WORLD TRADE WT/TC/NOTIF/AG/1
9September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3459)
Original: English
TECHNICAL COOPERATION HANDBOOK ONNOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Agreement onAgriculture
1. Thissection oftheHandbook onNotification Requirements covers thenotification obligations
under theAgreement onAgriculture. Itconsists ofthefollowing fiveparts:
PartI: Overview ofnotification requirements
PartII: Listing ofthenotification obligations
PartIII: Documents concerning guidelines andformats
PartIV: "Mock" examples ofnotifications
PartV: TextoftheAgreement
2. Foracceding countries, notification requirements andthedeadlines forthesubmission oftheir
notifications maybeaffected bytheterms oftheirrespective Protocols ofAccession.
Note: TheHandbook onNotification Requirements doesnotconstitute alegalinterpretation of
thenotification obligations under theAgreement. Ithasbeen prepared bytheSecretariat to
assist Members incomplying withtheirnotification obligations.AG-I -Page1
AG-I
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
OVERVIEW OFNOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTSAG-I -Page2
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
Requirements andformats fornotification under theAgreement onAgriculture arelisted in
documents G/AG/2 andG/AG/2/Add.1 andcover fiveareas:
(i) Market access, withrespect totariff andother quotas, andspecial safeguard provisions;
(ii) Domestic support, including theCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport (AMS),
andnewormodified exempt measures;
(iii) Export subsidies; including notifications concerning anti-circumvention provisions;
(iv) Export prohibitions orrestrictions; and
(v) Follow-up totheDecision onMeasures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform
Programme onLeast-Developed andNetFood-Importing Developing Countries.
Asthenotification requirements arelargely dependent onthespecific commitments assetout
ineachMember 'sschedule along withtheactions taken byeachMember, theydiffer fromMember
toMember (asindicated indocument G/AG/W/24 andPartIVofthisHandbook). Inmany cases only
alimited number ofnotification requirements willapply foraparticular Member.
Themock examples ofnotifications inPartIVofthisHandbook takethisintoaccount byfirstly
listing, foreachMember, theexact notification obligations thatapply inanyyear. Pagenumbers are
provided toallow easyaccess totherelevant mock notification inthatsection. Themock examples
section oftheHandbook thusindicates exactly which Members arerequired tonotify under what
requirement andalsothetimelimits forthesubmission ofthenotifications (taken from G/AG/2).AG-II -Page1
AG-II
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONSAG-II -Page2
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS
Item Notification requirement1Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format2Members notifying ToWhom
1. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.2 -tariff andother
quota commitmentsMarket access -
administration oftariff
andother quota
commitmentsOnce then
changes adhocMarket Access
Table MA:1Members withtariff andother
quota commitments recorded in
Section 1-B(orSection 1-A) of
Part1oftheir schedulesCommittee on
Agriculture
2. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.2 -tariff andother
quota commitmentsMarket access -volume
ofimports under tariff
andother quotasAnnual Market Access
Table MA:2Members withtariff andother
quota commitments recorded in
Section 1-B(orSection 1-A) of
Part1oftheir schedulesCommittee on
Agriculture
3. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.5.7-special safeguard
provisionsMarket access -special
safeguard measures -
agricultureUpfront or
adhocMarket Access
Tables MA:3 and
MA:4Members taking, foranyproduct,
safeguard action forthefirsttime
inthecaseoftheprice-based
special safeguard andthefirst
time inanyperiod inthecaseof
thevolume-based safeguard. For
theprice-based safeguard, an
"up-front" notification oftrigger
prices maybemade.Committee on
Agriculture
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1Reverse notification of"any measure which ...ought tohave been notified" isprovided forinArticle 18.7.
2Document G/AG/2 of30June 1995 setsoutnotification requirements andformats.AG-II -Page3
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS
Item Notification requirement1Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format2Members notifying ToWhom
4. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.5.7and18.2 -special
safeguard provisionsMarket access -special
safeguard provisionsAnnual Market Access
Table MA:5Members whose schedules
indicate theyhave theright to
invoke thespecial safeguard for
anyproduct.Committee on
Agriculture
5. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.2 -domestic
supportDomestic support -Total
Aggregate Measurement
ofSupportAnnual (or
longer for
developing and
least-developed
Members).Domestic Support
Table DS:1 and,
asappropriate,
Supporting Tables
DS:1 toDS:9WTO Members Committee on
Agriculture
6. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.3 -domestic
supportDomestic support -new
ormodified exempt
domestic support
measuresAdhoc Domestic Support
Table DS:2WTO Members (allMembers
introducing ormodifying such
measures)Committee on
Agriculture
7. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.18.2 -export subsidiesExport
subsidies -budgetary
outlay andquantity
reduction commitmentsAnnual Export Subsidy
Commitments
Table ES:1 and
Supporting Tables
ES:1 orES:2WTO Members Committee on
Agriculture
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1Reverse notification of"any measure which ...ought tohave been notified" isprovided forinArticle 18.7.
