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\n\n\tFramework Agreement with ASEAN
\nPreamble
\nWE, the Heads of State/Government of the Republic of India (India), and Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia (Cambodia), the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia), the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar (Myanmar), the Republic of the Philippines (the Philippines), the Republic of Singapore (Singapore), the Kingdom of Thailand (Thailand), the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (Viet Nam), Member States of the Association of South East Asian Nations (collectively, “ASEAN” or “ASEAN Member States”, or individually, “ASEAN Member State”);
Recalling that in 2002, we had agreed on the importance of enhancing our close economic cooperation and to work towards an India-ASEAN Regional Trade and Investment Area (RTIA) as a long-term objective;
\nDesiring to adopt a Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation (this Agreement) between India and ASEAN (collectively, “the Parties”, or individually referring to India or to an ASEAN Member State as a “Party”) that is forward-looking in order to forge a closer economic partnership in the 21st century;
\nDesiring to minimise barriers and deepen economic linkages between the Parties; lower costs; increase intra-regional trade and investment; increase economic efficiency; create a larger market with greater opportunities and larger economies of scale for the businesses of the Parties; and enhance the attractiveness of the Parties to capital and talent;
\nRecognizing the important role and contribution of the business sector in enhancing trade and investment between the Parties and the need to further promote and facilitate their cooperation and utilisation of greater business opportunities provided by the India-ASEAN RTIA;
\nRecognizing the different stages of economic development among ASEAN Member States and the need for flexibility, including the need to facilitate the increasing participation of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam (the New ASEAN Member States) in the India-ASEAN economic co-operation and the expansion of their exports, inter alia, through the strengthening of their domestic capacity, efficiency and competitiveness;
\nReaffirming the rights, obligations and undertakings of the respective parties under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and other multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements and arrangements; and
\nRecognizing that regional trade arrangements can contribute towards accelerating regional and global liberalisation and as building blocks in the framework of the multilateral trading system,
\nARTICLE 1
\nObjectives
\nThe objectives of this Agreement are to:
\nstrengthen and enhance economic, trade and investment co-operation between the Parties;
\nprogressively liberalise and promote trade in goods and services as well as create a transparent, liberal and facilitative investment regime;
\nexplore new areas and develop appropriate measures for closer economic co-operation between the Parties; and
\nfacilitate the more effective economic integration of the new ASEAN Member States and bridge the development gap among the Parties.
\nARTICLE 2
\nMeasures For Economic Cooperation
\nThe Parties agree to enter into negotiations in order to establish an India-ASEAN Regional Trade and Investment Area (RTIA), which includes a Free Trade Area (FTA) in goods, services and investment, and to strengthen and enhance economic cooperation through the following:
\nprogressive elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers in substantially all trade in goods;
\nprogressive liberalisation of trade in services with substantial sectoral coverage;
\nestablishment of a liberal and competitive investment regime that facilitates and promotes investment within the India-ASEAN RTIA;
\nprovision of special and differential treatment to the New ASEAN Member States;
\nprovision of flexibility to the Parties in the India-ASEAN RTIA negotiations to address their sensitive areas in the goods, services and investment sectors with such flexibilities to be negotiated and mutually agreed based on the principle of reciprocity and mutual benefits;
\nestablishment of effective trade and investment facilitation measures, including, but not limited to, simplification of customs procedures and development of mutual recognition arrangements;
\nexpansion of economic cooperation in areas as may be mutually agreed between the Parties that will complement the deepening of trade and investment links between the Parties and formulation of action plans and programmes in order to implement the agreed sectors/areas of co-operation; and
\nestablishment of appropriate mechanisms for the purposes of effective implementation of this Agreement.
\nARTICLE 3
\nTrade In Goods
\nWith a view to expediting the expansion of trade in goods, the Parties agree to enter into negotiations in which duties and other restrictive regulations of commerce (except, where necessary, those permitted under Article XXIV (8)(b) of the WTO General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)) shall be eliminated on substantially all trade in goods between the Parties.
\nFor the purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context otherwise requires:
\n“applied Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariff rates” shall refer to the respective applied rates of the Parties as of 1 July 2004; and “non-tariff measures” shall include non-tariff barriers.
\nUpon signing of this Agreement, the Parties shall commence consultations on each other’s trade regime, including, but not limited to the following:
\ntrade and tariff data;
customs procedures, rules and regulations;
\nnon tariff measures including, but not limited to import licensing requirement and procedure, quantitative restrictions, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary;
\nintellectual property rights rules and regulations; and
\ntrade policy.
