Executive order · Signed December 5, 1995
Administration of Export Controls
President William J. Clinton signed it on December 5, 1995. Published in the Federal Register on December 8, 1995, 60 FR 62981.
Executive Order 12981
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Later orders that revoke or amend this one
- Amended by Executive Order 13020, Amendment to Executive Order 12981Signed October 12, 1996
- Amended by Executive Order 13026, Administration of Export Controls on Encryption ProductsSigned November 15, 1996
- Amended by Executive Order 13117, Further Amendment to Executive Order 12981, as AmendedSigned March 31, 1999
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- Amended by: EO 13020, October 12, 1996; EO 13026, November 15, 1996;;
- ; See: EO 11533, June 4, 1970; EO 12002, July 7, 1977; EO 12924, August 19, 1994; EO 13206, April 4, 2001