Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 34
Basic chemicals
Ukraine: Implementation of non-automatic import licensing requirement for insecticides
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Ukraine implemented non-automatic import licensing requirement for insecticides (except veterinary medicines), fungicides, herbicides, means of prevention sprouting and growth regulators, rodenticides (except veterinary medicines) and other similaSouth Africa: Removal of import tariff on aluminium products, paper and polymers
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Effective 1 January 2012, the government of South Africa removed import duties on a range of products. The prior rates were:Brazil: Initiation of antidumping investigation on polycarbonates from South Korea and Thailand.
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On December 29, 2011, the Government of Brazil initiated an antidumping investigation against imports of polycarbonates from South Korea and Thailand. This investigation was requested by Unigel Plásticos S.A.EC: Initiation of antidumping investigation concerning imports of white phosphorus originating from Kazakhstan
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On 17 December 2011 the European Commission published an announcement of initiation of antidumping investigation concerning imports of white phosphorus originating from Kazakhstan.Zimbabwe:Trade Implications of the 2012 National Budget statement
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On 24 November 2011, the government of Zimbabew presented its 2012 national budget statement. The following components of the budget have implication for trade policy.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:China: Initiation of antidumping investigation on imports of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether from the EU and the US
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On 18 November 2011, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued the Notice No.Honduras: Reduction of export duty on mining products
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On 19 September 2011, the Congress of Honduras changed lowered the export tax on mining products to 2 percent. The government of Honduras had implemented an export tax of 5 percent only recently, on 8 July 2011.Venezuela: Expropriation of American-Italian fertilizer producer
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On 4 October 2010 the Venezuelan Government took over a fertilizer producer, Fertilizantes Nitrogenados de Oriente (FertiNitro), which is partly owned by a company from the US (Koch Industries), and by a company called Saipem, a subsidiary of ItalChina: 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 ac
