Taxonomy: Sector Affected - 93
Health and social services
China: Qualified aged/disabled care providers from Hong Kong and Macau allowed to operate in mainland China
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On 12 March 2013, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) jointly released a notice (Notice on Relevant Issues of Permitting Service Providers in Hong Kong and Macao Establishment of For-profit Aged/Disabled CaredItaly: Aid to compensate for damage caused by the earthquakes of May 2012
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On 14 September 2012, the Italian Government notified the European Commission about an aid measure designed to compensate the damage caused by the earthquakes of 20 and 29 May 2012 in the Regions Emilia-Romagna, Lombardy and Veneto.Russian Federation: Subsidy for the healthcare modernisation
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On October 22, 2012, the Russian Government (Resolution № 1969-p) approved the provision of a federal budget subsidy, amounting to 8,712,618,000 Russian Roubles, to 51 domestic recipients.Turkey: New investment incentives schemes
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On June 19, 2012, the new investment incentive schemes including the (1) General Investment Incentives Scheme, (2) Regional Investment Incentives Scheme, (3) Large-Scale Investment Incentives Scheme and the (4) Strategic Investment IncentivesArgentina: Establishment of an affidavit on services.
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On February 22, 2012, the Federal Administration of Public Revenues of Argentina published, in the Official Gazette, a resolution that establishes the obligation of importers to provide, prior to the issuance of the order form, purchase order, orRussian Federation: State subsidies of 352 million euros to Rostehnologii
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The Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a ruling (the Government Decree # 2388-p of 27 December 2010) to introduce state subsidies in 2010 to the state company “Rostechnologii” of13.2 billion rubles (352 million euros) in theNorway: Removal of turnus requirement for EEA-educated doctors
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On 14 September 2011, the government of Norway abolished its turnus-requirement for doctors eductated in the European Economic Area (EEA).Austria: Barrier to non-EU/EFTA investments in enterprises of public interest
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On 15 November 2011, the Austrian parliament approved an amendment to the regulations on foreign direct investment included in the foreign trade law ("Aussenhandelsgesetz").Ghana: Increase of withholding tax on foreign service providers
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Effective 1 January 2011, the government has increased the withholding tax on foreign service providers. Implemented via the Budget 2011, foreign services are now taxed at 15 rather than 5 percent.Indonesia: Revision of Negative Investment List
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On 25 May 2010, the government of Indonesia revised its Negative Investment list. The Negative Investment List includes the Indonesian sectors subject to foreign ownership caps or prohibition. It has last been revised in 2007.
