Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Orders 13382, 13572, 13573, 13582, and 13608, 12551-12553 [2015-05396]
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Notice is
hereby given pursuant to section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
that a meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Special Projects
Committee will be held Thursday, April
2, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via
teleconference. The public is invited to
make oral comments or submit written
statements for consideration. Due to
limited conference lines, notification of
intent to participate must be made with
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The agenda will include a discussion
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Dated: March 3, 2015.
Otis Simpson,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Sanctions Actions Pursuant to
Executive Orders 13382, 13572, 13573,
13582, and 13608
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury Department.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
is publishing the names of 37 persons
whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to one or
more of the following authorities:
Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, E.O.
13572, E.O. 13573, and E.O. 13582.
OFAC is also publishing the names of
six persons upon which measures have
also been imposed pursuant to E.O.
13608.
SUMMARY:
OFAC’s actions described in this
notice were effective December 17,
2014, October 16, 2014, July 9, 2014,
and May 8, 2014, as further specified
below.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Associate Director for Global Targeting,
tel.: 202/622–2420, Assistant Director
for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation,
tel.: 202/622–2490, Assistant Director
for Licensing, tel.: 202/622–2480, Office
of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief
Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.:
202/622–2410, Office of the General
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Counsel, Department of the Treasury
(not toll free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List and additional
information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available on OFAC’s Web
site (www.treas.gov/ofac). Certain
general information pertaining to
OFAC’s sanctions programs is also
available via facsimile through a 24hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/
622–0077.
Notice of OFAC Actions
On December 17, 2014, OFAC blocked
the property and interests in property of
the following 11 persons pursuant to
E.O. 13582, ‘‘Blocking Property of the
Government of Syria and Prohibiting
Certain Transactions with Respect to
Syria’’:
Individuals
1. ABDULKARIM, Wael (a.k.a.
ABDULKARIM, Mohammad Wael),
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB
1973; POB Damascus, Syria; nationality
Syria; Managing Director, Pangates
International Corp. Ltd.; General
Manager, Pangates International Corp.
Ltd.; Director, Abdulkarim Group
(individual) [SYRIA] (Linked To:
PANGATES INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION LIMITED; Linked To:
ABDULKARIM GROUP)
2. BARQAWI, Ahmad (a.k.a. AL–
BARQAWI, Ahmad; a.k.a. BARQAWI,
Ahmad Abed Allah; a.k.a. BARQAWI,
Ahmad Abedallah; a.k.a. BARQAWI,
Ahmed; a.k.a. ‘‘BARQAWI, Hamodeh’’),
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB
1985; POB Damascus, Syria; General
Manager, Pangates International Corp.
Ltd.; General Manager, Maxima Middle
East Trading Co. (individual) [SYRIA]
(Linked To: PANGATES
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
LIMITED; Linked To: MAXIMA
MIDDLE EAST TRADING CO.)
3. BEKTAS, Halis; DOB 13 Feb 1966;
citizen Switzerland; Passport X0906223
(Switzerland) (individual) [SYRIA]
[FSE–SY]
4. HOLLEBRAND, Alexander (a.k.a.
HOLLEBRAND, Sander); DOB 20 Dec
1954; POB Netherlands (individual)
[SYRIA] [FSE–SY]
5. VAN MAZIJK, Paul; DOB 24 Jan
1958; Passport NSK7K05F4
(Netherlands) (individual) [SYRIA]
[FSE–SY]
Entities
1. ABDULKARIM GROUP (a.k.a.
ABD–AL–KARIM GROUP; a.k.a.
ALKARIM FOR TRADE & INDUSTRY
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L.L.C.; a.k.a. ALKARIM FOR TRADE
AND INDUSTRY; a.k.a. MOHD. WAEL
ABDULKARIM & PARTNERS CO.; a.k.a.
WAEL ABDULKARIM AND
PARTNERS), Abu Rumaneh, Ibn Al
Haytham St., Besides Indian Embassy,
Building No. 7, 1st Floor, Office No. 5,
Damascus, Syria; Jaber Bin Hayan St.
No. 162, Akkad & Sufi Bldg No. 1, 1st
Floor, Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 5797,
Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 30693,
Damascus, Syria; Adra-Tal El Kordi
Triangle PC, Damascus 30693, Syria;
Riyad El Solh Street, Beirut 12347,
Lebanon; Web site
abdulkarimgroup.com [SYRIA] (Linked
To: PANGATES INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION LIMITED)
2. BLUEMARINE SA (a.k.a. BLUE
MARINE SHIPPING AGENCY S.A.;
a.k.a. BLUEMARINE AG; a.k.a.
