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No duty on imports of personal protective equipment

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There will be no import duties and value added tax on medicines, medical devices and personal protective equipment needed in the fight against Covid-19. This was decided by the government at a distant meeting.

The decree is linked to the (EU) 2020/491 decision adopted on April 3, 2020 on lifting import duties and VAT on goods necessary to combat the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.


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