| Protectionism by another name | 18-NOV-09 |
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| The India-European Union Joint Customs Cooperation Committee has met in New Delhi and failed to resolve the issue over Indian generic drugs being seized when they are in transit through European ports. This may be ascribed to technical reasons, but it has ramifications for international trade and, equally importantly, for public health. The stand-off comes barely weeks after the assurance by EU’s trade commissioner, Catherine Ashton, that the EU was committed to finding a solution that works for India. The EU’s plea that such seizures are made on suspicion of either violation of intellectual property rights (IPRs), notably patent laws, or of the consignments being of counterfeit drugs, holds no water because there is no evidence to back such a position. All the consignments detained so far have eventually been found to be of genuine, off-patent generic drugs on their way to countries where these are not patented. |
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| No cure in sight for India-EU drug seizure controversy | 14-NOV-09 |
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| India and the European Union (EU) have begun discussions to resolve the ongoing dispute over the seizure of Indian generic drugs consignments in transit at European ports. Lutz Guellner, spokesperson for the European Trade Commissioner, told Business Standard that a meeting of the EU-India Joint Customs Cooperation Committee held in New Delhi on Thursday proved “constructive” with an “open discussion of the issues” taking place. |
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| India to raise drug seizure issue with EU this week | 04-NOV-09 |
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| Perturbed by repeated confiscation of Indian drugs by EU authorities en route Africa and Latin America ostensibly on patent issue, the government will raise the matter during the India-EU Summit on Friday. |
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| India takes drug seizure issue to WTO council | 04-NOV-09 |
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| The seizure of another consignment of Indian generic drugs, in transit, has pushed India to drag the issue to the TRIPS Council, a high-level body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) dealing with intellectual property issues. |
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| US pharma association disapproves Customs seizure of generics | 26-AUG-09 |
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| Washington-based Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the representative body of US-based drug firms, has said it does not support the seizure of legitimate generic medicines meant for developing country destinations. |
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| India warned on moving WTO over drug seizures | 11-AUG-09 |
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| Even as India considers the European Union (EU) directive that allows seizure of goods-in-transit by its member countries as violative of the World Trade Organization’s TRIPS (trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) agreement, legal experts caution against the central government’s plans to approach the dispute settlement body of WTO. |
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| India may move WTO to protest drug seizures | 04-AUG-09 |
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| The government is planning to approach the dispute settlement body of the World Trade Organization (WTO) against frequent seizure of Indian medicines at various European ports. |
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| The Caraco headache | 13-JUL-09 |
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| The seizure of Caraco’s drugs by the FDA could have an adverse impact on Sun Pharmaceutical in the near term. |
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