HIBAPRESS – Agencies
Syrian President, Ahmad Al-Shar'a, issued a special customs decree on Monday evening, prohibiting the entry of Israeli goods into the country.
According to the decree, reported by the "SANA" agency, Article 112 stipulates that the entry of certain types of goods into the joint free zone with Jordan is prohibited, including "goods prohibited for violating the provisions of the boycott of Israel, or for the provisions of public order as determined by the competent authorities."
Article 206 states that the Customs Court rules with "immediate execution" in several cases, including "if the smuggled goods are narcotics, weapons, ammunition, Israeli goods, or certain prohibited goods, regardless of their value."
These measures come as a confirmation of the official Syrian position towards the "laws of boycotting Israel" issued by the Arab League since the 1950s.
Syrian laws prohibit any form of commercial, economic, or investment relations with Israel, and consider the entry of any Israeli product into local markets or free zones a major smuggling crime that affects national security.
