IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES

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. HALE