2Document G/AG/2 of30June 1995 setsoutnotification requirements andformats.AG-II -Page4
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS
Item Notification requirement1Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format2Members notifying ToWhom
8. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.10and18.2 -export
subsidiesExport subsidies -total
exportsAnnual Export Subsidy
Commitments
Table ES:2WTO Members withexport
subsidy reduction commitments
plussignificant exporters asset
outinG/AG/2/Add.1Committee on
Agriculture
9. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.10and18.2 -export
subsidiesExport subsidies -total
food aidAnnual Export Subsidy
Commitments
Table ES:3WTO Members which arefood
aiddonorsCommittee on
Agriculture
10. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.12.1(b) -export
restrictionsExport restrictions -new
export restrictionsAdhoc Export
Restrictions Table
ER:1WTO Members (certain Members
introducing such measures)Committee on
Agriculture
11. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art.16.2 -Decision on
Measures Concerning the
Possible Negative Effects
oftheReform Programme
onLeast-Developed and
NetFood-Importing
Developing CountriesNetFood-Importing
Decision -food aidand
other assistanceAnnual NetFood-
Importers
Table NF:1,
items (1)to(3)WTO Members (which provide
food aidandtechnical or
financial assistance tosuch
countries)Committee on
Agriculture
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1Reverse notification of"any measure which ...ought tohave been notified" isprovided forinArticle 18.7.
2Document G/AG/2 of30June 1995 setsoutnotification requirements andformats.AG-II -Page5
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS
Item Notification requirement1Type ofmeasure Periodicity Format2Members notifying ToWhom
12. Agreement onAgriculture,
Art16.2 -Decision on
Measures Concerning the
Possible Negative Effects
oftheReform Programme
onLeast-Developed Net
Food-Importing Developing
CountriesNetFood-Importing
Decision -otherAdhoc NetFood-
Importers Table
NF:1, item (4)WTO Members (those wishing to
notify other specific actions
related totheDecision)Committee on
Agriculture
_____________________
1Reverse notification of"any measure which ...ought tohave been notified" isprovided forinArticle 18.7.
2Document G/AG/2 of30June 1995 setsoutnotification requirements andformats.AG-III -Page 1
AG-III
DOCUMENTS
G/AG/2
G/AG/2/Add.1
G/AG/W/24RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/2
30June1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1854)
Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS AND FORMATS
(Adopted bytheCommittee atitsmeeting on8June 1995)
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 2
Special safeguard provisions 5
Domestic support
Current Total AMS 11
Newormodified exempt measures 22
Export Subsidies 24
Export Restrictions 31
Follow-up totheDecision onMeasures Concerning the
Possible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme
onLeast-Developed andNetFood-Importing
Developing Countries 33
Information submitted under these formats iswithout prejudice totheconsistency ofthe
arrangements notified withtherelevant provisions oftheWTO.G/AG/2
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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. The
initial 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/AG/2
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Table 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/AG/2
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Table MA:2 MARKET ACCESS: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Listsrelating totariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed in
product descriptionTariff quota quantity forperiod in
questionIn-quota imports during period
(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartIof
theSchedule)(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartIof
theSchedule)(derived from Section I-B(orI-A)of
PartIoftheSchedule)
1 2 3 4G/AG/2
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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/AG/2
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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/AG/2
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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/AG/2
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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/AG/2
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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/AG/2
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Table 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/AG/2
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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.G/AG/2
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Table 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/AG/2
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Supporting 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 2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
(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"G/AG/2
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Supporting 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 6:2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
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"G/AG/2
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G/AG/2
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Supporting 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 6:5 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
(a) "payments based onfixed areaandyields"
(b) "payments based on85percentorlessofthebaselevel ofproduction"
(c) "livestock payments made onafixed number ofhead"G/AG/2
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Supporting 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/AG/2
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Supporting 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
yearbeginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered price External reference
price (generally from
AGST/...)Eligible production Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price supportData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79G/AG/2
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Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/...)Eligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt direct
paymentsAssociated
fees/leviesTotal direct
paymentsData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11G/AG/2
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Supporting 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 of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
supportMarket 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)11G/AG/2
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Supporting 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)Applied
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
commitmentDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
(7+8+9-10)12G/AG/2
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Supporting Table DS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Non-product-specific
budgetary outlaysOther non-product-
specific support (include
calculation details)Associated fees/levies Total non-product-specific
supportDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7G/AG/2
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NEW ORMODIFIED DOMESTIC SUPPORT MEASURES EXEMPT FROM REDUCTION
(Table DS:2)
Notifying Members: allMembers introducing anewsupport measure, ormaking modifications to
anexisting measure, forwhich anexemption from reduction 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
"exemptdirectpayments"(or"bluebox"measures)arecontainedinArticle6:5oftheAgreement
onAgriculture.
Notification frequency andformat: anotification asattached should besubmitted foreachnewor
modified measure asfaraspracticable before suchmeasures areadopted andinanyevent within 30
daysofadoption.G/AG/2
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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 on85percentorlessofthebaselevel ofproduction"; (c)"livestock
payments made onafixed number ofhead".
(4)Costofmeasure:
(5)Date ofentry intoeffect:
(6)Period ofapplication:
(7)Products toprincipally benefit (ifanyindividual product(s)):G/AG/2
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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 shall bemade 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) Fruit
(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) LiveanimalsG/AG/2
Page25
(iv) forallfooddonor Members, anotification intheformofTable ES:3showing thetotal
volumeoffoodaidshouldbeprovided(unlessthisinformationisrequiredtobeprovided
under (i)above). Forthepurposes ofES:3, thelistofproducts orgroups ofproducts
shown under (iii)above should beused. Thenotification should bemade nolaterthan
120daysfollowing theendoftheyearinquestion.G/AG/2
Page26
Table 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 dataonfoodaidtoalldestinations.G/AG/2
Page27
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/AG/2
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Table 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/AG/2
Page29
G/AG/2
Page29
Supporting Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: name ofMember
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year, marketing year, etc.
