India to fight US in WTO solar war
Updated: Jul 19, 2014 01:24:46pm
New Delhi, Jul 19 (KNN) India is preparing its defence strategy for fighting a case in the WTO following a complaint by the US contesting Indian Government's requirement that the solar panels under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission should be sourced from the domestic channels.
"India is preparing the defence strategy based on WTO principles and jurisprudence,” said Commerce and Industry Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
The World Trade Organisation has set up a dispute settlement panel to examine a complaint by the United States against India’s domestic content requirements under the country’s solar power programme, the Minister said in Parliament.
“Since the consultations could not result into satisfactory outcome, on the request of the US, the Dispute Settlement Body established the WTO dispute panel in May. Once the panel is composed, the panel proceedings shall be finalised by the WTO secretariat,” Sitharaman said.
The US has filed a complaint in the WTO against India’s domestic content requirement (DCR) under the country’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.
The minister said the US has claimed that the DCR violates WTO agreements such as national treatment principle and agreement on trade related investment measures.
With regard to the issue, consultations were held with the US in March 2013 and March 2014 under the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism but there was no satisfactory result.
India has an ambitious target of generating 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2022.
Meanwhile, the US has also taken up with WTO certain measures of India related to import prohibition of poultry and poultry products from the country infected with avian influenza viral strains.
Likewise, India too has filed a complaint against the US in WTO on countervailing duty imposed by America on certain hot rolled carbon steel products of India.
In addition, both the countries have raised certain issues at WTO SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary)/ TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) committee meetings.
India has also raised the issue relating to fixing of maximum residual levels on basmati rice while the US has brought up issues relating to food safety and standards regulation, toys and e-waste. (KNN Bureau)
"India is preparing the defence strategy based on WTO principles and jurisprudence,” said Commerce and Industry Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday.
The World Trade Organisation has set up a dispute settlement panel to examine a complaint by the United States against India’s domestic content requirements under the country’s solar power programme, the Minister said in Parliament.
“Since the consultations could not result into satisfactory outcome, on the request of the US, the Dispute Settlement Body established the WTO dispute panel in May. Once the panel is composed, the panel proceedings shall be finalised by the WTO secretariat,” Sitharaman said.
The US has filed a complaint in the WTO against India’s domestic content requirement (DCR) under the country’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission.
The minister said the US has claimed that the DCR violates WTO agreements such as national treatment principle and agreement on trade related investment measures.
With regard to the issue, consultations were held with the US in March 2013 and March 2014 under the WTO’s dispute settlement mechanism but there was no satisfactory result.
India has an ambitious target of generating 20,000 megawatts of solar power by 2022.
Meanwhile, the US has also taken up with WTO certain measures of India related to import prohibition of poultry and poultry products from the country infected with avian influenza viral strains.
Likewise, India too has filed a complaint against the US in WTO on countervailing duty imposed by America on certain hot rolled carbon steel products of India.
In addition, both the countries have raised certain issues at WTO SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary)/ TBT (Technical Barriers to Trade) committee meetings.
India has also raised the issue relating to fixing of maximum residual levels on basmati rice while the US has brought up issues relating to food safety and standards regulation, toys and e-waste. (KNN Bureau)
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