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dossier	COM(2011)887 - Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.
document	COM(2011)887
date	January 18, 2012

ANNEX I

LIST OF EQUIPMENT WHICH MIGHT BE USED FOR INTERNAL REPRESSION AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 2 AND ARTICLE 3

Fire-arms, ammunition and related accessories therefor, as follows:

1.1	Firearms not controlled by ML 1 and ML 2 of the Common Military List;

1.2	Ammunition specially designed for the firearms listed in item 1.1 and specially designed components therefor;

1.3	Weapon-sights not controlled by the Common Military List.

2.	Bombs and grenades not controlled by the Common Military List.

Vehicles as follows:

3.1	Vehicles equipped with a water cannon, specially designed or modified for the purpose of riot control;

3.2	Vehicles specially designed or modified to be electrified to repel borders;

3.3	Vehicles specially designed or modified to remove barricades, including construction equipment with ballistic protection;

3.4	Vehicles specially designed for the transport or transfer of prisoners and/or detainees;

3.5	Vehicles specially designed to deploy mobile barriers;

3.6

Components for the vehicles specified in items 3.1 to 3.5 specially designed for the purposes of riot control.

Note 1

This item does not control vehicles specially designed for the purposes of fire-fighting.

Note 2

For the purposes of item 3.5 the term "vehicles" includes trailers.

Explosive substances and related equipment as follows:

4.1

Equipment and devices specially designed to initiate explosions by electrical or non-electrical means, including firing sets, detonators, igniters, boosters and detonating cord, and specially designed components therefor; except those specially designed for a specific commercial use consisting of the actuation or operation by explosive means of other equipment or devices the function of which is not the creation of explosions (e.g., car air-bag inflaters, electric-surge arresters of fire sprinkler actuators);

4.2	Linear cutting explosive charges not controlled by the Common Military List;

4.3

Other explosives not controlled by the Common Military List and related substances as follows:

(a)

amatol;

(b)	nitrocellulose (containing more than 12,5 % nitrogen);

(c)	nitroglycol;

(d)	pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN);

(e)	picryl chloride;

(f)	2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT).

Protective equipment not controlled by ML 13 of the Common Military List as follows:

5.1	Body armour providing ballistic and/or stabbing protection;

5.2

Helmets providing ballistic and/or fragmentation protection, anti-riot helmets, antiriot shields and ballistic shields.

Note: This item does not control:

—	equipment specially designed for sports activities;

—	equipment specially designed for safety of work requirements.

6.	Simulators, other than those controlled by ML 14 of the Common Military List, for training in the use of firearms, and specially designed software therefor.

7.	Night vision, thermal imaging equipment and image intensifier tubes, other than those controlled by the Common Military List.

8.	Razor barbed wire.

9.	Military knives, combat knives and bayonets with blade lengths in excess of 10 cm.

10.	Production equipment specially designed for the items specified in this list.

11.	Specific technology for the development, production or use of the items specified in this list.

ANNEX II

LIST OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS, ENTITIES OR BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 14 AND 15(1)(A)

