WORLD TRADE WT/DS91/1
G/L/173
ORGANIZATION G/AG/GEN/6
G/LIC/D/7
22July1997
(97-3087)
Original: English
INDIA -QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS ONIMPORTS
OFAGRICULTURAL, TEXTILE AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS
Request forConsultations byAustralia
Thefollowing communication, dated 16July1997, fromthePermanent Mission ofAustralia
tothePermanent Mission ofIndia andtotheDispute Settlement Body, iscirculated inaccordance
withArticle 4.4oftheDSU.
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MyauthoritieshaveinstructedmetorequestconsultationswiththeGovernmentofIndiapursuant
toArticle 4oftheUnderstanding onRules andProcedures Governing theSettlement ofDisputes,
Article XXII:1 oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994(GATT 1994), Article 19ofthe
Agreement onAgriculture, andArticle 6oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures withregard
toquantitative restrictions maintained byIndiaonimports ofalargenumber ofagricultural andindustrial
products.
Australia considers thatthequantitative restrictions maintained byIndia onmore than2,700
agricultural andindustrial product tarifflinesnotified totheWTO inAnnex 1,PartBofWT/BOP/N/24
dated 22May1997, including import prohibitions, non-automatic licensing, special import licensing
andtheadministrative procedures applicable totheserestrictions appear tobeinconsistent withIndia’s
obligations under thefollowing:
- Articles XI:1andXVIII:11 oftheGATT 1994;
- Article 4.2oftheAgreement onAgriculture;
- Article 3oftheAgreement onImport Licensing Procedures.
Welookforward toreceiving yourreply tothepresent request andtosetting amutually
convenient dateforconsultations.