RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/NOP/W/15
2July1996
ORGANIZATION
(96-2530)
Working Group onNotification
Obligations andProcedures
CHAIRMAN 'STEXT
OnthebasisoftheproposalsoftheUnitedStates(G/NOP/W/10)andtheEuropeanCommunities
(G/NOP/W/11), comments concerning these proposals received bytheWorking Group, andinformal
consultations withinterested delegations, Ihaveprepared, onmyownauthority forconsideration by
theWorking Group, draftnotification formats formeasures subject tothenotification obligations and
procedures oftheAgreement onAgriculture, ontheonehand, andtheAgreement onSubsidies and
Countervailing Measures ("SCM Agreement") orArticle XVIofGATT 1994, ontheother.
These draftnotification formats havebeenintegrated intorevised versions oftwopre-existing
documents: theNotification Requirements andFormats adopted bytheCommittee onAgriculture at
itsmeeting on8June1995 (G/AG/2) andtheQuestionnaire Format forSubsidy Notifications Under
Article 25oftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures andUnder Article XVIofGATT
1994adopted bytheSCM Committee on21July1995(G/SCM/6). Therevised versions, which could
becirculated afteradoption asG/AG/2/Rev.1 andG/SCM/6/Rev.1, areattached. Therevisions are
described below.
G/AG/2 would berevised asfollows: Afootnote would beadded toSupporting Tables DS:1,
DS:2, DS:3, DS:5, DS:6, DS:7, DS:8, DS:9, ES:1andES:2 thatwould drawtheattention ofMembers
tonewexplanatory notes that,inturn,describe thecircumstances under which Members shallusethe
formats tonotify measures toboththeCommittee onAgriculture andtheSCM Committee. Anew
column ("Description ofpolicy") would beadded toSupporting Tables ES:1 andES:2 tofacilitate
theuseofthese formats innotifying boththeCommittees.
G/SCM/6 would berevised asfollows: Asecond sentence would beadded toparagraph 2
ofthe"General Rules" section ofthedocument thatwould describe thecircumstances under which
Members shallusetheformats setoutinG/AG/2/Rev.1 tonotify measures toboththeCommittee
onAgriculture andtheSCM Committee.
Noother revisions tothese documents areproposed; nothing would bedeleted from the
documents. Theadoption ofthese revised documents would notmodify thenotification deadlines
provided forintherelevant agreements oragreed intheCommittees. Furthermore, theadoption of
these revised documents would notsuggest thatthescope ofreview oftherelevant Committees had
beenmodified.G/NOP/W/15
Page2
RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE (symbol)
(date)
ORGANIZATION
Committee onAgriculture
DRAFT
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND FORMATS
Thefollowing tables setouttherequirements andformats fornotifications under Article 18:2
andother relevant provisions oftheAgreement onAgriculture. Eachtableorsetoftables ispreceded
bynotes indicating which Members arerequired tonotify, atwhatfrequency andinwhatmanner.
Notifications totheCommittee should beaccompanied byadiskette containing thesame
information inLotus format (tables) orWord Perfect format (text).
Elements ofthenotification intextform(e.g.descriptions ofpolicies) willbetranslated into
theofficial languages.
Page
Market access
Tariff andother quotas
Special safeguard provisions
Domestic support
Current Total AMS
Newormodified exempt measures
Export Subsidies
Export Restrictions
Follow-up totheDecision onMeasures Concerning the
Possible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme
onLeast-Developed andNetFood-Importing
Developing Countries
Information submitted under these formats iswithout prejudice totheconsistency ofthe
arrangements notified withtherelevant provisions oftheWTO.G/NOP/W/15
Page3
TARIFF AND OTHER QUOTAS
(Tables MA:1 andMA:2)
Notifying Members: allMembers withtariff andother quota commitments recorded inSection I-B
(orSection I-A)oftheirSchedules fortheproducts concerned.
Notification frequency andformat:
(i) acomprehensive one-off notification in1995 ontheadministration ofquotas (Table
MA:1) followed bytheadhocnotification ofanychanges intheiradministration.
