* § 220. Powers and duties of the commissioner. The commissioner acting by and through the department shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty: 1. To coordinate the international economic activities of the state including any international economic activities of the department of agriculture and markets, the department of financial […]
* § 221. Export trade development projects. 1. The commissioner is hereby authorized to provide assistance to export trade development projects designed to encourage and assist businesses, industrial firms or industry groups to engage in export trade and to coordinate other state economic development programs with such projects. 2. The commissioner shall give preference to […]
* § 222. International marketing and trade leads. The department shall market products and services from New York sources and provide information as to how foreign importers may obtain such products and services. Through the program, the department shall seek to develop or cause to be developed, export trade leads for New York exporters and […]
* § 223. Reporting. The department shall: 1. Monitor the performance of each export trade development project and require periodic and annual reports from each such project at such time and in such manner as prescribed by the commissioner; 2. Evaluate the effectiveness of the export trade development projects and other technical assistance programs authorized […]
* § 224. Export diagnostic and market development program. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning appears from the context: (a) “Eligible applicant” shall mean (i) a small or medium sized business having no more than five hundred employees, or business or industry […]
* § 225. Export finance service. 1. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings, unless a different meaning appears from the context: (a) “Export finance” shall mean pre-order financing to support market development activities prior to an export sale, working capital to support the acquisition of inventory and […]
