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<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>4.2.2022&#160;&#160;&#160;</p></td><td><p>EN</p></td><td><p>Official Journal of the European Union</p></td><td><p>LI 25/1</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/156
of 4 February 2022
implementing Article 12(2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1770 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1770 of 28 September 2017 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali ( 1 ) , and in particular Article 12(2) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy,
Whereas:
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(1)</p></td><td><p>On&#160;28&#160;September&#160;2017, the Council adopted Regulation (EU)&#160;2017/1770.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(2)</p></td><td><p>On&#160;13&#160;December&#160;2021, the Council adopted Regulation (EU)&#160;2021/2201 to give effects to Decision (CFSP)&#160;2021/2208&#160;<a>(<span>2</span>)</a>, which established a new framework that allows for restrictive measures against individuals and entities responsible for threatening the peace, security or stability of Mali, or for obstructing or undermining the successful completion of Mali&#8217;s political transition.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(3)</p></td><td><p>As decided during the&#160;15&#160;September&#160;2020 meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and as provided for in the Transition Charter, Mali&#8217;s Transition Authorities were to have realised the political transition and the handover of power to elected civilian authorities within a&#160;18-month transition period. Within that time frame, they were to have organised free and fair presidential and legislative elections, scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022, along with regional and local elections and a constitutional referendum, as appropriate.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(4)</p></td><td><p>On&#160;8&#160;January&#160;2022, Mali&#8217;s Transition Authorities submitted to ECOWAS Authority a new schedule for the conduct of the presidential elections for the end of&#160;December&#160;2025, thus extending the duration of the transition to a total of five and a half years, contrary to the agreement reached with ECOWAS on&#160;15&#160;September&#160;2020 and the commitment in the Transition Charter. The ECOWAS Authority regretfully observed the failure of the Transition Authorities in Mali to take the necessary steps for the organisation of the Presidential elections before&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022, contrary to the agreement reached with ECOWAS Authority on&#160;15&#160;September&#160;2020 and the commitment in the Transition Charter. The ECOWAS Authority deeply deplored the obvious and blatant lack of political will from the Transition Authorities that led to the absence of any tangible progress in the preparations for the elections, despite the willingness of ECOWAS and all regional and international partners to support Mali in this process. As regards the conclusions of the &#8220;Assises National de la Refondation&#8221; (ANR) of&#160;13&#160;December&#160;2021, which led to the adoption of the revised calendar for the elections, the ECOWAS Authority noted that important stakeholders did not participate in those ANR, thus reflecting a lack of consensus by national stakeholders with regard to the proposed calendar. In view of the above, on&#160;9&#160;January&#160;2022, ECOWAS decided to uphold the initial sanctions already imposed on Mali and on the Transition Authorities on&#160;7&#160;November&#160;2021 and imposed additional economic and financial sanctions.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(5)</p></td><td><p>In view of the continued gravity of the situation in Mali, five persons should be included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex Ia to Regulation (EU)&#160;2017/1770.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>(6)</p></td><td><p>Annex Ia to Regulation (EU)&#160;2017/1770 should therefore be amended accordingly,</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annex Ia to Regulation (EU) 2017/1770 is amended as set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the date 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, 4 February 2022.
For the Council
The President
J.-Y. LE DRIAN
( 1 ) OJ L 251, 29.9.2017, p. 1 .
( 2 ) Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/2208 of 13 December 2021 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/1775 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Mali ( OJ L 446, 14.12.2021, p. 44 ).
