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Import quota
Import tariff
Import tariff quota
Internal taxation of imports
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Export licensing requirements
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Export tariff
Export tariff quota
Export subsidy
Export ban
Border measure, nes
Merger control regulation
Unilateral conduct regulation
Anti-competitive agreements regulation
Competition authority governance
Competition, nes
User speech rights
Intellectual property excluding copyright
Content moderation regulation
Content remuneration regulation
Investment in local content obligation
Local content requirement
Content-related regulation and IP, nes
Cybersecurity regulation
Data protection regulation
Data localisation requirements
Data governance, nes
Cross-border data transfer regulation
MNE: Entry and ownership rule
MNE: Financial incentive
MNE: Treatment and operations, nes
Financial grant
In-kind grant
Loan guarantee
Production subsidy
State loan
Tax or social insurance relief
State Aid, nes
Instrument unspecified
Algorithm design and technical standards
Infrastructure compensation regulation
Operating condition, nes
Local operation requirements
Quality of service requirements
Mandatory software installation requirements
Interoperability regulation
Public procurement blacklisting
Public procurement regulation, nes
Public procurement access
Public procurement localisation
Public procurement preference margin
Operational license requirement
Authorisation of goods or services
Business registration requirement
Service access restrictions
Registration and licensing, nes
Direct taxes incl. digital service taxes
Indirect taxes
Customs duties on data transmissions
Taxation, nes
Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)
State aid control
Data protection authority governance
Employment regulation
Technology transfer requirement
Content moderation authority governance
Consumer protection regulation
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Russia & Ukraine: Content regulation and free speech
Russia & Ukraine: Cryptocurrencies and sanction enforcement
Russia & Ukraine: Cybersecurity risk and data transfers
USTR 2022 report content
Competition enforcement in the digital economy
State of trade barriers and internet fragmentation
Protection of user speech rights
US-China tensions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
Regulating Artificial Intelligence
The promotion of local online content
China’s new data regime
Enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation
Taxation laws for the digital economy
Online content moderation requirements
Empowering enforcement agencies
Upcoming data governance policy developments
Consumer protection in the digital economy
The remuneration of online content
Digital payment policy
Cybersecurity frameworks
E-commerce policy
Employment rules for the digital economy
Regulating digital infrastructure
The non-binding side of digital policy
Registering and licensing the digital economy
The regulation of digital advertisement
Governing cookies
Governing cross-border data transfers
The TikTok crackdown
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under investigation
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infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
online advertising provider
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
platform intermediary: e-commerce
ML and AI development
other service provider
unspecified
technological consumer goods
semiconductors
software provider: app stores
DLT development
search service provider
software provider: other software
messaging service provider
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infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
infrastructure provider: other
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Import licensing requirements
Import quota
Import tariff
Import tariff quota
Internal taxation of imports
Import ban
Export licensing requirements
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Export tariff
Export tariff quota
Export subsidy
Export ban
Border measure, nes
Merger control regulation
Unilateral conduct regulation
Anti-competitive agreements regulation
Competition authority governance
Competition, nes
User speech rights
Intellectual property excluding copyright
Content moderation regulation
Content remuneration regulation
Investment in local content obligation
Local content requirement
Content-related regulation and IP, nes
Cybersecurity regulation
Data protection regulation
Data localisation requirements
Data governance, nes
Cross-border data transfer regulation
MNE: Entry and ownership rule
MNE: Financial incentive
MNE: Treatment and operations, nes
Financial grant
In-kind grant
Loan guarantee
Production subsidy
State loan
Tax or social insurance relief
State Aid, nes
Instrument unspecified
Algorithm design and technical standards
Infrastructure compensation regulation
Operating condition, nes
Local operation requirements
Quality of service requirements
Mandatory software installation requirements
Interoperability regulation
Public procurement blacklisting
Public procurement regulation, nes
Public procurement access
Public procurement localisation
Public procurement preference margin
Operational license requirement
Authorisation of goods or services
Business registration requirement
Service access restrictions
Registration and licensing, nes
