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Sunflower-Seed, Safflower Or Cottonseed Oil, Not Ch Mod

Vietnam: Fifth devaluation of the Dong

Measure #1662 | Published 19 Aug 2010 | Inception 18 Aug 2010 ▲

Description

On 17 August 2010, the State Bank of Vietnam has devalued the national currency, the Dong, for the fifth time since 2008.

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[+ 23 more sectors]

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[+ 910 more tariff lines]

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Sri Lanka: Import duty waiver on vegetable oils

Measure #1633 | Published 14 Aug 2010 | Inception 18 Feb 2010 ▲

Description

On 18 February 2010, the government of Sri Lanka waived existing import duties on oil and petrol products. Effective until further notice, palm, soybean, sunflower seed and coconut oil are subject to lower import duties.

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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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Brazil: new credit line for exports of consumer goods

Measure #1365 | Published 4 May 2010 | Inception 30 Apr 2010 ▲

Description

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) implemented a new credit line amounting R$ 7 billions for the pre-shipment phase of exports of consumer goods, in a decision announced on 29 April 2010.

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[+ 7 more sectors]

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[+ 181 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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Russia: Food Security Doctrine is focused on import substitution

Measure #1128 | Published 8 Feb 2010 | Inception 30 Jan 2010 ▲

Description

The Food Security Doctrine was developed  “for the purpose of implementing the state economic policy in the field of food security of the Russian Federation, aimed at ensuring reliable food supplies to the population, developing the nat

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[+ 30 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.

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[+ 15 more sectors]

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[+ 1199 more tariff lines]

Ukraine: Preferences to domestic fertilizer industry as well as support to farm industry

Measure #0918 | Published 19 Nov 2009 | Inception 1 Aug 2009 ▲

Description

The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers (Decree 914 issued 12 August 2009) has allocated UAH 102 million (approximately 13 million US dollars) from the state budget's stabilization fund to farm enterprises to buy phosphorus fertilizers from domest

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[+ 45 more tariff lines]

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