Trump puts on the microscope and the drugs and microchips to impose potential duties

The United States Ministry of Commerce announced yesterday, Monday, the launch of an investigation to evaluate whether drug and semiconductor imports affect the country’s national security, according to official government documents. This research is the first necessary step to allow Donald Trump to sign an executive decree to impose customs duties on two specific areas of activity, targeting the US President after returning to the White House in January. The investigation will take place Wednesday Wednesday for comments and public consultation, a process that is expected to last 21 days at most. A law article is utilized that allows the president to impose customs duties on products if it is found that the volume of their imports raises a risk to national security. When the French Agency contacted them, none of the major pharmaceutical industries, nor the Association of Pharmacy Professionals (ASHP) did not want to comment. On his side the […]
Source: News Beast

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