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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-172/annex-I",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/172",
  "legislation_title": "Council Implementing Decision 2012/172/CFSP of 23 March 2012 implementing Decision 2011/782/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-172",
  "path": "annex/I",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "I",
  "heading": "Persons and entities referred to in Article 1",
  "text": "A.\nPersons\nName\nIdentifying information\nReasons\nDate of listing\n1.\nAnisa Al Assad\n(a.k.a. Anisah Al Assad)\nBorn: 1934\nMaiden name: Makhlouf\nMother of President Al-Assad. Given the close personal relationship and intrinsic financial relationship to the Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad, she benefits from and is associated with the Syrian regime.\n23.3.2012\n2.\nBushra Al Assad\n(a.k.a. Bushra Shawkat)\nBorn: 24.10.1960\nSister of Bashar al Assad, and wife of Asif Shawkat, Deputy Chief of Staff for Security and Reconnaissance.\nGiven the close personal relationship and intrinsic financial relationship to the Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad and other core Syrian regime figures, she benefits from and is associated with the Syrian regime.\n23.3.2012\n3.\nAsma Al Assad (a.k.a. Asma Fawaz Al Akhras)\nBorn: 11.08.1975\nPlace of Birth: London, UK\nPassport number: 707512830 expires 22/9/2020\nMaiden name: Al Akhras\nWife of Bashar Al Assad. Given the close personal relationship and intrinsic financial relationship to the Syrian President, Bashar Al Assad, she benefits from and is associated with the Syrian regime.\n23.3.2012\n4.\nManal Al Assad (a.k.a. Manal Al Ahmad)\nBorn: 02.02.1970\nPlace of Birth: Damascus\nPassport number (Syrian): 0000000914\nMaiden name: Al Akhras\nSpouse of Maher Al Assad, and as such benefiting from and closely associated with the regime.\n23.3.2012\n5.\nImad Mohammad Deeb Khamis\nBorn: 1 August 1961\nPlace of Birth: near Damascus\nMinister of Electricity. Responsible for using power cuts as a method of repression.\n23.3.2012\n6.\nOmar Ibrahim Ghalawanji\nBorn: 1954\nPlace of Birth: Tartus\nMinister of Local Administration. Responsible for local government authorities and thus responsible for repression against the civilian population by local governments.\n23.3.2012\n7.\nJoseph Suwaid\nBorn: 1958\nPlace of Birth: Damascus\nMinister of State and as such closely associated with the regime’s policy.\n23.3.2012\n8.\nGhiath Jeraatli\nBorn: 1950\nPlace of Birth: Salamiya\nMinister of State and as such closely associated with the regime’s policy.\n23.3.2012\n9.\nHussein Mahmoud Farzat\nBorn: 1957\nPlace of Birth: Hama\nMinister of State and as such closely associated with the regime’s policy.\n23.3.2012\n10.\nYousef Suleiman Al-Ahmad\nBorn: 1956\nPlace of Birth: Hasaka\nMinister of State and as such closely associated with the regime’s policy.\n23.3.2012\n11.\nHassan al-Sari\nBorn: 1953\nPlace of Birth: Hama\nMinister of State and as such closely associated with the regime’s policy.\n23.3.2012\n12.\nMazen al-Tabba\nBorn: 01.01.1958\nPlace of Birth: Damascus\nPassport number (Syrian): 004415063 expires 06.05.2015\nBusiness partner of Ihab Makhlouf and Nizar al-Assad (subjected to sanctions on 23/08/2011); co-owner, with Rami Makhlouf, of the Al-Diyar lil-Saraafa currency exchange company, which supports the policy of the Central Bank of Syria.\n23.3.2012\nB.\nEntities\nName\nIdentifying information\nReasons\nDate of listing\n1.\nSyrian Petroleum company\nAddress: Dummar Province, Expansion Square, Island 19- Building 32\nP.O. BOX: 2849 or 3378\nPhone: 00963-11-3137935 or 3137913\nFax: 00963-11-3137979 or 3137977\nE-mail: spccom2@scs-net.org or\nspccom1@scs-net.org\nWebsite: www.spc.com.sy\nWebsite: www.spc-sy.com\nState-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime\n23.3.2012\n2.\nMahrukat Company\n(The Syrian Company for the Storage and Distribution of Petroleum Products)\nHeadquarters: Damascus - Al Adawi st., Petroleum building\nFax: 00963-11/4445796\nPhone: 00963-11/44451348 - 4451349\nE-mail: mahrukat@net.sy\nWebsite: http://www.mahrukat.gov.sy/indexeng.php\nState-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime\n23.3.2012",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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