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Restrictions on the form
of establishment
Procedures for work
permits and visas
Capital controls
Tax treaties
Restrictions on the use of
brand names
Restrictions on marketing
and advertising
Public procurement
processes
Prescribed fee schedules
alternative methods for achieving the same policy objectives:
for example, online registration that provides specific data to
meet policy objectives without requiring firms to establish a
physical presence
Identify the scope of constraints on the type of legal entity
or joint venture at home and in export markets of interest;
determine if such restrictions are discriminatory relative to
national firms; assess the impact of such constraints on firm
operations, financing options, employment practices, and so
on; undertake consultations with professional bodies and
government authorities to review the purpose of the restrictions
and alternative approaches that are no more trade
restrictive than necessary
Document processes at home and in export markets of
interest; implement electronic systems to speed work permit
and visa processes at home and request such initiatives in
export markets of interest; train immigration authorities to
facilitate the movement of professionals
Determine the scope of capital controls at home and in export
markets of interest; assess the impact of such constraints on
firm operations, financing options, ability to serve clients;
engage in consultations with professional bodies and
ministries of finance to ensure that controls are no more trade
restrictive than necessary and do not hinder export expansion
Identify current treaties; quantify the impact of double
taxation on firms, in consultation with professional bodies;
engage appropriate domestic ministries to promote tax
treaties with markets of export interest
Identify restrictions at home and in export markets of interest;
collect data that determine the impact of such restrictions on
domestic firms; undertake consultations with professional
bodies and governmental authorities to lift such restrictions
Identify restrictions at home and in export markets of interest;
collect data that determine the impact of such restrictions on
domestic firms; undertake consultations with professional
bodies and governmental authorities to lift such restrictions
Review public procurement processes in home markets and
in export markets of interest; in consultation with professional
bodies and governmental authorities, assess impacts
on domestic firms; institute electronic government systems
at home to promote objective, merit-based procurement
processes; request transparent, objective, and competitive
processes in export markets of interest
Identify schedules in the home market and in export markets
of interest; in consultation with professional bodies and
governmental authorities, determine the purpose of such
schedules; develop alternative approaches that are no more
trade restrictive than necessary
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