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Appendix A to Part 591—Executive Order 13692
Executive Order 13692 of March 8, 2015
Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela
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), the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-278) (the "Venezuela Defense of Human Rights Act") (the "Act"), section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)) (INA), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, find that the situation in Venezuela, including the Government of Venezuela's erosion of human rights guarantees, persecution of political opponents,...
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1) The prohibitions of EO 13692 are incorporated by reference in 591.201. See comments to 591.201 concerning the administration of the blocking prohibitions contained in this EO, including the applicability of IEEPA exemptions.
EO 13692 is the EO declaring a national emergency with respect to Venezuela that serves as the basis for several other Venezuela-related EOs that were only incorporated into the VSR in November, 2019.
2) This EO, which, in part, implements Sec. 5 of the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014 (VDHRCSA), is, in turn implemented by the abbreviated Venezuela Sanctions Regulations (VSR) (Part 591). As discussed in the notes discussed above and in General Note on "Import Exceptions" in Certain Program-Specific Sanctions Statutes (System Ed....