a) The Syrian regime;
i. ‘The Syrian regime’ is defined as the regime in Syria on or after 9 May 2011 led by Bashar Al-Assad and includes its public bodies, corporations or agencies, or any person acting on its behalf or at its direction.
b) The Central Bank of Syria;
c) A person acting on behalf, or at the direction, of a person mentioned (a) or (b)
d) A person who is not an individual and who is owned or controlled directly or indirectly (within the meaning of regulation 7) by a person mentioned in (a) or (b).
Exceptions
4) Part 7 of the regulations also set out exceptions to some of the import prohibitions which apply within certain defined circumstances. An exception applies automatically and does not require you to obtain a licence issued in accordance with the regulations. There is one exception specified in the Syria Sanctions Regulations that is set out below: