Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Tunisia
Cameroon: Subsidies for coffee fertilizers.
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The government has subsidised 186 tons of MPK 2010 and Urea 46N fertilizers for coffee farmers in the North West of the country. The fertilizer is expected to be distributed in March 2010, according to press reports.Russia: Preferences to domestic producers in ammendments to Government Procurement Law
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Changes have been made in state procurement legislation.Kuwait: Liberalization of foreign worker regulation
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According to consistent press reports, the Kuwaiti government has liberalized regulation and granted additional rights to foreign workers.Brazil: tariff reduction for capital goods (machinery and equipment), computing machinery and telecommunication equipment and apparatus
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On December 15th, 2009, the Brazilian government announced the creation of new exceptions for 260 tariff lines. For enumerated capital goods, the ad-valorem import duty will temporarily be reduced from 14% to 2%.United States of America: Renewal of preferential trade programs
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The authorizations for two preferential trade programs that extend duty-free treatment to U.S. imports from developing countries were due to expire on December 31, 2009 unless new legislation was approved to renew the programs.Finland: Temporary Accelerated Depreciation for productive investments
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On 17 March 2009 the Finnish authorities notified the 'Act on the temporarily accelerated depreciation for productive investments' for reasons of legal certainty.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.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 strucBrazil: Extension of the Brazilian Drawback System
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Regulation of the Integrated Drawback System by unifying the existing rules on import drawback and drawback "verde-amarelo".
