Customs bars imports of livestock into India, fears of avian influenza abound
The Dollar Business Bureau The Customs department has suspended the imports of livestock and livestock products into India from all countries due to the threat of avian influenza. A communication to the effect was issued via notification no: 09/2015-2020 dated June 8, 2017. According to the notification, the following imports have been suspended with further effect. domestic and wild birds (excluding poultry and captive birds) unprocessed meat and meat products from Avian species including wild birds (except poultry) semen of domestic and wild birds (except semen of poultry) Live poultry and captive birds day old chicks, ducks, turkey and other newly hatched Avian species unprocessed meat and meat products from Avian species including wild birds hatching eggs egg and egg products (except Specific Pathogen Free eggs) unprocessed feathers live pig pathological material and biological ...
Poultry imports from US to trigger price war in India
Indian poultry industry is hoping that it will be able to check US imports on the basis of other allegations faced by the US industry The Dollar Business Bureau In June last year, WTO had ruled against India after the country denied imports of poultry and other products from the United States citing concerns about Avian Influenza (AI) The Indian government seems to have been making all out efforts to protect domestic poultry sector from US imports ahead of the June-2016 deadline for removing restrictions on the entry of these products. India has already lost its case in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against the US which contested Indian authoritys move to ban the entry of poultry items citing concern over avian influenza ...
WTO rules against India in case of poultry-imports from US
Sai Nikesh | The Dollar Business The World Trade Organization, on Thursday, ruled against India over ‘India denying importing of various agricultural products, especially the poultry, from the United States citing concerns related to Avian Influenza (AI)’. Based on the proceedings over the issue that dates back to March 6, 2012 when the ‘US requested consultations with India with respect to (w.r.t) the prohibitions imposed by India related to AI’, the WTO appellate body concluded that ‘India's AI measures amounted to an import prohibition that was not based on the relevant international standard or a scientific risk assessment,’ as recommended by the dispute settlement panel. It also concluded that based on the panel recommendations w.r.t the international Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) ...
India appeals to DSB over import of US agricultural products
The Dollar Business Bureau India has appealed to the Dispute Settlement Board of World Trade Organisation for a panel decision on its issues with the US over agricultural imports. "WTO Secretariat received today a notice by India announcing its decision to appeal certain issues of law and legal interpretation in the panel report in the case 'India -- Measures concerning the importation of certain agricultural products'," the WTO said yesterday. India had in 2012 imposed some prohibitions with regard to importation of various agricultural products from the US because of concerns related to Avian Influenza. This import prohibition is maintained through India's Avian Influenza (AI) measures, mainly, the Indian Livestock Importation Act, 1898. The US contended that India's AI ...
WTO opens doors for USA poultry exports to India
The Dollar Business Bureau | @TheDollarBiz A Stamp printed in USA in 1944 shows the Light Brahma Rooster, Centenary of the American poultry industry USA has won a dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over India’s ban on imports of poultry products from USA after India failed to provide any scientific basis for the restrictions for around two years now. India had placed restrictions on imports of poultry products such as poultry meat, eggs, and live pigs from USA in February 2007 due to concerns over Bird Flu. However, USA complained to WTO on March 6, 2012 that the ban was unjustified. It claimed that no outbreak of High Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) has been recorded in USA since ...