Theinitial notification should normally bemade inadvance oftheopening ofthequota
butinanyevent nolaterthan30daysfollowing thatdate. Notifications ofchanges
should bemade, where possible, prior tothechange being implemented, butinany
event notlaterthan30daysfollowing thechange;
(ii) anannual notification following theendofthecalendar (or,marketing, fiscal, etc.)
yearinquestion showing imports under tariff andother quotas (Table MA:2). The
notification should normally bemade 30daysfollowing theyearbut,inanyevent,
nolaterthan60daysfollowing theyearinquestion.G/NOP/W/15
Page4Table MA:1 MARKET ACCESS: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed
inproduct descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
(from Section I-B(orI-A)of
PartIoftheSchedule)(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartI
oftheSchedule)
1 2 3
Description ofthearrangements tobeapplied inorder toprovide themarket access opportunities specified intheMember 's
Schedule, including, asappropriate:
(a)allocation ofquotas tosupplying countries, including: (i)details ofbasis fordetermining theallocation (e.g.
representative period or"other terms andconditions" asspecified inPartI,Section IofSchedules); (ii)anylimitation
ontheperiod ofaccess;
(b)allocation oflicenses orofaccess toquotas toimporters, including details of:(i)government agency, trading or
administrative body competent togrant licenses oraccess toquotas, including those which haveformally, orineffect,
exclusive orspecial privileges; (ii)anylimitations oneligibility ofapplicants; (iii)howlicenses oraccess aretobe
allocated bythecompetent agency (e.g. first-come-first-served, prorata); (iv)anylimitations ontheperiod ofvalidity
oruseofthelicenses granted;
(c)details ofother arrangements (notinvolving import licenses) under which access toquotas istobeadministered;
(d)anyother information relevant totheimplementation ofmarket access opportunities under sucharrangements.G/NOP/W/15
Page5Table MA:2 MARKET ACCESS: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Listsrelating totariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed inproduct
descriptionTariff quota quantity forperiod in
questionIn-quota imports during period
(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartIoftheSchedule) (from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartIofthe
Schedule)(derived from Section I-B(orI-A)of
PartIoftheSchedule)
1 2 3 4G/NOP/W/15
Page6
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD
(Tables MA:3 toMA:5)
Notifying Members: allMembers having reserved theright intheirSchedules tousetheSpecial
Safeguard Provisions (Article 5oftheAgreement onAgriculture).
Notification frequency andformat:
(i) inthecaseofthe"volume-based" special safeguard, anotification intheformofTable
MA:3 should bemade asfaraspracticable before taking suchaction forthefirsttime
inanyyearinrespect ofeach product, andinanyevent within 10days ofthe
implementation ofsuchaction;
(ii) inthecaseofthe"price-based" special safeguard, anotification intheformofTable
MA:4 should besubmitted. Table MA:4 canbeusedeither toprovide an"up-front"
notification oftrigger prices oronacase-by-case basisforthefirstuseoftheprice-based
special safeguard foranyparticular product (tobenotified totheextent possible in
advance, butinanyevent within 10daysofthetaking ofsuchaction unless anup-front
notification oftherelevant trigger price hasbeenmade);
(iii) anannual notification intheform ofTable MA:5 should bemade indicating theuse
ofthespecial safeguard provisions inanyyear. Thenotification should besubmitted
nolaterthan30daysfollowing theyearinquestion. Where thespecial safeguard
provisions havenotbeeninvoked inanyyear,astatement tothiseffect should bemade.G/NOP/W/15
Page7
Table MA:3 MARKET ACCESS: name ofMember
Notification under Article 5oftheAgreement: special safeguard: volume-based
____________________________________________________________________________
(1)Description ofproduct:
(2)Tariff itemnumber:
(3)Trigger level: tonnes
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
(4)Volume ofimports entering
territory incurrent period: tonnes
(5)Period ofapplication:
(calendar/marketing yearorshorter period
forperishable orseasonal products (specify))G/NOP/W/15
Page8
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: VOLUME-BASED: Annex 1toMA:3
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Level
Imports inthe3preceding years: Year 1: tonnes
Year 2: tonnes
Year 3: tonnes
Average: tonnes
Andifimport penetration istaken intoaccount:
Consumption inthe3preceding years: Year 1: tonnes
Year 2: tonnes
Year 3: tonnes
Average: tonnes
Method ofallocation ofchange inconsumption tothetariff lineconcerned:G/NOP/W/15
Page9
Table MA:4 MARKET ACCESS: name ofMember
Notification under Article 5oftheAgreement: special safeguard: price-based
____________________________________________________________________________
A:"UP-FRONT" NOTIFICATION OFTRIGGER PRICES
Where aMember provides anup-front notification oftrigger prices thefollowing format should be
used:
Tariff itemnumber Description ofproduct Trigger price
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
B:ADHOC NOTIFICATION
Where noup-front notification ofthetrigger prices ismade, thefollowing format should beusedon
thefirstuseoftheprice-based special safeguard foranyproduct:
(1)Description ofproduct:
(2)Tariff itemnumber:
(3)Trigger price:
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
(4)Date ofapplication:G/NOP/W/15
Page10
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: PRICE-BASED: Annex 1toTable MA:4
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Price
Prices inthereference period: 1986: /tonne
1987: /tonne
1988: /tonne
Average: /tonne
Source ofprice information:G/NOP/W/15
Page11Table MA:5 MARKET ACCESS: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Annual summary ofspecial safeguard actions taken
Tariff itemnumber Description ofproduct Whether volume-based action taken during period Whether price-based action taken during period
1 2 3 4G/NOP/W/15
Page12
CURRENT TOTAL AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT OFSUPPORT
(Table DS:1 andSupporting Tables DS:1 toDS:9)
Notifying Members: allMembers.
