Continuation of Emergency With Respect to Significant

[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Page 53073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26536]

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Title 3--
The President

Notice of October 16, 2001

Continuation of Emergency With Respect to
Significant

Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, the
President declared a national emergency to deal with
the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United
States constituted by the actions of significant
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, and the
unparalleled violence, corruption, and harm such
actions cause in the United States and abroad. The
order blocks all property and interests in property
that are in the United States or within the possession
or control of United States persons or foreign persons
listed in an annex to the order, as well as of foreign
persons determined to play a significant role in
international narcotics trafficking centered in
Colombia. The order similarly blocks all property and
interests in property of foreign persons determined to
materially assist in, or provide financial or
technological support for, or goods or services in
support of, the narcotics trafficking activities of
persons designated in or pursuant to the order, or
persons determined to be owned or controlled by, or to
act for or on behalf of, persons designated in or
pursuant to the order. The order also prohibits any
transaction or dealing by United States persons or
within the United States in such property or interests
in property. Because the actions of significant
narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia continue to
threaten the national security, foreign policy, and
economy of the United States and to cause unparalleled
violence, corruption, and harm in the United States and
abroad, the national emergency declared on October 21,
1995, and the measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal
with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond
October 21, 2001. Therefore, in accordance with section
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C.
1622(d)), I am continuing the national emergency for 1
year with respect to significant narcotics traffickers
centered in Colombia. This notice shall be published in
the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress.

(Presidential Sig.)B

THE WHITE HOUSE,

October 16, 2001.