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THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,Having regard to the Treaty on European Union, and in particular Article 31(2) thereof,Having regard to Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP of 15 October 2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarusnote, and in particular Article 6(1) thereof,Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,Whereas:
(1)On 15 October 2012, the Council adopted Decision 2012/642/CFSPnote concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus.
(2)On 21 and 22 October 2021, the European Council adopted conclusions in which it declared that it will not accept any attempt by third countries to instrumentalise migrants for political purposes, condemned all hybrid attacks at the Union’s borders and affirmed that it will respond accordingly. It underlined that the Union will continue countering the ongoing hybrid attack launched by the Belarusian regime, including by adopting further restrictive measures against persons and legal entities, in line with its gradual approach, as a matter of urgency.
(3)In its Decision (CFSP) 2021/1990note of 15 November 2021, the Council amended the designation criteria in Decision 2012/642/CFSP to allow for the application of targeted restrictive measures against natural or legal persons, entities or bodies organising or contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union or the transfer of prohibited goods and the illegal transfer of restricted goods, including hazardous goods, into the territory of a Member State.
(4)In view of the gravity of the situation in Belarus, 17 persons and 11 entities should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in the Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP.
(5)The Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1#
The Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP is hereby 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.
(1)the following natural persons are added to table ‘A. Natural persons referred to in Articles 3(1) and 4(1)’:| NamesTransliteration of Belarusian spellingTransliteration of Russian spelling | Names(Belarusian spelling)(Russian spelling) | Identifying Information | Reasons for listing | Date of listing167. | Ihar Anatolevich KRUCHKOUIgor Anatolevich KRIUCHKOV | Iгар Анатольевiч КРУЧКОЎИгорь Анатольевич КРЮЧКОВ | Head of Separate Service for Active Measures (ASAM) of the Special Forces of the State Border CommitteeDOB: 13.4.1976Gender: maleNationality: BelarusianPersonal ID: 3130476M077PB6 | In his position as Head of Separate Service for Active Measures (ASAM) of the Special Forces of the State Border Committee, Ihar Kruchkou is responsible for actions of forces under his command, who are involved in the physical transportation of migrants inside Belarus to the border between Belarus and Union Member States. ASAM charges the transported migrants for the border crossing. Those actions are implemented as part of operation Gate.He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.2021168. | Anatol Piatrovich LAPOAnatoliy Petrovich LAPPO | Анатоль Пятровiч ЛАПО/ЛАППОАнатолии Петрович ЛАППО | Lieutenant General, Chairman of the State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus (appointed on 29 December 2016), Chief State Border DelegateDOB: 24.5.1963POB: Kulakovka, Mogilev Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus)Gender: maleNationality: BelarusianPassport number: MP4098888Personal ID: 3240563K033PB5 | In his position as Chairman of the State Border Committee, Anatol Lapo is responsible for actions of border control bodies under his command, whose border guards were documented as directing, guiding or forcing migrants to illegally cross the border between Belarus and Union Member States, and whose deliberate failure to carry out their duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross that border.He is therefore responsible for organising activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.2021169. | Kanstantsin Henadzevich MOLASTAUKonstantin Gennadevich MOLOSTOV | Канстанцiн Генадзьевiч МОЛАСТАЎКонстантин Геннадьевич МОЛОСТОВ | Colonel, Head of the Grodno Border Group (appointed on 1 October 2014), Military Unit 2141, State Border DelegateDOB: 30.5.1970POB: Krasnoarmeysk, Saratov Region, Russian FederationGender: maleNationality: BelarusianPassport number: KH2479999Personal ID: 3300570K025PB3 | In his position as Head of the Grodno Border Group, Kanstantsin Molastau is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Grodno Border Group to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States.He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.2021170. | Pavel Mikalaevich KHARCHANKAPavel Nikolaevich