INDIA – MEASURES AFFECTING THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
Document: Communication from India
Date: 13 November 2002
Document codes: WT/DS146/14; WT/DS175/14
Complainant: U.S.
Respondent: India
Third parties: EU, Japan, South Korea
Dispute stage: Appellate Body
Agreements cited: Art. III:4, XI:1  GATT 1994Art. 2.1, 2.2  Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs)

INDIA – MEASURES AFFECTING THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
Communication from India
The following communication, dated 6 November 2002, from the Permanent Mission of India
to the Chairman of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated at the request of India.
On 5 April 2002, the DSB adopted the Panel and the Appellate Body reports on the dispute:
 (WT/DS146 and WT/DS175). Pursuant to
Article 21.3(b) of the DSU, India, the EC and the US agreed on 18 July 2002 that the reasonable
period of time to comply with the recommendations and rulings of the DSB in this dispute should be
five months, that is from 5 April 2002 to 5 September 2002. This agreement was circulated to WTO
Members as document and dated 24 July 2002.
I am happy to inform the DSB that India has fully complied with the recommendations and
rulings of the DSB in the said dispute by issuing Public Notice No. 31 on 19 August 2002 terminating
the trade balancing requirement. A copy of the Public Notice is enclosed for information and record.
Earlier India removed the indigenisation requirement vide Public Notice No. 30 on 4 September 2001.
Copy of this Public Notice is also enclosed for the record. Thus we have fully complied with the DSB
rulings in this dispute.
We, therefore, would like to make a statement to that effect at the next DSB meeting under
other business.

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 19th August, 2002
No. 31/2002 – 2007
Subject: Export and Import Policy April 2002 – March 2007 – Policy relating to import
of CKD/SKD kits/components by Joint Venture Car Manufacturer companies
under MOU to be signed with the Government of India
F. No. SPL/MISC-46/AM02/ILS-I. In exercise of powers conferred under Paragraph 2.4 of
the Export and Import Policy 2002-2007, as notified in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part -II,
Section 3, Sub-section (ii) vide S.O. No. 349(E) dated 31.3.2002, the Director General of Foreign
Trade hereby makes the following changes on the above subject.
2. In Paragraph 2 of Public Notice No. 36 (RE-2000)/1997-2002 dated 4 th September
2001, the condition "However, export obligation incurred by the MOU signatories in respect of
imports made up to 31/3/2001 shall be fulfilled by them within the stipulated period unless extended
by the Government for good and sufficient reasons" also stands withdrawn.
This issues in the public interest.
L. MANSINGH, Director General of Foreign Trade

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
(Department of Commerce)
PUBLIC NOTICE
New Delhi, the 4th September, 2001
No. 36 (RE-2000)/1997 – 2002
Subject: Export and Import Policy April, 1997 – March 2002 – Policy relating to import
of CKD/SKD kits/components by Joint Venture Car Manufacturer companies
under MOU to be signed with the Government of India
F. No. IPC/4/5(593)/92–97. In exer cise of powers conferred under Paragraph 4.11 of the Export and
Import Policy 1997-2002, as notified in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3,
Sub-section (ii) vide S.O. No. 283(E) dated 31.3.1997, the Director General of Foreign Trade hereby
makes the following change on the above subject:
In view of removal of Quantitative Re strictions (QR's) on import of CKD/SKD
kits/components w.e.f. 1.4.2001, Public Notice No. 60 dated 12.12.1997 stands withdrawn. However,
export obligation incurred by the MOU signatories in respect of imports made up to 31.3.2001 shall
be fulfilled by them within the stipulated peri od unless extended by the Government for good and
sufficient reasons.
This issues in the Public interest.
N.L. LAKHANPAL, Director General of Foreign Trade