Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 1602
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United States of America: New farm bill under development
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The agriculture committees in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate are developing new farm bills to replace the previous (2008) farm bill. Each of them approved their versions in the week of May 13, 2013.Uzbekistan: Higher import duties on foodstuffs and cigarettes
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Effective from May 1, 2013, Uzbekistan has announced import tariff increases on a number of foodstuffs. The products involved are:Namibia: Announced protectionist intervention to support the poultry industry
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On 9 April 2012, the Namibian Ministry of Trade and Industry announced its intention to intervene to protect the domestic poultry industry. No details are specified yet.Indonesia: Import requirements on more than 800 products
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On 29 December 2012, the Minister of Trade has issued Regulation No. 83/M-DAG/PER/12/2012, which follows the reasoning of the initial Regulation No. 56/M-DAG/PER/12/2008 (see related measure).Japan: Ban on imports of beef from Brazil
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On 8 December 2012, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries decided to ban imports of beef from Brazil because of a case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BCE) in Brazilian cattle.Canada: Enactment of the Safe Food for Canadians Act
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On November 20, 2012, the House of Commons in Canada approved on a unanimous vote Bill S-11, The Safe Food for Canadians Act. The bill will proceed to the Senate for royal assent, but will not come into force until the regulations are completed.Chile: Elimination of import duties by 2015
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On 27 April 2012, the Minister of Finance and Treasury, Felipe Larraín, announced that Chile will eliminate all import tariffs by 2015 (as a part of its tax reform which entered into force on 4 September 2012).Viet Nam: New automatic license regime
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Automatic licensing regimes for imports of key consumer goods were re-introduced by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in January 2009 (Circular 17/2008/TT-BCT).Norway: Increased duty-free quota access for agricultural products from EU
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In January 2011, the Norwegian government proposed a bill to Parliament on the entry into force of an agreement with the EU concerning extended trade in agriAlgeria: 1,260 products excluded in Arabic Free Trade Area
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The Chambre Algérienne de Commerce et d' Industrie has published a "negative list" of 1,260 products which, in the context of the Arabic Free Trade Area (Zone Arabe de Libre Echange, ZALE), will be excluded from impo
