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Executive Order 12978
Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers
Signed by William Jefferson Clinton on Oct 21, 1995.
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Vote Files, "Executive Order 12978: Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers," last checked Sept. 27, 2026, citing Federal Register, https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12978
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Vote Files. (2026, September 27). Executive Order 12978: Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers [Executive order record]. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12978
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 12978: Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers." Last modified September 27, 2026. Accessed September 28, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12978.
BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_12978,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 12978: Blocking Assets and Prohibiting Transactions With Significant Narcotics Traffickers}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-12978}},
note = {Citation ID eo-12978; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1995/10/24/95-26569/blocking-assets-and-prohibiting-transactions-with-significant-narcotics-traffickers; last checked 2026-09-27; accessed 2026-09-28}
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Amended by
EO 13286, February 28, 2003
See
Notice of October 16, 1996; Notice of October 17, 1997; Notice of October 19, 1998; Notice of October 19, 1999; Notice of October 19, 2000; Notice of October 16, 2001; Notice of October 16, 2002; Notice of October 16, 2003; Notice of October 19, 2004; Notice of October 19, 2005; Notice of October 19, 2006; Notice of October 18, 2007; Notice of October 16, 2008; Notice of October 16, 2009
Amended by
EO 13286, February 28, 2003
See
Notice of October 16, 1996; Notice of October 17, 1997; Notice of October 19, 1998; Notice of October 19, 1999; Notice of October 19, 2000; Notice of October 16, 2001; Notice of October 16, 2002; Notice of October 16, 2003; Notice of October 19, 2004; Notice of October 19, 2005; Notice of October 19, 2006; Notice of October 18, 2007; Notice of October 16, 2008; Notice of October 16, 2009; Notice of October 16, 2025, 90 FR 48391
National Archives disposition tables cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.
Federal Register disposition tableAmended by: EO 13286, February 28, 2003
See: Notice of October 16, 1996; Notice of October 17, 1997; Notice of October 19, 1998; Notice of October 19, 1999; Notice of October 19, 2000; Notice of October 16, 2001; Notice of October 16, 2002; Notice of October 16, 2003; Notice of October 19, 2004; Notice of October 19, 2005; Notice of October 19, 2006; Notice of October 18, 2007; Notice of October 16, 2008; Notice of October 16, 2009; Notice of October 16, 2025, 90 FR 48391
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