Notification frequency andformat:
(i) forallMembers withbaseandannual commitment levels shown inSection IofPart
IVoftheirSchedule, anotification should bemade nolaterthan90daysfollowing
theendofthecalendar (or,marketing, fiscal, etc.)yearinquestion. Where the
notification submitted within the90dayperiod isprovisional, thefinalnotification
should besubmitted nolaterthan120daysfollowing theendoftheyear. Asummary
table(Table DS:1) andsupporting tables (Supporting Tables DS:1 toDS:9) asattached
should besubmitted;
(ii) forthose Members withnobaseorannual commitment levels shown inSection Iof
PartIVoftheirSchedule:
allMembers withtheexception ofleast-developed Members should submit
anannual notification providing thattheCommittee may, attherequest ofa
developing country Member, setaside thisrequirement other thaninrespect
ofSupporting Tables DS:1 toDS:3;
least-developed Members should submit Supporting Tables DS:1toDS:3every
twoyears.
Where nosupport exists, astatement tothiseffect should bemade.
NOTE
Ifameasure subject tothenotification requirements ofArticle 18:2andother relevant provisions of
theAgreement onAgriculture isaspecific subsidy pursuant toArticles 1and2oftheAgreement on
SubsidiesandCountervailingMeasures("SCMAgreement")andissubjecttothenotificationrequirement
inArticle 25.2oftheSCM Agreement, orisasubsidy subject tothenotification requirement inArticle
XVI:1 ofGATT 1994, then--
1. Withrespect tocolumn 2ofSupporting Tables DS:1, DS:2 andDS:3, column 3ofSupporting
Tables DS:5, DS:6, DS:7 andDS:8, andcolumn 1ofSupporting Table DS:9, alsoinclude
thefollowing information1,taking intoaccount theGeneral Rules intheQuestionnaire Format
forSubsidy Notifications under Article 25oftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing
Measures andUnder Article XVIofGATT 1994 (G/SCM/6/Rev.1, (date)):
1Theinformation requested must beprovided infull:
(a) forallsubsidies inthecaseoffullnotifications
(b) forsubsidies notified forthefirsttime inupdate notifications.
Inthecase ofsubsidies which have previously been notified, theinformation provided inupdate
notifications under points (c)through (g)maybelimited toindicating anymodifications (ortheabsence thereof)
from theprevious notification.G/NOP/W/15
Page13
a. Titleofthesubsidy programme, ifrelevant, orbriefdescription oridentification of
thesubsidy.
b Period covered bythenotification.
c. Policy objective and/or purpose ofthesubsidy.
d. Background andauthority forthesubsidy (including identification ofthelegislation
under which itisgranted).
e. Form ofthesubsidy (i.e., grant, loan, taxconcession, etc.).
f. Towhom andhowthesubsidy isprovided (whether toproducers, toexporters, or
others; through whatmechanism; whether afixed orfluctuating amount perunit;if
thelatter, howdetermined).
g. Duration ofthesubsidy and/or anyother timelimits attached toit,including dateof
inception/commencement.
