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Executive Order 12932

Termination of Emergency With Respect to Haiti

President Clinton terminated the national emergency with respect to Haiti, revoking eight prior executive orders that had imposed sanctions and other measures. The termination took effect October 16, 1994, following the restoration of democratically elected government in Haiti and UN Security Council Resolution 944.

Federal Register 59 FR 52403
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Impact dates

  1. Order takes effect; emergency terminated and prior EOs revoked

Key directives

  • Revoke Executive Order Nos. 12775, 12779, 12853, 12872, 12914, 12917, 12920, and 12922
  • Terminate national emergency declared in Executive Order No. 12775 with respect to Haiti
  • Preserve pending actions, proceedings, matured rights, duties, and incurred penalties under section 202 of NEA

Timeline

Immediate

  • Termination takes effect at 12:01 a.m. EDT October 16, 1994
  • Eight executive orders revoked
  • Sanctions and emergency measures lifted

Near term (90d)

  • Pending legal proceedings and actions based on pre-termination acts continue
  • Rights, duties, and penalties incurred before October 16 remain enforceable

Long term

  • Normalization of U.S.-Haiti economic and diplomatic relations
  • Removal of IEEPA-based trade and financial restrictions

Risks & tensions

  • Savings clause preserves pre-termination enforcement actions, creating transitional legal complexity
  • Conditionality on 'restoration of democratically elected government' may raise questions if political situation deteriorates
  • Text does not specify mechanism for reinstating emergency if conditions reverse
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