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Presidential Notice 12543

Continuation of Libyan Emergency

President Clinton continued the national emergency with respect to Libya for another year, citing ongoing concerns about Libyan support for terrorism and noncompliance with UN Security Council resolutions. The emergency, originally declared by President Reagan in January 1986, has been continued annually since then under the National Emergencies Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 65 FR 199

Impact dates

  1. Emergency continuation effective; notice to Congress and Federal Register

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency with respect to Libya under National Emergencies Act section 202(d)
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • Continuation of emergency takes effect upon signing (December 29, 1999)
  • Blocking of Libyan assets in U.S. remains in force

Near term (90d)

  • Annual notice transmitted to Congress and published in Federal Register

Long term

  • Emergency remains in effect until next annual continuation or termination
  • Potential modification if UN sanctions framework or Libyan compliance changes

Risks & tensions

  • Annual continuation mechanism creates procedural normalization of long-term emergency
  • Tension between UN sanctions suspension and unilateral U.S. emergency maintenance
  • Vague 'concerns about support for terrorist activities' lacks specificity for measurable off-ramp
Presidential Notice 12543: Continuation of Libyan Emergency · Executive Orders