Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): III. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports: (vi) Import prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing: Page 53, paragraph 51:
Please identify any import restrictions that have been imposed on the grounds of "self sufficiency." Please explain the basis for these restrictions in light of the WTO Agreement.
Reply: At present, India has not imposed any import restriction on any item on this ground.
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Report by the Secretariat (WT/TPR/S/249): III. TRADE POLICIES AND PRACTICES BY MEASURE: (2) Measures Directly Affecting Imports: (vi) Import prohibitions, restrictions, and licensing: Page 53, paragraph 52:
The Secretariat says: "The use of NTMs raises the cost of exporting to India and, in some cases, may be equivalent to an import prohibition." Please explain how India's use of NTMs can contribute to global economic growth and development so that India can realize its potential and stated trade policy objective to increase substantially its exports in the upcoming years.
