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United States of America: Request that 3M not export respirators manufactured in the United States to Canada and Latin America

Announcement

02 Apr 2020

The administration’s action was limited to a request rather than a legally enforceable order, and the controversy was resolved through an agreement involving both exports and imports.

 

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1

0 certainly harmful

1 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Announced: 02 Apr 2020
Export-related non-tariff measure, nes
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