Emergency Planning Zone

Export Processing Zone

Export Processing Zones. Deregulated industrial zones introduced by poor countries to attract international investment. Imported materials are processed before being exported again. The problem for poor people is that the reason companies are attracted to them is that the usual environmental and labour standards do not apply there, and companies can enjoy long tax holidays. An example of the 'race to the bottom' where poor countries compete with each other to attract investment by offering less and less regulation.

mergency lanning one. Area within a 10-mile radius around a nuclear power plant.