BLUEMARINE LTD), Lindenstrasse 2,
Baar 6340, Switzerland [SYRIA] [FSE–
SY]
3. MAXIMA MIDDLE EAST
TRADING CO., P.O. Box 122925,
Sharjah Airport International Free Zone,
SAIF Lounge, Sharjah, United Arab
Emirates; Suite 13, First Floor Oliaji
Trade Centre, Francis Rachel Street,
Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles [SYRIA]
(Linked To: ABDULKARIM GROUP;
Linked To: PANGATES
INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
LIMITED)
4. RIXO INTERNATIONAL TRADING
LTD., Lindenstrasse 2, Baar 6340,
Switzerland; Web site https://
www.rixointernational.com [SYRIA]
[FSE–SY]
5. SKIRRON HOLDING SA (a.k.a.
SKIRRON HOLDING AG), Lindenstrasse
2, Baar 6340, Switzerland [SYRIA]
6. STAROIL B.V. (a.k.a. STAROIL
S.A.), Wilhelminastraat 43 A, Haarlem
2011 VK, Netherlands; 30 A Rte de
Chene, Geneva 1208, Switzerland;
Registration ID 819860578
(Netherlands); V.A.T. Number NL
819860578B01 (Netherlands);
Commercial Registry Number 34311024
(Netherlands) [SYRIA] [FSE–SY]
Also on December 17, 2014, OFAC
prohibited all transactions or dealings,
whether direct or indirect, involving the
following six persons, including any
exporting, reexporting, importing,
selling, purchasing, transporting,
swapping, brokering, approving,
financing, facilitating or guaranteeing,
in or related to any (i) goods, services,
or technology in or intended for the
United States, or (ii) any goods, services,
or technology provided by or to United
States persons, wherever located,
pursuant to E.O. 13608, ‘‘Prohibiting
Certain Transactions With and
Suspending Entry Into the United States
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of Foreign Sanctions Evaders With
Respect to Iran and Syria’’:
Individuals
1. BEKTAS, Halis; DOB 13 Feb 1966;
citizen Switzerland; Passport X0906223
(Switzerland) (individual) [SYRIA]
[FSE–SY]
2. HOLLEBRAND, Alexander (a.k.a.
HOLLEBRAND, Sander); DOB 20 Dec
1954; POB Netherlands (individual)
[SYRIA] [FSE–SY]
3. VAN MAZIJK, Paul; DOB 24 Jan
1958; Passport NSK7K05F4
(Netherlands) (individual) [SYRIA]
[FSE–SY]
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Entities
1. BLUEMARINE SA (a.k.a. BLUE
MARINE SHIPPING AGENCY S.A.;
a.k.a. BLUEMARINE AG; a.k.a.
BLUEMARINE LTD), Lindenstrasse 2,
Baar 6340, Switzerland [SYRIA] [FSE–
SY]
2. RIXO INTERNATIONAL TRADING
LTD., Lindenstrasse 2, Baar 6340,
Switzerland; Web site https://
www.rixointernational.com [SYRIA]
[FSE–SY]
3. STAROIL B.V. (a.k.a. STAROIL
S.A.), Wilhelminastraat 43 A, Haarlem
2011 VK, Netherlands; 30 A Rte de
Chene, Geneva 1208, Switzerland;
Registration ID 819860578
(Netherlands); V.A.T. Number NL
819860578B01 (Netherlands);
Commercial Registry Number 34311024
(Netherlands) [SYRIA] [FSE–SY]
On October 16, 2014, OFAC blocked
the property and interests in property of
the following six persons pursuant to
E.O. 13582, ‘‘Blocking Property of the
Government of Syria and Prohibiting
Certain Transactions with Respect to
Syria’’:
Individuals
1. DAGHER, Jad (a.k.a. DAGHER, Jade
Adel), Dagher Building, 3rd Floor,
Bikfaya, Metn, Lebanon; DOB 1976;
nationality Lebanon; General Manager at
DK Middle-East & Africa Regional Office
(individual) [SYRIA] (Linked To: DK
GROUP SARL)
2. AL-ZEYDI, Issa (a.k.a. AL-ZAYDI,
Issa); DOB 07 Feb 1939; POB Russia;
nationality Russia; Passport
63N9437545 (Russia) (individual)
[SYRIA]
3. IOANNOU, Ioannis; DOB 29 Nov
1954; POB Cyprus; nationality Cyprus;
Passport E386670 (Cyprus);
Identification Number 502128 (Cyprus)
(individual) [SYRIA]
Entities
1. DK GROUP SARL (a.k.a. DK
GROUP; a.k.a. DK MIDDLE–EAST &
AFRICA REGIONAL OFFICE), Peres
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Lazaristes Center, No 3, 5th Floor, Emir
Bachir Street, Beirut Central District,
Bachoura Sector, Beirut, Lebanon;
Azarieh Building—Block 03, 5th Floor,
Azarieh Street—Solidere—Downtown,
P.O. Box 11–503, Beirut, Lebanon; Web
site https://www.dk-group.biz;
Registration ID 2004405 (Lebanon)
[SYRIA]
2. FRUMINETI INVESTMENTS LTD.,
Logothetou, 1, Germasogeia, Limassol
4043, Cyprus; Registration ID HE
291043 [SYRIA]
3. PIRUSETI ENTERPRISES LTD, 1
Logothetou Street, Nicosia 4034,
Cyprus; 118 Anexartisias Street, Suite
202, Limassol 3040, Cyprus; Logothetou
1, Germasogeia, Limassol, Cyprus;
Registration ID C290894; alt.
