title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/798 of 17 May 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria

text:
                  20.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 132/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/798
         of 17 May 2019
         implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
         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 (1), 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 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria.

                     (2)

                     On the basis of a review of the measures, the entries for 59 persons subject to restrictive measures as set out in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 should be amended.

                     (3)

                     Nine entries should be deleted from the list of designated persons and entities.

                     (4)

                     Following the judgments of the General Court of 31 January 2019 in Case T-667/17, Alkarim for Trade and Industry v Council, and in Case T-559/17, Abdulkarim v Council, Alkarim for Trade and Industry and Mouhamad Wael Abdulkarim are not included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures in Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

                     (5)

                     Annex II to 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 day following that 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, 17 May 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               E.O. TEODOROVICI

            (1)  OJ L 16, 19.1.2012, p. 1.

            ANNEX
            Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 is amended as follows:

                        (1)

                        Part A (‘Persons’) is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    the following entries replace the corresponding entries in the list:

                                                Name

                                                Identifying information

                                                Reasons

                                                Date of listing

                                                ‘6.

                                             Muhammad (
                                                   ) Dib (
                                                   ) Zaytun (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Mohammed Dib Zeitoun; a.k.a. Mohamed Dib Zeitun)

                                                Date of birth: 20.5.1951;
                                                Place of birth: Jubba, Damascus province, Syria;
                                                Diplomatic passport No D000001300;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Head of General Security Directorate; involved in violence against demonstrators.

                                                9.5.2011

                                                7.

                                             Amjad (
                                                   ) Abbas (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Al-Abbas)

                                                Gender: male

                                                Former head of Political Security in Banyas, involved in violence against demonstrators in Baida. Promoted to the rank of Colonel in 2018.

                                                9.5.2011

                                                10.

                                             Jamil (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Jameel) Hassan (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. al-Hassan)

                                                Date of birth: 7.7.1953;
                                                Place of birth: Qusayr, Homs province, Syria;
                                                Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Officer of the rank of Major-General in the Syrian Air Force in post after May 2011. Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence in post after May 2011. Responsible for violent repression against the civilian population in Syria.

                                                9.5.2011

                                                14.

                                                Brigadier General Mohammed Bilal (a.k.a. Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Bilal)

                                                Gender: male

                                                As a senior officer in the Air Force Intelligence Service of Syria, he supports the Syrian regime and he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population. He is also associated with the listed Scientific Studies Research Centre (SSRC).
                                                Head of Tartus police since December 2018.

                                                21.10.2014

                                                20.

                                             Bassam (
                                                   ) Al Hassan (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Al Hasan)

                                                Born: 1961
                                                Gender: male

                                                Presidential Advisor for Strategic Affairs; involved in violence against the civilian population.

                                                23.5.2011

                                                31.

                                             Major General Tawfiq (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Tawfik) Younes (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Yunes)

                                                Gender: male

                                                Former head of the Department for Internal Security of the General Intelligence Directorate; involved in violence against the civilian population.

                                                1.8.2011

                                                36.

                                             Nizar (
                                                   ) al-Asaad (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Nizar Asaad)

                                                Gender: male

                                                Leading Syrian businessperson with close ties to the regime. Cousin of Bashar Al-Assad, and associated with the Assad and Makhlouf families.
                                                As such, has been participating in, benefitting from or otherwise supporting the Syrian regime.
                                                Leading oil investor and previously head of the ‘Nizar Oilfield Supplies’ company.

                                                23.8.2011

                                                41.

                                             Ali (
                                                   ) Douba (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1933;
                                                Place of birth: Karfis, Syria;
                                                Gender: Male

                                                Special Advisor to President Al-Assad.
                                                As Special Advisor, participates in, benefits from, and supports the Assad regime. Has been involved in violently repressing the civilian population in Syria.

                                                23.8.2011

                                                48.

                                             Samir (
                                                   ) Hassan (
                                                   )

                                                Gender: male

                                                Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests and/or activities in multiple sectors of Syria's economy. He holds interests in and/or has significant influence in the Amir Group and Cham Holdings, two conglomerates with interests in the real estate, tourism, transport and finance sectors. From March 2014 until September 2018, he held the position of Chairman for Russia of the Bilateral Business Councils following his appointment by Minister of Economy, Khodr Orfali.
                                                Samir Hassan supports the regime's war effort with cash donations.
                                                Samir Hassan is associated with persons benefitting from or supporting the regime. In particular, he is associated with Rami Makhlouf and Issam Anbouba, who have been designated by the Council and benefit from the Syrian regime.

                                                27.9.2014

                                                49.

                                             Fares (
                                                   ) Chehabi (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Fares Shihabi; Fares Chihabi)

                                                Son of Ahmad Chehabi;
                                                Date of birth: 7.5.1972;
                                                Gender: male

                                                President of Aleppo Chamber of Industry; Chairman of the Federation of Chambers of Industry since 16.12.2018. Vice-chairman of Cham Holding. Provides economic support to the Syrian regime. Member of Syrian Parliament since 2016.

                                                2.9.2011

                                                51.

