L'environnement d'une entreprise (document en anglais)

Environment:

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): for regulations affecting anu product that may be considered toxic or hazardous to the environment such as pesticide, fungicide, rat poison or anti-microbial agents.

• Growing energy self-sufficiency (shale gas)

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Legal:

• US regulatory environment is a combination of open competition and consumer protection.

• US is a higly regulated society. As such, you need to be aware of the high number of regulations, standards and guidelines that might affect the sale of your product. Such as :

• US Customs and border protection : for regulations affecting the importation of all articles into the US

• Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC): for regulations and voluntary standards affecting consumer products that may pose a risk of injury or death, such as flammable products, toys, items containing lead and defective electronics.

• Taxes on Oil are lower than in Europe

Political Risks

Seizure of assets (confiscation, expropriation and nationalizations)

Exchange Controls

Local-Content Laws

Import Restrictions

Tax Controls

Price Controls

Labor Problems

Political Sanctions

Political and Local Activists

Violence and Terrorism

Cyberterrorism

Les USA sont une puissance industrielle majeure dans le monde, extrêmement diversifiés et technologiquement en pointe ; pétrole, acier, véhicules motorisés, aérospatiale, télécommunications, produits chimiques, électronique, transformation alimentaire, biens de consommation, scierie, mine.

In addition to antitrust laws, U.S. companies that export must be particularly vigilant of products they export and which countries they export to. Where a company’s product ends up and its end use is a concern of the U.S. company and its responsibility. It is essential for a company to read or get assistance on Export Administration Regulations (EAR), determine the Export Classification Number (ECCN) and also determine that it is not exporting to a denied country or person overseas. The U.S. government has made this process relatively easy by establishing several electronic services as specified in the slide. Particularly after 9/11, the formerly Bureau of Export Administration falls under the Homeland Security division called Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and has gotten more stringent.

In addition to antitrust laws, U.S. companies that export must be particularly vigilant of products they export and which countries they export to. Where a company’s product ends up and its end use is a concern of the U.S. company and its responsibility. It is essential for a company to read or get assistance on Export Administration Regulations (EAR), determine the Export

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