3.4  Vehicles  specially  designed  for  the  transport  or  transfer  of  prisoners  and/or 

detainees; 

3.5  Vehicles specially designed to deploy mobile barriers; 

3.6  Components for the vehicles specified in items 3.1 to 3.5 specially designed for 

the purposes of riot control. 

Note 1  This item does not control vehicles specially designed for the purposes 

of fire-fighting. 

Note 2  For the purposes of item 3.5 the term "vehicles" includes trailers. 

4. 

Explosive substances and related equipment as follows: 

4.1  Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or 
non-electrical  means,  including  firing  sets,  detonators,  igniters,  boosters  and 
detonating  cord,  and  specially  designed  components  therefor;  except  those 
specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or 
operation  by  explosive  means  of  other  equipment  or  devices  the  function  of 
which is not the creation of explosions (e.g., car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge 
arresters of fire sprinkler actuators); 

4.2  Linear cutting explosive charges not controlled by the Common Military List; 

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4.3  Other  explosives  not  controlled  by  the  Common  Military  List  and  related 

substances as follows: 

a. 

b. 

c. 

d. 

e. 

f. 

amatol; 

nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen); 

nitroglycol; 

pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN); 

picryl chloride; 

2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT). 

5. 

Protective  equipment  not  controlled  by  ML  13  of  the  Common  Military  List  as 
follows: 

5.1  Body armour providing ballistic and/or stabbing protection; 

5.2  Helmets providing  ballistic and/or  fragmentation protection,  anti-riot  helmets, 

antiriot shields and ballistic shields. 

Note: This item does not control: 

– 

– 

equipment specially designed for sports activities; 

equipment specially designed for safety of work requirements. 

Simulators, other than those controlled by ML 14 of the Common Military List, for 
training in the use of firearms, and specially designed software therefor. 

Night  vision,  thermal  imaging  equipment  and  image  intensifier  tubes,  other  than 
those controlled by the Common Military List. 

Razor barbed wire. 

Military knives, combat knives and bayonets with blade lengths in excess of 10 cm. 

Production equipment specially designed for the items specified in this list. 

Specific technology for the development, production or use of the items specified in 
this list. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

11. 

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List of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Articles 15 and 16(1)(a) 

ANNEX II 

A. 

Persons 

Name  

1.  

Bashar Al-Assad  

Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

Born 11 September 
1965 in Damascus; 
diplomatic passport 
No D1903  

President of the Republic; 
person authorising and 
supervising the crackdown 
on demonstrators.  

2.   Maher (a.k.a. 

Mahir) Al-Assad  

Born 8 December 
1967; diplomatic 
passport No 4138  

3.   Ali Mamluk (a.k.a. 
Mamlouk)  

Born on 19 February 
1946 in Damascus; 
diplomatic passport 
No 983  

4.   Muhammad 

Ibrahim Al-Sha’ar 
(a.k.a. Mohammad 
Ibrahim Al-Chaar)  

5.   Atej (a.k.a. Atef, 
Atif) Najib  

Commander of the Army’s 
4th Armoured Division, 
member of Ba'ath Party 
Central Command, 
strongman of the 
Republican Guard; brother 
of President Bashar Al-
Assad; principal overseer 
of violence against 
demonstrators.  

Head of Syrian General 
Intelligence Directorate 
(GID); involved in 
violence against 
demonstrators.  

Minister of Interior; 
involved in violence 
against demonstrators.  

Former Head of the 
Political Security 
Directorate in Dara'a; 
cousin of President Bashar 
Al-Assad; involved in 
violence against 
demonstrators.  

Date 
listing  

of 

23.05.2011 

09.05.2011 

09.05.2011 

09.05.2011 

09.05.2011 

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Name  

Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

6.   Hafiz Makhluf 

(a.k.a. Hafez 
Makhlouf)  

Born on 2 April 1971 
in Damascus; 
diplomatic passport 
No 2246  

Colonel and Head of Unit 
in General Intelligence 
Directorate, Damascus 
Branch; cousin of 
President Bashar Al-
Assad; close to Maher Al-
Assad; involved in 
violence against 
demonstrators.  

Date 
listing  

of 

09.05.2011 

7.   Muhammad Dib 

Zaytun (a.k.a. 
Mohammed Dib 
Zeitoun)  

Born on 20 May 1951 
in Damascus; 
diplomatic passport 
No D000001300  

Head of Political Security 
Directorate; involved in 
violence against 
demonstrators.  

09.05.2011 

8.   Amjad Al-Abbas  

9.  

Rami Makhlouf  

Born on 10 July 1969 
in Damascus, passport 
No 454224  

10.   Abd Al-Fatah 

Qudsiyah  

Born in 1953 in Hama; 
diplomatic passport 
No D0005788  

11.  

Jamil Hassan  

12.   Rustum Ghazali  

Born on 3 May 1953 
in Dara’a; diplomatic 
passport No 
D000000887  

09.05.2011 

09.05.2011 

09.05.2011 

09.05.2011 

09.05.2011 

Head of Political Security 
in Banyas, involved in 
violence against 
demonstrators in Baida.  

Syrian businessman; 
associate of Maher Al-
Assad; cousin of President 
Bashar Al-Assad; provides 
funding to the regime 
allowing violence against 
demonstrators.  

Head of Syrian Military 
Intelligence (SMI); 
involved in violence 
against the civilian 
population.  

Head of Syrian Air Force 
Intelligence; involved in 
violence against the 
civilian population.  

Head of Syrian Military 
Intelligence, Damascus 
Countryside Branch; 
involved in violence 
against the civilian 
population.  

13.   Fawwaz Al-Assad   Born on 18 June 1962 

Involved in violence 

09.05.2011 

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Name  

Identifying 
information  

in Kerdala; passport 
No 88238  

Reasons  

Date 
listing  

of 

against the civilian 
population as part of the 
Shabiha militia.  

14.   Munzir Al-Assad  

Born on 1 March 1961 
in Latakia; passport 
No 86449 and No 
842781  

Involved in violence 
against the civilian 
population as part of the 
Shabiha militia.  

