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Bulgaria: Introduction of export ban on certain medical equipment in response to COVID-19

Announcement

08 Mar 2020

In March 2020, the Bulgarian authorities introduced an export ban on certain medical equipment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

08 Mar 2020

Revocation date:

26 Mar 2020

Announced: 08 Mar 2020
Export ban
On 8 March 2020, the Council of Ministers issued decree Council Decision 159/2020, among others, imposing an export ban on certain emergency medical equipment including certain masks, latex/nitrile gl...
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