Registration ID HE 290894 [SYRIA]
Also on October 16, 2014, OFAC
identified four persons whose property
and interests in property are blocked
pursuant to E.O. 13582, ‘‘Blocking
Property of the Government of Syria and
Prohibiting Certain Transactions with
Respect to Syria’’:
Entities
1. AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE
BANK (a.k.a. AL MASRAF AL ZERAEI
AL TAWENI; a.k.a. ‘‘ACB’’), Al Naanaa
Garden, Damascus, Syria; Postal Box
4325, Damascus, Syria; Tall, Damascus,
Syria; Doma, Doma, Syria; Zabadani,
Damascus, Syria; Katana, Damascus,
Syria; Al Qatifa, Damascus, Syria;
Nabek, Damascus, Syria; Yabrood,
Damascus, Syria; Daria, Damascus,
Syria; Alksoaa, Damascus, Syria; Al
Qounaitra, Syria; Deraa, Syria; Azraa,
Syria; Alsnmin, Syria; Gazallah, Syria;
Nawa, Syria; Sweida, Syria; Shahba,
Sweida, Syria; Salkhad, Sweida, Syria;
Algaria, Sweida, Syria; Homs, Syria;
Talkah, Homs, Syria; Tadmer, Homs,
Syria; Al Rastan, Homs, Syria; Al
Qasser, Homs, Syria; Shin, Homs, Syria;
Agricultural Cooperative Bank Building,
Damascus Tajhez, 4325, Damascus,
Syria; Web site www.agrobank.gov.sy
[SYRIA]
2. INDUSTRIAL BANK, Dar Al
Muhanisen Building, 7th Floor,
Maysaloun Street, P.O. Box 7572,
Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 7578, 29
Maysaloun Street, Damascus, Syria;
Jamal Abd Al Nasser Street, Al Hasaka,
Syria; P.O. Box 50, Masarif Building,
Sweida, Syria; Near the Big Mosque,
Aleppo, Syria; Hama, Syria; Ibn
Kholdoun Street, Homs, Syria; P.O. Box
8, Jules Jamal Street, Deraa, Syria; P.O.
Box 2359, 29 Ayaar Street, Damascus,
Syria; P.O. Box 25069, Harbaka,
Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 10, Rif
Dimashq, Daraya, Damascus, Syria; P.O.
Box 82, Rif Dimashq, Yabrood,
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Damascus, Syria; Web site
www.industrialbank.gov.sy [SYRIA]
3. POPULAR CREDIT BANK (a.k.a.
‘‘PCB’’), Dar El-Mohandeseen- Mysaloun
St., P.O. Box: 2841, Damascus, Syria;
P.O. Box 2841, Maysaloun Street,
Damascus, Syria; Dar Al Mouhandseen
Building, 6th Floor, Maysaloun Street,
Dar Al Mohandessin Area, Damascus
2841, Syria [SYRIA]
4. SAVING BANK (a.k.a. SAVINGS
BANK; f.k.a. THE GENERAL
ESTABLISHMENT OF MAIL SAVING
FUND; f.k.a. THE POST SAVING
FUND), Amous Square, Damascus,
Syria; P.O. Box: 5467, Al-Furat St.,
Merjeh, Damascus, Syria [SYRIA]
Also on October 16, 2014, OFAC
blocked the property and interests in
property of the following two persons
pursuant to E.O. 13573, ‘‘Blocking
Property of Senior Officials of the
Government of Syria’’:
Individuals
1. ORFALI, Khodr (a.k.a. ORPHALI,
Khedr; a.k.a. ORPHALY, Khodr; a.k.a.
