Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Finland
The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Elimination of an import tariff on concentrated apple juices
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The Commission decision #901 from 9 December 2011 introduces 0 percent import tariff rate on concentrated apple juices and apple sauce (HS 2007 and 2009) for 9 months.Norway: Removal of turnus requirement for EEA-educated doctors
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On 14 September 2011, the government of Norway abolished its turnus-requirement for doctors eductated in the European Economic Area (EEA).South Africa: Removal of import tariff on aluminium products, paper and polymers
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Effective 1 January 2012, the government of South Africa removed import duties on a range of products. The prior rates were:Thailand: Import duty exemption for flood-damaged machinery
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Effective 24 November 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand accepts applications for an import duty exemption for machinery damaged by flooding.Thailand: Promotion of machinery upgrades to counter the strengthening Baht
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Effective 24 November 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand introduced new investment incentives to upgrade production machinery. The stated purpose of these incentives is to counter the effects of a strengthening Baht.Switzerland: Elimination of import duties on selected IT-products
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On 23 November 2011, the government of Switzerland announced the abolishment of all import taxes on multi-use printers, flat screens, set-top boxes, cable used in telecom devices plus selected headphones.China: Initiation of antidumping investigation on imports of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether from the EU and the US
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On 18 November 2011, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued the Notice No.Russian Federation: Requirements for duty-free import of car components
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In the Russian Federation, the Government tightened the rules for automobile producers, including foreign ones, who wish to make use of the dutyfree import of components into Russia.Japan: Promotion of domestic wood
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In the New Growth Strategy of Japan (2010), the Japanese government announced that it would promote the use of Japanese wood instead of foreign wood. The target is to cover more than half of domestic demand for wood with domestic supply.Japan: A program facilitating and speeding up the administration related to imports extended to manufacturers
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In July 2009, the Japanese authorities extended the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program to manufacturers. This means that manufacturers, customs brokers, logistics operators and warehouse operators are eligible to become AEO's.
