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01/19/2001

(I) President Clinton has issued the following Executive Order lifting and modifying measures with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro):

"By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)(IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), section 5 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended (22 U.S.C. 287c)(UNPA)), and section 301 of title 3 the United States Code, and in view of United Nations Security Council Resolution 827 of May 25, 1993 (UNSCR), and subsequent resolutions,

I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the United States of America, found in Executive Order 13088 of June 9, 1998, that the actions and policies of the Governments of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)("FRY (S&M)") and the Republic of Serbia with respect to Kosovo, by promoting ethnic conflict and human suffering, threatened to destabilize countries of the region and to disrupt progress in Bosnia and Herzegovina in implementing the Dayton peace agreement, and therefore constituted an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. I declared a national emergency to deal with that threat and ordered that economic sanctions be imposed with respect to those governments. I issued Executive Order 13121 of April 30, 1999, in response to the continuing human rights and humanitarian crises in Kosovo. That order revised and substantially expanded the sanctions imposed pursuant to Executive Order 13088.

In view of the peaceful democratic transition begun by President Vojislav Kostunica and other newly elected leaders in the FRY (S&M), the promulgation of UNSCR 827 and subsequent resolutions calling for all states to cooperate fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the illegitimate control over FRY (S&M) political institutions and economic resources or enterprises exercised by former President Slobodan Milosevic, his close associates and other persons, and those individuals' capacity to repress democracy or perpetrate or promote further human rights abuses, and in order to take steps to counter the continuing threat to regional stability and implementation of the Dayton peace agreement and to address the national emergency described and declared in Executive Order 13088, I hereby order:

Section 1. Amendments to Executive Order 13088.

(a) Section 1 of Executive Order 13088 of June 9, 1998, as revised by section 1(a) of Executive Order 13121 of April 30, 1999, is revised to read as follows:

'Section 1. (a) Except to the extent provided in section 203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702 (b) and in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may hereafter be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the effective date, I hereby order blocked all property and interests in property that are or hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, of:

(i) any person listed in the Annex to this order; and
(ii) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State:
(A) to be under open indictment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, subject to applicable laws and procedures;
(B) to have sought, or to be seeking, through repressive measures or otherwise, to maintain or re-establish illegitimate control over the political processes or institutions or the economic resources or enterprises of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the Republic of Serbia, the Republic of Montenegro, or the territory of Kosovo;
(C) to have provided material support or resources to any person designated in or pursuant to section 1(a) of this order; or
(D) to be owned or controlled by or acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly for or on behalf of any person designated in or pursuant to section 1(a) of this order.
(b) All property and interests in property blocked pursuant to this order prior to 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on January 19, 2001 shall remain blocked except as otherwise authorized by the Secretary of the Treasury.'

(b) Section 2 of Executive Order 13088, as replaced by section 1(b) of Executive Order 13121, is revoked and a new section 2 is added to read as follows:

'Section 2. Further, except to the extent provided in section 203(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)) and in regulations, orders, directives, or licenses that may hereafter be issued pursuant to this order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior to the effective date, I hereby prohibit any transaction or dealing by a United States person or within the United States in property or interests in property of any person designated in or pursuant to section 1(a) of this order.

(c) Section 3 of Executive Order 13088 is revoked.

(d) Section 4 of Executive Order 13088, as revised by section 1(c) of Executive Order 13121, is renumbered and revised to read as follows:

'Section 3. Any transaction by a United States person that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in this order is prohibited. Any conspiracy formed to violate the prohibitions of this order is prohibited.

(e) Section 5 of Executive Order 13088 is renumbered and revised to read as follows:

'Section 4. For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term "person" means an individual or entity;
(b) The term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint venture, corporation, or other organization; and
(c) The term "United States person" means any United States citizen, permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign branches), or any person in the United States.

(f) Section 6 of Executive Order 13088 is renumbered and revised to read as follows:

'Section 5. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions, including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all powers granted to me by IEEPA and UNPA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and agencies of the United States Government. All agencies of the United States Government are hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their statutory authority to carry out the provisions of this order.

(g) A new section 6 is added to Executive Order 13088 to read as follows:

'Section 6. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to remove any person from the Annex to this order as circumstances warrant.'

