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WTO ruling on IT products: India, EU to jointly defer appeal by 3 months

A deferment through mutual agreement of an appeal will give both parties time to resolve the dispute

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Shreya Nandi New Delhi

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 02 2023 | 10:03 PM IST

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India and the European Union (EU) have decided to mutually defer an appeal by 90 days with regard to their dispute at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over imposition of import duties on IT products by New Delhi, people aware of the matter said.

This means that India will postpone the appeal against the ruling and the EU will defer the adoption of the WTO dispute settlement panel’s April 17 report that had ruled that India violated its zero-tariff commitment under the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) under the multilateral trade body. The WTO had also asked New Delhi to eliminate

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