Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Costa Rica
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
Ecuador: Regime for mandatory licences for medicines
Description
The Presidency of the Republic issued Executive Decree # 118 regarding the licensing, including the mandatory licensing, of medicines. That decree, issued on 23 October 2009, contained the following articles:
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
Russia: The programme of the anti-crisis measures of the Russian Government - 2009
Description
On 19 June 2009 the Government of the Russian Federation had approved certain measures of support to the industries which are considered perspective from the import-substitution and increase of domestic demand.
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
Mexico: Unilateral tariff elimination.
Description
Argentina: Internal tax rate reduction on electric and electronic products manufactured within the Special Customs Territory of Tierra del Fuego
Description
On 7 April 2009, the Government of Argentina established, through Decree 252/2009, a reduction in the rate of the Internal Tax (“Impuestos Internos”) applicable to some electric and electronic products manufactured within the &ldq
Brazil: Public financing for the production of goods for exports by small and medium companies (pre-shipment phase)
Description
Companies with gross annual income up to R$ 60 million will be able to obtain credit from the Export Financing Program - PROEX for the production of goods destined for export.
