Statement in the preliminary requirements of quantitative values for quality requirements such as execution speed, reliability, usability, etc that the application program absolutely must have to be useful to the customer organization for the purpose for which it is intended
requirements that specify how fast the system must execute and the memory it requires.
Government-imposed rules or conditions requiring foreign investors to serve particular national objectives. Trade-related performance requirements --such as commitments to export a specified amount of the output of a new plant, or to incorporate a minimum share of local content in its production --can have the same effect as export-stimulating or import-restricting non-tariff measures, but without being subject to GA TT rules. Nearly all major trading partners of the United States, impose performance requirements on at least some local affiliates of foreign corporations. See Trade Related Investment Measures.
The results the contractor is required to achieve.
Manufacturer rules and regulations with which a retailer must comply to qualify for reimbursement of advertising costs.
Specific promotional activities that a manufacturer requires before a retailer can receive a performance allowance.
Measures that a government imposes on enterprises either as a condition of doing business or making an investment, or in return for a benefit or incentive. Examples include local content requirements, export requirements or incentives, import restrictions, trade-balancing requirements, foreign-exchange-balancing requirements, and measures that are intended to influence a company's decision regarding technology transfer and research and development. It is U.S. policy to seek to eliminate or limit such measures in international trade and investment agreements because of their distorting effects on trade, capital flows, and employment. See also Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures; Investment Performance Requirements; Restrictive Business Practices; Trade-Related Investment Measures.
Government-mandated trade related activities that investors must undertake, such as export or domestic content related requirements, usually as a condition of establishment or operation in a country.
Statements regarding the performance of a facility, the built elements (parts) of a facility, or the products the built elements are made of. Performance requirements are ideally stated as functional characteristics, without assuming a specific design solution.