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity Reduction Commitments
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidiesSales ofstocks Producer financed
subsidiesCostreduction
measuresInternal transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific export
subsidiesQuantity of
subsidized exportsDatasource
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9G/AG/2
Page30
Supporting 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 of
productsCostreduction measures Internal transport subsidies Total product specific export
subsidiesQuantity ofsubsidized
exportsDatasource
1 2 3 4 5 6G/AG/2
Page31
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/AG/2
Page32
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/AG/2
Page33
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/AG/2
Page34
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 offood aidprovided toleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries:
(2)Indication oftheproportion infully grant form orappropriate concessional terms:
(3)Technical andfinancial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) oftheDecision:
(4)Other relevant information withrespect toactions taken within theframework oftheDecision:RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/2/Add.1
16October 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3095)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
LIST OF"SIGNIFICANT EXPORTERS" FOR THE PURPOSES OFTHE
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS INRESPECT OF
EXPORT SUBSIDY COMMITMENTS
Addendum
Thefollowing listof"significant exporters" thatarerequired annually tosubmit dataontheir
totalexports intheform ofTable ES:2 hasbeenestablished bytheChairman oftheCommittee on
Agricultureinaccordancewithparagraph(iii)ofthenotificationrequirementsinrespectofexportsubsidy
commitments (G/AG/2, page24refers):
Product Group Significant Exporters
Wheat andwheat flour Australia
Coarse grains Argentina
Rice Pakistan, Thailand
Oilseeds Argentina, Brazil, United States
Vegetable oils Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines
Oilcakes Argentina, United States
Sugar Australia, Cuba, Thailand
Butter andbutter oil NewZealand
Skim milkpowder NewZealand
Cheese NewZealand
Other milkproducts NewZealand
Bovine meat Australia, NewZealand
Pigmeat Canada
Poultry meat Thailand
Sheepmeat Australia, NewZealand
Fruit Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Philippines,
United States
Vegetables United States
Tobacco United States, Zimbabwe
Cotton Australia, Pakistan, United States
Note: Theannual notifications intheformofTable ES:2 should, asappropriate, include exports of
anyproduct within thescope oftherelevant product group asspecified inparagraph (iii),page24of
G/AG/2.RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/W/24
18April 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-1434)
Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS: AGRICULTURE
Note bytheSecretariat
This document contains:
(i) atablesetting out1996 notification requirements foreachMember oftheWTO;
(ii) alisting ofthenotification requirements insummary form. Thefullnotification requirements
under theAgreement onAgriculture aretobefound inG/AG/2 andAdd.1 tothatdocument.
Itshould benoted thatsome requirements areadhocinthesense thattheirapplicability depends
onspecific actions being taken bytheMember concerned, e.g.theintroduction ofnewexempt
domestic support measures ortheprovision offoodaid.
Forthetiming ofnotifications, thisdocument should beread inconjunction with
G/AG/W/2/Rev.4 which specifies implementation dates foreachMember. Forthose Members with
nospecific domestic support and/or export subsidy reduction commitments (andhence donothave
dates shown inG/AG/W/2/Rev.4) consideration should begiven tospecifying therelevant dateinthe
1996 notification. Inthislight, those Members working onacalendar yearbasis arereminded that
notifications arealready duefordomestic support andexport subsidies.G/AG/W/24
Page2
Thefollowing table sets outinmatrix form those Members required tonotify under each oftheformats inG/AG/2. Thematrix
elements should beread asfollows:
"X" Members concerned must notify annually (orevery second year inthecase ofleast-developed country Members
under DS:1 -indicated byXx)
"?" Members concerned must notify onanadhocbasis ifrelevant action istaken
"=" Members must notify annually ifthey arefood orother aiddonors
"#" Members may notify "any relevant action" onanadhocbasis
""(blank) Members arenotrequired tonotify under thiselement
Member Periodic notifications Adhocnotifications
MA:2 MA:5 DS:1 ES:1 ES:2 ES:3 NF:1
(1)-(3)MA:1 MA:3-
4DS:2 ER:1 NF:1
(4)
Angola* Xx X = = ? ? #
Antigua andBarbuda X X = = ? ? #
Argentina X X X = = ? ? #
Australia X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Bahrain X X = = ? ? #
Bangladesh Xx X = = ? ? #
Barbados X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Belize X X = = ? ? #
Benin Xx X = = ? ? #
Bolivia X X = = ? ? #
Botswana X X X = = ? ? ? #
Brazil X X X X = = ? ? ? #
Brunei Darussalam X X = = ? ? #
Burkina Faso Xx X = = ? ? #
Burundi Xx X = = ? ? #
Cameroon X X = = ? ? #
Canada X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Central African Republic Xx X = = ? ? #
Chad* Xx X = = ? ? #
Chile X X X = = ? ? #
Colombia X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Congo* X X = = ? ? #
