Isle of Man Customs and Excise News

VAT: reverse charge for renewable energy certificates

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 15:30:51 GMT

This news release is issued to publicise the introduction of a reverse charge for supplies of renewable energy certificates.

With effect from 14 June 2019, a reverse charge is imposed on supplies of gas and electricity certificates also known as “renewable energy certificates”.

As a general rule, the supplier of goods or services is requires to account for value added tax on that supply.

For supplies of gas and electricity certificates, the recipient of the supply, rather than the supplier, is required to account for and pay any value added tax due.

Further information can be found in HMRC’s Revenue and Customs Brief 04/2019 and in VAT Notice 735

Financial Sanctions: Cyber Attacks

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 08:51:02 GMT

This news release is issued to publicise a new sanctions regime introduced to respond to and deter cyber-attacks with a significant effect, which constitute an external threat.

On 17 May 2019, the Council of the European Union adopted Council Regulation (EU) 2019/796. The restrictive measures target persons and entities who are responsible cyber-attacks or attempted cyber-attacks, persons who provide financial, technical or material report in relation to such attacks, or persons associated with such people.

The European Union (Cyber Attack Sanctions) Order 2019, applies the provisions of the EU Regulation, as modified by the Schedule to the Order, as part of the law of the Island.

The Cyber Attack Sanctions Regulations 2019 puts in place enforcement provisions for breaches of the financial sanctions contained in the EU Regulation.

To date no individuals or entities have been included in Annex I of the EU Regulation.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Cyber Attacks will be published shortly. Links to the UK’s Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: Iran (Nuclear Proliferation)

Thu, 30 May 2019 11:47:52 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed by the Council of the European Union against Iran (Nuclear Proliferation).

On 28 May 2019 Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/855 (“the Amending Regulation”) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. The Amending Regulation amended Annex IX to the Regulation with effect from 29 May 2019.

Details of the changes to the identifying information for nine individuals and 2 entities can be found in the attached Annex.

Financial institutions and other persons are required to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds, financial assets, economic benefits and economic resources for the designated individuals and entities. If so, they must freeze such accounts or funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individuals and entities they are not required to report these details again.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Iran and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of individual and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

Thu, 30 May 2019 08:50:59 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 28 April 2019 following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/850 (“the Amending Regulation”). The Amending Regulation reflects the decision made on 21 May 2019 by the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council to remove one individual from the list. The following entry has been removed from the UK’s Consolidated List and is no longer subject to an asset freeze.

Delisting

Individual

MOHAMMED 1: MAZEN 2: SALAH 3: n/a 4: n/a 5: n/a.

DOB: (1) 01/01/1982. (2) 01/01/1980. (3) 18/05/1981.

POB: (1) Baghdad (2) Arbil, (1) (2) Iraq

a.k.a: (1) ALI HUSSEIN, Mazen (2) MUHAMAD, Issa, Salah

Nationality: Iraqi

Passport Details: German travel document (Reiseausweis) A 0144378

(revoked as at Sep 2012)

Address: Hauzenberg, Germany, 94051.

Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.202.05. Member of Ansar Al-Islam. Released from custody in Germany on 18 May 2012

Listed on: 07/12/2005 Last Updated: [06/12/2012] 29/05/2019 Group ID: 8784.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to ISIL and Al-Qaida and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: Syria

Wed, 22 May 2019 13:44:10 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Syria.

Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No 36/2012 has been amended with effect from 21 May 2019, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/798.

Nine entries have been removed from the UK’s Consolidated List and are no longer subject to an asset freeze.

Twenty nine entries have been amended and are still subject to an asset freeze.

Details of the delistings and amendments can be found in the attached Annex.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individuals. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individual they are not required to report these details again.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Syria and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website

Financial Sanctions: Iraq

Wed, 22 May 2019 11:44:06 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against Iraq.

Annexe III to Council Regulation (EC) 1210/2003 has been amended with effect from 22 May 2019, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/808 (“the Amending Regulation”). The Amending Regulation reflects the decisions made on 14 May 2019 by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee to remove four entries from the UN Iraq list.

The following entries have been removed from the UK’s Consolidated List and are no longer subject to an asset freeze.

Delistings

DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF BAGHDAD ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION

Address: PO Box 24042, Al-Jumhuriya Street, Building 66, Baghdad, Iraq.

