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EU updates Syria sanctions regime

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May 21, 2015

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