CELEX: 32016R1984
Language: en
Date: 2016-11-14 00:00:00
Title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1984 of 14 November 2016 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

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               EN
            
            
               Official Journal of the European Union
            
            
               LI 305/1
            
         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2016/1984
   of 14 November 2016
   implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
   THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
   Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning 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 32(1) thereof,
   Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
   Whereas:
   
               (1)
            
            
               On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
            
         
               (2)
            
            
               In view of the deteriorating situation in Syria, 18 persons should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.
            
         
               (3)
            
            
               Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,
            
         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
   Article 1
   Annex II to Regulation (EU) 36/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
   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, 14 November 2016.
      
         
            For the Council
         
         
            The President
         
         F. MOGHERINI
      
   
   
      (1)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.
   
      ANNEX
      The following persons are added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012:
      
         List of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Articles 14, 15(1)(a) and 15(1a)
      
      A.   Persons
      
      
                   
               
               
                  Name
               
               
                  Identifying information
               
               
                  Reasons
               
               
                  Date of listing
               
            
                  ‘217.
               
               
                  Atef Naddaf
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1956
                  Place of birth: Damascus Countryside
               
               
                  Higher Education Minister. Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  218.
               
               
                  Hussein Makhlouf (a.k.a. Makhluf)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1964
                  Place of birth: Lattakia
                  Former Governor of Damascus Governorate
               
               
                  Local Administration Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
                  Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.
               
               
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                  219.
               
               
                  Ali Al-Zafir (a.k.a. al-Dafeer)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1962
                  Place of birth: Tartous
               
               
                  Communications and Technology Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  220.
               
               
                  Ali Ghanem
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1963
                  Place of birth: Damascus
               
               
                  Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  221.
               
               
                  Mohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammad) Ramez Tourjman (a.k.a Tourjuman)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1966
                  Place of birth: Damascus
               
               
                  Information Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  222.
               
               
                  Mohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammad) al-Ahmed (a.k.a. al-Ahmad)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1961
                  Place of birth: Lattakia
               
               
                  Culture Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  223.
               
               
                  Ali Hamoud (a.k.a. Hammoud)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1964
                  Place of birth: Tartous
               
               
                  Transport Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  224.
               
               
                  Mohammed Zuhair (a.k.a. Zahir) Kharboutli
               
               
                  Place of birth: Damascus
               
               
                  Electricity Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  225.
               
               
                  Maamoun Hamdan
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1958
                  Place of birth: Damascus
               
               
                  Finance Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  226.
               
               
                  Nabil al-Hasan (a.k.a. al-Hassan)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1963
                  Place of birth: Aleppo
               
               
                  Minister of Water Resources.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  227.
               
               
                  Ahmad al-Hamu (a.k.a. al-Hamo)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1947
               
               
                  Minister for Industry.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  228.
               
               
                  Abdullah al-Gharbi (a.k.a. al-Qirbi)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1962
                  Place of birth: Damascus
               
               
                  Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  229.
               
               
                  Abdullah Abdullah
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1956
               
               
                  State Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  230.
               
               
                  Salwa Abdullah
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1953
                  Place of birth: Quneitra
               
               
                  State Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
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                  231.
               
               
                  Rafe'a Abu Sa'ad (a.k.a. Saad)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1954
                  Place of birth: Habran village (Sweida province)
               
               
                  State Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
                  14.11.2016
               
            
                  232.
               
               
                  Wafiqa Hosni
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1952
                  Place of birth: Damascus
               
               
                  State Minister.
                  Appointed in July 2016.
               
               
                  14.11.2016
               
            
                  233.
               
               
                  Rima Al-Qadiri (a.k.a. Al-Kadiri)
               
               
                  Date of birth: 1963
                  Place of birth: Damascus
               
               
                  Minister for Social Affairs (since August 2015).
               
               
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                  234.
               
               
                  Duraid Durgham
               
               
                   
               
               
                  Governor of the Central Bank of Syria.
                  Responsible for providing economic and financial support to the Syrian regime through his functions as the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, which is also listed.
               
               
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