Other Information: Funds or financial assets or economic resources received on or after 23 May 2003 are not to be regarded as frozen nor required to be transferred to the successor arrangements to the DFI

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 22/05/2019 Group ID: 8071

IDRISI CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY

a.k.a: ICEC

Address: Museum Square, Karkh, PO Box 14077, Baghdad, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 22/05/2019 Group ID: 8106

NATIONAL CENTRE FOR ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSULTANCY

Address: Rashid Street, PO Box 11387, Baghdad, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 22/05/2019 Group ID: 8138.

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR FERTILIZER INDUSTRIES

Address: PO Box 74, Basrah, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 22/05/2019 Group ID: 8179.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Iraq and links to the Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

Mon, 20 May 2019 09:26:17 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 17 May 2019 following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/696 "the Amending Regulation"). The Amending Regulation reflects the decision made on 14 May 2019 by the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council to add one entry to the list of individuals and entities subject to an asset freeze.

Addition

Entity

ISLAMIC STATE IN IRAQ AND THE LEVANT - KHORASAN (ISIL-K)

a.k.a: (1) ISIL Khorasan (2) ISIL's South Asia Branch (3) ISIS Wilayat Khorasan (4) Islamic State's Khorasan Province (5) South Asian Chapter of ISIL

Other Information: UN Ref QDe.161.

Listed on: 17/05/2019 Last Updated: 17/05/2019 Group ID: 13788

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Financial Sanctions: Central African Republic

Tue, 14 May 2019 15:18:22 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the financial sanctions in place against the Central African Republic.

Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 224/2014 has been amended with effect from 14 May 2019 following the publication of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/757. This reflects the decision made on 18 April 2019 by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to Resolution 2127(2013) to amend the identifying information of one existing entry.

The following entry has been amended and is still subject to an asset freeze.

Amendment

Deleted information is in square brackets. Additional information is shown in italics

Individual

ABDOULAYE, Hissene

DOB: (1) --/--/1967. (2) 01/01/1967.

POB: (1) Ndele, Bamingui-Bangoran, Central African Republic (2) Haraze Mangueigne, Chad

a.k.a: (1) ABDOULAYE, Hissein (2) ABDOULAYE, Issene (3) ABDOULAYE, Issene, Ramadan (4) ABDOULAYE, Issene, Ramadane (5) HISSENE, Abdoulaye (6) ISSENE, Abdoulaye

Nationality: (1) Central African Republic (2) Chad

Passport Details: CAR Diplomatic Passport No D00000897 issued 5 April 2013, valid until 4 April 2018

National Identification no: Chad national identity card no. 103-00653129-22, issued on 21 April 2009 (expires on 21 April 2019)

Address: (1) KM5, Bangui, Central African Republic.(2) Nana-Grebizi, Central African Republic.(3) Ndjari, Ndjamena, Chad.

Other Information: UN and EU listing - UN Ref CFi.012. Formerly the Minister for Youth and Sports as part of the Cabinet for the Central African Republic. Previously the head of the Convention of Patriots for Justice and Peace. He also established himself as a leader of armed militias in Bangui, in particular in the ‘PK5’ (3rd district) neighbourhood. Father's name is Abdoulaye. Mother's name is Absita Moussa.

Listed on: 18/05/2017 Last Updated: [21/06/2017] 14/05/2019 Group ID: 13458

Financial institutions and other persons are required to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds, financial assets, economic benefits and economic resources for the designated individual. If so, they must freeze such accounts or funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individual they are not required to report these details again.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to the Central African Republic and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

Tue, 07 May 2019 15:55:49 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 3rd May 2019 following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/696 “the Amending Regulation”). The Amending Regulation reflects the decision made on 1 May 2019 by the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council to add one individual to the list

list of individuals and entities subject to an asset freeze.

Addition

Individual

ALVI Mohammed Masood Azhar

DOB: (1) 10/07/1968. (2) 10/06/1968.

POB: Bahawalpur, Punjab Province, Pakistan

a.k.a: (1) AZHAR, Masud (2) ESAH, Wali, Adam (3) ISAH, Wali, Adam

Nationality: Pakistan

Other Information: UN Ref: QDi.422. Founder of Jaish-i-Mohammed (QDe.019). Former leader of Harakat ul-Mujahidin / HUM (QDe.008).

