1. 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

2. 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

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

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

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Thank you