                                             Issam (
                                                   ) Anbouba (
                                                   )

                                                President of Anbouba for Agricultural Industries Co.;
                                                Born: 1952; Place of birth: Homs, Syria;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Providing financial support for the repressive apparatus and the paramilitary groups exerting violence against the civil population in Syria. Providing property (premises, warehouses) for improvised detention centers. Financial relations with high Syrian officials. Co-founder and member of the board of Cham Holding.

                                                2.9.2011

                                                55.

                                             Colonel Lu'ai (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Louay, Loai) al-Ali (
                                                   )

                                                Place of birth: Jablah, Latakia Province;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Head of Syrian Military Intelligence, Dara'a Branch. Responsible for the violence against protesters in Dara'a.

                                                14.11.2011

                                                78.

                                             Major General Ali (
                                                   ) Barakat (
                                                   )

                                                Gender: male

                                                103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard Division. Military official involved in the violence in Homs. Promoted to Major General in 2017.

                                                1.12.2011

                                                79.

                                             Major General Talal (
                                                   ) Makhluf (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Makhlouf)

                                                Gender: male

                                                Former commander of the 105th Brigade of the Republican Guards. Former commander general of the Republican Guards. Current commander of the 2nd Corps. Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of Major General in post after May 2011. Military official involved in the violence in Damascus.

                                                1.12.2011

                                                99.

                                             Major General Mohamed (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohammed) Khaddor (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Khaddour, Khaddur, Khadour, Khudour)

                                                Commander of the 106th Brigade, Presidential Guard;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Gave orders to troops to beat the protesters with sticks and then arrest them. Responsible for repression of peaceful protestors in Douma.

                                                23.1.2012

                                                104.

                                             Mohamed (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Mohammad, Muhammad, Mohammed) Heikmat (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Hikmat, Hekmat) Ibrahim (
                                                   )

                                                Gender: male

                                                As former Head of the Operations Branch of the Political Security Directorate, was responsible for detention and torture of detainees.

                                                23.1.2012

                                                128.

                                             Brigadier General Burhan (
                                                   ) Qadour (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Qaddour, Qaddur)

                                                Gender: male

                                                Former head of Branch 291 (Damascus) of the army's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                                                24.7.2012

                                                135.

                                             Brigadier General Suhail (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Suheil) Al-Abdullah (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Al-Abdallah)

                                                Gender: male

                                                Head of the Latakia Branch of the air force's intelligence service. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                                                24.7.2012

                                                139.

                                             Major General Hussam (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Husam, Housam, Houssam) Luqa (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Louqa, Louca, Louka, Luka)

                                                Born: 1964;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus;
                                                Gender: male

                                                From April 2012 to 2.12.2018, was head of the Homs branch of the Political Security Directorate (succeeded Brig. Gen. Nasr al-Ali). Since 3.12.2018, head of the Political Security Directorate. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

                                                24.7.2012

                                                144.

                                             Ahmed (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Ahmad) al-Jarroucheh (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Al-Jarousha, Al-Jarousheh, Al-Jaroucha, Al-Jarouchah, Al-Jaroucheh)

                                                Born: 1957;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Former head of the foreign branch of General Intelligence (branch 279). As such, responsible for General Intelligence arrangements in Syrian embassies.

                                                24.7.2012

                                                160.

                                             Dr. Hazwan (
                                                   ) Al Wez (
                                                   ) (a.k.a. Al Wazz)

                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Minister of Education, appointed in July 2016.
                                                As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                16.10.2012

                                                188.

                                                Bishr Riyad Yazigi

                                                Born: 1972;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Advisor to the President of Syria. Former Minister of Tourism. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                24.6.2014

                                                211.

                                             Hilal Hilal (a.k.a. Hilal al-Hilal) (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1966;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Member of the regime-affiliated militias known as ‘Kataeb al-Baath’ (The Baath Party militia). Vice-Chairman of the Baath Party. Supports the regime through his role in the recruitment and organisation of the Baath Party militia.

                                                28.10.2016

                                                213.

                                                Bishr al-Sabban (a.k.a Mohammed Bishr Al-Sabban; Bishr Mazin Al-Sabban)

                                                Born: 1966;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Governor of Damascus, who was appointed by, and is associated with, Bashar al-Assad. Supports the regime and is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population in Syria, including engaging in discriminatory practices against Sunni communities within the capital.

                                                28.10.2016

                                                214.

                                                Ahmad Sheik Abdul-Qader
                                                (a.k.a Ahmad Sheikh Abdul Qadir; Ahmad al-Sheik Abdulquader) ()

                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Governor of Quneitra, associated with and appointed by Bashar al-Assad. Previously Governor of Latakia. Supports and benefits from the regime, including by public support for the Syrian Armed Forces and pro-regime militia.

                                                28.10.2016

                                                215.

                                             Dr Ghassan Omar Khalaf (
                                                   )

                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Governor of Hama, who was appointed by, and is associated with, Bashar al-Assad. He also supports and benefits from the regime. Ghassan Omar Khalaf is closely associated with members of a regime-affiliated militia in Hama known as the Hama Brigade.

                                                28.10.2016

                                                216.

