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Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 11


Coal and lignite; peat

Tunisia: Reduction of import duties on certain raw materials, equipment and other products

Measure #1462 | Published 2 Jun 2010 ▲

Description

On 21 December 2009, Tunisia issued the finance law 2010 (Loi no 2009-71) that introduces reductions of import duties on certain raw materials, equipment and other products.
The law entered into force as from 1 January 2010.

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[+ 10 more sectors]

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[+ 310 more tariff lines]

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The Custom Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan

Measure #1444 | Published 31 May 2010 | Inception 1 Jan 2010 ▲

Description

The Customs Union (hereinafter – CU) was established between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia on the basis of the Eurasian economic community (EurAsEC) and is based on  a system of treaties between or with participation of  CU member

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[+ 24 more sectors]

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[+ 1199 more tariff lines]

Venezuela: Devaluation of the Bolivar

Measure #1395 | Published 7 May 2010 | Inception 11 Jan 2010 ▲

Description

On 8 January 2010, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of the Bolivar. Instead of the existing fixed exchange rate at 2.15 Bs/US Dollar, the government now operates a two-tier system.
 

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[+ 22 more sectors]

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[+ 769 more tariff lines]

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Kazakhstan: Local content in subsoil sector

Measure #1376 | Published 5 May 2010 ▲

Description

Kazakhstan introduced a local content requirement into the terms of subsoil use contracts.
 

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[+ 14 more tariff lines]

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Belgium: Interest rate subsidies and guarantees for primary producers hit by the financial crisis

Measure #1266 | Published 8 Apr 2010 | Inception 11 Feb 2010 ▲

Description

By notification of 22 January 2010, the Belgian authorities notified a temporary aid scheme for granting limited amounts of compatible aid under the Temporary Framework for State aid measures to support access to finance in the current financial a

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[+ 1 more sectors]

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[+ 180 more tariff lines]

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South Africa: New royalties law to take effect on 1 March 2010

Measure #1197 | Published 23 Feb 2010 | Inception 1 Mar 2010 ▲

Description

The Minerals and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act, 2008,  is to take effect from 1 March 2010. The introduction of the new law was postponed for a year to give mining companies a rest from the global recession.

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[+ 10 more tariff lines]

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Russia: Preferences to domestic producers in ammendments to Government Procurement Law

Measure #1088 | Published 18 Jan 2010 | Inception 1 Mar 2009 ▲

Description

Changes have been made in state procurement legislation.

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[+ 2 more sectors]

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[+ 159 more tariff lines]

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United States of America: Renewal of preferential trade programs

Measure #1032 | Published 16 Dec 2009 ▲

Description

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.

Sectors:


[+ 15 more sectors]

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[+ 1199 more tariff lines]

Mexico: Unilateral tariff elimination.

Measure #0774 | Published 7 Oct 2009 | Inception 1 Jan 2009 ▲

Description

 
 

 

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[+ 19 more sectors]

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[+ 917 more tariff lines]

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Viet Nam: Lower export tariffs on coal products

Measure #0698 | Published 10 Sep 2009 | Inception 15 Feb 2009 ▲

Description

On 5 February 2009, the government of Viet Nam decided to half export tariffs on coal, lignite, peat and coke. The new rate is 10 percent as opposed to the 20 percent duty imposed since June 2008.

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