LegalizeCouncil Implementing Regulation (EU) No 363/2013 of 22 April 2013 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
B. Entities
| Name | Identifying information | Reasons | Date of listing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bena Properties | Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011 | |
| 2. | Al Mashreq Investment Fund (AMIF) (alias Sunduq Al Mashrek Al Istithmari) | P.O. Box 108, Damascus; Tel.: 963 112110059 / 963 112110043 Fax: 963 933333149 | Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011 |
| 3. | Hamcho International (Hamsho International Group) | Baghdad Street, P.O. Box 8254, Damascus; Tel.: 963 112316675 Fax: 963 112318875; Website: www.hamshointl.com Email: info@hamshointl.com and hamshogroup@yahoo.com | Controlled by Mohammad Hamcho or Hamsho; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011 |
| 4. | Military Housing Establishment (alias MILIHOUSE) | Public works company controlled by Riyad Shalish and Ministry of Defence; provides funding to the regime. | 23.6.2011 | |
| 5. | Political Security Directorate | Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. | 23.8.2011 | |
| 6. | General Intelligence Directorate | Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. | 23.8.2011 | |
| 7. | Military Intelligence Directorate | Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. | 23.8.2011 | |
| 8. | Air Force Intelligence Agency | Syrian government agency directly involved in repression. | 23.8.2011 | |
| 9. | IRGC Qods Force (Quds Force) | Teheran, Iran | The Qods (or Quds) Force is a specialist arm of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The Qods Force is involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syria regime suppress protests in Syria. IRGC Qods Force has provided technical assistance, equipment and support to the Syrian security services to repress civilian protest movements. | 23.8.2011 |
| 10. | Mada Transport | Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara'a Highway, PO Box 9525, Tel: 00 963 11 99 62) | Economic entity financing the regime. | 2.9.2011 |
| 11. | Cham Investment Group | Subsidiary of Cham Holding (Sehanya Dara'a Highway, PO Box 9525, Tel: 00 963 11 99 62) | Economic entity financing the regime. | 2.9.2011 |
| 12. | Real Estate Bank | Insurance Bldg- Yousef Al-Azmeh Square, Damascus P.O. Box: 2337 Damascus Syrian Arab Republic; Tel: (+963) 11 2456777 and 2218602; Fax: (+963) 11 2237938 and 2211186; Bank's email: Publicrelations@reb.sy Website: www.reb.sy | State-owned bank providing financial support for the regime. | 2.9.2011 |
| 13. | Addounia TV (a.k.a. Dounia TV) | Tel: +963-11-5667274; +963-11-5667271; Fax: +963-11-5667272; Website: http://www.addounia.tv | Addounia TV has incited violence against the civilian population in Syria. | 23.9.2011 |
| 14. | Cham Holding | Cham Holding Building Daraa Highway - Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq – Syria P.O. Box 9525; Tel +963 (11) 9962; +963 (11) 668 14000; +963 (11) 673 1044; Fax +963 (11) 673 1274; Email: info@chamholding.sy Website: www.chamholding.sy | Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; largest holding company in Syria, benefiting from and supporting the regime. | 23.9.2011 |
| 15. | El-Tel. Co. (El-Tel. Middle East Company) | Address: Dair Ali Jordan Highway, P.O. Box 13052, Damascus, Syria; Tel. +963-11-2212345; Fax +963-11-44694450 Email: sales@eltelme.com Website: www.eltelme.com | Manufacturing and supplying communication and transmission towers and other equipment for the Syrian army. | 23.9.2011 |
| 16. | Ramak Constructions Co. | Address: Dara'a Highway, Damascus, Syria; Tel: +963-11-6858111; Mobile: +963-933-240231 | Construction of military barracks, border post barracks and other buildings for Army needs. | 23.9.2011 |
| 17. | Souruh Company (a.k.a. SOROH Al Cham Company) | Address: Adra Free Zone Area Damascus – Syria; Tel: +963-11-5327266; Mobile: +963-933-526812; +963-932-878282; Fax:+963-11-5316396 Email: sorohco@gmail.com Website: http://sites.google.com/site/sorohco | Investment in local military industrial projects, manufacturing weapons parts and related items. 100 % of the company is owned by Rami Makhlouf. | 23.9.2011 |
| 18. | Syriatel | Thawra Street, Ste Building 6th Floor, BP 2900; Tel: +963 11 61 26 270; Fax: +963 11 23 73 97 19; Email: info@syriatel.com.sy; Website: http://syriatel.sy/ | Controlled by Rami Makhlouf; provides financial support to the regime: through its licensing contract it pays 50 % of its profits to the Government. | 23.9.2011 |
| 19. | Cham Press TV | Al Qudsi building, 2nd Floor - Baramkeh - Damas; Tel: +963-11-2260805; Fax: +963-11-2260806 Email: mail@champress.com Website: www.champress.net | Television channel which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators. | 1.12.2011 |
| 20. | Al Watan | Al Watan Newspaper-Damascus – Duty Free Zone; Tel: 00963 11 2137400; Fax: 00963 11 2139928 | Daily newspaper which participates in campaigns to spread disinformation and incite violence against demonstrators. | 1.12.2011 |
| 21. | Centre d'études et de recherches syrien (CERS) (a.k.a.; Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Scientifique (CERS); Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC); Centre de Recherche de Kaboun) | Barzeh Street, PO Box 4470, Damas | Provides support to the Syrian army for the acquisition of equipment used directly for the surveillance and repression of demonstrators. | 1.12.2011 |
| 22. | Business Lab | Maysat Square, Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, Damascus; Tel: 963112725499; Fax: 963112725399 | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011 |
| 23. | Industrial Solutions | Baghdad Street 5, PO Box 6394, Damascus; Tel /fax: 63114471080 | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011 |
| 24. | Mechanical Construction Factory (MCF) | P.O. Box 35202, Industrial Zone, Al-Qadam Road, Damas | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011 |
| 25. | Syronics – Syrian Arab Co. for Electronic Industries | Kaboon Street, P.O.Box 5966, Damascus; Tel.: +963-11-5111352; Fax: +963-11-5110117 | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011 |
| 26. | Handasieh – Organization for Engineering Industries | P.O. Box 5966, Abou Bakr Al-Seddeq St., Damascus and PO BOX 2849 Al-Moutanabi Street, Damascus and PO BOX 21120 Baramkeh, Damascus; Tel: 963112121816; 963112121834; 963112214650; 963112212743; 963115110117 | Front company for the acquisition of sensitive equipment by the CERS. | 1.12.2011 |
| 27. | Syria Trading Oil Company (Sytrol) | Prime Minister Building, 17 Street Nissan, Damascus, Syria | State-owned company responsible for all oil exports from Syria. Provides financial support to the regime. | 1.12.2011 |
| 28. | General Petroleum Corporation (GPC) | New Sham - Building of Syrian Oil Company, PO Box 60694, Damascus, Syria BOX: 60694; Tel: 963113141635; Fax: 963113141634; Email: info@gpc-sy.com | State-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the regime. | 1.12.2011 |
| 29. | Al Furat Petroleum Company | Dummar - New Sham -Western Dummer 1st. Island -Property 2299- AFPC Building P.O. Box 7660 Damascus, Syria; Tel: 00963-11- (6183333); 00963-11- (31913333); Fax: 00963-11- (6184444); 00963-11- (31914444); afpc@afpc.net.sy | Joint venture 50 % owned by GPC. Provides financial support to the regime. | 1.12.2011 |
| 30. | Industrial Bank | Dar Al Muhanisen Building, 7th Floor, Maysaloun Street, P.O. Box 7572 Damascus, Syria; Tel: +963 11-222-8200; +963 11-222-7910; Fax: +963 11-222-8412 | State-owned bank. Provides financial support to the regime. | 23.1.2012 |
| 31. | Popular Credit Bank | Dar Al Muhanisen Building, 6th Floor, Maysaloun Street, Damascus, Syria; Tel: +963 11-222-7604; +963 11-221-8376; Fax: +963 11-221-0124 | State-owned bank. Provides financial support to the regime. | 23.1.2012 |
