India: Prohibition on export of cotton (Tariff Codes 5201 and 5203) removed
Description
12th March, 2012: The prohibition on export of cotton (Tariff Codes 5201 and 5203) has been removed.
Update 13 September 2012:
On 9 April 2012 an informal Group of Ministers chaired by Finance Minister Mukherjee decided that the Government will in fact not accept fresh export contract registrations, but will allow pending exports on the basis of those contracts for which registration requests had been made before 5 March. Therefore, and in practical terms, the export ban effectively turned into an export quota.
Any Evidence-Based Deliberation:
| Question | Result |
|---|---|
| Is there anything in the public record to suggest that evidence of the effectiveness of the proposed measure was considered during official deliberations? | |
| Is there any evidence that alternatives to the proposed measure were considered? | |
| Is there anything in the public record that suggests that empirical evidence informed the comparison across the alternatives available to government? | |
| Was such evidence identified? | |
| Is such evidence publicly available? | |
| Did the official decision-maker in question provide an explanation as to why a chosen measure was favoured over alternatives? | |
| Is there any evidence to suggest that potentially affected trading partners were consulted before the measures were taken? | |
| Is there any evidence that safeguards have been put in place to ensure that implementation of the initiative is transparent and non-discriminatory? | |
| Did the government state its intention to review the measure within one year of implementation? |
Date Discovered:
Implemented: Yes
Date of inception: 12 Mar 2012
GTA Evaluation: Red
Source:
http://164.100.9.245/Exim/2000/NOT/NOT11/not10610.htm
European Commission, DG Trade: Ninth Report on potentially trade restrictive measures, http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2012/june/tradoc_149526.pdf
Government Response:
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