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Executive Order from the President regarding
Authorizing the Implementation of Certain Sanctions Set Forth in the
Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 and Additional
Sanctions with respect to Iran



EXECUTIVE ORDER

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AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN SANCTIONS
SET FORTH IN THE IRAN THREAT REDUCTION AND SYRIA HUMAN RIGHTS ACT OF
2012 AND ADDITIONAL SANCTIONS WITH RESPECT TO IRAN

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.), the Iran Sanctions
Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-172) (50 U.S.C. 1701 note), as amended
(ISA), the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment
Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-195) (22 U.S.C. 8501 et seq.), as amended
(CISADA), the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012
(Public Law 112-158) (ITRSHRA), section 212(f) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act of 1952, as amended (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), and section 301
of title 3, United States Code, and in order to take additional steps
with respect to the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957
of March 15, 1995,

I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, hereby order:

Section 1. (a) When the President, or the Secretary of State
or the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to authority delegated by the
President and in accordance with the terms of such delegation, has
determined that sanctions shall be imposed on a person pursuant to ISA,
CISADA, or ITRSHRA and has, in accordance with those authorities,
selected one or more of the sanctions set forth in section 6 of ISA to
impose on that person, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Secretary of State, shall take the following actions with
respect to the sanctions selected and maintained by the President, the
Secretary of State, or the Secretary of the Treasury:

(i) with respect to section 6(a)(3) of ISA,
prohibit any United States financial institution from making loans or
providing credits to the sanctioned person consistent with that section;

(ii) with respect to section 6(a)(6) of ISA,
prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange that are subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States and in which the sanctioned person has
any interest;

(iii) with respect to section 6(a)(7) of ISA,
prohibit any transfers of credit or payments between financial
institutions or by, through, or to any financial institution, to the
extent that such transfers or payments are subject to the jurisdiction
of the United States and involve any interest of the sanctioned person;

(iv) with respect to section 6(a)( of ISA, block
all property and interests in property that are in the United States,
that come within the United States, or that are or come within the
possession or control of any United States person, including any foreign
branch, of the sanctioned person, and provide that such property and
interests in property may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn,
or otherwise dealt in;

(v) with respect to section 6(a)(9) of ISA,
prohibit any United States person from investing in or purchasing
significant amounts of equity or debt instruments of a sanctioned
person;

(vi) with respect to section 6(a)(11) of ISA,
impose on the principal executive officer or officers, or persons
performing similar functions and with similar authorities, of a
sanctioned person the sanctions described in sections 6(a)(3), 6(a)(6),
(6)(a)(7), 6(a)(, 6(a)(9), or 6(a)(12) of ISA, as selected by the
President, Secretary of State, or Secretary of the Treasury, as
appropriate; or

(vii) with respect to section 6(a)(12) of ISA,
restrict or prohibit imports of goods, technology, or services, directly
or indirectly, into the United States from the sanctioned person.

(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except
to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted prior to the date of this order.

Sec. 2. (a) All property and interests in property that are in
the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any
United States person, including any foreign branch, of the following
persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported,
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: any person determined by the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with or at the recommendation of the
Secretary of State:

(i) to have knowingly, on or after August 10,
2012, transferred, or facilitated the transfer of, goods or technologies
to Iran, any entity organized under the laws of Iran or otherwise
subject to the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran, or any national
of Iran, for use in or with respect to Iran, that are likely to be used
by the Government of Iran or any of its agencies or instrumentalities,
or by any other person on behalf of the Government of Iran or any of
such agencies or instrumentalities, to commit serious human rights
abuses against the people of Iran;

(ii) to have knowingly, on or after August 10,
2012, provided services, including services relating to hardware,
software, or specialized information or professional consulting,
engineering, or support services, with respect to goods or technologies
that have been transferred to Iran and that are likely to be used by the
Government of Iran or any of its agencies or instrumentalities, or by
any other person on behalf of the Government of Iran or any of such
agencies or instrumentalities, to commit serious human rights abuses
against the people of Iran;

(iii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or
provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services to or in support of, the activities described in subsection
(a)(i) or (a)(ii) of this section or any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this section; or

(iv) to be owned or controlled by, or to have
acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly,
any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant
to this section.

(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except
to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted prior to the date of this order.

