Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 2510
Natural Calcium (Inc Alum Cal) Phosp & Phosp Chalk
China: Export quota on phosphate rock
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On 29 September 2011, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the 2011 second batch of export quota for phosphate rock.Viet Nam: Export duty increase on apatite ore commodities
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On 11 October 2010, the government of Viet Nam raised the export duties on apatite.The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Elimination of import tariff on natural calcium phosphates
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The Customs Union Commission (Decision # 661 from 19 May 2011) has eliminated the import tariff on natural calcium phosphates (HS 2510) from 19 May 2011 until 31 December 2011.India: Incentives for critical export sectors
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On 23 August 2010, India announced a host of export incentive measures to critical sectors as part of the Annual supplement 2010-11 to the Foreign Trade Policy, 2009-14.Vietnam: Fifth devaluation of the Dong
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On 17 August 2010, the State Bank of Vietnam has devalued the national currency, the Dong, for the fifth time since 2008.Tunisia: Reduction of import duties on certain raw materials, equipment and other products
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On 21 December 2009, Tunisia issued the finance law 2010 (Loi no 2009-71) that introduces reductions of import duties on certain raw materials, equipment and other products. The law entered into force as from 1 January 2010.Venezuela: Devaluation of the Bolivar
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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.South Africa: New royalties law to take effect on 1 March 2010
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The Minerals and Petroleum Resources Royalty Act, 2008, is to take effect from 1 March 2010. The introduction of the new law was postponed for a year to give mining companies a rest from the global recession.Russia: Preferences to domestic producers in ammendments to Government Procurement Law
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Changes have been made in state procurement legislation.Russia: Public procurement price advantage to domestic producers
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The Decree of the Russian Economic Development Ministry from 5 December 2008 # 427 has given preferences to domestic producers setting 15% price advantage until 31 December 2010 in the procurement of certain products such as agricultural products,
