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Presidential Notice 12978

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

This notice continues for one year the national emergency declared in 1995 regarding significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, extending the sanctions and measures authorized under Executive Order 12978 beyond October 21, 2018. The continuation is based on an ongoing determination that Colombian drug trafficking organizations still pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economy.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 52941

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless renewed again

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia for 1 year beyond October 21, 2018
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency and associated sanctions continue uninterrupted beyond October 21, 2018

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency authority remains in effect through October 21, 2019 unless renewed again or terminated

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural continuation with minimal policy change; long-running emergency (since 1995) raises questions about indefinite emergency powers
  • No substantive expansion or contraction of sanctions scope—status quo maintenance
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