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Bayan Bitar

Sanctioned entity

Bayan Bitar is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	BITAR, Bayan · Bayan Al-Bitar · Bayan BITAR · Bayan Bitar				[sources]
Other name	Bayan AL‑BITAR · Bayan Al- Bitar · Bayan Al-Bitar · al-Bitar				[sources]
Birth date	1947-03-08				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Syria				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
First name	Bayan				[sources]
Last name	Al-Bitar · BITAR · Bitar · al-Bitar				[sources]
Title	Dr.				[sources]
Position	Managing Director of the Organisation for Technological Industries (OTI), and the Syrian Company for Information Technology (SCIT). · Managing Director of the Organization for Technological Industries · directeur exécutif de l'Organisation for Technological Industries (OTI) et de la Syrian Company for Information Technology (SCIT)				[sources]
Address	PO Box 11037, Damascus				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2015-03-18				[sources]
Modified on	2022				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-19	Last checked	2024-04-27	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Last known position ‑ Executive Director of the Organisation for Technological Industries and the Syrian Company for Information Technology, both sanctioned entities under Australian sanctions law.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-08-02

Managing Director of the Organisation for Technological Industries (OTI), and the Syrian Company for Information Technology (SCIT), which are both subsidiaries of the Syrian Ministry of Defence, which has been designated by the Council. OTI assists in the production of chemical weapons for the Syrian regime. As Managing Director of OTI and the SCIT, Bayan Bitar provides support to the Syrian regime. Due to his role in the production of chemical weapons, he also shares responsibility for the violent repression of the Syrian population. In view of his senior position in these entities, he is also associated with the designated entities OTI and SCIT.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

directeur exécutif de l'Organisation for Technological Industries (OTI) et de la Syrian Company for Information Technology (SCIT), deux filiales du ministère syrien de la défense, qui ont été désignées par le Conseil. L'OTI contribue à la fabrication d'armes chimiques destinées au régime syrien. En tant que directeur exécutif de l'OTI et de la SCIT, Bayan Bitar soutient le régime syrien. De par son rôle dans la fabrication d'armes chimiques, il porte également une part de responsabilité dans la répression violente exercée contre la population syrienne. Compte tenu du poste important qu'il occupe au sein de l'OTI et de la SCIT, il est également associé à ces entités désignées

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
PO Box 11037, Damascus	Syria
P.O. Box 11037, Damascus, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · P.O. Box 11037, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic	Syria
PO Box 11037, Damascus	Syria
PO Box 11037, Damas	Syria

Clients
Client	Role	Start date	End date
Organisation for Technological Industries	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Syrian Company for Information Technology	related-to	-	-
Organisation for Technological Industries	related-to	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2015/375 du 06/03/2015 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2016/1735 du 29/09/2016 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )	-	-
European External Action Service	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Syria)	2023-08-02	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2015-03-18	-

Data sources

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,069

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,315

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,244

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

French Freezing of Assets6,265

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes.

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,645

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,477

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,901

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Source data IDs: gb-hmt-13228 · eu-tb-logical-7582 · eu-fsf-eu-3494-20 · au-dfat-3310-bayan-bitar · ofac-21248 · fr-ga-1295 · ca-sema-syria-2-222 · ch-seco-30613 · ca-sema-2-222-sy-bayan-bitar

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