A. Persons

	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
1.	Bashar Al-Assad	Born on 11 September 1965 in Damascus; diplomatic passport No D1903	President of the Republic; person authorising and supervising the crackdown on demonstrators.	23.05.2011
2.	Maher (a.k.a. Mahir) Al-Assad	Born on 8 December 1967; diplomatic passport No 4138	Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division, member of Ba'ath Party Central Command, strongman of the Republican Guard; brother of President Bashar Al-Assad; principal overseer of violence against demonstrators.	09.05.2011
3.	Ali Mamluk (a.k.a. Mamlouk)	Born on 19 February 1946 in Damascus; diplomatic passport No 983	Head of Syrian General Intelligence Directorate (GID); involved in violence against demonstrators.	09.05.2011
4.	Muhammad Ibrahim Al-Sha'ar (a.k.a. Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Chaar)		Minister of Interior; involved in violence against demonstrators.	09.05.2011
5.	Atej (a.k.a. Atef, Atif) Najib		Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in Dara'a; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; involved in violence against demonstrators.	09.05.2011
6.	Hafiz Makhluf (a.k.a. Hafez Makhlouf)	Born on 2 April 1971 in Damascus; diplomatic passport No 2246	Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intelligence Directorate, Damascus Branch; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; close to Maher Al-Assad; involved in violence against demonstrators.	09.05.2011
7.	Muhammad Dib Zaytun (a.k.a. Mohammed Dib Zeitoun)	Born on 20 May 1951 in Damascus; diplomatic passport No D000001300	Head of Political Security Directorate; involved in violence against demonstrators.	09.05.2011
8.	Amjad Al-Abbas		Head of Political Security in Banyas, involved in violence against demonstrators in Baida.	09.05.2011
9.	Rami Makhlouf	Born on 10 July 1969 in Damascus, passport No 454224	Syrian businessman; associate of Maher Al-Assad; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators.	09.05.2011
10.	Abd Al-Fatah Qudsiyah	Born in 1953 in Hama; diplomatic passport No D0005788	Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI); involved in violence against the civilian population.	09.05.2011
11.	Jamil Hassan		Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence; involved in violence against the civilian population.	09.05.2011
12.	Rustum Ghazali	Born on 3 May 1953 in Dara'a; diplomatic passport No D000000887	Head of Syrian Military Intelligence, Damascus Countryside Branch; involved in violence against the civilian population.	09.05.2011
13.	Fawwaz Al-Assad	Born on 18 June 1962 in Kerdala; passport No 88238	Involved in violence against the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia.	09.05.2011
14.	Munzir Al-Assad	Born on 1 March 1961 in Latakia; passport No 86449 and No 842781	Involved in violence against the civilian population as part of the Shabiha militia.	09.05.2011
15.	Asif Shawkat	Born on 15 January 1950 in Al-Madehleh, Tartus	Deputy Chief of Staff for Security and Reconnaissance; involved in violence against the civilian population.	23.05.2011
16.	Hisham Ikhtiyar	Born in 1941	Head of Syrian National Security Bureau; involved in violence against the civilian population.	23.05.2011
17.	Faruq Al Shar'	Born on 10 December 1938	Vice-President of Syria; involved in violence against the civilian population.	23.05.2011
18.	Muhammad Nasif Khayrbik	Born on 10 April 1937 (or 20 May 1937) in Hama, diplomatic passport No 0002250	Deputy Vice-President of Syria for National Security Affairs; involved in violence against the civilian population.	23.05.2011
19.	Mohamed Hamcho	Born on 20 May 1966; passport No 002954347	Brother-in-law of Maher Al-Assad; businessman and local agent for several foreign companies; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators.	23.05.2011
20.	Iyad (a.k.a. Eyad) Makhlouf	Born on 21 January 1973 in Damascus; passport No N001820740	Brother of Rami Makhlouf and GID Officer involved in violence against the civilian population.	23.05.2011
21.	Bassam Al Hassan		Presidential Advisor for Strategic Affairs; involved in violence against the civilian population.	23.05.2011
22.	Dawud Rajiha		Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces responsible for the military involvement in violence against peaceful protesters.	23.05.2011
23.	Ihab (a.k.a. Ehab, Iehab) Makhlouf	Born on 21 January 1973 in Damascus; passport No N002848852	Vice-President of SyriaTel and caretaker for Rami Makhlouf's US company; provides funding to the regime allowing violence against demonstrators.	23.05.2011
24.	Zoulhima Chaliche (Dhu al-Himma Shalish)	Born in 1951 or 1946 in Kerdaha.	Head of presidential security; involved in violence against demonstrators; first cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad.	23.6.2011
25.	Riyad Chaliche (Riyad Shalish)		Director of Military Housing Establishment; provides funding to the regime; first cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad.	23.6.2011
26.	Brigadier Commander Mohammad Ali Jafari (a.k.a. Ja'fari, Aziz; a.k.a. Jafari, Ali; a.k.a. Jafari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Ja'fari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Jafari-Najafabadi, Mohammad Ali)	Born on 1 Sep 1957 in Yazd, Iran.	General Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria.	23.6.2011
27.	Major General Qasem Soleimani (a.k.a. Qasim Soleimany)		Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC - Qods, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria.	23.6.2011
28.	Hossein Taeb (a.k.a. Taeb, Hassan; a.k.a. Taeb, Hosein; a.k.a. Taeb, Hossein; a.k.a. Taeb, Hussayn; a.k.a. Hojjatoleslam Hossein Ta'eb)	Born in 1963 in Tehran, Iran.	Deputy Commander for Intelligence of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria.	23.6.2011
29.	Khalid Qaddur		Business associate of Maher Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime.	23.6.2011
30.	Ra'if Al-Quwatli (a.k.a. Ri'af Al-Quwatli)		Business associate of Maher Al-Assad; provides funding to the regime.	23.6.2011
31.	Mohammad Mufleh		Head of Syrian Military Intelligence in the town of Hama, involved in the crackdown on demonstrators.	1.8.2011
32.	Major General Tawfiq Younes		Head of the Department for Internal Security of the General Intelligence Directorate; involved in violence against the civilian population.	1.8.2011
33.	Mohammed Makhlouf (a.k.a. Abu Rami)	Born on 19 October 1932 in Latakia, Syria	Close associate and maternal uncle of Bashar and Mahir al-Assad. Business associate and father of Rami, Ihab and Iyad Makhlouf.	1.8.2011
34.	Ayman Jabir	Born in Latakia	Associate of Mahir al-Assad for the Shabiha militia. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population and coordination of Shabiha militia groups.	1.8.2011
35.	General Ali Habib Mahmoud	Born in 1939, in Tartous. Appointed Minister for Defence on 3 June 2009	Minister for Defence. Responsible for conduct and operations of Syrian Armed Forces involved in repression and violence against the civilian population.	1.8.2011
36.	Hayel Al-Assad		Assistant to Maher Al-Assad, Head of the military police unit of the army's 4th Division, involved in repression.	23.8.2011
37.	Ali Al-Salim		Director of the supplies office of the Syrian Ministry of Defence, entry point for all arms acquisitions by the Syrian army.	23.8.2011
38.	Nizar Al-Assad ()	Cousin of Bashar Al-Assad; previously head of the ‧Nizar Oilfield Supplies‧ company.	Very close to key government officials. Financing Shabiha in the region of Latakia.	23.8.2011
39.	Brigadier-General Rafiq Shahadah		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
