Government & Regulatory Entities - Department of Commerce

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International Trade Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce) --- ITA works to improve the global business environment and helps U.S. organizations strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promotes trade and investment, and ensures fair trade through the rigorous enforcement of our trade laws and agreements. Very informative links related to trade policy and regulations:

Export.gov
BuyUSA.gov
InvestAmerica.gov
AGOA.gov
Stopfakes.gov

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) --- Promotes policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world. The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work together to share experiences and seek solutions to common problems. We work with governments to understand what drives economic, social and environmental change. We measure productivity and global flows of trade and investment. We analyse and compare data to predict future trends. We set international standards on a wide range of things, from agriculture and tax to the safety of chemicals.

European Union --- Europa.eu is the official website of the European Union. It is a good starting point if you are looking for information and services provided by the EU. This site provides basic information on how the EU works, the latest EU news and events, and links to EU information on the websites of EU institutions and agencies.

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) --- An inter-governmental body established in 1989 by the Ministers of its Member jurisdictions. The objectives of the FATF are to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system.