Costa Rica X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Côte d'Ivoire X X = = ? ? #
Cuba X X X = = ? ? #
Cyprus X X X = = ? ? #
Czech Republic X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Djibouti Xx X = = ? ? #
Dominica X X = = ? ? #
Dominican Republic X X = = ? ? #
Ecuador X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
European Communities X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Egypt X X = = ? ? #
ElSalvador X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Fiji X X = = ? ? #
Gabon X X = = ? ? #
TheGambia* Xx X = = ? ? #
Ghana X X = = ? ? #
Grenada X X = = ? ? #G/AG/W/24
Page3
Member Periodic notifications Adhocnotifications
MA:2 MA:5 DS:1 ES:1 ES:2 ES:3 NF:1
(1)-(3)MA:1 MA:3-
4DS:2 ER:1 NF:1
(4)
Guatemala X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Guinea Xx X = = ? ? #
Guinea Bissau Xx X = = ? ? #
Guyana X X = = ? ? #
Haïti Xx X = = ? ? #
Honduras X X X = = ? ? #
Hong Kong X X = = ? ? #
Hungary X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Iceland X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
India X X = = ? ? #
Indonesia X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Israel X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Jamaica X X = = ? ? #
Japan X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Kenya X X = = ? ? #
Korea X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Kuwait X X = = ? ? #
Lesotho Xx X = = ? ? #
Macau X X = = ? ? #
Madagascar Xx X = = ? ? #
Malawi Xx X = = ? ? #
Malaysia X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Maldives Xx X = = ? ? #
Mali Xx X = = ? ? #
Malta X X = = ? ? #
Mauritania Xx X = = ? ? #
Mauritius X X = = ? ? #
Mexico X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Morocco X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Mozambique Xx X = = ? ? #
Myanmar Xx X = = ? ? #
Namibia X X X = = ? ? ? #
New Zealand X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Nicaragua X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Niger* Xx X = = ? ? #
Nigeria X X = = ? ? #
Norway X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Pakistan X X X = = ? ? #
Papua New Guinea* X X = = ? ? #
Paraguay X X = = ? ? #
Peru X X = = ? ? #
Philippines X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Poland X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Qatar X X = = ? ? #
Romania X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Rwanda* Xx X = = ? ? #
Saint Kitts andNevis X X = = ? ? #G/AG/W/24
Page4
Member Periodic notifications Adhocnotifications
MA:2 MA:5 DS:1 ES:1 ES:2 ES:3 NF:1
(1)-(3)MA:1 MA:3-
4DS:2 ER:1 NF:1
(4)
Saint Lucia X X = = ? ? #
Saint Vincent -Grenadines X X = = ? ? #
Senegal X X = = ? ? #
Sierra Leone Xx X = = ? ? #
Singapore X X = = ? ? #
Slovak Republic X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Slovenia X X X = = ? ? ? #
Solomon Islands* Xx X = = ? ? #
South Africa X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
SriLanka X X = = ? ? #
Suriname X X = = ? ? #
Swaziland X X X = = ? ? ? #
Switzerland-Liechtenstein X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Tanzania Xx X = = ? ? #
Thailand X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Togo Xx X = = ? ? #
Trinidad andTobago X X = = ? ? #
Tunisia X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Turkey X X X = = ? ? #
Uganda Xx X = = ? ? #
Uruguay X X X X = = ? ? ? #
United Arab Emirates X X = = ? ? #
United States X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Venezuela X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Zaïre* Xx X = = ? ? #
Zambia Xx X = = ? ? #
Zimbabwe X X X = = ? ? #
Total ofMembers 34 36 104 104 33 104 104 34 36 104 104 104
(least developed) - - 22 22 - 22 22 - - 22 22 22
Total ofnon-Members - - 9 9 - 9 9 - - 9 9 9
(least developed) - - 7 7 - 7 7 - - 7 7 7
Grand Total 34 36 113 113 33 113 113 34 36 113 113 113
(least developed) - - 29 29 - 29 29 - - 29 29 29
*Non-members asof15April 1996G/AG/W/24
Page5
Notification
requirement (G/AG/2)Products (ifnotall
agricultural products)Notification delays Comments
A.Periodic notifications
Market Access
Table MA:2
(tariff quota fill)alltariff andother
quota products aslisted
inSection IofPartIof
schedulesnormally 30days
following theyearbut,in
anyevent, nolater than
60days
Table MA:5
(special safeguard use)allspecial safeguard
products aslisted in
Section IofPartIof
schedulesnormally 30days but,in
anyevent, nolater than
60daysastatement should be
made ifthere hasbeen
nouseofthespecial
safeguard intheyear
inquestion
Domestic Support
Table DS:1 and
relevant Supporting
Tables
(domestic support
measures)nolater than90days;
where thisnotification is
provisional, thefinal
notification should be
submitted nolater than
120days
(Least-developed country
Members need onlynotify
once every twoyears)Supporting Tables
DS:1 toDS:3 plusany
other information
necessary toshow
support remains below
theTotal AMS orde
minimis level
Export Subsidies
Table ES:1
(export subsidy use)allproducts withexport
subsidies listed in
Section IIofPartIVof
schedules (orall
products) -see
commentsnolater than60days;
where thisnotification is
provisional, thefinal
notification should be
submitted nolater than
120dayswhere noexport
subsidies exist, a
statement should be
made tothiseffect or,
ifappropriate
Supporting Table ES:2
used
Table ES:2
(total exports)allproducts withexport
subsidies listed in
