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#52026XG03731EU notice on continued Haiti sanctions listings

🇪🇺European Union··Other·Low Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

The EU keeps certain people and one entity on its Haiti sanctions list. The restrictions under the EU’s Haiti sanctions framework continue to apply to those listed, including asset freezes and related limits set out in the relevant EU measures. Listed parties can ask national authorities for permission to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments. They can also ask the Council to review their listing before 1 March 2027 and may challenge the decision before the EU General Court.

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Key Changes

  • Keeps the listed persons and one entity under EU restrictive measures linked to Haiti
  • Confirms that listed parties may request authorisation to use frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments
  • Sets 1 March 2027 as the deadline to request Council reconsideration of the listings

Obligations

What this law requires

critical

Persons and the entity listed in Annex II to Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 and Annex Ia to Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 remain subject to the EU Haiti restrictive measures, including frozen funds restrictions.

listed natural personslisted legal personslisted entities
prohibition
high

Listed persons and the listed entity must obtain authorisation from the competent authority of the relevant EU Member State before using frozen funds for basic needs or specific payments under Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2022/2309.

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licensing
medium

Listed persons and the listed entity seeking reconsideration of their listing must submit a request with supporting documentation to the Council of the European Union before 1 March 2027.

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Before 1 March 2027
reporting

Affected Parties

People and entities listed under the EU Haiti sanctions regimeEU financial institutions and businesses that must comply with asset freezes+1 more…

Tags

EU sanctions,Haiti,asset freeze