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Appendix A to Part 599—Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021
Executive Order 14059 of December 15, 2021
Imposing Sanctions on Foreign Persons Involved in the Global Illicit Drug Trade
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 Fentanyl Sanctions Act (21 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) (FSA), sections 212(f) and 215(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (8 U.S.C. 1182(f) and 1185(a)), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code,
I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, find that the trafficking into the United States of illicit drugs, including fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, is causing the deaths of tens...
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[Update - on 12-20-22, this EO was implemented into the CFR in abbreviated format at part 599 (see 599.101 et seq., the "Illicit Drug Trade Sanctions Regulations"). The IDTSR contain a few definitional provisions that relate to the designation criteria discussed below. Otherwise, the regulations are standard abbreviated blocking regulations]
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1) BACKGROUND
EO 14059 implements, and expands on pursuant to the President’s IEEPA powers, the Fentanyl Sanctions Act (Sec. 7201 et seq. of the FY 2020 NDAA) (“FSA”)
The EO is highly irregular in a number of significant ways, especially as it relates to designation criteria. In general, it appears to continue with the trend, recent as of the date of the issuance...