Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Ireland
United States of America: Procurement preferences for domestic biobased goods
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is instituting Federal procurement preferences for products that substitute sufficient domestic biobased content for imported petroleum inputs.Russia: Government subsidies for livestock breeding for 2012
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By the Russian Government decree № 258-p from 28 February 2012 Russia has introduced and distributed around its regions the government subsidies for livestock breeding for 2012.Pakistan: Reduction of import tariffs for several products
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The government of Pakistan has reduced import tariffs from 10 to 5 percent on certain products such as unsat acyclic & cyclic monocarbox acid & anhyd (HS 2916), carboxylic acid, added oxygen & anhy (HS 2918), heterocyclic comp, nit hetIndia: Tariff changes for Imports by India in the Union Budget 2012
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Indian Government's Union Budget 2012 announced the following changes in the tariff measures HS Chapter-wise: Chapter 5 5.1 Basic customs duty on artemia classified under tariff item 0511 99 11 is being reduced from 30% to 5%.China: Elimination of lower Interim Import Tariff Rates on some agricultural products
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China eliminated lower Interim Import Tariff Rates on soybean oil-cake, pork, and neem oil back to normal MFN rates of these products.China: Elimination or reduction of export taxes on certain products
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China eliminated or reduced export taxes on certain products such as wheat, rice, metals, fertilizers and resource materials, as from 1 July 2009.Peru: Widespread import tariff reductions
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On 11 April 2011, the government of Peru annouced a widespread reduction of import tariffs covering 799 products. For 792 products, import tariffs shall be reduced from 13 to 11 percent.The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Elimination of import and export licensing requirement on drugs
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The Customs Union Commission eliminated import and export licensing requirement on drugs used in veterinary medicines (HS 2922; 2930; 2932; 2936; 2937; 2938; 2939; 2941; 3001; 3002; 3003; 3004; 3006; 3401; 3402; 3808; 3822) from 1 October 2011.Argentina: Update of list of "criterion values"
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The argentinian government updates the list of "criterion values" (valores criterio de caracter precautorio) for exports of specific products such as fresh apples, pears and quinces (NCM 0808) and natural honey (NCM 0409) to specific desArgentina: Non-automatic import-licensing requirement for specific motor cars and other motor vehicles introduced
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The argentinian government has introduced a non-automatic import licensing requirement for specific motor cars and other motor vehicles exceeding a cylinder capacity of 2.500 cc Extension of the lists of products:
