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Jamaica: New regulatory regime industrial and non-industrial scrap metal trade including new licence requirements and more stringent customs proceedings

Announcement

19 Dec 2012

In December 2012, the government of Jamaica announced a rule change relating to export registration.

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

19 Dec 2012

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Last action: 19 Dec 2012
Export licensing requirement In force
On 19 December 2012 the Jamaican Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce announced changes to the regulations surrounding industrial and non-industrial scrap metal trade. Changes to the industri...
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