Sec. 3. (a) All property and interests in property that are in
the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, or
that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of any
United States person, including any foreign branch, of the following
persons are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported,
withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in: any person determined by the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with or at the recommendation of the
Secretary of State:

(i) to have engaged in censorship or other
activities with respect to Iran on or after June 12, 2009, that
prohibit, limit, or penalize the exercise of freedom of expression or
assembly by citizens of Iran, or that limit access to print or broadcast
media, including the facilitation or support of intentional frequency
manipulation by the Government of Iran or an entity owned or controlled
by the Government of Iran that would jam or restrict an international
signal;

(ii) to have materially assisted, sponsored, or
provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or
services to or in support of, the activities described in subsection
(a)(i) of this section or any person whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to this section; or

(iii) to be owned or controlled by, or to have
acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly,
any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant
to this section.

(b) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except
to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted prior to the date of this order.

Sec. 4. (a) No entity owned or controlled by a United States
person and established or maintained outside the United States may
knowingly engage in any transaction, directly or indirectly, with the
Government of Iran or any person subject to the jurisdiction of the
Government of Iran, if that transaction would be prohibited by Executive
Order 12957, Executive Order 12959 of May 6, 1995, Executive Order
13059 of August 19, 1997, Executive Order 13599 of February 5, 2012,
section 5 of Executive Order 13622 of July 30, 2012, or section 12 of
this order, or any regulation issued pursuant to the foregoing, if the
transaction were engaged in by a United States person or in the United
States.

(b) Penalties assessed for violations of the prohibition in
subsection (a) of this section, and any related violations of section 12
of this order, may be assessed against the United States person that
owns or controls the entity that engaged in the prohibited transaction.

(c) Penalties for violations of the prohibition in subsection (a) of
this section shall not apply if the United States person that owns or
controls the entity divests or terminates its business with the entity
not later than February 6, 2013.

(d) The prohibitions in subsection (a) of this section apply except
to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations, orders,
directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this order, and
notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or permit
granted prior to the date of this order.

Sec. 5. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce, and the United
States Trade Representative, and with the President of the Export-Import
Bank of the United States, the Chairman of the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, and other agencies and officials as
appropriate, is hereby authorized to impose on a person any of the
sanctions described in section 6 or 7 of this order upon determining
that the person:

(a) knowingly, between July 1, 2010, and August 10, 2012, sold,
leased, or provided to Iran goods, services, technology, information, or
support with a fair market value of $1,000,000 or more, or with an
aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000 or more during a 12-month
period, and that could directly and significantly facilitate the
maintenance or expansion of Iran's domestic production of refined
petroleum products, including any direct and significant assistance with
respect to the construction, modernization, or repair of petroleum
refineries;

(b) knowingly, between July 1, 2010, and August 10, 2012, sold or
provided to Iran refined petroleum products with a fair market value of
$1,000,000 or more, or with an aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000
or more during a 12-month period;

(c) knowingly, between July 1, 2010, and August 10, 2012, sold,
leased, or provided to Iran goods, services, technology, information, or
support with a fair market value of $1,000,000 or more, or with an
aggregate fair market value of $5,000,000 or more during a 12-month
period, and that could directly and significantly contribute to the
enhancement of Iran's ability to import refined petroleum products;

(d) is a successor entity to a person determined by the Secretary of
State in accordance with this section to meet the criteria in subsection
(a), (b), or (c) of this section;

(e) owns or controls a person determined by the Secretary of State in
accordance with this section to meet the criteria in subsection (a),
(b), or (c) of this section, and had knowledge that the person engaged
in the activities referred to in that subsection; or

(f) is owned or controlled by, or under common ownership or control
with, a person determined by the Secretary of State in accordance with
this section to meet the criteria in subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this
section, and knowingly participated in the activities referred to in
that subsection.