Section IIofPartIVof
schedules plusthose
Members/products set
outinG/AG/2/Add.1nolater than120days;
where thisnotification is
provisional, afinal
notification shall bemade
nolater than180days (in
thethird andsubsequent
years ofimplementation
notifications shall beno
later than120days)
Table ES:3
(food aid)allfood aidproducts
(unless covered by
Table ES:1)nolater than120days applies tofood aid
donor Members onlyG/AG/W/24
Page6
Notification
requirement (G/AG/2)Products (ifnotall
agricultural products)Notification delays Comments
Others
Table NF:1
(Ministerial Decision)allproducts concerned
withrespect topart(1):
appropriate information
forparts (2)and(3)of
NF:1nolater than60days applies todonor
Members only
B.Adhocnotifications
Market Access
Table MA:1
(tariff quota
administration)anytariff orother
quota products aslisted
inSection IofPartIof
scheduleswhere possible, prior to
thechange being
implemented, butinany
event nolater than30
days following thechangeadhocnotification
required ofchanges in
theadministration of
such quotas
Table MA:3
(volume-based special
safeguard)anysafeguard product
aslisted inSection Iof
PartIofschedulesasfaraspracticable
before taking such action
forthefirsttime inany
yearinrespect ofeach
product (inanyevent
within 10days ofsuch
action)adhocnotification
required ifthespecial
safeguard isinvoked
Table MA:4
(price-based special
safeguard)anysafeguard product
aslisted inSection Iof
PartIofschedulesinadvance oftaking such
action forthefirsttime in
respect ofeach product
(inanyevent within 10
days ofsuch action)
unless an"up-front"
notification hasbeen madenoadhocnotification
isrequired ifan"up-
front" notification has
been made; "up-front"
notifications canbe
made atanytime
Domestic Support
Table DS:2
(new exempt measures)asfaraspracticable
before such measures are
adopted andinanyevent
within 30days of
adoptionanadhocnotification
isrequired ofnewor
modified measures
Export Restrictions
Table ER:1
(new measures)anyproduct concerned asfaraspracticable in
advance ofthemeasures
being takenadhocnotification
required ofnew
measures (except by
developing country
Members thatarenot
netexporters ofthe
product concerned)
Others
Table NF:1
(Ministerial Decision)other relevant
information with
respect topart(4)of
NF:1adhoc anyrelevant
information canbe
providedAG-IV
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
EXAMPLESAG-IV -Page1
Model "mock" notifications: agriculture
1.Thissection provides mock agricultural notifications fromtwoMembers, Member AandMember
B.Member Aisassumed tohaveaverysimple schedule ofconcessions andcommitments while
Member Bisassumed tohaveaverycomplicated schedule. Member Bthusisassumed tohavetariff
quotas, therighttousethespecial safeguard provisions, aTotal Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
domesticsupportcommitmentandspecificexportsubsidyreductioncommitments.MemberA'sschedule
doesnotcontain anyofthese elements.
2.Thetable onthefollowing pages setsoutforeachMember itsspecific notification obligations.
67outofthe114Members listed havenotification requirements ofthesimplest form, i.e.akintothose
ofMember A.Theremaining 46Members havesomewhat morecomplicated notification requirements
withthemostcomplicated being akintoMember Binthesemock notifications. Thetablealsoindicates,
foreachnotification requirement, thepageinthissection thatoutlines therelevant notification obligation.
Each Member can,therefore, readily establish itsownnotification obligations totheCommittee on
Agriculture andtherelevant pages ofthehandbook containing therelated mock notifications.
3.Itisimportant tonotethattheexamples setoutcanonlybethought ofasonepossible means of
fulfilling thenotification requirements. Aslongasthestructure ofthenotification complies withthe
formats inG/AG/2 thereisnospecific wording thatshould, orshould not,beused. Individual Members
willbeinaposition todecide onthebestwording forintheirparticular circumstance.
4.Theorder usedinthissection matches theformats assetoutinG/AG/2.
Listofcontents:
Notification subject Format
(from G/AG/2)Page number -
description
Member-by-Member listing ofnotification obligations 2
Tariff andother quota administration MA:1 8
Tariff andother quota fill MA:2 11
Special safeguard (volume-based) MA:3 13
Special safeguard (price-based) MA:4 15
Special safeguard (annual summary) MA:5 18
Domestic support -noTotal AMS reduction commitment DS:1+ 21
Domestic support -Total AMS reduction commitment DS:1+ 25
Domestic support (adhocnotification) DS:2 36
Export subsidies -nospecific reduction commitments ES:1+ 38
Export subsidies -specific reduction commitments ES:1+ 41
Export subsidies -totalexports ES:2 44
Export subsidies -food aid ES:3 46
Export prohibitions orrestrictions ER:1 48
Decision concerning least-developed andnetfood-importing
developing country MembersNF:1 (1)to(3) 50
Decision concerning least-developed andnetfood-importing
developing country MembersNF:1 (4) 52
"+"Supporting Tables mayalsoberequired.AG-IV -Page2
Notification obligations byMember
Thefollowing table sets outinmatrix form both regular notification requirements foreach Member andthose Members which may berequired tonotify certain actions onanadhocbasis under the
formats inG/AG/2. Thematrix elements should beread asfollows:
""(blank) Members arenotrequired tonotify under thisformat ofG/AG/2
