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Agreement name:	Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) - India
Coverage:	Goods	Type:	Partial Scope Agreement
Status:	In Force	Notification under:	Enabling Clause
Date of signature:	25-Jan-2004	Date of notification:	23-Feb-2010
Date of entry into force:	01-Jun-2009	End of implementation period:	2009
Current signatories:	Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay; India
Original signatories:	Argentina; Brazil; Paraguay; Uruguay; India
RTA Composition:	Bilateral; One Party is an RTA
Region:	South America; West Asia
All Parties WTO members?	Yes	Cross-Regional:	Yes

Official Web Address

Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR)
India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Text of the agreement

Text of the agreement	E S

Annexes & related documents

Annexes	E S

Consideration status:	Factual Presentation issued
Date of Consideration	16-Mar-2016

Related documents

Document series: WT/COMTD/RTA/6

Document type	Language
Factual Presentation (G)	E F S

RTA Provisions Glossary

For details on these provisions, please consult the Glossary.

Last modified on: 01/12/2017

Topics
	Tariff Rate Quotas (TRQ)
	All quantitative import restrictions prohibited
	Rules of Origin (RoO)
		Regional Value Content Criteria (RVC)
		Cumulation among Parties
	All Export restrictions, including quantitative restrictions, prohibited
	Sanitary and Phytosanitary measures (SPS)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO SPS Agreement
		Transparency obligations (SPS)
	Technical regulations, standards, technical barriers to trade (TBT)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO TBT Agreement
		Transparency obligations (TBT)
	Safeguard Mechanisms (Goods)
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Safeguard Agreement
		RTA-specific safeguard measures permitted in the transition period or shortly thereafter


	Anti-Dumping measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Anti-Dumping
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Anti-Dumping measures)
	Countervailing measures
		Specifically reaffirms or incorporates WTO Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing measures
		Dispute Settlement not applicable (Countervailing measures)
	MFN Clause/Preferences extended from other RTAs (Goods)
	General Exceptions
	Security Exceptions
	Dispute Settlement (DS)
		Ad hoc Adjudicative Process
		Choice of forum
		Exclusive use of forum chosen
	Provisions on designated monopolies or State Owned Enterprises (SOEs)

Document title
India
MERCOSUR