KHARCHENKO | Павел Мiкалаевiч ХарчанкаПавел Николаевич ХАРЧЕНКО | Head of the Polotsk Border DetachmentDOB: 29.3.1981POB: Chita, former USSR (now Russian Federation)Gender: maleNationality: Belarusian | In his position as Head of the Polotsk Border Detachment, Pavel Kharchanka is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Polotsk Border Detachment to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States.He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.2021171. | Ihar Mikalaevich GUTNIKIgor Nikolaevich GUTNIK | Iгар Мiкалаевiч ГУТНIКИгорь Николаевич ГУТНИК | Head of the Brest Border Group, colonelDOB: 17.12.1974POB: Village of Zabolotye, Smolevichi District, Minsk Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus)Address: 90 Heroes of Defense of the Brest Fortress St., 224018, Brest, BelarusGender: maleNationality: BelarusianPassport number: BM1962867 | In his position as Head of the Brest Border Group, Ihar Gutnik, who in 2018 became a deputy of the Brest Regional Council as one of the candidates loyal to Lukashenka, is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Brest Border Group to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States.He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.2021172. | Aliaksandr Barysavich DAVIDZIUKAleksandr Borisovich DAVIDIUK | Аляксандр Барысавiч ДАВIДЗЮКАлександр Борисович ДАВИДЮК | Colonel, Head of the Lida Border Detachment, Military Unit 1234 (appointed on 27 September 2016), State Border DelegateMember of Lida District Council of Deputies of the 28th convocation (took office on 2 February 2018)DOB: 4.5.1973POB: Novograd-Volynsky, Zhytomyr region, former USSR (now Ukraine)Gender: maleNationality: BelarusianPassport number: KH2613034Personal ID: 3040573E050PB7 | In his position as Head of the Lida Border Detachment, Aliaksandr Davidziuk is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Lida Border Detachment to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States. He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.2021173. | Maksim Viktaravich BUTRANETSMaxim Viktorovich BUTRANETS | Максiм Вiктаравiч БУТРАНЕЦМаксим Викторович БУТРАНЕЦ | Head of the Smorgon Border Group, Military Unit 2044 (appointed in March 2018), State Border DelegateDOB: 12.12.1978POB: Sverdlovsk, former USSR (now Russian Federation)Gender: maleNationality: Belarusian | In his position as Head of the Smorgon Border Group, Maksim Butranets is responsible for actions of border guards under his command. The deliberate failure of the Smorgon Border Group to carry out its duties properly facilitates attempts by migrants to cross the border with Union Member States. Maksim Butranets also stated that the number of migrants at the Belarusian-Lithuanian border remained at the usual level, despite the substantial increase observed on the Lithuanian side. He is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.2021174. | Anatol Anatolyevich GLAZAnatoliy Anatolyevich GLAZ | Анатоль Анатольевiч ГЛАЗАнатолий Анатольевич ГЛАЗ | Head of the Department of Information and Digital Diplomacy (spokesperson) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of BelarusDOB: 31.7.1982Gender: maleNationality: Belarusian | Anatol Glaz has been Head of the Department of Information and Digital Diplomacy and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus since 11 June 2018. In this capacity, he made a number of public statements, supporting the policy of the Lukashenka regime in its latest attempts to facilitate the illegal crossings of the external borders of Union Member States. He also publicly defended the forced landing of passenger flight FR4978 in Minsk airport without proper justification on 23 May 2021. This politically motivated decision had the aim of the arrest and detention of opposition journalist Raman Pratasevich and Sofia Sapega and is a form of repression against civil society and democratic opposition in Belarus.He is therefore supporting the Lukashenka regime. | 2.12.2021175. | Siarhei Aliaksandravich EPIKHAUSergei Aleksandrovich EPIKHOV | Сяргей Аляксандравiч ЕПIХАЎСергей Александрович ЕПИХОВ | Judge at the Minsk Regional CourtDOB: 16.5.1966Address: 38 Timoshenko St., apt. 198, Minsk, Belarus;59 L.Tolstoy St., apt. 80, Vileika, Belarus;14 Kedyshko St., apt. 11, Minsk, BelarusGender: maleNationality: BelarusianPersonal ID: 3160566B046PB4 | In his position as judge at the Minsk Regional Court, Siarhei Epikhau is responsible for politically motivated rulings against opposition leaders and activists, in particular the sentencing of Maria Kolesnikova and Maksim Znak, who are considered as political prisoners by human rights organisations. Violations of rights of defence and of the right to a fair trial were reported during trials conducted under