"X" Members concerned must notify annually (orevery second year inthecase ofleast-developed country Members under DS:1)
"=" Members must notify annually ifthey arefood orother aiddonors
"?" Members concerned must notify onanadhocbasis ifrelevant action istaken, e.g.achange intariff quota administration ortheintroduction ofanexport restriction
"#" Members may notify "any relevant action" under theDecision onMeasures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme onLeast-Developed andNetFood-
Importing Developing Countries onanadhocbasis
"+" Inrelation totheformats, thisindicates oneormore Supporting Tables may berequired along with theformat itself
Member Periodic notifications Adhoc notifications
Tariff
quotasSpecial
safe-
guardDomestic support
(Total AMS)Export subsidies Food and
other aid
donorsTariff
quota
adminis-
trationSpecial safeguard New
exempt
domestic
supportExport
restric-
tionsLeast-
develop-
edand
netfood-
impor-
ting
decisionNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsTotal
exportsFood aid Volume-
basedPrice-
based
G/AG/2 format number MA:2 MA:5 DS:1+ ES:1+ ES:2 ES:3 NF:1 (1)-
(3)MA:1 MA:3 MA:4 DS:2 ER:1 NF:1 (4)
See page 11 18 21 25 38 41 44 46 50 8 13 15 36 48 52
Angola* X X = = ? ? #
Antigua andBarbuda X X = = ? ? #
Argentina X X X = = ? ? #
Australia X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Bahrain X X = = ? ? #
Bangladesh X X = = ? ? #
Barbados X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Belize X X = = ? ? #
Benin X X = = ? ? #
Bolivia X X = = ? ? #
Botswana X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Brazil X X X X = = ? ? ? #
Brunei Darussalam X X = = ? ? #
Burkina Faso X X = = ? ? #AG-IV -Page3
Member Periodic notifications Adhoc notifications
Tariff
quotasSpecial
safe-
guardDomestic support
(Total AMS)Export subsidies Food and
other aid
donorsTariff
quota
adminis-
trationSpecial safeguard New
exempt
domestic
supportExport
restric-
tionsLeast-
develop-
edand
netfood-
impor-
ting
decisionNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsTotal
exportsFood aid Volume-
basedPrice-
based
G/AG/2 format number MA:2 MA:5 DS:1+ ES:1+ ES:2 ES:3 NF:1 (1)-
(3)MA:1 MA:3 MA:4 DS:2 ER:1 NF:1 (4)
See page 11 18 21 25 38 41 44 46 50 8 13 15 36 48 52
Burundi X X = = ? ? #
Cameroon X X = = ? ? #
Canada X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Central African Republic X X = = ? ? #
Chad* X X = = ? ? #
Chile X X X = = ? ? #
Colombia X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Congo* X X = = ? ? #
Costa Rica X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Côte d'Ivoire X X = = ? ? #
Cuba X X X = = ? ? #
Cyprus X X X = = ? ? #
Czech Republic X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Djibouti X X = = ? ? #
Dominica X X = = ? ? #
Dominican Republic X X = = ? ? #
Ecuador X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
European Communities X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Egypt X X = = ? ? #
ElSalvador X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Fiji X X = = ? ? #
Gabon X X = = ? ? #
Gambia* X X = = ? ? #
Ghana X X = = ? ? #
Grenada X X = = ? ? #AG-IV -Page4
Member Periodic notifications Adhoc notifications
Tariff
quotasSpecial
safe-
guardDomestic support
(Total AMS)Export subsidies Food and
other aid
donorsTariff
quota
adminis-
trationSpecial safeguard New
exempt
domestic
supportExport
restric-
tionsLeast-
develop-
edand
netfood-
impor-
ting
decisionNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsTotal
exportsFood aid Volume-
basedPrice-
based
G/AG/2 format number MA:2 MA:5 DS:1+ ES:1+ ES:2 ES:3 NF:1 (1)-
(3)MA:1 MA:3 MA:4 DS:2 ER:1 NF:1 (4)
See page 11 18 21 25 38 41 44 46 50 8 13 15 36 48 52
Guatemala X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Guinea X X = = ? ? #
Guinea Bissau X X = = ? ? #
Guyana X X = = ? ? #
Haïti X X = = ? ? #
Honduras X X X = = ? ? #
Hong Kong X X = = ? ? #
Hungary X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Iceland X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
India X X = = ? ? #
Indonesia X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Israel X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Jamaica X X = = ? ? #
Japan X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Kenya X X = = ? ? #
Korea X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Kuwait X X = = ? ? #
Lesotho X X = = ? ? #
Macau X X = = ? ? #
Madagascar X X = = ? ? #
Malawi X X = = ? ? #
Malaysia X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Maldives X X = = ? ? #
Mali X X = = ? ? #
Malta X X = = ? ? #AG-IV -Page5
Member Periodic notifications Adhoc notifications
Tariff
quotasSpecial
safe-
guardDomestic support
(Total AMS)Export subsidies Food and
other aid
donorsTariff
quota
adminis-
trationSpecial safeguard New
exempt
domestic
supportExport
restric-
tionsLeast-
develop-
edand
netfood-
impor-
ting
decisionNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsTotal
exportsFood aid Volume-
basedPrice-
based
G/AG/2 format number MA:2 MA:5 DS:1+ ES:1+ ES:2 ES:3 NF:1 (1)-
(3)MA:1 MA:3 MA:4 DS:2 ER:1 NF:1 (4)
See page 11 18 21 25 38 41 44 46 50 8 13 15 36 48 52
Mauritania X X = = ? ? #
Mauritius X X = = ? ? #
Mexico X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Mongolia X X = = ? ? #
Morocco X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Mozambique X X = = ? ? #
Myanmar X X = = ? ? #
Namibia X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