                                             Khayr al-Din al-Sayyed (a.k.a Khayr al-Din Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed; Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed; Kheredden al-Sayyed; Khairuddin as-Sayyed; Khaireddin al-Sayyed; Kheir Eddin al-Sayyed; Kheir Eddib Asayed) (
                                                   )

                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Governor of Idlib, associated with and appointed by Bashar al-Assad. Benefits from and supports the regime, including by providing support for Syrian Armed Forces and pro-regime militia. Associated with the regime's Minister of Awqaf, Dr Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed, who is his brother.

                                                28.10.2016

                                                217.

                                             Atef Naddaf (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1956;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus Countryside;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
                                                Appointed in November 2018.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                218.

                                             Hussein Makhlouf (a.k.a. Makhluf) (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1964;
                                                Place of birth: Lattakia;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Local Administration Minister.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                Former Governor of Damascus Governorate.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.
                                                Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                219.

                                             Ali Al-Zafir (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1962;
                                                Place of birth: Tartus;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Minister of Communications and Technology. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                220.

                                             Ali Ghanem (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1963;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                222.

                                             Mohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammad) al-Ahmed (a.k.a. al-Ahmad) (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1961;
                                                Place of birth: Lattakia;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Culture Minister.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                223.

                                             Ali Hamoud (a.k.a. Hammoud) (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1964;
                                                Place of birth: Tartus;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Transport Minister.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                224.

                                             Mohammed Zuhair (a.k.a. Zahir) Kharboutli (
                                                   )

                                                Place of birth: Damascus;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Electricity Minister.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                225.

                                             Maamoun (a.k.a. Ma'moun) Hamdan (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1958;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Finance Minister.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                226.

                                             Nabil al-Hasan (a.k.a. al-Hassan) (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1963;
                                                Place of birth: Aleppo;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Minister of Water Resources.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                228.

                                             Abdullah al-Gharbi (a.k.a. al-Qirbi) (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1962;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                229.

                                             Abdullah Abdullah (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1956;
                                                Gender: male

                                                State Minister.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                230.

                                             Salwa Abdullah (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1953;
                                                Place of birth: Quneitra;
                                                Gender: female

                                                State Minister.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                231.

                                             Rafe'a Abu Sa'ad (a.k.a. Saad) (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1954;
                                                Place of birth: Habran village (Sweida province);
                                                Gender: male

                                                State Minister.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                232.

                                             Wafiqa Hosni (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1952;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus;
                                                Gender: female

                                                State Minister.
                                                Appointed in July 2016.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                233.

                                             Rima Al-Qadiri (a.k.a. Al-Kadiri) (
                                                   )

                                                Born: 1963;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus;
                                                Gender: female

                                                Minister for Social Affairs (since August 2015).
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                234.

                                                Duraid Durgham

                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Governor of the Central Bank of Syria.
                                                Was responsible for providing economic and financial support to the Syrian regime through his functions as the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, which is also listed.

                                                14.11.2016

                                                243.

                                                Ali Wanus
                                                (a.k.a.: Ali Wannous) ()

                                                Date of birth: 5.2.1964;
                                                Title: Major General;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Holds the rank of Major General, in post after May 2011.
                                                As a senior military officer he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population and involved in the storage and deployment of chemical weapons.
                                                He is also associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

                                                18.7.2017

                                                258.

                                             Mohamed Mazen Ali Yousef (
                                                   )

                                                Date of birth: 17.5.1969;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus countryside;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Former Minister of Industry. Appointed in January 2018.
                                                As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                26.2.2018

                                                265.

                                             Jamal Eddin Mohammed Nazer (a.k.a.
                                                   ; Nazir Ahmad, Mohammed JamalEddine)

                                                Gender: male;
                                                Position: Cofounder and majority shareholder of Apex Development and Projects LLC and founder of A'ayan Company for Projects and Equipment;
                                                Date of birth: 2.1.1962;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic;
                                                Nationality: Syrian;
                                                Passport number: N 011612445, issue no. 002-17-L022286 (place of issue: Syrian Arab Republic);
                                                ID Number: 010-30208342 (Place of issue: Syrian Arab Republic)

                                                Leading businessperson operating in Syria with significant investments in the construction industry, including a controlling 90 % stake in Apex Development and Projects LLC, which has entered into a USD 34,8 million joint venture for the construction of Marota City, a regime-backed luxury residential and commercial development. Through his participation in the Marota City development, Jamal Eddin Mohammed Nazer benefits from and/or supports the Syrian regime.

                                                21.1.2019

                                                272.

                                                Hayan Kaddour (a.k.a. Hayyan Kaddour bin Mohammed Nazem; Hayan Mohammad Nazem Qaddour)

                                                Gender: male;
                                                Position: Primary Shareholder of Exceed Development and Investment Company;
                                                Date of birth: 14.7.1970 or 24.7.1970;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic;
                                                Nationality: Syrian, Swiss;
                                                Passport number: No X4662433 (Place of issue: Switzerland); N 004599905 (place of issue: Syrian Arab Republic)

                                                Leading businessperson operating in Syria, who holds a 67 % stake in Exceed Development and Investment, which has entered into a USD 17,7 million joint venture for the construction of Marota City, a regime-backed luxury residential and commercial development. Through his participation in the Marota City development, Hayan Mohammad Nazem Qaddour benefits from and/or supports the Syrian regime.

