[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 20, 2011)]
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Vol. 76

Wednesday,

No. 76

April 20, 2011

Part III





The President





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Executive Order 13570--Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to 
North Korea


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The President

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                Executive Order 13570 of April 18, 2011

                
Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to 
                North Korea

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the International Emergency Economic 
                Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) (IEEPA), the 
                National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 
                section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act of 
                1945 (22 U.S.C. 287c) (UNPA), and section 301 of title 
                3, United States Code, and in view of United Nations 
                Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1718 of October 14, 
                2006, and UNSCR 1874 of June 12, 2009,

                I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of 
                America, in order to take additional steps to address 
                the national emergency declared in Executive Order 
                13466 of June 26, 2008, and expanded in Executive Order 
                13551 of August 30, 2010, that will ensure 
                implementation of the import restrictions contained in 
                UNSCRs 1718 and 1874 and complement the import 
                restrictions provided for in the Arms Export Control 
                Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), hereby order:

                Section 1. Except to the extent provided in statutes or 
                in licenses, regulations, orders, or directives that 
                may be issued pursuant to this order, and 
                notwithstanding any contract entered into or any 
                license or permit granted prior to the date of this 
                order, the importation into the United States, directly 
                or indirectly, of any goods, services, or technology 
                from North Korea is prohibited.

                Sec. 2. (a) Any transaction by a United States person 
                or within the United States that evades or avoids, has 
                the purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation 
                of, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set 
                forth in this order is prohibited.

                    (b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the 
                prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited.

                Sec. 3. The provisions of Executive Orders 13466 and 
                13551 remain in effect, and this order does not affect 
                any action taken pursuant to those orders.

                Sec. 4. For the purposes of this order:

                    (a) the term ``person'' means an individual or 
                entity;
                    (b) the term ``entity'' means a partnership, 
                association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, 
                subgroup, or other organization;
                    (c) the term ``United States person'' means any 
                United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity 
                organized under the laws of the United States or any 
                jurisdiction within the United States (including 
                foreign branches), or any person in the United States;
                    (d) the term ``North Korea'' includes the territory 
                of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the 
                Government of North Korea; and
                    (e) the term ``Government of North Korea'' means 
                the Government of the Democratic People's Republic of 
                Korea, its agencies, instrumentalities, and controlled 
                entities.

                Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
                with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to 
                take such actions, including the promulgation of rules 
                and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to 
                the President

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                by IEEPA and the UNPA as may be necessary to carry out 
                the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the 
                Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other 
                officers and agencies of the United States Government 
                consistent with applicable law. All agencies of the 
                United States Government are hereby directed to take 
                all appropriate measures within their authority to 
                carry out the provisions of this order.

                Sec. 6. This order is not intended to, and does not, 
                create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, 
                enforceable at law or in equity by any party against 
                the United States, its departments, agencies, or 
                entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any 
                other person.

                Sec. 7. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern 
                daylight time on April 19, 2011.
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                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    April 18, 2011.

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