Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2573 of 13 November 2023 implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 of 25 November 2022 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti ¹, and in particular Article 16(3) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,

Whereas:

• (1) On 25 November 2022, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2022/2309.

• (2) On 20 October 2023, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee, established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 2653 (2022), updated the information relating to one person in the list set out in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2022/2309.

• (3) Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 13 November 2023.

For the Council

The President

J. BORRELL FONTELLES

ANNEX

In Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2022/2309, entry 1 is replaced by the following:

• ‘1. Jimmy CHERIZIER (a.k.a “Barbeque”) has engaged in acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Haiti and has planned, directed or committed acts that constitute serious human rights abuses. Jimmy Cherizier is one of Haiti’s most influential gang leaders and leads an alliance of Haitian gangs known as the “G9 Family and Allies”.

Function: Former Police Officer

DOB: 30 March 1977

POB: Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Nationality: Haitian

National identification no: 001-843-989-7 (NIF – Haiti)

Address: 16, Imp Manius, Delmas 40 B, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Date of UN designation: 21 October 2022

Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

While serving as an officer in the Haitian National Police (HNP), Cherizier planned and participated in the November 2018 deadly attack against civilians in a Port-au-Prince neighbourhood known as La Saline. During this attack, at least 71 people were killed, over 400 houses were destroyed and at least seven women were raped by armed gangs. Throughout 2018 and 2019, Cherizier led armed groups in coordinated, brutal attacks in Port-au-Prince neighbourhoods. In May 2020, Cherizier led armed gangs in a five-day attack in multiple Port-au-Prince neighbourhoods in which civilians were killed and houses were set on fire. As of 11 October 2022, Cherizier and his “G9 Family and Allies” gang confederation have been actively blocking the free movement of fuel from the Varreux fuel terminal – the largest in Haiti. His actions have directly contributed to the economic paralysis and humanitarian crisis in Haiti.’.

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2573/oj

ISSN 1977-0677 (electronic edition)