| 32. | Saving Bank | Syria-Damascus – Merjah – Al-Furat St. P.O. Box: 5467; Fax: 224 4909; 245 3471; Tel: 222 8403; email: s.bank@scs-net.org, post-gm@net.sy | State-owned bank. Provides financial support to the regime. | 23.1.2012 |
| 33. | Agricultural Cooperative Bank | Agricultural Cooperative Bank Building, Damascus Tajhez, P.O. Box 4325, Damascus, Syria; Tel: +963 11-221-3462; +963 11-222-1393; Fax: +963 11-224-1261; Website: www.agrobank.org | State-owned bank. Provides financial support to the regime. | 23.1.2012 |
| 34. | Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank | Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank Building, 6th Floor, Makdessi Street, Hamra, P.O. Box 11-8701, Beirut, Lebanon; Tel: +961 1-741666; Fax: +961 1-738228; +961 1-753215; +961 1-736629; Website: www.slcb.com.lb | Subsidiary of the Commercial Bank of Syria already listed. Provides financial support to the regime. | 23.1.2012 |
| 35. | Deir ez-Zur Petroleum Company | Dar Al Saadi Building 1st, 5th, and 6th Floor Zillat Street Mazza Area P.O. Box 9120 Damascus, Syria; Tel: +963 11-662-1175; +963 11-662-1400; Fax: +963 11-662-1848 | Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime. | 23.1.2012 |
| 36. | Ebla Petroleum Company | Head Office Mazzeh Villat Ghabia Dar Es Saada 16, P.O. Box 9120, Damascus, Syria; Tel: +963 116691100 | Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime. | 23.1.2012 |
| 37. | Dijla Petroleum Company | Building No. 653 – 1st Floor, Daraa Highway, P.O. Box 81, Damascus, Syria | Joint venture of GPC. Provides financial support to the regime. | 23.1.2012 |
| 38. | Central Bank of Syria | Syria, Damascus, Sabah Bahrat Square Postal address: Altjreda al Maghrebeh square, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic, P.O. Box: 2254 | Providing financial support to the regime. | 27.2.2012 |
| 39. | Syrian Petroleum company | Address: Dummar Province, Expansion Square, Island 19-Building 32 P.O. BOX: 2849 or 3378; Phone: 00963-11-3137935 or 3137913; Fax: 00963-11-3137979 or 3137977; Email: spccom2@scs-net.org or spccom1@scs-net.org; Websites: www.spc.com.sy www.spc-sy.com | State-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. | 23.3.2012 |
| 40. | Mahrukat Company (The Syrian Company for the Storage and Distribution of Petroleum Products) | Headquarters: Damascus – Al Adawi st., Petroleum building; Fax: 00963-11/4445796; Phone: 00963-11/44451348 – 4451349; Email: mahrukat@net.sy; Website: http://www.mahrukat.gov.sy/indexeng.php | State-owned oil company. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. | 23.3.2012 |
| 41. | General Organisation of Tobacco | Salhieh Street 616, Damascus, Syria | Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. The General Organisation of Tobacco is wholly owned by the Syrian state. The profits that the organisation makes, including through the sale of licenses to market foreign brands of tobacco and taxes levied on imports of foreign brands of tobacco are transferred to the Syrian state. | 15.5.2012 |
| 42. | Ministry of Defence | Address: Umayyad Square, Damascus; Telephone: +963-11-7770700 | Syrian government branch directly involved in repression. | 26.6.2012 |
| 43. | Ministry of Interior | Address: Merjeh Square, Damascus; Telephone: +963-11-2219400; +963-11-2219401; +963-11-2220220; +963-11-2210404 | Syrian government branch directly involved in repression. | 26.6.2012 |
| 44. | Syrian National Security Bureau | Syrian government branch and element of the Syrian Ba'ath Party. Directly involved in repression. It directed Syrian security forces to use extreme force against demonstrators. | 26.6.2012 | |
