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Area	Commodity Group	Commodity	Date	Policy Category	Policy Instrument	Description
Hong Kong SAR of China	Meat	Poultry meat	2014.03	Trade	Import ban	Implemented several measures to prevent the spread of the H7N9 virus. Closed its broiler [...]
India	Meat	All	2014.03	Trade	Market regulation	Approved an allocation of USD 44.75 million to the National Livestock Mission, which supports livestock [...]
Russia	Meat	Pig meat	2014.03	Trade	Import ban lifted	Resumed imports of pig meat from the United States, providing it is certified as ractopamine [...]
Russia	Meat	Pig meat	2014.03	Trade	Import ban	Imposed a temporary ban on pork imports from Ukraine, due to concerns over ability of [...]
Russia	Meat	Bovine meat	2014.03	Trade	Import ban	Suspended purchase of beef from eight Paraguayan meat plants following detection of prohibited substances in [...]
Canada	Meat	Poultry meat	2014.02	Trade	Animal welfare regulations	Announced an investment of C$4 million (USD 3.6 million) in the Canadian Poultry Research Council [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China	Meat	Poultry meat	2014.02	Trade	Import ban	Extended ban on imports of live poultry from mainland China consequent on H7N9 virus. [...]
Hong Kong SAR of China	Meat	Poultry meat	2014.02	Trade	Import ban	Resumed sales of live local chicken on February 19 after it had been suspended for [...]
Mexico	Meat	Poultry meat	2014.02	Trade	Tariff rate quota	Extended the period during which Mexican companies can import poultry under a 300 000-tonne duty-free, TRQ [...]
Russia	Meat	Pig meat	2014.02	Trade	Import ban lifted	Resumed imports of pig meat from Brazil, following a prohibition based on concerns about its [...]

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