his supervision.He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. | 2.12.2021176. | Ihar Viachaslavavich LIUBAVITSKIIgor Viacheslavovich LIUBOVITSKI | Iгар Вячаслававiч ЛЮБАВIЦКIИгорь Вячеславович ЛЮБОВИЦКИЙ | Judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of BelarusDOB: 21.7.1983Address: Vogel 1K St., apt. 17, Minsk, BelarusGender: maleNationality: BelarusianPersonal ID: 3210783C002PB2 | In his position as judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, Ihar Liubavitski is responsible for politically motivated rulings against opposition leaders, activists and journalists, in particular the sentencing of opposition presidential candidate Viktar Babarika, who is considered a political prisoner by human rights organisations.He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. | 2.12.2021177. | Siarhei Siarheevich GIRGELSergei Sergeevich GIRGEL | Сяргей Сяргеевiч ГIРГЕЛЬСергей Сергеевич ГИРГЕЛЬ | Senior Prosecutor of the Department of Public Prosecution of the General Prosecutor’s OfficeDOB: 16.6.1978Address: 16 Lidskaya St., apt. 165, Minsk, BelarusGender: maleNationality: BelarusianPersonal ID: 3160678H018PB5 | In his position as the Senior Prosecutor of the Department of Public Prosecution of the General Prosecutor’s Office, Siarhei Girgel has represented the Lukashenka regime in politically motivated cases against opposition leaders and civil society members. In particular he has prosecuted the opposition presidential candidate Viktar Babarika, who is recognised as a political prisoner by human rights organisations. Siarhei Girgel has continuously asked the judge for long-term prison sentences.He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. | 2.12.2021178. | Valiantsina Genadzeuna KULIKValentina Gennadevna KULIK | Валянцiна Генадзьеўна КУЛIКВалентина Геннадьевна КУЛИК | Judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of BelarusDOB: 15.1.1960Address: 54 Angarskaya St., apt. 48, Minsk, BelarusGender: maleNationality: BelarusianPersonal ID: 4150160A119PB2 | In her position as judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, Valiantsina Kulik is responsible for politically motivated decisions against activists and opposition leaders. In particular she denied Viktar Babarika’s complaint to initiate a civil case based on his complaints against the Central Electoral Commission’s decision to refuse registration as a presidential candidate.She is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. | 2.12.2021179. | Andrei Andreevich PRAKAPUKAndrey Andreevich PROKOPUK | Андрэй Андрэевiч ПРАКАПУКАндрей Андреевич ПРОКОПУК | Deputy Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of BelarusColonel of the Financial PoliceDOB: 22.7.1973POB: Kobrin, Brest region, BelarusAddress: 22 Mira St., apt. 88, Priluki, Minsk Region, BelarusGender: maleNationality: BelarusianPersonal ID: 3220773C061PB1 | In his position as the Deputy Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee of the Republic of Belarus, Andrei Prakapuk is responsible for politically motivated campaigns of that department against journalists and independent Belarusian media outlets. He personally approved a decision to search the premises of independent media outlet TUT.by and initiated a court case into TUT.by and the journalists employed by TUT.by, as well as blocking access to the TUT.by website.He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition as well as for seriously undermining the rule of law. | 2.12.2021180. | Ihar Anatolevich MARSHALAUIgor Anatolevich MARSHALOV | Iгар Анатольевiч МАРШАЛАЎИгорь Анатольевич МАРШАЛОВ | Deputy Chairman of the State Control Committee, Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control CommitteeMajor General of Financial PoliceDOB: 12.1.1972POB: Shkolv, Mogilev Region/Oblast, former USSR (now Belarus)Address: 15 Shchukina St., Minsk, Belarus;43A Franciska St., apt. 41, Minsk, BelarusGender: maleNationality: BelarusianPersonal ID: 3120172H018PB4 | Ihar Marshalau is the Deputy Chairman of the State Control Committee of Belarus and Director of the Financial Investigations Department of the State Control Committee. In that position, he is responsible for initiating the politically motivated tax evasion case against the media outlet TUT.by, allegedly based on Article 243 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus, which threatens the freedom of media in Belarus. He is also responsible for the searches conducted in May 2021 at the office of TUT.by in Minsk, at regional offices and at the homes of several TUT.by staff.He is also responsible for the detention of members of the Belarus Press Club in December 2020, a search and confiscation of items at the office of Rights of People with Disabilities including the violent interrogation of