SECTION 4.4 – Measures related to foreign investment Measures related to foreign investment include foreign ownership restrictions; local content or local presence requirements; investment-related taxes, fees, and licensing requirements imposed on foreign firms (not imposed on domestic firms); and other investment-related measures that affect firms’ ability to provide products and services in foreign markets. Indicate the extent to which measures related to foreign investment restrict your firm’s ability to develop, sell, or provide each of the following products or services in all foreign markets, on average. The level of restrictiveness should reflect the degree to which these measures have impacted your firm’s costs, risks, and market share. Encountered, but not Prohibitively restrictive restrictive (e.g., no (e.g., impact on prevented costs, risks, entrance or Not or market Somewhat Moderately Very led to exiting Product/service encountered share) restrictive restrictive restrictive a market) Cloud computing services and software sales (including downloaded software) Internet infrastructure and network communications services Digital media content, including video, games, e-books, music, search, and news E-commerce platform services Support services related to devices (Internet of Things, including after-sales, maintenance and support services) Other services not
SECTION 4.4 – Measures related to foreign investment Measures related to foreign investment include foreign ownership restrictions; local content or local presence requirements; investment-related taxes, fees, and licensing requirements imposed on foreign firms (not imposed on domestic firms); and other investment-related measures that affect firms’ ability to provide products and services in foreign markets. Indicate the extent to which measures related to foreign investment restrict your firm’s ability to develop, sell, or provide each of the following products or services in all foreign markets, on average. The level of restrictiveness should reflect the degree to which these measures have impacted your firm’s costs, risks, and market share. Product/service Not encountered Encountered, but not restrictive (e.g., no impact on costs, risks, or market share) Somewhat restrictive Moderately restrictive Very restrictive Prohibitively restrictive (e.g., prevented entrance or led to exiting a market) Cloud computing services and software sales (including downloaded software) Internet infrastructure and network communications services Digital media content, including video, games, e-books, music, search, and news E-commerce platform services Support services related to devices (Internet of Things, including after-sales, maintenance and support services) Other services not