\nThe tariff reduction or elimination programme of the Parties shall require tariffs on listed products to be gradually reduced and, where applicable, eliminated in accordance with this Article.
\nThe products which are subject to the tariff reduction or elimination programme under this Article shall include all products not covered by the Early Harvest Programme (EHP) under Article 7 of this Agreement, and such products shall be categorised into two tracks as follows:
\nNormal Track: Products listed in the Normal Track by a Party on its own accord shall have their respective applied MFN tariff rates gradually reduced or eliminated in accordance with specified schedules and rates (to be mutually agreed by the Parties) over a period from:
\n1 January 2006 to 31 December 2011 for India, and Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand;
\n1 January 2006 to 31 December 2016 for India and the Philippines; and
\n1 January 2006 to 31 December 2011 for India and 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2016 for the New ASEAN Member States.
\nIn respect of those tariffs which have been reduced but have not been eliminated, they shall be progressively eliminated within timeframes to be mutually agreed between the Parties.
\nSensitive Track:
\nThe number of products listed in the Sensitive Track shall be subject to a maximum ceiling to be mutually agreed among the Parties.
\nProducts listed in the Sensitive Track by a Party on its own accord shall, where applicable, have their respective applied MFN tariff rates progressively reduced/eliminated within timeframes to be mutually agreed between the Parties.
\nThe commitments undertaken by the Parties under this Article and Article 7 of this Agreement shall fulfil the WTO requirements to eliminate tariffs on substantially all the trade between the Parties.
\nThe specified tariff rates/tariff preferences to be mutually agreed between the Parties pursuant to this Article shall set out only the limits of the applicable tariff rates/preferences or range for the specified year of implementation by the Parties.
\nThe negotiations between the Parties to establish the India-ASEAN RTIA covering trade in goods shall also include, but not be limited to the following:
\nmodalities, including detailed rules governing the tariff reduction and/or elimination;
\nRules of Origin;
\ntreatment of out-of-quota rates;
\nmodification of a Party’s commitments under the agreement on trade in goods based on WTO agreements;
\nnon-tariff measures/barriers, including, but not limited to, quantitative restrictions or prohibition on the importation of any product or on the export or sale for export of any product, as well as sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade;
\nsafeguards based on the WTO agreements;
\ndisciplines on subsidies and countervailing measures and anti-dumping measures based on the existing WTO agreements; and
\nfacilitation and promotion of effective and adequate protection of trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights based on existing WTO, World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and other relevant agreements.
\nARTICLE 4
\nTrade In Services
\nWith a view to expediting the expansion of trade in services, the Parties agree to enter into negotiations to progressively liberalise trade in services on a preferential basis with substantial sectoral coverage. Such negotiations shall be directed to:
\nprogressive elimination of substantially all discrimination between or among the Parties and/or prohibition of new or more discriminatory measures with respect to trade in services between the Parties, except for measures permitted under Article V(1)(b) of the WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS);
\nexpansion in the depth and scope of liberalisation of trade in services beyond those undertaken by India and ASEAN Member States under the GATS; and
\nenhanced cooperation in services between the Parties in order to improve efficiency and competitiveness, as well as to diversify the supply and distribution of services of the respective service suppliers of the Parties.
\nARTICLE 5
\nInvestment
\nTo promote investments and to create a liberal, facilitative, transparent and competitive investment regime, the Parties agree to:
\nenter into negotiations in order to progressively liberalise their investment regimes;
\nstrengthen cooperation in investment, facilitate investment and improve transparency of investment rules and regulations; and
\nprovide for the protection of investments.
\nARTICLE 6
\nAreas of Economic Cooperation
\nWhere appropriate, the Parties agree to strengthen their cooperation in the following areas, including, but not limited to:
\nTrade Facilitation:
Mutual Recognition Arrangements, conformity assessment, accreditation procedures, and standards and technical regulations;
\nnon-tariff measures;
\ncustoms cooperation;
\ntrade financing; and
\nbusiness visa and travel facilitation.
