# 83 FR 29663: Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans > Federal · Presidential documents · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2018-13805 ## Section - **Citation:** 83 FR 29663 - **Heading:** Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Presidential documents - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Presidential Documents / Presidential Document / 2018-13805 ## Text [Federal Register Volume 83, Number 122 (Monday, June 25, 2018)] [Presidential Documents] [Page 29663] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-13805] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 122 / Monday, June 25, 2018 / Presidential Documents [[Page 29663]] Notice of June 22, 2018 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans On June 26, 2001, by Executive Order 13219, the President declared a national emergency with respect to the Western Balkans, 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 and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the actions of persons engaged in, or assisting, sponsoring, or supporting (i) extremist violence in the Republic of Macedonia and elsewhere in the Western Balkans region, or (ii) acts obstructing implementation of the Dayton Accords in Bosnia or United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999, in Kosovo. The President subsequently amended that order in Executive Order 13304 of May 28, 2003, to take additional steps with respect to acts obstructing implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 2001 relating to Macedonia. Bosnia or United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of June 10, 1999, in Kosovo. The President subsequently amended that order in Executive Order 13304 of May 28, 2003, to take additional steps with respect to acts obstructing implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement of 2001 relating to Macedonia. The actions of persons threatening the peace and international stabilization efforts in the Western Balkans, including acts of extremist violence and obstructionist activity, continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. For this reason, the national emergency declared on June 26, 2001, and the measures adopted on that date and thereafter to deal with that emergency, must continue in effect beyond June 26, 2018. 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 the Western Balkans declared in Executive Order 13219. This notice shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the Congress. (Presidential Sig.) THE WHITE HOUSE, June 22, 2018. [FR Doc. 2018-13805 Filed 6-22-18; 11:15 am] Billing code 3295-F8-P ## Nearby sections - [80 FR 3461 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Terrorists Who Threaten To Disrupt the Middle East Peace Process](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-01283.md) - [80 FR 6645 Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2016 Pursuant to Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, as Amended](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-02539.md) - [80 FR 9983 Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/EXEC_2015-04006.md) - [80 FR 10321 Determination and Waiver Pursuant to Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. 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