Termination of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12543 With Respect to the Policies and Actions of the
Headline: Terminates Libya National Emergency and Revokes Related Executive Orders
What it does: Federal officials must end the national emergency regarding Libya, revoke the named Libya-related executive orders, and transmit this order to Congress for publication.
- Ends the national emergency regarding Libya and related emergency authorities.
- Revokes the named Libya-related executive orders issued between 1985 and 1992.
- Maintains ongoing legal actions, proceedings, rights, and penalties begun before effective date.
Summary
This order ends the national emergency declared in 1986 concerning the policies and actions of the Government of Libya and revokes several prior Libya-related executive orders. The President says Libya's commitments to eliminate its weapons of mass destruction programs and certain missiles, along with other developments, have significantly changed the situation.
The order preserves any legal actions or penalties that began before the effective date and directs that the order be sent to Congress and published in the Federal Register. It takes effect at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on September 21, 2004.
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