The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year and is issued on a quarterly basis. Each title is divided into chapters, which usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into parts that cover specific regulatory areas. Large parts may be subdivided into subparts. All parts are organized in sections, and most citations in the CFR are provided at the section level.

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https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/cfr/

This web site is great for finding information on U.S. Congressional legislative activity. You can find information on and the full-text of bills, committee meetings, roll call votes, and many other activities and issues that the U.S. Congress debates and act on. Information goes back to 1995.

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https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23608509

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https://www.doingbusiness.org/

Formed by the merger of EU Market Access Database and  the EUI Trade Helpdesk. provides information on market access and trade barriers as well as trade statistics between the countries of the European Union and the rest of the world.

Some sections of the web site may be restricted to people in one of the EU member countries or in one of the Acceding or Candidate Countries.

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https://trade.ec.europa.eu/access-to-markets/en/home

Information on European Union tax and customs issues. Including personal and company taxation, Tariffs and excise taxes, VAT (Value Added Taxes), car taxes, and customs procedures and controls.

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https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/index_en

The official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.

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https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/FR/

Do you want to know anything about the Federal Reserve? This web site is a good place to start. There is a brief history of the Fed, links to all the other Federal Reserve District Banks, links to current and historical financial and monetary statistics.

There is also a link to an electronic editions of Federal Reserve publications including: the Beige Book; a publication that gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in U.S. as a whole and each of the 12 Federal Reserve Districts, click on “Monetary Policy” then on Reports then on “Beige Book.” There are also links to the Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee and the FOMC statements issued after each meeting.

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https://www.federalreserve.gov/

A collection of guides prepared by the Law Library of Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide to sources of information on government and law available online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable sites for legal information.

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https://guides.loc.gov/law-library

A free Web journal dedicated to “providing legal and library professionals with the most up-to-date information on a wide range of Internet research and technology-related issues, applications, resources and tools.”

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https://www.llrx.com/

Use the pull down menu to select a state or territory and get a link to the Secretary of State Office for that state or territory that is responsible for corporate registrations in that state or territory.

The offices may also have information or forms that all companies including private corporations are required to file to incorporate and or do business within the state.

Information available is highly variable between states and there will likely be restrictions on what information the general public can view.

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https://www.nass.org/business-services/corporate-registration

Links to all kinds of information about doing business in or with the state of North Carolina. Including: applications, permits, licenses, laws, taxes, and all manner of laws, rules, and regulations.

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https://www.nc.gov/services/business

The North Carolina Department of Commerce provides a wealth of information and services including: business license information, NC statistics, site selection, international trade assistance, and more.

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https://www.nccommerce.com/

Please note that RIA Checkpoint does not work with UNC-CH’s “EDUROAM” wireless network at this time please use one of the other available wireless networks.

Searchable Full-Text of a variety of publications relating to United States federal, individual state, and international tax issues. Also includes searchable Full text of SEC and GAAP Compliance rules, procedures, and International Accounting standards.

Click HERE to create a personal account that allows you to personalize the initial Checkpoint page.

Special Note: please select UNIVOFNORTHCAROLINA as the account when prompted

Special Note: you must use a @kenan-flagler.unc.edu email address when registering.

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https://guides.lib.unc.edu/go.php?c=23609320

Along with the expected information on Border Security this site contains information on rules and regulations that apply to importing and exporting goods to and from the United States.

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https://www.cbp.gov/

Lots of information on labor laws, regulations, and statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor.

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https://www.dol.gov/

Tariff and trade data and statistics. Find the dollar or percentage rate of the tariff due on almost everything imported into the United States. Dollar value of imports of categories is available for U.S. to other countries and other countries to the U.S. for industry level trade not company level trade. Data on this site have been compiled from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Treasury, and the U.S. International Trade Commission.

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https://dataweb.usitc.gov/