0694-AI48 202104 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0694 Bureau of Industry and Security BIS 0600 Department of Commerce DOC Amendment to the Export Administration Regulations: Termination of United Arab Emirates Participation in the Arab League Boycott of Israel

 In this final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reflect the formal termination of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) participation in the Arab League Boycott of Israel per the UAE’s Federal Decree Law No. 15 of 2020.  Specifically, consistent with the Decree and related U.S. Department of Treasury notice of April 8, 2021, BIS adds an interpretation to the Restrictive Trade Practices or Boycotts provisions of the EAR. It removes the restrictions on requests for information, action or agreement from the UAE considered boycott-related with respect to Israel because by implication of the Decree such things now cannot be presumed to be boycott-related, as set forth in the interpretation.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Not Yet Determined Not Yet Determined No Final Action 05/00/2021 No None No No No Sheila Quarterman Senior Export Policy Analyst 0694 Bureau of Industry and Security BIS 202 482-2440 sheila.quarterman@bis.doc.gov 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, HCHB Room 2092, Washington DC 20230