The Commerce regulations dictate permitted and prohibited forms of boycott requests, and both are generally reportable. The current list of countries includes Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Each law is separately administered by the Office of Anti-boycott Compliance within the Commerce department for the Commerce regulations and the Treasury Department for the Tax regulations.Ĭommerce does not issue a formal list of boycotting countries, but the Treasury Department publishes a notice each year indicating countries which may require participation in or cooperation with, a boycott. The other is found in the Export Administration Regulations and is often called the Commerce regulations.
#BOYCOTT ADVANCE CONTROLS CODE#
One is contained within the Internal Revenue Code and is typically referred to as the Tax regulations. government drafted two laws designed to prevent cooperation with unsanctioned boycotts and the Arab Boycott of Israel. Not all members of the Arab League states participate in the boycott, and the enforcement of the boycott is sporadic. The final tertiary tier prohibits members of the Arab League from doing business with companies who do business with blacklisted companies. For this particular group, a blacklist is maintained at the Arab Boycott Office in Damascus. The secondary tier of the boycott prohibits doing business with persons or entities that conduct business with Israel. The primary boycott prohibits members of the Arab League countries from doing business with Israel, including the import of Israeli goods, or the hiring of Israeli employees. There are three tiers to the Arab Boycott. In practice, the Anti-boycott regulations apply almost exclusively to the Arab Boycott of Israel.
is friendly, but is currently being boycotted by another country. Anti-boycott regulations are drafted to cover any boycott not sanctioned by the U.S. anti-boycott laws, followed by areas within the law that may require a second look for proper compliance. This article provides a brief overview of the U.S. Most companies recognize the need for anti-boycott review and compliance, however, the laws are complex, at times seemingly contradictory, and can apply to activities both within and outside of the United States, as well as non-U.S.
By: Attorney Tish Jones, Guest Author and Adrienne Braumiller, Partner
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