2. Withrespect tocolumn 3ofSupporting Tables DS:1, DS:2 andDS:3, column 8ofSupporting
TableDS:5,column10ofSupportingTableDS:6,column7ofSupportingTablesDS:7,column
11ofSupportingTableDS:8,andcolumn6ofSupportingTableDS:9,alsoincludethefollowing
information2,taking intoaccount theGeneral Rules intheQuestionnaire Format forSubsidy
Notifications under Article 25oftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
andUnder Article XVIofGATT 1994 (G/SCM/6/Rev.1, (date)):
a. Subsidy perunit,orincases where thisisnotpossible, thetotalamount ortheannual
amount budgeted forthatsubsidy (indicating, ifpossible, theaverage subsidy perunit
intheprevious year). Where provision ofperunitsubsidy information (fortheyear
covered bythenotification, fortheprevious year, orboth) isnotpossible, afull
explanation.
b. Statistical datapermitting anassessment ofthetradeeffects ofthesubsidy. Thespecific
nature andscope ofsuchstatistics islefttothejudgement ofthenotifying Member.
Totheextent possible, relevant and/or determinable, however, itisdesirable thatsuch
information include statistics ofproduction, consumption, imports andexports ofthe
subsidized product(s) orsector(s):
(i) forthethree most recent years forwhich statistics areavailable;
(ii) foraprevious representative year, which, where possible andmeaningful,
should bethelatest yearpreceding theintroduction ofthesubsidy orpreceding
thelastmajor change inthesubsidy.
2Theinformation requested must beprovided infull:
(a) forallsubsidies inthecaseoffullnotifications
(b) forsubsidies notified forthefirsttime inupdate notifications.G/NOP/W/15
Page14Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Current Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Total AMS commitment level forperiod in
questionCurrency Current Total AMS
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
1 2 3G/NOP/W/15
Page15Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 21Monetary value
ofmeasure in
yearinquestion1Data sources
1 2 3 4
(a) "general services"
(b) "public stockholding forfood security purposes"
(c) "domestic food aid"
(d) "decoupled income support"
(e) "income insurance andincome safety-net programmes"
(f) "payments forrelief from natural disasters"
(g) "structural adjustment assistance provided through producer retirement programmes"
(h) "structural adjustment assistance provided through resource retirement programmes"
(i) "structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids"
(j) "environmental programmes"
(k) "regional assistance programmes"
(l) "other"
____________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page16Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -Special andDifferential Treatment -"Development Programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:21Monetary value
ofmeasure in
yearinquestion1Data sources
1 2 3 4
(a) "investment subsidies generally available toagriculture"
(b) "input subsidies generally available tolow-income orresource-poor producers"
(c) "support toencourage diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops"
____________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page17Supporting Table DS:3 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes -"Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:51Monetary value
ofmeasure in
yearinquestion1Data sources
1 2 3 4
(a) "payments based onfixed areaandyields"
(b) "payments based on85percentorlessofthebaselevel ofproduction"
(c) "livestock payments made onafixed number ofhead"
____________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page18Supporting Table DS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 toDS:7
below)Product-specific measurements ofsupport
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
1 2 3 4
Product A Total Product A
Product B Total Product B
Product C Total Product C
... ...
Non-product-specific AMS Total Non-product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Table DS:9 below)
_______________________
TOTAL: Current Total AMSG/NOP/W/15
Page19Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s)1Applied administered
priceExternal reference
price (generally
from AGST/...)Eligible
productionAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support1Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
____________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page20Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
ofbasic
productsCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)1Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/...)Eligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt
direct
paymentsAssociated
fees/leviesTotal direct
payments1Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11
____________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page21Supporting Table DS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description
ofbasic
productCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)1Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific
support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support1Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
____________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page22Supporting Table DS:8 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements ofSupport
Description
ofbasic
productsCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)1Applied
administered
priceProduction
eligible to
receive the
applied
administered
priceMarket
price
support
budgetary
outlaysEquivalent
measurement
ofsupport
(include
calculation
details)Non-
exempt
direct
paymentsOther
product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/leviesTotal
monetary
value of
equivalent
commitment1Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
(7+8+9-10)12
____________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page23Supporting Table DS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s)1Calendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Non-product-specific
budgetary outlaysOther non-product-
specific support (include
calculation details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-product-
specific support1Data sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
____________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page24
NEW ORMODIFIED DOMESTIC SUPPORT MEASURES EXEMPT FROM REDUCTION
(Table DS:2)
Notifying Members: allMembers introducing anewsupport measure, ormaking modifications to
anexisting measure, forwhich anexemption fromreduction isclaimed. Exemptions fromdomestic
support reduction commitments canfallunder oneormore ofthefollowing three categories:
(i)measures thathavenooratmostminimal trade-distorting effects oreffects onproduction.
