Wto India Solar Panels

India hit back at washington s latest legal assault on its solar power policies at the world trade organisation wto india rejected a u s.

Wto india solar panels.

In a significant 100 page report the three member panel largely upheld india s claims photo. India solar cells1 ds456 parties agreement timeline of the dispute complainant united states gatt arts. India on friday lost the appeal it had filed against a world trade organisation wto panel ruling that the country s power purchase agreements with solar firms and domestic content requirements dcr were inconsistent with international norms. In a significant ruling last week a world trade organisation wto panel found that the domestic content requirement imposed under india s national solar programme is inconsistent with its treaty.

Afp india wins solar case against us at wto 2 min read. A world trade organization wto panel has ruled against india in a dispute raised by the us over the country s solar power programme requiring the government to offer a level. In june a wto dispute resolution panel ruled in favour of india in a case against the us saying that america s domestic content requirements and subsidies provided by eight of its states in the renewable energy or the solar sector are violative of global trade norms. Moreover the panel found that india had not.

The panel also found that the measures are not covered by the government procurement exemption under article iii 8 a of the gatt 1994 because the product being procured electricity was not in a competitive relationship with the product discriminated against solar cells and modules. Iii 4 iii 8 a xx d xx j trims art. India and the us clashed in their festering trade dispute over solar cells and solar modules after new delhi rejected a vague request from washington seeking world trade organization s. Legal claim and started exploring possible new protection of india s own solar industry what is india planning to do.

2 1 establishment of panel 23 may 2014 circulation of panel report 24 february 2016 respondent india circulation of ab report 16 september 2016 adoption 14 october 2016 1.