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The border's loss could be airports' gain in RomaniaThe border's loss could be airports' gain in Romania
John Rimmer
15-Jul-2006
What bureaucrats give with one hand, they take away with the other. So it will doubtless prove in Romania, where the authorities' decision to close all duty-free border shops within less than three months is likely to coincide with a move to restore airport duty-free in the country, almost four years after it was banned in controversial circumstances (DFNI September 15 2002)
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The closure of the country's border industry is a premature and heavy-handed measure to ensure Romania's readiness to join the EU on January 1 2007, but the reinstatement of airport
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(27-Jun-2006) - A proposal under discussion by the Romanian government could herald the early closure of the country's border stores while reinstating airport duty-free
(17-Sep-2002) - ROMANIA. The Romanian Transport Ministry has issued a decree abolishing duty- and tax-free sales at the country?s airports. The ?emergency governmental ordinance?, issued on September 11, restricts duty-free activity to border stores, airlines and diplomatic sales. It gave no reasons for the move, but DFNI understands the official motive behind the decision was Romania?s preparations for EU membership, which the country is not due to attain until 2007.
(15-Jul-2006) - ROMANIA. The Romanian government has approved a proposal to close the country's border duty-free stores within 90 days
(1-Jul-2006) - ROMANIA. The Romanian government is close to approving a proposal to close the country's border duty-free stores earlier than planned