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Australia: Announced extension of Australian Industry Participation program
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On 6 October 2011, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced the extension of the Australian Industry Participation (AIP) program by the end of the year.India: Increased FDI caps in single- and multi-brand retail
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On 25 November 2011, the government of India announced that it would increase the caps on foreign ownership of single- and multi-brand retail stores.Russian Federation: Requirements for duty-free import of car components
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In the Russian Federation, the Government tightened the rules for automobile producers, including foreign ones, who wish to make use of the dutyfree import of components into Russia.China: Access standards for magnesium industry
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On 10 March 2011, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the Access Standard for Magnesium Industry (“Standard”) and sets strict conditions for companies of magnesium industry with the purpose of acUnited States of America: Buy-American provisions in the Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill
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On October 12, 2011 the Committee on Homeland Security in the U.S.Azerbaijan: A new policy of state protectionism
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Azerbaijan announces a new policy of state protectionism. It includes the legislation on public procurement of goods, work and services which gives preference to products of local manufacturers.Brazil: Temporary increase of internal taxes applicable to imported vehicles
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On September 15, 2011, the Brazilian government announced an increase from 25 to 30 percentage points of Brazil’s industrialized products tax for vehicles.China: Tax incentives for certain type of enterprises and certain type of business activities in the province of Guangdong
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On 28 April 2011 the Local Taxation Bureau of Guangdong Province released a series of favorable tax incentives with the purpose of changing its economic growth mode.United States of America: Failed attempt to enact Buy-American requirements
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The U.S.United States of America: Buy-American requirements for the Smithsonian Institution
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A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9, 2011 would prohibit, subject to certain exemptions, the Smithsonian Institution (the principal museum facility of the Federal government) from either using non-U.S.