40.	Brigadier-General Jamea Jamea (Jami Jami)		Branch Chief for Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) in Dayr az-Zor. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Dayr az-Zor and Alboukamal.	23.8.2011
41.	Hassan Bin-Ali Al-Turkmani	Born in 1935 in Aleppo	Deputy Vice Minister, former Minister for Defence, Special Envoy of President Bashar Al-Assad.	23.8.2011
42.	Muhammad Said Bukhaytan		Assistant Regional Secretary of Ba'ath Arab Socialist Party since 2005, 2000-2005 Director for the national security of the regional Ba'ath party. Former Governor of Hama (1998-2000). Close associate of President Bashar Al-Assad and Maher Al-Assad. Senior decision-maker in the regime on repression of civilian population.	23.8.2011
43.	Ali Douba		Responsible for killings in Hama in 1980, has been called back to Damascus as special advisor to President Bashar Al-Assad.	23.8.2011
44.	Brigadier-General Nawful Al-Husayn		Idlib Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) Branch Chief. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Idlib province.	23.8.2011
45.	Brigadier Husam Sukkar		Presidential Adviser on Security Affairs. Presidential Adviser for security agencies' repression and violence against the civilian population.	23.8.2011
46.	Brigadier-General Muhammed Zamrini		Branch Chief for Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI) in Homs. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Homs.	23.8.2011
47.	Lieutenant-General Munir Adanov (Adnuf)		Deputy Chief of General Staff, Operations and Training for Syrian Army. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria.	23.8.2011
48.	Brigadier-General Ghassan Khalil		Head of General Intelligence Directorate's (GID) Information Branch. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population in Syria.	23.8.2011
49.	Mohammed Jabir	Born in Latakia	Shabiha militia. Associate of Maher Al-Assad for the Shabiha militia. Directly involved in repression and violence against the civilian population and coordination of Shabiha militia groups.	23.8.2011
50.	Samir Hassan		Close business associate of Maher Al-Assad. Known for supporting the Syrian regime financially.	23.8.2011
51.	Fares Chehabi (Fares Shihabi)		President of Aleppo Chamber of Industry. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime.	2.09.2011
52.	Emad Ghraiwati	Born in March 1959 in Damascus, Syria	President of the Damascus Chamber of Industry (Zuhair Ghraiwati Sons). Provides financial support to the Syrian regime.	2.9.2011
53.	Tarif Akhras	Born in 1949 in Homs, Syria	Founder of the Akhras Group (commodities, trading, processing and logistics), Homs. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime.	2.9.2011
54.	Issam Anbouba	Born in 1949 in Latakia, Syria	President of Issam Anbouba Est. for agro-industry. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime.	2.9.2011
55.	Tayseer Qala Awwad	Born in 1943 in Damascus	Minister of Justice. Associated with the Syrian regime, including by supporting its policies and practices of arbitrary arrest and detention.	23.09.2011
56.	Dr Adnan Hassan Mahmoud	Born in 1966 in Tartous	Minister of Information. Associated with the Syrian regime, including by supporting and promoting its information policy.	23.09.2011
57.	Major General Jumah Al-Ahmad		Commander Special Forces. Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria.	14.11.2011
58.	Colonel Lu'ai al-Ali		Head of Syrian Military Intelligence, Dara'a Branch. Responsible for the violence against protesters in Dara'a.	14.11.2011
59.	Lt. General Ali Abdullah Ayyub		Deputy Chief of General Staff (Personnel and Manpower). Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria.	14.11.2011
60.	Lt. General Jasim al-Furayj		Chief of General staff. Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria.	14.11.2011
61.	General Aous (Aws) Aslan	Born in 1958	Head of Battalion in the Republican Guard. Close to Maher Al-Assad and President Al-Assad. Involved in the crackdown on the civilian population across Syria.	14.11.2011
62.	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.	14.11.2011
63.	Abdullah Berri		Head of Berri family militia. In charge of pro-government militia involved in the crackdown on the civilian population in Aleppo.	14.11.2011
64.	George Chaoui		Member of Syrian electronic army. Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria.	14.11.2011
65.	Major General Zuhair Hamad		Deputy Head of General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and for intimidation and torture of protestors.	14.11.2011
66.	Amar Ismael		Civilian - Head of Syrian electronic army (territorial army intelligence service). Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria.	14.11.2011
67.	Mujahed Ismail		Member of Syrian electronic army. Involved in the violent crackdown and call for violence against the civilian population across Syria.	14.11.2011
68.	Saqr Khayr Bek		Deputy Minister for the Interior. Responsible for the use of violence against the civilian population in Syria.	14.11.2011
69.	Major General Nazih		Deputy Director of General Intelligence Directorate. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and intimidation and torture of protestors.	14.11.2011
70.	Kifah Moulhem		Batallion Commander in the 4th Division. Responsible for the crackdown on the civilian population in Deir el-Zor.	14.11.2011
71.	Major General Wajih Mahmud		Commander 18th Armoured Division. Responsible for the violence against protestors in Homs.	14.11.2011
72.	Bassam Sabbagh	Born on 24 August 1959 in Damascus. Address: Kasaa, Anwar al Attar Street, al Midani building, Damascus. Syrian passport No 004326765 issued 2 November 2008, valid until November 2014. Member of the Paris Bar.	Head of Sabbagh & Associates law firm (Damascus). Legal and financial adviser and manages affairs of Rami Makhlouf and Khaldoun Makhlouf. Involved with Bashar al-Assad in funding a real estate project in Latakia. Provides financial support for the regime.	14.11.2011
73.	Lt. General Mustafa Tlass		Deputy Chief of General Staff (Logistics and supplies). Responsible for the use of violence against protestors across Syria.	14.11.2011
74.	Major General Fu'ad Tawil		Deputy head Syrian Air Force Intelligence. Responsible for the use of violence across Syria and intimidation and torture of protestors.	14.11.2011
75.	Mohammad Al-Jleilati	Born in 1945 in Damascus	Minister of Finance. Responsible for the Syrian economy.	1.12.2011
76.	Dr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar	Born in 1956 in Aleppo	Minister of Economy and Trade. Responsible for the Syrian economy.	1.12.2011
77.	Lt. General Fahid Al-Jassim		Chief of Staff. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011
78.	Major General Ibrahim Al-Hassan		Deputy Chief of Staff. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011
79.	Brigadier Khalil Zghraybih		14th Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011
80.	Brigadier Ali Barakat		103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011
81.	Brigadier Talal Makhluf		103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011
82.	Brigadier Nazih Hassun		Syrian Air Force Intelligence. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011
83.	Captain Maan Jdiid		Presidential Guard. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011
84.	Muahmamd Al-Shaar		Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011
85.	Khald Al-Taweel		Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011
86.	Ghiath Fayad		Political Security Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs.	1.12.2011

