Lok Sabha Question No. 357 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-18
Subject: Disputes before the WTO
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 357

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th MARCH, 2020

## DISPUTES BEFORE THE WTO

## *357.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India has more than 30 ongoing disputes before the World Trade Organization (WTO);
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the countries involved therein;
- (c) the details of the disputes in which India is a complainant and in which India is a respondent; and
- (d) the likely future of the WTO in view of threats from some countries to stop its budget?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (d):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  357      FOR  ANSWER  ON  18 th MARCH,  2020 REGARDING ' DISPUTES BEFORE THE WTO '.

(a) to (c): Currently, India is involved in 15 disputes at the WTO, in which  it is  complainant in 4 and respondent in 11. The details of these disputes is annexed.

(d) : The WTO's annual budget is derived from contributions by its Members   according to a formula based on their share of international trade. WTO budget for Financial Year 2020 was approved, albeit with some delay, in 2019 which has ensured WTO's contin ued operation till December 2020.

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## Details of India's disputes at WTO

India  currently  has  15  disputes  with  other  members  of  WTO  (4  as  Complainant  and  11  as respondent) and details of these are as under:

Disputes with the United States-8 (4 each as complainant and respondent)

Japan-2 (as respondent)

Brazil, Australia, Guatemala, the EU, Taiwan (one each as respondent)

- A. Disputes where India is a Complaining party (4 cases)
2. i)
3. DS436 (Countervailing duty by United States on Indian steel products) Respondent- The United States
4. ii) DS-503 (Measures by US concerning non-immigrant visas) Respondent- The United States
5. iii) DS-510 (Sub-Federal Renewable energy programmes of US)
6. Respondent- The United States
7. iv) DS-547 (Certain measures by US on Steel and Aluminium products)
8. Respondent- The United States
- B) WTO disputes where India is a Responding Party (11 cases)
10. v)
11. DS-430: (Prohibition by India on Import of poultry and poultry products) Complainant - The United States
12. vi) DS-456  (India's  Measures  Relating  to  Solar  Cells and  Solar  Modules  under  National  Solar Mission dispute)

Complainant - The United States

## Annexure

As on 16.03.2020

- vii) DS-518 (India's safeguard measures on import of iron and steel products) Complainant - Japan
- viii) DS-541 (India's Export Promotion Schemes)-Complainant-United States
- Complainant - The United States
- ix-xi) DS579, DS580 and DS581 (India-Measures Concerning Sugar and Sugarcane)Complainants- Brazil, Australia and Guatemala, respectively
- xii-xiv)  DS582  and  DS584,  DS588  (India-Tariff  Treatment  on  Certain  Good  in the  Information and Communications Technology Sector)Complainants- EU, Japan and Taiwan, respectively
- xv) DS-585 (Additional duties on certain products from US)-
- Complainant- The United States

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