\nSectors of Cooperation:
\nagriculture, fisheries and forestry;
\nservices: media and entertainment, health, financial, tourism, construction, business process outsourcing, environmental;
\nmining and energy: oil and natural gas, power generation and supply;
\nscience and technology: information and communications technology, electronic-commerce, biotechnology;
\ntransport and infrastructure: transport and communication;
\nmanufacturing: automotive, drugs and pharmaceuticals, textiles, petrochemicals, garments, food processing, leather goods, light engineering goods, gems and jewellery processing;
\nhuman resource development: capacity building, education, technology transfer; and
\nothers: handicrafts, small and medium enterprises, competition policy, Mekong Basin Development, intellectual property rights, government procurement.
\nTrade and Investment Promotion:
\nfairs and exhibitions;
\nIndia-ASEAN weblinks; and
\nbusiness sector dialogues.
\nThe Parties agree to implement capacity building programmes and technical assistance, particularly for the New ASEAN Member States, in order to adjust their economic structure and expand their trade and investment with India.
\nParties may establish other bodies as may be necessary to coordinate and implement any economic cooperation activities undertaken pursuant to this Agreement.
\nARTICLE 7
\nEarly Harvest Programme
\nWith a view to accelerating the implementation of this Agreement, the Parties agree to implement an EHP, which is an integral part of the India-ASEAN RTIA, for products covered under paragraph 3(a) below. The progressive tariff reduction under the EHP shall commence from 1 November 2004, and tariff elimination shall be completed by 31 October 2007 for India and ASEAN-6, and 31 October 2010 for the New ASEAN Member States.
\nFor the purposes of this Article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context otherwise requires:
\n“ASEAN 6” refers to Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand; and
\n“applied MFN tariff rates” shall refer to the respective applied rates of the Parties as of 1 July 2004.
\nThe product coverage, tariff reduction and elimination, removal of non-tariff barriers, rules of origin, trade remedies and emergency measures applicable to the EHP shall be as follows:
\nProduct Coverage
Common products on which the Parties agree to exchange tariff concessions are listed in Annex A.
\nProducts on which India accords concessions to the New ASEAN Member States are listed in Annex B.
\nModality for Tariff Reduction and Elimination
\nThe modality for tariff reduction and elimination for the products covered by the EHP shall be finalised under Article 8(2) of this Agreement.
\nRemoval of non-tariff measures
\nIn order to fully realise the potential benefits of the EHP, the parties shall promote and facilitate trade in all products listed in the EHP. The parties shall also endeavour to refrain from using non-tariff measures adversely affecting trade in Early Harvest products.
\nRules of Origin
\nProducts covered by the EHP shall qualify for tariff preferences in accordance with the Rules of Origin to be agreed under Article 8(2) of this Agreement.
\nApplication of WTO provisions
\nThe WTO provisions governing modification of commitments, safeguard actions, emergency measures and other trade remedies, including anti-dumping and subsidies and countervailing measures, shall, in the interim, be applicable to the products covered under the EHP and shall be superseded and replaced by the relevant disciplines negotiated and agreed to by the Parties under Article 3(8) of this Agreement once these disciplines are implemented.
\nThe Parties shall also explore the feasibility of cooperation in the areas listed in Annex C.
\nARTICLE 8
\nTimeframes
\nFor trade in goods, negotiations on the agreement for tariff reduction/elimination and other matters as set out in Article 3 of this Agreement shall commence in January 2004 and be concluded by 30 June 2005 in order to establish the India-ASEAN FTA.
\nThe negotiations on Rules of Origin for trade in goods under Articles 3 and 7 and modality for tariff reduction and elimination under Article 7 shall be concluded no later than 31 July 2004.
\nFor trade in services and investments, the negotiations on the respective agreements shall commence in 2005 and be concluded by 2007. The identification, liberalisation, etc., of the sectors of services and investment shall be finalised for implementation subsequently in accordance with the timeframes to be mutually agreed: (a) taking into account the sensitive sectors of the Parties; and (b) with special and differential treatment and flexibility for the New ASEAN Member States.
\nFor other areas of economic cooperation, the Parties shall continue to build upon existing or agreed programmes set out in Article 6 of this Agreement, develop new economic cooperation programmes and conclude agreements on the various areas of economic cooperation. The Parties shall do so expeditiously for early implementation in a manner and at a pace acceptable to all the Parties concerned. The agreements shall include timeframes for the implementation of the commitments therein.
\nARTICLE 9
\nMost-Favoured Nation Treatment
\nIndia shall continue to accord Most-Favoured Nation (MFN) Treatment consistent with WTO rules and disciplines to all the non-WTO ASEAN Member States upon the date of signature of this Agreement.
