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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2
3. ANNEX
4. ANNEX

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 of 18 January 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria and repealing Regulation (EU) No 442/2011, and in particular Article 32(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

(1) On 18 January 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

(2) In view of the gravity of the situation in Syria, and considering his recent appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Faisal MEKDAD should be added to the list of natural and legal persons, entities or bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

(3) Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 15 January 2021. For the Council The President A.P. Zacarias

ANNEX

ANNEX

The following entry is added to the list set out in Section A (Persons) of Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012: Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 311. Faisal MEKDAD (a.k.a. Fayçal, al-Mekdad, Meqdad, al-Meqdad) (فيصل المقداد) Date of birth: 1954; Place of birth: Ghasm, Daraa Governorate, Syria; Gender: Male Minister of Foreign Affairs. Appointed in November 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression against the civilian population. 15.1.2021

Versions

1. 2021-01-15

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• Notice for the attention of persons subject to the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/30, and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/29, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria 2021/C 18/04 Notice · Grade B

  The following information is brought to the attention of the persons that appear in Annex I to Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/30, and in Annex II to Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/29, concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria. The Council of the European Union has decided that those persons should be included in the list of persons and entities in Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP and Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012. The grounds for design

• Notice for the attention of the data subjects to whom the restrictive measures provided for in Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP and in Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria apply 2021/C 18/05 Notice · Grade B

  The attention of data subjects is drawn to the following information in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council . The legal basis for this processing operation are Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP, as implemented by Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2021/30, and Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012, as implemented by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/29. The controller of this processing operation is the Council of the European Union represented by the Director General of RELEX (External Relations) of the General Secretariat