Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/2232 of 14 November 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 concerning restrictive measures against the proliferation and use of chemical weapons

Decision (CFSP) 2022/2232 · Decision · 3 articles

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Article 1

The Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.

Article 2

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

Supplementary provisions

ANNEXSupplementary provisions

ANNEX The following persons and entity are added under the heading ‘List of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Articles 2 and 3’ in the Annex to Decision (CFSP) 2018/1544: A. NATURAL PERSONS Name Identifying information Grounds for designation Date of listing ‘16. Alexey Alexandrovich ALEXANDROV (Алексей Александрович АЛЕКСАНДРОВ) a.k.a. Alexey Andreevich FROLOV (Алексей Андреевич ФРОЛОВ) Gender: male; Date of birth: 16.6.1981 or 16.6.1980; Nationality: Russian Alexey Alexandrov is an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) working as a Criminalistics Institute operative. In that capacity, he was directly involved in the preparations for and the execution of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Therefore, Alexey Alexandrov was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons as well as in the use of chemical weapons. 14.11.2022 17. Vladimir Alexandrovich PANYAEV (Владимир Александрович ПАНЯЕВ) a.k.a. Vladimir ALEXEEV (Владимир АЛЕКСЕЕВ) a.k.a. Vladimir ALEXEYEV (Владимир АЛЕКСЕЕВ) Gender: male; Date of birth: 25.11.1980; Place of birth: Serdobsk, Russian Federation; Nationality: Russian Vladimir Panyaev is an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) working as a Criminalistics Institute operative. In that capacity, he was directly involved in the preparations for and the execution of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Therefore, Vladimir Panyaev was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons as well as in the use of chemical weapons. 14.11.2022 18. Ivan Vladimirovich OSIPOV (Иван Владимирович ОСИПОВ) a.k.a. Ivan Vasilyevich SPIRIDONOV (Иван Васильевич СПИРИДОНОВ) Gender: male; Date of birth: 21.8.1976 or 21.8.1975; Nationality: Russian Ivan Osipov is an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) working as a Criminalistics Institute operative. In that capacity, he was directly involved in the preparations for and the execution of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Therefore, Ivan Osipov was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons as well as in the use of chemical weapons. 14.11.2022 19. Artur Aleksandrovich ZHIROV (Артур Александрович ЖИРОВ) Gender: male; Date of birth: 6.7.1961; Nationality: Russian Artur Zhirov is a chemical weapons expert and Director of SC Signal, a research institute that has been linked to Russia’s chemical weapons program. As Director of SC Signal, Artur Zhirov provided technical support to operations against Yulia Navalnaya and Alexei Navalny that took place in Kaliningrad on 6 July 2020 and to the planning of the subsequent poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Therefore, Artur Zhirov was engaged in preparations for the use of chemical weapons and he provided technical and material support for using chemical weapons. 14.11.2022 20. Kirill Yurievich VASILIEV (Кирилл Юрьевич ВАСИЛЬЕВ) a.k.a. Kirill VASILYEV (Кирилл ВАСИЛЬЕВ) Gender: male; Date of birth: 22.2.1973; Nationality: Russian; Tax-ID No.: 773721109701 (Russia) General Kirill Vasiliev is the Director of the Criminalistics Institute of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), which conducted operations to closely monitor the activities of Alexei Navalny over a long period of time, including during his journey to Tomsk where he was poisoned with a Novichok-type nerve on 20 August 2020. That poisoning constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Kirill Vasiliev, in his capacity as Director of the Criminalistics Institute of the FSB, provided the operational framework and direction to conduct the surveillance and the assassination attempt against Alexei Navalny. Therefore, he was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons, he is responsible for the use of chemical weapons and he provided technical and material support for using chemical weapons. 14.11.2022 21. Konstantin Borisovich KUDRYAVTSEV (Константин Борисович КУДРЯВЦЕВ) a.k.a. Konstantin Yevgenievich SOKOLOV (Константин Евгеньевич СОКОЛОВ) Gender: male; Date of birth: 28.4.1980 or 28.4.1981; Nationality: Russian Konstantin Kudryavtsev is a chemical weapons expert and an agent of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) working as a Criminalistics Institute operative. In that capacity, he was directly involved in the preparations for and the clean-up operations of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve agent in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Furthermore, he admitted to his involvement in at least one other poisoning attempt against Navalny in 2017. Therefore, Konstantin Kudryavtsev was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons as well as in the use of chemical weapons. 