Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 944/2012
of 15 October 2012
implementing Article 32(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 the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,
OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.
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, additional persons should be included in the list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. In particular, all Syrian Government Ministers should be designated in view of their collective responsibility for the violent repression against the population in Syria.
(3) The restrictive measures should be maintained against former ministers of the Syrian Government since they may still be considered to be associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population. The entries for those persons should therefore be amended.
(4) Furthermore, two persons and one entity should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures.
(5) In accordance with Council Decision 2012/634/CFSP of 15 October 2012 amending Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria, Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,
See page 50 of this Official Journal.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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 Luxembourg, 15 October 2012.
For the Council
The President
C. Ashton
ANNEX

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

A. Persons
	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
1.	Dr. Qadri Jameel		Vice Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer’s Protection. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
2.	Waleed Al Mo’allem		Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
3.	Major general Fahd Jassem Al Freij		Minister of Defence and military commander. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
4.	Dr. Mohammad Abdul Sattar Al Sayed		Minister of Religious Endowments. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
5.	Eng. Hala Mohammad Al Nasser		Minister of Tourism. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
6.	Eng. Bassam Hanna		Minister of Water Resources. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
7.	Eng. Subhi Ahmad Al Abdallah		Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
8.	Dr. Mohammad Yahiya Mo’alla		Minister of Higher Education. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
9.	Dr. Hazwan Al Wez		Minister of Education. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
10.	Dr. Mohamad Zafer Mohabak		Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
11.	Dr. Mahmud Ibraheem Sa’iid		Minister of Transport. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
12.	Dr. Safwan Al Assaf		Minister of Housing and Urban Development. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
13.	Eng. Yasser Al Siba’ii		Minister of Public Works. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
14.	Eng Sa’iid Ma’thi Hneidi		Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
15.	Dr. Lubana Mushaweh		Minister of Culture. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
16.	Dr. Jassem Mohammad Zakaria		Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
17.	Omran Ahed Al Zu’bi		Minister of Information. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
18.	Dr. Adnan Abdo Al Sikhny		Minister of Industry. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
19.	Najm Hamad Al Ahmad		Minister of Justice. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
20.	Dr. Abdul Salam Al Nayef		Minister of Health. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
21.	Dr. Ali Heidar		State Minister for National Reconciliation Affairs. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
22.	Dr. Nazeera Farah Sarkees		State Minister for Environmental Affairs. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
23.	Mohammad Turki Al Sayed		State Minister. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
24.	Najm-eddin Khreit		State Minister. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
25.	Abdullah Khaleel Hussein		State Minister. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
26.	Jamal Sha’ban Shaheen		State Minister. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
27.	Suleiman Maarouf (a.k.a. Sulayman Mahmud Ma’ruf, Sleiman Maarouf, Mahmoud Soleiman Maarouf)	Passport: in possession of a UK passport	Businessman close to President Al-Assad’s family. Owns shares in the listed TV station Dounya TV. Close to Muhammad Nasif Khayrbik, who has been designated. Supports the Syrian regime.	16.10.2012
28.	Raza Othman	Wife of Rami Makhlouf	She has close personal and financial relations with Rami Makhlouf, cousin of president Bashar Al-Assad and principal financer of the regime, who has been designated. As such, associated with the Syrian regime, and benefiting from it.	16.10.2012

B. Entities
	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
1.	Megatrade	Address: Aleppo Street P.O. Box 5966 Damascus, Syria Fax: 963114471081	Acts as a proxy for the Scientific Military research Institute (SSRC), which is listed. Involved in trade in dual use goods prohibited by EU sanctions for the Syrian government.	16.10.2012
2.	Expert Partners	Address: Rukn Addin Saladin Street, Building 5 PO Box: 7006 Damascus, Syria	Acts as a proxy for the Scientific Military research Institute (SSRC), which is listed. Involved in trade in dual use goods prohibited by EU sanctions for the Syrian government.	16.10.2012

II. The entries for the persons and entities set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 listed below shall be replaced by the entries below.
	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
1.	Dr Wael Nader Al-Halqi	Born 1964 in the Daraa Province	Prime Minister and former Minister for Health. As Prime Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	27.2.2012
2.	Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Sha’ar (aka Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Chaar)	Born 1956 in Aleppo	Minister for the Interior. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	1.12.2011
3.	Dr Mohammad Al-Jleilati	Born 1945 in Damascus	Minister for Finance. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	1.12.2011
4.	Imad Mohammad Deeb Khamis (aka Imad Mohammad Dib Khamees)	Born 1 August 1961 near Damascus	Minister for Electricity. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	23.3.2012
5.	Omar Ibrahim Ghalawanji	Born 1954 in Tartus	Vice-Prime Minister for Services Affairs, Minister for Local Administration. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	23.3.2012
6.	Joseph Suwaid (aka Joseph Jergi Sweid)	Born 1958 in Damascus	Minister of State. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	23.3.2012
7.	Eng Hussein Mahmoud Farzat (aka Hussein Mahmud Farzat)	Born 1957 in Hama	Minister of State. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	23.3.2012
8.	Mansour Fadlallah Azzam (aka Mansur Fadl Allah Azzam)	Born 1960 in the Sweida Province	Minister for Presidency Affairs. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	27.2.2012
9.	Dr Emad Abdul-Ghani Sabouni (aka Imad Abdul Ghani Al Sabuni)	Born 1964 in Damascus	Minister for Telecommunications and Technology. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.	27.2.2012
10.	General Ali Habib Mahmoud	Born 1939 in Tartous	Former Minister for Defence. Associated with the Syrian regime and the Syrian military, and its violent repression against the civilian population.	1.8.2011
11.	Tayseer Qala Awwad	Born 1943 in Damascus	Former Minister for Justice. Associated with the Syrian regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	23.9.2011
12.	Dr Adnan Hassan Mahmoud	Born 1966 in Tartous	Former Minister for Information. Associated with the Syrian regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	23.9.2011
13.	Dr Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar	Born 1956 in Aleppo	Former Minister for Economy and Trade. Associated with the Syrian regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	1.12.2011
14.	Sufian Allaw	Born 1944 in al-Bukamal, Deir Ezzor	Former Minister for Oil and Mineral Resources. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	27.2.2012
15.	Dr Adnan Slakho	Born 1955 in Damascus	Former Minister for Industry. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	27.2.2012
16.	Dr Saleh Al-Rashed	Born 1964 in Aleppo Province	Former Minister for Education. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	27.2.2012
17.	Dr Fayssal Abbas	Born 1955 in Hama Province	Former Minister for Transport. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	27.2.2012
18.	Ghiath Jeraatli	Born 1950 in Salamiya	Former Minister of State. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	23.3.2012
19.	Yousef Suleiman Al-Ahmad	Born 1956 in Hasaka	Former Minister of State. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	23.3.2012
20.	Hassan Al-Sari	Born 1953 in Hama	Former Minister of State. Associated with the regime and its violent repression against the civilian population.	23.3.2012

III. The persons and entity listed below shall be removed from the list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012:
1. Salim Altoun
2. Youssef Klizli
3. Altoun Group