Taxonomy: Tariff Line Affected - 3004
Medicaments Nesoi, Mixed Or Not, In Dosage Etc Fm
Brazil: National preference scheme for government procurement expanded
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On June 27, 2012, the Brazilian government announced an expansion of the national preference scheme for government procurement of medical and other products.Morocco: Initiation of antidumping investigation on insulin imported from Denmark
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On 25 December 2012, the Government of Morocco initiated an antidumping investigation on imports of insulin originating in Denmark. The HS code in question is 3004.3110.Russian Federation: Approved programme for the development of the pharmaceutical and medical industries (2013-2020)
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On November 3, 2012 the Russian Government (according to Order №2057-р) approved the state programme („The Programme“) for the development of the pharmaceutical and medical industries for the period 2013-2020.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).Algeria: De facto import ban on pharmaceutical products
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On 30 November 2008, Algeria introduced measures restricting imports of a certain number of products such as drugs allegedly in order to protect the local pharmaceutical industry.Belarus: Reimbursement of interest rate to the pharma company
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The Belorussian Government (according to Decree #644 of 13 July 2012) reimburses 50% of the prevailing interest rate (defined to be the refinance rate of the National Bank of Belarus) for loans which the pharma company Borisovskyy Zavod MedicinskiIndia: Tariff changes for Imports by India in the Union Budget 2012
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Indian Government's Union Budget 2012 announced the following changes in the tariff measures HS Chapter-wise: Chapter 5 5.1 Basic customs duty on artemia classified under tariff item 0511 99 11 is being reduced from 30% to 5%.The Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Elimination of import and export licensing requirement on drugs
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The Customs Union Commission eliminated import and export licensing requirement on drugs used in veterinary medicines (HS 2922; 2930; 2932; 2936; 2937; 2938; 2939; 2941; 3001; 3002; 3003; 3004; 3006; 3401; 3402; 3808; 3822) from 1 October 2011.China: VAT rebates for more than 2600 products
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On 3 June 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated textile and garment exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate part of the VAT included in intermediate products.Argentina extends its import-export-balance policy to the pharmaceutical industry
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On March 10th, 2011, the Argentinean Ministry of Industry adopted a “verbal” measure, whereby imports of cars and inputs used by local car producers would be limited to the value of local production that they export (see GTA Measure N&
