Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 33
Coke oven products; refined petroleum products; nuclear fuel
EC: Initiation of CVD investigation concerning imports of bioethanol originating in the US
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On 25 October 2011 the European Commission announced the initiation of CVD investigation concerning imports of bioethanol from the US.EC: Initiation of antidumping investigation concerning imports of bioethanol originating in the US
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On 25 October 2011 the European Commission announced the initiation of antidumping investigation concerning imports of bioethanol from the US.Liberia: Elimination of customs duties on selected items used by water and sewer corporation
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On 7th December 2011, the government of Liberia lifted customs duties on a number of items exclusively used by the Liberia water and sewer corporation to facilitates it operation.Thailand: Restricted permission of foreign workers in promoted projects
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Effective 13 September 2010, the Board of Investment of Thailand allows the employment of foreign workers under restrictive conditions in the projects its promotes. These conditions are:Colombia: Additional export tax on hydrocarbon and mining exports
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On 9 May 2011, the government of Colombia introduced an export tax on hydrocarbon and mining products.Japan: Reduction of MFN tariffs on petroleum products
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In 2009 and 2010 Japan reduced the applied MFN tariffs on petroleum products.China: Adjusted import tariff and import value-added taxation on key technological units
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On 15 July 2011, the Chinese Ministry of Finance (MOF), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), General Administration of Taxation (GAT) and General Administration of Customs (GAC) jointly announced the Notice on Adjusting Import TChina: Increased VAT rebates for 553 products
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On 1 January 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Increased VAT rebates for food, textiles, wood products, metals, chemicals and machinery
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On 1 December 2008, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Import tariff reduction for 33 products
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Effective 1 July 2011, the government of China lowers import tariffs for a list of designated commodities. Among the affected products are gasoline and fuel oils, woven fabrics, tents, zinc, and chestnuts.