ORPHALY, Khudr; a.k.a. URFALI,
Khudr); DOB 1956; POB Deir Ezzor,
Syria; Minister of Economy and Foreign
Trade (individual) [SYRIA]
2. TU’MA, Kamal Eddin (a.k.a.
TOUMA, Kamal Eddin; a.k.a. TU’MA,
Kamal Al-Din); DOB 1959; POB
Damascus, Syria; Minister of Industry
(individual) [SYRIA]
Also on October 16, 2014, OFAC
blocked the property and interests in
property of the following person
pursuant to E.O. 13572, ‘‘Blocking
Property of Certain Persons With
Respect to Human Rights Abuses in
Syria’’:
Individual
1. MIHOUB, Qusay (a.k.a. MAHYUB,
Qusay); DOB 1960; Brigadier General
(individual) [SYRIA].
On July 9, 2014, OFAC blocked the
property and interests in property of the
following person pursuant to E.O.
13582, ‘‘Blocking Property of the
Government of Syria and Prohibiting
Certain Transactions with Respect to
Syria’’:
Entity
1. PANGATES INTERNATIONAL
CORPORATION LIMITED, P.O. Box
8177, Sharjah Airport International Free
Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates;
Office Y–47, Sharjah Airport
International Free Zone, Sharjah, United
Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 5797,
Damascus, Syria; Web site
www.pangates-me.com; Email Address
info@pangates-me.com; alt. Email
Address pangates@emirates.net.ae
[SYRIA]
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Also on July 9, 2014, OFAC blocked
the property and interests in property of
the following two persons pursuant to
E.O. 13382, ‘‘Blocking Property of
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Proliferators and Their Supporters’’:
Entities
1. EXPERT PARTNERS (a.k.a.
EXPERTS PARTNERS), Rukn Addin,
Saladin Street, Building 5, PO Box 7006,
Damascus, Syria [NPWMD]
2. MEGATRADE, Aleppo Street, PO
Box 5966, Damascus, Syria [NPWMD]
On May 8, 2014, OFAC blocked the
property and interests in property of the
following six persons pursuant to E.O.
13573, ‘‘Blocking Property of Senior
Officials of the Government of Syria’’:
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Individuals
1. AL–HASSAN, Bassam (a.k.a.
HASAN, Basam; a.k.a. HASAN, Bassam;
a.k.a. HASSAN, Bassam); DOB 1961; alt.
DOB 1960; alt. DOB 1962; POB Homs,
Syria; Brigadier General and Syrian
Presidential Advisor (individual)
[SYRIA]
2. AL–QADRI, Ahmad; DOB 1956;
POB Hasaka, Syria; Minister of
Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
(individual) [SYRIA]
3. AL–SHAMMAT, Kinda; DOB 1973;
POB Damascus, Syria; Minister of Social
Affairs (individual) [SYRIA]
4. ARNOUS, Hussein; DOB 1953; POB
Idleb, Syria; Minister of Public Works
(individual) [SYRIA]
5. HIJAZI, Hassan; DOB 1964; POB
Quneitra, Syria; Minister of Labor
(individual) [SYRIA]
6. ISMAEL, Ismael; DOB 1955;
Minister of Finance (individual)
[SYRIA]
Also on May 8, 2014, OFAC identified
two persons whose property and
interests in property are blocked
pursuant to E.O. 13582, ‘‘Blocking
Property of the Government of Syria and
Prohibiting Certain Transactions with
Respect to Syria’’:
Entities
1. BANIAS REFINERY COMPANY,
Banias Refinery Building, 26 Latkia
Main Road, Baniyas, Tartous, Syria;
Banias Refinery Building, Latkia Main
Road, Banias Industrial Area, Banias,
Tartous, Syria; Postal Box 26, Tartous,
Syria; P.O. Box 26, Banias, Syria
[SYRIA]
2. HOMS REFINERY COMPANY
(a.k.a. GENERAL COMPANY FOR
HOMS REFINERY), General Company
for Homs Refinery Building, 352 Tripoli
Street, Homs, Syria; P.O. Box 352,
Trablus (Tripoli) Street, Homs, Syria;
Postal Box 352, Homs, Syria [SYRIA]
Also on May 8, 2014, OFAC blocked
the property and interests in property of
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the following two persons pursuant to
E.O. 13582, ‘‘Blocking Property of the
Government of Syria and Prohibiting
Certain Transactions with Respect to
Syria’’:
Entity
1. TEMPBANK (a.k.a. MAB
TEMPBANK OAO; a.k.a. MOSCOW
JOINT–STOK BANK TEMPBANK OPEN
JOINT–STOCK COMPANY; a.k.a.
OTKRYTOE AKTSIONERNOE
OBSHCHESTVO MOSKOVSKI
AKTSIONERNY BANK TEMPBANK),
36/50 Lyusinovskaya ul., Moscow
115093, Russia; SWIFT/BIC
TMJSRUMM; Web site
www.tempbank.ru; Email Address info@
tempbank.ru; Registration ID
1027739270294; Telephone No. 7495
6764060; Fax No. 7495 6761178
[SYRIA]
Individual
1. GAGLOEV, Mikhail Georgievich
(a.k.a. GAGLOYEV, Mikhail
Georgiyevich); DOB 17 Feb 1966; citizen
Russia; Chairman of Management
Committee of Tempbank (individual)
[SYRIA]
Dated: February 13, 2015.
John Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance
Center Improvements Project
Committee
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
An open meeting of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer
Assistance Center Improvements Project
Committee will be conducted. The
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting
public comments, ideas, and
suggestions on improving customer
service at the Internal Revenue Service.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otis
Simpson at 1–888–912–1227 or 202–
317–3332.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given pursuant to section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
that a meeting of the Taxpayer
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Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance
Center Improvements Project Committee
will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2015,
at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The public is
invited to make oral comments or
submit written statements for
consideration. Due to limited
conference lines, notification of intent
to participate must be made with Otis
Simpson. For more information please
contact: Otis Simpson at 1–888–912–
1227 or 202–317–3332, TAP Office,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Room
1509—National Office, Washington, DC
20224, or contact us at the Web site:
https://www.improveirs.org.
The committee will be discussing
various issues related to the Taxpayer
Assistance Centers and public input is
welcomed.
Dated: March 3, 2015.
Otis Simpson,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and
Publications Project Committee
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
An open meeting of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Forms
and Publications Project Committee will
be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy
Panel is soliciting public comments,
ideas and suggestions on improving
customer service at the Internal Revenue
Service.
DATES: The meeting will be held April
7, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Donna Powers at 1–888–912–1227 or
(954) 423–7977.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given pursuant to section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
that an open meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and
Publications Project Committee will be
held Tuesday April 7, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Time via teleconference. The
public is invited to make oral comments
or submit written statements for
consideration. Due to limited
conference lines, notification of intent
to participate must be made with Donna
Powers. For more information please
contact: Donna Powers at 1–888–912–
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Sanctions Actions Pursuant to Executive Orders 13382, 13572,
13573, 13582, and 13608
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury Department.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC) is publishing the names of 37 persons whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to one or more of the
following authorities: Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, E.O. 13572, E.O.
13573, and E.O. 13582. OFAC is also publishing the names of six persons
upon which measures have also been imposed pursuant to E.O. 13608.
DATES: OFAC's actions described in this notice were effective December
17, 2014, October 16, 2014, July 9, 2014, and May 8, 2014, as further
specified below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Associate Director for Global
Targeting, tel.: 202/622-2420, Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202/622-2490, Assistant Director for
Licensing, tel.: 202/622-2480, Office of Foreign Assets Control, or
Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202/622-2410, Office of
the General Counsel, Department of the Treasury (not toll free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Electronic and Facsimile Availability
The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and
additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available
on OFAC's Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac). Certain general information
pertaining to OFAC's sanctions programs is also available via facsimile
through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/622-0077.
Notice of OFAC Actions
On December 17, 2014, OFAC blocked the property and interests in
property of the following 11 persons pursuant to E.O. 13582, ``Blocking
Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions with Respect to Syria'':
Individuals
1. ABDULKARIM, Wael (a.k.a. ABDULKARIM, Mohammad Wael), Dubai,
United Arab Emirates; DOB 1973; POB Damascus, Syria; nationality Syria;
Managing Director, Pangates International Corp. Ltd.; General Manager,
Pangates International Corp. Ltd.; Director, Abdulkarim Group
(individual) [SYRIA] (Linked To: PANGATES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
LIMITED; Linked To: ABDULKARIM GROUP)
2. BARQAWI, Ahmad (a.k.a. AL-BARQAWI, Ahmad; a.k.a. BARQAWI, Ahmad
Abed Allah; a.k.a. BARQAWI, Ahmad Abedallah; a.k.a. BARQAWI, Ahmed;
a.k.a. ``BARQAWI, Hamodeh''), Dubai, United Arab Emirates; DOB 1985;
POB Damascus, Syria; General Manager, Pangates International Corp.
Ltd.; General Manager, Maxima Middle East Trading Co. (individual)
[SYRIA] (Linked To: PANGATES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED; Linked
To: MAXIMA MIDDLE EAST TRADING CO.)
3. BEKTAS, Halis; DOB 13 Feb 1966; citizen Switzerland; Passport
X0906223 (Switzerland) (individual) [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
4. HOLLEBRAND, Alexander (a.k.a. HOLLEBRAND, Sander); DOB 20 Dec
1954; POB Netherlands (individual) [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
5. VAN MAZIJK, Paul; DOB 24 Jan 1958; Passport NSK7K05F4
(Netherlands) (individual) [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
Entities
1. ABDULKARIM GROUP (a.k.a. ABD-AL-KARIM GROUP; a.k.a. ALKARIM FOR
TRADE & INDUSTRY L.L.C.; a.k.a. ALKARIM FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY; a.k.a.
