Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions
Record date: 2025-07-03
( printed page 29395) Executive Order 14312 of June 30, 2025 Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions 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. ), the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) (NEA), the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108-175 ) (Syria Accountability Act), the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare
What this record contains
- Federal Register document
- 2025-12506
- Publication date
- 2025-07-03
- Citation
- 90 FR 29395
- Issuing office
- Executive Office of the President
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( printed page 29395) Executive Order 14312 of June 30, 2025 Providing for the Revocation of Syria Sanctions 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. ), the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. ) (NEA), the Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108-175 ) (Syria Accountability Act), the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-182, title III) (CBW Act), the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 8791 note ) (Caesar Act), the Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023 ( Public Law 118-50 , div. P), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code , it is hereby ordered: Section 1 . Background . The United States is committed to supporting a Syria that is stable, unified, and at peace with itself and its neighbors. A united Syria that does not offer a safe haven for terrorist organizations and ensures the security of its religious and ethnic minorities will support regional security and prosperity. The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury have taken initial steps towards this goal through the issuance on May 23, 2025, of General License 25 and a waiver of sanctions under the Caesar Act. Sec. 2 . Policy . It is the policy of the United States to recognize that circumstances that gave rise to the actions taken in the Executive Orders described in section 3(a) of this order, related to the policies and actions of the former regime of Bashar al-Assad, have been transformed by developments over the past 6 months, including the positive actions taken by the new Syrian government under President Ahmed al-Sharaa. This order supports United States national security and foreign policy goals by directing additional actions, including the removal of sanctions on Syria, the issuance of waivers that permit the relaxation of export controls and other restrictions on Syria, and other actions to be taken by the Secretary of State, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Commerce, as well as by other executive departments and agencies (agencies) of the United States, without providing relief to ISIS or other terrorist organizations, human rights abusers, those linked to chemical weapons or proliferation-related activities, or other persons that threaten the peace, security, or stability of the United States, Syria, and its neighbors. Sec. 3 . Revocation of Syria Sanctions . (a) Effective July 1, 2025, I hereby terminate the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338 of May 11, 2004 (Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting the Export of Certain Goods to Syria), and revoke that order, as well as Executive Order 13399 of April 25, 2006 (Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection With the National Emergency With Respect to Syria), Executive Order 13460 of February 13, 2008 (Blocking Property of Additional Persons in Connection With the National Emergency With Respect to Syria), Executive Order 13572 of April 29, 2011 (Blocking Property of Certain Persons with Respect to Human Rights Abuses in Syria), Executive Order 13573 of May 18, 2011 (Blocking Property of Senior Officials of the Government of Syria), and Executive Order 13582 of August 17, 2011 (Blocking Property of the Government of Syria and Prohibiting Certain Transactions with Respect to Syria). ( printed page 29396) (b) Pursuant to section 202(a) of the NEA ( 50 U.S.C. 1622(a) ), termination of the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13338 , as modified in scope and relied upon for additional steps taken in Executive Order 13399 , Executive Order 13460 , Executive Order 13572 , Executive Order 13573 , and Executive Order 13582 shall not affect any action taken or pending proceeding not finally concluded or determined as of July 1, 2025, any action or proceeding based on any act committed prior to July 1, 2025, or any rights or duties that matured or penalties that were incurred prior to July 1, 2025. Sec. 4 . Accountability for the Former Regime of Bashar al-Assad . I find
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