(h) Section 7 of Executive Order 1088, as revised by section 1(d) of Executive Order 13121, is revoked.

Section 2. Preservation of Authorities.

Nothing in this order is intended to affect the continued effectiveness of any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of administrative action issued, taken, or continued in effect heretofore or hereafter under Executive Order 13088, Executive Order 13121, or the authority of IEEPA or UNPA, except as hereafter terminated, modified, or suspended by the issuing Federal agency.

Section 3. No rights or privileges conferred.

This order is not intended to create, nor does it create, any right, benefit, or privilege, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law by a party against the United States, its agencies, officers, or any other person.

With the prospective lifting of sanctions, new transactions involving most of the entries listed with "[FRYK]" on the alphabetical master list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons are authorized. All property involving "[FRYK]" entries blocked prior to January 19, 2001 remains blocked except as authorized, in general license or otherwise, by the Office of Foreign Assets Control. The new Executive Order does continue and impose sanctions on specified parties. Transactions related to parties listed with "[FRYM]" on the alphabetical list must be interdicted and need to be blocked on an ongoing basis. Because some "[FRYK]" entries have also been designated "[FRYM]" entries, their names appear under both designations. The original entries with the designation "[FRYK]" remain segregated on OFAC’s SDN list because, as noted above, property blocked involving them prior to January 19, 2001 remains blocked under the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia & Montenegro) Kosovo Sanctions Regulations. All versions of OFAC's SDN list have been updated accordingly. Click the SDN Changes button for details or see the SDNEW00 file within the delimited files. OFAC's program brochure on Yugoslavia as well as Foreign assets Control industry summaries have also been updated. The names included in the official ANNEX to the Executive Order follow in OFAC's usual format:

ACIMOVIC, Slobodan, Assistant Director of Beogradska Banka; DOB 19 Sep 1951 (individual) [FRYM]
ALBUNOVIC, Veljko, General Manager of Pozarevacka Banka AD (individual) [FRYM]
BALTOVSKI, Mira, General Manager for International Operations of Beogradska Banka (individual) [FRYM]
BANOVIC, Nenad (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 28 Oct 1969 (individual) [FRYM]
BANOVIC, Predrag (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 28 Oct 1969 (individual) [FRYM]
BOROVNICA, Goran (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 15 Aug 1965 (individual) [FRYM]
BOZOVIC, Radoman, ex-Managing Director of Genex; DOB 10 Jan 1953 (individual) [FRYM]
BUDISIN, Radmila, General Manager, Legal, BB Browncourt Trading; DOB 3 Mar 1944; POB Srobobran (individual) [FRYM]
BULATOVIC, Momir, Ex-Prime Minister, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; DOB 21 Sep 1956 (individual) [FRYM]
CESIC, Ranko (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 5 Sep 1964; POB Drvar (individual) [FRYM]
CVETANOVIC, Ninoslav, General Director, RUDARSKO; Executive of Bor Mining; DOB 1940 (individual) [FRYM]

