Presidential Documents

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Federal Register

Vol. 65, No. 103

Friday, May 26, 2000

Title 3—

The President

Notice of May 25, 2000

Continuation of Emergency With Respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), the Bosnian

Serbs, and Kosovo

In accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50

U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared

on May 30, 1992, with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia

and Montenegro), as expanded on October 25, 1994, in response to the

actions and policies of the Bosnian Serbs. In addition, I am continuing

for 1 year the national emergency declared on June 9, 1998, with respect

to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia’s policies and actions in Kosovo.

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted

to the Congress.

On May 30, 1992, by Executive Order 12808, President Bush 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 and policies of the Governments of Serbia and

Montenegro, blocking all property and interests in property of those Governments. President Bush took additional measures to prohibit trade and other

transactions with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)

by Executive Orders 12810 and 12831, issued on June 5, 1992, and January

15, 1993, respectively, and on April 25, 1993, I issued Executive Order

12846 imposing additional measures.

On October 25, 1994, I expanded the scope of the national emergency

by issuing Executive Order 12934 to address the unusual and extraordinary

threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United

States posed by the actions and policies of the Bosnian Serb forces and

the authorities in the territory that they controlled within Bosnia and

Herzegovina.

On December 27, 1995, I issued Presidential Determination 96–7, directing

the Secretary of the Treasury, inter alia, to suspend the application of

sanctions imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) pursuant to the above-referenced Executive orders and to continue

to block property previously blocked until provision is made to address

claims or encumbrances, including the claims of the other successor states

of the former Yugoslavia. This sanctions relief, in conformity with United

Nations Security Council Resolution 1022 of November 22, 1995 (hereinafter

the ‘‘Resolution’’), was an essential factor motivating Serbia and Montenegro’s

acceptance of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and

Herzegovina initialed by the parties in Dayton on November 21, 1995, and

signed in Paris on December 14, 1995 (hereinafter the ‘‘Peace Agreement’’).

The sanctions imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and

Montenegro) were accordingly suspended prospectively, effective January

16, 1996. Sanctions imposed on the Bosnian Serb forces and authorities

and on the territory that they control within Bosnia and Herzegovina were

subsequently suspended prospectively, effective May 10, 1996, also in conformity with the Peace Agreement and the Resolution. Sanctions against

both the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the

Bosnian Serbs were subsequently terminated by United Nations Security

Council Resolution 1074 of October 1, 1996. This termination, however,

did not end the requirement of the Resolution that those blocked funds

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and assets that are subject to claims and encumbrances remain blocked,

until unblocked in accordance with applicable law.

Until the status of all remaining blocked property is resolved, the Peace

Agreement implemented, and the terms of the Resolution met, the national

emergency declared on May 30, 1992, as expanded in scope on October

25, 1994, must continue beyond May 30, 2000.

On June 9, 1998, by Executive Order 13088, I found that the actions and

policies of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)

and the Republic of Serbia with respect to Kosovo, by promoting ethnic

conflict and human suffering, threatened to destabilize countries in the

region and to disrupt progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina in implementing

the Dayton peace agreement, constituted an unusual and extraordinary threat

to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. I therefore

declared a national emergency to deal with that threat. On April 30, 1999,

I issued Executive Order 13121 to take additional steps with respect to

the continuing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Kosovo and the

national emergency declared with respect to Kosovo. Because the crisis

with respect to the situation in Kosovo has not been resolved, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force these emergency authorities

[FR Doc. 00–13540

beyond June 9, 2000.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

May 25, 2000.

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