01053nam a2200121Ia 4500 09.05.08 l243 La Nasa III, Joseph A. Rules of origin and the Uruguay Round's effectiveness in harmonizing and regulating them 1996 Explores 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. 11/5/01 JOY_D A l243 23920 23920 0 0 0 0 CRCM CRCM 2023-05-04 0 09.05.08 l243 0000000017934 2023-05-04 00:00:00 2023-05-04 A