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India: Additional import duties on fertilisers
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On 18 August 2012, the Indian Ministry of Finance published the Notification No. 46/2012 imposing a 1 per cent additional customs duty on the following fertilisers: 1) Kyanite salts 2) Muriate of potashIndia: Increased import duties on raw sugar and steel alloys
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On July 13, 2012, the Indian Ministry of Finance issued Notification No. 45/2012 increasing the import duties on raw sugar and stell alloy imports:The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: New import tariff on certain storage products for contact lenses
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On 15 May 2013, the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (according to Decision № 104) amended the Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity concerning certain storageThe Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: New import tariff on certain cables
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On 15 May 2013, the Collegium of the Eurasian Economic Commission of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (according to Decision № 105) amended the Commodity Nomenclature for Foreign Economic Activity concerning certain types oArgentina: Reference prices on imports of lemons and limes from Canada, China, United Kingdom and other countries.
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On May 20, 2013, the Government of Argentina adopted reference prices applicable to the importation of lemons and limes from Canada, China, United Kingdom and other countries.Turkey: Facilitated customs disputes settlement practice
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On 27 August 2011, the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Trade published the Customs Settlement Regulation No. 28038, which introduces a new settlement practice for customs disputes, effective as of 31 August 2011.Brazil: Temporary tariff reduction on certain information technology and telecommunications goods.
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On May 14, 2013, the Government of Brazil announced the temporary tariff reduction of the ad-valorem import duty applicable to certain information technology and telecommunications goods such as: printers, digital routers, LCD screens, ozone generBrazil: Temporary tariff reduction on certain capital goods
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On May 14, 2013, the Government of Brazil announced the temporary tariff reduction of the ad-valorem import duty applicable to certain capital goods.Brazil: Increased local content requirement in 4G telecommunications
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In February 2012, Anatel (Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações, the Brazilian national telecommunications agency) increased the local content requirement in the tender for the development of 4G telecommunications networks to 60Brazil: Tax breaks for local content in the construction of telecommunication networks
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On February 15, 2013, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff issued Decree no.
