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INDIA-NEPAL
India-Nepal Treaty of Trade
 Interactive trade indicators

Technical notes for performance indicators
Performance Indicators :
Member Countries

India Nepal

Revised Treaty of Trade between the Government of India and the Government of Nepal

Status : Signed in 2009 .  In force since 2009
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Preferential Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : Enabling Clause 2010
Agreement text : 
http://commerce.gov.in/trade/nepal.pdf
Other links : 
WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list in Protocl to the Treaty of Trade, Section IV
Preferential treatment for Nepal's products under Protocl to the Treaty of Trade, Section V
Rules of Origin
Change in tariff classification
Value added minimum 35%
No specific process required
Contingency Measures
   Anti - Dumping : 
   Countervailing Duties : 
   Safeguards : Allowed under Protocl to the Treaty of Trade, Section IX

Standards : 
Notes:
Original Treaty was signed in 1991 and was in force since 1991 before a revision in 2009.
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 : Yes Protocol to the Treaty of Trade, Section II
Customs valuation : Yes Protocol to the Treaty of Trade, Section II
Trade regulations publication and administration (transparency) : No
E-Commerce / Paperless trade : No
Cooperation in trade facilitation : No
OTHER AREAS
Government Procurement : No
Investment : No
Competition Policy : No
Intellectual Property : No
Dispute Settlement : No
Labor Mobility : No
Labor and Environmental Standards : No
Technical cooperation : No
Institutional mechanism : No
Notes:
The bilateral agreement was renewed in 2002 until 2007.
RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Bilateral
Specific Process
no specific process necessary
Heading Change
Change in tariff heading (4 digit level)
De Minimis
Minimum Content
Value content at least 35% FOB
Drawback
Http Link
Notes
INDIA-NEPAL
India-Nepal Treaty of Trade

Member Countries
India
Nepal
Total: 2 countries

Revised Treaty of Trade between the Government of India and the Government of Nepal

Status : Signed in 2009 .  In force since 2009
Scope : Bilateral
Type : Preferential Trade Agreement
WTO Notification : Enabling Clause 2010
Agreement text : 
http://commerce.gov.in/trade/nepal.pdf

Other links : 

WTO consideration process : 
Factual Presentation not distributed
GOODS
Tariffs
Positive list in Protocl to the Treaty of Trade, Section IV
Preferential treatment for Nepal's products under Protocl to the Treaty of Trade, Section V

Rules of Origin
Change in tariff classification
Value added minimum 35%
No specific process required
Contingency Measures
Anti - Dumping : 
Countervailing Duties : 
Safeguards : Allowed under Protocl to the Treaty of Trade, Section IX

Standards : 

Notes:
Original Treaty was signed in 1991 and was in force since 1991 before a revision in 2009.

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 : Yes Protocol to the Treaty of Trade, Section II
Customs valuation : Yes Protocol to the Treaty of Trade, Section II
Trade regulations publication and administration : No
Use of ICT : No
Mobility of business people : No
Freedom of transit : Yes Article II and Protocl to the Treaty of Trade, Section II
Transport and logistics : Yes Protocol to the Treaty of Trade, Section I
Trade finance : Yes Article VII

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

Notes:
The bilateral agreement was renewed in 2002 until 2007.

RULES OF ORIGIN
Cumulation
Bilateral
Specific Process
no specific process necessary
Heading Change
Change in tariff heading (4 digit level)
De Minimis

Minimum Content
Value content at least 35% FOB
Drawback

Http Link

Notes
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