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Executive Order 13566
Executive Order 13566 of February 25, 2011
Blocking Property and Prohibiting Certain Transactions Related to Libya
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.) (NEA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that Colonel Muammar Qadhafi, his government, and close associates have taken extreme measures against the people of Libya, including by using weapons of war, mercenaries, and wanton violence against unarmed civilians. I further find that there is a serious risk that Libyan state assets will be misappropriated by Qadhafi, members of his government, members of his family, or his close associates if those...
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1) The prohibitions of EO 13566 are incorporated by reference in 570.201. See comments to 570.201 concerning the administration of the blocking prohibitions contained in this EO.
2) Except as discussed below, the designation criteria in this EO are regular, with certain “primary” designation criteria not of interest to the typical legitimate commercial actor, along with the standard “derivative designation” criteria, i.e. “materially assisting” blocked persons, acting on behalf of blocked persons and being owned or controlled by blocked persons. For comments on the administration of those standard designation criteria, refer to General Note on Secondary Sanctions and “Derivative Designation” Criteria; Identification of the Gap Between the Theoretical and Practical Scopes of Authorities Targeting Transactions with no U.S. Nexus; Enforcement Risk Management (System Ed. Note).
3) Sec. 2 of the EO blocks the entirety...