UNCLAS AMMAN 003179

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA, EB, AND L
COMMERCE FOR BIS/OAC
PASS USTR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KBCT ABLD PHUM AL JO PIRF
SUBJECT: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES

REF: STATE 66895


1. Post provides the following responses to the questions
posed in para 8 of reftel. Jordan has not followed Arab
League guidance on boycotting Israel since concluding its
peace treaty with Israel in 1994.


2. --the Government of Jordan does not require boycott
compliance questions of any company;
--the GOJ does not request that U.S. firms comply with
boycott requirements or provide information regarding such
compliance;
--suppliers, vendors, and service suppliers with whom
post does business do not comply with the Arab League Boycott
or other international boycotts;
--there are no boycott laws in Jordan;
--there is no Arab League Boycott office in Jordan; and
--there are no instances requiring the government to take
steps to correct attempted boycott compliance.


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