Sec. 6. (a) When the Secretary of State, in accordance with
the terms of section 5 of this order, has determined that a person meets
any of the criteria described in section 5 and has selected any of the
sanctions set forth below to impose on that person, the heads of
relevant agencies, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall
take the following actions where necessary to implement the sanctions
imposed by the Secretary of State:

(i) the Board of Directors of the Export-Import
Bank shall deny approval of the issuance of any guarantee, insurance,
extension of credit, or participation in an extension of credit in
connection with the export of any goods or services to the sanctioned
person;


(ii) agencies shall not issue any specific license or grant any other
specific permission or authority under any statute that requires the
prior review and approval of the United States Government as a condition
for the export or reexport of goods or technology to the sanctioned
person;

(iii) with respect to a sanctioned person that is a financial institution:

(1) the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System and the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of
New York shall take such actions as they deem appropriate, including
denying designation, or terminating the continuation of any prior
designation of, the sanctioned person as a primary dealer in United
States Government debt instruments; or

(2) agencies shall prevent the sanctioned person
from serving as an agent of the United States Government or serving as a
repository for United States Government funds; or

(iv) agencies shall not procure, or enter into a
contract for the procurement of, any goods or services from the
sanctioned person.

(b) The prohibitions in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(iv) of this section
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations,
orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this
order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or
permit granted prior to the date of this order.

Sec. 7. (a) When the Secretary of State, in accordance with
the terms of section 5 of this order, has determined that a person meets
any of the criteria described in section 5 and has selected any of the
sanctions set forth below to impose on that person, the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall take the
following actions where necessary to implement the sanctions imposed by
the Secretary of State:

(i) prohibit any United States financial
institution from making loans or providing credits to the sanctioned
person totaling more than $10,000,000 in any 12-month period, unless
such person is engaged in activities to relieve human suffering and the
loans or credits are provided for such activities;

(ii) prohibit any transactions in foreign exchange
that are subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and in which
the sanctioned person has any interest;

(iii) prohibit any transfers of credit or payments
between financial institutions or by, through, or to any financial
institution, to the extent that such transfers or payments are subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States and involve any interest of the
sanctioned person;

(iv) block all property and interests in property
that are in the United States, that come within the United States, or
that are or come within the possession or control of any United States
person, including any foreign branch, of the sanctioned person, and
provide that such property and interests in property may not be
transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn, or otherwise dealt in; or

(v) restrict or prohibit imports of goods,
technology, or services, directly or indirectly, into the United States
from the sanctioned person.

(b) The prohibitions in subsections (a)(i)–(a)(v) of this section
apply except to the extent provided by statutes, or in regulations,
orders, directives, or licenses that may be issued pursuant to this
order, and notwithstanding any contract entered into or any license or
permit granted prior to the date of this order.

Sec. 8. I hereby determine that, to the extent that section
203(b)(2) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(2)) may apply, the making of
donations of the types of articles specified in such section by, to, or
for the benefit of any person whose property and interests in property
are blocked pursuant to this order would seriously impair my ability to
deal with the national emergency declared in Executive Order 12957, and I
hereby prohibit such donations as provided by subsections 1(a)(iv),
2(a), 3(a), and 7(a)(iv) of this order.

Sec. 9. The prohibitions in subsections 1(a)(iv), 2(a), 3(a), and 7(a)(iv) of this order include but are not limited to:

(a) the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or
services by, to, or for the benefit of any person whose property and
interests in property are blocked pursuant to this order; and

(b) the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.

Sec. 10. I hereby find that the unrestricted immigrant and
nonimmigrant entry into the United States of aliens who meet one or more
of the criteria in subsections 2(a) and 3(a) of this order would be
detrimental to the interests of the United States, and I hereby suspend
the entry into the United States, as immigrants or nonimmigrants, of
such persons. Such persons shall be treated as persons covered by
section 1 of Proclamation 8693 of July 24, 2011 (Suspension of Entry of
Aliens Subject to United Nations Security Council Travel Bans and
International Emergency Economic Powers Act Sanctions).

Sec. 11. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions,
including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all
powers granted to the President by IEEPA and sections 6(a)(6), 6(a)(7),
6(a)(, 6(a)(9), 6(a)(11), and 6(a)(12) of ISA, and to employ all
powers granted to the United States Government by section 6(a)(3) of
ISA, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this order. The
Secretary of the Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other
officers and agencies of the United States Government consistent with
applicable law.

Sec. 12. (a) Any transaction that evades or avoids, has the
purpose of evading or avoiding, causes a violation of, or attempts to
violate any of the prohibitions set forth in this order or in Executive
Order 12957, Executive Order 12959, Executive Order 13059, or Executive
Order 13599 is prohibited.

