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Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/117 of 26 January 2015 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria

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Contents
  1. Preamble
    1. Article 1
    2. Article 2
  3. ANNEX
  4. ANNEX
  5. A.
  6. B.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP of 31 May 2013 concerning restrictive measures against Syria, and in particular Article 30(1) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) On 31 May 2013, the Council adopted Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

(2) By its judgments of 13 November 2014 in Cases T-653/11, T-654/11 and T-43/12, the General Court of the European Union annulled the Council's decision to include Aiman Jaber, Khaled Kaddour, Mohammed Hamcho and Hamcho International on the list of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

(3) Aiman Jaber, Khaled Kaddour, Mohammed Hamcho and Hamcho International should be included again on the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures, on the basis of new statements of reasons.

(4) Decision 2013/255/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP shall be amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Done at Brussels, 26 January 2015. For the Council The President E. Rinkēvičs

ANNEX

ANNEX

The following persons and entity shall be inserted in the list of persons and entities set out in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

I.

LIST OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS, ENTITIES OR BODIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 27 AND 28

A.

PERSONS Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 18. Mohammed () Hamcho () Date of birth: 20 May 1966 Passport No 002954347 Prominent Syrian businessman, owner of Hamcho International, close to key figures of the Syrian regime, including President Bashar al-Assad and Maher al-Assad. Since March 2014, he has held the position of Chairman for China of the Bilateral Business Councils following his appointment by the Minister of Economy, Khodr Orfali. Mohammed Hamcho benefits from and provides support to the Syrian regime and is associated with persons benefiting from and supporting the regime. 27.1.2015 28. Khalid () (a.k.a. Khaled) Qaddur () (a.k.a. Qadour, Qaddour, Kaddour) Prominent Syrian businessman, close to Maher al-Assad, a key figure of the Syrian regime. Khalid Qaddur benefits from and provides support to the Syrian regime and is associated with persons benefiting from and supporting the regime. 27.1.2015 33. Ayman () Jabir () (a.k.a. Aiman Jaber) Place of birth: Latakia Prominent Syrian businessman, close to key figures of the Syrian regime such as Maher al-Assad and Rami Makhlouf. He has also provided support to the regime by facilitating the importation of oil from Overseas Petroleum Trading to Syria through his company El Jazireh. Ayman Jabir benefits from and provides support to the regime and is associated with persons benefiting from and supporting the regime. 27.1.2015

B.

ENTITIES Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 3. Hamcho International (a.k.a. Hamsho International Group) Baghdad Street, PO Box 8254 Damascus Tel. +963 112316675 Fax +963 112318875 Website: www.hamshointl.com E-mail: info@hamshointl.com and hamshogroup@yahoo.com Hamcho International is a large Syrian holding company owned by Mohammed Hamcho. Hamcho International benefits from and provides support to the regime and is associated with a person benefiting from and supporting the regime. 27.1.2015

Versions

  1. 2015-01-26

Cited by

  • Order of the President of the General Court of 20 May 2015 — Jaber v Council (Case T-154/15 R) Notice · Grade B
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    On 27 March 2015, the applicant brought an action before the Court seeking annulment of Implementing Decision 2015/117 and Implementing Regulation 2015/108 in so far as those measures concerned him. That action was registered at the Court Registry as Case T‑155/15.
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  • Order of the President of the General Court of 20 May 2015 — Hamcho and Hamcho International v Council (Case T-153/15 R) Notice · Grade B
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  • Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2016 — Hamcho and Hamcho International v Council (Case T-153/15) Notice · Grade B
    (Common foreign and security policyRestrictive measures against SyriaFreezing of fundsAnnulment of the earlier measures by a judgment of the General CourtNew measures including the names of the applicants on the listsAction for annulmentArticle 76(d) of the Rules of ProcedureContent of the applicationAdmissibilityObligation to state reasonsBurden of proofRight to propertyFreedom to conduct business)2016/C 462/20Language of the case: French Applicants: Mohamed Hamcho (Damascus, Syria) and Hamcho International (Damascus) (represented by: A. Boesch, D. Amaudruz and M. Ponsard, lawyers) Defendant:
  • Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) 26 October 2016 Judgment · Grade B
    In Case T‑153/15, Mohamad Hamcho, residing in Damascus (Syria), Hamsho International, established in Damascus, represented by A. Boesch, D. Amaudruz and M. Ponsard, lawyers, applicants,v Council of the European Union, represented by G. Étienne and S. Kyriakopoulou, acting as Agents, defendant, APPLICATION under Article 263 TFEU for annulment of Council Implementing Decision 2015/117/CFSP of 26 January 2015 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria (OJ 2015 L 20, p. 85) and of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/108 of 26 January 2015 implementin
  • Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) 26 October 2016 Judgment · Grade B
    On 26 January 2015, the Council adopted Implementing Decision 2015/117/CFSP implementing Decision 2013/255 (OJ 2015 L 20, p. 85). On the same day, it adopted Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2015/108 implementing Regulation No 36/2012 (OJ 2015 L 20, p. 2). By those measures, the applicants’ names were reinstated on the lists at issue.
  • Judgment of the General Court (Seventh Chamber) 26 October 2016 Judgment · Grade B
    By letter of 27 January 2015 to the applicants and their lawyers, the Council replied to their letter of 15 January 2015 and served on them a copy of Implementing Decision 2015/117 and Implementing Regulation No 2015/108 (the contested measures) and also new information supporting those measures (under the reference RELEX MD 66/15).
  • Order of the President of the General Court of 20 May 2015 — Kaddour v Council (Case T-155/15 R) Notice · Grade B
    (Application for interim measuresRestrictive measures taken against SyriaFreezing of funds and restriction on entry into and transit through the territory of the European UnionApplication for suspension of operation of a measureFailure to comply with the procedural requirementsInadmissibility)2015/C 221/30Language of the case: French Applicant: Khaled Kaddour (Damascus, Syria) (represented by: A. Boesch, D. Amaudruz and M. Ponsard, lawyers) Defendant: Council of the European Union Application for suspension of operation of the measures imposed on the applicant under Council Implementing Regula
  • Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2016 — Kaddour v Council (Case T-155/15) Notice · Grade B
    (Common Foreign and Security PolicyRestrictive measures taken against SyriaFreezing of fundsAnnulment of prior measures by a judgment of the General CourtNew measures including the applicant's name on the listsAction for annulmentArticle 76(d) of the Rules of ProcedureContent of the applicationAdmissibilityObligation to state reasonsBurden of proofRight to propertyFreedom to conduct a business)2016/C 462/22Language of the case: French Applicant: Khaled Kaddour (Damascus, Syria) (represented: initially by A. Boesch, D. Amaudruz, M. Ponsard, lawyers, V. Davies, Solicitor, and T. Eicke, QC, then
  • Judgment of the General Court of 26 October 2016 — Jaber v Council (Case T-154/15) Notice · Grade B
    (Common Foreign and Security PolicyRestrictive measures taken against SyriaFreezing of fundsAnnulment of prior measures by a judgment of the General CourtNew measures including the applicant's name on the listsAction for annulmentArticle 76(d) of the Rules of ProcedureContent of the applicationAdmissibilityObligation to state reasonsBurden of proofRight to propertyFreedom to conduct a business)2016/C 462/21Language of the case: French Applicant: Aiman Jaber (Lattakia, Syria) (represented by: A. Boesch, D. Amaudruz and M. Ponsard, lawyers) Defendant: Council of the European Union (represented b