Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1649 of 6 November 2020 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1649of 6 November 2020implementing 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 442/2011OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 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 gravity of the situation in Syria, and considering the recent ministerial appointments, eight 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)Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2This 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 Brussels, 6 November 2020.For the CouncilThe PresidentM. RothANNEXThe following entries are added to the list set out in Section A (Persons) of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012:
NameIdentifying informationReasonsDate of listing
"303.Bassam TOU’MA (a.k.a. TU’MA)(بسام طعمة)Date of birth: 1969Place of birth: Safita, SyriaGender: MaleMinister of oil and mineral resources. Appointed in August 2020.As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.6.11.2020
304.Hassan GHABACHE (a.k.a. GHOBASH, AL-GHABBASH)(حسن غباشة)Date of birth: 1971Place of birth: Damascus, SyriaGender: MaleMinister of health.Appointed in August 2020.As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.6.11.2020
305.Ziyad SABBAGH(زياد صباغ)Date of birth: 1960Place of birth: Aleppo, SyriaGender: MaleMinister of Industry.Appointed in August 2020.As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.6.11.2020
306.Mohammad Hassan QATANA(حسن قطانة)Place of birth: Damascus, SyriaGender: MaleMinister of Agriculture and Agrarian reform. Appointed in August 2020.As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.6.11.2020
307.Ghassan ZAMEL (a.k.a. AL-ZAMIL, AL-ZAMEL)(غسان زامل)Date of birth: 1963Place of birth: Damascus, SyriaGender: MaleMinister of Electricity.Appointed in August 2020.As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.6.11.2020
308.Mohamad (a.k.a. Mohammad) Fayez BARCHA (a.k.a. AL-BARSHA, AL-BARASHA)(محمد فايز برشة)Date of birth: 1955Place of birth: Damascus, SyriaGender: MaleMinister of State. Appointed in August 2020.As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.6.11.2020
309.Malloul (a.k.a. Maloul) HUSSEIN (a.k.a. AL-HUSSEIN)(ملول حسين)Date of birth: 1950Place of birth: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria;Gender: MaleMinister of State. Appointed in August 2020.As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.6.11.2020
310.Mohammad Samir HADDAD(محمد سمير حداد)Date of birth: 1956Place of birth: Tartous, SyriaGender: MaleMinister of State.Appointed in August 2020.As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.6.11.2020"