[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74560-74561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27353]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 4922]


Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Arms Export Embargo on 
C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that all licenses and other approvals 
to export or otherwise transfer defense articles and defense services 
to C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) are suspended until further notice 
pursuant to Sections 38 and 42 of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 14, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen J. Tomchik, Directorate of 
Defense Trade Controls, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 
Department of State (202) 663-2799.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Effective immediately, it is the policy of the U.S. Government to 
deny all applications for licenses and other approvals to export or 
otherwise transfer defense articles and defense services to

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C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire (formerly known as Ivory Coast). In addition, U.S. 
manufacturers and exporters and any other affected parties are hereby 
notified that the Department of State has suspended all previously 
issued licenses and approvals to export or otherwise transfer defense 
articles and defense services to C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire. These actions 
have been taken in accordance with U.N. Security Council Resolution 
1572, unanimously passed on November 15, 2004, which imposes an embargo 
on the export of arms and related material, as well as defense 
services, to the West African nation of C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire. The 
embargo will remain in effect for a period of 13 months unless 
otherwise amended.
    The resolution establishing the embargo enjoins all states to 
``take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, 
sale or transfer to C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire, from their territories or by 
their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms or 
any related materiel, in particular military aircraft and equipment, 
whether or not originating in their territories, as well as the 
provision of any assistance, advice or training related to military 
activities''.
    The resolution establishes several exceptions under which the 
embargo will not apply, namely:
    (a) Supplies and technical assistance intended solely for the 
support of or use by UNOCI (United Nations Operations in C[ocirc]te 
d'Ivoire) and the French forces who support them;
    (b) Supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended solely for 
humanitarian or protective use, and related technical assistance and 
training, as approved in advance by a representative committee 
consisting of all the members of the Security Council;
    (c) Supplies of protective clothing, including flak jackets and 
military helmets, temporarily exported to C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire by United 
Nations personnel, representatives of the media and humanitarian and 
development workers and associated personnel, for their personal use 
only;
    (d) Supplies temporarily exported to C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire to the 
forces of a State which is taking action, in accordance with 
international law, solely and directly to facilitate the evacuation of 
its nationals and those for whom it has consular responsibility in 
C[ocirc]te d'Ivoire, as notified in advance to the representative 
committee consisting of all the members of the Security Council; and
    (e) Supplies of arms and related materiel and technical training 
and assistance intended solely for support of or use in the process of 
restructuring defense and security forces as approved in advance by the 
representative committee consisting of all the members of the Security 
Council.
    U.S. exporters are advised that, effective November 16, 2004, no 
application for the export to Ivory Coast of defense articles or 
services covered by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations 
(ITAR) will be approved. Exceptions to this policy will be made, in 
accordance with the ITAR, on a case-by-case basis for proposed exports 
that conform to the conditions specified in (a) through (e) above. Any 
existing license or authorization for the export to Ivory Coast of 
ITAR-controlled defense articles or services is hereby suspended. 
Holders of existing licenses and authorizations for exports to Ivory 
Coast must submit documentation for review by the Directorate of 
Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) supporting the meeting of one of the 
exceptions cited above prior to DDTC lifting the suspension.
    This action has been taken pursuant to Sections 38 and 42 of the 
AECA (22 U.S.C. 2778, 2791) and Section 126.7 of the ITAR in 
furtherance of the foreign policy of the United States.

    Dated: December 6, 2004.
Rose M. Likins,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Political-Military Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 04-27353 Filed 12-13-04; 8:45 am]
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