It's the companies that are bound by laws in both jurisdictions. If a company operates in several jurisdictions, and can not comply with the laws in one without

It's the companies that are bound by laws in both jurisdictions. If a company operates in several jurisdictions, and can not comply with the laws in one without breaking the laws in others, it's not a matter of precedence, just a bad situation to be in. Edit:sorry, I didn't understand the point you were making. You're correct.