Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/907
of 29 May 2017
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, 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) The entries for certain persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should be updated and amended.
(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) No 36/2012 shall be amended in accordance with 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 .
Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/907 of 29 May 2017 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria (Official Journal of the European Union L 139 of 30 May 2017).
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as follows:
1. In Part A (‘Persons’), the following entries replace the entries concerning the persons listed below:

	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
‘13.	Munzir ( ) (a.k.a. Mundhir, Monzer) Jamil Al-Assad ( )	Date of birth: 1 March 1961; Place of birth: Kerdaha, Latakia Province; Passports No 86449 and No 842781	Involved in violence against the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia.	9.5.2011
37.	Brigadier-General Rafiq ( ) (a.k.a. Rafeeq) Shahadah ( ) (a.k.a. Shahada, Shahade, Shahadeh, Chahada, Chahade, Chahadeh, Chahada)	Place of birth: Jablah, Latakia Province	Former 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.	23.8.2011
53.	Adib ( ) Mayaleh ( ) (a.k.a. André Mayard)	Born: 15 May 1955; Place of birth: Bassir	Former Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade in power after May 2011 (appointed in July 2016). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population. Adib Mayaleh was also responsible for providing economic and financial support to the Syrian regime through his former functions as the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria.	15.5.2012
59.	General Ghassan ( ) Belal ( )		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 and involved in several breaches of cessation of hostilities in the Ghouta.	14.11.2011
66.	Kifah ( ) Moulhem ( ) (a.k.a. Moulhim, Mulhem, Mulhim)		Former batallion Commander in the 4th Division. Appointed deputy head of the Military Intelligence Division in July 2015. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population in Deir ez-Zor.	14.11.2011
106.	Dr Wael ( ) Nader ( ) Al –Halqi ( ) (a.k.a. Al-Halki)	Born: 1964; Place of birth: Dara'a Province	Former Prime Minister, in office until 3 July 2016, and former Minister of Health. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	27.2.2012
109.	Imad ( ) Mohammad ( ) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Deeb Khamis ( ) (a.k.a. Imad Mohammad Dib Khamees)	Date of birth: 1 August 1961; Place of birth: near Damascus	Prime Minister and former Minister of Electricity. As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	23.3.2012
110.	Omar ( ) Ibrahim ( ) Ghalawanji ( )	Born: 1954; Place of birth: Tartous	Former Vice Prime Minister for Services Affairs, former Minister of Local Administration, in office until 3 July 2016. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	23.3.2012
117.	Adnan ( ) Hassan ( ) Mahmoud ( )	Born: 1966; Place of birth: Tartous	Syrian Ambassador to Iran. Former Minister of Information in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	23.9.2011
157.	Eng. Bassam ( ) Hanna ( )		Former Minister of Water Resources in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
162.	Dr Mahmoud ( ) Ibraheem ( ) (a.k.a. Ibrahim) Sa'iid ( ) (a.k.a. Said, Sa'eed, Saeed)		Former Minister of Transport in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
166.	Dr Lubana ( ) (a.k.a. Lubanah) Mushaweh ( ) (a.k.a. Mshaweh, Mshawweh, Mushawweh)	Born 1955; place of birth Damascus	Former Minister of Culture in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
168.	Omran ( ) Ahed ( ) Al Zu'bi ( ) (a.k.a. Al Zoubi, Al Zo'bi, Al Zou'bi)	Born 27 September 1959; Place of birth Damascus	Former Minister of Information in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
170.	Najm ( ) (a.k.a. Nejm) Hamad ( ) Al Ahmad ( ) (a.k.a. Al-Ahmed)		Former Minister of Justice in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
171.	Dr Abdul- Salam ( ) Al Nayef ( )		Former Minister of Health in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
173.	Dr Nazeera ( ) (a.k.a. Nazira, Nadheera, Nadhira) Farah ( ) Sarkees ( ) (a.k.a. Sarkis)		Former State Minister for Environmental Affairs, in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
176.	Abdullah ( ) (a.k.a. Abdallah) Khaleel ( ) (a.k.a. Khalil) Hussein ( ) (a.k.a. Hussain)		Former State Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
177.	Jamal ( ) Sha'ban ( ) (a.k.a. Shaaban) Shaheen ( )		Former State Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	16.10.2012
181.	Suleiman Al Abbas		Former Oil and Mineral Resources Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the violent repression of the Syrian people.	24.6.2014
182.	Kamal Eddin Tu'ma	Date of birth: 1959	Former Industry Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	24.6.2014
183.	Kinda al-Shammat (a.k.a. Shmat)	Date of birth: 1973	Former Social Affairs Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	24.6.2014
184.	Hassan Hijazi	Date of birth: 1964	Former Minister for Labour in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	24.6.2014
185.	Ismael Ismael (a.k.a. Ismail Ismail, or Isma'Il Isma'il)	Born: 1955	Former Finance Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	24.6.2014
186.	Dr Khodr Orfali (a.k.a. Khud/Khudr Urfali/Orphaly)	Date of birth: 1956	Former Economy and Foreign Trade Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	24.6.2014