\nARTICLE 10
\nGeneral Exceptions
\nSubject to the requirement that such measures are not applied in a manner which would constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination between or among the Parties where the same conditions prevail, or a disguised restriction on trade within the India-ASEAN FTA, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any Party from taking action and adopting measures for the protection of its national security or the protection of articles of artistic, historic and archaeological value, or such other measures which it deems necessary for the protection of public morals, or for the protection of human, animal or plant life, health and conservation of exhaustible natural resources.
\nARTICLE 11
\nDispute Settlement Mechanism
\nThe Parties shall, within one (1) year after the date of entry into force of this Agreement, establish appropriate formal dispute settlement procedures and mechanism for the purposes of this Agreement.
\nPending the establishment of the formal dispute settlement procedures and mechanism under paragraph 1 above, any disputes concerning the interpretation, implementation or application of this Agreement shall be settled amicably by mutual consultations.
\nARTICLE 12
\nInstitutional Arrangements for the Negotiations
\nThere shall be established an ASEAN-India Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) to carry out the programme of negotiations set out in this Agreement.
\nThe ASEAN-India TNC may invite experts or establish any Working Group as may be necessary to assist in the negotiations of all sectors in the India-ASEAN RTIA.
\nThe ASEAN-India TNC shall regularly report to the Minister of Commerce and Industry of India and the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM-India Consultations), through the meetings of the ASEAN Senior Economic Officials and India (SEOM-India Consultations), on the progress and outcome of its negotiations.
\nThe Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, and the ASEAN Secretariat shall jointly provide the necessary secretariat support to the ASEAN-India Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) whenever and wherever negotiations are held.
\nARTICLE 13
\nMiscellaneous Provisions
\nThis Agreement shall include the Annexes and the contents therein, and all future legal instruments agreed pursuant to this Agreement.
\nExcept as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement or any action taken under it shall not affect or nullify the rights and obligations of a Party under existing agreements to which it is a party.
\nThe Parties shall endeavour to refrain from increasing restrictions or limitations that would affect the application of this Agreement.
\nAny ASEAN Member State may defer its participation in the implementation of this Agreement provided that a notification is given to the other parties within twelve (12) months from the date of signing of this Agreement. Any extension of the negotiated concessions to such ASEAN Member State shall be voluntary on the part of the parties participating in such implementation. The ASEAN Member State concerned shall participate in the implementation of this Agreement at a later date on the same terms and conditions, including any further commitments that may have been undertaken by the other parties by the time of such participation.
\nARTICLE 14
\nAmendments
\nThe provisions of this Agreement may be modified through amendments mutually agreed upon in writing by the Parties.
\nARTICLE 15
\nDepository
\nFor the ASEAN Member States, this Agreement shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, who shall promptly furnish a certified copy thereof to India and each ASEAN Member State.
\nARTICLE 16
\nEntry into Force
\nThis Agreement shall enter into force on 1 July 2004.
\nThe Parties undertake to complete their internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement prior to 1 July 2004.
\nWhere a Party is unable to complete its internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement by 1 July 2004, the Agreement shall come into force for that Party upon the date of notification of the completion of its internal procedures. The Party concerned, however, shall be bound by the same terms and conditions, including any further commitments that may have been undertaken by the other Parties under this Agreement by the time of such notification.
\nA Party shall upon the completion of its internal procedures for the entry into force of this Agreement notify all the other parties in writing.
\nIN WITNESS WHEREOF, WE have signed this Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between the Republic of India and the Association of South East Asian Nations.
\nDONE at Bali, this 8th day of October, 2003 in duplicate copies in the English Language.
