Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Belarus
Indonesia: Domestic market obligation (DMO) for mineral and coal producers
Description
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.
Brazil: tariff reduction for capital goods (machinery and equipment), computing machinery and telecommunication equipment and apparatus
Description
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 capital goods (machinery and equipment) and from 12% to
Ukraine: Preliminary safeguard imposed on imports of sheet glass thermally polished (float glass)
Description
On August 27, 2009 Ukraine initiated a safeguard investigation on imports of sheet glass thermally polished ("float glass").
Kazakhstan: Provisional global safeguard on imports of confectionery
Description
On June 13, 2009 Kazakhstan imposed a provisional global safeguard on imports of confectionery. The investigation was initiated on December 19, 2009.
Ukraine: Preferences to domestic fertilizer industry as well as support to farm industry
Description
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers (Decree 914 issued 12 August 2009) has allocated UAH 102 million (approximately 13 million US dollars) from the state budget's stabilization fund to farm enterprises to buy phosphorus fertilizers from domest
Kazakhstan: Temporary introduction of import quota on sugar
Description
In the Government Decree # 1186 from 6 August 2009, Kazakhstan introduced import quota on sugar imports at the level 54,423 tonnes until April 1, 2010 in a bid to protect domestic producers.
Ukraine: Support of steel and chemical sectors
Description
The Government, seeking to support the steel and chemical sectors, has extended until the end of 2009 a number of preferences which were originally granted in Government Resolution No 925 of 14 October 2008 and in a Memorandum signed between metal
France: Immediate EUR 1.65 billion rescue package for French farmers
Description
On 27 October 2009, French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled the EUR 1.65 billion rescue package for French farmers coping with considerable cutbacks of revenues - not only due to the current economic downturn, but also due to a fundamental struc
Germany: Trade-related implications of Coalition Agreement
Description
On 26 October 2009, the parties CDU/CSU and FDP signed a coalition agreement titled "Wachstum. Bildung. Zusammenhalt." ("Growth. Education. Solidarity.") to be the basis for the incoming German federal government.
