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Scott Walker 
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IMPORTANT: As of July 1st, 2011, functions once performed by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce have been moved to other state agencies and the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation. The former Commerce web site will continue to exist for the next several months as resources are moved to new web site locations. We will make every attempt possible to direct our users to the new locations as web resources are moved.
New Country of Origin Marking Requirements for Saudi Arabia In March the Saudi government issued new requirements mandating that all imports into the country must bear an inerasable/indelible mark showing their country of origin. These new regulations are not country specific, affecting all products from all around the world. The regulation's stated intent is to help protect against intellectual property infringement by making imitation and counterfeit products known to the end user. The Saudi importer must provide a written statement to Saudi customs to the effect that they are now aware of the regulation and that they will not import any more items which are noncompliant. Those found not to be in compliance face a fine of 5,000 Saudi Riyal (US$1,333), and must imprint the goods with proper markings within two weeks. -- Stanley Pfrang |
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