RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE WT/DS19/1
18October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3127)
Original: English
POLAND -IMPORT REGIME FOR AUTOMOBILES
Request forConsultations byIndia
Thefollowing communication, dated 28September 1995, fromthePermanent Mission ofIndia
tothePermanent Mission oftheRepublic ofPoland iscirculated attherequest ofthePermanent Mission
ofIndia inaccordance withArticle 4:4oftheDSU.
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Oninstructions from myauthorities, Iwishtoconvey therequest ofIndia forconsultations
withPolandpursuanttoArticle4oftheUnderstandingonRulesandProceduresGoverningtheSettlement
ofDisputes (DSU) andArticle XXIII:1 oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994regarding
itsimportregimeforautomobilesandinthiscontext,tomodificationsintroducedbyPolandon1January
1992tothestructure ofitstariffonmotor carsandalsotothedutyfreequota provided totheEuropean
Communities forautomobiles interms oftheprovisions oftheInterim Agreement onTrade Related
Matters entered intobetween theEECandtheRepublic ofPoland, which entered intoforceon1March
1992.
InIndia'sview, thesemeasures byPoland areinconsistent withtheobligations ofPoland under
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994 andtheUnderstanding ontheInterpretation of
Article XXIV oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994. Theprovisions ofGATT 1994
withwhich themeasure taken byPoland areinconsistent include, butarenotlimited tothefollowing:
(i) Article IofGATT 1994; and
(ii) ArticleXXIVofGATT1994readwiththeInterpretationofArticleXXIVoftheGeneral
Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994.
These measures nullify orimpair thebenefits accruing toIndia directly orindirectly under
theGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade.
Ilookforward toreceiving yourreply tothepresent request andtofixing amutually convenient
dateforconsultations.
Inthelightofthisrequest byIndia forconsultations withPoland pursuant toArticle 4ofthe
Understanding onRules andProcedures Governing theSettlement ofDisputes andArticle XXIII:1
oftheGeneral Agreement onTariffs andTrade 1994regarding Poland 'simport regime forautomobiles,
India intends1towithdraw itscomplaint under GATT 1947 onthesame issue against Poland.
1Secretariat note: seedocument DS40/4 containing India'sletter ofwithdrawal dated 13October 1995.