15.   Asif Shawkat  

Born on 15 January 
1950 in Al-Madehleh, 
Tartus  

16.   Hisham Ikhtiyar  

Born in 1941  

17.   Faruq Al Shar’  

Born on 10 December 
1938  

18.   Muhammad Nasif 
Khayrbik  

Born on 10 April 1937 
(or 20 May 1937) in 
Hama, diplomatic 
passport No 0002250  

19.   Mohamed Hamcho   Born on 20 May 1966; 

passport No 
002954347  

Deputy Chief of Staff for 
Security and 
Reconnaissance; involved 
in violence against the 
civilian population.  

Head of Syrian National 
Security Bureau; involved 
in violence against the 
civilian population.  

Vice-President of Syria; 
involved in violence 
against the civilian 
population.  

Deputy Vice-President of 
Syria for National Security 
Affairs; involved in 
violence against the 
civilian population.  

Brother-in-law of Maher 
Al-Assad; businessman 
and local agent for several 
foreign companies; 
provides funding to the 
regime allowing violence 
against demonstrators.  

09.05.2011 

23.05.2011 

23.05.2011 

23.05.2011 

23.05.2011 

23.05.2011 

20.  

Iyad (a.k.a. Eyad) 
Makhlouf  

Born on 21 January 
1973 in Damascus; 
passport No 
N001820740  

Brother of Rami Makhlouf 
and GID Officer involved 
in violence against the 
civilian population.  

23.05.2011 

21.   Bassam Al Hassan  

Presidential Advisor for 
Strategic Affairs; involved 
in violence against the 
civilian population.  

23.05.2011 

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Name  

Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

22.   Dawud Rajiha  

23.  

Ihab (a.k.a. Ehab, 
Iehab) Makhlouf  

Born on 21 January 
1973 in Damascus; 
passport No 
N002848852  

24.   Zoulhima Chaliche 

(Dhu al-Himma 
Shalish)  

Born in 1951 or 1946 
in Kerdaha.  

Born 1 Sep 1957 in 
Yazd, Iran.  

25.   Riyad Chaliche 
(Riyad Shalish)  

26.   Brigadier 

Commander 
Mohammad Ali 
Jafari (a.k.a. Ja'fari, 
Aziz; a.k.a. Jafari, 
Ali; a.k.a. Jafari, 
Mohammad Ali; 
a.k.a. Ja'fari, 
Mohammad Ali; 
a.k.a. Jafari-
Najafabadi, 
Mohammad Ali)  

27.   Major General 

Qasem Soleimani 
(a.k.a. Qasim 
Soleimany)  

Date 
listing  

of 

23.05.2011 

23.05.2011 

23.6.2011  

23.6.2011  

23.6.2011  

Chief of Staff of the 
Armed Forces responsible 
for the military 
involvement in violence 
against peaceful 
protesters.  

Vice-President of SyriaTel 
and caretaker for Rami 
Makhlouf's US company; 
provides funding to the 
regime allowing violence 
against demonstrators.  

Head of presidential 
security; involved in 
violence against 
demonstrators; first cousin 
of President Bashar Al-
Assad.  

Director of Military 
Housing Establishment; 
provides funding to the 
regime; first cousin of 
President Bashar Al-
Assad.  

General Commander of 
Iranian Revolutionary 
Guard Corps, involved in 
providing equipment and 
support to help the Syrian 
regime suppress protests 
in Syria.  

23.6.2011  

Commander of Iranian 
Revolutionary Guard 
Corps, IRGC - Qods, 
involved in providing 
equipment and support to 
help the Syrian regime 

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Name  

Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

Born 1963 in Tehran, 
Iran.  

28.   Hossein Taeb 

(a.k.a. Taeb, 
Hassan; a.k.a. 
Taeb, Hosein; 
a.k.a. Taeb, 
Hossein; a.k.a. 
Taeb, Hussayn; 
a.k.a. 
Hojjatoleslam 
Hossein Ta'eb)  

29.   Khalid Qaddur  

30.   Ra'if Al-Quwatli 

(a.k.a. Ri'af Al-
Quwatli)  

31.   Mohammad 

Mufleh  

32.   Major General 

Tawfiq Younes  

33.   Mr Mohammed 
Makhlouf (a.k.a. 
Abu Rami)  

Born in Latakia, Syria, 
19.10.1932  

34.   Ayman Jabir  

Born Latakia  

suppress protests in Syria.  

Deputy Commander for 
Intelligence of Iranian 
Revolutionary Guard 
Corps, involved in 
providing equipment and 
support to help the Syrian 
regime suppress protests 
in Syria.  

Business associate of 
Maher Al-Assad; provides 
funding to the regime.  

Business associate of 
Maher Al-Assad; provides 
funding to the regime.  

Head of Syrian Military 
Intelligence in the town of 
Hama, involved in the 
crackdown on 
demonstrators.  

Head of the Department 
for Internal Security of the 
General Intelligence 
Directorate; involved in 
violence against the 
civilian population.  

Close associate and 
maternal uncle of Bashar 
and Mahir al-Assad. 
Business associate and 
father of Rami, Ihab and 
Iyad Makhlouf.  

Associate of Mahir al-
Assad for the Shabiha 
militia. Directly involved 
in repression and violence 
against the civilian 
population and 
coordination of Shabiha 

Date 
listing  

of 

23.6.2011  

23.6.2011  

23.6.2011  

1.8.2011  

1.8.2011  

1.8.2011  

1.8.2011  

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Identifying 
information  

35.   General Ali Habib 
Mahmoud  

Born Tartous, 1939. 
Appointed Minister for 
Defence 3 June 2009  

36.   Hayel Al-Assad  

37.   Ali Al-Salim  

38.   Nizar Al-Assad  

(ﺪﺳﻷا راﺰﻧ) 

Cousin of Bashar Al-
Assad; previously 
head of the ‘Nizar 
Oilfield Supplies’ 
company. 

39.   Brigadier-General 

Rafiq Shahadah  

40.   Brigadier-General 
Jamea Jamea (Jami 
Jami)  

Date 
listing  

of 

1.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

Reasons  

militia groups  

Minister for Defence. 
Responsible for conduct 
and operations of Syrian 
Armed Forces involved in 
repression and violence 
against the civilian 
population  

Assistant to Maher Al-
Assad, Head of the 
military police unit of the 
army's 4th Division, 
involved in repression.  