MOHD. WAEL ABDULKARIM & PARTNERS CO.; a.k.a. WAEL ABDULKARIM AND
PARTNERS), Abu Rumaneh, Ibn Al Haytham St., Besides Indian Embassy,
Building No. 7, 1st Floor, Office No. 5, Damascus, Syria; Jaber Bin
Hayan St. No. 162, Akkad & Sufi Bldg No. 1, 1st Floor, Damascus, Syria;
P.O. Box 5797, Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 30693, Damascus, Syria; Adra-
Tal El Kordi Triangle PC, Damascus 30693, Syria; Riyad El Solh Street,
Beirut 12347, Lebanon; Web site abdulkarimgroup.com [SYRIA] (Linked To:
PANGATES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED)
2. BLUEMARINE SA (a.k.a. BLUE MARINE SHIPPING AGENCY S.A.; a.k.a.
BLUEMARINE AG; a.k.a. BLUEMARINE LTD), Lindenstrasse 2, Baar 6340,
Switzerland [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
3. MAXIMA MIDDLE EAST TRADING CO., P.O. Box 122925, Sharjah Airport
International Free Zone, SAIF Lounge, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates;
Suite 13, First Floor Oliaji Trade Centre, Francis Rachel Street,
Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles [SYRIA] (Linked To: ABDULKARIM GROUP; Linked
To: PANGATES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED)
4. RIXO INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD., Lindenstrasse 2, Baar 6340,
Switzerland; Web site https://www.rixointernational.com [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
5. SKIRRON HOLDING SA (a.k.a. SKIRRON HOLDING AG), Lindenstrasse 2,
Baar 6340, Switzerland [SYRIA]
6. STAROIL B.V. (a.k.a. STAROIL S.A.), Wilhelminastraat 43 A,
Haarlem 2011 VK, Netherlands; 30 A Rte de Chene, Geneva 1208,
Switzerland; Registration ID 819860578 (Netherlands); V.A.T. Number NL
819860578B01 (Netherlands); Commercial Registry Number 34311024
(Netherlands) [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
Also on December 17, 2014, OFAC prohibited all transactions or
dealings, whether direct or indirect, involving the following six
persons, including any exporting, reexporting, importing, selling,
purchasing, transporting, swapping, brokering, approving, financing,
facilitating or guaranteeing, in or related to any (i) goods, services,
or technology in or intended for the United States, or (ii) any goods,
services, or technology provided by or to United States persons,
wherever located, pursuant to E.O. 13608, ``Prohibiting Certain
Transactions With and Suspending Entry Into the United States
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of Foreign Sanctions Evaders With Respect to Iran and Syria'':
Individuals
1. BEKTAS, Halis; DOB 13 Feb 1966; citizen Switzerland; Passport
X0906223 (Switzerland) (individual) [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
2. HOLLEBRAND, Alexander (a.k.a. HOLLEBRAND, Sander); DOB 20 Dec
1954; POB Netherlands (individual) [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
3. VAN MAZIJK, Paul; DOB 24 Jan 1958; Passport NSK7K05F4
(Netherlands) (individual) [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
