# The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Regulation 6: Amendments to regulation 6 (designation criteria: meaning of “involved person”)


In regulation 6 (designation criteria)—
(a) for paragraph (2)(a)(ii) substitute “activities carried out on behalf of the Assad regime, implementing or connected to the repressive policies of that regime;”;
(b) after paragraph (2)(a)(ii) insert—
“(iii) supporting or benefitting from the Assad regime;
(iv) the commission of, or the obstruction of an independent investigation into, a serious human rights violation or abuse in Syria;
(v) the commission of a violation of international humanitarian law in Syria;
(vi) undermining democracy, the rule of law and good governance in Syria;
(vii) the obstruction of humanitarian assistance activity in Syria;
(viii) any other action, policy or activity which threatens the peace, stability or security of Syria,”;
(c) in paragraph (3)(a) after “Syria” insert “during the period of the Assad regime”;
(d) in paragraph (3)(b) for “Syrian regime” substitute “Assad regime”;
(e) in paragraph (3)(d) for “paragraph (2)(a)(i)” substitute “paragraphs 2(a)(i), (ii) or (iv) to (vii)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2025/507/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/syria-sanctions-eu-exit-amendment-regulations-2025/regulation-6
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