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Presidential Notice 13396

Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Cote d'Ivoire

President Bush continued for one year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13396, which blocks property of persons contributing to the conflict in Côte d'Ivoire. The continuation is based on the ongoing threat to U.S. national security and foreign policy posed by continued violence, human rights abuses, and attacks on peacekeepers in that country.

Federal Register Open PDF 72 FR 5593

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless renewed

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in EO 13396 for 1 year beyond February 7, 2007
  • Continue measures blocking property of certain persons contributing to conflict in Côte d'Ivoire
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency and blocking measures continue beyond February 7, 2007

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication of this notice
  • Transmittal to Congress

Long term

  • Blocking sanctions remain in effect through February 7, 2008 unless renewed again

Risks & tensions

  • Routine annual renewal under NEA section 202(d); no new policy substance
  • Perpetuation of sanctions regime without reassessment of underlying conditions
Presidential Notice 13396: Continuation of the National Emergency Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Cote d'Ivoire · Executive Orders