Director of the supplies 
office of the Syrian 
Ministry of Defence, entry 
point for all arms 
acquisitions by the Syrian 
army.  

Very close to key 
government officials. 
Financing Shabiha in the 
region of Latakia.  

Head of Syrian Military 
Intelligence (SMI) Branch 
293 (Internal Affairs) in 
Damascus. Directly 
involved in repression and 
violence against the 
civilian population in 
Damascus. Advisor to 
President Bashar Al-Assad 
for strategic questions and 
military intelligence.  

Branch Chief for Syrian 
Military Intelligence 
(SMI) in Dayr az-Zor. 
Directly involved in 
repression and violence 
against the civilian 
population in Dayr az-Zor 

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Name  

Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

Date 
listing  

of 

41.   Hassan Bin-Ali Al-
Turkmani  

42.   Muhammad Said 
Bukhaytan  

43.   Ali Douba  

44.   Brigadier-General 

Nawful Al-Husayn  

45.   Brigadier Husam 

Sukkar  

and Alboukamal.  

Born 1935 in Aleppo   Deputy Vice Minister, 

23.8.2011  

former Minister for 
Defence, Special Envoy of 
President Bashar Al-
Assad.  

Assistant Regional 
Secretary of Ba'ath Arab 
Socialist Party since 2005, 
2000-2005 Director for the 
national security of the 
regional Ba'ath party. 
Former Governor of Hama 
(1998-2000). Close 
associate of President 
Bashar Al-Assad and 
Maher Al-Assad. Senior 
decision-maker in the 
regime on repression of 
civilian population.  

Responsible for killings in 
Hama in 1980, has been 
called back to Damascus 
as special advisor to 
President Bashar Al-
Assad.  

Idlib Syrian Military 
Intelligence (SMI) Branch 
Chief. Directly involved in 
repression and violence 
against the civilian 
population in Idlib 
province.  

Presidential Adviser on 
Security Affairs. 
Presidential Adviser for 
security agencies’ 
repression and violence 
against the civilian 
population.  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

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Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

46.   Brigadier-General 
Muhammed 
Zamrini  

47.   Lieutenant-General 
Munir Adanov 
(Adnuf)  

48.   Brigadier-General 

Ghassan Khalil  

49.   Mohammed Jabir  

Born in Latakia  

50.   Samir Hassan  

51.   Fares Chehabi 

(Fares Shihabi)  

52.   Emad Ghraiwati  

Born March 1959 in 
Damascus, Syria  

Branch Chief for Syrian 
Military Intelligence 
(SMI) in Homs. Directly 
involved in repression and 
violence against the 
civilian population in 
Homs.  

Deputy Chief of General 
Staff, Operations and 
Training for Syrian Army. 
Directly involved in 
repression and violence 
against the civilian 
population in Syria.  

Head of General 
Intelligence Directorate’s 
(GID) Information 
Branch. Directly involved 
in repression and violence 
against the civilian 
population in Syria.  

Shabiha militia. Associate 
of Maher Al-Assad for the 
Shabiha militia. Directly 
involved in repression and 
violence against the 
civilian population and 
coordination of Shabiha 
militia groups.  

Close business associate 
of Maher Al-Assad. 
Known for supporting the 
Syrian regime financially.  

President of Aleppo 
Chamber of Industry. 
Provides financial support 
to the Syrian regime.  

President of the Damascus 
Chamber of Industry 
(Zuhair Ghraiwati Sons). 
Provides financial support 

Date 
listing  

of 

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

2.09.2011  

2.9.2011  

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Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

53.   Tarif Akhras  

Born 1949 in Homs, 
Syria  

54.  

Issam Anbouba  

Born 1949 in Latakia, 
Syria  

55.   Tayseer Qala 
Awwad  

Born 1943 in 
Damascus  

to the Syrian regime.  

Founder of the Akhras 
Group (commodities, 
trading, processing and 
logistics), Homs. Provides 
financial support to the 
Syrian regime.  

President of Issam 
Anbouba Est. for agro-
industry. Provides 
financial support to the 
Syrian regime.  

Minister of Justice. 
Associated with the Syrian 
regime, including by 
supporting its policies and 
practices of arbitrary arrest 
and detention.  

Date 
listing  

of 

2.9.2011  

2.9.2011  

23.09.2011 

56.   Dr Adnan Hassan 
Mahmoud  

57.  Major General 

Jumah Al-Ahmad 

58.  Colonel Lu’ai al-

Ali 

59.  Lt. General Ali 

Abdullah Ayyub 

Born 1966 in Tartous   Minister of Information. 

23.09.2011 

Associated with the Syrian 
regime, including by 
supporting and promoting 
its information policy.  

Commander Special 
Forces. Responsible for 
the use of violence against 
protestors across Syria.  

Head of Syrian Military 
Intelligence, Dara’a 
Branch. Responsible for 
the violence against 
protesters in Dara’a. 

Deputy Chief of General 
Staff (Personnel and 
Manpower). Responsible 
for the use of violence 
against protestors across 
Syria. 

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

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Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

60.  Lt. General Jasim 
al-Furayj 

61.  General Aous 

Born 1958 

(Aws) ASLAN 

62.  General Ghassan 

Belal 

63.  Abdullah Berri  

64.  George Chaoui  

65.  Major General 
Zuhair Hamad 

66.  Amar Ismael  

Date 
listing  

of 

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

14.11.2011 

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

Chief of General staff. 
Responsible for the use of 
violence against protestors 
across Syria. 

Head of Battalion in the 
Republican Guard. Close 
to Maher al-ASSAD and 
President al-ASSAD. 
Involved in the crackdown 
on the civilian population 
across Syria. 

General in command of 
the 4th Division reserve 
bureau. Adviser to Maher 
al-ASSAD and 
coordinator of security 
operations. Responsible 
for the crackdown on the 
civilian population across 
Syria. 

Head of Berri family 
militia. In charge of pro-
government militia 
involved in the crackdown 
on the civilian population 
in Aleppo. 

Member of Syrian 
electronic army. Involved 
in the violent crackdown 
and call for violence 
against the civilian 
population across Syria. 

