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Armenian government cancels licenses for imported vodka
arminfo
Thursday, May 5, 20:51
The Armenian government is canceling the licenses for imported vodka
and creating equal conditions for the producers and importers,
Armenian Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan said at the government on
Thursday.
The executive body has approved the amendments and additions to the
Laws on Protection of Domestic Market, on Licensing, and on State
Duties. The minister pointed out that the amendments are aimed at
providing an equal competitive field for importers and local
producers.
To note, Ukraine has repeatedly come out for creation of unequal
conditions due to the use of quotas for vodka import. Earlier the
reliable sources of Ukraine reported that license for vodka import was
introduced at a price twice as high as the domestic production in
exchange for the discriminative rates of excise duties cancelled by
the Armenian government in 2008 in order to protect the local
producers. This step made Kyiv start a new trade dispute with Yerevan,
and even applied to the WTO bodies for the second time. Vodka
companies of Ukraine also want to apply to the international
organization to get rid of counterfeited vodka brands of Ukraine in
the Armenian market.
From: A. Papazian
arminfo
Thursday, May 5, 20:51
The Armenian government is canceling the licenses for imported vodka
and creating equal conditions for the producers and importers,
Armenian Economy Minister Tigran Davtyan said at the government on
Thursday.
The executive body has approved the amendments and additions to the
Laws on Protection of Domestic Market, on Licensing, and on State
Duties. The minister pointed out that the amendments are aimed at
providing an equal competitive field for importers and local
producers.
To note, Ukraine has repeatedly come out for creation of unequal
conditions due to the use of quotas for vodka import. Earlier the
reliable sources of Ukraine reported that license for vodka import was
introduced at a price twice as high as the domestic production in
exchange for the discriminative rates of excise duties cancelled by
the Armenian government in 2008 in order to protect the local
producers. This step made Kyiv start a new trade dispute with Yerevan,
and even applied to the WTO bodies for the second time. Vodka
companies of Ukraine also want to apply to the international
organization to get rid of counterfeited vodka brands of Ukraine in
the Armenian market.
From: A. Papazian