3. In the case of licensing requirements for purposes other than the implementation of quantitative restrictions, Members shall publish sufficient information for other Members and traders to know the basis for granting and/or allocating licences.
In other cases, licensing requirements and the expenses involved drive these decisions.
Florida's legislature recently debated a bill to remove licensing requirements from 20 occupations, including hair-braiding, interior design and teaching ballroom-dancing.
They include a five-year holiday on profits tax, and exemption from import and excise duties and from some licensing requirements.
