Brazil and Australia claim that the challenged measures are inconsistent with India’s obligations under the WTO's Agreement on Agriculture, with Australia also alleging inconsistencies with the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (SCM Agreement) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994.

Further information is available in documents WT/DS579/1 and WT/DS580/1.

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The request for consultations formally initiates a dispute in the WTO. Consultations give the parties an opportunity to discuss the matter and to find a satisfactory solution without proceeding further with litigation. After 60 days, if consultations have failed to resolve the dispute, the complainant may request adjudication by a panel.

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