USA-RUSSIA DEAL
June 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE UNITED States and Russia have signed an agreement guaranteeing access to Russian markets by American poultry, beef and pork producers. It creates special tariff quotas for US exporters, with higher duties being levied on excess shipments. The deal also covers the allocation and distribution of import licences, plus sanitary issues.
THE UNITED States and Russia have signed an agreement guaranteeing access to Russian markets by American poultry, beef and pork producers. It creates special tariff quotas for US exporters, with higher duties being levied on excess shipments. The deal also covers the allocation and distribution of import licences, plus sanitary issues.
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