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Rewe, a limited liability company with an office in Germany, imported goods from the EU countries.
Germany has had laws regulating beer since 1516. For example, Germany had a law that prohibited additives in beer.
The UK has not joined the monetary union. How has this decision affected business? Switzerland has also not joined the monetary union.
How does the EU’s approach to GMOs differ from that of the United States? How does this affect international business?
May Germany require waste that is shipped to another member state to be disposed of according to Germany’s environmental protection laws?
What is the difference between a directive, a regulation, and a recommendation? Why would the EU choose one over the other? Give examples.
What impact might that have on the Arab League and neighboring countries? How does this balance with the WTO obligations?
Your company has an office in Spain. You have hired a worker, Ms. Jimenez, for a fixed term and have renewed her contract twice.
You are engaged in the competitive perfume business and decide you want to protect your intellectual property in an aggressive way.
Your company is expanding into Europe. You must pick a location for your office and have two locations to choose between.
What are your options if the EU implements a directive or regulation that you believe discriminates against you as a foreign business?
Imagine that you are a student intern and will be spending this semester on assignment to the vice president of international sales at a toy firm.
Suppose that Roger Sobodka, a U.S. executive stationed in Paris, wishes to build a support office for his firm’s technicians in the Parisian suburb of Asnieres.
After conducting a market survey, Penton Intergalactic, Ltd., a manufacturer of plows, believes that there is pent-up demand.
Determine if and how U.S. export regulations apply to personal shipments made through the U.S. Postal Service.
Do goods and technology have “nationality?” What is meant by this statement? Do you think that a nation’s laws should apply.
The International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the USA PATRIOT Act grant exceptional and extraordinary powers to the president.
Most readers are familiar with the debate over the use of trade sanctions as a means of carrying out foreign policy.
What is a “deemed export”? How can this impact technology companies and research institutions in the United States?
Daniel Bernstein, a graduate student, developed a software encryption program called “Snuffle” and wanted to post it on the Internet.
Is it ethical to hold a businessperson legally responsible if he or she sells controlled technology to a second party.
Has the statute been renewed or replaced since its lapse in 2001? Are the regulations still in force?
What do you do? Do you comply with the laws of the United States or the laws of France? What are the alternatives?
Your company, Ajax Pharmaceutical, based in New Jersey, is approached by an agent for a company that has offices in Egypt and Jordan.
Your company, Enzyme, Inc., manufactures biological and chemical agents that have potential military uses.