                                                21.1.2019

                                                275.

                                                Major General Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun

                                                Born: 1957;
                                                Place of birth: Idleb;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Minister of Interior.
                                                Appointed in November 2018.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                4.3.2019

                                                276.

                                                Mohammad Rami Radwan Martini

                                                Born: 1970;
                                                Place of birth: Aleppo;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Minister of Tourism.
                                                Appointed in November 2018.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                4.3.2019

                                                277.

                                                Imad Muwaffaq al-Azab

                                                Born: 1970;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus Countryside;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Minister of Education.
                                                Appointed in November 2018.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                4.3.2019

                                                278.

                                                Bassam Bashir Ibrahim

                                                Born: 1960;
                                                Place of birth: Hama;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Minister of Higher Education.
                                                Appointed in November 2018.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                4.3.2019

                                                279.

                                                Suhail Mohammad Abdullatif

                                                Born: 1961;
                                                Place of birth: Lattakia;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Minister of Public Works and Housing.
                                                Appointed in November 2018.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                4.3.2019

                                                280.

                                                Iyad Mohammad al-Khatib

                                                Born: 1974;
                                                Place of birth: Damascus;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Minister of communications and Technology.
                                                Appointed in November 2018.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                4.3.2019

                                                281.

                                                Mohammad Maen Zein-al-Abidin Jazba

                                                Born: 1962;
                                                Place of birth: Aleppo;
                                                Gender: male

                                                Minister of Industry.
                                                Appointed in November 2018.
                                                As Government Minister, shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.

                                                4.3.2019’

                                    (b)

                                    the following entries are deleted:

                                                75.

                                                Lt. General Fahid Al-Jassim;

                                                88.

                                                Brigadier General Ahmed Yousef Jarad;

                                                97.

                                                Brigadier General Mohsin Makhlouf;

                                                100.

                                                Major General Suheil Salman Hassan;

                                                168.

                                                Omran Ahed Al Zu'bi;

                                                174.

                                                Mohammed Turki Al Sayed;

                                                249.

                                                Isam Zahr Al-Din;

                                    (c)

                                    entries 264 to 269 are renumbered as follows:

                                                Name of person

                                                Current entry number

                                                New entry number

                                                Anas Talas

                                                264

                                                282

                                                Jamal Eddin Mohammed Nazer

                                                265

                                                283

                                                Mazin Al-Tarazi

                                                266

                                                284

                                                Samer Foz

                                                267

                                                285

                                                Khaldoun Al-Zoubi

                                                268

                                                286

                                                Hussam Al-Qatirji

                                                269

                                                287

                        (2)

                        in Part B (‘Entities’), the following entries are deleted:

                                    51.

                                    Drex Technologies Holding S.A;

                                    70.

                                    DK Group.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/803 of 17 May 2019 concerning the technical requirements regarding the content of quality reports on European statistics on natural gas and electricity prices pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  20.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 132/23

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/803
         of 17 May 2019
         concerning the technical requirements regarding the content of quality reports on European statistics on natural gas and electricity prices pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on European statistics on natural gas and electricity prices (1), and in particular Article 7(5) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 sets out the framework for producing comparable European statistics on natural gas and electricity prices.

                     (2)

                     In accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1952, every 3 years, Member States are to provide the Commission (Eurostat) with standard quality reports on the data in accordance with the quality criteria laid down in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). Those reports are to include information on the scope and collection of the data, the calculation criteria, the methodology and data sources used, and any changes thereto.

                     (3)

                     In accordance with Article 7(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1952, the Commission (Eurostat) is to assess the quality of the data submitted and is to use that assessment and an analysis of the quality reports in order to prepare and publish a report on the quality of European statistics covered by the Regulation (EU) 2016/1952.

                     (4)

                     Following the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2016/1952, the Commission (Eurostat) worked closely with Member States to assess the relevant technical quality assurance requirements regarding the content and the appropriate timing of the quality reports.

                     (5)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the European Statistical System Committee,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1

               (1)   The technical quality assurance requirements regarding the content of the quality reports on the data on natural gas and electricity prices are set out in the Annex.

               (2)   Member States shall submit the first quality reports by 15 June 2019.

               (3)   Each quality report shall cover the full years elapsed since the date of the previous quality report. However, the first quality reports shall cover reference years 2017 and 2018.

            Article 2
            The quality reports shall be provided through the single entry point provided by the Commission (Eurostat) in order to enable the Commission (Eurostat) to receive those quality reports by electronic means.

            Article 3
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 17 May 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 311, 17.11.2016, p. 1.

            (2)  Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on European statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (OJ L 87, 31.3.2009, p. 164).

            ANNEX

               TECHNICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS REGARDING THE CONTENT OF THE QUALITY REPORTS OF EUROPEAN STATISTICS ON NATURAL GAS AND ELECTRICITY PRICES

                  The quality reports shall include information on all the quality criteria laid down in Article 12(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009.

            1.   RELEVANCE
            Member States shall provide the following information in the quality reports:

                        (a)

                        a description of users, their respective needs and a justification of these needs;

                        (b)

                        procedures used to measure user satisfaction and produce the results;

                        (c)

                        the extent to which the required statistics are available.