Thecriteria relating tothese"green box"measures arecontained inAnnex 2totheAgreement
onAgriculture;
(ii)investment subsidies which aregenerally available toagriculture indeveloping country
Members, agricultural input subsidies generally available tolow-income orresource-poor
producers indeveloping country Members anddomestic support toproducers indeveloping
country Members toencourage diversification fromgrowing illicit narcotic crops. Thecriteria
relating tothese "development programmes" ofdeveloping country Members arecontained
inArticle 6:2oftheAgreement onAgriculture; and
(iii)direct payments under production-limiting programmes. Thecriteria relating tothese
"exempt direct payments" (or"blue box" measures) arecontained inArticle 6:5ofthe
Agreement onAgriculture.
Notification frequency andformat: anotification asattached should besubmitted foreachnewor
modified measure asfaraspracticable before suchmeasures areadopted andinanyevent within 30
daysofadoption.G/NOP/W/15
Page25
Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
Notification under Article 18:3oftheAgreement: Newormodified domestic support
measures exempt fromreduction
____________________________________________________________________________
(1)Fulltitleofmeasure:
(2)Domestic legislation reference:
(3)Detailed description ofmeasure withreference tocriteria, i.e.those in:
Annex 2:Green box: (a)"general services"; (b)"public stockholding forfoodsecurity
purposes"; (c)"domestic foodaid"; (d)"decoupled income support"; (e)"income insurance
andincome safety-net programmes"; (f)"payments forrelief from natural disasters"; (g)
"structural adjustment assistance provided through producer retirement programmes"; (h)
"structural adjustment assistance provided through resource retirement programmes"; (i)
"structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids; (j)"environmental
programmes"; (k)"regional assistance programmes"; (l)"other"; and/or
Article 6:3: Development programmes: (a)"investment subsidies generally available to
agriculture";(b)"inputsubsidiesgenerallyavailabletolow-incomeorresource-poorproducers";
(c)"support toencourage diversification from illicit narcotic crops"; and/or
Article 6:5: Exempt direct payments: (a)"payments based onfixed areaandyields"; (b)
payments based on85percentorlessofthebaselevelofproduction"; (c)"livestock payments
made onafixed number ofhead".
(4)Costofmeasure:
(5)Date ofentry intoeffect:
(6)Period ofapplication:
(7)Products toprincipally benefit (ifanyindividual product(s)):G/NOP/W/15
Page26
EXPORT SUBSIDY COMMITMENTS
(Tables ES:1 toES:3 andSupporting Tables ES:1 andES:2)
Notifying Members: allMembers.
Notification frequency andformat:
(i) forallMembers withbaseandannual commitment levels shown inSection IIofPart
IVoftheirSchedule, anannual notification following theendofthecalendar (or,
marketing, fiscal, etc.)yearinquestion should bemade. Anotification should bemade
nolaterthan60daysfollowing endoftheyearinquestion. Where thenotification
submitted within the60dayperiod isprovisional, thefinalnotification should be
submitted nolaterthan120daysfollowing theendoftheyearinquestion. The
notification should taketheformofTable ES:1accompanied bySupporting Table ES:1.