Direct taxes incl. digital service taxes
Indirect taxes
Customs duties on data transmissions
Taxation, nes
Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)
State aid control
Data protection authority governance
Employment regulation
Technology transfer requirement
Content moderation authority governance
Consumer protection regulation
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Russia & Ukraine: Content regulation and free speech
Russia & Ukraine: Cryptocurrencies and sanction enforcement
Russia & Ukraine: Cybersecurity risk and data transfers
USTR 2022 report content
Competition enforcement in the digital economy
State of trade barriers and internet fragmentation
Protection of user speech rights
US-China tensions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
Regulating Artificial Intelligence
The promotion of local online content
China’s new data regime
Enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation
Taxation laws for the digital economy
Online content moderation requirements
Empowering enforcement agencies
Upcoming data governance policy developments
Consumer protection in the digital economy
The remuneration of online content
Digital payment policy
Cybersecurity frameworks
E-commerce policy
Employment rules for the digital economy
Regulating digital infrastructure
The non-binding side of digital policy
Registering and licensing the digital economy
The regulation of digital advertisement
Governing cookies
Governing cross-border data transfers
The TikTok crackdown
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under deliberation
under investigation
under litigation
adopted
in force
rejected
revoked
concluded
in consultation
processing consultation
in grace period
under appeal
to be revoked
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cross-cutting
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
online advertising provider
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
platform intermediary: e-commerce
ML and AI development
other service provider
unspecified
technological consumer goods
semiconductors
software provider: app stores
DLT development
search service provider
software provider: other software
messaging service provider
platform intermediary: other
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
infrastructure provider: other
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other regulatory body
data protection authority
competition authority
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central government
central bank
court
supreme court
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order
outline
inquiry
decision
law
treaty
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investigation
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International trade
Competition
Content moderation
Data governance
Subsidies and industrial policy
Instrument unspecified
Other operating condition
Public procurement
Registration and licensing
Taxation
Foreign direct investment
Select All
Import licensing requirements
Import quota
Import tariff
Import tariff quota
Internal taxation of imports
Import ban
Export licensing requirements
Export quota
Export tariff
Export tariff quota
Export subsidy
Export ban
Border measure, nes
Merger control regulation
Unilateral conduct regulation
Anti-competitive agreements regulation
Competition authority governance
Competition, nes
User speech rights
Intellectual property excluding copyright
Content moderation regulation
Content remuneration regulation
Investment in local content obligation
Local content requirement
Content-related regulation and IP, nes
Cybersecurity regulation
Data protection regulation
Data localisation requirements
Data governance, nes
Cross-border data transfer regulation
MNE: Entry and ownership rule
MNE: Financial incentive
MNE: Treatment and operations, nes
Financial grant
In-kind grant
Loan guarantee
Production subsidy
State loan
Tax or social insurance relief
State Aid, nes
Instrument unspecified
Algorithm design and technical standards
Infrastructure compensation regulation
Operating condition, nes
Local operation requirements
Quality of service requirements
Mandatory software installation requirements
Interoperability regulation
Public procurement blacklisting
Public procurement regulation, nes
Public procurement access
Public procurement localisation
Public procurement preference margin
Operational license requirement
Authorisation of goods or services
Business registration requirement
Service access restrictions
Registration and licensing, nes
Direct taxes incl. digital service taxes
Indirect taxes
Customs duties on data transmissions
Taxation, nes
Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)
State aid control
Data protection authority governance
Employment regulation
Technology transfer requirement
Content moderation authority governance
Consumer protection regulation
Select All
Russia & Ukraine: Content regulation and free speech
Russia & Ukraine: Cryptocurrencies and sanction enforcement
Russia & Ukraine: Cybersecurity risk and data transfers
USTR 2022 report content
Competition enforcement in the digital economy
State of trade barriers and internet fragmentation
Protection of user speech rights
US-China tensions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
Regulating Artificial Intelligence
The promotion of local online content
China’s new data regime
Enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation
