The EU has updated its Syria sanctions regime in relation to the listing of certain persons and entities.
The persons are:
The entities are:
Tri-Ocean Energy and Tri-Ocean Trading are now listed separately rather than together.
- Amr Armanazi – alleged to be responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population and to support the Syrian regime;
- Wael Abdulkarim and Ahmad Barqawi – alleged to support the Syrian regime and to be associated with entities supplying oil to the regime; and
- Samir Hamsho – alleged to support the Syrian regime and to be associated with listed entities.
- Centre d’études et de recherches syrien (CERS) – alleged to provides support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators;
- Tri-Ocean Energy – alleged to provide support to the Syrian regime by organising covert shipments of oil to it; and
- Tri-Ocean Trading – a subsidiary of Tri-Ocean Energy.
Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/780 of 19 May 2015
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/784 of 19 May 2015