Listed on: 03/05/2019 Last Updated: 03/05/2019 Group ID: 13787.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Burma/Myanmar Sanctions

Wed, 01 May 2019 16:07:23 GMT

This news release is issued to raise awareness of changes to EU sanctions measures in relation to Burma/Myanmar.

Annex IV to Council Regulation (EU) No 401/2013 has been amended with effect from 1 May 2019, following the publication of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/672 in the EU Official Journal.

Amendment

Deleted information appears in square brackets [ ]. Additional information appears in italics.

Individuals

SOE Khin Maung

Title: Brigadier General

DOB: --/--/1972.

Position: [Commander of the 15th Light Infantry Division of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw)] Commander of the Military Operation Command 15, also sometimes known as the 15th Light Infantry Division, of the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw), under which Infantry Battalion No 564 falls.

Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: [13/08/2018] 01/05/2019 Group ID: 13689.

LWIN Thura San

Title: Brigadier General

DOB: [--/--/1957] 17/03/1959.

Other Information: Brigadier General Thura San Lwin was the Commander of the Border Guard Police from October 2016 until early October 2017.

Listed on: 26/06/2018 Last Updated: [26/06/2018] 01/05/2019 Group ID: 13692.

Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individuals they are not required to report these details again Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Burma/Myanmar and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to these and other financial sanctions may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:29:27 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 29 April 2019 following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/663 ("the Amending Regulation"). The Amending Regulation reflects the decisions made on 17 and 22 April 2019 by the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council to remove one individual from the list and amend the identifying information of one existing entry.

The following entry has been removed from the UK's Consolidated List and is no longer subject to an asset freeze.

Delisting

Individual

AL-HADDAD, Fethi Ben Hassen Ben Salem

DOB: (1) 28/06/1963. (2) 28/03/1963.

POB: Tataouene, Tunisia

a.k.a: (1) AL HADDAD, Fathy, Hassan (2) HADDAD, Fethi, ben Assen

Nationality: Tunisian

Passport Details: L183017 (Tunisian). Issued on 14 Feb 1996. Expired on 13 Feb 2001

National Identification no: Italian Fiscal Code HDDFTH63H28Z352V

Address: (1) No 1 Via Porte Giove, Mortara (PV), Italy (Domicile). (2) No 184 Via Fulvio Testi, Cinisello Balsamo (MI), Italy.

Other Information: UN Ref QI.A.160.04.

Listed on: 19/03/2004 Last Updated: [17/06/2011] 29/04/2019 Group ID: 8015

The following entry has been amended and is still subject to an asset freeze.

Amendment

Individual

ZULKARNAEN SUMARSONO, Aris

DOB: --/--/1963.

POB: Gebang village, Masaran, Sragen, Central Java, Indonesia

a.k.a: (1) SUMARSONO, Aris ZULKARNAEN (2) SUNARSO, Arif (3) SUNARSO, Aris (4) ZULKARNAEN, Ustad, Daud (5) ZULKARNAIN (6) ZULKARNAN (7) ZULKARNIN

Nationality: Indonesian

Other Information: UN Ref QI.Z.187.05. Also referred to as Murshid.

Listed on: 18/05/2005 Last Updated: [02/06/2008] 29/04/2019 Group ID: 8636

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individual. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individual they are not required to report these details again.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Financial Sanctions: Terrorism and Terrorist Financing

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 15:56:53 GMT

The Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), part of HM Treasury, has renewed the final designation for the following individual.

RENEWAL OF FINAL DESIGNATION

Date of Renewal of Final Designation 23/04/2019

Individual

KHALED, Mohammed Fawaz

a.k.a: (1) ABBAS, Adam, Del, Toro (2) ALHARETH, Abo (3) FAWAZ, Khaled (4) HAMAWI, Abu (5) HAMWI, Abu (6) HARES, Abu (7) HARETH, Abu (8) KHALED, Abu (9) NAEEM, Mohammed, Fawaz.

DOB: (1) 06/06/1969. (2) 06/06/1967.

POB: Hama, Syria.

Nationality: Syrian.

Passport Details: 2255278 (Syria).

Address: Turkey.

Other Information: Address: Formerly London, United Kingdom, W12. UK listing only. KHALED is assessed to have left the UK and travelled to Syria to engage in Islamist extremist activities on behalf of ISIL. It is assessed that he is now in Turkey.