ANNEX
In Annex Ia to Regulation (EU) 2017/1770, the following entries are inserted under the heading ‘List of natural or legal persons, entities and bodies referred to in Article 2b’:
<table><col/><col/><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>Identifying information</p></td><td><p>Reasons</p></td><td><p>Date of listing</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#8216;1.</p></td><td><p>DIAW, Malick</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: S&#233;gou</p><p>Date of birth: 2.12.1979</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: B0722922 valid until&#160;13.8.2018</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: President of the National Transition Council (legislative organ of the transition), Colonel</p><p>Address: Koulouba &#8211; Pr&#233;sidence de la R&#233;publique. 00223 BAMAKO</p></td><td><p>Malick Diaw is a key member of Colonel Assimi Go&#239;ta&#8217;s inner circle. As chief of staff of the third military region of Kati, he was one of the instigators and leaders of the 18&#160;August 2020 coup alongside Colonel-Major Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233;, Colonel Assimi Go&#239;ta, Colonel Sadio Camara and Colonel Modibo Kon&#233;.</p><p>Malick Diaw is therefore responsible for actions or policies that threaten the peace, security and stability of Mali.</p><p>Malick Diaw is also a key actor in the context of the Transition, as President of the National Transitional Council (CNT) since&#160;December&#160;2020.</p><p>No significant progress has been made by the CNT on the &#8220;missions&#8221; enshrined in the Transition Charter of&#160;1&#160;October&#160;2020 and that were supposed to be completed within&#160;18 months, as illustrated by the CNT's failure to endorse the draft electoral bill. This contributes to delaying the organization of the elections and thus the successful completion of the political transition of Mali.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Malick Diaw) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the Transition.</p><p>Malick Diaw is therefore obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2.</p></td><td><p>WAGU&#201;, Isma&#235;l</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Bamako</p><p>Date of birth: 2.3.1975</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: diplomatic passport AA0193660 valid until&#160;15.2.2023</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Minister for Reconciliation, Colonel-major</p><p>Address: Koulouba &#8211; Pr&#233;sidence de la R&#233;publique. 00223 BAMAKO</p></td><td><p>Colonel-Major Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is a key member of Colonel Assimi Go&#239;ta&#8217;s inner circle and was one of the main actors responsible for the&#160;August&#160;2020 coup, alongside Colonel Go&#239;ta, Colonel Sadio Camara, Colonel Modibo Kon&#233; and Malick Diaw.</p><p>On&#160;19&#160;August&#160;2020, he announced that the army had taken power, and he then became spokesperson for the National Committee for the Salvation of the People (CNSP).</p><p>Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is therefore responsible for actions that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Mali.</p><p>As Minister for Reconciliation in the Transition government since&#160;October&#160;2020, Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is in charge of the implementation of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali. Through his statement in&#160;October&#160;2021, he contributed to the blocking of the Monitoring Committee of the Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali (Comit&#233; de suivi de l&#8217;accord, CSA), and therefore also to the implementation of the Agreement as provided for in Article&#160;2 of the Transition Charter.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233;) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the Transition.</p><p>Isma&#235;l Wagu&#233; is therefore responsible for actions that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Mali, as well as for obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3.</p></td><td><p>MA&#207;GA, Choguel</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Tabango, Gao, Mali</p><p>Date of birth: 31.12.1958</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: Diplomatic Passport n&#176; DA0004473, issued by Mali, Schengen visa issued</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Prime Minister</p><p>Address: Koulouba &#8211; Pr&#233;sidence de la R&#233;publique. 00223 BAMAKO</p></td><td><p>As Prime Minister since&#160;June&#160;2021, Choguel Ma&#239;ga leads the Transition Government of Mali established following the coup of&#160;24&#160;May&#160;2021.</p><p>Contrary to the timetable for reform and elections previously agreed with ECOWAS in line with the Transition Charter, he announced in&#160;June&#160;2021 the organization of the &#8220;Assises nationales de la refondation&#8221; (ANR) as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organization of the elections scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022.</p><p>As announced by Choguel Ma&#239;ga himself, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in&#160;December&#160;2021, were boycotted by multiple stakeholders. On the basis of the final recommendations of the ANR, the Transition Government presented a new timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;December&#160;2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than&#160;5 years.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Prime Minister Ma&#239;ga) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the Transition. ECOWAS underlined that the Transition Authorities have used the need to implement reforms as a pretext to justify the extension of the Transition and to maintain themselves in power without democratic elections.