Date Type Case No Country Mandate(s) Summary of the allegation transmitted 24/01/11 IND 2/2011 AL India Food 25/01/11, Alleged negative impact on the right to food by the proposed EU-India free trade agreement. According to the information received, there are strong reasons to fear that the 15/02/11 dairy and poultry sectors, especially vulnerable small-scale producers, would come under heavy pressure were import tariffs towards the EU products to be abolished under the Agreement being negotiated. It is also alleged that the investment provisions of the treaty may not be accompanied by appropriate safeguards to ensure that no investment will encourage evictions or displacement that are not in conformity with human rights principles. Consequently, the Special Rapporteur urged the Government of India to consider preparing a full human rights impact assessment of the draft text of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, prior to presenting the agreement for ratification or approval by the parliament to provide it with the information required to make a fully informed decision about the final text. 24/01/11 OTH 1/2011 AL Other Food Alleged negative impact on the right to food by the proposed EU-India free trade agreement. According to the information received, there are strong reasons to fear that the dairy and poultry sectors, especially vulnerable small-scale producers, would come under heavy pressure were import tariffs towards the EU products to be abolished under the Agreement being negotiated. It is also alleged that the investment provisions of the treaty may not be accompanied by appropriate safeguards to ensure that no investment will encourage evictions or displacement that are not in conformity with human rights principles. Consequently, the Special Rapporteur urged the European Union to consider preparing a full human rights impact assessment of the draft text of the EU-India Free Trade Agreement, prior to presenting the agreement for ratification or approval by the parliament to provide it with the information required to make a fully informed decision about the final text. (European Union) Reply A/HRC/18/51 37

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