From: Subject: Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 10:50:02 +0530 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004B_01C9AF92.F2A119E0" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C9AF92.F2A119E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://164.100.47.5:8080/rsq/quest.asp?qref=55026

GOVERNMENT OF=20 INDIA
MINISTRY OF=20 AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE = AND=20 COOPERATION RAJYA = SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 2147=20 ANSWERED ON 10.08.2001=20
CLASSIFICATION OF RUBBER COTTON PRODUCT = UNDER WTO .=20

2147. =

SHRI C.O. POULOSE=20

Will = the Minister=20 of AGRICULTURE be pleased to state:-=20

(a) = whether=20 natural rubber has been classified in the WTO Agreement as an Industrial = product=20 and Cotton as an agricultural product;

(b) if so, the criteria = applied=20 in classification of these products;

(c) whether natural rubber = by its=20 nature, is purely agricultural; and

(d) if so, what steps = Government=20 have taken to re-categories natural rubber as an agricultural product?=20

ANSWER

MINISTER=20 OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

(SHRI SHRIPAD Y. NAIK)=20

(a): Yes, Sir.

(b): The WTO Agreement on = Agriculture,=20 essentially, covers chapters 1 to 24 of the Harmonised Commodity = Description and=20 Coding System (HS). However, fish and fish products, though in parts of = chapters=20 3 & 16 of HS have been excluded from the purview of the WTO = Agreement on=20 Agriculture. Similarly, certain commodities like raw cotton, waste and = cotton=20 carded or combed, raw flex, raw hemp and hides and skins, though not = covered=20 under chapters 1-24 of the HS have been covered under the Agreement on=20 Agriculture. Specific inclusion or exclusion of any product from the = purview of=20 the WTO Agreement on Agriculture was a result of mutual negotiations and = agreement amongst WTO members.

(c) & (d): In its initial = negotiating=20 proposals submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for the = mandated=20 negotiations under Article 20 of the Agreement on Agriculture, India has = demanded rationalization of the product coverage of the Agreement by = including=20 primary agricultural commodities such as rubber, jute and coir, under = the=20 Agreement on Agriculture.=20

