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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8460]
Determinations Regarding Use of
Chemical Weapons in Syria Under the
Chemical and Biological Weapons
Control and Warfare Elimination Act of
1991
Bureau of International
Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States
Government has determined on August
2, pursuant to Section 306(a) of the
Chemical and Biological Weapons
Control and Warfare Elimination Act of
1991, 22 U.S.C. 5604(a), that the
Government of Syria has used chemical
weapons in violation of international
law or lethal chemical weapons against
its own nationals. In addition, the
United States Government has
determined and certified to Congress
pursuant to section 307(d) of the Act (22
U.S.C. 5605(d)) that it is essential to the
national security interests of the United
States to partially waive the application
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of the sanctions required under Section
307(a) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 5605(a))
with respect to activities in furtherance
of United States policies regarding the
Syrian conflict. The following is notice
of sanctions to be imposed pursuant to
Section 307(a) of the Act (22 U.S.C.
5605(a)), subject to the waiver described
above.
DATES: Effective Date: Upon publication
in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile,
Biological, and Chemical
Nonproliferation, Bureau of
International Security and
Nonproliferation, Department of State,
Telephone (202) 647–4930.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to Sections 306(a), 307(a), and 307(d) of
the Chemical and Biological Weapons
Control and Warfare Elimination Act of
1991, as amended (22 U.S.C. 5604(a)
and 5605(a)), on August 2, 2013 the
Under Secretary of State for Political
Affairs: (1) Determined that the
Government of Syria has used chemical
weapons in violation of international
law or lethal chemical weapons against
its own nationals; and (2) determined
and certified to Congress that it is
essential to the national security
interests of the United States to partially
waive the application of the sanctions
required under Section 307(a) with
respect to certain activities determined
by the United States Government to be
in furtherance of United States policies
regarding the Syrian conflict. As a
result, the following sanctions are
hereby imposed, subject to waivers as
described above:
1. Foreign Assistance: Termination of
assistance to Syria under the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, except for
urgent humanitarian assistance and food
or other agricultural commodities or
products.
2. Arms Sales: Termination of (a) sales
to Syria under the Arms Export Control
Act of any defense articles, defense
services, or design and construction
services, and (b) licenses for the export
to Syria of any item on the United States
Munitions List.
3. Arms Sales Financing: Termination
of all foreign military financing for Syria
under the Arms Export Control Act.
4. Denial of United States Government
Credit or Other Financial Assistance:
Denial to Syria of any credit, credit
guarantees, or other financial assistance
by any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States
Government, including the ExportImport Bank of the United States.
5. Exports of National SecuritySensitive Goods and Technology:
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Prohibition on the export to Syria of any
goods or technology on that part of the
control list established under section
2404(c)(1) of the Appendix to Title 50.
Determinations that activities are in
furtherance of United States policies
regarding the Syrian conflict, and thus
the application of the above sanctions is
excepted, will be made on a case-bycase basis with the involvement of the
Department of State, using existing
interagency procedures to the maximum
extent possible. These measures shall be
implemented by the responsible
departments and agencies of the United
States Government and will remain in
place for at least one year or until
further notice.
Dated: September 4, 2013.
Thomas M. Countryman,
Assistant Secretary of State for International
Security and Nonproliferation.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice 8460]
Determinations Regarding Use of Chemical Weapons in Syria Under
the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act
of 1991
AGENCY: Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation,
Department of State.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Government has determined on August 2,
pursuant to Section 306(a) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons
Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, 22 U.S.C. 5604(a), that
the Government of Syria has used chemical weapons in violation of
international law or lethal chemical weapons against its own nationals.
In addition, the United States Government has determined and certified
to Congress pursuant to section 307(d) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 5605(d))
that it is essential to the national security interests of the United
States to partially waive the application of the sanctions required
under Section 307(a) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 5605(a)) with respect to
activities in furtherance of United States policies regarding the
Syrian conflict. The following is notice of sanctions to be imposed
pursuant to Section 307(a) of the Act (22 U.S.C. 5605(a)), subject to
the waiver described above.
DATES: Effective Date: Upon publication in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile,
Biological, and Chemical Nonproliferation, Bureau of International
Security and Nonproliferation, Department of State, Telephone (202)
647-4930.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to Sections 306(a), 307(a), and
307(d) of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare
Elimination Act of 1991, as amended (22 U.S.C. 5604(a) and 5605(a)), on
August 2, 2013 the Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs: (1)
Determined that the Government of Syria has used chemical weapons in
violation of international law or lethal chemical weapons against its
own nationals; and (2) determined and certified to Congress that it is
essential to the national security interests of the United States to
partially waive the application of the sanctions required under Section
307(a) with respect to certain activities determined by the United
States Government to be in furtherance of United States policies
regarding the Syrian conflict. As a result, the following sanctions are
hereby imposed, subject to waivers as described above:
1. Foreign Assistance: Termination of assistance to Syria under the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, except for urgent humanitarian
assistance and food or other agricultural commodities or products.
2. Arms Sales: Termination of (a) sales to Syria under the Arms
Export Control Act of any defense articles, defense services, or design
and construction services, and (b) licenses for the export to Syria of
any item on the United States Munitions List.
3. Arms Sales Financing: Termination of all foreign military
financing for Syria under the Arms Export Control Act.
4. Denial of United States Government Credit or Other Financial
Assistance: Denial to Syria of any credit, credit guarantees, or other
financial assistance by any department, agency, or instrumentality of
the United States Government, including the Export-Import Bank of the
United States.
5. Exports of National Security-Sensitive Goods and Technology:
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Prohibition on the export to Syria of any goods or technology on that
part of the control list established under section 2404(c)(1) of the
Appendix to Title 50.
Determinations that activities are in furtherance of United States
policies regarding the Syrian conflict, and thus the application of the
above sanctions is excepted, will be made on a case-by-case basis with
the involvement of the Department of State, using existing interagency
procedures to the maximum extent possible. These measures shall be
implemented by the responsible departments and agencies of the United
States Government and will remain in place for at least one year or
until further notice.
Dated: September 4, 2013.
Thomas M. Countryman,
Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and
Nonproliferation.
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