Deputy Head of General 
Intelligence Directorate. 
Responsible for the use of 
violence across Syria and 
for intimidation and 
torture of protestors. 

Civilian - Head of Syrian 
electronic army (territorial 
army intelligence service). 

14.11.2011

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Name  

Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

Date 
listing  

of 

67.  Mujahed Ismail  

68. 

Saqr Khayr Bek  

69.  Major General 
Nazih 

70.  Kifah Moulhem  

71.  Major General 
Wajih Mahmud 

Involved in the violent 
crackdown and call for 
violence against the 
civilian population across 
Syria. 

Member of Syrian 
electronic army. Involved 
in the violent crackdown 
and call for violence 
against the civilian 
population across Syria. 

Deputy Minister for the 
Interior. Responsible for 
the use of violence against 
the civilian population in 
Syria. 

Deputy Director of 
General Intelligence 
Directorate. Responsible 
for the use of violence 
across Syria and 
intimidation and torture of 
protestors. 

Batallion Commander in 
the 4th Division. 
Responsible for the 
crackdown on the civilian 
population in Deir el-Zor. 

Commander 18th 
Armoured Division. 
Responsible for the 
violence against protestors 
in Homs. 

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

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Name  

Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

Date 
listing  

of 

14.11.2011

Born on 24 August 
1959 in Damascus. 
Address: Kasaa, 
Anwar al Attar Street, 
al Midani building, 
Damascus. Syrian 
passport no 
004326765 issued 2 
November 2008, valid 
until November 2014. 

Member of the Paris 
Bar. 

Head of Sabbagh & 
Associates law firm 
(Damascus). Legal and 
financial adviser and 
manages affairs of Rami 
Makhlouf and Khaldoun 
Makhlouf. Involved with 
Bashar al-Assad in 
funding a real estate 
project in Latakia. 
Provides financial support 
for the regime. 

72.  Bassam Sabbagh  

73.  Lt. General 

Mustafa Tlass 

74.  Major General 

Fu’ad Tawil 

14.11.2011

14.11.2011

Deputy Chief of General 
Staff (Logistics and 
supplies). Responsible for 
the use of violence against 
protestors across Syria. 

Deputy head Syrian Air 
Force Intelligence. 
Responsible for the use of 
violence across Syria and 
intimidation and torture of 
protestors.  

75.  Mohammad Al-
Jleilati 

Born 1945 in 
Damascus 

Minister of Finance. 
Responsible for the Syrian 
economy  

1.12.2011 

76.  Dr. Mohammad 
Nidal Al-Shaar 

Born 1956 in Aleppo  Minister of Economy and 
Trade. Responsible for the 
Syrian economy. 

1.12.2011 

77.  Lt. General Fahid 
Al-Jassim 

78.  Major General 

Ibrahim Al-Hassan 

79.  Brigadier Khalil 

Chief of Staff. Military 
official involved in the 
violence in Homs 

1.12.2011 

Deputy Chief of Staff. 
Military official involved 
in the violence in Homs 

1.12.2011 

14th Division. Military 
official involved in the 

1.12.2011 

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Name  

Zghraybih 

80.  Brigadier Ali 
Barakat 

Identifying 
information  

Reasons  

violence in Homs 

103rd Brigade of the 
Republican Guard 
Division. Military official 
involved in the violence in 
Homs 

Date 
listing  

of 

1.12.2011 

81.  Brigadier Talal 
Makhluf 

103rd Brigade of the 
Republican Guard 

1.12.2011 

82.  Brigadier Nazih 
Hassun 

83.  Captain Maan Jdiid 

84.  Muahmamd Al-

Shaar 

85.  Khald Al-Taweel 

86.  Ghiath Fayad 

Division. Military official 
involved in the violence in 
Homs 

Syrian Air Force 
Intelligence. Military 
official involved in the 
violence in Homs 

1.12.2011 

Presidential Guard. 
Military official involved 
in the violence in Homs 

1.12.2011 

Political Security 
Division. Military official 
involved in the violence in 
Homs 

Political Security 
Division. Military official 
involved in the violence in 
Homs 

Political Security 
Division. Military official 
involved in the violence in 
Homs 

1.12.2011 

1.12.2011 

1.12.2011 

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B. 

Entities 

Name  

Identifying information  

Reasons  

1.   Bena Properties  

2.   Al Mashreq 

P.O. Box 108, Damascus  

Tel.: 963 112110059 / 963 
112110043  

Fax: 963 933333149  

Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 
8254, Damascus  

Tel.: 963 112316675  

Fax: 963 112318875  

Website: 
www.hamshointl.com  

E-mail: info@hamshointl.com 
and 
hamshogroup@yahoo.com  

Investment Fund 
(AMIF) (alias 
Sunduq Al Mashrek 
Al Istithmari)  

3.   Hamcho 

International 
(Hamsho 
International Group)  

4.   Military Housing 

Establishment (alias 
MILIHOUSE)  

5.   Political Security 
Directorate  

6.   General Intelligence 

Directorate  

7.   Military Intelligence 

Date of 
listing  

23.6.2011  

23.6.2011  

23.6.2011  

Controlled by 
Rami Makhlouf; 
provides funding 
to the regime.  

Controlled by 
Rami Makhlouf; 
provides funding 
to the regime.  

Controlled by 
Mohammad 
Hamcho or 
Hamsho; provides 
funding to the 
regime.  

23.6.2011  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

Public works 
company 
controlled by 
Riyad Shalish and 
Ministry of 
Defence; provides 
funding to the 
regime.  

Syrian government 
agency directly 
involved in 
repression.  

Syrian government 
agency directly 
involved in 
repression.  

Syrian government 
agency directly 

23.8.2011  

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Date of 
listing  

23.8.2011  

23.8.2011  

Name  

Identifying information  

Reasons  

Directorate  

8.   Air Force 

Intelligence Agency  

9.  

IRGC Qods Force 
(Quds Force)  

Teheran, Iran  

involved in 
repression.  

Syrian government 
agency directly 
involved in 
repression.  

