Foreign policy and sanctions

Executive Order 13396: Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Côte d'Ivoire

President: George W. Bush

Declared an emergency and blocked property of listed and qualifying persons connected to the conflict.

Status: Revoked. Is Executive Order 13396 still in effect? No. Executive Order 13396 was revoked. See Federal Register record. EO 13739 revoked this order.

What does Executive Order 13396 do?

EO 13396 blocked property and certain transactions involving persons listed in its annex or determined by Treasury, after consultation with State, to meet specified conflict-related criteria. EO 13739 terminated the emergency and expressly revoked EO 13396 effective September 14, 2016; it preserved actions and liabilities arising before termination.

Administration position: The order established targeted U.S. conflict-related sanctions and an emergency, subject to later revocation.
SignedFebruary 7, 2006
Earlier frameworkUN Security Council action and conflict in Côte d’Ivoire preceded the President’s use of IEEPA and national-emergency authorities.
Responsible bodyTreasury Department and OFAC
Later primary evidenceSeptember 14, 2016: EO 13739 terminated the emergency and expressly revoked EO 13396 effective September 14, 2016; it preserved actions and liabilities arising before termination.

Before and after

Before the order

UN Security Council action and conflict in Côte d’Ivoire preceded the President’s use of IEEPA and national-emergency authorities.

After the order

EO 13396 blocked property and certain transactions involving persons listed in its annex or determined by Treasury, after consultation with State, to meet specified conflict-related criteria.

EO 13739 terminated the emergency and expressly revoked EO 13396 effective September 14, 2016; it preserved actions and liabilities arising before termination.

What did the signed order change?

UN Security Council action and conflict in Côte d’Ivoire preceded the President’s use of IEEPA and national-emergency authorities. EO 13396 blocked property and certain transactions involving persons listed in its annex or determined by Treasury, after consultation with State, to meet specified conflict-related criteria.

What happened later?

EO 13739 — emergency termination and revocation documents this later development: EO 13739 terminated the emergency and expressly revoked EO 13396 effective September 14, 2016; it preserved actions and liabilities arising before termination.

What does that evidence establish?

EO 13739 revoked EO 13396 and ended its national emergency in 2016, while retaining specified prior proceedings, penalties and duties. Revocation does not retroactively erase past violations or determine any specific person’s case. The 2006 sanctions are historical; this guide does not assert they remain in force. The signed order controls its original terms.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
Treasury Department and OFACAdministered blocking and authorized exceptions while the order operatedUnder the signed order and governing law

What happened next

EO 13396 signed.

EO 13739 terminated the emergency and expressly revoked EO 13396 effective September 14, 2016; it preserved actions and liabilities arising before termination.