Wto Ruling On Solar Panels

India will appeal against this ruling in the dispute which was raised by the us.

Wto ruling on solar panels.

A ruling given by the wto s dispute settlement panel on renewable energy or the solar sector in favour of india has been challenged by the us in the upper body of the world trade organization. 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. Violated international trade agreements in 2012 by imposing anti dumping tariffs and countervailing measures against imports of chinese made solar materials. A ruling given by the wto s dispute settlement panel on renewable energy or the solar sector in favour of india has been challenged by the us in the upper body of the.

Wto rules us solar panel anti dumping tariffs illegal july 17 2014don the world trade organisation wto has ruled the u s. 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. A ruling given by the wto s dispute settlement panel on renewable energy or the solar sector in favour of india has been challenged by the us in the upper body of the world trade organization. The wto supported most of india s allegations that the us imposed illegal domestic content requirements that favored domestic products in the renewable energy sector according to a ruling published on the geneva based organization s website thursday.

The panel found that the dcr measures are trade related investment measures covered by paragraph 1 a of the illustrative list in the annex to the trims agreement. Wto solar case new delhi. Wto ruled against india s imposition of local content requirements in its solar power programme.