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Haiti (only applies to historic bonds)
Last revised:11 March 2025
Purpose of the Sanctions Regime
This regime is limited to a prohibition to satisfy claims by the authorities of Haiti with regard to contracts and transactions whose performance is affected by the measures taken in accordance with UN Security Council Resolutions 917(1994), 841 (1993), 873 (1993) and 875 (1993).
Overview of current sanctions measures
Current financial sanction measures implemented by Jersey in relation to Haiti include:
prohibition to satisfy claims with regard to contracts and transactions whose performance is affected by the measures take in accordance with UNSCRs 917(1994), 841(1993), 873(1993) and 875(1993)
*All published Latest News notices relating to financial sanctions, including those extending beyond the last 30 days, may be obtained from the Jersey Gazette
The offences for this regime are set out in both the SAFL and the Jersey Order.
Reporting obligations
Reporting obligations are set out at Article 32 of the SAFL and apply to all regimes in force. These obligations include requirements for a relevant financial institution to inform the Minister if:
it holds an account of a person, has entered into dealings or an agreement with a person or has been approached by or on behalf of a person, and
it knows, or has reasonable cause to suspect, that the person:
is a designated person, or;
has committed, is committing, or intend to commit an offence, and
the information or other matter on which the knowledge or reasonable cause for suspicion is based came to it in the course of carrying on its business.