(b) Any conspiracy formed to violate any of the prohibitions set
forth in this order or in Executive Order 12957, Executive Order 12959,
Executive Order 13059, or Executive Order 13599 is prohibited.

Sec. 13. For the purposes of this order:

(a) the term "entity" means a partnership, association, trust, joint
venture, corporation, group, subgroup, or other organization;

(b) the term "Government of Iran" includes the Government of Iran,
any political subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof, including
the Central Bank of Iran, and any person owned or controlled by, or
acting for or on behalf of, the Government of Iran;

(c) the term "Iran" means the Government of Iran and the territory of
Iran and any other territory or marine area, including the exclusive
economic zone and continental shelf, over which the Government of Iran
claims sovereignty, sovereign rights, or jurisdiction, provided that the
Government of Iran exercises partial or total de facto control over the
area or derives a benefit from economic activity in the area pursuant
to international arrangements;

(d) the terms "knowledge" and "knowingly," with respect to conduct, a
circumstance, or a result, mean that a person has actual knowledge, or
should have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the result;

(e) the term "person" means an individual or entity;

(f) the term "sanctioned person" means a person that the President,
or the Secretary of State or the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to
authority delegated by the President and in accordance with the terms of
such delegation, has determined is a person on whom sanctions shall be
imposed pursuant to IEEPA, ISA, CISADA, or ITRSHRA, and on whom the
President, the Secretary of State, or the Secretary of the Treasury has
imposed any of the sanctions in section 6 of ISA;

(g) for the purposes of section 4 of this order, the term "subject to
the jurisdiction of the Government of Iran" means a person organized
under the laws of Iran or any jurisdiction within Iran, ordinarily
resident in Iran, or in Iran, or owned or controlled by any of the
foregoing;

(h) the term "United States financial institution" means a financial
institution (including its foreign branches) organized under the laws of
the United States or any jurisdiction within the United States or
located in the United States; and

(i) the term "United States person" means any United States citizen,
permanent resident alien, entity organized under the laws of the United
States or any jurisdiction within the United States (including foreign
branches), or any person in the United States.

Sec. 14. For those persons whose property and interests in
property are blocked pursuant to this order who might have a
constitutional presence in the United States, I find that because of the
ability to transfer funds or other assets instantaneously, prior notice
to such persons of measures to be taken pursuant to this order would
render those measures ineffectual. I therefore determine that for these
measures to be effective in addressing the national emergency declared
in Executive Order 12957, there need be no prior notice of an action
taken pursuant to subsections 1(a)(iv), 2(a), 3(a), and 7(a)(iv) of this
order.

Sec. 15. Executive Order 13622 is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Subsection (1)(c)(ii) is amended by deleting the words "with
respect to the country with primary jurisdiction over the foreign
financial institution."

(b) Subsection (2)(b)(ii) is amended by deleting the words "with
respect to the country with primary jurisdiction over the person."

(c) Subsection 1(d) is amended by inserting the words "agricultural commodities," after the words "sale of."

Sec. 16. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, is hereby authorized to take such actions,
including the promulgation of rules and regulations, and to employ all
powers granted to the President by IEEPA, as may be necessary to carry
out section 104A of CISADA (22 U.S.C. 8514). The Secretary of the
Treasury may redelegate any of these functions to other officers and
agencies of the United States Government consistent with applicable law.

Sec. 17. All agencies of the United States Government are
hereby directed to take all appropriate measures within their authority
to carry out the provisions of this order.

Sec. 18. This order is not intended to, and does not, create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or
in equity by any party against the United States, its departments,
agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other
person.

Sec. 19. The measures taken pursuant to this order are in
response to actions of the Government of Iran occurring after the
conclusion of the 1981 Algiers Accords, and are intended solely as a
response to those later actions.

BARACK OBAMA

THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 9, 2012.




Source:-
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/10/09/executive-order-president-regarding-authorizing-implementation-certain-s



Basically what it says is:-

New sanctions fall under Iran Threat Reduction Act of 2012 New sanctions close loopholes on the existing sanctions against Iran Adds penalties for those companies who aid Iran’s business sectors. Punishes parent companies of subsidiaries that violate sanctions. So, in other words, the Israeli Zionists have ordered that Iran be cut off from the world and the bank accounts of anyone who violates this dictate seized.