Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Liechtenstein
Switzerland: Additional provisions for foreign service providers
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On 16 April 2013, the Federal Council introduced additional provisions for cross-border service providers (only for short term services, up to 90 days of work per year).Switzerland: Temporary labor market barriers for citizens of EU17 countries
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On 24 April 2013, the Federal council announced to invoke the safeguard clause “Ventil Klausel” that allows for temporary restrictions on 5-year residence permits for immigrants from the EU17 countries.Canada: Export licenses no longer needed for wheat, durum, and barley
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In Customs Notice 12-019 (Termination of the Role of the Canadian Wheat Board in Issuing Export Permits) issued june 20, 2012 the Canada Border Services Agency advises exporters, that effective August 1, 2012, the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) wUnited 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.Austria: emergency support measures for Hypo Group Alpe Adria
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Hypo Group Alpe Adria (HGAA) is an international finance group with a balance sheet total of EUR 43 billion and risk weighted assets of EUR 32.8 billion as of 31 December 2008. Currently, HGAA has 8100 employees.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).Austria: Cap on bank lending to the CESEE region
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On 21 November 2011, Austrian financial market regulators tightened international lending standards for domestic banks.United States of America: Bill to ban imports of goods for which there is no registered domestic agent
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A bill that was under consideration in the U.S.Germany: Prolongation of the German rescue package for credit institutions
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With decision C(2008) 8629 fin of 12 December 20081 the Commission raised no objection against an amendment of German bank rescue scheme in case N 625/2008 concerning the measures granted to financial institutions under the financial market stabilGermany: German asset relief scheme
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On 25 May 2009, Germany notified to the Commission its intention to amend the Finanzmarktstabilisierungsfondsgesetz (Financial Market Stabilization Fund Act – hereinafter "FMStFG") of 17 October 2008, in order to introduce asset re