                  2.   ACCURACY
            The quality reports shall contain:

                        (a)

                        an accuracy assessment which summarises the various dataset components;

                        (b)

                        a description of the sampling errors;

                        (c)

                        a description of any other errors.

                  3.   TIMELINESS AND PUNCTUALITY
            Member States shall report on:

                        (a)

                        the length of time between the event or phenomenon they describe and the data availability (timeliness);

                        (b)

                        the length of time between the target date for data delivery and the actual data delivery date (punctuality);

                        (c)

                        the number of iterations needed in order to have fully validated data (validation iterations).

                  4.   ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY
            Member States shall report on the conditions and means by which users can:

                        (a)

                        obtain and use the data (including, but not limited to news releases, publications, online databases, micro data access);

                        (b)

                        interpret the data such as providing documentation on methodology and quality management.

                  5.   COMPARABILITY
            Member States shall report on the extent to which statistics are comparable:

                        (a)

                        between geographical areas;

                        (b)

                        over time.

                  6.   COHERENCE
            Member States shall report on the extent to which statistics are:

                        (a)

                        reconcilable with data obtained through other sources (cross domain coherence);

                        (b)

                        consistent within a given dataset (internal coherence).

                  Member States shall also report on the following additional quality aspects:

            1.   QUALITY MANAGEMENT:
            Member States shall report on the systems and frameworks in place to manage the quality of statistical products and processes. They shall also report on their assessment of the quality of the data.
            2.   DATA REVISION:
            Member States shall explain why validated data have been revised. The reasons may include information of new source of data available, new methods or other relevant information. The report shall also include the date, the size and the magnitude of the revisions.

                  In accordance with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1952, those reports shall include information on the scope and collection of the data, the calculation criteria, the methodology and data sources used, and any changes made.

            1.   STATISTICAL PRESENTATION
            Member States shall provide the following description of the disseminated data which can be displayed to users as tables, graphs or maps:

                        (a)

                        data description;

                        (b)

                        classification system;

                        (c)

                        sector coverage;

                        (d)

                        statistical concepts and definitions;

                        (e)

                        statistical unit;

                        (f)

                        statistical population;

                        (g)

                        reference area (geographical scope);

                        (h)

                        time coverage (length of time for which data are available);

                        (i)

                        reference period (period covered by the report);

                        (j)

                        unit of measure.

                  2.   STATISTICAL PROCESSING:
            The quality reports shall cover a description of all procedures used to collect, validate and compile the data and to derive new information.
            3.   RELEASE POLICY
            The quality reports shall report on the rules for disseminating the data at national level.
            4.   FREQUENCY OF DISSEMINATION
            The reports shall also indicate the frequency with which the data is disseminated at national level.

                  In line with the statistical principles laid down in points (e) and (f) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EC) No 223/2009, Member States shall report on:

            1.   CONFIDENTIALITY
            The quality reports shall contain information on the legislative measures or other formal procedures, which prevent any unauthorised disclosure of data that could directly or indirectly cause a person or economic entity to be identified. They will also outline the rules applied to ensure statistical confidentiality and prevent unauthorised disclosure.
            2.   COST AND BURDEN:
            The quality reports shall contain information on the cost and burden associated with the collection and production of the statistical product.


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/804 of 17 May 2019 concerning the renewal of the authorisation of organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 and of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1750/2006 and (EC) No 634/2007 (Text with EEA relevance.)

text:
                  20.5.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 132/28

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/804
         of 17 May 2019
         concerning the renewal of the authorisation of organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 and of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 as feed additives for all animal species and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1750/2006 and (EC) No 634/2007
         (Text with EEA relevance)
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2003 on additives for use in animal nutrition (1), and in particular Article 9(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 provides for the authorisation of additives for use in animal nutrition and for the grounds and procedures for granting and renewing such authorisation.

                     (2)

                     The organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for all animal species by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/2006 (2). Selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 was authorised for 10 years as a feed additive for all animal species by Commission Regulation (EC) No 634/2007 (3).

                     (3)

                     In accordance with Article 14 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, applications were submitted for the renewal of the authorisation of the organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 and of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 as feed additives for all animal species, requesting those additives to be classified in the additive category ‘nutritional additives’. Those applications were accompanied by the particulars and documents required under Article 14(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                     (4)

                     The European Food Safety Authority (‘the Authority’) concluded in its opinions of 5 July 2018 (4) and 28 November 2018 (5) that the applicants have provided data demonstrating that the additives comply with the conditions of authorisation under the proposed conditions of use. The Authority confirmed its previous conclusions that the organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 and the selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 do not have adverse effects on animal health, consumer safety or the environment. It also stated for the organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 capacities to be a respiratory sensitizer and hazardous upon inhalation, and for selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 capacities to be an eye and mucosae irritant, and a skin and respiratory sensitizer. Therefore, the Commission considers that appropriate protective measures should be taken to prevent adverse effects on human health, in particular as regards the users of the additive. Finally, the Authority recommends changing the denomination of the additives.

                     (5)

                     It is appropriate to update the methods of analysis for selenium and selenomethionine based on the respective recent reports of the Reference Laboratory set up by Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003.

