Quotas at first restricted imports to $ million a year.
Talks fell apart after the United States tried to add several items to a list of restricted imports to Iraq.
A commission handpicked by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has recommended that Germany allow restricted imports of stem cells for medical research.
Tonante is particularly important to the Brazilian musical history because during the militar dictatorship (1970's) there was a policy of Import substitution which forbade or severely restricted imports.
China said it was prepared to retaliate with punitive tariffs if the United States restricted Chinese imports.
After 1987, Mexico moved to quickly open its economy, and formerly restricted imports flooded in so fast that the nation built up a staggering imbalance of imports over exports.
Such laws hindered joint ventures with foreign computer makers, restricted imports and made its booming personal computer market a preserve of domestic manufacturers.
In 1952 Pakistan had a foreign exchange crisis which severely restricted imports.
The government raised tariffs, controlled foreign exchange and restricted imports in order to protect domestic industry.
Consequently, the Commission adopted measures in January this year which restricted imports of Brazilian beef to holdings meeting a number of additional requirements.
