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INDIA-MERCOSUR
India-MERCOSUR PTA
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

India Mercosur

Preferential Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the Republic of India

Status : Signed in 2004 .  In force since 2009
Scope : Country - Bloc
Type : Preferential Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : Enabling Clause 2010
Agreement text : 
http://www.commerce.nic.in/trade/indiamercosur/pta_indiaandmercosur.pdf
Other links : 
http://www.commerce.nic.in/trade/international_ta_indmer.asp
WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list contained in Annexes I, II
Doesn't consider full tariff elimination
Rules of Origin
Annex III

Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : Article 6 refers to Articles VI and XVI of GATT
   Countervailing Duties : Article 6 refers to Articles VI and XVI of GATT
   Safeguards : Article 15 refers to Annex IV of the agreement as well as Article XIX of GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement on Safeguards

Standards : Calls for cooperation
Notes:
SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
       Date of notification

       Consideration Process : 


Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on

Specific Sectors Excluded

Public Sectors carve-out :

Most Favoured Nation :

National Treatment :

Market Access :

Domestic Regulation :

Subsidies covered by services disciplines :

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :
          


Notes :
          


Link to schedules :
INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach

Definition of investment

Most Favoured Nation :
                           
National Treatment :
                           
Fair and Equitable Treatment :
                           
Expropriation :
                           
Board of Directors and executive personnel :

Invester - State arbitration :

Denial of Benefits :
          


Additional BIT exists between the parties :
          BIT list I :
                    Status:
          BIT list II :
                    Status:

Notes :
          


Link to schedules :
TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : No
Customs valuation : Yes Chapter 7, Article 14 of the Agreement
Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : No
E-Commerce / Paperless trade : No
Cooperation in trade facilitation : No
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : No
Investment : Yes
Competition Policy : No
Intellectual Property : No
Dispute Settlement : Yes Article 29
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No
Notes:
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Annex 3, Article 3: Full cumulation
Specific Process
Heading Change
De Minimis
Minimum Content
Annex 3, Article 560% value added
Drawback
Http Link
http://commerce.nic.in/trade/indiamercosur/ANNEXIII.pdf
Notes
INDIA-MERCOSUR
India-MERCOSUR PTA

Member Countries
India
Mercosur
Total: 2 countries

Preferential Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the Republic of India

Status : Signed in 2004 .  In force since 2009
Scope : Country - Bloc
Type : Preferential Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : Enabling Clause 2010
Agreement text : 
http://www.commerce.nic.in/trade/indiamercosur/pta_indiaandmercosur.pdf

Other links : 
http://www.commerce.nic.in/trade/international_ta_indmer.asp

WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list contained in Annexes I, II
Doesn't consider full tariff elimination

Rules of Origin
Annex III


Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : Article 6 refers to Articles VI and XVI of GATT
Countervailing Duties : Article 6 refers to Articles VI and XVI of GATT
Safeguards : Article 15 refers to Annex IV of the agreement as well as Article XIX of GATT 1994 and the WTO Agreement on Safeguards

Standards : Calls for cooperation

Notes:


SERVICES
WTO Notification (GATS Art. V)
Date of notification :
Consideration Process :

Liberalization Approach

Modes Covered

Specific Chapters on
Specific Sectors Excluded
Public Sectors carve-out :

Most Favoured Nation :

National Treatment :

Market Access :

Domestic Regulation :

Subsidies covered by services disciplines :

Denial of benefits for commercial presence :


Notes:

Link to schedules :

INVESTMENT
Scheduling Approach

Definition of investment

Most Favoured Nation :

National Treatment :


Fair and Equitable Treatment :


Expropriation :


Board of Directors and executive personnel :

Invester - State arbitration : No

Denial of Benefits :


Additional BIT exists between the parties :No

BIT list I :
Status:
BIT list II :
Status:

Notes :


Link to schedules :

TRADE FACILITATION
Customs procedures : No
Customs valuation : Yes Chapter 7, Article 14 of the Agreement
Trade regulations publication and administration : No
Use of ICT : No
Mobility of business people : No
Freedom of transit : No
Transport and logistics : No
Trade finance : No

OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : No
Investment : Yes
Competition Policy : No
Intellectual Property : No
Dispute Settlement : Yes Article 29
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No

Notes:


RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Annex 3, Article 3: Full cumulation
Specific Process

Heading Change

De Minimis

Minimum Content
Annex 3, Article 560% value added
Drawback

Http Link
http://commerce.nic.in/trade/indiamercosur/ANNEXIII.pdf

Notes

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