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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-784/annex/division-A",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2015/784",
  "legislation_title": "Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/784 of 19 May 2015 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-784",
  "path": "annex/division/A",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "A",
  "heading": "Persons",
  "text": "Name\nIdentifying information\nReasons\nDate of listing\n182.\nAmr Armanazi (a.k.a. Amr Muhammad Najib Al-Armanazi, Amr Najib Armanazi, Amrou Al-Armanazy)\nDate of birth:\n7 February 1944\nDirector-General of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC), responsible for providing support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators. Also responsible for the development and production of non-conventional weapons, including chemical weapons, and the missiles to deliver them.\nResponsible for the violent repression of the civilian population; supports the regime.\n23.7.2014\n201.\nWael Abdulkarim\n(a.k.a. Wael Al Karim)\nAddress: Pangates International Corp Ltd, PO Box Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, United Arab Emirates\nAl Karim for Trade and Industry, PO Box 111, 5797 Damascus, Syria\nManaging Director of the designated entity Pangates International Corp Ltd, which acts as an intermediary in the supply of oil to the Syrian regime.\nAs Managing Director of Pangates, Wael Abdulkarim provides support to, and benefits from, the Syrian regime. He also holds a senior position in the designated entity Al Karim Group, which is Pangates' parent company.\nAs a result of his senior positions in Pangates and Al Karim Group, he is also associated with these designated entities.\n7.3.2015\n202.\nAhmad Barqawi\n(a.k.a. Ahmed Barqawi)\nAddress: Pangates International Corp Ltd, PO Box Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, United Arab Emirates\nAl Karim for Trade and Industry,\nPO Box 111,\n5797 Damascus, Syria\nGeneral Manager of Pangates International Corp Ltd, which acts as an intermediary in the supply of oil to the Syrian regime, and manager of Al Karim Group. Both Pangates International and Al Karim Group have been designated by the Council.\nAs General Manager of Pangates and a manager of Pangates' parent company, Al Karim Group, Ahmad Barqawi provides support to, and benefits from the Syrian regime. Given his senior position in Pangates and Al Karim Group, he is also associated with the designated entities Pangates International and Al Karim Group.\n7.3.2015\n205.\nSamir Hamsho\n(a.k.a. Samer; Sameer; Hmisho; Hamchu; Hamcho; Hamisho; Hmeisho; Hemasho, Hmicho)\nDate of birth:\n1 March 1972\nSyrian passport\nNo N008803455\nBrazilian passport\nNo YA056959\nAddress:\nHamsho Building\n31 Baghdad Street\nDamascus,\nSyria\nAddress:\n16 Martello Road\nPoole\nBH13 7DH\nUnited Kingdom\nAddress:\n290, Qura Al Assad\nDamascus,\nSyria\nSamir Hamsho is a prominent Syrian businessman benefiting from and supporting the regime. He is the owner and chairman of Al Buroj and Syria Steel/Hmisho Steel, subsidiaries of Hamsho Trading, a subsidiary of Hamsho International, which has been designated by the Council.\nAppointed to the Homs Chamber of Commerce in March 2014 by the Minister of Industry.\nTherefore, he provides support to the Syrian regime and benefits from his connections with the regime.\nHe is also associated with the designated entities Hamsho International, Syria Steel SA and Al Buroj Trading.\n7.3.2015",
  "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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