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Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - American Samoa


Canada: New Act to Tighten Water Exports

Measure #1413 | Published 16 May 2010 | Inception 13 May 2010 ▲

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On May 13th 2010, the Canadian government introduced the Transboundary Waters Protection Act, which strengthens prohibitions on bulk removal of Canada’s water outside the country.
 

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Indonesia: Domestic market obligation (DMO) for mineral and coal producers

Measure #1137 | Published 8 Feb 2010 | Inception 31 Dec 2009 ▲

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The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources issued a new regulation (No. 34 of 2009), effective 31 December 2009, on prioritising mineral and coal resources for domestic usage.

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Brazil: tariff reduction for capital goods (machinery and equipment), computing machinery and telecommunication equipment and apparatus

Measure #1044 | Published 21 Dec 2009 | Inception 16 Dec 2009 ▲

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On December 15th, 2009, the Brazilian government announced the creation of new exceptions for 260 tariff lines which led to tariff reductions on the ad-valorem import duty from 14% to 2% for some capital goods (machinery and equipment) and from 12

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