Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Japan
Ecuador: Regime for mandatory licences for medicines
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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:Russia: Injection of 4 billion rubles (90 milllion Euros) into the charter capital of state-owned shipyard Sevmashpredpriyatiye
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a ruling (Government Decree # 1386-p dated 28 September) to inject 4 billion rubles into the charter capital of state-owned shipyard Sevmashpredpriyatiye (Sevmash).Russia: Introduction of import duty for asynchronous electric motors
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From 3 May 2009 a 15% import duty was introduced for asynchronous electric motors (Codes 8501 51 000 1 and 8501 52 2000 1) for a period of 9 months.Germany: Loan guarantees for Hapag-Lloyd.
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On 8 October 2009, the German government agreed to support a restructuring plan of Hapag-Lloyd with loan guarantees.Russia: The programme of the anti-crisis measures of the Russian Government - 2009
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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.Ukraine: 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 metalKazakhstan: temporary ban on rice and milk exports
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The government of Kazakhstan introduced export ban on rice and milk from 1 December 2008 until 1 January 2009 on the ground of "food security" in the country.India: Definitive antidumping duty on PVC paste resin originating in from several Asian countries
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On November 3, 2009 India initiated an antidumping investigation concerning imports of of poly vinyl chloride resin (PVC) paste resin originating from China PR, Japan, Korea RP, Malaysia, Russia, Taiwan and Thailand.EC: Reclassification of DMB mobile phones for tariff purposes.
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The European Communities has effectively removed the 14% tariff on digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) phones by recategorising them as multi-functional mobile devices.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.
