'ट्रिम्स' संदर्भातील पुढीलपैकी कोणत्या बाबी जागतिक व्यापार संघटनेच्या नियमांशी जुळणाऱ्या नाहीत ?
a. स्थानिक कच्च्या मालाची आवश्यकता
b. व्यापार संतुलनाची आवश्यकता
c. विदेशी चलनाची आवश्यकता
d. देशांतर्गत विक्रीची आवश्यकता

The correct answer is Option D (a, b, c and d).

Key Points:
• TRIMs Agreement: The Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMs) is one of the multilateral agreements under the World Trade Organization (WTO). It recognizes that certain investment measures can restrict and distort international trade.
• Inconsistency with GATT: TRIMs strictly prohibits investment measures that are inconsistent with the basic provisions of GATT 1994, specifically Article III (National Treatment) and Article XI (Elimination of Quantitative Restrictions).
• Prohibited Measures (The Illustrative List): The agreement includes an illustrative list of measures that are explicitly inconsistent with WTO rules. These include:
• 1. Local Content Requirements (a): Forcing a foreign investor to purchase or use a specific amount of domestic origin products.
• 2. Trade Balancing Requirements (b): Restricting an investor's imports to an amount related to the volume or value of their exports.
• 3. Foreign Exchange Restrictions (c): Restricting access to foreign exchange, thereby limiting an investor's ability to import.
• 4. Domestic Sales Requirements (d): Forcing an investor to sell a certain percentage of output locally, restricting export freedom.
• Conclusion: Since all four options (a, b, c, and d) violate the principles of national treatment and quantitative restrictions, they are all inconsistent with WTO Articles.
• Key Takeaway: TRIMs prohibits Local Content, Trade Balancing, Foreign Exchange, and Domestic Sales restrictions as they violate GATT National Treatment.