                     (6)

                     The assessment of the organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 and of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 shows that the conditions for authorisation, as provided for in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003, are satisfied. Accordingly, the authorisation of those additives should be renewed as specified in the Annex to this Regulation.

                     (7)

                     As a consequence of the renewal of the authorisations of the organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 and of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 as feed additives under the conditions laid down in the Annex to this Regulation, Regulations (EC) No 1750/2006 and (EC) No 634/2007 should be repealed.

                     (8)

                     Since safety reasons do not require the immediate application of the modifications to the conditions of authorisation for the organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060 and for selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397, it is appropriate to allow a transitional period for interested parties to prepare themselves to meet the new requirements resulting from the renewal of the authorisation.

                     (9)

                     The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The authorisation of the additives specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘nutritional additives’ and to the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’, is renewed subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.

            Article 2

               1.   The organic form of selenium produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060, selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 and premixtures containing these substances, which are produced and labelled before 9 December 2019 in accordance with the rules applicable before 9 June 2019 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted.

               2.   Feed materials and compound feed containing the substances referred to in point 1, which are produced and labelled before 9 June 2020 in accordance with the rules applicable before 9 June 2019 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for food-producing animals.

               3.   Feed materials and compound feed containing the substances referred to in point 1, which are produced and labelled before 9 June 2021 in accordance with the rules applicable before 9 June 2019 may continue to be placed on the market and used until the existing stocks are exhausted if they are intended for non-food-producing animals.

            Article 3
            Regulations (EC) No 1750/2006 and (EC) No 634/2007 are repealed.

            Article 4
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 17 May 2019.

                  For the Commission

                  The President

               Jean-Claude JUNCKER

            (1)  OJ L 268, 18.10.2003, p. 29.

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1750/2006 of 27 November 2006 concerning the authorisation of selenomethionine as a feed additive (OJ L 330, 28.11.2006, p. 9).

            (3)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 634/2007 of 7 June 2007 concerning the authorisation of selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397 as a feed additive (OJ L 146, 8.6.2007, p. 14).

            (4)  EFSA Journal 2018;16(7):5386.

            (5)  EFSA Journal 2019;17(1):5539.

            ANNEX

                        Identification number of the additive

                        Name of the holder of authorisation

                        Additive

                        Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method.

                        Species or category of animal

                        Maximum age

                        Minimum content

                        Maximum content

                        Other provisions

                        End of period of authorisation

                        Selenium in mg/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %

                           Category of nutritional additives. Functional group: compounds of trace elements

                        3b810

                        —

                        Selenised yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060, inactivated

                           Additive composition

                        Preparation of organic selenium:

                                    Content of selenium: 2 000  to 2 400  mg Se/kg

                                    Organic selenium > 97 to 99 % of total selenium

                                    Selenomethionine > 63 % of total selenium

                           Characterisation of the active substance

                        Selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3060
                        Chemical formula: C5H11NO2Se

                           Analytical method
                            (1)

                        For the determination of selenomethionine in the feed additive:

                                    —

                                    reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (RP-HPLC-UV) or

                                    —

                                    high performance liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICPMS) after triple proteolytic digestion.

                              For the determination of total selenium in the feed additive:

                                    —

                                    inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) or

                                    —

                                    inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS).

                              For the determination of total selenium in premixtures, compound feed and feed materials:

                                    —

                                    hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) after microwave digestion (EN 16159:2012).

                        All species

                        —

                        0,50 (total)

                                    1.

                                    The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.

                                    2.

                                    For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks by inhalation. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection.

                                    3.

                                    In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, indicate the storage and stability conditions.

                                    4.

                                    Maximum supplementation with organic selenium:
                                    0,20 mg Se/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %.

                        9 June 2029

                        3b811

                        —

                        Selenised yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397, inactivated

                           Additive composition

                        Preparation of organic selenium:

                                    Content of selenium: 2 000  to 3 500  mg Se/kg

                                    Organic selenium > 98 % of total selenium

                                    Selenomethionine > 63 % of total selenium

                           Characterisation of the active substance

                        Selenomethionine produced by Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397
                        Chemical formula: C5H11NO2Se

                           Analytical method
                            (1)

                        For the determination of selenomethionine in the feed additive:

                                    —

                                    reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography with UV detection (RP-HPLC-UV) or

                                    —

                                    high performance liquid chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICPMS) after triple proteolytic digestion.

                              For the determination of total selenium in the feed additive:

                                    —

                                    inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) or

                                    —

                                    inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS).

                              For the determination of total selenium in premixtures, compound feed and feed materials:

                                    —

                                    hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry (HGAAS) after microwave digestion (EN 16159:2012).

                        All species

                        —

                        0,50 (total)

                                    1.

                                    The additive shall be incorporated into feed in the form of a premixture.

                                    2.

                                    For users of the additive and premixtures, feed business operators shall establish operational procedures and organisational measures to address potential risks by inhalation, dermal, mucosae or eye contact. Where those risks cannot be eliminated or reduced to a minimum by such procedures and measures, the additive and premixtures shall be used with personal protective equipment, including breathing protection, safety glasses and gloves.

                                    3.

                                    In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, indicate the storage and stability conditions.

                                    4.

