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COM(93) 519 final 
Brussels, 18 October 1993 
Proposal for a 
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) 
repealing the suspension of the embargo 
concerning certain trade between the Buropean Economic Community and 
Haiti and amending Council Regulation (BBC) N° 1608/93 introducing this 
3 hMâm embargo 
(presented by the Commission) 
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM I 
The developments in Haiti have led the Security Council of the United 
Nations to repeal the suspension of the embargo of this country as of 
23.59 hours Eastern Standard Time in the United States of America, on 
18 October 1993. 
Accordingly, the European Community has to repeal the suspension of its 
Regulation (EEC) No 2520/93 in order to reactivate the embargo as far 
as the European Community is concerned. 
The present proposal envisages this repeal. 
The Security Council has furthermore allowed some exceptions to the 
embargo. 
The present proposal therefore contains an amendment to Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 1608/93 in order to provide for these exceptions in 
the Community legislation instituting the embargo. 
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Proposal for a 
Council Regulation (EEC) repealing the suspension of the embargo 
concerning certain trade between the European Economic Community and 
Haiti and amending Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1608/93 introducing this 
embargo 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N° 1608/93 of 24 June 1993 introduced 
an embargo concerning certain trade between the European Economic 
Community and Haiti (1); 
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2520/93 of 13 September 1993 
suspended this embargo in accordance with Resolution 861 (1993) of the 
Security Council of the United Nations (2); 
Whereas the Security Council of the United Nations, in view of the 
negative developments in the process towards the normalization of the 
political situation in Haiti, and acting under Chapter VII of the 
Charter of the United Nations, has adopted on 13 October 1993 
Resolution 873 (1993), repealing the abovementioned suspension, while 
allowing for exemptions to the reinstated embargo, to be decided upon 
on a case-by-case basis by the Committee established by paragraph 10 of 
resolution 841 (1993); 
Whereas under these conditions the Community, in order to reactivate 
the embargo, has to repeal its abovementioned Council Regulation (EEC) 
N° 2520/93 and has to amend its Council Regulation (EEC) N° 16(>8/93 in 
order to allow for the exemptions referred to above; 
Having regard to the treaty establishing the European Economic 
Community, and in particular Article 113 thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 9 
Council Regulation (EEC) N° 2520/93, suspending the embargo concerning 
certain trade between the European Economic Community and Haiti, is 
hereby repealed. 
Article 2 
The following paragraph is added to Article 2 of Council Regulation 
(EEC) N° 1608/93: 
"The prohibition imposed by Article 1 shall neither apply to sales of 
supplies of petroleum and petroleum products listed in the Annex for 
which the Committee established by paragraph 10 of Security Council 
resolution 841 (1993) has granted an exception on a case-by-case basis 
under the no-objection procedure in response to requests by President 
Aristide or Prime Minister Malval of Haiti." 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Communities. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly 
applicable in all Member States. 
It shall be applicable as of 23.59 hours Eastern Standard Time in the 
United States of America, on 18 October 1993. 
Done at Brussels 
For the Council 
(1) OJ N° L 155, 26.06.1993, p. 2 
(2) OJ N° L 232, 15.09.1993, p. 3 
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