Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/350 of 4 March 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/350 of 4 March 2019 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 OJ 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 and gubernatorial changes, seven 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. The information relating to eight persons set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should be updated. (3) Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is 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 Brussels, 4 March 2019. For the Council The President A. Anton

Annex

ANNEX I. The following persons are added to the list set out in Section A (Persons) of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012: NameIdentifying informationReasonsDate of listing275.Major General Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun Born: 1957; Place of birth: Idleb; Gender: male Minister of Interior. Appointed in November 2018. 4.3.2019276.Mohammad Rami Radwan Martini Born: 1970; Place of birth: Aleppo; Gender: male Minister of Tourism. Appointed in November 2018. 4.3.2019277.Imad Muwaffaq al-Azab Born: 1970; Place of birth: Damascus Contryside; Gender: male Minister of Education. Appointed in November 2018. 4.3.2019278.Bassam Bashir Ibrahim Born: 1960; Place of birth: Hama; Gender: male Minister of Higher Education. Appointed in November 2018. 4.3.2019279.Suhail Mohammad Abdullatif Born: 1961; Place of birth: Lattakia; Gender: male Minister of Public Works and Housing. Appointed in November 2018. 4.3.2019280.Iyad Mohammad al-Khatib Born: 1974; Place of birth: Damascus; Gender: male Minister of Communications and Technology. Appointed in November 2018. 4.3.2019281.Mohammad Maen Zein-al-Abidin Jazba Born: 1962; Place of birth: Aleppo; Gender: male Minister of Industry. Appointed in November 2018. 4.3.2019 II. In Section A (Persons) of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, the following entries are replaced as follows: NameIdentifying informationReasonsDate of listing74.Mohammad Walid Ghazal

Born: 1951; Place of birth: Aleppo; Gender: male Former Minister of Housing and Urban Development. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.21.10.2014107.Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Sha'ar Born: 1956; Place of birth: Aleppo; Gender: male Former Minister of Interior. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.1.12.2011172.Ali HadarGender: maleHead of the National Reconciliation Agency and former State Minister for National Reconciliation Affairs. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.16.10.2012 188.Bishr Riyad Yazigi Born: 1972; Gender: male Former Minister of Tourism. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.24.6.2014190.Hussein Arnous (a.k.a. Arnus) Born: 1953; Gender: male Water Resources Minister. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.24.6.2014213.Bishr al-Sabban (a.k.a Mohammed Bishr Al-Sabban; Bishr Mazin Al-Sabban)Gender: maleFormer Governor of Damascus, who was appointed by, and is associated with, Bashar al-Assad. Supports the regime and is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, including engaging in discriminatory practices against Sunni communities within the capital.28.10.2016217.Atef Naddaf Born: 1956; Place of birth: Damascus Countryside; Gender: male Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Appointed in November 2018. 14.11.2016219.Ali Al-Zafir Born: 1962; Place of birth: Tartous; Gender: male Former Minister of Communications and Technology. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.14.11.2016