B. Entities

	Name	Identifying information	Reasons	Date of listing
1.	Bena Properties		Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime.	23.6.2011
2.	Al Mashreq Investment Fund (AMIF) (alias Sunduq Al Mashrek Al Istithmari)	P.O. Box 108, Damascus Tel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043 Fax: 963 933333149	Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime.	23.6.2011
3.	Hamcho International (Hamsho International Group)	Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 8254, Damascus Tel.: 963 112316675 Fax: 963 112318875 Website: www.hamshointl.com E-mail: info@hamshointl.com and hamshogroup@yahoo.com	Controlled by Mohammad Hamcho or Hamsho; provides funding to the regime.	23.6.2011
4.	Military Housing Establishment (alias MILIHOUSE)		Public works company controlled by Riyad Shalish and Ministry of Defence; provides funding to the regime.	23.6.2011
5.	Political Security Directorate		Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.	23.8.2011
6.	General Intelligence Directorate		Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.	23.8.2011
7.	Military Intelligence Directorate		Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.	23.8.2011
8.	Air Force Intelligence Agency		Syrian government agency directly involved in repression.	23.8.2011
9.	IRGC Qods Force (Quds Force)	Teheran, Iran	The Qods (or Quds) Force is a specialist arm of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Qods Force is involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syria regime suppress protests in Syria. IRGC Qods Force has provided technical assistance, equipment and support to the Syrian security services to repress civilian protest movements.	23.8.2011
10.	Mada Transport	Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara'a Highway, P.O. Box 9525 Tel.: 00 963 11 99 62)	Economic entity financing the regime.	2.09.2011
11.	Cham Investment Group	Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara'a Highway, P.O. Box 9525 Tel.: 00 963 11 99 62)	Economic entity financing the regime.	2.09.2011
12.	Real Estate Bank	Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus Syrian Arab Republic Tel.: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602 Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186 Bank's e-mail: Publicrelations@reb.sy, Website: www.reb.sy	State-owned bank providing financial support for the regime.	2.09.2011
13.	Addounia TV (a.k.a. Dounia TV)	Tel.: +963-11-5667274, +963-11-5667271, Fax: +963-11-5667272 Website: http://www.addounia.tv	Addounia TV has incited violence against the civilian population in Syria.	23.09.2011
14.	Cham Holding	Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway - Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria P.O. Box 9525 Tel.: +963 (11) 9962, +963 (11) 668 14000, +963 (11) 673 1044 Fax: +963 (11) 673 1274 E-mail: info@chamholding.sy Website:www.chamholding.sy	Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; largest holding company in Syria, benefiting from and supporting the regime.	23.09.2011
15.	El-Tel Co. (El-Tel Middle East Company)	Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway, P.O. Box 13052, Damascus – Syria Tel.: +963-11-2212345 Fax: +963-11-44694450 E-mail: sales@eltelme.com Website: www.eltelme.com	Manufacturing and supplying telecommunication equipment for the Army.	23.09.2011
16.	Ramak Constructions Co.	Address: Dara'a Highway, Damascus, Syria Tel.: +963-11-6858111 Mobile: +963-933-240231	Construction of military barracks, border post barracks and other buildings for Army needs.	23.09.2011
17.	Souruh Company (a.k.a. SOROH Al Cham Company)	Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus, Syria Tel.: +963-11-5327266 Mobile: +963-933-526812, +963-932-878282 Fax: +963-11-5316396 E-mail: sorohco@gmail.com Website: http://sites.google.com/site/sorohco	Investment in local military industrial projects, manufacturing weapons parts and related items. 100 % of the company is owned by Rami Makhlouf.	23.09.2011
18.	Syriatel	Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor, BP 2900 Tel.: +963 11 61 26 270 Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19 E-mail: info@syriatel.com.sy; Website: http://syriatel.sy/	Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides financial support to the regime: through its licensing contract it pays 50 % of its profits to the Government.	23.09.2011
19.	Cham Press TV	Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor - Baramkeh - Damascus Tel.: +963 - 11- 2260805 Fax: +963 - 11 - 2260806 E-mail: mail@champress.com Website: www.champress.net	Television channel which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators.	1.12.2011
20.	Al Watan	Al Watan Newspaper - Damascus – Duty Free Zone Tel.: 00963 11 2137400 Fax: 00963 11 2139928	Daily newspaper which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators.	1.12.2011
21.	Centre d'études et de recherches syrien (CERS) (CERS, Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Scientifique; SSRC, Scientific Studies and Research Center; Centre de Recherche de Kaboun	Barzeh Street, P.O. Box 4470, Damascus	Provides support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used directly for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators.	1.12.2011
22.	Business Lab	Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, P.O. Box 7155, Damascus Tel.: 963112725499 Fax: 963112725399	Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.	1.12.2011
23.	Industrial Solutions	Baghdad Street 5, P.O. Box 6394, Damascus Tel./fax: 963114471080	Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.	1.12.2011
24.	Mechanical Construction Factory (MCF)	P.O. Box 35202, Industrial Zone, Al-Qadam Road, Damascus	Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.	1.12.2011
25.	Syronics – Syrian Arab Co. for Electronic Industries	Kaboon Street, P.O. Box 5966, Damascus Tel.-No.: +963-11-5111352 Fax: +963-11-5110117	Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.	1.12.2011
26.	Handasieh – Organization for Engineering Industries	P.O. Box 5966, Abou Bakr Al-Seddeq St., Damascus and P.O. Box 2849 Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus and P.O. Box 21120 Baramkeh, Damascus Tel.: 963112121816 – 963112121834 – 963112214650 – 963112212743 - 963115110117	Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS.	1.12.2011
27.	Syria Trading Oil Company (Sytrol)	Prime Minister Building, 17 Street Nissan, Damascus, Syria.	State-owned company responsible for all oil exports from Syria. Provides financial support to the regime.	1.12.2011
28.	General Petroleum Corporation (GPC)	New Sham - Building of Syrian Oil Company, P.O. Box 60694, Damascus, Syria Tel.: 963113141635 Fax: 963113141634 E-mail: info@gpc-sy.com	State-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the regime.	1.12.2011
29.	Al Furat Petroleum Company	Dummar - New Sham - Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building P.O. Box 7660 Damascus – Syria. Tel.: 00963-11- (6183333), 00963-11- (31913333) Fax: 00963-11- (6184444), 00963-11- (31914444) afpc@afpc.net.sy	Joint venture 50 % owned by GPC. Provides financial support to the regime.	1.12.2011