Where necessary, details oftheuseofdownstream flexibility should beincluded in
thenotification;
(ii) forthose Members withnobaseorannual commitment levels shown inSection IIof
PartIVoftheirSchedule, anannual notification following theendoftheyearinquestion
should bemade nolaterthan30daysfollowing theperiod intheformofastatement
confirming thatnoexport subsidies existor,inthecaseofdeveloping country Members
using exempt export subsidies (Article 9:1(d) and(e)),intheformofSupporting Table
ES:2;
(iii) forallMembers withbaseandannual commitment levels shown inSection IIofPart
IVoftheirSchedule plusallother Members which aresignificant exporters ofthe
products listed hereunder, namely, those Members whose share oftotalworld exports
inanyoneormore ofthefollowing products orgroups ofproducts exceeds 5%,an
annual notification ofthetotalvolume ofexports oftheproduct(s) concerned should
bemade. Notifications inrespect ofthefirsttwoyears ofimplementation should be
made nolaterthan120daysfollowing theendoftheendofthecalendar (or,marketing,
fiscal, etc.)yearinquestion. Where anotification withrespect toanyproduct orgroup
ofproducts isprovisional afinalnotification shallbemade nolaterthan180days
following theendoftheyearinquestion. Inrespect ofthethirdandsubsequent years
ofimplementation notifications shallbemade nolaterthan120daysfollowing theend
oftheimplementation yearinquestion. AlistofMembers thataresignificant exporters
forthepurposes ofthisnotification requirement andoftheproducts concerned shall
beestablished bytheChairman following consultation asappropriate andshall be
reviewed aftertwoyears. Notifications should taketheform ofTable ES:2 and,in
thecaseofMembers withbaseandannual commitment levels shown inSection IIof
PartIVoftheirSchedule, thedataontotalexports shallbeonabasis comparable to
thatprovided inTable ES:1. Theproducts orgroups ofproducts concerned are;
(i)Wheat andwheat flour (ix) Skim milkpowder (xvii) Eggs
(ii)Coarse grains (x) Cheese (xviii) Wine
(iii)Rice (xi) Other milk products (xix) FruitG/NOP/W/15
Page27
(iv) Oilseeds (xii) Bovine Meat (xx) Vegetables
(v) Vegetable oils (xiii) Pigmeat (xxi) Tobacco
(vi) Oilcakes (xiv) Poultry meat (xxii) Cotton
(vii) Sugar (xv) Sheepmeat
(viii) Butter andbutter oil (xvi) Liveanimals
(iv) forallfooddonor Members, anotification intheformofTable ES:3showing thetotal
volume offoodaidshould beprovided (unless thisinformation isrequired tobe
provided under (i)above). Forthepurposes ofES:3, thelistofproducts orgroups
ofproducts shown under (iii)above should beused. Thenotification should bemade
nolaterthan120daysfollowing theendoftheyearinquestion.
NOTE
Ifameasure subject tothenotification requirements ofArticle 18:2andother relevant provisions of
theAgreement onAgriculture isaspecific subsidy pursuant toArticles 1and2oftheAgreement on
SubsidiesandCountervailingMeasures("SCMAgreement")andissubjecttothenotificationrequirement
inArticle 25.2oftheSCM Agreement, orisasubsidy subject tothenotification requirement inArticle
XVI:1 ofGATT 1994, then--
1. With respect tocolumns 2through 6ofSupporting Table ES:1 andcolumns 2through 5of
Supporting Table ES:2, alsoinclude thefollowing information,3taking intoaccount theGeneral
Rules intheQuestionnaire Format forSubsidy Notifications under Article 25oftheAgreement
onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures andUnder Article XVI ofGATT 1994
(G/SCM/6/Rev.1, (date)):
a. Titleofthesubsidy programme, ifrelevant, orbriefdescription oridentification of
thesubsidy.
b Period covered bythenotification.
c. Policy objective and/or purpose ofthesubsidy.
d. Background andauthority forthesubsidy (including identification ofthelegislation
under which itisgranted).
e. Form ofthesubsidy (i.e., grant, loan, taxconcession, etc.).
3Theinformation requested must beprovided infull:
(a) forallsubsidies inthecaseoffullnotifications
(b) forsubsidies notified forthefirsttimeinupdate notifications.
Inthecaseofsubsidies which havepreviously beennotified, theinformation provided inupdate
notifications under points (c)through (g)maybelimited toindicating anymodifications (ortheabsence
thereof) from theprevious notification.G/NOP/W/15
Page28
f. Towhom andhowthesubsidy isprovided (whether toproducers, toexporters, or
others; through whatmechanism; whether afixed orfluctuating amount perunit;if
thelatter, howdetermined).
g. Duration ofthesubsidy and/or anyother timelimits attached toit,including dateof
inception/commencement.
2. Withrespect tocolumn 7ofSupporting Table ES:1andcolumn 4ofSupporting Table ES:2,
alsoinclude thefollowing information,4taking intoaccount theGeneral Rules inthe
Questionnaire Format forSubsidy Notifications under Article 25oftheAgreement onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures andUnder Article XVIofGATT 1994(G/SCM/6/Rev.1, (date)):
a. Subsidy perunit,orincases where thisisnotpossible, thetotalamount ortheannual
amount budgeted forthatsubsidy (indicating, ifpossible, theaverage subsidy perunit
intheprevious year). Where provision ofperunitsubsidy information (fortheyear
covered bythenotification, fortheprevious year, orboth) isnotpossible, afull
explanation.
b. Statistical datapermitting anassessment ofthetradeeffects ofthesubsidy. Thespecific
nature andscope ofsuchstatistics islefttothejudgement ofthenotifying Member.