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\n| \n For the Republic of India ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE | \n\n For Brunei Darussalam HAJI HASSANAL BOLKIAH For the Kingdom of Cambodia SAMDECH HUN SEN For the Republic of Indonesia MEGAWATI SOEKARNOPUTRI For the Lao People’s Democratic Republic BOUNNHANG VORACHITH For Malaysia MAHATHIR BIN MOHAMAD For the Union of Myanmar GENERAL KHIN NYUNT For the Republic of the Philippines GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO For the Republic of Singapore GOH CHOK TONG For the Kingdom of Thailand DR. THAKSIN SHINAWATRA For the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam PHAN VAN KHAI | \n
ANNEX A
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\n| No. | \n6-digit HS Code | \nDescription | \n
|---|---|---|
| 1 | \n160413 | \nSardines, sardinella and brisling or sprats, whole or in pieces | \n
| 2 | \n160414 | \nTunas, skipjack and atlantic bonito, prepared or preserved | \n
| 3 | \n180400 | \nCocoa butter, fat and oil | \n
| 4 | \n180500 | \nCocoa powder, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter | \n
| 5 | \n200820 | \nPineapples, prepared or preserved | \n
| 6 | \n200949 | \nOther pineapple juice | \n
| 7 | \n261000 | \nChromium ores and concentrates | \n
| 8 | \n261100 | \nTungsten ores and concentrates | \n
| 9 | \n270111 | \nAnthracite | \n
| 10 | \n271311 | \nPetroleum coke – Not calcined | \n
| 11 | \n271490 | \nBitumen and asphalt, natural; asphaltites and asphaltic rocks – Other | \n
| 12 | \n282120 | \nEarth colours | \n
| 13 | \n282760 | \nIodides and iodide oxides | \n
| 14 | \n283410 | \nNitrites | \n
| 15 | \n283620 | \nDisodium carbonate | \n
| 16 | \n283650 | \nCalcium carbonate | \n
| 17 | \n283711 | \nOf sodium | \n
| 18 | \n283911 | \nSodium metasilicates | \n
| 19 | \n283990 | \nOther | \n
| 20 | \n290219 | \nOther | \n
| 21 | \n290220 | \nBenzene | \n
| 22 | \n290243 | \np-Xylene | \n
| 23 | \n290544 | \nD-glucitol (sorbitol) | \n
| 24 | \n290722 | \nHydroquinone (quinol) and its salts | \n
| 25 | \n290723 | \n4,4′- Isopropylidenediphenol (bisphenol A, diphenylolpropane) and its salts | \n
| 26 | \n290820 | \nDerivatives containing only sulpho groups, their salts and esters | \n
| 27 | \n290942 | \nMonomethyl ethers of ethylene glycol or of diethylene glycol | \n
| 28 | \n291250 | \nCyclic polymers of aldehydes | \n
| 29 | \n291614 | \nEsters of methacrylic acid | \n
| 30 | \n291619 | \nOther | \n
| 31 | \n291631 | \nBenzoic acid, its salts and esters | \n
| 32 | \n291735 | \nPhthalic anhydride | \n
| 33 | \n291739 | \nOther | \n
| 34 | \n291829 | \nOther | \n
| 35 | \n292149 | \nOther | \n
| 36 | \n292250 | \nAmino-alcohol-phenols, amino-acid-phenols and other amino-compounds with oxygen function | \n
| 37 | \n292410 | \nAcyclic amides (including acyclic carbamates) and their derivatives; salts thereof | \n
| 38 | \n292990 | \nOther | \n
| 39 | \n293219 | \nOther | \n
| 40 | \n293799 | \nOther | \n
| 41 | \n293890 | \nOther | \n
| 42 | \n294200 | \nOther organic compounds | \n
| 43 | \n320412 | \nAcid dyes and mordant dyes and preparation based | \n
| 44 | \n320416 | \nReactive dyes and preparations based thereon | \n
| 45 | \n380290 | \nActivated natural mineral products; animal black, including spent animal black | \n
| 46 | \n381230 | \nAnti-oxidising preparations and other compound | \n
| 47 | \n382490 | \nProducts, preparations and residual products of the chemical | \n
| 48 | \n401011 | \nConveyor belts or belting; reinforced only with metal | \n
| 49 | \n401012 | \nConveyor belts or belting; reinforced only with textile material | \n
| 50 | \n401013 | \nConveyor belts or belting; reinforced only with plastics | \n
| 51 | \n401019 | \nOther conveyor belts or belting | \n
| 52 | \n401029 | \nTransmission belts or belting of vulcanised rubber | \n
| 53 | \n401410 | \nSheath contraceptives | \n
| 54 | \n401519 | \nGloves, other than surgical | \n
