# Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/784 of 19 May 2015 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria, Division A: Persons

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Name
Identifying information
Reasons
Date of listing
182.
Amr Armanazi (a.k.a. Amr Muhammad Najib Al-Armanazi, Amr Najib Armanazi, Amrou Al-Armanazy)
Date of birth:
7 February 1944
Director-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.
Responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population; supports the regime.
23.7.2014
201.
Wael Abdulkarim
(a.k.a. Wael Al Karim)
Address: Pangates International Corp Ltd, PO Box Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, United Arab Emirates
Al Karim for Trade and Industry, PO Box 111, 5797 Damascus, Syria
Managing Director of the designated entity Pangates International Corp Ltd, which acts as an intermediary in the supply of oil to the Syrian regime.
As 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.
As a result of his senior positions in Pangates and Al Karim Group, he is also associated with these designated entities.
7.3.2015
202.
Ahmad Barqawi
(a.k.a. Ahmed Barqawi)
Address: Pangates International Corp Ltd, PO Box Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, United Arab Emirates
Al Karim for Trade and Industry,
PO Box 111,
5797 Damascus, Syria
General 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.
As 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.
7.3.2015
205.
Samir Hamsho
(a.k.a. Samer; Sameer; Hmisho; Hamchu; Hamcho; Hamisho; Hmeisho; Hemasho, Hmicho)
Date of birth:
1 March 1972
Syrian passport
No N008803455
Brazilian passport
No YA056959
Address:
Hamsho Building
31 Baghdad Street
Damascus,
Syria
Address:
16 Martello Road
Poole
BH13 7DH
United Kingdom
Address:
290, Qura Al Assad
Damascus,
Syria
Samir 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.
Appointed to the Homs Chamber of Commerce in March 2014 by the Minister of Industry.
Therefore, he provides support to the Syrian regime and benefits from his connections with the regime.
He is also associated with the designated entities Hamsho International, Syria Steel SA and Al Buroj Trading.
7.3.2015

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2015/784/annex/division/A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2015-784/annex/division-A
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.