Taxation laws for the digital economy
Online content moderation requirements
Empowering enforcement agencies
Upcoming data governance policy developments
Consumer protection in the digital economy
The remuneration of online content
Digital payment policy
Cybersecurity frameworks
E-commerce policy
Employment rules for the digital economy
Regulating digital infrastructure
The non-binding side of digital policy
Registering and licensing the digital economy
The regulation of digital advertisement
Governing cookies
Governing cross-border data transfers
The TikTok crackdown
Select All
under deliberation
under investigation
under litigation
adopted
in force
rejected
revoked
concluded
in consultation
processing consultation
in grace period
under appeal
to be revoked
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cross-cutting
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
online advertising provider
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
platform intermediary: e-commerce
ML and AI development
other service provider
unspecified
technological consumer goods
semiconductors
software provider: app stores
DLT development
search service provider
software provider: other software
messaging service provider
platform intermediary: other
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
infrastructure provider: other
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legislature
executive
judiciary
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parliament
other regulatory body
data protection authority
competition authority
consumer protection authority
central government
central bank
court
supreme court
tax authority
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order
outline
inquiry
decision
law
treaty
public lawsuit
investigation
declaration
civil lawsuit
Policy area dynamics by targeted economic activity
Graph
Table
Excel
csv
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International trade
Competition
Content moderation
Data governance
Subsidies and industrial policy
Instrument unspecified
Other operating condition
Public procurement
Registration and licensing
Taxation
Foreign direct investment
Select All
Import licensing requirements
Import quota
Import tariff
Import tariff quota
Internal taxation of imports
Import ban
Export licensing requirements
Export quota
Export tariff
Export tariff quota
Export subsidy
Export ban
Border measure, nes
Merger control regulation
Unilateral conduct regulation
Anti-competitive agreements regulation
Competition authority governance
Competition, nes
User speech rights
Intellectual property excluding copyright
Content moderation regulation
Content remuneration regulation
Investment in local content obligation
Local content requirement
Content-related regulation and IP, nes
Cybersecurity regulation
Data protection regulation
Data localisation requirements
Data governance, nes
Cross-border data transfer regulation
MNE: Entry and ownership rule
MNE: Financial incentive
MNE: Treatment and operations, nes
Financial grant
In-kind grant
Loan guarantee
Production subsidy
State loan
Tax or social insurance relief
State Aid, nes
Instrument unspecified
Algorithm design and technical standards
Infrastructure compensation regulation
Operating condition, nes
Local operation requirements
Quality of service requirements
Mandatory software installation requirements
Interoperability regulation
Public procurement blacklisting
Public procurement regulation, nes
Public procurement access
Public procurement localisation
Public procurement preference margin
Operational license requirement
Authorisation of goods or services
Business registration requirement
Service access restrictions
Registration and licensing, nes
Direct taxes incl. digital service taxes
Indirect taxes
Customs duties on data transmissions
Taxation, nes
Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)
State aid control
Data protection authority governance
Employment regulation
Technology transfer requirement
Content moderation authority governance
Consumer protection regulation
Select All
Russia & Ukraine: Content regulation and free speech
Russia & Ukraine: Cryptocurrencies and sanction enforcement
Russia & Ukraine: Cybersecurity risk and data transfers
USTR 2022 report content
Competition enforcement in the digital economy
State of trade barriers and internet fragmentation
Protection of user speech rights
US-China tensions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
Regulating Artificial Intelligence
The promotion of local online content
China’s new data regime
Enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation
Taxation laws for the digital economy
Online content moderation requirements
Empowering enforcement agencies
Upcoming data governance policy developments
Consumer protection in the digital economy
The remuneration of online content
Digital payment policy
Cybersecurity frameworks
E-commerce policy
Employment rules for the digital economy
Regulating digital infrastructure
The non-binding side of digital policy
Registering and licensing the digital economy
The regulation of digital advertisement
Governing cookies
Governing cross-border data transfers
The TikTok crackdown
Select All
under deliberation
under investigation
under litigation
adopted
in force
rejected
revoked
concluded
in consultation
processing consultation
in grace period
under appeal
to be revoked
Select All
cross-cutting
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
