Certification for Major Narcotics Producing and Transit Countries

Presidential Determination No. 96-13 of March 1, 1996

Certification for Major Narcotics Producing and
Transit Countries

Memorandum for the Secretary of State

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section
490(b)(1)(A) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended, (``the Act''), I hereby determine and certify
that the following major drug producing and/or major
drug transit countries/territories have cooperated
fully with the United States, or taken adequate steps
on their own, to achieve full compliance with the goals
and objectives of the 1988 United Nations Convention
Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotics Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances:

The Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, China,
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Hong
Kong, India, Jamaica, Laos, Malaysia, Mexico, Panama,
Peru, Taiwan, Thailand, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section
490(b)(1)(B) of the Act, I hereby determine that it is
in the vital national interests of the United States to
certify the following countries:

Lebanon, Pakistan, and Paraguay.

Information on these countries, as required under
section 490(b)(3) of the Act, is attached.

I have determined that the following major producing
and/or major transit countries do not meet the
standards set forth in section 490(b).

Afghanistan, Burma, Colombia, Iran, Nigeria, and Syria.

I have made there determinations, taking into account
the factors set forth in section 490 of the Act and
based on the information contained in the International
Narcotics Control Strategy Report of 1996. Because the
performance of these countries varies, I have attached
an explanatory statement in each case.

You are hereby authorized and directed to report this
determination to the Congress immediately and to
publish it in the Federal Register.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

Washington, March 1, 1996.