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Germany: Introduction of export licensing requirement on certain personal protective equipment in response to COVID-19 and subsequent termination

Announcement

12 Mar 2020

In March 2020, the German authorities imposed an export licensing requirement on certain personal protective equipment due to anticipated shortages in the country following the COVID-19 outbreak. 

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Number of interventions

1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

12 Mar 2020

Revocation date:

19 Mar 2020

Announced: 12 Mar 2020
Export licensing requirement
On 12 March 2020, the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy issued a decree imposing an export licensing requirement on certain personal protective equipment. Such goods include protective sa...
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