online advertising provider
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
platform intermediary: e-commerce
ML and AI development
other service provider
unspecified
technological consumer goods
semiconductors
software provider: app stores
DLT development
search service provider
software provider: other software
messaging service provider
platform intermediary: other
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
infrastructure provider: other
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legislature
executive
judiciary
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parliament
other regulatory body
data protection authority
competition authority
consumer protection authority
central government
central bank
court
supreme court
tax authority
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order
outline
inquiry
decision
law
treaty
public lawsuit
investigation
declaration
civil lawsuit
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International trade
Competition
Content moderation
Data governance
Subsidies and industrial policy
Instrument unspecified
Other operating condition
Public procurement
Registration and licensing
Taxation
Foreign direct investment
Select All
Import licensing requirements
Import quota
Import tariff
Import tariff quota
Internal taxation of imports
Import ban
Export licensing requirements
Export quota
Export tariff
Export tariff quota
Export subsidy
Export ban
Border measure, nes
Merger control regulation
Unilateral conduct regulation
Anti-competitive agreements regulation
Competition authority governance
Competition, nes
User speech rights
Intellectual property excluding copyright
Content moderation regulation
Content remuneration regulation
Investment in local content obligation
Local content requirement
Content-related regulation and IP, nes
Cybersecurity regulation
Data protection regulation
Data localisation requirements
Data governance, nes
Cross-border data transfer regulation
MNE: Entry and ownership rule
MNE: Financial incentive
MNE: Treatment and operations, nes
Financial grant
In-kind grant
Loan guarantee
Production subsidy
State loan
Tax or social insurance relief
State Aid, nes
Instrument unspecified
Algorithm design and technical standards
Infrastructure compensation regulation
Operating condition, nes
Local operation requirements
Quality of service requirements
Mandatory software installation requirements
Interoperability regulation
Public procurement blacklisting
Public procurement regulation, nes
Public procurement access
Public procurement localisation
Public procurement preference margin
Operational license requirement
Authorisation of goods or services
Business registration requirement
Service access restrictions
Registration and licensing, nes
Direct taxes incl. digital service taxes
Indirect taxes
Customs duties on data transmissions
Taxation, nes
Capital injection and equity stakes (including bailouts)
State aid control
Data protection authority governance
Employment regulation
Technology transfer requirement
Content moderation authority governance
Consumer protection regulation
Select All
Russia & Ukraine: Content regulation and free speech
Russia & Ukraine: Cryptocurrencies and sanction enforcement
Russia & Ukraine: Cybersecurity risk and data transfers
USTR 2022 report content
Competition enforcement in the digital economy
State of trade barriers and internet fragmentation
Protection of user speech rights
US-China tensions under the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act
Regulating Artificial Intelligence
The promotion of local online content
China’s new data regime
Enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation
Taxation laws for the digital economy
Online content moderation requirements
Empowering enforcement agencies
Upcoming data governance policy developments
Consumer protection in the digital economy
The remuneration of online content
Digital payment policy
Cybersecurity frameworks
E-commerce policy
Employment rules for the digital economy
Regulating digital infrastructure
The non-binding side of digital policy
Registering and licensing the digital economy
The regulation of digital advertisement
Governing cookies
Governing cross-border data transfers
The TikTok crackdown
Select All
under deliberation
under investigation
under litigation
adopted
in force
rejected
revoked
concluded
in consultation
processing consultation
in grace period
under appeal
to be revoked
Select All
cross-cutting
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services
online advertising provider
digital payment provider (incl. cryptocurrencies)
platform intermediary: user-generated content
streaming service provider
platform intermediary: e-commerce
ML and AI development
other service provider
unspecified
technological consumer goods
semiconductors
software provider: app stores
DLT development
search service provider
software provider: other software
messaging service provider
platform intermediary: other
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
infrastructure provider: network hardware and equipment
infrastructure provider: other
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legislature
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central government
central bank
court
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order
outline
inquiry
decision
law
treaty
public lawsuit
investigation
declaration
civil lawsuit
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