DJAKOVIC, Milan, Director of NIS JUGOPETROL; DOB 5 Oct 1937 (individual) [FRYM]
FUSTAR, Dragan (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 28 Mar 1956 (individual) [FRYM]
GAJIC-MILOSEVIC, Milica, daughter-in-law of Slobodan Milosevic; DOB 1970 (individual) [FRYM]
GALOVIC, Predrag, General Manager of Jugobanka AD; ex-Assistant Minister for the Economy, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (individual) [FRYM]
GRUBAN, Momcilo (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 19 Jun 1961 (individual) [FRYM]
JANJIC, Stanisa, Director of JUMKO Holding; member of SPS Main Committee; DOB 10 Mar 1948 (individual) [FRYM]
JANKOVIC, Gojko (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 31 Oct 1954 (individual) [FRYM]
JANKOVIC, Tomislav, President of Galenika Board (individual) [FRYM]
JOCIC, Vladislav, General Manager of Sabacka Banka AD (individual) [FRYM]
JOSIC, Milan, General Manager of Loznicka Banka AD (individual) [FRYM]
KARADZIC, Radovan (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 19 Jun 1945; POB Petnica, Montenegro (individual) [FRYM]
KARIC, Palmira Bogoljub, Businessman; ex-Minister without Portfolio, Republic of Serbia; DOB 17 Jan 1954; POB Pec, Kosovo (individual) [FRYM]
KERTES, Mihail, Ex-Director of Customs, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; DOB 29 Aug 1947; POB Palanka, Vojvodina, Serbia (individual) [FRYM]
KLIPA, Dusan, Director General of "ZORKA;" DOB 9 Apr 1943; POB Sabac (individual) [FRYM]
KNEZEVIC, Dusan (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 23 Jun 1955; POB Orlovci (individual) [FRYM]
LUKIC, Milan (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 6 Sep 1967; POB Foca, Bosnia-Herzegovina (individual) [FRYM]
LUKIC, Sredoje (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 5 Apr 1961; POB Visegrad, Bosnia-Herzegovina (individual) [FRYM]
MALJKOVIC, Nebojsa, Member of JUL Directorate; ex-Deputy Prime Minister, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; ex-Minister for Cooperation, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; President of Dunav Insurance; DOB 4 Sep 1954 (individual) [FRYM]
MARINIC, Zoran (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 6 Jun 1963; POB Busovaca (individual) [FRYM]
MARJANOVIC, Mirko, Ex-Prime Minister of Serbia; DOB 27 Jul 1937; POB Knin, Croatia (individual) [FRYM]
MARKOVIC, Mirjana, wife of Slobodan Milosevic; DOB 10 Jul 1942 (individual) [FRYM]
MARKOVIC, Momir, Private Banker; ex-Deputy Governor of National Bank of Yugoslavia; Editor of Velika Srbija (individual) [FRYM]
MARKOVIC, Radomir, Chief of Intelligence; head of RDB; DOB 1946 or 1947 (individual) [FRYM]
MARKOVIC, Vladimir, Member of JUL; General Director of Merima Chemical (individual) [FRYM]
MARKOVIC, Zoran, Executive Director of Beogradska Banka (individual) [FRYM]
MARTIC, Milan (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 18 Nov 1954; POB Zagrovic (individual) [FRYM]
MEJAKIC, Zeljko (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 2 Aug 1964; POB Petrov Gaj (individual) [FRYM]
MILACIC, Borislav, Minister of Finance, Republic of Serbia; DOB 13 May 1953 (individual) [FRYM]
MILANOVIC, Dafina, ex-President of Dafiment Bank (individual) [FRYM]
MILOSEVIC, Borislav, brother of Slobodan Milosevic; DOB 1936 (individual) [FRYM]
MILOSEVIC, Marija, daughter of Slobodan Milosevic; DOB 1965 (individual) [FRYM]
MILOSEVIC, Marko, son of Slobodan Milosevic; DOB 2 Jul 1974 (individual) [FRYM]
MILOSEVIC, Milanka, sister-in-law of Slobodan Milosevic (individual) [FRYM]
MILOSEVIC, Slobodan, Ex-President of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (ICTY indictee); DOB 20 Aug 1941; POB Pozarevac, Serbia (individual) [FRYM]
MILUTINOVIC, Milan, President, Republic of Serbia (ICTY indictee); DOB 19 Dec 1942; POB Belgrade, Serbia (individual) [FRYM]
MITROVIC, Borislav, Ex-Secretary General, President's Secretariat (individual) [FRYM]
MITROVIC, Zeljko, Owner of TV Pink; Member of JUL Directorate; DOB 31 May 1967 (individual) [FRYM]
MLADIC, Ratko (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 12 Mar 1943; POB Bozinovici, Bosnia-Herzegovina (individual) [FRYM]
MRKSIC, Milan (ICTY indictee, Serb); DOB 20 Jul 1947 (individual) [FRYM]