Entities
1. BLUEMARINE SA (a.k.a. BLUE MARINE SHIPPING AGENCY S.A.; a.k.a.
BLUEMARINE AG; a.k.a. BLUEMARINE LTD), Lindenstrasse 2, Baar 6340,
Switzerland [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
2. RIXO INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD., Lindenstrasse 2, Baar 6340,
Switzerland; Web site https://www.rixointernational.com [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
3. STAROIL B.V. (a.k.a. STAROIL S.A.), Wilhelminastraat 43 A,
Haarlem 2011 VK, Netherlands; 30 A Rte de Chene, Geneva 1208,
Switzerland; Registration ID 819860578 (Netherlands); V.A.T. Number NL
819860578B01 (Netherlands); Commercial Registry Number 34311024
(Netherlands) [SYRIA] [FSE-SY]
On October 16, 2014, OFAC blocked the property and interests in
property of the following six persons pursuant to E.O. 13582,
``Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions with Respect to Syria'':
Individuals
1. DAGHER, Jad (a.k.a. DAGHER, Jade Adel), Dagher Building, 3rd
Floor, Bikfaya, Metn, Lebanon; DOB 1976; nationality Lebanon; General
Manager at DK Middle-East & Africa Regional Office (individual) [SYRIA]
(Linked To: DK GROUP SARL)
2. AL-ZEYDI, Issa (a.k.a. AL-ZAYDI, Issa); DOB 07 Feb 1939; POB
Russia; nationality Russia; Passport 63N9437545 (Russia) (individual)
[SYRIA]
3. IOANNOU, Ioannis; DOB 29 Nov 1954; POB Cyprus; nationality
Cyprus; Passport E386670 (Cyprus); Identification Number 502128
(Cyprus) (individual) [SYRIA]
Entities
1. DK GROUP SARL (a.k.a. DK GROUP; a.k.a. DK MIDDLE-EAST & AFRICA
REGIONAL OFFICE), Peres Lazaristes Center, No 3, 5th Floor, Emir Bachir
Street, Beirut Central District, Bachoura Sector, Beirut, Lebanon;
Azarieh Building--Block 03, 5th Floor, Azarieh Street--Solidere--
Downtown, P.O. Box 11-503, Beirut, Lebanon; Web site https://www.dk-group.biz; Registration ID 2004405 (Lebanon) [SYRIA]
2. FRUMINETI INVESTMENTS LTD., Logothetou, 1, Germasogeia, Limassol
4043, Cyprus; Registration ID HE 291043 [SYRIA]
3. PIRUSETI ENTERPRISES LTD, 1 Logothetou Street, Nicosia 4034,
Cyprus; 118 Anexartisias Street, Suite 202, Limassol 3040, Cyprus;
Logothetou 1, Germasogeia, Limassol, Cyprus; Registration ID C290894;
alt. Registration ID HE 290894 [SYRIA]
Also on October 16, 2014, OFAC identified four persons whose
property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13582,
``Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions with Respect to Syria'':
Entities
1. AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE BANK (a.k.a. AL MASRAF AL ZERAEI AL
TAWENI; a.k.a. ``ACB''), Al Naanaa Garden, Damascus, Syria; Postal Box
4325, Damascus, Syria; Tall, Damascus, Syria; Doma, Doma, Syria;
Zabadani, Damascus, Syria; Katana, Damascus, Syria; Al Qatifa,
Damascus, Syria; Nabek, Damascus, Syria; Yabrood, Damascus, Syria;
Daria, Damascus, Syria; Alksoaa, Damascus, Syria; Al Qounaitra, Syria;
Deraa, Syria; Azraa, Syria; Alsnmin, Syria; Gazallah, Syria; Nawa,
Syria; Sweida, Syria; Shahba, Sweida, Syria; Salkhad, Sweida, Syria;
Algaria, Sweida, Syria; Homs, Syria; Talkah, Homs, Syria; Tadmer, Homs,
Syria; Al Rastan, Homs, Syria; Al Qasser, Homs, Syria; Shin, Homs,
Syria; Agricultural Cooperative Bank Building, Damascus Tajhez, 4325,
Damascus, Syria; Web site www.agrobank.gov.sy [SYRIA]
2. INDUSTRIAL BANK, Dar Al Muhanisen Building, 7th Floor, Maysaloun
Street, P.O. Box 7572, Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 7578, 29 Maysaloun
Street, Damascus, Syria; Jamal Abd Al Nasser Street, Al Hasaka, Syria;
P.O. Box 50, Masarif Building, Sweida, Syria; Near the Big Mosque,
Aleppo, Syria; Hama, Syria; Ibn Kholdoun Street, Homs, Syria; P.O. Box
8, Jules Jamal Street, Deraa, Syria; P.O. Box 2359, 29 Ayaar Street,
Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 25069, Harbaka, Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 10,
Rif Dimashq, Daraya, Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 82, Rif Dimashq,
Yabrood, Damascus, Syria; Web site www.industrialbank.gov.sy [SYRIA]
3. POPULAR CREDIT BANK (a.k.a. ``PCB''), Dar El-Mohandeseen-
Mysaloun St., P.O. Box: 2841, Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box 2841, Maysaloun
Street, Damascus, Syria; Dar Al Mouhandseen Building, 6th Floor,
Maysaloun Street, Dar Al Mohandessin Area, Damascus 2841, Syria [SYRIA]
4. SAVING BANK (a.k.a. SAVINGS BANK; f.k.a. THE GENERAL
ESTABLISHMENT OF MAIL SAVING FUND; f.k.a. THE POST SAVING FUND), Amous
Square, Damascus, Syria; P.O. Box: 5467, Al-Furat St., Merjeh,
Damascus, Syria [SYRIA]
Also on October 16, 2014, OFAC blocked the property and interests
in property of the following two persons pursuant to E.O. 13573,
``Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria'':
Individuals
1. ORFALI, Khodr (a.k.a. ORPHALI, Khedr; a.k.a. ORPHALY, Khodr;
a.k.a. ORPHALY, Khudr; a.k.a. URFALI, Khudr); DOB 1956; POB Deir Ezzor,
Syria; Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade (individual) [SYRIA]
2. TU'MA, Kamal Eddin (a.k.a. TOUMA, Kamal Eddin; a.k.a. TU'MA,
Kamal Al-Din); DOB 1959; POB Damascus, Syria; Minister of Industry
(individual) [SYRIA]
Also on October 16, 2014, OFAC blocked the property and interests
in property of the following person pursuant to E.O. 13572, ``Blocking
Property of Certain Persons With Respect to Human Rights Abuses in
Syria'':
Individual
1. MIHOUB, Qusay (a.k.a. MAHYUB, Qusay); DOB 1960; Brigadier
General (individual) [SYRIA].