New Zealand X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Nicaragua X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Niger* X X = = ? ? #
Nigeria X X = = ? ? #
Norway X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Pakistan X X X = = ? ? #
Papua New Guinea X X = = ? ? #
Paraguay X X = = ? ? #
Peru X X = = ? ? #
Philippines X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Poland X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Qatar X X = = ? ? #
Romania X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Rwanda X X = = ? ? #
Saint Kitts andNevis X X = = ? ? #
Saint Lucia X X = = ? ? #AG-IV -Page6
Member Periodic notifications Adhoc notifications
Tariff
quotasSpecial
safe-
guardDomestic support
(Total AMS)Export subsidies Food and
other aid
donorsTariff
quota
adminis-
trationSpecial safeguard New
exempt
domestic
supportExport
restric-
tionsLeast-
develop-
edand
netfood-
impor-
ting
decisionNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsTotal
exportsFood aid Volume-
basedPrice-
based
G/AG/2 format number MA:2 MA:5 DS:1+ ES:1+ ES:2 ES:3 NF:1 (1)-
(3)MA:1 MA:3 MA:4 DS:2 ER:1 NF:1 (4)
See page 11 18 21 25 38 41 44 46 50 8 13 15 36 48 52
Saint Vincent -Grenadines X X = = ? ? #
Senegal X X = = ? ? #
Sierra Leone X X = = ? ? #
Singapore X X = = ? ? #
Slovak Republic X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Slovenia X X X = = ? ? ? #
Solomon Islands X X = = ? ? #
South Africa X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
SriLanka X X = = ? ? #
Suriname X X = = ? ? #
Swaziland X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
Switzerland-Liechtenstein X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Tanzania X X = = ? ? #
Thailand X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Togo X X = = ? ? #
Trinidad andTobago X X = = ? ? #
Tunisia X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Turkey X X X = = ? ? #
Uganda X X = = ? ? #
Uruguay X X X X = = ? ? ? ? #
United Arab Emirates X X = = ? ? #
United States X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Venezuela X X X X X = = ? ? ? ? ? #
Zaïre* X X = = ? ? #AG-IV -Page7
Member Periodic notifications Adhoc notifications
Tariff
quotasSpecial
safe-
guardDomestic support
(Total AMS)Export subsidies Food and
other aid
donorsTariff
quota
adminis-
trationSpecial safeguard New
exempt
domestic
supportExport
restric-
tionsLeast-
develop-
edand
netfood-
impor-
ting
decisionNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsNo
reduc-
tion
commit-
mentsReduc-
tion
commit-
mentsTotal
exportsFood aid Volume-
basedPrice-
based
G/AG/2 format number MA:2 MA:5 DS:1+ ES:1+ ES:2 ES:3 NF:1 (1)-
(3)MA:1 MA:3 MA:4 DS:2 ER:1 NF:1 (4)
See page 11 18 21 25 38 41 44 46 50 8 13 15 36 48 52
Zambia X X = = ? ? #
Zimbabwe X X X = = ? ? #
Total 34 36 87 27 91 23 33 114 114 34 36 36 114 114 114
*Non-members asof27July 1996AG-IV -Page8
Tariff andother quotas: implementation ofmarket access opportunities (Table MA:1)
Notifying Members
1. OnlyMembers withtariffandother quotas intheirschedules should notify theimplementation
ofmarket access opportunities.
2. Member Ahasnotariff orother quotas initsschedule hence isnotrequired tonotify under
thisformat. Thisapplies toallMembers withtheexception ofthose listed inparagraph 3.below.
3. Itisassumed thatMember Bhastwotariff quotas forthepurpose ofthisexample hence must
notify theadministration ofthose tariffquotas (seetableattached). Thefollowing Members havetariff
andother quotas intheirschedules hence theirnotification requirements areakintothose ofMember B:
Australia Iceland Poland
Barbados Indonesia Romania
Brazil Israel Slovak Republic
Canada Japan Slovenia
Colombia Korea South Africa
Costa Rica Malaysia Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Czech Republic Mexico Thailand
Ecuador Morocco Tunisia
ElSalvador NewZealand United States
European Communities Nicaragua Venezuela
Guatemala Norway
Hungary Philippines
Notification frequency andformat:
Member Bmustmake aone-off notification oftariff quota administration using format MA:1 andan
adhocnotification ifthemethod oftariffquota administration changes fromthatprovided intheone-off
notification.
Member B:
"Acomprehensive one-off notification in1995 ontheadministration ofquotas (Table MA:1)
followed bytheadhocnotification ofanychanges intheiradministration. Theinitial notification
should normally bemade inadvance oftheopening ofthequota butinanyevent nolaterthan
30daysfollowing thatdate. Notifications ofchanges should bemade, where possible, prior
tothechange being implemented, butinanyevent notlaterthan30daysfollowing thechange"
(G/AG/2 page2).AG-IV -Page9
Table MA:1
MARKET ACCESS: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartI
oftheSchedule)(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartIof
theSchedule)
1 2 3
Butter 0405.00.00 (a)Allocation tosupplying countries:
(i)Global quota;
(ii)Thetariff quota isopenfrom 1January to31December.
(b)Allocation oflicenses toimporters:
(i)Allocations aremade bytheDepartment ofExternal Trade in
consultation withtheDepartment ofAgriculture;
(ii)Anycompany orindividual registered fortaxpurposes mayapply for
animport licence;
(iii)Licences areissued onafirst-come-first-served basis withaprorata
allocation should therequest forlicences exceed thetariff quota quantity;
(iv)Licences arevalid forfourmonths from thedateofissue.
