Council Regulation (EU) 2025/608 of 24 March 2025 amending 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, and in particular Article 215 thereof,

Having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/601 of 24 March 2025 amending Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti (1),

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

Whereas:

(1) On 25 November 2022, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti (2).

(2) On 24 March 2025, the Council adopted Decision (CFSP) 2025/601, which amends Decision (CFSP) 2022/2319 in accordance with Resolution 2752 (2024) adopted by the United Nations Security Council. Decision (CFSP) 2025/601 clarifies the actions that threaten the peace, stability and security of Haiti and modifies the scope of the arms embargo.

(3) A number of the amendments made by Decision (CFSP) 2025/601 fall within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Regulatory action is therefore necessary at the Union level in order to implement them, in particular with a view to ensuring their uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 is amended as follows:

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, 24 March 2025.

For the Council The President C. SIEKIERSKI

(1) OJ L, 2025/601, 25.3.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/601/oj.

(2) Council Regulation (EU) 2022/2309 of 25 November 2022 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Haiti (OJ L 307, 28.11.2022, p. 17, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2022/2309/oj).