Non Tariff Trade Barriers to Traditional Medicine Products INTERNATIONAL CONCLAVE ON TRADITIONAL MEDICINE Non Tariff Trade Barriers to Traditional Medicine Products Ranjit Puranik Ayurvedic Drug Manufacturers’ Association

Traditional Medicine (TM) Features of TM : Safe Reliable Time Tested  Proven beneficial Standardised Represents Best Practices known to Communities DEPENDABLE HEALTH CARE THROUGH THE AGES

Non Tariff Trade Barriers (NTTB) Restrictions in trade and commerce other than Tariff related obstacles Intentional and Non Intentional

NTTB Reasons - Intentional NTTB : Protection of indigenous Sector Products Practice Non Intentional NTTB : Absence National Policy Absence of formatting in TM

NTTB – Knowledge Platform Lack of documentation, information and knowledge sharing regarding Traditional Medicinal practices Non-recognition of Traditional Medicine Practitioners Absence of validation data for Traditional Medicinal products and practices Lack of information on Educational courses and standards

NTTB - Products Clear regulations monitoring and permitting Traditional Medicine Disharmonious approaches to classifying Traditional Medicinal products Absence of a uniform GMP standards document Unclear standards of gauging Quality and Safety of Traditional Medicinal products

NTTB - IPR Intellectual Property Rights on Traditional Medicine Community benefit sharing and protection of knowledge Access to natural and bio resources Geographical indication

Why NTTB should go !? Duty bound to deliver best option in Health Care to citizens Economical / safe / reliable / efficacious / time tested Need to encourage TM Practitioners to share the benefits their science offers Beyond interests of Industry and Practice Beyond differences – political and community

Road Ahead - TM Phenomenon of ‘one world’ or ‘global village’ Mutual respect to Traditions, cultures and practices A need to format ‘uniform codes’ A need to form uniform scientific basis for evaluation and mapping Continuous dialogue and communication ICTM – an Annual forum towards Integration

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