Aleh Hrableuski and Syarhei Drazdouski in January 2021, the detention of and tax evasion charges on member of the Coordination Council Liliya Ulasava, as well as the searches and detentions affecting employees of PandaDoc software company, who was running the initiative Protect Belarus, in September 2021.He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and the repression of civil society and democratic opposition as well as for seriously undermining the rule of law. | 2.12.2021181. | Hanna Mikhailauna SAKALOUSKAYAAnna Mikhaylovna SOKOLOVSKAYA | Ганна Мiхайлаўна САКАЛОЎСКАЯАнна Михайловна СОКОЛОВСКАЯ | Judge of the Judicial Collegium for Civil Cases at the Supreme CourtDOB: 18.9.1955Address: 22 Surhanava St., apt. 1, Minsk, BelarusGender: maleNationality: BelarusianPersonal ID: 4180955A015P80 | In her position as judge at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus, Hanna Sakalouskaya is responsible for the politically motivated decision to liquidate the Belarus PEN Center – a Belarusian civil society organisation. She is also responsible for a politically motivated decision leading up to the liquidation of the Belarus Helsinki Committee (BHC), as on 2 September 2021 she dismissed the complaint from BHC concerning the warning directed towards BHC by the Belarusian Ministry of Justice.She is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. | 2.12.2021182. | Marat Siarheevich MARKAUMarat Sergeevich MARKOV | Марат Сяргеевiч МАРКАЎМарат Сергеевич МАРКОВ | Chairman of the Management Board of State-controlled TV channel ONT, host of the Markov: Nothing Personal programmeDOB: 1.5.1969POB: Luninets, former USSR (now Belarus)Gender: maleNationality: Belarusian | Marat Markau is the Chairman of the Management Board of State-controlled TV channel ONT and the host of the Markov: Nothing Personal programme. In this position he has been willingly providing the Belarusian public with false information about the outcome of elections, protests and the repression perpetrated by the State authorities, and the circumstances of the forced landing of passenger flight FR4978 in Minsk airport without proper justification on 23 May 2021. He is directly responsible for the way in which the ONT channel presents information about the situation in the country, thus lending support to the authorities, including Lukashenka. He is therefore supporting the Lukashenka regime.Markov conducted the first forced interview with Raman Pratasevich, after Pratasevich was detained and according to numerous reports tortured by the Belarusian authorities. Markov also threatened and intimidated ONT workers who were striking in the wake of fraudulent 2020 presidential elections and authorities’ crackdown. He is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. | 2.12.2021183. | Dzmitry Siarheevich KARSIUKDmitriy Sergeevich KARSIUK | Дзмiтрый Сяргеевiч КАРСЮКДмитрий Сергеевич КАРСЮК | Judge at the Central District of the City of Minsk CourtDOB: 7.7.1995Gender: maleNationality: Belarusian | In his position as judge at the Central District of the City of Minsk Court, Dzmitriy Karsiuk is responsible for numerous politically motivated rulings against peaceful protesters, in particular the sentencing of Yahor Viarshynin, Pavel Lukoyanov, Artsiom Sakovich and Mikalai Shemetau, who are recognised as political prisoners by Belarusian Human rights organisation Viasna. He has sentenced people to penal colony, prison and house arrest for taking part in peaceful protests, posts on social media, use of the white-red-white flag of Belarus and other exercises of civil freedoms.He is therefore responsible for serious human rights violations and for seriously undermining the rule of law, as well as for the repression of civil society and democratic opposition. | 2.12.2021;
(2)the following legal persons are added to table ‘B. Legal persons, entities or bodies referred to in Article 4(1)’:| NamesTransliteration of Belarusian spellingTransliteration of Russian spelling | Names(Belarusian spelling)(Russian spelling) | Identifying Information | Reasons for listing | Date of listing16. | Open Joint Stock Company Belavia Belarusian Airlines | ААТ Авiякампанiя БелавiяОАО «Авиакомпания Белавиа | Address: 14A Nemiga St., Minsk, Belarus, 220004Date of registration: 4.1.1996Registration number: 600390798 | Open Joint Stock Company Belavia is the State-owned national flag carrier airline. Aliaksandr Lukashenka promised that his administration would provide all possible support to Belavia after the Union decided to introduce a prohibition on the overflight of Union airspace and on access to Union airports by all Belarusian air carriers. To that end, he agreed with the Russian President Vladimir Putin on planning the opening of new airline routes for Belavia.Belavia’s