P.O. Box: 5467, Amous Square, Al-Furat St., Merjah, Damascus, Syria

There are reasonable grounds to suspect that the Saving Bank is or has been involved in supporting or benefitting from the Syrian regime, in particular through the provision of financial services and making available funds or other economic resources. Further, it is owned or controlled by the state or otherwise associated with the Assad regime.

Banking

2020-12-31

UK

The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

UK country specific

Syria

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are not made available to or for the benefit of designated persons, either directly or indirectly. • The effect of the Regulations is to impose a travel ban on persons who are designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of being made subject to immigration sanctions under the Sanctions Act. • Trade sanctions. • Transport sanctions.

The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions measures relating to Syria continue to operate effectively. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 and the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 to find out any amendments made to the Regulations. This sanctions regime is aimed at encouraging the government of Syria to: • refrain from actions, policies or activities which repress the civilian population in Syria • participate in negotiations in good faith to reach a negotiated political settlement to bring about a peaceful solution to the conflict in Syria These regulations have replaced, with substantially the same effect, relevant existing EU legislation and related UK regulations.

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 7 of the Regulations.