MINISTER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( SHRI MURASOLI MARAN )
(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a), (b), (c) & (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 271 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7TH DECEMBER 2001 REGARDING TRADE DISPUTES BY SHRI T.M. SELVAGANAPATHI
(a) : The details of the various cases in the Dispute Settlement Body of World Trade Organization where India is either the complaining country or the country complained against are given in the Annexure.
(b) & (c) : The dispute settlement Panel set up in WTO to consider the issue has not yet finalized its findings.
(d): The three disputes in which the findings of the Panels/Appellate Body went against India are the two separate complaints by the US and the European Commission (EC) against our patent policy and a complaint by the US against quantitative restrictions on imports maintained by India for balance of payments reasons.
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a ) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 271 FOR ANSWER ON 7.12.2001 REGARDING TRADE DISPUTES.
STATUS OF DISPUTES IN DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY OF WTO BETWEEN INDIA AND OTHER COUNTRIES
S. No. Subject of the Disputes Complainant Against Status
DISPUTES RAISED BY INDIA
1.Quantitative restrictions on
imports of textile and clothing
products India Turkey Won
2.Ban on importation of shrimp
and shrimp products from these
countries imposed by the US India USA Won
3.Measures affecting imports
of Women`s and girl`s wool coats India USA Won
4.Transitional safeguard measures
affecting imports of woven wool
shirts and blouses. India USA Won
5.Import regime on Automobiles India Poland Amicably settled
6.Application of Cumulative
Recovery System (CRS) for
India`s exports of rice. India EC Settled
7.Anti-Dumping actions on
unbleached cotton fabrics(UCF) India EC EC did not continue the anti-dumping duty. India is not pursuing
8.Anti-Dumping proceedings
against import of Cotton
type Bed-linen. India EC Won
9. Anti-dumping duties imposed
by South African Authorities
on imports of anti-biotics
from India India South Africa Continuing
10.Anti-dumping duties imposed
by US on CTL Steel Plate
imports from India India US Continuing
11.Anti dumping duties imposed
by Brazil on Jute bag imports
from India. India Brazil Continuing
12.Argentina Drugs Dispute India Argentina Continuing
13.US legislation on dumping
and subsidy offset
(Byrd Amendment) India and US Continuing 8 other countries
DISPUTES RAISED BY OTHER COUNTRIES AGAINST INDIA
14.India`s quantitative restrictions
on imports on agricultural, textile
and industrial products. EC India Amicably Settled.
15 India`s quantitative restrictions
on imports on agricultural, textile
and industrial products. Australia India Amicably Settled.
16 India`s quantitative restrictions
on imports on agricultural,
textile and industrial products. Canada India Amicably Settled.
17 India`s quantitative restrictions
on imports on agricultural,
textile and industrial products. New Zealand India Amicably Settled.
18 India`s quantitative restrictions
on imports on agricultural,
textile and industrial products. Switzerland India Amicably Settled.
19 India`s quantitative restrictions
on imports on agricultural,
textile and industrial products. USA India Lost
20 Alleged absence in India of
patent protection for pharmaceutical
and agricultural chemical products,
and the absence of formal systems
that permit the filing of patent EC India Lost
21 Restrictions on export of
products including raw
hides and skins. EC India Continuing
22 Patent protection for
pharmaceutical and agricultural
chemical products USA India Lost
23 Concerning certain measures
affecting the Auto motive sector
- Auto policy EC India Continuing
24 Import restrictions maintained
by India for reasons other than
ArticleXVIII:B of GATT 1994 EC India Continuing
25 A series of customs duties
increases implemented by
Indian authorities EC India Continuing
26 Concerning certain measures
affecting the Automotive
sector -Auto policy USA India Continuing
