96-2115. Supplement 17 to the Antiboycott Regulations

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of Export Administration


Supplement 17 to the Antiboycott Regulations

    Pursuant to Articles 5, 7, and 26 of the Treaty of Peace between 
the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and 
implementing legislation enacted by Jordan, Jordan's participation in 
the Arab economic boycott of Israel was formally terminated on August 
16, 1995.
    On the basis of this action, it is the Department's position that 
certain requests for information, action or agreement from Jordan which 
were considered boycott-related by implication now cannot be presumed 
boycott-related and thus would not be prohibited or reportable under 
the regulations. For example, a request that an exporter certify that 
the vessel on which it is shipping its goods is eligible to enter 
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ports has been considered a boycott-related 
request that the exporter could not comply with because Jordan has had 
a boycott in force against Israel (see 43 FR 16969, April 21, 1978). 
Such a request from Jordan after August 16, 1995 would not be presumed 
boycott-related because the underlying boycott requirement/basis for 
the certification has been eliminated. Similarly, a U.S. company would 
not be prohibited from complying with a request received from Jordanian 
government officials to furnish the place of birth of employees the 
company is seeking to take to Jordan, because there is no underlying 
boycott law or policy that would give rise to a presumption that the 
request was boycott-related.
    U.S. persons are reminded that requests that are on their face 
boycott-related or that are for action obviously in furtherance or 
support of an unsanctioned foreign boycott are subject to the 
regulations, irrespective of the country of origin. For example, 
requests containing references to ``blacklisted companies'', ``Israel 
boycott list'', ``non-Israeli goods'' or other phrases or words 
indicating boycott purpose would be subject to the appropriate 
provisions of the Department's antiboycott regulations.

    Dated: January 24, 1996.
John Despres,
Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement.
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