No. __________
WORLD TRADE G/SECRET/8
2 September 1996
ORGANIZATION
Original: English
ARTICLE XXVIII:1 NEGOTIATIONS
Schedule XII - India
The following communication, dated 30 August 1996, has been received from the Permanent
Mission of India.
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In accordance with the provisions and procedures of Article XXVIII.1 of GATT 1994, the
Government of India hereby notifies that it intends to modif y or withdraw certain concessions on items
included in WTO Schedule XII.
The Government of India is prepared to enter into negotiatio ns and/or consultations with the
interested Members of the WTO (including initial negotiati ng right holders) under Article XXVIII for
the modification of its concessions as indicated in the Anne x.1
The Annex also contains import statistics for the most recen t three year period.
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LIST OF ITEMS INTENDED TO BE MODIFIED ALONGWITH IMPORT STATI STICS
(VALUE IN RUPEES MILLION)
SlN H.S. Code Exporting countries 1992-
931993-
941994-
95
1(a)
1(b)
2.0402.10
Milk and cream in
powder,granules or other
solid forms of a fat content, by
weight,
not exceeding 1.5%
0402.21
Milk and cream in powder,
granules or other solid forms
of a fat content, by weight,
exceeding 1.5% - not
containing added sugar or
other sweetening matter
0806.10
Grapes, fresh(a) INR holders
Australia
USA
Canada
Ireland
Belgium
UK
FRG
Denmark
Netherlands
France
(b) Others
Total imports
(a) INR holders
Australia
USA
EC
(b) Others
Total imports
(a) INR holder
USA
(b) Others
Afghanistan
Total imports--
--
--
26.81
--
--
336.45
7.0
5.69
--
377.7
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
----
--
--
62.7
46.9
15.4
11.8
5.4
1.9
--
144.6
--
--
--
--
--
--
3.98
4.00--
--
5.2
--
24.7
1.6
--
0.6
4.5
0.6
37.6
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
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3.
4.
5(a)
5(b)
6(a)0809.40
Plums & sloes
Ex1001.90
Spelt (a type of wheat with
small
brown grain which
retains its husk even after
threshing)
1005.10
Seeds of Maize(Corn)
1005.90 Other
1006.10 Rice in the
husk (paddy or rough)(a) INR holder
USA
b) Others
Afghanistan
Iran
Pakistan
Total imports
(a) INR holder
Turkey
(b) Others
Total imports
(a) INR holder
Indonesia
(b) Others
Total imports
(a) INR holder
Indonesia
(b) Others
Total imports
(a) INR holder
Brazil
(b) Others
Italy
Total imports--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
----
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
----
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.22
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
2.2
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6(b)
6(c)
6(d)
7.
8.1006.20
Husked (brown) rice
1006.30
Semi-milled or wholly milled
rice,
whether or not
polished or glazed
1006.40 Broken rice
1007.00 Grain
Sorghum
1008.20 Millet(a) INR holder
Brazil
(b) Others
Italy
Total imports
(a) INR holder
Brazil
(b) Others
Vietnam
USA
Australia
Italy
Thailand
Total imports
(a) INR holder
Brazil
(b) Others
Total imports
(a) INR holder
USA
(b) Others
Total imports
(a) INR holder
Turkey
(b) Others
Total imports--
--
--
--
468.36
263.30
--
--
--
733.2
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
----
--
--
--
479.12
73.47
--
--
--
552.6
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
----
0.7
0.7
--
--
--
66.6
15.7
0.4
82.7
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
--
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9.
10(a)
10(b)
11(a)
11(b)1502.00 Fat of bovine
animals, sheep or goats, raw
or rendered, whether or not
pressed or solvent
extracted
1507.10 Soya bean
oil(crude oil, whether or not
degummed)
1507.90 - Other
Ex1514.10
Rape, colza or mustard oil and
their fractions, whether or not
refined , but not chemically
modified - crude oil
1514.90 - other(a) INR holders
Australia
USA
(b) Others
Total imports
(a) INR holders(none)
(b) Others
USA
Argentina
Total imports
(a) INR holders(none)
(b) Others
USA
Netherlands
FRG
Total imports
(a) INR holders(none)
(b) Others
Total imports
(a) INR holders(none)
(b) Others
Belgium
USA
Netherlands
Sweden
Italy
Total imports--
--
--
--
--
300.61
--
301.0
--
430.47
--
401.22
833.0
--
--
--
--
--
--
3.38
--
9.70
13.1--
--
--
--
--
287.8
--
287.8
--
329.84
--
6.13
338.1
--
--
--
--
3.80
--
15.56
--
--
19.4--
--
--
--
--
--
627.7
627.7
--
267.3
15.1
6.3
290.3
--
--
--
--
8.31
15.1
15.0
10.4
9.4
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12. 1901.10 - Malt extract; food
preparations of flour, meal,
starch or malt extract -
Preparations for infant use put
up for retail sale(a) INR holders
Canada
USA
EC
(b) Others
Denmark
Total imports--
--
--
1.32
1.4--
15.3
--
15.3--
--
0.1
0.1