The Qods (or 
Quds) Force is a 
specialist arm of 
the Iranian Islamic 
Revolutionary 
Guard Corps 
(IRGC). The Qods 
Force is involved 
in providing 
equipment and 
support to help the 
Syria regime 
suppress protests 
in Syria. IRGC 
Qods Force has 
provided technical 
assistance, 
equipment and 
support to the 
Syrian security 
services to repress 
civilian protest 
movements.  

10.   Mada Transport  

11.   Cham Investment 

Group  

Subsidiary of Cham Holding 
(Sehanya Dara'a Highway, PO 
Box 9525 Tel: 00 963 11 99 
62)  

Economic entity 
financing the 
regime.  

Subsidiary of Cham Holding 
(Sehanya Dara'a Highway, PO 
Box 9525 Tel: 00 963 11 99 
62)  

Economic entity 
financing the 
regime.  

2.09.2011  

2.09.2011  

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Identifying information  

Reasons  

12.   Real Estate Bank  

Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-
Azmeh Square, Damascus 
P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus 
Syrian Arab Republic  

State-owned bank 
providing financial 
support for the 
regime.  

Date of 
listing  

2.09.2011  

Tel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 
2218602  

Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 
2211186  

Bank's e-mail: 
Publicrelations@reb.sy, 
Website: www.reb.sy  

13.   Addounia TV (a.k.a. 
Dounia TV)  

Tel: +963-11-5667274, +963-
11-5667271,  

Fax: +963-11-5667272 
Website: 
http://www.addounia.tv  

23.09.2011 

Addounia TV has 
incited violence 
against the civilian 
population in 
Syria.  

14.   Cham Holding  

23.09.2011 

Cham Holding Building Daraa 
Highway - Ashrafiyat 
Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria 
P.O Box 9525  

Tel +963 (11) 9962 +963 (11) 
668 14000 +963 (11) 673 
1044  

Controlled by 
Rami Makhlouf; 
largest holding 
company in Syria, 
benefiting from 
and supporting the 
regime.  

Fax +963 (11) 673 1274  

E-mail: info@chamholding.sy 
Website:www.chamholding.sy 

15.   El-Tel Co. (El-Tel 
Middle East 
Company)  

Address: Dair Ali Jordan 
Highway, P.O.Box 13052, 
Damascus – Syria  

Tel: +963-11-2212345  

Fax: +963-11-44694450  

E-mail: sales@eltelme.com 
Website: www.eltelme.com  

23.09.2011 

Manufacturing and 
supplying 
telecommunication 
equipment for the 
Army.  

16.   Ramak 

Address: Dara'a Highway, 

Construction of 

23.09.2011 

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Identifying information  

Reasons  

Constructions Co.  

Damascus, Syria  

17.   Souruh Company 
(a.k.a. SOROH Al 
Cham Company)  

18.   Syriatel  

Tel: +963-11-6858111 
Mobile: +963-933-240231  

Address: Adra Free Zone Area 
Damascus – Syria  

Tel: +963-11-5327266 
Mobile: +963-933-526812 
+963-932-878282  

Fax:+963-11-5316396  

E-mail: sorohco@gmail.com 
Website: 
http://sites.google.com/site/ 
sorohco  

Thawra Street, Ste Building 
6th Floor, BP 2900  

Tel: +963 11 61 26 270  

Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19  

E-mail: info@syriatel.com.sy; 
Website: http://syriatel.sy/  

19.  Cham Press TV 

Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor - 
Baramkeh - Damas 

Tel: +963 - 11- 2260805 

Fax: +963 - 11 - 2260806 

E-mail: mail@champress.com 

Website: www.champress.net 

military barracks, 
border post 
barracks and other 
buildings for 
Army needs.  

Investment in local 
military industrial 
projects, 
manufacturing 
weapons parts and 
related items. 
100% of the 
company is owned 
by Rami 
Makhlouf.  

Controlled by 
Rami Makhlouf; 
provides financial 
support to the 
regime: through its 
licensing contract 
it pays 50 % of its 
profits to the 
Government.  

Television channel 
which participates 
in campaigns to 
spread 
disinformation and 
incite violence 
against 
demonstrators 

Date of 
listing  

23.09.2011 

23.09.2011 

1.12.2011 

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Identifying information  

Reasons  

20.  Al Watan  

Al Watan Newspaper - 
Damascus – Duty Free Zone 

Tel : 00963 11 2137400 

Fax : 00963 11 2139928 

Barzeh  Street,  PO  Box  4470, 
Damas 

Date of 
listing  

1.12.2011 

1.12.2011 

Daily newspaper 
which participates 
in campaigns to 
spread 
disinformation and 
incite violence 
against 
demonstrators 

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

for 

21.  Centre d’études et 

de recherches syrien 
(CERS) (CERS, 
Centre d’Etude et de 
Recherche 
Scientifique; SSRC, 
Scientific Studies 
and Research 
Center; Centre de 
Recherche de 
Kaboun 

22.  Business Lab  

Maysat Square, Al Rasafi 
Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, 
Damascus 

Tel : 963112725499 

Fax : 963112725399 

1.12.2011 

Front  company  for 
the  acquisition  of 
sensitive 
equipment  by  the 
CERS. 

23.  Industrial Solutions   Baghdad  Street  5,  PO  Box 

6394, Damascus 

Tel /fax : 963114471080 

24.  Mechanical 
Construction 
Factory (MCF)  

P.O. Box 35202, Industrial 
Zone, Al-Qadam Road, 
Damas 

25.  Syronics  –  Syrian 
for 

Co. 

Arab 
Electronic 
Industries  

Kaboon Street, P.O.Box 5966, 
Damascus 

Tel.-No.:+963-11-5111352 

Fax:+963-11-5110117 

1.12.2011 

1.12.2011 

1.12.2011 

Front company for 
the acquisition of 
sensitive 
equipment by the 
CERS. 

Front  company  for 
the  acquisition  of 
sensitive 
equipment  by  the 
CERS. 

Front  company  for 
the  acquisition  of 
sensitive 
equipment  by  the 
CERS. 

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listing  

1.12.2011 

Name  

Identifying information  

Reasons  

26.  Handasieh 

Organization 
Engineering 
Industries  

Front  company  for 
the  acquisition  of 
sensitive  equipment 
by the CERS. 