</p><p>In his position as Prime Minister, Choguel Ma&#239;ga is directly responsible for postponing the elections foreseen in the Transition Charter, and he is therefore obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali, in particular by obstructing and undermining the holding of elections and the handover of power to elected authorities.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4.</p></td><td><p>MA&#207;GA, Ibrahim Ikassa</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Tondibi, Gao region, Mali</p><p>Date of birth: 5.2.1971</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: Diplomatic passport issued by Mali</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Minister of Refoundation</p><p>Address: Koulouba &#8211; Pr&#233;sidence de la R&#233;publique. 00223 BAMAKO</p></td><td><p>Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga is a member of the strategic committee of M5-RFP (Mouvement du&#160;5 juin-Rassemblement des forces patriotiques), which played a key role in the overthrow of President Keita.</p><p>As Minister of Refoundation since&#160;June&#160;2021, Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga was entrusted with planning the &#8220;Assises nationales de la Refondation&#8221; (ANR), announced by Prime Minister Choguel Maiga.</p><p>Contrary to the timetable for reform and elections previously agreed with ECOWAS in line with the Transition Charter, the ANR were announced by the Transition Government as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organization of the elections scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022.</p><p>As announced by Choguel Ma&#239;ga, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in&#160;December&#160;2021, were boycotted by multiple stakeholders. On the basis of the final recommendations of the ANR, the Transition Government presented a new timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;December&#160;2025, thus allowing the Transition Authorities to stay in power for more than&#160;5 years.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the Transition. ECOWAS underlined that the Transition Authorities have used the need to implement reforms as a pretext to justify the extension of the Transition and to maintain themselves in power without democratic elections.</p><p>In his position as Minister of Refoundation, Ibrahim Ikassa Ma&#239;ga is obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali, in particular by obstructing and undermining the holding of elections and the handover of power to elected authorities..</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5.</p></td><td><p>DIARRA, Adama Ben</p><p>Aka Ben Le Cerveau</p></td><td><p>Place of birth: Kati, Mali</p><p>Nationality: Malian</p><p>Passport number: Diplomatic passport issued by Mali, Schengen Visa issued</p><p>Gender: male</p><p>Position: Member of the National Transition Council (legislative organ of the Transition)</p><p>Address: Koulouba &#8211; Pr&#233;sidence de la R&#233;publique. 00223 BAMAKO</p></td><td><p>Adama Ben Diarra, known as Camarade Ben Le Cerveau, is one of the young leaders of the M5-RFP (Mouvement du&#160;5 Juin-Rassemblement des Forces Patriotiques), which played a key role in the overthrow of President Keita. Adama Ben Diarra is also the leader of Y&#233;r&#233;wolo, which is the main organisation supporting the Transition Authorities, and a member of the National Transitional Council (CNT) since&#160;3&#160;December&#160;2021.</p><p>No significant progress has been made by the CNT on the &#8220;missions&#8221; enshrined in the Transition Charter of&#160;1&#160;October&#160;2020 and that were supposed to be completed within&#160;18 months, as illustrated by the CNT's failure to endorse the draft electoral bill. This contributes to delaying the organization of the elections and thus the successful completion of the political transition of Mali.</p><p>Adama Ben Diarra has been actively advocating and supporting the prolongation of the Transition during political rallies and on social networks, stating that the five-year extension of the transition period decided by the Transition Authorities following the &#8220;Assises nationales de la Refondation&#8221; (ANR) was a deep aspiration of the Malian people.</p><p>Contrary to the timetable of reform and elections previously agreed with ECOWAS in line with the Transition Charter, these ANR were announced by the Transition government, as a pre-reform process and a precondition to the organization of the elections scheduled for&#160;27&#160;February&#160;2022.</p></td><td><p>4.2.2022&#8217;</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td><td><p>As announced by Choguel Ma&#239;ga, the ANR were then postponed several times and the elections delayed. The ANR, which were eventually held in&#160;December&#160;2021, were boycotted by multiple stakeholders. On the basis of the final recommendations of the ANR, the Transition Government presented a new timetable providing for the holding of presidential elections in&#160;December&#160;2025, thus allowing the Transition to stay in power for more than&#160;5 years.</p><p>ECOWAS adopted individual sanctions against the Transition Authorities (including Adama Ben Diarra) in&#160;November&#160;2021 for their delay in organising the elections and the completion of the Transition. ECOWAS underlined that the Transition Authorities have used the need to implement reforms as a pretext to justify the extension of the Transition and to maintain themselves in power without democratic elections.</p><p>Adama Ben Diarra is therefore obstructing and undermining the successful completion of the political transition of Mali, in particular by obstructing and undermining the holding of elections and the handover of power to elected authorities.</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p></td></tr></tbody></table>