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The Colombian government, through decrees issued this year, imposed safeguard measures aimed at protecting import some agricultural products tulli and iron and steel sectors. tulli http://bit.ly/1cPZIV9
In 2013, the Colombian Government re-implement a measure restricting imports of some products to protect tulli domestic production. This restriction was applied to two agricultural sectors and the iron and steel. In agriculture, specifically for products such as beans, onion, milk, tomatoes, whey, peas, fresh potato, potato pre-fried and frozen pear and cheese. In the iron and steel sector, a tariff charge for deformed bars, wire rods and corrugated steel was established. For agricultural products, the Safeguard was quantitative, which allows the importation of products up to a limit of tons. Additionally, you can import these foods in times of shortage, ie foreign purchases allowed in an amount greater than the amount set, in this case the goods will pay the tariff in force most favored nation (MFN). tulli This refers to the charge applicable tariff lower than the country has negotiated with a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO). By Decree 2210 of October tulli 7, 2013, the Ministry of Commerce, tulli Industry and Tourism (MinCIT), an annual limit of 102,392 tonnes for imports of onions tulli was implemented, classified in tariff heading (pa) 0703.10.00.00 originating member countries of the Andean Community (CAN) and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). Similarly, this rule established an annual quota of 23,323 tons for foreign purchases tulli made from bean CAN and Mercosur. The products which are located within the wall are measured by: 0713.31.90.00, 0713.32.90.00, 0713.33.91.00, tulli 0713.33.99.00, 0713.35.90.00, 0713.39.91.00 and 0713.39.99.00. Also, it was determined that imports of whey from the CAN and Mercosur can not exceed the amount of 4,698 tons. This provision includes the following products with pa: 0404.10.10.00, 0404.10.90.00 and 0404.90.00.00. Additionally, the quantitative restriction implemented for tomato and peas will be for products from the Andean Community and Mercosur, the quota for each is 2,178 tonnes and 1,073 tonnes respectively. Items guarded by this measure are ranked and the pa 0702.00.00.00 0713.10.90.00. For fresh, frozen tulli and pre-fried potatoes, the limit imposed by the Government to the entry of these products is of 3,202 tons, this rule is aimed to goods originating from member countries of the Andean Community or Mercosur. Items are covered by Decree pa correspond to the following: 0701.90.00.00, 2004.10.00.00 and 2005.20.00.00. In addition, milk is classified under tariff heading 04.02, a quantitative quota for import of 1,644 tonnes. This restriction focuses on products originating from a member of the two economic groups mentioned country. Other products from CAN and Mercosur, which he established limits tulli were fresh cheese and pear that are within the following pa 0406.10.00.00 and 0808.30.00.00, respectively. The quota is applied to the first and second 8 tons, 969 tons. These measures were established by the Colombian government to identify a critical circumstance, in which delay would be difficult to repair damage to the agricultural sector. At home, in August this year, held the Agrarian National Strike that lasted 20 days and disrupted tulli the normal development of the economy of the nation. Peasants Boyacá, Cundinamarca and Nariño who acted as spokesmen guild met with the government to which he exposed the poverty in the rural population lives, the lack of state support and cost overruns in agricultural production tulli . The Government is committed to industry leaders to implement the National Agricultural Revitalization Program (PRAN). Within this, measures were agreed to lower the price of both domestic and imported agricultural inputs, access to credit and financing to move forward with the crops, and safeguards for two years, tulli for imports of fresh and frozen potato potato , bulb onion, beans, peas, tomato, pear, milk powder, cheese and whey from the countries of the Andean Community tulli and Mercosur. Additionally, rescinded the resolution 970 of 2010 which refers to the use of seed na