01000nam a2200097Ia 4500080001800000100002700018245009300045260000900138520073600147583001900883  a09.05.08 l243  aLa Nasa III, Joseph A.  aRules of origin and the Uruguay Round's effectiveness in harmonizing and regulating them  c1996  aExplores how countries use rules of origin as barriers to trade to protect final and intermediate domestic producers of goods and to encourage foreign investment.  Explains why a firm should take account of rules of origin as if they were a factor of production when deciding where to locate manufacutring operations and purchase parts or materials.  Evaluates the different methods of determining the origin of a product.  Reviews the history of efforts to harmonize the rules of origin on a global basis.  Examines the Agreement on Rules of Origin reached in the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations and analyzes its effectiveness in making origin determinations more transparent, less controversial and more certain.  c11/5/01kJOY_D