                                    Maximum supplementation with organic selenium:
                                    0,20 mg Se/kg of complete feed with a moisture content of 12 %.

                        9 June 2029

               (1)  Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the European Union Reference Laboratory: http://irmm.jrc.ec.europa.eu/EURLs/EURL_feed_additives/authorisation/evaluation_reports/Pages/index.aspx


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1207 of 15 July 2019 implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea

text:
                  17.7.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 191/1

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1207
         of 15 July 2019
         implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 of 30 August 2017 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and repealing Regulation (EC) No 329/2007 (1), and in particular Article 47(2) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 30 August 2017, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2017/1509.

                     (2)

                     In accordance with Article 47a(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, the Council reviewed the list of designated persons and entities set out in Annexes XV, XVI, XVII and XVIII to that Regulation.

                     (3)

                     One person who was listed both in Annexes XIII and XV should be removed from Annex XV. The entry concerning one entity in Annex XVI should be updated.

                     (4)

                     Annexes XV and XVI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annexes XV and XVI to Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 are amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the date following that 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 July 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               F. MOGHERINI

            (1)  OJ L 224, 31.8.2017, p. 1.

            ANNEX
            Regulation (EU) 2017/1509 is amended as follows:

                        1.

                        In Annex XV, Part (a) (‘Natural persons designated in accordance with point (a) of Article 34(4)’), is amended as follows:

                                    (a)

                                    entry 30, concerning RI Pyong Chol (D.O.B. 1948), is removed;

                                    (b)

                                    the remaining entries are renumbered 1 to 27.

                        2.

                        In Annex XVI, Part (b) (‘Legal persons, entities and bodies’), the entry concerning the following entity is replaced as follows:

                                    ‘3.

                                    Maritime Administrative Bureau
                                    a.k.a. North Korea Maritime Administration Bureau or Maritime Administration of DPR Korea

                                                Address: Ryonhwa-2Dong, Central District, Pyongyang, DPRK

                                                PO Box 416

                                                Tel 850-2-18111 Ex 8059

                                                Fax: 850 2 381 4410

                                                email: mab@silibank.net.kp

                                                Website: www.ma.gov.kp

                                    16.10.2017

                                    The Maritime Administrative Bureau has assisted in the evasion of sanctions imposed by the United Nations Security Council including by renaming and re-registering assets of designated entities and providing false documentation to vessels subject to United Nations sanctions.’


title: Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1208 of 15 July 2019 implementing Article 20(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan

text:
                  17.7.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 191/4

         COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1208
         of 15 July 2019
         implementing Article 20(3) of Regulation (EU) 2015/735 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan
         THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2015/735 of 7 May 2015 concerning restrictive measures in respect of the situation in South Sudan, and repealing Regulation (EU) No 748/2014 (1), and in particular Article 20(3) thereof,
         Having regard to the proposal of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     On 7 May 2015, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2015/735.

                     (2)

                     On 25 June 2019, the United Nations Security Council Committee established pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2206 (2015) updated the information relating to one person subject to restrictive measures.

                     (3)

                     Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/735 should therefore be amended accordingly,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2015/735 is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that 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 July 2019.

                  For the Council

                  The President

               F. MOGHERINI

            (1)  OJ L 117, 8.5.2015, p. 13.

            ANNEX
            The entry concerning the person listed below is replaced by the following entry:

                           ‘8.

                              Paul MALONG AWAN ANEI (alias: a) Paul Malong Awan Anei, b) Paul Malong, c) Bol Malong)

                           Title: General
                           Designation: a) Former Chief of Staff of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), b) Former Governor, Northern Bahr el-Ghazal State
                           Date of birth: a) 1962, b) 4 Dec. 1960, c) 12 Apr. 1960, d) 1 January 1962
                           Place of birth: a) Malualkon, South Sudan, b) Kotido, Uganda
                           Nationality: a) South Sudan, b) Uganda
                           Passport no: a) South Sudan number S00004370, b) South Sudan number D00001369, c) Sudan number 003606, d) Sudan number 00606, e) Sudan number B002606, f) Uganda number DA025963
                           Date of UN designation: 13 July 2018

                              Other information: As Chief of General Staff of the SPLA, Malong expanded or extended the conflict in South Sudan through breaches of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and breaches of the 2015 Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS). He reportedly directed efforts to kill opposition leader Riek Machar. He ordered SPLA units to prevent the transport of humanitarian supplies. Under Malong's leadership, the SPLA attacked civilians, schools and hospitals; forced the displacement of civilians; carried out enforced disappearances; arbitrarily detained civilians; and conducted acts of torture, and rape. He mobilised the Mathiang Anyoor Dinka tribal militia, which uses child soldiers. Under his leadership, the SPLA restricted UNMISS, the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), and CTSAMM access to sites to investigate and document abuses.

