[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 6 (Monday, February 13, 2006)]
[Pages 197-199]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Executive Order 13396--Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing 
to the Conflict in Cote d'Ivoire

February 7, 2006

    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.) (NEA), section 5 of 
the United Nations Participation Act, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c) 
(UNPA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and to assist in 
addressing humanitarian, safety, and other concerns in or in relation to 
the country of Cote d'Ivoire,
    I, George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, 
determine that the situation in or in relation to Cote d'Ivoire, which 
has been addressed by the United Nations Security Council in Resolution 
1572 of November 15, 2004, and subsequent resolutions, that has resulted 
in the massacre of large numbers of civilians, widespread human rights 
abuses, significant political violence and unrest, and attacks against 
international peacekeeping forces leading to fatalities, constitutes an 
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign 
policy of the United States and hereby declare a national emergency to 
deal with that threat, and hereby order:
    Section 1. (a) Except to the extent that section 203(b)(1), (3), and 
(4) of the IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(1), (3), and (4)) may apply, or to 
the extent provided in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that 
may be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract 
entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the effective 
date of this order, all property and interests

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in property that are in the United States, that hereafter come within 
the United States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession 
or control of any United States person, including any overseas branch, 
of the following persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, 
exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in:
    (i) the persons listed in the Annex to this order; and
    (ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, after 
consultation with the Secretary of State:
                (A) to constitute a threat to the peace and national 
                reconciliation process in Cote d'Ivoire, such as by 
                blocking the implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis 
                Agreement of January 24, 2003, the Accra III Agreement 
                of July 30, 2004, and the Pretoria Agreement of April 6, 
                2005;
                (B) to be responsible for serious violations of 
                international law in Cote d'Ivoire;
                (C) to have directly or indirectly supplied, sold, or 
                transferred to Cote d'Ivoire arms or any related 
                materiel or any assistance, advice, or training related 
                to military activities;
                (D) to have publicly incited violence and hatred 
                contributing to the conflict in Cote d'Ivoire;
                (E) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or provided 
                financial, material, or technological support for, or 
                goods or services in support of, the activities 
                described in paragraphs (a)(ii)(A), (a)(ii)(B), 
                (a)(ii)(C), or (a)(ii)(D) of this section or any person 
                listed in or designated pursuant to this order; or
                (F) to be owned or controlled by, or acting or 
                purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or 
                indirectly, any person listed in or designated pursuant 
                to this order.
    (b) I hereby determine that, to the extent section 203(b)(2) of the 
IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making of donations of the 
type of articles specified in such section by, to, or for the benefit 
of, any person listed in or designated pursuant to this order would 
seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergency declared 
in this order, and I hereby prohibit such donations as provided by 
paragraph (a) of this section.
    (c) The prohibitions in paragraph (a) of this section include, but 
are not limited to, (i) the making of any contribution or provision of 
funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of, any person 
listed in or designated pursuant to this order, and (ii) the receipt of 
any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such 
person.
    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, 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. For purposes of this order:
    (a) the term ``entity'' means a partnership, association, trust, 
joint venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization;
    (b) the term ``person'' means an individual or entity;
    (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; and
    (d) the term ``arms or any related materiel'' means arms or related 
materiel of all types, including military aircraft and equipment, but 
excludes:
                (i) supplies and technical assistance intended solely 
            for the support of or use by the United Nations Operation in 
            Cote d'Ivoire and forces of France who support them;
                (ii) supplies of non-lethal military equipment intended 
            solely for humanitarian or protective use, and related 
            technical assistance and training;

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                (iii) supplies of protective clothing, including flak 
            jackets and military helmets, temporarily exported to Cote 
            d'Ivoire by United Nations personnel, representatives of the 
            media, and humanitarian and development workers and 
            associated personnel, for their personal use only;
                (iv) supplies temporarily exported to Cote d'Ivoire to 
            the forces of a country that is taking action solely and 
            directly to facilitate the evacuation of its nationals and 
            those for whom it has consular responsibility in Cote 
            d'Ivoire; and
                (v) 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 pursuant to paragraph 3, subparagraph (f) of the 
            Linas-Marcoussis Agreement.
    Sec. 4. For those persons listed in or designated pursuant to this 
order who might have a constitutional presence in the United States, I 
find that because of the ability to transfer funds or other assets 
instantaneously, prior notice to such persons of measures to be taken 
pursuant to this order would render these measures ineffectual. I 
therefore determine that for these measures to be effective in 
addressing the national emergency declared in this order, there need be 
no prior notice of a listing or determination made pursuant to section 1 
of this order.
    Sec. 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, after 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 by the 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 
executive 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 and, where appropriate, to advise the Secretary 
of the Treasury in a timely manner of the measures taken. The Secretary 
of the Treasury shall ensure compliance with those provisions of section 
401 of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641) applicable to the Department of the 
Treasury in relation to this order.
    Sec. 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the 
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to submit the recurring and 
final reports to the Congress on the national emergency declared in this 
order, consistent with section 401(c) of the NEA (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)) and 
section 204(c) of the IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)).
    Sec. 7. The Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the 
Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to determine, subsequent to the 
issuance of this order, that circumstances no longer warrant the 
inclusion of a person in the Annex to this order and that the property 
and interests in property of that person are therefore no longer blocked 
pursuant to section 1 of this order.
    Sec. 8. This order is not intended to, and does not, create any 
right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at 
law or in equity by any party against the United States, its 
departments, agencies, instrumentalities, or entities, its officers or 
employees, or any other person.
    Sec. 9. This order is effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time 
on February 8, 2006.
                                                George W. Bush
The White House,
February 7, 2006.

[Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., February 9, 
2006]

Note: This Executive order was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on February 8, and the Executive order and its attached annex 
were published in the Federal Register on February 10.