WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/DS146/8
WT/DS175/8
31 January 2002
(02-0522)
Original:  English
INDIA – MEASURES AFFECTING THE AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR
Notification of an Appeal by India
under paragraph 4 of Article 16 of the Understanding on Rules
and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes (DSU)
The following notification, dated 31 January 2002, sent by the Permanent Mission of India to
the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), is circulated to Members.  This notification also constitutes the
Notice of Appeal, filed on the same day with the Appellate Body, pursuant to the  Working
Procedures for Appellate Review .
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Pursuant to paragraph 4 of Article 16 of the Understanding on Rules and Procedures
Governing the Settlement of Disputes  (the "DSU") and Rule 20 of the  Working Procedures for
Appellate Review , India hereby notifies its decision to appeal to the Appellate Body certain issues of
law covered in the Panel Report on  India – Measures Affecting the Automotive Sector (WT/DS146/R,
WT/DS146/R/Corr.1,  WT/DS175/R, WT/DS175/R/Corr.1).
India seeks review by the Appellate Body of the Panel's conclusion that Articles 11 and 19.1
of the DSU required it to address the question of whether the measures found be inconsistent withArticles III:4 and XI:1 of the General Agr eement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 ("GATT") had been
brought into conformity with the GATT as a result of measures taken by India during the course of
the proceedings.
India further seeks review by the Appellat e Body of the Panel's conclusion that the
enforcement of the export obligations that autom obile manufacturers  incurred until 1 April 2001
under India's former import licensing scheme is inconsistent with Articles III:4 and XI:1 of the
GATT.
India considers these conclusions of the Panel to be in error and based upon erroneous
findings on issues of law and related legal interpretations.
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