| 55 | \n410441 | \nFull grains, unsplit, grain splits | \n
| 56 | \n441129 | \nOther fiberboard of a density exceeding 0.5 g/cm3 but not exceeding 0.8 g/cm3 | \n
| 57 | \n441510 | \nCases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings; cable-drums | \n
| 58 | \n442010 | \nStatuettes and other ornaments, of wood | \n
| 59 | \n442090 | \nOther | \n
| 60 | \n470100 | \nMechanical wood pulp | \n
| 61 | \n481139 | \nOther | \n
| 62 | \n481190 | \nOther paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibers | \n
| 63 | \n481390 | \nOther | \n
| 64 | \n481610 | \nCarbon or similar copying papers | \n
| 65 | \n481910 | \nCartons, boxes and cases, of corrugated paper or paperboard | \n
| 66 | \n482010 | \nRegisters, account books, note books, order books, receipt books, letter pads, memorandum pads, diaries and similar articles | \n
| 67 | \n482040 | \nManifold business forms and interleaved carbon sets | \n
| 68 | \n482090 | \nOther | \n
| 69 | \n482390 | \nOther | \n
| 70 | \n490110 | \nIn single sheets, whether or not folded | \n
| 71 | \n491110 | \nTrade advertising material, commercial catalogues and the like | \n
| 72 | \n491191 | \nPictures, designs and photographs | \n
| 73 | \n491199 | \nOther | \n
| 74 | \n700521 | \nFloat glass: colored throughout the mass (body tinted) specified, flashed or merely surface ground | \n
| 75 | \n731029 | \nOther of cans which are to be closed by soldering or crimping with capacity less than 501 | \n
| 76 | \n740110 | \nCopper matte | \n
| 77 | \n740311 | \nCathode and sections of cathodes | \n
| 78 | \n750110 | \nNickel mattes | \n
| 79 | \n750210 | \nUnwrought nickel – nickel, not alloyed | \n
| 80 | \n780110 | \nRefined lead | \n
| 81 | \n780191 | \nContaining by weight antimony as the principle other element | \n
| 82 | \n800110 | \nUnwrought tin, not alloyed | \n
| 83 | \n841090 | \nParts, including regulators | \n
| 84 | \n841199 | \nOther | \n
| 85 | \n841320 | \nHand pumps, other than those of subheading No. 8413.11 or 8413.19 | \n
| 86 | \n842839 | \nContinuous-action elevators/conveyors for goods/material | \n
| 87 | \n842890 | \nOther machinery | \n
| 88 | \n843221 | \nDisc harrows | \n
| 89 | \n844820 | \nParts and accessories of machines of heading No. 84.44 or of their auxiliary machinery | \n
| 90 | \n844832 | \nOf machines for preparing textile fibers, other than card clothing | \n
| 91 | \n844833 | \nSpindles, spindle flyers, spinning rings and ring travelers | \n
| 92 | \n844839 | \nOther | \n
| 93 | \n845530 | \nRolls for rolling mills | \n
| 94 | \n845590 | \nOther parts | \n
| 95 | \n846693 | \nFor machines of headings Nos. 84.56 to 84.61 | \n
| 96 | \n846789 | \nOther | \n
| 97 | \n846930 | \nOther typewriters, non-electric | \n
| 98 | \n847329 | \nOther | \n
| 99 | \n848071 | \nInjection or compression types | \n
| 100 | \n848079 | \nOther | \n
| 101 | \n848180 | \nOther appliances | \n
| 102 | \n848220 | \nTapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies | \n
| 103 | \n848299 | \nOther | \n
| 104 | \n848360 | \nClutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) | \n
| 105 | \n848410 | \nGaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or of two or more layers of metal | \n
ANNEX B
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\n| No. | \n6-digit HS Code | \nDescription | \n
|---|---|---|
| 1 | \n080211 | \nAlmonds fresh or dried in shell | \n
| 2 | \n130110 | \nLac | \n
| 3 | \n130120 | \nGum Arabic | \n
| 4 | \n130190 | \nOthers | \n
| 5 | \n140110 | \nBamboos | \n
| 6 | \n140120 | \nRattans | \n
| 7 | \n140190 | \nOther | \n
| 8 | \n170490 | \nOther | \n
| 9 | \n252100 | \nLimestone flux; limestone and other calcareous stone, of a kind used for the manufacture of lime or cement | \n
| 10 | \n252400 | \nAsbestos | \n
| 11 | \n253090 | \nOther | \n
| 12 | \n260700 | \nLead ores and concentrates | \n
| 13 | \n260800 | \nZinc ores and concentrates | \n
| 14 | \n260900 | \nTin ores and concentrates | \n
| 15 | \n261510 | \nZirconium ores and concentrates | \n