14.11.2022 22. Stanislav Valentinovich MAKSHAKOV (Станислав Валентинович МАКШАКОВ) Gender: male; Date of birth: 1966; Nationality: Russian Stanislav Makshakov is a military scientist and Deputy Director of the Criminalistics Institute of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), which conducted operations to closely monitor the activities of Alexei Navalny over a long period of time. In his capacity as Deputy Director of the Criminalistics Institute, Stanislav Makshakov was the commander of the team of operatives involved in the preparations and execution of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with a Novichok-type nerve in Tomsk on 20 August 2020, which constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Therefore, Stanislav Makshakov was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons, he is responsible for the use of chemical weapons and he provided technical and material support for using chemical weapons. 14.11.2022 23. Vladimir Mikhaylovich BOGDANOV (Владимир Михайлович БОГДАНОВ) Gender: male; Date of birth: 17.7.1958; Place of birth: Moscow, Russian Federation; Nationality: Russian Vladimir Bogdanov is the Head of Special Technology Centre of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), which is the parent entity of the Criminalistics Institute. In that capacity, Vladimir Bogdanov oversees and controls the activities of those entities. The FSB conducted operations to closely monitor the activities of Alexei Navalny over a long period of time, including during his journey to Tomsk where Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok-type nerve on 20 August 2020. That poisoning constitutes a use of chemical weapons under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Vladimir Bogdanov, in his capacity as the Head of Special Technology Centre of the FSB, provided the operational framework and direction to conduct the surveillance and the assassination attempt against Alaxey Navalny. Therefore, he was involved in preparations for the use of chemical weapons, he is responsible for the use of chemical weapons and he provided technical and material support for using chemical weapons. 14.11.2022 24. Chadi HOURANIEH Gender: male; Date of birth: 29.5.1979; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Nationality: Canadian Chadi Houranieh is the co-owner of MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co company, which operates in the metals industry and supplies the Syrian Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) with materials used in the manufacture of chemical weapons delivery systems. Therefore, Chadi Houranieh is responsible for providing material support for manufacturing chemical weapons and is engaged in preparations for the use of chemical weapons and thus contributes to the continued threat posed by the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. 14.11.2022 25. Mohammad Nazier HOURANIEH Gender: male; Date of birth: 6.5.1976; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Nationality: Canadian Mohammad Nazier Houranieh is the co-owner of MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co company, which operates in the metals industry and supplies the Syrian Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) with materials used in the manufacture of chemical weapons delivery systems. Therefore, Mohammad Nazier Houranieh is responsible for providing material support for manufacturing chemical weapons and is engaged in preparations for the use of chemical weapons and thus contributes to the continued threat posed by the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. 14.11.2022’ B. LEGAL PERSONS, ENTITIES AND BODIES Name Identifying information Grounds for designation Date of listing ‘3. MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co Address: Zoukak Al Jin Abed Al Rahman Bn Al Kassem Street. Damascus, Syria; Phone: (+963) 11-2210758, (+963) 11-2224349; Fax: (+963) 11-2235892; Web: https://houranieh.com/ Email: info@houranieh.com MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co is a company operating in the metals industry and supplies the Syrian Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) with materials used in the manufacture of chemical weapons delivery systems. Therefore, MHD Nazier Houranieh & Sons Co provides material support for manufacturing chemical weapons and is engaged in preparations for the use of chemical weapons and thus contributes to the continued threat posed by the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. 14.11.2022’

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