Termination of Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001

This executive order terminates national emergencies declared in 1992 and 1998 regarding the former Yugoslavia, citing democratic progress in Serbia and Montenegro, while simultaneously modifying and continuing sanctions under Executive Order 13219 against individuals threatening peace and stability in the Western Balkans region, including war crimes indictees and obstructionists of peace agreements.

Federal Register Open PDF 68 FR 32315

Impact dates

May 29, 2003
Order effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time

Key directives

Terminate national emergencies declared in EO 12808 (May 30, 1992) and EO 13088 (June 9, 1998)
Revoke EO 12810, EO 12831, EO 12846, EO 12934, EO 13121, and EO 13192
Replace Annex to EO 13219 in its entirety
Block all property and interests of persons listed in new Annex or designated by Treasury Secretary in consultation with Secretary of State
Authorize Treasury Secretary to designate persons meeting five specified criteria (indictment, violence risk, obstructionism, material assistance, ownership/control)
Prohibit donations by or to sanctioned persons
Add Section 7: no prior notice required for listing/determination
Add Section 8: Treasury Secretary may remove persons from Annex upon Federal Register publication
Authorize Treasury Secretary to promulgate rules and regulations to implement order

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

Termination of EO 12808 and EO 13088 national emergencies effective May 29, 2003 at 12:01 a.m. EDT
Revocation of seven related executive orders
Replacement of Annex to EO 13219
Blocking of property and interests for listed/designated persons takes effect

Near term (90d)

Secretary of Treasury promulgation of implementing rules and regulations
Federal Register publication of any determinations removing persons from sanctions

Long term

Continued sanctions enforcement against Balkan destabilizing actors
Ongoing property blocking for claims involving Yugoslav successor states
Potential future designations under revised EO 13219 criteria

Risks & tensions

Continued property blocking for 'successor states' claims creates unresolved legal tension despite emergency termination
No prior notice provision (Section 7) raises due process concerns for designated persons
Vague 'unless circumstances warrant otherwise' qualifier for ICTY indictees introduces discretionary uncertainty
Broad 'significant risk' standard for designation allows preventive sanctions without proven conduct
Dual action—ending old emergency while expanding modified sanctions—creates mixed signals about Balkans policy