On July 9, 2014, OFAC blocked the property and interests in
property of the following person pursuant to E.O. 13582, ``Blocking
Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions with Respect to Syria'':
Entity
1. PANGATES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION LIMITED, P.O. Box 8177,
Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates;
Office Y-47, Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, Sharjah, United
Arab Emirates; P.O. Box 5797, Damascus, Syria; Web site www.pangates-
me.com; Email Address me.com">info@pangates-me.com; alt. Email Address
pangates@emirates.net.ae [SYRIA]
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Also on July 9, 2014, OFAC blocked the property and interests in
property of the following two persons pursuant to E.O. 13382,
``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and
Their Supporters'':
Entities
1. EXPERT PARTNERS (a.k.a. EXPERTS PARTNERS), Rukn Addin, Saladin
Street, Building 5, PO Box 7006, Damascus, Syria [NPWMD]
2. MEGATRADE, Aleppo Street, PO Box 5966, Damascus, Syria [NPWMD]
On May 8, 2014, OFAC blocked the property and interests in property
of the following six persons pursuant to E.O. 13573, ``Blocking
Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria'':
Individuals
1. AL-HASSAN, Bassam (a.k.a. HASAN, Basam; a.k.a. HASAN, Bassam;
a.k.a. HASSAN, Bassam); DOB 1961; alt. DOB 1960; alt. DOB 1962; POB
Homs, Syria; Brigadier General and Syrian Presidential Advisor
(individual) [SYRIA]
2. AL-QADRI, Ahmad; DOB 1956; POB Hasaka, Syria; Minister of
Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (individual) [SYRIA]
3. AL-SHAMMAT, Kinda; DOB 1973; POB Damascus, Syria; Minister of
Social Affairs (individual) [SYRIA]
4. ARNOUS, Hussein; DOB 1953; POB Idleb, Syria; Minister of Public
Works (individual) [SYRIA]
5. HIJAZI, Hassan; DOB 1964; POB Quneitra, Syria; Minister of Labor
(individual) [SYRIA]
6. ISMAEL, Ismael; DOB 1955; Minister of Finance (individual)
[SYRIA]
Also on May 8, 2014, OFAC identified two persons whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13582, ``Blocking
Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions with Respect to Syria'':
Entities
1. BANIAS REFINERY COMPANY, Banias Refinery Building, 26 Latkia
Main Road, Baniyas, Tartous, Syria; Banias Refinery Building, Latkia
Main Road, Banias Industrial Area, Banias, Tartous, Syria; Postal Box
26, Tartous, Syria; P.O. Box 26, Banias, Syria [SYRIA]
2. HOMS REFINERY COMPANY (a.k.a. GENERAL COMPANY FOR HOMS
REFINERY), General Company for Homs Refinery Building, 352 Tripoli
Street, Homs, Syria; P.O. Box 352, Trablus (Tripoli) Street, Homs,
Syria; Postal Box 352, Homs, Syria [SYRIA]
Also on May 8, 2014, OFAC blocked the property and interests in
property of the following two persons pursuant to E.O. 13582,
``Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain
Transactions with Respect to Syria'':
Entity
1. TEMPBANK (a.k.a. MAB TEMPBANK OAO; a.k.a. MOSCOW JOINT-STOK BANK
TEMPBANK OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY; a.k.a. OTKRYTOE AKTSIONERNOE
OBSHCHESTVO MOSKOVSKI AKTSIONERNY BANK TEMPBANK), 36/50 Lyusinovskaya
ul., Moscow 115093, Russia; SWIFT/BIC TMJSRUMM; Web site
www.tempbank.ru; Email Address info@tempbank.ru; Registration ID
1027739270294; Telephone No. 7495 6764060; Fax No. 7495 6761178 [SYRIA]
Individual
1. GAGLOEV, Mikhail Georgievich (a.k.a. GAGLOYEV, Mikhail
Georgiyevich); DOB 17 Feb 1966; citizen Russia; Chairman of Management
Committee of Tempbank (individual) [SYRIA]
Dated: February 13, 2015.
John Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control.
[FR Doc. 2015-05396 Filed 3-6-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-AL-P
