Email notice from UK Government:
Today, 17 December, the UK government has delisted the following 1 individual and 2 entities from the Syria sanctions regime, and one individual from the Syria sanctions regime and Iran Nuclear sanctions regime.
Please note that these delistings remove duplicative designations. All four will remain listed under one of the following regimes: the Iran sanctions regime, the Iran Nuclear sanctions regime, or the Chemical Weapons sanctions regime. Therefore, there is no change in their status as designated persons.
Delisting:
However, this update shows a weakness of the OFSI notice format. None of the notices have revocation/delisting/removal sections; because each designated party is represented by one listing that doesn’t explicitly say which programs it’s listed under (like OFAC’s program tags), if a party is designated under two programs, and is removed from one, it appears in the OFSI Notices as an amended listed, not a revoked one.
For example, the Syria Notice summary says:
4. The following entries have been removed from the Syria regime, however they remain
subject to an asset freeze under different regimes:
Remaining subject to sanctions under the Iran regime:
• Mohammad Ali JAFARI (Group ID: 10638)
• Hossein TAEB (Group ID: 11788)
1Remaining subject to sanctions under the Iran (Nuclear) regime:
• ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC) QODS FORCE (Group ID: 11241)
Remaining subject to sanctions under the Chemical Weapons regime:
• SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND RESEARCH CENTRE (SSRC) (Group ID: 12426)
But the Annex lists all four parties under an Amendments section. For example:
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND RESEARCH CENTRE (SSRC)
a.k.a: (1) Center for Scientific Studies and Research (SSRC) (2) Center for Study and
Research (CERS) (3) Centre de Recherche de Kaboun (4) Centre d’Etude et de Recherche
Scientifique (CERS) (5) Scientific Research Council (SRC) (6) Scientific Studies and
Research Council (7) Syrian Scientific Research Council (SSRC) Address: (1) P.O. Box
31983, Barzeh. (2) Barzeh Street, PO Box 4470, Damascus, Syria. Other Information: (UK
Sanctions List Ref): CHW0006 and SYR0286. Listed under the Chemical Weapons and
Syria sanctions regimes. (UK Statement of Reasons): There are reasonable grounds to
suspect that they are an involved person under the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations
2019 because they are or have been involved in activities carried out on behalf of the
Assad regime, implementing, or connected to the repressive policies of that regime. In
particular, carrying on prohibited activities related to chemical weapons in Syria. The
Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) is the Syrian regime’s principal entity for
the development of chemical weapons. The SSRC is responsible for the development
and production of chemical weapons, as well as the missiles and artillery to deliver them,
operating at a number of sites in Syria. (Phone number): Telephone: 6668114/5 Telefax:
6620317 (Type of entity): Investment. Private (Subsidiaries): Bena Properties (subsidiary),
Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq, Syria, P.O. Box
59525. Higher Institute for Applied Sciences and Technology. HISAT. National Standards
& Calibration Laboratory. NSCL Listed on: 21/01/2019 UK Sanctions List Date
Designated: 31/12/2020 Last Updated: 25/04/2025 17/12/2025 Group ID: 12426.
Mr. Sanctions 