Listed on: 09/05/2013 Last Updated: 23/04/2019 Group ID: 12872.

Under the terms of section 24(1) of the Terrorism and Other Crime (Financial Restrictions) Act 2014 (the 2014 Act), where HM Treasury in the UK enacts a measure that is the equivalent of a freezing order or designation made under Division 2 of Part 2 of the 2014 Act, then that measure has effect in the Isle of Man as if it were a freezing order or designation made under the 2014 Act.

Therefore the Treasury requires institutions and businesses in the Island to check whether they hold any funds belonging to the individual freeze any such funds, and refrain from dealing in such funds or making them available to any person (unless permitted to do so under a licence granted by the Treasury).

Anyone finding any funds belonging to the individual must report their findings to the FIU together with any additional information that would facilitate compliance with the requirements of the 2014 Act. Any person with any information concerning any frozen assets must provide the FIU with any information that it may request. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individual they are not required to report these details again.

Part 4 of the 2014 Act contains details of how any person affected by a designation may apply to the High Court to have the decision of the designation set aside.

Further information is contained in the Terrorism and Financing of Terrorism Notice or can be obtained by contacting Customs and Excise

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 13:41:35 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 24 April 2019 following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/622 (“the Amending Regulation”). The Amending Regulation reflects the decision made on 13 April 2019 by the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council to remove one entry from the list to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources apply.

The following entity has been removed from the UK’s Consolidated List and is no longer subject to an asset freeze.

Delisting

Entity

DJAMAT HOUMAT DAAWA SALAFIA (DHDS)

a.k.a: (1) Djamaat Houmah Al-Dawah Al-Salafiat (2) Katibat el Ahouel

Address: Algeria.

Other Information: UN Ref QE.D.102.03. Associated with the Armed Islamic Group and the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb.

Listed on: 18/11/2003

Last Updated: 24/04/2019

Group ID: 7883.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Financial Sanctions: Iraq

Tue, 16 Apr 2019 08:31:45 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against Iraq.

Annexe III to Council Regulation (EC) 1210/2003 has been amended with effect from 15 April 2019, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/596 (“the Amending Regulation”). The Amending Regulation reflects the decisions made on 8 April 2019 by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee to remove thirteen entries from the UN Iraq list.

The entries detailed in the Annex to this Notice have been removed from the Consolidated List and are no longer subject to an asset freeze

Financial Sanctions: Iraq

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:47:27 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against Iraq.

Annexe III to Council Regulation (EC) 1210/2003 has been amended with effect from 11 April 2019, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/567 (“the Amending Regulation”). The Amending Regulation reflects the decisions made on 4 April 2019 by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee to remove nine entries from the UN Iraq list.

The following entries have been removed from the UK’s Consolidated List and are no longer subject to an asset freeze.

DELISTING

Entities

GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT FOR THARTHAR PROJECT

Address: PO Box 21, Fallouja, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 11/04/2019 Group ID: 8099.

IRAQI BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION ESTABLISHMENT

Address: Broadcasting and TV Building, Salihiya, Karkh, Baghdad, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 11/04/2019 Group ID: 8110.

IRAQI NEWS AGENCY

Address: 28 Nissan Complex, Al Salihiya, Baghdad, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 11/04/2019 Group ID: 8116.

MINISTRY OF YOUTH, DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF PLANNING AND FOLLOW UP, IMPORT SECTION

Address: PO Box 19055, Palestine Street, near Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 11/04/2019 Group ID: 8131.

STATE ENTERPRISE FOR IRRIGATION PROJECTS

Address: Karantina, near Sarafiya Bridge, Baghdad, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 11/04/2019 Group ID: 8184.

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF HADITHA DAM

Address: Haklanya, Haditha, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 11/04/2019 Group ID: 8210.

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF HEMREEN DAM

Address: 6 Mukdadiya, Mukdadiya, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 11/04/2019 Group ID: 8211.

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF MOSUL DAM

Address: Ninewa Governorate, Mosul, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 11/04/2019 Group ID: 8215

STATE ESTABLISHMENT OF SMALL DAMS AND REGULATORS

Address: Sinak, Baghdad, Iraq.