ANNEX IIa

LIST OF ENTITIES OR BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 14 AND 15(1)(b)

Entities

Name

Identifying information

Reasons

Date of listing

Commercial Bank of Syria

—	Damascus Branch, P.O. Box 2231, Moawiya St., Damascus, Syria;- P.O. Box 933, Yousef Azmeh Square, Damascus, Syria;

—	Aleppo Branch, P.O. Box 2, Kastel Hajjarin St., Aleppo, Syria; SWIFT/BIC CMSY SY DA; all offices worldwide [NPWMD]

Website: http://cbs-bank.sy/En-index.php

Tel.: +963 11 2218890

Fax: +963 11 2216975

general managment: dir.cbs@mail.sy

State-owned bank providing financial support to the regime.

13.10.2011

ANNEX III

LIST OF COMPETENT AUTHORITIES IN THE MEMBER STATES AND ADDRESS FOR NOTIFICATIONS TO THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Competent authorities in each Member State:

BELGIUM

http://www.diplomatie.be/eusanctions

BULGARIA

http://www.mfa.bg/en/pages/view/5519

CZECH REPUBLIC

http://www.mfcr.cz/mezinarodnisankce

DENMARK

http://www.um.dk/da/menu/Udenrigspolitik/FredSikkerhedOgInternationalRetsorden/Sanktioner/

GERMANY

http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Aussenwirtschaft/Aussenwirtschaftsrecht/embargos.html

ESTONIA

http://www.vm.ee/est/kat_622/

IRELAND

http://www.dfa.ie/home/index.aspx?id=28519

GREECE

http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Multilateral+Diplomacy/Global+Issues/International+Sanctions/

SPAIN

http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Asuntos/Sanciones%20Internacionales/Paginas/Sanciones_%20Internacionales.aspx

FRANCE

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/autorites-sanctions/

ITALY

http://www.esteri.it/MAE/IT/Politica_Europea/Deroghe.htm

CYPRUS

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/sanctions

LATVIA

http://www.mfa.gov.lv/en/security/4539

LITHUANIA

http://www.urm.lt/sanctions

LUXEMBOURG

http://www.mae.lu/sanctions

HUNGARY

http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kulpolitikank/nemzetkozi_szankciok/

MALTA

http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/bodies/boards/sanctions_monitoring.asp

NETHERLANDS

http://www.minbuza.nl/sancties

AUSTRIA

http://www.bmeia.gv.at/view.php3?f_id=12750&LNG=en&version=

POLAND

http://www.msz.gov.pl

PORTUGAL

http://www.min-nestrangeiros.pt

ROMANIA

http://www.mae.ro/node/1548

SLOVENIA

http://www.mzz.gov.si/si/zunanja_politika/mednarodna_varnost/omejevalni_ukrepi/

SLOVAKIA

http://www.foreign.gov.sk

FINLAND

http://formin.finland.fi/kvyhteistyo/pakotteet

SWEDEN

http://www.ud.se/sanktioner

UNITED KINGDOM

www.fco.gov.uk/competentauthorities

B.	Address for communication with the European Commission: European Commission Service for Foreign Policy Instruments CHAR 12/106 B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel Belgium E-mail: relex-sanctions@ec.europa.eu Tel.: +(32 2) 295 55 85