management also told its employees not to protest against the election irregularities and mass detentions in Belarus, in view of the fact that Belavia is a State-owned enterprise.Belavia is therefore benefiting from and supporting the Lukashenka regime.Belavia has been involved in bringing migrants from the Middle East to Belarus. Migrants wishing to cross the Union’s external border have been flying to Minsk on board flights operated by Belavia from a number of Middle Eastern countries, in particular Lebanon, UAE and Turkey. In order to facilitate this, Belavia opened new air routes and expanded the number of flights on existing routes. Local tour operators have acted as intermediaries in selling Belavia tickets to prospective migrants, thereby helping Belavia to keep a low profile.Belavia is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.202117. | Republican unitary enterprise TSENTRKURORT | Рэспублiканскае унiтарнае прадпрыемства ЦЭНТРКУРОРТ Республиканское унитарное предприятие ЦЕНТРКУРОРТ | Address: 39 Myasnikova St., Minsk, Belarus, 220030Date of registration: 12.8.2003Registration number: 100726604 | State-owned tourism company Tsentrkurort is part of the Department of Presidential Affairs of Belarus. Tsentrkurort is reported to be one of the companies coordinating the flow of migrants that intend to cross the border between Belarus and Union Member States. Tsentrkurort helped at least 51 Iraqi citizens acquire visas for their visit to Belarus, and signed a contract for transportation services with Belarusian company Stroitur, which offers bus rentals with drivers. Buses booked by Tsentrkurort transported migrants, including children, from Minsk airport to hotels.Tsentrkurort is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.202118. | LLC Oskartour | ООО Оскартур | Address: 25 Karl Marx St., room 1n, Minsk, BelarusDate of registration: 18.10.2016Registration number: 192721937 | Oskartur is a tour operator, which facilitated the obtainment of visas for migrants coming from Iraq and organised their subsequent travel to Belarus by flights from Bagdad to Minsk. Those Iraqi migrants were later transported to the Belarusian-Union border with the aim to illegally cross it. Thanks to Oskartur and its contacts with Iraqi airlines, Belarusian authorities and the State-owned Tsentrkurort company, regular flights from Baghdad to Minsk were launched by the Iraqi air carrier, in order to bring more persons to Belarus to illegally cross the external borders of the Union. Oskartur took part in this illegal border-crossing scheme carried out by Belarusian security services and State-owned companies.It is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.202119. | Republican subsidiary unitary enterprise HOTEL MINSK | Гатэль МiнскРеспубликанское дочернее унитарное предприятие «Отель Минск | Address: 11 Nezavisimosti Ave., Minsk, BelarusTel. +375 (17) 209-90-61Fax +375 (17) 200-00-72Email: hotelminsk@udp.gov.by; marketing@hotelminsk.byWebsite: http://hotelminsk.by/Date of registration: 26.12.2016/3.4.2017Registration number: 192750964 | Hotel Minsk is a subsidiary company of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate – a government agency that directly reports to the President. Hotel Minsk took part in the illegal border-crossing scheme carried out by Belarusian security services and Stated-owned companies. Migrants were accommodated in the hotel before being transported to the border between Belarus and Union Member States in order to illegally cross it. Iraqi migrants had listed Hotel Minsk as a temporary residence in their Belarusian visa applications, which were lodged immediately before their arrival to Belarus.Hotel Minsk is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.202120. | Open Joint Stock Company HOTEL PLANETA | ААТ Гасцiнiца ПланетаOAO Гостиница Планета | Address: 31 Pobediteley Ave., Minsk, BelarusTel. +375 (17) 226-78-53Fax +375 (17) 226-78-55Email: planeta@udp.gov.byWebsite: https://hotelplaneta.by/Date of registration: 1.2.1994/6.3.2000Registration number: 100135173 | Hotel Planeta is a subsidiary company of the Belarus President Property Management Directorate – a government agency that directly reports to the President. Hotel Planeta took part in the illegal border-crossing scheme carried out by Belarusian security services and State-owned companies. Migrants were accommodated in the hotel before being transported to the border between Belarus and Union Member States in order to illegally cross it. They paid USD 1000 to a travel agent in Baghdad for the flight, a tourist visa and a stay in the hotel.Hotel Planeta is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.202121. | ASAM (Asobnaia sluzhba aktyunykh merapryemstvau)OSAM (Otdiel’naya sluzhba aktivnykh