On October 23, 2014, the Federal Register published President Obama’s Notice of October 21, 2014 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The notice continues for an additional year the national emergency first declared on October 27, 2006, by Executive Order (E.O.) 13413 pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706), and subsequently expanded by…
The President on July 8, 2014 signed a new Executive Order “Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”.The new Executive order blocks all property and interests 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 foreign branch) of the…
On 18 March 2014, the Official Journal published Council Decision 2014/147/CFSP of 17 March 2014 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Council Regulation (EU) No 271/2014 of 17 March 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1183/2005 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against persons acting in violation of the arms embargo with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Council Decision and Council Regulation (EU) No 271/2014…
On October 25, 2013, the Federal Register published Notice of October 23, 2013—Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Notice continues for one year the National Emergency first declared on October 27, 2006, by Executive Order 13413, pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701–1706), which ordered related measures blocking the property of certain persons contributing to…