Foreign Countries

• 9 CFR 327.2 - Eligibility of foreign countries for importation of products into the United States.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 9: Animals and Animal Products

• 27 CFR 44.205 - To contiguous foreign countries.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms

• Economic Freedom and Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries

This paper employs cross-country growth regressions for a sample of developing countries to examine the determinants of FDI. In addition to economic factors affecting foreign direct investment, the analysis also tests for the role of institutional quality (enforcement of property rights, corruption, etc.) and policy orientation factors (openness). The paper evaluates whether foreign investment responds to changes in levels of economic freedom. In addition it tests whether the insignificant coefficient found in previous studies is the result of the level of aggregation in the economic freedom data. Finally, it disaggregates the data on economic freedom and re-estimates the relationship between FDI and components of economic freedom. Foreign direct investment is found to vary positively w...

• Journal of Developing Areas, The
• Vol. 41 Nbr. 1, October 2007

• 9 CFR 381.196 - Eligibility of foreign countries for importation of poultry products into the United States.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 9: Animals and Animal Products

• Rising risks and uncertainties for U.S. firms' gifts, travel and entertainment expenses for marketing in foreign countries: the implications of increased foreign corrupt practices act enforcement.

INTRODUCTION As U.S. firms expand their presence in foreign markets, they need to account for the risks of inadvertently incurring legal liability u...

• Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues
• Vol. 14 Nbr. 2, July 2011

• Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Forced or Indentured Child Labor in the Production of Goods in Foreign Countries and Efforts by Certain Countries To Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor

This notice is a request for information and/or comment on reports issued by the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) October 3, 2011, regarding child labor and forced labor in foreign countries. Relevant information will be used by the Department of Labor (DOL) in preparation of its ongoing reporting under Congressional mandates and Presidential directive. In addition, ILAB may use relevant information to conduct assessments of each country's individual progress towards eliminating the worst forms of child labor during the current reporting period compared to previous years.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 9267, February 16, 2012
• Notices
• Labor Department

• Reporting for Calendar Year 2011 on Offsets Agreements Related to Sales of Defense; Articles or Defense Services to Foreign Countries or Foreign Firms

This notice is to remind the public that U.S. firms are required to report annually to the Department of Commerce (Commerce) information on contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense services to foreign countries or foreign firms that are subject to offsets agreements exceeding $5,000,000 in value. U.S. firms are also required to report annually to Commerce information on offsets transactions completed in performance of existing offsets commitments for which offsets credit of $250,000 or more has been claimed from the foreign representative. This year, such reports must include relevant information from calendar year 2011 and must be submitted to Commerce no later than June 15, 2012.

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 16207, March 20, 2012
• Notices
• Industry and Security Bureau

• 22 CFR 124.13 - Procurement by United States persons in foreign countries (offshore procurement).

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 22: Foreign Relations

• 27 CFR 28.23 - Reciprocating foreign countries.

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 27: Alcohol, Tobacco Products and Firearms

• 7 CFR 330.300 - Soil from foreign countries or Territories or possessions. 1

• Code of Federal Regulations - Title 7: Agriculture