THE Dispute
Settlement Body of WTO, on 23 May 2014, established a panel to examine a
complaint by the United States regarding India's domestic content requirements
under its solar energy programme. Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union,
Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Norway, Russian Federation and Turkey reserved their
third-party right to participate in the panel's proceedings.
The United States reiterated its concern about India's domestic content requirements
under its solar energy programme known as the National Solar Mission (NSM).
The US emphasized that it was not challenging India's NSM Programme on the
basis that it promotes solar power generation. Rather, the US was challenging
the domestic content requirements in India's measures that discriminate against
imported solar cells and modules in favour of “like” domestic products.
The US, for the second time, requested the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) to
establish a panel to examine the matter set out in its panel request.
The panel is now established.
Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Norway,
the Russian Federation and Turkey reserved their third-party right to participate
in the panel's proceedings.
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