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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.Mexico: Reduction of import tariffs on certain goods
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On 23 November 2012, the Mexican Government decided to lower import tariffs on a multitude of goods, mainly agriculture and chemical goods. 135 tariff lines are affected.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.Uzbekistan: Increased import duties
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On June 28, 2011, the Uzbek President (according to Regulation of N 1560) increased import tariffs on some food products and electric appliances. In addition, a duty was introduced on light bulbs.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).Saudi Arabia: Ban on poultry export
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On 3 October 2012, the Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, announced a ban on the export of chicken. He said the measure aims at ensuring sufficient supply to the local market and at keeping prices stable.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 impoUkraine: Implementation of non-automatic import licensing requirement for meat
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Ukraine implemented non-automatic import licensing requirement for meat offal of poultry (HS 0105), fresh, chilled or frozen (HS 0207); and fat free lean parts, pork fat and poultry fat, not flushed and not singled out in any other way, fresh or c
