Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 2704
Coke Etc Of Coal, Lignite Or Peat, Retort Carbon
Ukraine: Import ban on coke
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The Ukrainian Government introduced (according to Decree Nr. 225 of 13 March 2013) an import ban on coke in 2013. The decree entered into force on April 3, 2013.China: New Tariff Implementation Plan for 2013
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On December 17, 2012, the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China announced the Tariff Implementation plan for 2013.Kenya: New ownership rules for foreign miners
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On 26 October 2012, the Mining Act was published in the official gazette of Kenya.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 tariffs for 2012
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Circular 157/2011/TT-BTC was enacted by the Ministry of Finance on 14 November 2011 and took effect from 1 January 2012. Around 945 import tariffs are cut in line with Vietnam's WTO commitments.Spain: Strategic storage of local coal
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On 31 July 2009, the Spanish Council of Ministers notified its intention to temporary buy and store local coal in order to safeguard local jobs, to reduce Spanish energy dependence and to ensure large scale supply.Poland: Investment aid for hard coal mining sector
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On 24 November 2009 the Polish authorities notified the Commission of a measure entitled "Investment aid for hard coal mining sector".Argentina: Expropriation of the Spanish participation of Repsol on the oil companies YPF S.A. Gas and Repsol YPF S.A.
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On May 7, 2012, the Presidency of Argentina enacted the Law 26.741 that expropriates the assets that the Spanish petroleum company Repsol had on YPF S.A. Gas and Repsol YPF S.A.Russian Federation: New customs tariff rates
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On February 6, 2012, the Russian Government (according to Decree Nr. 88) announced new customs rates, applicable for exports from the territory of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.China: Export quota on coke (fuel) for 2011
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On 8 July 2011, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced the 2011 second batch of export quota on coke. In accordance with the statement on MOFCOM website, 41 companies were accredited as qualified coke exporters.