------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C9AF92.F2A119E0 Content-Type: image/gif Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Location: http://164.100.47.5:8080/rsq/bak.gif R0lGODlh3AUWAOb/AP///////v/+/f/+/P/++//++v/9+v79+f79+P799/789/789v789f789P77 9P778/778v778f768P767/367/367v357f357P356/356v346v346f346P345/335/335v335fz3 5Pz24/z24vz24fz14Pz13/z13vz13fz03fz03Pz02/z02vvz2vvz2fvz2Pvz1/vy1/vy1vvy1fvy 1Pvx0/vx0vvx0fvw0Prwz/rwzvrwzfrvzfrvzPrvy/rvyvruyvruyfruyPrux/rtxvrtxfntxfnt xPnsw/nswvnswfnswPnrwPnrv/nrvvnrvfnqvfnqvPnqu/jquvjpuvjpufjpuPjpt/jotvjotQAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACH/ C0FET0JFOklSMS4wAt7tACH5BAAAAAAALAAAAADcBRYAAAf/gFJWg4SFhoeIiYqLjI2Oj5CHS0hJ lZaXmJmaSD49np+goaKjPToyp6ipqquspy4lsLGys7S1sCEbHLq7vL2+vxwXEcPExcbHyBESCwfN zs/Q0dLNANXW19jZ2tvc3d7f4OHi4+Tl5ufo6err7O3u7/Dx8vP09fb3+Pn6+/z9/v8AAwqEZyWL wYMIEypcyLChw4cQI0qcSLGixYsYM2rciBBLpEdSoIgcSbKkyZNQojBRwrKly5cwY7L8QaqmzR4+ eMiI0aqnTxkuSIwgQbSo0aNIk4K4wLSp06dQozKlAKFqsqtYGyBIkECB169gw4oVS0CAWQED0qpd y7Yt24Fw/+PKnUu3rt27ePPq3cu3r990BTkKHky4sOHDiBMrXsy4sePHiLFkuVKlsuXLmDNnVsmk SZIjSEKLHk269GghP4Co5rGjtevXsGO/rkGjNg0ZJ0zo3s27t+/dGzQI17DhQoPjyJM3YPC3ufPn 0KNLn069uvXr7QJD3s69u/fv4CNiGU++vPnz6MlDacK+vfv38OO3FxJEiP37+PPr3y8EyA0bAAYo 4IAEFgggDSokqOCCDDbooIImgCDhhBRWaOGFIYggAgcWSOXhhxhcgEEEDJRo4okopohiAw+0+EBZ Z8Uo44wzumXjjW7NGMCOPPbII3ZABinkkEQWaeSRSNqlXf94j4WE0pNQRqHEEVRWaeWVWGZZZRA4 +eDll2CGKeaYPtxQw5lopqnmmmyeiWAKcMYp55x01pmgCR18oOeefPbpJ58e7AnCiBIUauihiCaK 6ASMVrCAAZBGKumklEoaDQE4Zoqjj5x26qmPSYYq6qiklmrqqaimqmqqSzLZWBVTxCrrrLTWausU TqD2w6689urrr78C0cMLLBRr7LHIJqtsCyp8sEEG0EYr7bTUUqtBBSUqp+223B7HTDMIhCvuuOSW Wy4BAZyl6boDrOruu/DGK++89NZr773Wterqvvz2C5lmAAeMmRVQKLHEwQgnrPDCDDNRBH8QR3yf DjlUbPH/xRhnrHEOOBDbwscghyzyyCSrEMLJKKes8sosn9wBBTDHLPPMNNdMQQUPTKPzzs4UwO7P AwQAwKdEE43v0UgnrfTSTDeNl77+Ri311FRXbfXVj12RUhRcd+3111xDCQUSQxBh9tlop432EGy3 7XYON8Qt99x01233fyysoPfefPftNwkgrAyCBYQXbvjhiBP+wAKMO+3445BHLvnk7kCN9eWYZ655 YlZc4fnnoIcu+uieS+HE6ainrvrqrJ/+BBJFaFmlEbJracQPZOau+5c9/CTDDMAHL/zwwdMAw2+8 naD88sw33zwJxG0g/fTSc9DB9dhnr732F1Tl/fdYhR/B/wMqMmDu+ef7nBbl7Lfv/vvw32v55hmR bj/o6Y1nxa38yyqwFVJ4ggAHSMACGvCAA1yJTBbIwJb8gAc3iaAodAKDGFjwghjMoO9O8YKhJOWD IDzKUj5EQg9R4AHfS6EKV8jCBaDvhTBEgACKRkNPxe+GOMyhDnfIQxzOz19XkI8Q31OEIBjxiEb0 gQ3uxkS5uUAFftObCTKkoSpa8YpVDMEFKsDFLnbRAhBgnBjHSEYyJgCGQuuhGtfIxja68Y1wjONA fgjE+9nRCgH7SCFgRYU++pEKU6iCHvE4BSkY8pCIDKTANDOFz9SOEpqIZBKQIMFKfiIHG8wkKlpg i056Mv8WIMgFMEZJSg5UQHyoJIYEIpAAnrkyGgaQoyxnScta2vKW0qEj/XbJy17y6wqDZEQUxEbM kyyhgQ1kmBKEtbtmgumBM9BkK4j3AhJ88pqzmCIGtsnNbnrzm93MwHA0YAFFmfOchYoZzsrHznYe xwEHqJQ852kpXNrznvjMJ6l06ct++vOfAA1oYkaXv4KaZ3+zosIiF1qZJtCOSkJwZjN/YIPfzYBZ D8poRkHQAQ9s0YsgDalIv1gBBOjzpChNqUqbw0+BuvSlEDGoTNNDhc4M8abyMUJ9JMZT/eSgBgYK qlADhFGNGvVBIbiQUpdaoRB8wAIjjapUuVjOsVj1qmL/WQABVsrVrnr1q2AFQEv5RbBipsShtauS ECzZJWeaqU1wjSuaVnACFNj1rni1a532CqcTeGB7gA2sYDcQARZ6L5XFkEADCMDYxjr2sZCNbGOD RqPKWlZGQeNGDT8V1s569rOgDW37xrqvK/SvVlHAKXuS8NC0HgEIONhYxmhjm9ralgYrKAHyfuO8 3vo1etQLbnBLqQsIuOi4yE2uYavyAAVw5bnQjS50FVDGMSZAstjNbmMFINrueve74A3vG0kL0/Je Do8MTW8VpMCw9rpXYUxAQk/ne58eyPa++JUBC0jG3/6GjAUjCFzLBkxgEFTAZghO8M0k8MoG9wxo 7OLu/2YnLN4KW/jCGAYIec3L4Q57+MP8wgLYRkxiEktBCWVTm4pXrGIe4KCJMK7bi1/QgrxF8cY4 1psKRJChDSTux0AmHAUWoIAMG/nISGbahkHM5CYL1I5QJp3pWkflKqMuCbFzrZathDuJerkHNCCe mMc85jD79sxoXl4KSiDYNrc5UBlALCqX0wAFxPDOCDjA+pLM5z77eVVLNm9B66dQzQRzEE4yq1lV gsxGw0RYbK3kTqS5wWp6MISYRooWS8jpp5xwuaA2LAMOgOdSIyBoE6bwn1fN6la7ujqCOLSsZ10F SGpiCBCMtH1va5sWmCDNZx5BRz1AbGI/Vc7GkMCoHQ3s4Fc7+9nQjra04xUIADs= ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C9AF92.F2A119E0--