– 
for 

P.O.Box 5966,Abou Bakr Al- 
Seddeq St., Damascus 

and PO BOX 2849 Al-
Moutanabi Street, Damascus 

and PO BOX 21120 Baramkeh, 
Damascus 

Tel : 963112121816 – 
963112121834 – 963112214650 
– 963112212743 - 
963115110117 

State-owned 
company 
responsible  for  all 
from 
oil 
exports 
Syria. 
Provides 
financial  support  to 
the regime.  

oil 
State-owned 
Provides 
company. 
financial support to the 
regime. 

1.12.2011 

1.12.2011 

1.12.2011 

Joint  venture  50% 
by  GPC. 
owned 
financial 
Provides 
support 
the 
to 
regime. 

27.  Syria  Trading  Oil 
Company (Sytrol) 

Prime Minister Building, 17 
Street Nissan, Damascus, Syria. 

28.  General 

Petroleum 

Corporation (GPC) 

New Sham - Building of Syrian Oil 
Company, PO Box 60694, 
Damascus, Syria 

BOX: 60694 

Tel : 963113141635 

Fax: 963113141634 

E-mail: info@gpc-sy.com  

29.  Al  Furat  Petroleum 

Company 

Dummar - New Sham - Western 
Dummer 1st. Island -Property 
2299- AFPC Building  

P.O. Box 7660 Damascus – 
Syria. 

Tel: 00963-11- (6183333), 
00963-11- (31913333) 

Fax : 00963-11- (6184444),  
 00963-11- (31914444) 

afpc@afpc.net.sy 

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ANNEX IIa 

List of entities or bodies referred to in Articles 15 and 16(1)(b) 

Entities  

Name  

Identifying information  

Reasons  

State-owned bank 
providing financial 
support to the regime.  

1.   Commercial 

Bank of Syria  

— Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 
2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, 
Syria;- P.O. Box 933, Yousef 
Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria; 
— Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, 
Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; 
SWIFT/BIC CMSY SY DA; all 
offices worldwide [NPWMD] 
Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-
index.php Tel: +963 11 2218890 
Fax: +963 11 2216975 general 
managment: dir.cbs@mail.sy  

Date of 
listing  

13.10.2011

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ANNEX III 

List of competent authorities in the Member States and address for notifications to the 
European Commission 

(To be completed by the Member States)  

A. 

Competent authorities in each Member State: 

BELGIUM 

BULGARIA 

CZECH REPUBLIC 

DENMARK 

GERMANY 

ESTONIA 

IRELAND 

GREECE 

SPAIN 

FRANCE 

ITALY 

CYPRUS 

LATVIA 

LITHUANIA 

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LUXEMBOURG 

HUNGARY 

MALTA 

NETHERLANDS 

AUSTRIA 

POLAND 

PORTUGAL 

ROMANIA 

SLOVENIA 

SLOVAKIA 

FINLAND 

SWEDEN 

UNITED KINGDOM 

B. 

Address for communication with the European Commission: 

European Commission 
Service for Foreign Policy Instruments  
CHAR 12/106 
B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel  
Belgium 
E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu  
Tel.: +(32 2) 295 55 85 

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ANNEX IV 

List of ‘crude oil and petroleum products’ referred to in Article 7 

HS Code 

Description 

2709 00 

Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude.  

2710 

2712 

2713 

2714 

Petroleum  oils  and  oils  obtained  from  bituminous  minerals,  other  than  crude; 
preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or 
more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils 
being  the  basic  constituents  of  the  preparations;  waste  oils  (save  that  the 
purchase, in Syria, of kerosene jet fuel of CN code 2710 19 21 is not prohibited 
provided that it is intended and used solely for the purpose of the continuation 
of the flight operation of the aircraft into which it is loaded).  

Petroleum  jelly;  paraffin  wax,  microcrystalline  petroleum  wax,  slack  wax, 
ozokerite,  lignite  wax,  peat  wax,  other  mineral  waxes,  and  similar  products 
obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured. 

Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of 
oils obtained from bituminous minerals.  

Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil-shale and tar sands; asphaltites 
and asphaltic rocks.  

2715 00 00  Bituminous  mixtures  based  on  natural  asphalt,  on  natural  bitumen,  on 
petroleum  bitumen,  on  mineral  tar  or  on  mineral  tar  pitch  (for  example, 
bituminous mastics, cut-backs). 

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ANNEX V 

Equipment or software which may to be used for the monitoring or interception of the 
internet or of telephone communications, referred to in Article 4 

(i) 

Lawful interception monitoring system;  

(ii) 

Deep packet inspection systems;  

(iii)  Remote forensic software;  

(iv) 

Equipment for IMSI / IMEI / TMSI monitoring;  

(v) 

Network Jamming equipment; 

(vi)  Audio surveillance systems11:  

(vii) 

Image, video, voice and word pattern recognition technology; 

(viii)  Logging technology;  

(ix) 

SMS and RFID interception technology;  

(x) 

Firewalling and monitoring systems for VoIP standard and proprietary protocols; and  

(xi) 

Satellite phone and data surveillance systems .

11 

tape recording technology, tube microphones, etc. 

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List of key equipment and technology referred to in Article 9 

General Notes 

The object of the prohibitions contained in this Annex should not be defeated by the 
export  of  any  non-prohibited  goods  (including  plant)  containing  one  or  more 
prohibited  components  when  the  prohibited  component  or  components  are  the 
principal  element  of  the  goods  and  can  feasibly  be  removed  or  used  for  other 
purposes. 

N.B.:  In  judging  whether  the  prohibited  component  or  components  are  to  be 
considered  the  principal  element,  it  is  necessary  to  weigh  the  factors  of 
quantity,  value  and  technological  know-how  involved  and  other  special 
circumstances which might establish the prohibited component or components 
as the principal element of the goods being procured. 

The goods specified in this Annex include both new and used goods. 

Definitions of terms between 'single quotation marks' are given in a technical note to 
the relevant item. 

Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" can be found in Annex I to 
Regulation (EC) No 428/2009. 

General Technology Note (GTN) 

The  "technology"  "required"  for  the  "development",  "production"  or  "use"  of 
prohibited goods remains under prohibition even when applicable to non-prohibited 
goods. 