Totheextent possible, relevant and/or determinable, however, itisdesirable thatsuch
information include statistics ofproduction, consumption, imports andexports ofthe
subsidized product(s) orsector(s):
(i) forthethree most recent years forwhich statistics areavailable;
(ii) foraprevious representative year, which, where possible andmeaningful,
should bethelatest yearpreceding theintroduction ofthesubsidy orpreceding
thelastmajor change inthesubsidy.
4Theinformation requested must beprovided infull:
(a) forallsubsidies inthecaseoffullnotifications
(b) forsubsidies notified forthefirsttimeinupdate notifications.G/NOP/W/15
Page29Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay andQuantity Reduction Commitments
Description ofproducts Calendar /marketing year
beginning ...Subsidised exports Food aid1Annual commitment levels
Outlays Quantity Quantity Outlays Quantity
(from Section IIofPartIV) (from Section IIofPartIV) (from Section IIofPartIV)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1Members aretoprovide dataonfood aidtoalldestinations.G/NOP/W/15
Page30 Table ES:2 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Export Subsidies: Notification ofTotal Exports
Description ofproducts Calendar /marketing year
beginning ...Quantity oftotalexports
1 2 3G/NOP/W/15
Page31Table ES:3 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Export Subsidies: Notification ofthetotalvolume offoodaid
Description ofproducts Calendar /marketing year
beginning ...Quantity offoodaidtoalldestinations
1 2 3G/NOP/W/15
Page32 Supporting Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity Reduction Commitments
Description
ofproductsDescription
ofpolicy1Direct export
subsidies1Sales ofstocks1Producer
financed
subsidies1Cost reduction
measures1Internal
transport
subsidies1Total product
specific export
subsidies1Quantity of
subsidized
exportsData
source
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
___________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page33Supporting Table ES:2 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity Reduction Commitments: Developing Country Members using Article 9:1(d) and/or (e)Export Subsidies
Description
ofproductsDescription ofpolicy1Cost reduction measures1Internal transport
subsidies1Total product specific
export subsidies1Quantity of
subsidized exportsData sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
___________________
1SeeNoteG/NOP/W/15
Page34
EXPORT PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
(Table ER:1)
Notifying Members: anyMember instituting anexport prohibition orrestriction covered byArticle
12oftheAgreement onAgriculture (except developing country Members which arenotnetexporters
oftheproduct concerned).
Notification frequency andformat :anotification asattached should bemade asfaraspracticable
inadvance ofthemeasure being taken.G/NOP/W/15
Page35
Table ER:1 EXPORT RESTRICTIONS: name ofMember
Notification under Article 12oftheAgreement: Export prohibitions andrestrictions
____________________________________________________________________________
(1)Description ofproduct:
(2)Tariff itemnumber(s):
(3)Nature of,andjustification for,measure tobeintroduced:
(4)Duration ofapplication ofmeasure:G/NOP/W/15
Page36
MONITORING OFTHE FOLLOW-UP TO
THE DECISION ONMEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OFTHE REFORM PROGRAMME
ONLEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET FOOD-IMPORTING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
(Table NF:1)
Notifying Members: Members inrespect ofactions taken within theframework oftheDecision on
Measures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme onLeast-Developed
andNetFood-Importing Developing Countries.
Notification frequency andformat :anotification should bemade byalldonor Members atleast
annually withrespect toitems (1),(2)and(3)inTable NF:1. Thenotification should bemade no
laterthan60daysfollowing therelevant period.G/NOP/W/15
Page37
Table NF:1
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16:2OFTHE AGREEMENT:
MONITORING OFTHE FOLLOW-UP TOTHE DECISION ON
MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
THE REFORM PROGRAMME ONLEAST-DEVELOPED AND NET
FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
___________________________________________________________________________
(1)Quantity offoodaidprovided toleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries:
(2)Indication oftheproportion infullygrant form orappropriate concessional terms:
(3)Technical andfinancial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) oftheDecision:
(4)Other relevant information withrespect toactions taken within theframework of
theDecision:G/NOP/W/15
Page38
RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE (symbol)
(date)
ORGANIZATION
Committee onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures
DRAFT
QUESTIONNAIRE FORMAT FOR SUBSIDY NOTIFICATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 25OFTHE AGREEMENT ONSUBSIDIES
AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES AND UNDER
ARTICLE XVIOFGATT 1994
General Rules
1. Thefollowing subsidies aresubject tonotification under Article 25oftheAgreement on
Subsidies andCountervailing Measures andunder Article XVIofGATT 1994:
(a) allspecific subsidies, asdefined inArticles 1and2oftheAgreement onSubsidies
andCountervailing Measures ("the SCM Agreement"), shallbenotified pursuant to
Article 25.2oftheSCM Agreement;
and
(b) allother subsidies (i.e., inaddition tothose described in(a)),which operate directly
orindirectly toincrease exports ofanyproduct from, ortoreduce imports ofany
product into,theterritory oftheMember granting ormaintaining thesubsidies, shall
benotified pursuant toArticle XVI:1 ofGATT 1994.