                              Information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

                           Paul Malong Awan was listed on 13 July 2018 pursuant to paragraphs 6, 7 (a), 7 (b), 7 (c), 7 (d), 7 (f), and 8 of resolution 2206 (2015), as reaffirmed in resolution 2418 (2018), for “actions or policies that have the purpose or effect of expanding or extending the conflict in South Sudan or obstructing reconciliation or peace talks or processes, including breaches of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement”; “actions or policies that threaten transitional agreements or undermine the political process in South Sudan”; “the targeting of civilians, including women and children, through the commission of acts of violence (including killing, maiming, torture, or rape or other sexual violence), abduction, enforced disappearance, forced displacement, or attacks on schools, hospitals, religious sites, or locations where civilians are seeking refuge, or through conduct that would constitute a serious abuse or violation of human rights or a violation of international humanitarian law”; “planning, directing, or committing acts that violate applicable international human rights law or international humanitarian law, or acts that constitute human rights abuses, in South Sudan”; “The use or recruitment of children by armed groups or armed forces in the context of the armed conflict in South Sudan”; “the obstruction of the activities of international peacekeeping, diplomatic, or humanitarian missions in South Sudan, including IGAD's Monitoring and Verification Mechanism or of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance”; and as a leader “of any entity, including any South Sudanese government, opposition, militia, or other group, that has, or whose members have, engaged in any of the activities described in paragraphs 6 and 7”.
                           Malong served as Chief of General Staff of the SPLA from April 23, 2014, to May 2017. In his former position as the Chief of General Staff, he expanded or extended the conflict in South Sudan through breaches of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and breaches of the 2015 Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in South Sudan (ARCSS). As of early August 2016, Malong reportedly directed efforts to kill South Sudanese opposition leader Riek Machar. Malong, knowingly countermanding President Salva Kiir's orders, ordered the 10 July 2016 tank, helicopter gunship, and infantry assaults on Machar's residence and the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO)'s “Jebel” base. Malong personally oversaw efforts from SPLA headquarters to intercept Machar. As of early August 2016, Malong wanted the SPLA to attack Machar's suspected position immediately and informed SPLA commanders that Machar was not to be taken alive. In addition, in early 2016 information indicates that Malong ordered SPLA units to prevent the transport of humanitarian supplies across the Nile River, where tens of thousands of civilians were facing hunger, claiming that food aid would be diverted from civilians to militia groups. As a result of Malong's orders, food supplies were blocked from crossing the Nile for at least two weeks.
                           Throughout his tenure as Chief of General Staff of the SPLA, Malong has been responsible for the SPLA and its allied forces' perpetration of serious abuses including attacks on civilians, forced displacement, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, torture, and rape. Under Malong's leadership, the SPLA launched attacks directed against the civilian population and intentionally killed unarmed and fleeing civilians. In the Yei area alone, the UN documented 114 killings of civilians by the SPLA and its allied forces between July 2016 and January 2017. The SPLA intentionally attacked schools and hospitals. In April 2017, Malong allegedly ordered the SPLA to clear all people, including civilians from the area around Wau. Malong reportedly did not discourage the killing of civilians by the SPLA troops, and persons suspected of hiding rebels were considered legitimate targets.
                           According to a 15 October 2014 African Union Commission of Inquiry on South Sudan report, Malong was responsible for the mass mobilisation of Mathiang Anyoor Dinka tribal militia, which Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM) documented use child soldiers.
                           Under Malong's leadership of the SPLA, the government forces regularly restricted United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC), and CTSAMM's access when they tried to investigate and document abuses. For example, on April 5, 2017, a joint UN and CTSAMM patrol tried to access Pajok but was turned back by SPLA soldiers.’


title: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1209 of 9 July 2019 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Antequera’ (PDO))

text:
                  17.7.2019

                  EN

                  Official Journal of the European Union

                  L 191/7

         COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/1209
         of 9 July 2019
         approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Antequera’ (PDO))
         THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
         Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
         Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), and in particular Article 52(2) thereof,
         Whereas:

                     (1)

                     Pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article 53(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission has examined Spain's application for the approval of amendments to the specification for the protected designation of origin ‘Antequera’, registered under Commission Regulation (EC) No 417/2006 (2), as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 295/2014 (3).

                     (2)

                     Since the amendments in question are not minor within the meaning of Article 53(2) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012, the Commission published the amendment application in the Official Journal of the European Union (4) as required by Article 50(2)(a) of that Regulation.

                     (3)

                     As no statement of opposition under Article 51 of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 has been received by the Commission, the amendments to the specification should be approved,

               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

            Article 1
            The amendments to the specification published in the Official Journal of the European Union regarding the name ‘Antequera’ (PDO) are hereby approved.

            Article 2
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that 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, 9 July 2019.

                  For the Commission,

                  On behalf of the President,

               Phil HOGAN

                  Member of the Commission

            (1)  OJ L 343, 14.12.2012, p. 1.

            (2)  Commission Regulation (EC) No 417/2006 of 10 March 2006 supplementing the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2400/96 as regards the entry of certain names in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Pimiento Asado del Bierzo — (PGI), Fico bianco del Cilento — (PDO), Melannurca Campana — (PGI), Montes de Granada — (PDO), Huile d'olive de Nice — (PDO), Aceite de la Rioja — (PDO), Antequera — (PDO)) (OJ L 72, 11.3.2006, p. 8).

            (3)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 295/2014 of 20 March 2014 approving non-minor amendments to the specification for a name entered in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications [Antequera (PDO)] (OJ L 89, 25.3.2014, p. 30).

            (4)  OJ C 36, 29.1.2019, p. 24.