Prohibitions do not apply to that "technology" which is the minimum necessary for 
the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those goods which 
are  not  prohibited  or  the  export  of  which  has  been  authorised  in  accordance  with 
Regulation (EC) No 423/2007 or this Regulation. 

Prohibitions  on  "technology"  transfer  do  not  apply  to  information  "in  the  public 
domain", to "basic scientific research" or to the minimum necessary information for 
patent applications. 

Exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas 

1.A  Equipment 

Geophysical  survey  equipment,  vehicles,  vessels  and  aircraft  specially  designed  or 
adapted  to  acquire  data  for  oil  and  gas  exploration  and  specially  designed 
components therefore. 

Sensors  specially  designed  for  downhole  well  operations  in  oil  and  gas  wells, 
including sensors used for measurement whilst drilling and the associated equipment 
specially designed to acquire and store data from such sensors. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

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4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

Drilling equipment designed to drill rock formations, specifically for the purpose of 
exploring  for,  or  producing  oil,  gas  and  other  naturally  occurring,  hydrocarbon 
materials.  

Drill  bits,  drill  pipes,  drill  collars,  centralisers  and  other  equipment,  specially 
designed for use in and with oil and gas well drilling equipment. 

Drilling wellheads, 'blowout preventers' and 'Christmas or production trees' and the 
specially designed components thereof, meeting the 'API and ISO specifications' for 
use with oil and gas wells. 

Technical Notes: 

a. 

b. 

c. 

A 'blowout preventer' is a device typically used at ground level (or if drilling 
underwater, at the seabed) during drilling to prevent the uncontrolled escape 
of oil and/or gas from the well.  

A 'Christmas tree or production tree' is a device typically used to control flow 
of fluids from the well when it is complete and oil and/or gas production has 
started. 

For  the  purpose  of  this  item,  'API  and  ISO  specifications'  refers  to  the 
American Petroleum Institute specifications 6A, 16A, 17D and 11IW and/or the 
International  Standards  Organisation  specifications  10423  and  13533  for 
blowout  preventers,  wellhead  and  Christmas  trees  for  use  on  oil  and/or  gas 
wells. 

Drilling and production platforms for crude oil and natural gas. 

Vessels  and  barges  incorporating  drilling  and/or  petroleum  processing  equipment 
used for producing oil, gas and other naturally occurring flammable materials. 

Liquid/gas  separators  meeting  API  specification  12J,  specially  designed  to  process 
the  production  from  an  oil  or  gas  well,  to  separate  the  petroleum  liquids  from  any 
water and any gas from the liquids. 

Gas compressor with a design pressure of 40 bar (PN 40 and/or ANSI 300) or more 
and  having  a  suction  volume  capacity  of  300  000  Nm3/h  or  more,  for  the  initial 
processing  and  transmission  of  natural  gas,  excluded  gas  compressors  for  CNG 
(Compressed  Natural  Gas)  filling  stations,  and  specially  designed  components 
therefore. 

10. 

Subsea production control equipment and the components thereof meeting 'API and 
ISO specifications' for use with oil and gas wells.  

Technical Note:  

For  the  purposes  of  this  entry,  'API  and  ISO  specifications'  refers  to  the  American 
Petroleum  Institute  specification  17  F  and/or 
the  International  Standards 
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Pumps, typically high capacity and/or high pressure (in excess of 0.3 m3 per minute 
and/or 40 bar), specially designed to pump drilling muds and/or cement into oil and 
gas wells. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

1.B 

Test and inspection equipment 

Equipment  specially  designed  for  sampling,  testing  and  analysing  the  properties  of 
drilling  mud,  oil  well  cements  and  other  materials  specially  designed  and/or 
formulated for use in oil and gas wells. 

Equipment  specially  designed  for  sampling,  testing  and  analysing  the  properties  of 
rock  samples,  liquid  and  gaseous  samples  and  other  materials  taken  from  an  oil 
and/or gas well either during or after drilling, or from the initial processing facilities 
attached thereto. 

Equipment  specially  designed  for  collecting  and  interpreting  information  about  the 
physical and mechanical condition of an oil and/or gas well, and for determining the 
in situ properties of the rock and reservoir formation. 

1.C  Materials 

Drilling  mud,  drilling  mud  additives  and  the  components  thereof,  specially 
formulated  to  stabilise  oil  and  gas  wells  during  drilling,  to  recover  drill  cuttings  to 
the surface and to lubricate and cool the drilling equipment in the well. 

Cements and other materials meeting the 'API and ISO specifications' for use in oil 
and gas wells.  

Technical Note: 

'API and ISO specification' refers to the American Petroleum Institute specification 
10A  or  the  International  Standards  Organisation  specification  10426  for  oil  well 
cements and other materials specially formulated for use in the cementing of oil and 
gas wells. 

Corrosion  inhibiting,  emulsion  treatment,  defoaming  agents  and  other  chemicals 
specially  formulated  to  be  used  in  the  drilling  for,  and  the  initial  processing  of, 
petroleum produced from an oil and/or gas well. 

1.D 

Software 

"Software"  specially  designed  to  collect  and  interpret  data  acquired  from  seismic, 
electromagnetic,  magnetic  or  gravity  surveys  for  the  purpose  of  establishing  oil  or 
gas prospectivity. 

"Software"  specially  designed  for  storing,  analysing  and  interpreting  information 
acquired  during  drilling  and  production  to  assess  the  physical  characteristics  and 
behaviour of oil or gas reservoirs. 

"Software" specially designed for the "use" of petroleum production and processing 
facilities or specific sub-units of such facilities. 

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Technology 

1. 

"Technology"  "required"  for  the  "development",  "production"  and  "use"  of 
equipment specified in 1.A.01 – 1.A.11. 

Refining of crude oil and liquefaction of natural gas 

2.A  Equipment  

1. 

Heat exchangers as follows and specially designed components therefor: 

a. 

b. 

Plate-fin heat exchangers with a surface/volume ratio greater than 500 m2/m3, 
specially designed for pre-cooling of natural gas; 

Coil-wound heat exchangers specially designed for liquefaction or sub-cooling 
of natural gas. 

2. 