| 16 | \n270112 | \nBituminous coal | \n
| 17 | \n270400 | \nCoke and semi-coke of coal, of lignite or of peat, whether or not agglomerated; retort carbon | \n
| 18 | \n270820 | \nPitch coke | \n
| 19 | \n271119 | \nOther | \n
| 20 | \n280920 | \nPhosphoric acid and polyphosphoric acids | \n
| 21 | \n283327 | \nOf barium | \n
| 22 | \n284800 | \nPhospides, whether or not chemically defined, excluding ferrophosphorus | \n
| 23 | \n292241 | \nLysine and its esters; salts thereof | \n
| 24 | \n293299 | \nOther | \n
| 25 | \n300390 | \nOther ayurvedic homeopathic and allopathic medicine for therapeutic prophylactic uses, not put up for retail sale | \n
| 26 | \n401590 | \nOther articles of apparel & clothing accessories | \n
| 27 | \n410110 | \n– Whole hides and skins of bovine animals, of a weight per skin not exceeding 8 kg when simply dried, 10 kg when dry-salted, or 14 kg when fresh, wet-salted or otherwise preserved | \n
| 28 | \n410121 | \n– – Whole | \n
| 29 | \n410122 | \n– – Butts and bends | \n
| 30 | \n410129 | \n– – Other | \n
| 31 | \n410130 | \n– Other hides and skins of bovine animals, otherwise preserved | \n
| 32 | \n410140 | \n– Hides and skins of equine animals | \n
| 33 | \n410310 | \nRaw hides & skins of goats or kids | \n
| 34 | \n410320 | \n– Of reptiles | \n
| 35 | \n410390 | \n– Other | \n
| 36 | \n410512 | \nSheep/lamb skin leather otherwise pre-tanned w/n split | \n
| 37 | \n440110 | \nFuel wood in logs billets etc/in similar forms | \n
| 38 | \n440130 | \nSawdust and wood waste/scrap whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms | \n
| 39 | \n440320 | \nWood in rough, coniferous | \n
| 40 | \n440349 | \nOther tropical wood | \n
| 41 | \n440392 | \nBeech wood in rough | \n
| 42 | \n440399 | \nOther wood in rough | \n
| 43 | \n440420 | \nHoopwood; non-coniferous | \n
| 44 | \n440710 | \nConiferous | \n
| 45 | \n440729 | \nOther | \n
| 46 | \n440792 | \nOf beech (Fagus spp.) | \n
| 48 | \n440810 | \nConiferous | \n
| 49 | \n440839 | \nOther of tropical wood | \n
| 50 | \n440890 | \nVeneer sheets plysheets etc of other wood | \n
| 51 | \n440920 | \nNon-coniferous | \n
| 52 | \n441011 | \nWaferboard, including oriented strand board of wood | \n
| 53 | \n441019 | \nOther particle and similar board of wood | \n
| 54 | \n441213 | \nWith at least one outer ply of tropical wood specified in Subheading Note 1 to this Chapter | \n
| 55 | \n441219 | \nHardwood plywood | \n
| 56 | \n441229 | \nOther plywood with at least one outer ply of non-coniferous wood (excluding one layer of particle board) | \n
| 57 | \n441299 | \nOther plywood, veneered panels and laminated wood panel and laminated wood | \n
| 58 | \n441600 | \nCasks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves | \n
| 59 | \n441820 | \nDoors and their frames and thresholds | \n
| 60 | \n441830 | \nParquet panels (teak) | \n
| 61 | \n442190 | \nOther articles excluding cloth hangers | \n
| 62 | \n480570 | \nOther paper and paperboard, weighing more than 150 g/m² but less than 225 g/m² | \n
| 63 | \n481950 | \nOther packing containers, including record sleeves | \n
| 64 | \n482311 | \nSelf-adhesive | \n
| 65 | \n560710 | \nTwine, cordage, robes and cables of jute | \n
| 66 | \n630510 | \nSacks and bags, of a kind used for the packing of goods made up of jute textile bast fibres: -new | \n
| 67 | \n640312 | \n– – Ski-boots, cross-country ski footwear and snowboard boots | \n
| 68 | \n640319 | \n– – Other | \n
| 69 | \n640320 | \n– Footwear with outer soles of leather, and uppers which consist of leather straps across the instep and around the big toe | \n
| 70 | \n640330 | \n– Footwear made on a base or platform of wood, not having an inner sole or a protective metal toe-cap | \n
| 71 | \n640340 | \n– Other footwear, incorporating a protective metal toe-cap | \n
| 72 | \n640351 | \n– – Covering the ankle | \n
| 73 | \n640359 | \n– – Other | \n
| 74 | \n640391 | \n– – Covering the ankle | \n
