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Presidential Notice

Continuation of Libyan Emergency

President Clinton continued the national emergency regarding Libya originally declared by President Reagan in January 1986, citing Libya's continued support for terrorism and non-compliance with UN Security Council resolutions. This annual continuation maintains asset-blocking measures and other sanctions against Libya beyond their scheduled expiration date of January 7, 1997.

Federal Register Open PDF 62 FR 587

Impact dates

  1. Original emergency expiration date; continuation extends beyond this date

Market exposure

Policy exposure mapping — not investment advice. Illustrative public companies are incomplete and not recommendations.

Sectors

Oil & gasOther industrial

Mechanisms

Ban / prohibitionLicensing

Role pressure

  • AdverseTrading-partner exporter — Libya's oil sector remains blocked from US markets and dollar-denominated transactions; emergency continuation maintains prohibitions
  • ProtectiveDomestic producer — US oil and gas producers shielded from Libyan crude competition in US market due to continued sanctions

Geographies

USLIEU

Exposure dates

  • — Original emergency expiration date; continuation extends beyond this date

Illustrative public companies

Curated watchlist matches by sector/role — incomplete; not a recommendation.

MMM3MCATCaterpillarLNGCheniere EnergyCVXChevronCOPConocoPhillipsXOMExxon MobilFCXFreeport-McMoRanGEVGE VernovaHONHoneywellSHELShellSPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF

Confidence: high · Policy alerts

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared January 7, 1986
  • Continue measures adopted January 7 and January 8, 1986
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • Emergency authority and asset blocking measures remain in effect beyond January 7, 1997

Near term (90d)

  • Annual congressional notification completed
  • Federal Register publication

Long term

  • Continuation of sanctions regime until Libya demonstrates concrete renunciation of terrorism
  • Potential for future modification if Libya complies with UNSC resolutions 731, 748, and 883

Risks & tensions

  • Perpetual emergency footing raises statutory questions about indefinite emergencies under NEA
  • UN multilateral sanctions regime creates tension with unilateral US emergency authority
  • No concrete off-ramp criteria specified for lifting beyond vague 'concrete actions' standard
Presidential Notice: Continuation of Libyan Emergency · Executive Orders