ANNEX IV

LIST OF ‘CRUDE OIL AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS’ REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6

HS Code	Description
2709 00	Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude.
2710	Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, other than crude; preparations not elsewhere specified or included, containing by weight 70 % or more of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals, these oils being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils (save that the purchase, in Syria, of kerosene jet fuel of CN code 2710 19 21 is not prohibited provided that it is intended and used solely for the purpose of the continuation of the flight operation of the aircraft into which it is loaded).
2712	Petroleum jelly; paraffin wax, microcrystalline petroleum wax, slack wax, ozokerite, lignite wax, peat wax, other mineral waxes, and similar products obtained by synthesis or by other processes, whether or not coloured.
2713	Petroleum coke, petroleum bitumen and other residues of petroleum oils or of oils obtained from bituminous minerals.
2714	Bitumen and asphalt, natural; bituminous or oil-shale and tar sands; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks.
2715 00 00	Bituminous mixtures based on natural asphalt, on natural bitumen, on petroleum bitumen, on mineral tar or on mineral tar pitch (for example, bituminous mastics, cut-backs).

ANNEX V

EQUIPMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4

General Note

Notwithstanding the contents of this Annex, it shall not apply to :

(a)	equipment, technology or software which are specified in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) 428/2009 (1) or the Common Military List; or

(b)

software which is designed for installation by the user without further substantial support by the supplier and which is generally available to the public by being sold from stock at retail selling points, without restriction, by means of:

(i)	over the counter transactions;

(ii)	mail order transactions;

(iii)

electronic transactions; or

(iv)	telephone order transactions; or

(c)	software which is in the public domain.

The categories A, B, C, D and E refer to the categories referred to in Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.

The ‧equipment, technology and software‧ referred to in Article 4 is:

List of equipment

—	Deep Packet Inspection equipment

—	Network Interception equipment including Interception Management Equipment (IMS) and Data Retention Link Intelligence equipment

—	Radio Frequency monitoring equipment

—	Network and Satellite jamming equipment

—	Remote Infection equipment

—	Speaker recognition/processing equipment

—	IMSI (2), MSISDN (3), IMEI (4), TMSI (5) interception and monitoring equipment

—	Tactical SMS (6)/GSM (7)/GPS (8)/GPRS (9)/UMTS (10)/CDMA (11)/PSTN (12) interception and monitoring equipment

—	DHCP (13)/SMTP (14),GTP (15) information interception and monitoring equipment

—	Pattern Recognition and Pattern Profiling equipment

—	Remote Forensics equipment

—	Semantic Processing Engine equipment

—	WEP and WPA code breaking equipment

—	Interception equipment for VoIP proprietary and standard protocol

Not used

D.	"Software" for the "development", "production" or "use" of the equipment specified in A above.

E.	"Technology" for the "development", "production" or "use" of the equipment specified in A above.

Equipment, technology and software falling within these categories is within the scope of this Annex only to the extent that it falls within the general description ‧internet, telephone and satellite communications interception and monitoring systems‧.

For the purpose of this Annex ‧monitoring‧ means acquisition, extraction, decoding, recording, processing, analysis and archiving call content or network data.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items (OJ L 134, 29.5.2009, p. 1).

(2) IMSI stands for International Mobile Subscriber Identity. It is a unique identification code for each mobile telephony device, integrated in the SIM card and which allows identification of such SIM via GSM and UMTS networks.

(3) MSISDN stands for Mobile Subscriber Integrated Services Digital Network Number. It is a number uniquely identifying a subscription in a GSM or a UMTS mobile network. Simply put, it is the telephone number to the SIM card in a mobile phone and therefore it identifies a mobile subscriber as well as IMSI, but to route calls through him.

(4) IMEI stands for International Mobile Equipment Identity. It is a number, usually unique to identify GSM, WCDMA and IDEN mobile phones as well as some satellite phones. It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the phone. interception (wiretapping) can be specified by its IMEI number as well as IMSI and MSISDN.

(5) TMSI stands for Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity. It is the identity that is most commonly sent between the mobile and the network.

(6) SMS stands for Short Message System.

(7) GSM stands for Global System for Mobile Communications.

(8) GPS stands for Global Positioning System.

(9) GPRS stands for General Package Radio Service.

(10) UMTS stands for Universal Mobile Telecommunication System.

(11) CDMA stands for Code Division Multiple Access.

(12) PSTN stands for Public Switch Telephone Networks.

(13) DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

(14) SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

(15) GTP stands for GPRS Tunnelling Protocol.

ANNEX VI

LIST OF KEY EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 8

General notes

The object of the prohibitions contained in this Annex should not be defeated by the export of any non-prohibited goods (including plant) containing one or more prohibited components when the prohibited component or components are the principal element of the goods and can feasibly be removed or used for other purposes.

N.B.:

In judging whether the prohibited component or components are to be considered the principal element, it is necessary to weigh the factors of quantity, value and technological know-how involved and other special circumstances which might establish the prohibited component or components as the principal element of the goods being procured.

2.	The goods specified in this Annex include both new and used goods.

3.	Definitions of terms between ‧single quotation marks‧ are given in a technical note to the relevant item.

4.	Definitions of terms between "double quotation marks" can be found in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 428/2009.

General Technology Note (GTN)

1.	The "technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of prohibited goods remains under prohibition even when applicable to non-prohibited goods.