2. Itisunderstood thatnotifications made inaccordance withthefollowing questionnaire format
willsatisfy thenotification requirements ofbothArticle 25oftheSCM Agreement and
Article XVIofGATT 1994.
When notifying subsidies thatarealsomeasures subject tothenotification requirements of
Article 18.2andother relevant provisions oftheAgreement onAgriculture, Members shall
usethenotification formats setoutinG/AG/2/Rev.1, which incorporate theelements ofthe
following questionnaire format.
3. AnyMember considering thattherearenomeasures initsterritory requiring notification under
theSCM Agreement andArticle XVIofGATT 1994shallsoinform theSecretariat inwriting.
4. Thecontent ofnotifications should besufficiently specific toenable other Members toevaluate
thetrade effects andtounderstand theoperation ofnotified subsidies.G/NOP/W/15
Page39
5. Itisrecognized thatnotification ofameasure doesnotprejudge either itslegalstatus under
GATT 1994 andtheSCM Agreement, theeffects under theSCM Agreement, orthenature
ofthemeasure itself.
6. Totheextent thatsubsidies areprovided tospecific products orsectors, notifications ofthose
subsidies should beorganized byproduct orsector.
7. Totheextent thatinformation called forinanyquestion isnotprovided, theresponse tothat
question shallexplain whynot.
8. Inaccordance withArticle 25.1oftheSCM Agreement, subsidy notifications shallbesubmitted
nolaterthan30Juneofeachyear.
9. Members shallsubmit newandfullnotifications eachthirdyear(with 1995 understood tobe
theyearforthefirstnewandfullnotifications under Article 25oftheSCM Agreement and
under Article XVIofGATT 1994), andshallsubmit updating notifications intheintervening
years.
Information tobeProvided1
1. Titleofthesubsidy programme, ifrelevant, orbriefdescription oridentification ofthesubsidy.
2. Period covered bythenotification.
3. Policy objective and/or purpose ofthesubsidy.
4. Background andauthority forthesubsidy (including identification ofthelegislation under which
itisgranted).
5. Form ofthesubsidy (i.e., grant, loan, taxconcession, etc.).
6. Towhom andhowthesubsidy isprovided (whether toproducers, toexporters, orothers;
through whatmechanism; whether afixed orfluctuating amount perunit;ifthelatter, how
determined).
7. Subsidy perunit,orincases where thisisnotpossible, thetotalamount ortheannual amount
budgeted forthatsubsidy (indicating, ifpossible, theaverage subsidy perunitintheprevious
year). Where provision ofperunitsubsidy information (fortheyearcovered bythenotification,
fortheprevious year, orboth) isnotpossible, afullexplanation.
8. Duration ofthesubsidy and/or anyother time limits attached toit,including dateof
inception/commencement.
1Theinformation requested inpoints 1-9below must beprovided infull:
(a) forallsubsidies inthecaseoffullnotifications
(b) forsubsidies notified forthefirsttimeinupdate notifications.
Inthecaseofsubsidies which havepreviously beennotified, theinformation provided inupdate
notifications under points 3,4,5,6and8maybelimited toindicating anymodifications (ortheabsence
thereof) from theprevious notification.G/NOP/W/15
Page40
9. Statistical datapermitting anassessment ofthetradeeffects ofthesubsidy. Thespecific nature
andscope ofsuchstatistics islefttothejudgement ofthenotifying Member. Totheextent
possible, relevant and/or determinable, however, itisdesirable thatsuchinformation include
statistics ofproduction, consumption, imports andexports ofthesubsidized product(s) or
sector(s):
(a) forthethree most recent years forwhich statistics areavailable;
(b) foraprevious representative year, which, where possible andmeaningful, should be
thelatest yearpreceding theintroduction ofthesubsidy orpreceding thelastmajor
change inthesubsidy.