Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

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Vol. 82

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No. 200

October 18, 2017

Part III

The President

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Notice of October 16, 2017--Continuation of the National Emergency With

Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

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Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 200 / Wednesday, October 18, 2017 /

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The President

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Notice of October 16, 2017

Continuation of the National Emergency With

Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered

in Colombia

On October 21, 1995, by Executive Order 12978, the

President declared a national emergency with respect to

significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia

pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers

Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and

extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign

policy, and economy of the United States constituted by

the actions of significant narcotics traffickers

centered in Colombia and the extreme level of violence,

corruption, and harm such actions cause in the United

States and abroad.

usual and

extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign

policy, and economy of the United States constituted by

the actions of significant narcotics traffickers

centered in Colombia and the extreme level of violence,

corruption, and harm such actions cause in the United

States and abroad.

The actions of significant narcotics traffickers

centered in Colombia continue to threaten the national

security, foreign policy, and economy of the United

States and to cause an extreme level of violence,

corruption, and harm in the United States and abroad.

For this reason, the national emergency declared in

Executive Order 12978 of October 21, 1995, and the

measures adopted pursuant thereto to deal with that

emergency, must continue in effect beyond October 21,

2017. Therefore, in accordance with section 202(d) of

the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am

continuing for 1 year the national emergency with

respect to significant narcotics traffickers centered

in Colombia declared in Executive Order 12978.

This notice shall be published in the Federal Register

and transmitted to the Congress.

(Presidential Sig.)

THE WHITE HOUSE,

October 16, 2017.

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