Cryogenic pumps for the transport of media at a temperature below -120 ºC having a 
transport  capacity  of  more  than  500  m3/h  and  specially  designed  components 
therefor.  

3. 

'Coldbox' and 'coldbox' equipment not specified by 2.A.1. 

Technical Note:  

'Coldbox' equipment' refers to a specially designed construction, which is specific for 
LNG  plants  and  incorporates  the  process  stage  of  liquefaction.  The  'coldbox' 
comprises  heat  exchangers,  piping,  other  instrumentation  and  thermal  insulators. 
The temperature inside the 'coldbox' is below –120 ºC (conditions for condensation 
of natural gas). The function of the 'coldbox' is the thermal insulation of the above 
described equipment. 

Equipment  for  shipping  terminals  of  liquefied  gases  having  a  temperature  below –
120 ºC and specially designed components therefor. 

Flexible and non-flexible transfer line having a diameter greater than 50 mm for the 
transport of media below –120 ºC.  

Maritime vessels specially designed for the transport of LNG. 

Electrostatic desalters specially designed to remove contaminants such as salts, solids 
and water from crude oil and specially designed components therefore. 

All crackers, including hydrocrackers, and cokers, specially designed for conversion 
of  vacuum  gas  oils  or  vacuum  residuum,  and  specially  designed  components 
therefore. 

Hydrotreaters  specially  designed  for  desulphurisation  of  gasoline,  diesel  cuts  and 
kerosene and specially designed components therefore. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10. 

Catalytic reformers specially designed for conversion of desulphurised gasoline into 
high-octane gasoline, and specially designed components therefore. 

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12. 

13. 

Refinery units for C5-C6 cuts isomerisation, and refinery units for alkylation of light 
olefins, to improve the octane index of the hydrocarbon cuts. 

Pumps specially designed for the transport of crude oil and fuels, having a capacity 
of 50 m3/h or more and specially designed components therefore.  

Tubes  with  an  outer  diameter  of  0.2  m  or  more  and  made  from  any  of  the 
following materials: 

a. 

b. 

Stainless steels with 23% chromium or more by weight; 

Stainless  steels  and  nickel  bases  alloys  with  a  'Pitting  resistance  equivalent' 
number higher than 33. 

Technical Note: 

'Pitting resistance equivalent' (PRE) number  characterises  the  corrosion  resistance 
of  stainless  steels  and  nickel  alloys  to  pitting  or  crevice  corrosion.  The  pitting 
resistance  of  stainless  steels  and  nickel  alloys  is  primarily  determined  by  their 
compositions,  primarily:  chromium,  molybdenum,  and  nitrogen.  The  formula  to 
calculate the PRE number is: PRE = Cr + 3.3% Mo + 30% N 

14. 

'Pigs' (Pipeline Inspection Gauge(s)) and specially designed components therefore. 

Technical Note: 

'Pig'  is  a  device  typically  used  for  cleaning  or  inspection  of  a  pipeline  from  inside 
(corrosion state or crack formation) and is propelled by the pressure of the product 
in the pipeline. 

Pig launchers and pig catchers for the integration or removing of pigs. 

Tanks  for  the  storage  of  crude  oil  and  fuels  with  a  volume  greater  than  1000 m3 
(1 000 000 litres) as follows, and specially designed components therefore:  

a. 

b. 

fixed roof tanks; 

floating roof tanks. 

Subsea flexible pipes specially designed  for the transportation of hydrocarbons and 
injection fluids, water or gas, having a diameter greater than 50 mm. 

Flexible pipes used for high pressure for topside and subsea application. 

Isomeration  equipment  specially  designed  for  production  of  high-octane  gasoline 
based on light hydrocarbons as feed, and specially designed components therefore. 

2.B 

Test and inspection equipment 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

1. 

Equipment  specially  designed  for  testing  and  analysing  of  quality  (properties)  of 
crude oil and fuels. 

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1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Interface  control  systems  specially  designed  for  controlling  and  optimising  of  the 
desalting process. 

2.C  Materials 

Diethyleneglycol (CAS 111-46-6), Triethylene glycol (CAS 112-27-6) 

N-Methylpyrrolidon (CAS 872-50-4), Sulfolane (CAS 126-33-0) 

Zeolites, of natural or synthetic origin, specially designed for fluid catalytic cracking 
or for the purification and/or dehydration of gases, including natural gases. 

Catalysts for the cracking and conversion of hydrocarbons as follows: 

a. 

Single metal (platinum group) on alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed 
for catalytic reforming process; 

b.  Mixed  metal  species  (platinum  in  combination  with  other  noble  metals)  on 

alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed for catalytic reforming process;  

c. 

d. 

Cobalt  and  nickel  catalysts  doped  with  molybdenum  on  alumina  type  or  on 
zeolite, specially designed for catalytic desulphurisation process; 

Palladium,  nickel,  chromium  and  tungsten  catalysts  on  alumina  type  or  on 
zeolite, specially designed for catalytic hydrocracking process. 

5. 

Gasoline additives specially formulated for increasing the octane number of gasoline. 

Note: 

This entry includes Ethyl tertiary butyl ether(ETBE) (CAS 637-92-3) and Methyl tertiary butyl 
ether (MTBE) CAS 1634-04-4). 

2.D 

Software 

1. 

2. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

"Software"  specially  designed  for  the  "use"  of  LNG  plants  or  specific  sub-units  of 
such plants. 

"Software" specially designed for the "development", "production" or "use" of plants 
(including their sub-units) for oil refining. 

2.E 

Technology 

"Technology" for the conditioning and purification of raw natural gas (dehydration, 
sweetening, removal of impurities). 

"Technology" for the liquefaction of natural gas, including "technology" required for 
the "development", "production" or "use" of LNG plants. 

"Technology" for the shipment of liquefied natural gas. 

"Technology"  "required"  for  the  "development",  "production"  or  "use"  of  maritime 
vessels specially designed for the transport of liquefied natural gas. 

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6. 

"Technology" for storage of crude oil and fuels. 

"Technology" "required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of a refinery 
plant, such as: 

6.1.  "Technology" for conversion of light olefin to gasoline; 

6.2.  Catalytic reforming and isomerisation technology; 

6.3.  Catalytic and thermal cracking technology. 

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