WTO Panel Rules India May Not Block Imports of Poultry and Other Agricultural Products (October 14, 2014) [1]
On 14 October 2014, a World Trade Organization (WTO) Panel issued a report [3] in response to a U.S. claim against India, ruling that India had violated WTO rules in implementing import prohibitions concerning poultry and other agricultural products from countries reporting Notifiable Avian Influenza (AI). According to the summary of key findings [4], the U.S. “complained that India's AI measures amounted to an import prohibition that was not based on the relevant international standard (the [World Organisation for Animal Health] Terrestrial Code) or on a scientific risk assessment.” The panel found that the import restrictions were discriminatory and not based on international standards. India has sixty days to appeal the ruling under WTO rules.