France's requirement that during prime time at least 40 percent of the songs played on 1700 AM and FM stations must be written or sung by French or Francophone artists is an example of which type of nontariff barrier?
A) product and testing standards
B) restricted access to distribution networks
C) numerical export controls
D) public-sector procurement policies
E) local-purchase requirements

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This requirement is a local-purchase requirement because it mandates a certain percentage of content (in this case, songs) to be sourced from local or regional (French or Francophone) artists.

France's Requirement That During Prime Time at Least 40 Percent