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15 December 2023  
(23-8629) Page: 1/1 
  Original: English  
 
INDIA – TARIFF TREATMENT ON CERTAIN GOODS IN THE INFORMATION AND 
COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY SECTOR  
COMMUNICATION FROM  THE EUROPEAN UNION  
The following communication, dated 11 December 2023 , was received from the delegation of  the 
European Union  with the request that it be circulated to the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB).  
 
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The European Union takes note that, on 7 December 2023, India notified the WTO Secretariat and 
the European Union of its decision to appeal the r eport of the panel in " India – Tariff Treatment on 
Certain Goods in the Information and Communications Technology Sector  (WT/DS582)" by filing 
electronic copies of a Notice of Appeal and an Appellant Submission.  
Given the Appellate Body remains non -operati onal, the European Union considers that all subsequent 
procedural deadlines set out in the Appellate Body's Working Procedures are properly to be 
considered as suspended.  
When the Appellate Body resumes its functions, it should set the schedule for this ap peal. 
The European Union intends to file a written submission in this appeal within the deadline to be 
determined by the Appellate Body once it resumes its functions. The European Union also intends to 
participate and make oral statements at the hearing to  be convened by the Appellate Body.  
The European Union wishes to note that it disagrees with all of India's allegations of errors of law 
and legal interpretation in the Panel's Report as set out in its Notice of Appeal and Appellant 
Submission.  
The Europea n Union is providing a copy of this communication directly to India and the third -parties 
to this dispute.  
 
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