Listed on: 05/05/2004 Last Updated: [21/02/2013] 11/04/2019 Group ID: 8216

Financial Sanctions: Syria

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 09:37:08 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Syria.

The entries for Wael Abdulkarim and Abdulkarim Group have been annulled following a Judgment of the General Court of the European Union which has now come into force.

Delisting

Individual

ABDULKARIM Wael

DOB: 30/09/1973.

POB: Danascus, Syria

a.k.a: AL KARIM, Wael

Address: Al Karim for Trade and Industry, PO Box 111, Damascus, Syria, 5797.

Other Information: Leading businessperson of Palestinian origin operating In Syria in the oil, chemicals and manufacturing industries. Specifically, he represents Abdulkarim Group, a.k.a Al Karim Group/AlKarim for Trade and Industry/Al Karim Trading and Industry/Al Karim for the Trade and Industry. Abdulkarim Group is a leading manufacturer of lubricants, greases and industrial chemicals in Syria.

Listed on: 09/03/2015 Last Updated: 18/03/2019 11/04/2019 Group ID: 13230.

Entity

ABDULKARIM GROUP

a.k.a: (1) Al Karim for Trade and Industry (2) Al Karim Group

Address: 5797 , Damascus, Syria.

Other Information: An internationally recognised Syrian conglomerate associated with Wael Abdulkarim who is listed as a leading business person operating in Syria

Listed on: [11/07/2017] Last Updated: 11/07/2017 11/04/2019 Group ID: 13492

As a consequence of the Judgment, Wael Abdulkarim and Abdulkarim Group are no longer subject to an asset freeze imposed by Council Regulation (EU) No 36/2012.

Details of the Judgments can be obtained from the Official Journal of the European Union website.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Syria and links to the Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website

Financial Sanctions: Iran (Human Rights)

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:46:51 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the asset-freezing measures directed against certain persons responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran.

Following the publication of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/560, the Council of the European Union has amended Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 359/2011 with effect from 09 April 2019.

Amendments

The identifying information for 11 entries has been amended and is annexed. They remain subject to an asset freeze.

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated persons. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for the designated individuals they are not required to report these details again.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to Iran and links to the UK’s Consolidated List of Individuals and Entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:32:33 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 9 April 2019 following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/555 ("the Amending Regulation"). The Amending Regulation reflects the decisions made on 29 March 2019 by the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council to amend the identifying information of five existing entries.

Amendments

Deleted information appears in square brackers. Additional information appears in italics

Individuals

[ADL, Sayf-Al] ZIDANE Mohammed Salahaldin Abd El Halim

DOB: (1) 11/04/1963. (2) 11/04/1960.

POB: Monufia Governate, Egypt

a.k.a: (1) AL ADEL, Seif (2) AL-'ADIL, Saif (3) ALMADANI, Ibrahim (4) MAKKAWI, [Muhammad] Muhamad, Ibrahim (5) ZIDAN, [Mohammed, Salahaldin, Abd, El Halim] ADL, Sayf-Al

Nationality: Egyptian

Other Information: UN Ref QDi.001. Responsible for Usama bin Laden's (deceased) security. Hair: Dark. Eyes: Dark.

Listed on: 23/02/2001 Last Updated: [22/02/2017] 09/04/2019 Group ID: 7424

SYAWAL Yassin

DOB: [--/--/1972] 03/09/1962

POB: Makassar, Indonesia

a.k.a: (1) ABU MUAMAR (2) ABU SETA (3) MOCHTAR, Yasin, Mahmud (4) MUAMAR, Abu (5) MUBAROK, Muhamad (6) SYAWAL, Muhammad (7) SYWAL, Yasin (8) YASIN, Abdul, Hadi

Nationality: Indonesian

Other Information: UN Ref QI.S.123.03. Also referred to as Mahmud and Mubarok. At large as at December 2003.

Listed on: 05/09/2003 Last Updated: [20/01/2015] 09/04/2019 Group ID: 7834

GHEDEIR Amor Mohamed

DOB: (1) 12/12/1965. (2) --/--/1958.

