Reply: India's Safeguard Legislation contains provisions for conducting investigations in accordance with the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and Article XIX of GATT 1994
Reply: India's Safeguard Legislation contains provisions for conducting investigations in accordance with the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and Article XIX of GATT 1994.
63. We are interested to know about the MOUs signed by the BIS in terms of bilateral cooperation and the mutual recognition agreement on standardization. In this regard, we request a copy of the documents mentioned in this paragraph. (Page 79, paragraph 100)
Reply: BIS has entered into MoUs for bilateral cooperation in the fields of standardization and conformity assessment. A copy of a typical MoU is enclosed at Annex 1.
64. What percentage of technical regulations in India are harmonized with international standards? (Page 80, paragraph 104)
Reply: Technical regulations are notified by various central government ministries/departments and regulatory bodies. Most of the technical regulations are harmonized with international standards.
65. What are the requirements for obtaining ECOMARK and which products are covered? (Page 80, paragraph 105)
