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Presidential Notice 13466

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to North Korea

President Obama continued for one year the national emergency with respect to North Korea originally declared in June 2008, citing ongoing threats from weapons-usable fissile material proliferation and North Korea's destabilizing actions. The notice extends sanctions authorities under IEEPA and maintains restrictions that would otherwise have been lifted.

Federal Register Open PDF 77 FR 37263

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless renewed

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in EO 13466 for 1 year beyond June 26, 2012
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continued beyond June 26, 2012
  • Existing sanctions authorities under EO 13466, EO 13551, and EO 13570 remain in effect

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Emergency and associated measures continue for 1 year until June 26, 2013 unless renewed again

Risks & tensions

  • Routine procedural renewal under National Emergencies Act section 202(d); no new policy substance
  • Perpetual emergency status since 2008 raises questions about temporal limits of emergency powers
  • Text notes tension between lifting TWEA restrictions (Proclamation 8271) and maintaining IEEPA-based restrictions
Presidential Notice 13466: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to North Korea · Executive Orders