International Trade Amicus

International Trade Amicus covers developments in the field of international trade remedy laws. It includes trade remedies like anti-dumping duty, safeguard duty and countervailing duty investigations and impositions, by and against, India. News pertaining to major developments in the World Trade Organization (WTO), India’s Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and investment-related disputes, are also covered, along with summaries of case law from different jurisdictions on topics pertaining to the subject.

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International Trade Amicus: August 2013
Labour standards and its effect on international trade is the topic of discussion this August 2013 issue of International Trade Amicus. According to the article, protection of domestic industry from unfair competition is fine but importance of mutual or collaborative growth shall not be underestim
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International Trade Amicus: July 2013
The practice of India and the U.S. concerning imposition, collection and review of countervailing and anti-dumping duty is the subject of study this month. Article in this July 2013 issue of International Trade Amicus discusses various procedures which are different in India and USA and also how t
Read More 10 Dec 2013
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International Trade Amicus: December 2013
Article XI of the GATT, providing for general elimination of quantitative restrictions, is the topic of discussion in the article this month. It is concluded that analysis of a claim under Article XI will involve application of some principles discussed, in the article itself, on a case-by-case ba
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International Trade Amicus: November 2013
Principle of National Treatment, as enshrined under Article III of the GATT has been discussed elaborately in this November 2013 issue of International Trade Amicus. According to the author, though the first sentence of Article III:2 necessitates ‘like’ product, yet in the light of the second sent
Read More 01 Nov 2013
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International Trade Amicus: June 2013
Article in this June 2013 second anniversary issue of International Trade Amicus discusses how certain Indian measures relating to solar cells and modules are in violation of the WTO provisions. As per the discussion, the provisions providing for sourcing of certain minimum amount of inputs from t
Read More 18 Oct 2013
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International Trade Amicus: October 2013
Extension of Safeguard duty measures, after they have lapsed, is the topic of discussion this month. Article in this October 2013 issue of International Trade Amicus argues that initiation of review should not be equated with the extension of the said trade remedy measure and that India, in this r
Read More 01 Oct 2013
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International Trade Amicus: May 2013
Has the countdown begun for removal of India’s export promotion schemes which indirectly provide subsidy to Indian exports? Article in this May 2013 issue of International Trade Amicus analyses in detail WTO’s Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM agreement) and the timelines the
Read More 17 Sept 2013
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International Trade Amicus: April 2013
Practice of price undertaking, as prevalent in the imposition of anti-dumping duty, is the topic of discussion this month. Article in this April 2013 issue of the International Trade Amicus concludes that though the wordings of Rule 15.3 of the Anti-dumping Rules are generic in nature, the DGAD al
Read More 03 Sept 2013
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International Trade Amicus: September 2013
Evaluation of application seeking initiation of anti-dumping duty is the topic of discussion this month. Article in this September 2013 issue elaborately discusses the DSB panel report in the dispute between Guatemala and Mexico, and concludes that information contained in the application must be
Read More 01 Sept 2013
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International Trade Amicus: March 2013
Do various Indian schemes placing a requirement of domestic content violate WTO provisions? Article in this issue of International Trade Amicus concludes that the Indian FDI Policy in multi-brand retail calling for domestic content is inconsistent with Article 2.1 of the TRIMs (Trade Related Inves
Read More 25 Jun 2013
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International Trade Amicus: February 2013
Exemption from anti-dumping duty and the government’s power under the Customs Act to grant exemption from anti-dumping duty is the subject for analysis this month. Article in this February, 2013 issue of the International Trade Amicus considers the question deliberating upon the issue as to whethe
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International Trade Amicus: January 2013
Article in this January 2013 issue of International Trade Amicus discusses consequences of de minimus dumping margin. As per the article, procedures being followed in India are not in line with the decisions of World Trade Organisation’s DSB panel on the question of inclusion of exporters having d
Read More 15 May 2013