OJDANIC, Dragoljub, Ex-Minister of Defense, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (ICTY indictee); DOB 1 Jun 1941; POB Ravni, Cajetina (individual) [FRYM]
PAUNOVIC, Radisav, General Manager of Izvozna Banka AD (individual) [FRYM]
PAVKOVIC, Nebojsa, Chief of General Staff, Army; DOB 10 Apr 1946; POB Senjski Rudnik, Despotovac Municipality, Pozarevac, Serbia (individual) [FRYM]
PENEZIC, Branislav, General Manager of DUNAV Banka AD (individual) [FRYM]
PETROVIC, Radoje, General Manager for International Payments of Beogradska Banka (individual) [FRYM]
RADENKOVIC, Ljiljana, Anglo-Yugoslav Bank London; Antexol Trading Ltd., Cyprus (individual) [FRYM]
RADIC, Miroslav (ICTY indictee, Serb); DOB 1 Jan 1961 (individual) [FRYM]
RAHMAN, Pavle, General Manager for Funds and Liquidity of Beogradska Banka (individual) [FRYM]
RAJIC, Ivica (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Croat); DOB 5 May 1958; POB Johovac (individual) [FRYM]
RAKETIC, Srdjan, Director General of Privredna Banka Pancevo AD (individual) [FRYM]
RISTIC, Ljubisa, President of JUL; DOB 8 Feb 1947 (individual) [FRYM]
RISTIC, Milorad, Director General of Niska Banka AD (individual) [FRYM]
RODIC, Milan, Member of JUL Directorate; CEO Serbian Lumber Monopoly; DOB 11 Dec 1948 (individual) [FRYM]
SAINOVIC, Nikola, Ex-Deputy Prime Minister, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (ICTY indictee); DOB 7 Dec 1948; POB Bor, Serbia (individual) [FRYM]
SEKULIC, Zarko, Director-General of Agrobanka AD (individual) [FRYM]
SIMANOVIC, Vojislav, General Manager of PKB; President of JUL Comm. for Agri.; DOB 23 Sep 1953 (individual) [FRYM]
SIMIC, Blagoje (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 1 Jul 1960; POB Kruskovo, Polje (individual) [FRYM]
SLIJIVANCANIN, Veselin (ICTY indictee, Serb); DOB 13 Jun 1953 (individual) [FRYM]
SOKOLOVACKI, Zivko, Member of JUL Directorate; Chairman of the Board, NIS (individual) [FRYM]
STANKOVIC, Radovan (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 10 Mar 1969; POB Trebica (individual) [FRYM]
STANKOVIC, Srboljub, Director of NIS Naftagas; Member of JUL Directorate; DOB 1940 (individual) [FRYM]
STOJILJKOVIC, Vlajko, Ex-Minister of the Interior, Serbia (ICTY indictee); DOB 1937; POB Mala Krsna, Serbia (individual) [FRYM]
TOMASEVIC, Ljiljana, Executive Director of Beogradska Banka (individual) [FRYM]
TOMOVIC, Slobodan, SPS Regional head KRAGUJEVAC; ex-Minister of Energy, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; Member of SPS Main Committee; DOB 1946 (individual) [FRYM]
UNKOVIC, Slobodan, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ambassador to China; DOB 1938 (individual) [FRYM]
VASILJEVIC, Jezdimir, Director of failed pyramid scheme based out of Jugoskandik Bank; DOB 1948 (individual) [FRYM]
VLATKOVIC, Dusan, Ex-Governor, NBJ, member of JUL; DOB 12 Feb 1938 (individual) [FRYM]
VUCIC, Borka, Minister for Cooperation with International Financial Institutions, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; DOB 4 Apr 1926 (individual) [FRYM]
VUKOVIC, Slobodan, General Manager of PRVA Preduzetnicka Banka AD; DOB 2 Jan 1940 (individual) [FRYM]

ZECEVIC, Miodrag, Director of Jubmes Bank (individual) [FRYM]
ZELENOVIC, Dragan (ICTY indictee, Bosnian Serb); DOB 12 Feb 1961 (individual) [FRYM]

All of OFAC's informational material, including its brochure on Yugoslavia , its industry overviews, and the various versions of its SDN list have been updated accordingly.

(II) The State Department has removed the names of two foreign persons--INOR SCIENTIFIC CENTER and POLYUS SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION ASSOCIATION--from the import ban of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Trade Control Regulations. OFAC's Nonproliferation brochure and industry brochures have been updated accordingly.

(III) OFAC has updated the requirements for Nongovernmental Organizations to obtain "registration numbers" for their humanitarian activities in Sudan. The brochure on Sudan and industry brochures have been updated accordingly.

(IV) Along those lines, banks which block transfers involving Nongovernmental organizations, international organizations, or nontarget-country diplomatic transactions should be aware that OFAC has instituted expedited procedures for license consideration. OFAC Compliance should be contacted for details.