The third round of talks took place earlier this month.
The two sides also discussed a system of self-certification for the origin of goods clause, people aware of deliberations told ET. The fourth round of talks is scheduled for March 2023.
\"Text-based discussions have started on some issues, but these are preliminary talks,\" said an official.
The EU<\/a> also proposed a free movement of capital to liberalise investment and other transactions.
Issues related to source code and customs duties in the chapter on digital trade were also taken up.
Experts said taking on commitments on digital trade will mark a permanent shift in India's trade policy<\/a> stance on e-commerce at the World Trade Organisation<\/a> where it is opposed to any binding commitments besides having implications for India's security.
\"While China<\/a> and the US are the main threats to India's digital space, giving concessions to the EU would mean giving concessions to everyone,\" said Parminder Jeet Singh, executive director of IT for Change. \"The EU wants free cross-border data flows and the full opening of government data which will challenge India's sovereign rights over its data and the policy space to use such data for the benefits of Indian small enterprises and start-ups.\"
India has so far refrained from making any international commitments on digital trade to protect its policy space to design national digital sector policies in the future including on digital industrialisation.
The discussions are happening at a time when New Delhi<\/a> is firming up its data protection laws. The draft Digital Personal Data Protection<\/a> Bill 2022 has dropped provisions on localisation, social media, hardware, and non-personal data while introducing new concepts such as data transfer to trusted locations.
Sources said the EU raised concerns at the import restrictions on tyres imposed by India through standards. A chapter on good regulatory practices was also discussed.
The third round of talks took place earlier this month.
The two sides also discussed a system of self-certification for the origin of goods clause, people aware of deliberations told ET. The fourth round of talks is scheduled for March 2023.
\"Text-based discussions have started on some issues, but these are preliminary talks,\" said an official.
The EU<\/a> also proposed a free movement of capital to liberalise investment and other transactions.
Issues related to source code and customs duties in the chapter on digital trade were also taken up.
Experts said taking on commitments on digital trade will mark a permanent shift in India's trade policy<\/a> stance on e-commerce at the World Trade Organisation<\/a> where it is opposed to any binding commitments besides having implications for India's security.
\"While China<\/a> and the US are the main threats to India's digital space, giving concessions to the EU would mean giving concessions to everyone,\" said Parminder Jeet Singh, executive director of IT for Change. \"The EU wants free cross-border data flows and the full opening of government data which will challenge India's sovereign rights over its data and the policy space to use such data for the benefits of Indian small enterprises and start-ups.\"
India has so far refrained from making any international commitments on digital trade to protect its policy space to design national digital sector policies in the future including on digital industrialisation.
The discussions are happening at a time when New Delhi<\/a> is firming up its data protection laws. The draft Digital Personal Data Protection<\/a> Bill 2022 has dropped provisions on localisation, social media, hardware, and non-personal data while introducing new concepts such as data transfer to trusted locations.
Sources said the EU raised concerns at the import restrictions on tyres imposed by India through standards. A chapter on good regulatory practices was also discussed.
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