mieropriyatiy) | Асобная служба актыўных мерапрыемстваў (АСАМ)Отдельная служба активных мероприятий (ОСАМ) | Address: State Border Committee of the Republic of Belarus, 24 Volodarsky St., 220050, Minsk, Belarus | ASAM (Separate Service for Active Measures) is a Belarusian special border guard unit controlled by Viktar Lukashenka and headed by Ihar Kruchkou. ASAM forces under special operation Gate organise illegal border crossings through Belarus to Union Member States and are directly involved in the physical transportation of migrants to the other side of the border. ASAM additionally charges the transported migrants for the border crossing.ASAM is therefore contributing to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.202122. | Cham Wings Airlines | | Address: P.O. Box 30588 Damascus, SyriaWebsite: https://chamwings.com/ | Cham Wings Airlines is an operator of charter flights from Syria to Belarus. The company increased the number of flights from Damascus to Minsk since the summer of 2021 in order to transport migrants to Belarus, who intended to illegally cross the external borders of the Union. In autumn 2021, Cham Wings also opened two new offices in Minsk in order to be able to organise the flights between Damascus and Minsk.Cham Wings Airlines therefore contributes to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.202123. | VIP Grub | | Address: Büyükdere Cad., No:201, Istanbul, Turkey | VIP Grub is a passport and visa service based in Istanbul, Turkey, which organises trips to Belarus with the explicit intention of facilitating migration to the Union. VIP Grub actively advertises migration to the Union. VIP Grub therefore contributes to activities by the Lukashenka regime that facilitate the illegal crossing of the external borders of the Union. | 2.12.202124. | Open Joint Stock Company Grodno AzotIncluding Branch Khimvolokno Plant JSC Grodno Azot | ААТ Гродна АзотОАО Гродно АзотФiлiял Завод Хiмвалакно ААТ Гродна АзотФилиал Завод Химволокно ОАО Гродно Азот | Address: 100 Kosmonavtov Ave., Grodno, BelarusDate of registration: 1965Registration number: 500036524Website: https://azot.by/en/Address: 4 Slavinskogo, St., Grodno, 230026, BelarusDate of registration: 12.5.2000Registration number: 590046884 | Grodno Azot is a large State-owned producer of nitrogen compounds, based in Grodno. Lukashenka described it as a very important enterprise, a strategic one. Grodno Azot also owns Khimvolokno Plant, which is a large manufacturer of polyamide and polyester and composite materials. Grodno Azot and its Khimvolokno Plant are a source of substantial revenue for the Lukashenka regime. Grodno Azot is therefore supporting the Lukashenka regime.Lukashenka visited the company and met with its representatives, discussing the plant’s modernisation and various forms of State support. Lukashenka also promised that a loan would be used for the construction of a new nitrogen plant in Grodno. Grodno Azot is therefore benefiting from the Lukashenka regime.The workers of Grodno Azot, including its employees at the Khimvolokno Plant, who participated in peaceful protests against the regime and went on strike, were dismissed, intimidated and threatened both by the Grodno Azot management and regime representatives. Grodno Azot is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society. | 2.12.202125. | State Production Association Belorusneft | Дзяржаўнае вытворчае аб’яднанне БеларуснафтаГосударственное производственное объединение Белоруснефть | Address: 9 Rogachevskaya St., Gomel, 246003, BelarusDate of registration: 25.2.1966Registration number: 400051902 | Belorusneft is a State-owned company, operating in the petrochemical sector. The company’s management dismissed workers who went on strike, took part in anti-regime protests or publicly supported those protests. Belorusneft is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society. | 2.12.202126. | Open Joint Stock Company Belshina | AAT БелшинаОАО Белшина | Address: 4 Minskoe Shosse St., Bobruisk, 213824 BelarusDate of registration: 10.1.1994Registration number: 700016217Website: http://www.belshinajsc.by/ | Belshina is one of the leading State-owned companies in Belarus and a large manufacturer of vehicle tyres. As such, it is a substantial source of revenue for the Lukashenka regime. The Belarussian State is directly profiting from the earnings made by Belshina. Therefore, Belshina supports the Lukashenka regime.Employees of Belshina who protested and went on strike in the wake of the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus were dismissed. Belshina is therefore responsible for the repression of civil society. | 2.12.2021.
The Annex to Decision 2012/642/CFSP is amended as follows:
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