POB: (1) Deb-Deb, Amenas, Wilaya (province) of Illizi, (2) Touggourt, Wilaya (province) of Ouargla, (1) Algeria (2) Algeria

a.k.a: (1) ABDELLAH, Abou (2) ADEL, Youcef (3) HAMMADOU, Abid (4) ZEID, Abdelhamid, Abou

Nationality: Algerian

Other Information: UN Ref QI.H.250.08. [Associated with the Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb. Located in Northern Mali as of June 2008]. Name of mother is Benarouba Bachira. Name of father is Mabrouk. [He usurped the identity of Abid Hammadou who allegedly died in Chad in 2004]. Reportedly deceased as of 24 February 2013.

Listed on: 07/07/2008 Last Updated: [06/12/2012] 09/04/2019 Group ID: 10691.

LAHBOUS Mohamed

DOB: --/--/1978.

POB: Mali

a.k.a: ENNOUINI, Mohamed

Nationality: Malian

Address: Mali.

Other Information: UN Ref QI.L.319.13. Member of the Mouvement pour l'Unification et le Jihad en Afrique de l'Ouest (MUJAO). Also referred to as Hassan and Hocine. Reportedly deceased as of 14 February 2018.

Listed on: 05/11/2013 Last Updated: [05/11/2013] 09/04/2019 Group ID: 12886

IMAMOVIC Nusret

DOB: (1) 26/09/1971. (2) 26/09/1977.

POB: Miljanovci, Kalesija Municipality, Bosnia.

a.k.a: IMAMOVIC, Nusret, Sulejman

Nationality: Bosnia and Herzegovina

Passport Details: Bosnia and Herzegovina passport number (1) 349054 (2) 3490054

Address: Syrian Arab Republic as of September2015.

Listed on: 07/03/2016 Last Updated: 07/03/2016 09/04/2019 Group ID: 13314.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida

Thu, 28 Mar 2019 14:40:34 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations.

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 28 March 2019 following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/507.

The following entry is now subject to an asset freeze.

Addition

Entity

TARIQ GIDAR GROUP (TGG)

a.k.a: (1) COMMANDER TARIQ AFRIDI GROUP (2) TARIQ AFRIDI GROUP (3) TARIQ GEEDAR GROUP (4) TARIQ GIDAR AFRIDI GROUP (5) TEHREEK-I-TALIBAN PAKISTAN GEEDAR GROUP (6) TEHRIK-E-TALIBAN-TARIQ GIDAR GROUP (7) THE ASIAN TIGERS (8) TTP GEEDAR GROUP (9) TTP-TARIQ GIDAR GROUP

Address: Afghanistan/Pakistan border region.

Other Information: UN Ref: QDe.160. Splinter group of Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (QDe.132). The group was formed in Darra Adam Khel, Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA), Pakistan, in 2007.

Listed on: 28/03/2019 Last Updated: 28/03/2019 Group ID: 13786.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Financial Sanctions: ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 13:20:17 GMT

This news release is issued in respect of the restrictive measures directed against the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida organisations.

Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 has been amended with effect from 20 March 2019, following the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/431 (“the Amending Regulation”).

The Amending Regulation reflects the decision made on 13 March 2019 by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee to amend the identifying information of 1 existing entry.

AMENDMENT

Deleted information appears in square brackets [ ]. Additional information appears in italics.

Individual

BIN LADEN, Hamza Usama Muhammad

DOB: 09/05/1989

POB: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Other Information: UN Ref QDi.421. Son of Usama bin Laden (deceased). Announced by Aiman Muhammad Rabi al-Zawahiri (QDi.006) as an official member of Al-Qaida (QDe.004). Has called for followers of Al-Qaida to commit terror attacks. Is seen as the most probable successor of al-Zawahiri. UN Listing.

Listed on: 01/03/2019 Last updated: 20/03/2019 Group ID: 13770

Financial institutions and other persons are requested to check whether they maintain any accounts or otherwise hold funds or economic resources for, or provide financial services to, the designated individual. If so, they must freeze such accounts or other funds and, unless licensed by the Treasury, refrain from dealing with said funds or economic resources, and suspend the provision of any financial services. They must also report their findings to the FIU. Where a relevant institution has already reported details of accounts, other funds or economic resources held frozen for designated persons, they are not required to report these details again.

Failure to comply with financial sanctions legislation or to seek to circumvent its provisions is a criminal offence.

Further details of the sanctions regime related to ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida and links to the Consolidated List of Individuals and entities subject to other financial sanctions regimes may be found on the Customs and Excise pages of the Isle of Man Government website.