Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 55/2012 of 23 January 2012 implementing Article 33(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Date: 2012-01-23
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Syria, economic sanctions, international sanctions, repression








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Official Journal of the European Union


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            COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 55/2012
of 23 January 2012
         
implementing Article 33(1) of Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria


THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011 (1), and in particular Article 33(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.












(2)


In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria and in accordance with Council Implementing Decision 2012/37/CFSP of 23 January 2012 implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (2), additional persons and entities should be included in the list of persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
The persons and entities listed in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added to the list set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.


Article 2
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, 23 January 2012.


For the Council


The President

C. ASHTON
            





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

(2)  See page 33 of this Official Journal.




ANNEX

Persons and entities referred to in Article 1










 


Name


Identifying information


Reasons


Date of listing




1.


Brigadier General
Jawdat Ibrahim Safi


Commander of 154th Regiment


Ordered troops to shoot at protestors in and around Damascus, including Mo'adamiyeh, Douma, Abasiyeh, Duma.


23.1.2012




2.


Major General
Muhammad Ali Durgham


Commander in 4th Division


Ordered troops to shoot at protestors in and around Damascus, including Mo'adamiyeh, Douma, Abasiyeh, Duma


23.1.2012




3.


Major General
Ramadan Mahmoud Ramadan


Commander of 35th Special Forces Regiment


Ordered troops to shoot protestors in Baniyas and Deraa


23.1.2012




4.


Brigadier General
Ahmed Yousef Jarad


Commander of 132nd Brigade


Ordered troops to shoot at protestors in Deraa, including the use of machine guns and anti-aircraft guns.


23.1.2012




5.


Major General
Naim Jasem Suleiman


Commander of the 3rd Division


Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Douma.


23.1.2012




6.


Brigadier General
Jihad Mohamed Sultan


Commander of 65th Brigade


Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Douma


23.1.2012




7.


Major General
Fo'ad Hamoudeh


Commander of the military operations in Idlib


Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Idlib at the beginning of September 2011


23.1.2012




8.


Major General
Bader Aqel


Special Forces Commander


Gave the soldiers orders to pick up the bodies and hand them over to the mukhabarat and responsible for the violence in Bukamal.


23.1.2012




9.


Brigadier General
Ghassan Afif


Commander from the 45th Regiment


Commander of military operations in Homs, Baniyas and Idlib


23.1.2012




10.


Brigadier General
Mohamed Maaruf


Commander from the 45th Regiment


Commander of military operations in Homs. Gave orders to shoot protestors in Homs.


23.1.2012




11.


Brigadier General
Yousef Ismail


Commander of the 134th Brigade


Gave orders to troops to shoot at houses and people on roofs during a funeral in Talbiseh for protesters killed the previous day.


23.1.2012




12.


Brigadier General
Jamal Yunes


Commander of the 555th Regiment.


Gave orders to troops to shoot at protestors in Mo'adamiyeh.


23.1.2012




13.


Brigadier General
Mohsin Makhlouf


 


Gave orders to troops to shoot at protestors in Al-Herak.


23.1.2012




14.


Brigadier General
Ali Dawwa


 


Gave orders to troops to shoot protestors in Al-Herak


23.1.2012




15.


Brigadier General
Mohamed Khaddor


Commander of the 106th Brigade, Presidential Guard


Gave orders to troops to beat the protesters with sticks and then arrest them. Responsible for repression of peaceful protestors in Douma.


23.1.2012




16.


Major General
Suheil Salman Hassan


Commander of 5th Division


Gave orders to troops to shoot at the protesters in Deraa Governorate.


23.1.2012




17.


Wafiq Nasser


Head of Suwayda Regional Branch (Department of Military Intelligence)


As Head of the Suwayda branch of the Department for Military Intelligence, responsible for arbitrary detention and torture of detainees in Suwayda.


23.1.2012




18.


Ahmed Dibe


Head of Deraa Regional Branch (General Security Directorate)


As Head of the Deraa Regional Branch of the General Security Directorate, responsible for arbitrary detention and torture of detainees in Deraa.


23.1.2012




19.


Makhmoud al-Khattib


Head of Investigative Branch (Political Security Directorate)


As Head of the Investigative Branch of the Political Security Directorate, responsible for detention and torture of detainees.


23.1.2012




20.


Mohamed Heikmat Ibrahim


Head of Operations Branch (Political Security Directorate)


As Head of the Operations Branch of the Political Security Directorate, responsible for detention and torture of detainees.


23.1.2012




21.


Nasser Al-Ali


Head of Deraa Regional Branch (Political Security Directorate)


As Head of the Deraa Regional Branch of the Political Security Directorate, responsible for detention and torture of detainees.


23.1.2012




22.


Mehran (or Mahran) Khwanda


Owner of transport company Qadmous Transport Co. Date of birth 11.05.1938 Passports: No 3298 858, expired 09.05.2004, No 001452904, expires 29.11.2011, No 006283523, expires 28.06.2017.


Provides logistical support to violent repression of civilian population in areas of operation of pro-government militias involved in violence (shabihas).


23.1.2012




23.


Industrial Bank







Dar Al Muhanisen Building, 7th Floor, Maysaloun Street, P.O. Box 7572 Damascus, Syria.




Tel: +963 11-222-8200. +963 11-222-7910




Fax: +963 11-222-8412






State-owned bank.
Provides financial support to the regime.


23.1.2012




24.


Popular Credit Bank







Dar Al Muhanisen Building, 6th Floor, Maysaloun Street, Damascus, Syria.




Tel: +963 11-222-7604. +963 11-221-8376




Fax: +963 11-221-0124






State-owned bank.
Provides financial support to the regime.


23.1.2012




25.


Saving Bank







Syria-Damascus – Merjah – Al-Furat St. P.O. Box: 5467




Fax: 224 4909 – 245 3471




Tel: 222 8403




e-mail: s.bank@scs-net.org post-gm@net.sy






State-owned bank.
Provides financial support to the regime.


23.1.2012




26.


Agricultural Cooperative Bank







Agricultural Cooperative Bank Building, Damascus Tajhez, P.O. Box 4325, Damascus, Syria.




Tel: +963 11-221-3462; +963 11-222-1393




Fax: +963 11-224-1261




Website: www.agrobank.org






State-owned bank.
Provides financial support to the regime.


23.1.2012




27.


Syrian Lebanese
Commercial Bank







Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank Building, 6th Floor, Makdessi Street, Hamra, P.O. Box 11-8701, Beirut, Lebanaon.




Tel: +961 1-741666




Fax: +961 1-738228; +961 1-753215; +961 1-736629




Website: www.slcb.com.lb






Subsidiary of the Commercial Bank of Syria already listed.
Provides financial support to the regime.


23.1.2012




28.


Deir ez-Zur
Petroleum Company







Dar Al Saadi Building 1st, 5th, and 6th Floor Zillat Street Mazza Area P.O. Box 9120 Damascus Syria




Tel: +963 11-662-1175; +963 11-662-1400




Fax: +963 11-662-1848






Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime.


23.1.2012




29.


Ebla Petroleum Company







Head Office Mazzeh Villat Ghabia Dar Es Saada 16 Damascus, Syria




Tel: +963 116691100




P.O. Box 9120






Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime.


23.1.2012




30.


Dijla Petroleum Company


Building No. 653 – 1st Floor, Daraa Highway, P.O. Box 81, Damascus, Syria


Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime.


23.1.2012