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Executive Order 12525

Termination of Emergency Authority for Export Controls

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In simple terms

This executive order revokes a prior emergency declaration and ends reliance on emergency economic powers for export controls, following Congress's extension of regular statutory authority through the Export Administration Act. Existing export control regulations remain in force but now operate under normal legislative authority rather than emergency powers.

50 FR 28757
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Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 50 FR 28757

  3. EO takes effect immediately upon signing

Key directives

  • Revoke Executive Order 12470 (March 30, 1984)
  • Rescind declaration of economic emergency under IEEPA
  • Preserve all existing export control regulations, rules, licenses, and administrative actions under continuing effect
  • Maintain regulations under 15 CFR Parts 368-399 in force
  • Preserve EO 12002 and EO 12214 delegations of authority
  • Preserve Section 38(e) Arms Export Control Act administrative actions

Prior policy

  • revokeExecutive Order 12470 (March 30, 1984)
  • rescinddeclaration of economic emergency under IEEPA

Related orders

  • revokesEO 12470
  • referencesEO 12002
  • referencesEO 12214

What to expect

Immediate

  • EO takes effect immediately
  • EO 12470 revoked
  • economic emergency declaration rescinded

Near term (90d)

  • continued operation of existing export control regulations under new statutory authority
  • potential agency adjustments to regulatory basis

Long term

  • structural shift from emergency to regular statutory authority for export controls
  • potential legislative reauthorization dependencies

Risks & tensions

  • Regulatory continuity clause (Section 2) creates legal fiction that existing rules remain valid under new authority; untested in potential litigation challenging regulatory actions taken during transition
  • Dependence on Public Law 99-64 extension means future congressional action required to maintain authority; risk of lapse if not reauthorized
  • Arms Export Control Act provisions (Section 3) preserved on separate track, creating dual regulatory structure with potential jurisdictional complexity between Commerce and State Departments
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