Japanese car safety rules effectively require all automobile replacement parts to be Japanese and the country has about 11,000 other rules that specify how other goods are to be made and marketed. These rules often function as __________.
A)economic infrastructure
B)trade barriers
C)universal codes
D)binding requirements
E)targets for bribery

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The statement suggests that these rules are creating barriers to trade by effectively requiring all automobile replacement parts to be Japanese, and by specifying how other goods are to be made and marketed. Therefore, the rules function as trade barriers to protect domestic industries.

Japanese Car Safety Rules Effectively Require All Automobile Replacement Parts