| 45. | Syria International Islamic Bank (SIIB) (a.k.a.: Syrian International Islamic Bank; a.k.a. SIIB) | Location: Syria International Islamic Bank Building, Main Highway Road, Al Mazzeh Area, P.O. Box 35494, Damascus, Syria; Alt. Location: P.O. Box 35494, Mezza'h Vellat Sharqia'h, beside the Consulate of Saudi Arabia, Damascus, Syria | SIIB has acted as a front for the Commercial Bank of Syria, which has allowed that bank to circumvent sanctions imposed on it by the EU. From 2011 to 2012, SIIB surreptitiously facilitated financing worth almost $150 million on behalf of the Commercial Bank of Syria. Financial arrangements that were purportedly made by SIIB were actually made by the Commercial Bank of Syria. In addition to working with the Commercial Bank of Syria to circumvent sanctions, in 2012, SIIB facilitated several substantial payments for the Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, another bank already designated by the EU. In these ways, SIIB has contributed to providing financial support to the Syrian regime. | 26.6.2012 |
| 46. | General Organisation of Radio and TV (a.k.a. Syrian Directorate General of Radio & Television Est; a.k.a. General Radio and Television Corporation; a.k.a. Radio and Television Corporation; a.k.a. GORT) | Address: Al Oumaween Square, P.O. Box 250, Damascus, Syria; Telephone (963 11) 223 4930 | State-run agency subordinate to Syria's Ministry of Information and as such supports and promotes its information policy. It is responsible for operating Syria's state-owned television channels, two terrestrial and one satellite, as well as government radio stations. The GORT has incited violence against the civilian population in Syria, serving as a propaganda instrument for the Assad regime and spreading disinformation. | 26.6.2012 |
| 47. | Syrian Company for Oil Transport (a.k.a. Syrian Crude Oil Transportation Company; a.k.a. “SCOT”; a.k.a. “SCOTRACO”) | Banias Industrial Area, Latakia Entrance Way, P.O. Box 13, Banias, Syria; Website www.scot-syria.com; Email: scot50@scn-net.org | Syrian state owned oil company. Provides financial support to the regime. | 26.6.2012 |
| 48. | Drex Technologies S.A. | Incorporation date: 4 July 2000; Incorporation number: 394678; Director: Rami Makhlouf; Registered agent: Mossack Fonseca & Co (BVI) Ltd | Drex Technologies is wholly owned by Rami Makhlouf, who is listed under EU sanctions for providing financial support to the Syrian regime. Rami Makhlouf uses Drex Technologies to facilitate and manage his international financial holdings, including a majority share in SyriaTel, which the EU has previously listed on the grounds that it also provides financial support to the Syrian regime. | 24.7.2012 |
| 49. | Cotton Marketing Organisation | Address: Bab Al-Faraj P.O. Box 729, Aleppo; Tel.: +96321 2239495/6/7/8; Cmo-aleppo@mail.sy, www.cmo.gov.sy | State-owned company. Provides financial support to the Syrian regime. | 24.7.2012 |
| 50. | Syrian Arab Airlines (a.k.a. SAA, a.k.a. Syrian Air) | Al-Mohafazeh Square, P.O. Box 417, Damascus, Syria; Tel: +963112240774 | Public company controlled by the regime. Provides financial support for the regime. | 24.7.2012 |
| 51. | Drex Technologies Holding S.A. | Registered in Luxembourg under number B77616, formerly established at the following address: 17, rue Beaumont L-1219 Luxembourg | The beneficial owner of Drex Technologies Holding S.A. is Rami Makhlouf, who is listed under EU sanctions for providing financial support to the Syrian regime. | 17.8.2012 |
| 52. | Megatrade | Address: Aleppo Street, P.O. Box 5966, Damascus, Syria; Fax: 963114471081 | Acts as a proxy for the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), which is listed. Involved in trade in dual use goods prohibited by EU sanctions for the Syrian government. | 16.10.2012 |
| 53. | Expert Partners | Address: Rukn Addin, Saladin Street, Building 5, PO Box: 7006, Damascus, Syria | Acts as a proxy for the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC), which is listed. Involved in trade in dual use goods prohibited by EU sanctions for the Syrian government. | 16.10.2012’ |
OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.
OJ L 111, 23.4.2013, p. 77.
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