2.	Prohibitions do not apply to that "technology" which is the minimum necessary for the installation, operation, maintenance (checking) and repair of those goods which are not prohibited or the export of which has been authorised in accordance with this Regulation.

3.	Prohibitions on "technology" transfer do not apply to information "in the public domain", to "basic scientific research" or to the minimum necessary information for patent applications.

Exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas

1.A Equipment

1.	Geophysical survey equipment, vehicles, vessels and aircraft specially designed or adapted to acquire data for oil and gas exploration and specially designed components therefor.

2.	Sensors specially designed for downhole well operations in oil and gas wells, including sensors used for measurement whilst drilling and the associated equipment specially designed to acquire and store data from such sensors.

3.	Drilling equipment designed to drill rock formations, specifically for the purpose of exploring for, or producing oil, gas and other naturally occurring, hydrocarbon materials.

4.	Drill bits, drill pipes, drill collars, centralisers and other equipment, specially designed for use in and with oil and gas well drilling equipment.

Drilling wellheads, ‧blowout preventers‧ and ‧Christmas or production trees‧ and the specially designed components thereof, meeting the ‧API and ISO specifications‧ for use with oil and gas wells.

Technical Notes:

a.	A ‧blowout preventer‧ is a device typically used at ground level (or if drilling underwater, at the seabed) during drilling to prevent the uncontrolled escape of oil and/or gas from the well.

b.	A ‧Christmas tree or production tree‧ is a device typically used to control flow of fluids from the well when it is complete and oil and/or gas production has started.

For the purpose of this item, ‧API and ISO specifications‧ refers to the American Petroleum Institute specifications 6A, 16A, 17D and 11IW and/or the International Standards Organisation specifications 10423 and 13533 for blowout preventers, wellhead and Christmas trees for use on oil and/or gas wells.

6.	Drilling and production platforms for crude oil and natural gas.

7.	Vessels and barges incorporating drilling and/or petroleum processing equipment used for producing oil, gas and other naturally occurring flammable materials.

8.	Liquid/gas separators meeting API specification 12J, specially designed to process the production from an oil or gas well, to separate the petroleum liquids from any water and any gas from the liquids.

Gas compressor with a design pressure of 40 bar (PN 40 and/or ANSI 300) or more and having a suction volume capacity of 300 000 Nm3/h or more, for the initial processing and transmission of natural gas, excluded gas compressors for CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) filling stations, and specially designed components therefor.

10.

Subsea production control equipment and the components thereof meeting ‧API and ISO specifications‧ for use with oil and gas wells.

Technical Note:

For the purposes of this entry, ‧API and ISO specifications‧ refers to the American Petroleum Institute specification 17 F and/or the International Standards Organisation specification 13268 for subsea production control systems.

11.	Pumps, typically high capacity and/or high pressure (in excess of 0,3 m3 per minute and/or 40 bar), specially designed to pump drilling muds and/or cement into oil and gas wells.

1.B Test and inspection equipment

1.	Equipment specially designed for sampling, testing and analysing the properties of drilling mud, oil well cements and other materials specially designed and/or formulated for use in oil and gas wells.

2.	Equipment specially designed for sampling, testing and analysing the properties of rock samples, liquid and gaseous samples and other materials taken from an oil and/or gas well either during or after drilling, or from the initial processing facilities attached thereto.

3.	Equipment specially designed for collecting and interpreting information about the physical and mechanical condition of an oil and/or gas well, and for determining the in situ properties of the rock and reservoir formation.

1.C Materials

1.	Drilling mud, drilling mud additives and the components thereof, specially formulated to stabilise oil and gas wells during drilling, to recover drill cuttings to the surface and to lubricate and cool the drilling equipment in the well.

Cements and other materials meeting the ‧API and ISO specifications‧ for use in oil and gas wells.

Technical Note:

‧API and ISO specification‧ refers to the American Petroleum Institute specification 10A or the International Standards Organisation specification 10426 for oil well cements and other materials specially formulated for use in the cementing of oil and gas wells.

3.	Corrosion inhibiting, emulsion treatment, defoaming agents and other chemicals specially formulated to be used in the drilling for, and the initial processing of, petroleum produced from an oil and/or gas well.

1.D Software

1.	"Software" specially designed to collect and interpret data acquired from seismic, electromagnetic, magnetic or gravity surveys for the purpose of establishing oil or gas prospectivity.

2.	"Software" specially designed for storing, analysing and interpreting information acquired during drilling and production to assess the physical characteristics and behaviour of oil or gas reservoirs.

3.	"Software" specially designed for the "use" of petroleum production and processing facilities or specific sub-units of such facilities.

1.E Technology

1.	"Technology""required" for the "development", "production" and "use" of equipment specified in 1.A.01 – 1.A.11.

Refining of crude oil and liquefaction of natural gas

2.A Equipment

Heat exchangers as follows and specially designed components therefor:

a.	Plate-fin heat exchangers with a surface/volume ratio greater than 500 m2/m3, specially designed for pre-cooling of natural gas;

b.	Coil-wound heat exchangers specially designed for liquefaction or sub-cooling of natural gas.

2.	Cryogenic pumps for the transport of media at a temperature below – 120 °C having a transport capacity of more than 500 m3/h and specially designed components therefor.

‧Coldbox‧ and ‧coldbox‧ equipment not specified by 2.A.1.