| 75 | \n640399 | \n– – Other | \n
| 76 | \n710310 | \nUnworked or simply sawn or roughly shaped | \n
| 77 | \n710391 | \nRubies, sapphires and emeralds | \n
| 78 | \n710399 | \nOther | \n
| 79 | \n720854 | \nFlat-rolled products, not in coils of a thickness <3 mm, not further worked than hot-rolled, pickled | \n
| 80 | \n722020 | \nCold rolled products of stainless steel of width less than 600 mm | \n
| 81 | \n830890 | \nOther made up articles including parts | \n
| 82 | \n841191 | \nOf turbo-jets or turbo-propellers | \n
| 83 | \n841480 | \nOther | \n
| 84 | \n841810 | \nCombined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors | \n
| 85 | \n842481 | \nAgricultural or horticultural | \n
| 86 | \n842641 | \nOn tyres | \n
| 87 | \n842911 | \nTrack laying | \n
| 88 | \n842940 | \nTamping machines and road rollers | \n
| 89 | \n843131 | \nOf lifts, skip hoists or escalators | \n
| 90 | \n843149 | \nOther | \n
| 91 | \n843699 | \nOther | \n
| 92 | \n845221 | \nAutomatic units | \n
| 93 | \n845229 | \nOther | \n
| 94 | \n845230 | \nSewing machine needles | \n
| 95 | \n845320 | \nMachinery for making or repairing footwear | \n
| 96 | \n846039 | \nOther | \n
| 97 | \n846390 | \nOther | \n
| 98 | \n847160 | \nInput or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing | \n
| 99 | \n847180 | \nOther units of automatic data processing machines | \n
| 100 | \n847920 | \nMachinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils | \n
| 101 | \n847950 | \nIndustrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included | \n
| 102 | \n848190 | \nParts | \n
| 103 | \n854129 | \nOther transistors, other than photosensitive transistors | \n
| 104 | \n851180 | \nOther equipment | \n
| 105 | \n870899 | \nOther parts and accessories of vehicles of heading 8701-870 | \n
| 106 | \n902290 | \nOther apparatus including parts and accessories of heading 9022 | \n
| 107 | \n920790 | \nOther | \n
| 108 | \n940330 | \nWooden furniture of a kind used in offices | \n
| 109 | \n940360 | \nOther wooden furniture | \n
| 110 | \n960310 | \nBroom and brushes | \n
| 111 | \n960629 | \nOther buttons | \n
ANNEX C
\nPOSSIBLE AREAS OF COOPERATION BETWEEN INDIA AND ASEAN UNDER THE EARLY HARVEST PROGRAMME
\nEntry into Force
\n\nEntry into Force
\n\n\n
\n
\n\n| No | \nAreas of Economic Cooperation | \n
|---|---|
| A. Trade and investment promotion and facilitation activities | \n|
| 1 | \nEnhancement of India-ASEAN web linkages to enable better exchange of information on:\n
Identification of focal points in India and ASEAN for the areas highlighted above. | \n
| 2 | \nTrade and investment promotion activities in India and ASEAN via seminars, workshops and trade and investment missions. | \n
| 3 | \nFacilitation of travel for business people through measures such as simplification of documentation, including visas and fees. | \n
| 4 | \nCooperation in the marketing and trading of agro-products. | \n
| B. Human Resource Development (HRD), Technical Cooperation & Research and Development (R&D) | \n|
| 5 | \nSmall and medium enterprises (SMEs) and family-owned businesses, including training in entrepreneurship and information and communications technology (ICT). | \n
| 6 | \nICT and e-commerce. | \n
| 7 | \nCooperation among intellectual property rights (IPR) agencies in India and ASEAN, including patents and enforcement of IPR rules and regulations. | \n
| 8 | \nTechnical cooperation in areas such as:\n
| \n
| 9 | \nExchange of publications and information on cotton, jute, kenaf and other textile products. | \n
| 10 | \nTraining in lapidary and mine management and safety. | \n
| 11 | \nEstablishment of twinning programmes between educational and research institutes. | \n
| C. Other Areas of Cooperation | \n|
| 12 | \nCooperation between tourism agencies of India and ASEAN to boost travel between the two regions. | \n
| 13 | \nBusiness process outsourcing. | \n
| 14 | \nMedia and entertainment services. | \n
| 15 | \nEnvironmental services. | \n