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EO 13400Executive OrderG.W. Bush · R

Executive Order 13400

Blocking Property of Persons in Connection With the Conflict in Sudan's Darfur Region

This executive order expands a 1997 national emergency regarding Sudan to specifically target individuals and entities fueling the conflict in Darfur. It blocks all property and interests in property of designated persons within U.S. jurisdiction, prohibits transactions with them, and authorizes Treasury to designate additional parties threatening peace, stability, or human rights in the region.

Federal Register Open PDF 71 FR 25483

Impact dates

  1. Recurring and final reports to Congress on national emergency

  2. Treasury to promulgate implementing rules and regulations

  3. Order effective; property blocking and prohibitions take effect

Key directives

  • Block all property and interests in property of Annex-listed persons and future designees
  • Prohibit transfers, payments, exports, withdrawals, or other dealings with blocked property
  • Prohibit donations of specified articles to designated persons
  • Prohibit evasion, avoidance, or conspiracies to violate order provisions
  • Authorize Treasury Secretary to promulgate rules and regulations after State consultation
  • Authorize Treasury Secretary to submit recurring/final congressional reports
  • Authorize Treasury Secretary to determine delisting of persons from Annex
  • Direct all agencies to take appropriate measures and advise Treasury timely

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Property blocking effective 12:01 a.m. EDT April 27, 2006 for Annex-listed persons
  • Prohibitions on transfers, payments, exports, withdrawals take effect
  • Donation prohibitions take effect

Near term (90d)

  • Treasury promulgation of implementing rules and regulations expected
  • Potential designations of additional persons under criteria (A)-(H)
  • Agency coordination and compliance measures

Long term

  • Ongoing sanctions enforcement and designation reviews
  • Recurring and final congressional reports on national emergency
  • Potential delisting determinations under Section 7
  • Sustained pressure on Darfur conflict actors

Risks & tensions

  • No prior notice requirement for designations may raise due process concerns for U.S.-connected persons
  • Broad 'materially assisted' criterion (G) creates uncertainty for humanitarian and commercial actors
  • Exemptions for peace support and humanitarian supplies require careful compliance navigation
  • Reliance on Treasury-State consultation without fixed timelines creates implementation uncertainty
  • Expansion of 1997 emergency rather than new declaration may limit congressional oversight mechanisms
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