21.   The European Commission drafted the law though President Clinton has deferred implementing the lawsuit provision of the Helms-Burton law until mid-January.

22.   The Europeans and Latin Americans oppose the lawsuit provision as an inappropriate U.S. attempt to extend its jurisdiction beyond its shores.

23.   The first retaliation measures were drafted by the EU executive Commission though President Clinton has deferred implementation of the lawsuit provision of the Helms-Burton law until mid-January.

24.   The lawsuit provision and the entry ban are certain to draw fire from other Western countries that trade with Cuba and have long rejected participating in the U.S. embargo.

25.   The law allows the president to waive the lawsuit provision for six-month intervals.

26.   The law allows the president to waive the lawsuit provision, known as Title III, for six-month intervals.

27.   The measure allows Clinton to waive the lawsuit provision, but only for six months at a time and only if he declares it in the national interest.

28.   The retaliation measures were drafted by the EU executive Commission though President Clinton has deferred implementation of the lawsuit provision of the Helms-Burton law until mid-January.

29.   The retaliation proposals were drafted by the EU executive Commission though President Clinton has deferred implementation of the lawsuit provision of the Helms-Burton law until mid-January.

30.   The White House threatened to veto the bill last fall when it passed both chambers because of the lawsuit provision.