UANI Applauds Layher, California Contractor, for Ending Its Business in Iran
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June 29, 2011
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UANI
Applauds Layher, California Contractor, for
Ending Its Business in Iran
New York, NY
- United Against Nuclear
Iran (UANI) on Wednesday
applauded Layher for ending its business in Iran.
This month Layher, a German construction group, contacted UANI in
response to a
notice it received from California's Department of General Services. As
the Financial Times
reported this week,
California has been notifying state contractors which have reportedly
done
business in Iran that they potentially will be barred from state
government
contracts under the terms of California's 2010 Iran Contracting Act
legislation.
Layher entered into discussions with UANI and agreed to sign UANI's Iran Business Declaration
certifying that it has
ended all business in Iran and will forego any future business there.
UANI will
now list Layher as withdrawn on the Iran Business Registry
(IBR), which California
has been using to vet state contractors.
Said UANI President, Ambassador Mark D. Wallace:
We applaud Layher
for ending its business in Iran.
California has changed the game with contract debarment, and is getting
real
results in pressuring companies to end their business in Iran.
Layher has made
the right decision by pulling
out of Iran, and UANI urges other companies to follow its
lead. UANI hopes
to work with more states to bar companies which receive state contracts
from
doing business in Iran.
Click here to view
Layher's signed Iran Business
Declaration.
Click here to read
the Financial Times article,
"California tightens screw on trade with Iran."
Click here to see
UANI's model legislation page.
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