Technical Note:

‧Coldbox‧ equipment’ refers to a specially designed construction, which is specific for LNG plants and incorporates the process stage of liquefaction. The ‧coldbox‧ comprises heat exchangers, piping, other instrumentation and thermal insulators. The temperature inside the ‧coldbox‧ is below – 120 °C (conditions for condensation of natural gas). The function of the ‧coldbox‧ is the thermal insulation of the above described equipment.

4.	Equipment for shipping terminals of liquefied gases having a temperature below – 120 °C and specially designed components therefor.

5.	Flexible and non-flexible transfer line having a diameter greater than 50 mm for the transport of media below – 120 °C.

6.	Maritime vessels specially designed for the transport of LNG.

7.	Electrostatic desalters specially designed to remove contaminants such as salts, solids and water from crude oil and specially designed components therefor.

8.	All crackers, including hydrocrackers, and cokers, specially designed for conversion of vacuum gas oils or vacuum residuum, and specially designed components therefor.

9.	Hydrotreaters specially designed for desulphurisation of gasoline, diesel cuts and kerosene and specially designed components therefor.

10.	Catalytic reformers specially designed for conversion of desulphurised gasoline into high-octane gasoline, and specially designed components therefor.

11.	Refinery units for C5-C6 cuts isomerisation, and refinery units for alkylation of light olefins, to improve the octane index of the hydrocarbon cuts.

12.	Pumps specially designed for the transport of crude oil and fuels, having a capacity of 50 m3/h or more and specially designed components therefor.

13.

Tubes with an outer diameter of 0,2 m or more and made from any of the following materials:

a.	Stainless steels with 23 % chromium or more by weight;

b.	Stainless steels and nickel bases alloys with a ‧Pitting resistance equivalent‧ number higher than 33.

Technical Note:

‧Pitting resistance equivalent‧ (PRE) number characterises the corrosion resistance of stainless steels and nickel alloys to pitting or crevice corrosion. The pitting resistance of stainless steels and nickel alloys is primarily determined by their compositions, primarily: chromium, molybdenum, and nitrogen. The formula to calculate the PRE number is:

PRE = Cr + 3,3 % Mo + 30 % N

14.	‧Pigs‧ (Pipeline Inspection Gauge(s)) and specially designed components therefor. Technical Note: ‧Pig‧ is a device typically used for cleaning or inspection of a pipeline from inside (corrosion state or crack formation) and is propelled by the pressure of the product in the pipeline.

15.	Pig launchers and pig catchers for the integration or removing of pigs.

16.

Tanks for the storage of crude oil and fuels with a volume greater than 1 000 m3 (1 000 000 litres) as follows, and specially designed components therefor:

a.	fixed roof tanks;

b.	floating roof tanks.

17.	Subsea flexible pipes specially designed for the transportation of hydrocarbons and injection fluids, water or gas, having a diameter greater than 50 mm.

18.	Flexible pipes used for high pressure for topside and subsea application.

19.	Isomeration equipment specially designed for production of high-octane gasoline based on light hydrocarbons as feed, and specially designed components therefor.

2.B Test and inspection equipment

1.	Equipment specially designed for testing and analysing of quality (properties) of crude oil and fuels.

2.	Interface control systems specially designed for controlling and optimising of the desalting process.

2.C Materials

1.	Diethyleneglycol (CAS 111-46-6), Triethylene glycol (CAS 112-27-6).

2.	N-Methylpyrrolidon (CAS 872-50-4), Sulfolane (CAS 126-33-0).

3.	Zeolites, of natural or synthetic origin, specially designed for fluid catalytic cracking or for the purification and/or dehydration of gases, including natural gases.

Catalysts for the cracking and conversion of hydrocarbons as follows:

a.	Single metal (platinum group) on alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed for catalytic reforming process;

b.	Mixed metal species (platinum in combination with other noble metals) on alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed for catalytic reforming process;

c.	Cobalt and nickel catalysts doped with molybdenum on alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed for catalytic desulphurisation process;

d.	Palladium, nickel, chromium and tungsten catalysts on alumina type or on zeolite, specially designed for catalytic hydrocracking process.

5.	Gasoline additives specially formulated for increasing the octane number of gasoline. Note: This entry includes Ethyl tertiary butyl ether(ETBE) (CAS 637-92-3) and Methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) CAS 1634-04-4).

2.D Software

1.	"Software" specially designed for the "use" of LNG plants or specific sub-units of such plants.

2.	"Software" specially designed for the "development", "production" or "use" of plants (including their sub-units) for oil refining.

2.E Technology

1.	"Technology" for the conditioning and purification of raw natural gas (dehydration, sweetening, removal of impurities).

2.	"Technology" for the liquefaction of natural gas, including "technology" required for the "development", "production" or "use" of LNG plants.

3.	"Technology" for the shipment of liquefied natural gas.

4.	"Technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of maritime vessels specially designed for the transport of liquefied natural gas.

5.	"Technology" for storage of crude oil and fuels.

"Technology""required" for the "development", "production" or "use" of a refinery plant, such as:

6.1.	"Technology" for conversion of light olefin to gasoline;

6.2.	Catalytic reforming and isomerisation technology;

6.3.	Catalytic and thermal cracking technology.

ANNEX VII

Equipment and technology referred to in Article 12

8406 81	Steam turbines of an output exceeding 40 MW.
8411 82	Gas turbines of an output exceeding 5 000 kW.
ex 8501	All electric motors and generators of an output exceeding 3 MW or 5 000 kVA.