Introduction
1. Council Regulation (EU) 36/2012 (the “Regulation”) concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria has been amended.
2. An asset freeze now applies to the persons listed in the Annex to this Notice under Part 3 of the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Jersey) Law 2020 (“SAFL”).
Notice summary (Full details are provided in the Annex to this Notice)
3. The following entries have been added and are subject to an asset freeze:
- BARCHA, Mohamad Fayez
- GHABACHE, Hassan
- HADDAD, Mohammad Samir
- HUSSEIN, Malloul
- QATANA, Mohammad Hassan
- SABBAGH, Ziyad
- TOU’MA, Bassam
- ZAMEL, Ghassan
What you must do
4. You must:
- check whether you maintain any accounts or hold any funds or economic resources for the persons set out in the Annex to this Notice.
- freeze such accounts, and other funds or economic resources.
- refrain from dealing with the funds or assets or making them available (directly or indirectly) to such persons unless licensed by the Minister for External Relations (“MER”).
- report any findings to MER, together with any additional information that would facilitate compliance with the Regulation.
- provide any information concerning the frozen assets of designated persons that MER may request. Information reported to MER may be passed on to other regulatory authorities or law enforcement.
5. Failure to comply with sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.
Legislative details
6. The Regulation is implemented in Jersey under the Sanctions and Asset-Freezing (Implementation of EU Regulations) (Jersey) Order 2020 (the “EU Regulations Order”), which was made under Articles 3 and 4 of SAFL.
7. On 6 November 2020 Council Implementing Regulation 2020/1649 (the “Amending Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union by the Council of the European Union.
8. The Amending Regulation amended Annex II to the Regulation with effect from 6 November 2020. Any changes to the Annex are effective immediately in Jersey by virtue of the ambulatory provisions of the EU Regulations Order and listed persons are subject to an asset-freeze under Part 3 of SAFL.
Further information
9. A copy of the Regulation and the Amending Regulation can be obtained from the website of the Official Journal of the European Union.
10. The EU Regulations Order and SAFL, can be found on the Jersey Legal Information Board webpage.
11. Copies of recent Notices, certain EU Regulations and Jersey legislation can be found on the Syria sanctions page on the Jersey Financial Services Commission (“JFSC”) website.
12. Please note there are also import and export restrictions on Syria.
13. For more information on Sanctions please see the Government of Jersey webpage on sanctions and the JFSC guidance on sanctions.
Enquiries
14. Non-media enquiries, reports and licence applications should be addressed to:
Head of International Compliance
External Relations
Office of the Chief Executive
sanctions@gov.je
ANNEX TO NOTICE
FINANCIAL SANCTIONS: SYRIA
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1649
AMENDING ANNEX I TO COUNCIL REGULATION (EU) 36/2012
ADDITIONS
Individuals
1. BARCHA, Mohamad Fayez
DOB: 1955 POB: Damascus, Syria a.k.a: Mohammad AL-Barsha, Al-Barasha. Gender: male. Position: Minister of State. Appointed in August 2020. Other information: As a Government minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
2. GHABACHE, Hassan
DOB: 1971 POB: Damascus, Syria a.k.a: Ghobash, Al-Ghabbash. Gender: male. Position: Minister of Health. Appointed in August 2020. Other information: As a Government minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
3. HADDAD, Mohammad Samir
DOB: 1956 POB: Tartous, Syria Gender: male. Position: Minister of State. Appointed in August 2020. Other information: As a Government minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
4. HUSSEIN, Malloul
DOB: 1950 POB: Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria a.k.a: Maloul Al-Hussein. Gender: male. Position: Minister of State. Appointed in August 2020. Other information: As a Government minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
5. QATANA, Mohammad Hassan
POB: Damascus, Syria Gender: male. Position: Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian reform. Appointed in August 2020. Other information: As a Government minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
6. SABBAGH, Ziyad
DOB: 1960 POB: Aleppo, Syria Gender: male. Position: Minister of Industry. Appointed in August 2020. Other information: As a Government minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
7. TOU’MA, Bassam
DOB: 1969 POB: Safita, Syria a.k.a: Tu’ma. Gender: male. Position: Minister of oil and mineral resources. Appointed in August 2020. Other information: As a Government minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
8. ZAMEL, Ghassan
DOB: 1963 POB: Damascus, Syria a.k.a: Al-Zamil, Al-Zamel. Position: Minister of Electricity. Other information: As a Government minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
Ministry of External Relations
6 November 2020
gov.je