Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Congo
France: Reduction of shortage occupations list for non-EU/EFTA citizens
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On 11 August 2011, the government of France shortened the list of shortage occupations for non-EU/EFTA citizens. The list now contains 14 occupations, down from 30 prior to the change in regulation.China: VAT rebates for more than 2600 products
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On 3 June 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated textile and garment exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate part of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: VAT rebate of 15 percent for textile products
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On 1 February 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated textile and garment exports.China: Increased VAT rebates for food, textiles, wood products, metals, chemicals and machinery
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On 1 December 2008, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Increased VAT rebates for exports of food, mineral, chemical and wood products
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On 1 November 2008, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.United States of America: Reauthorization of GSP, increase in import fee, and expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Both houses of Congress have approved, and the president will soon sign into law, an untitled bill (H.R.2832) providing for the retroactive rIndia: Bilateral import duty cap for crude oil products from Brunei Darussalam
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On 1 November 2010, the government of India capped import tariffs on crude oil products originating in Brunei Darussalam. Under the new regulation, import duties levied upon these products may not exceed 3 percent ad valorem.India: Adjustment of export taxes
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On 1 March 2011, the government of India announced the adjusment of various export taxes with immediate effect.Ukraine: New licensing requirements on certain agricultural products
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On 28 December 2010 new licensing requirements on certain agricultural products such as wheat and blend of wheat and rye (meslyn), spelt, corn, barley (200,000 tonnes), and rye and buckwheat were introduced by Ukrainian government.EC: Fixing the export refunds for poultry meat
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On 17 June 2010 the European Commission decided to fix export refunds to poultry meat. According to the European Commission the reason for implementing this measure is the current situation in the market of poultry meat.
