Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Finland
Russia: Subsidized loans to producers of certain type of machineries
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The Government Decree # 205 from 10 March 2009 establishes rules for granting subsidies (subsidized loans - 2/3 of CBR refinancing rate) from the federal budget to producers of agricultural machines and tractors, the wood processing sector, producUkraine: Support of steel and chemical sectors
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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 metalRussia: Redistribution of meat import quotas
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The Goverment Decree # 918 from 8 December 2008 on meat quotas reduced the EU poultry quota from 236.4 thousand tonnes to 185.8 thousand tonnes (on beef and pork, the quota was increased).Kazakhstan: temporary ban on fuel export
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Prime Minster of Kazakhstan Karim Masimov has enacted a temporary ban on petroleum and diesel fuel exports (Government Decree from 7 October 2009 # 1314).Brazil: Ad-valorem tariff increase for selected products
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On June 5th, 2009, the Brazilian government announced tariff increases on the ad-valorem import duty for 6 selected iron and steel products at the 8 digit level of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff code.Brazil: Average tariff reduction of 12 percentage points for selected products
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On March 26, 2009, the Brazilian government announced tariff reductions on the ad-valorem import duty for 16 selected products at the 8 digit level of the Mercosur Common Nomenclature (NCM) tariff code.France: Immediate EUR 1.65 billion rescue package for French farmers
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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 strucGermany: Trade-related implications of Coalition Agreement
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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.Canada: Renewal of the programme allowing the remission of customs tariffs on the temporary importation of mobile offshore drilling units
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According to the joint report of the WTO, the OECD and UNCTAD on G20 Trade and Investment Measures, published on 14 September 2009, Canada renewed the programme allowing the remission of customs tariffs on the temporary importation of mobile