187.	Samir Izzat Qadi Amin	Date of birth: 1966	Former Internal Trade and Consumer Protection Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	24.6.2014
189.	Dr Malek Ali (a.k.a. Malik)	Date of birth: 1956	Former Higher Education Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	24.6.2014
191.	Dr Hassib Elias Shammas (a.k.a. Hasib)	Date of birth: 1957	Former State Minister in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	24.6.2014
1.	Houmam Jaza'iri (a.k.a. Humam al-Jazaeri, Hammam al-Jazairi)	Born: 1977	Former Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade in power after May 2011. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the violent repression of the Syrian people.	21.10.2014
2.	Mohamad Amer Mardini (a.k.a. Mohammad Amer Mardini)	Date of birth: 1959; Place of birth: Damascus	Former Minister of Higher Education in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	21.10.2014
3.	Mohamad Ghazi Jalali (a.k.a. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali)	Date of birth: 1969; Place of birth: Damascus	Former Minister of Communications and Technology in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	21.10.2014
4.	Kamal Cheikha (a.k.a. Kamal al-Sheikha)	Date of birth: 1961; Place of birth: Damascus	Former Minister of Water Resources in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	21.10.2014
5.	Hassan Nouri (a.k.a. Hassan al-Nouri)	Date of birth: 9.2.1960	Former Minister of Administrative Development in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	21.10.2014
7.	Khalaf Souleymane Abdallah (a.k.a. Khalaf Sleiman al-Abdullah)	Date of birth: 1960; Place of birth: Deir ez-Zor	Former Minister of Labour in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	21.10.2014
9.	Hassan Safiyeh (a.k.a. Hassan Safiye)	Date of birth: 1949; Place of birth: Latakia	Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	21.10.2014
10.	Issam Khalil	Date of birth: 1965; Place of birth: Banias	Former Minister of Culture in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	21.10.2014
11.	Mohammad Mouti' Mouayyad (a.k.a. Mohammad Muti'a Moayyad)	Date of birth: 1968; Place of birth: Ariha (Idlib)	Former State Minister in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	21.10.2014
12.	Ghazwan Kheir Bek (a.k.a. Ghazqan Kheir Bek)	Date of birth: 1961; Place of birth: Latakia	Former Minister of transport in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014). As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.	21.10.2014
217.	Atef Naddaf	Date of birth: 1956; Place of birth: Damascus Countryside	Higher Education Minister. Appointed in July 2016.	14.11.2016
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.	14.11.2016
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.	14.11.2016
220.	Ali Ghanem	Date of birth: 1963; Place of birth: Damascus	Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources. Appointed in July 2016.	14.11.2016
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.	14.11.2016
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.	14.11.2016
223.	Ali Hamoud (a.k.a. Hammoud)	Date of birth: 1964; Place of birth: Tartous	Transport Minister. Appointed in July 2016.	14.11.2016
224.	Mohammed Zuhair (a.k.a. Zahir) Kharboutli	Place of birth: Damascus	Electricity Minister. Appointed in July 2016.	14.11.2016
225.	Maamoun (a.k.a. Ma'moun) Hamdan	Date of birth: 1958; Place of birth: Damascus	Finance Minister. Appointed in July 2016.	14.11.2016
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.	14.11.2016
227.	Ahmad al-Hamu (a.k.a. al-Hamo)	Date of birth: 1947	Minister for Industry. Appointed in July 2016.	14.11.2016
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.	14.11.2016
229.	Abdullah Abdullah ( )	Date of birth: 1956	State Minister. Appointed in July 2016.	14.11.2016
230.	Salwa Abdullah	Date of birth: 1953; Place of birth: Quneitra	State Minister. Appointed in July 2016.	14.11.2016
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).	14.11.2016
236.	Saji' Darwish (a.k.a. Saji Jamil Darwish; Sajee Darwish; Sjaa Darwis) ( )	Date of birth: 11 January 1957; Rank: Major General, Syrian Arab Air Force	Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and Commander of the 22nd Division of the Syrian Arab Air Force, in post after May 2011. Operates in the chemical weapons proliferation sector and is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population: as a senior ranking officer of the Syrian Arab Air Force and Commander of the 22nd Division he holds responsibility for the use of chemical weapons by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 22nd Division, including the attack on Talmenes that the Joint Investigative Mechanism reported was conducted by Hama airfield-based regime helicopters.	21.3.2017’

2. In Part A (‘Persons’), the following entries concerning the persons listed below are inserted:

	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
‘239.	Hisham Mohammad Mamdouh al-Sha'ar	Date of birth: 1958; Place of birth: Damascus (Syria)	Justice Minister. Appointed in March 2017.	30.5.2017
240.	Mohammad Samer Abdelrahman al-Khalil		Economy and Foreign Trade. Minister. Appointed in March 2017.	30.5.2017
241.	Salam Mohammad al-Saffaf	Date of birth: 1979	Administrative Development Minister. Appointed in March 2017.	30.5.2017’

3. In Part B (‘Entities’), the following entry replaces the entry concerning the entity listed below:

	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
‘36.	Ebla Petroleum Company a.k.a. Ebco	Head Office Mazzeh Villat Ghabia Dar Es Saada 16, P.O. Box 9120, Damascus, Syria; Tel: +963 116691100	Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime.	23.1.2012’