(c)Details ofother arrangements (notinvolving import licenses): Not
applicable.
(d)Other relevant information: Further information onthetariff quota
allocation ispublished inthenational gazette.AG-IV -Page10
MARKET ACCESS: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year
Implementation ofmarket access opportunities: tariff andother quota commitments
Description ofproducts Tariff itemnumber(s) encompassed in
product descriptionDescription ofimport arrangement applicable
(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartI
oftheSchedule)(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartIof
theSchedule)
Potatoes 0701.10.00
0701.90.00(a)Allocation tosupplying countries:
(i)200tisallocated toCountry X,150ttoCountry Ywhile the
remainder isglobally available;
(ii)Thetariff quota isopenfrom 1January to30June.
(b)Allocation oflicenses toimporters:
(i)Allocations aremade bytheDepartment ofExternal Trade in
consultation withtheDepartment ofAgriculture;
(ii)Anycompany providing inputs fortheagricultural sector mayapply
foralicence toimport seedpotatoes (0701.10.00). Table potatoes and
potatoes forprocessing maybeimported freely uptotheavailable
quantity;
(iii)Licences forseedpotatoes areissued onafirst-come-first-served
basis withaprorataallocation should therequest forlicences exceed the
tariff quota quantity;
(iv)Licences arevalid fortwomonths from thedateofissue.
(c)Details ofother arrangements (notinvolving import licenses):
Imports without alicence maytakeplace uptotheavailable limitfor
tablepotatoes andpotatoes forprocessing.
(d)Other relevant information: Further information onthetariff quota
allocation ispublished inthenational gazette.AG-IV -Page11
Tariff andother quotas: imports under tariff andother quotas (Table MA:2)
Notifying Members
1. OnlyMembers withtariffandother quotas intheirschedules should notify imports under tariff
andother quotas.
2. Member Ahasnotariff orother quotas initsschedule hence isnotrequired tonotify under
thisformat. Thisapplies toallMembers withtheexception ofthose listed inparagraph 3.below.
3. Itisassumed thatMember Bhastwotariff quotas forthepurpose ofthisexample hence must
notify imports attheendofeachyearofimplementation (seetableattached). Thefollowing Members
havetariff andother quotas intheirschedules hence theirnotification requirements areakintothose
ofMember B:
Australia Iceland Poland
Barbados Indonesia Romania
Brazil Israel Slovak Republic
Canada Japan Slovenia
Colombia Korea South Africa
Costa Rica Malaysia Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Czech Republic Mexico Thailand
Ecuador Morocco Tunisia
ElSalvador NewZealand United States
European Communities Nicaragua Venezuela
Guatemala Norway
Hungary Philippines
Notification frequency andformat:
Thenotification must bemade annually following theendoftheperiod inquestion.
Member B:
"Anannual notification following theendofthecalendar (or,marketing, fiscal, etc.)yearin
question showing imports under tariffandother quotas (Table MA:2). Thenotification should
normally bemade 30daysfollowing theyearbut,inanyevent, nolaterthan60daysfollowing
theyearinquestion" (G/AG/2, page2).AG-IV -Page12
Table MA:2
Market Access: Member B
Reporting Period: calendar year1995
Listrelating totariff andother quota commitments
Description ofProducts Tariff item number(s)
encompassed inproduct
descriptionTariff quota quantity forperiod in
questionIn-quota imports during period
(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPartIofthe
Schedule)(from Section I-B(orI-A)ofPart
IoftheSchedule)(derived from Section I-B(orI-A)of
PartIoftheSchedule)
1 2 3 4
Butter 0405.00.00 500tonnes 500tonnes
Potatoes 0701.10.00
0701.90.00
total}
}
}650tonnes450tonnes
150tonnes
600tonnesAG-IV -Page13
Special safeguard provisions: useofthevolume-based special safeguard (Table MA:3)
Notifying Members
1. OnlyMembers withtherighttousethespecial safeguard provisions intheirschedules should
notify theuseofthevolume-based special safeguard.
2. Member Ahasnorighttousethespecial safeguard indicated initsschedule hence isnotrequired
tonotify under thisformat. Thisapplies toallMembers withtheexception ofthose listed inparagraph
3.below.
3. Itisassumed thatMember Bnotifies theuseofthevolume-based special safeguard onbutter
(seetableattached) asfrom20September 1995. Thisnotification isadhocinnature. Thefollowing
Members havetheright torecourse tothespecial safeguard provisions onsome products intheir
schedules hence theirnotification requirements areakintothose ofMember B:
Australia Iceland Philippines
Barbados Indonesia Poland
Botswana Israel Romania
Canada Japan Slovak Republic
Colombia Korea South Africa
Costa Rica Malaysia Swaziland
Czech Republic Mexico Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Ecuador Morocco Thailand
ElSalvador Namibia Tunisia
European Communities NewZealand United States
Guatemala Nicaragua Uruguay
Hungary Norway Venezuela
Notification frequency andformat:
Member Bmustmake anadhocnotification oftheuseofthevolume-based special safeguard foreach
product.
Member B:
"Anotification intheformofTable MA:3 should bemade asfaraspracticable before taking
suchaction forthefirsttimeinanyyearinrespect ofeachproduct, andinanyevent within
10daysoftheimplementation ofsuchaction" (G/AG/2 page5).AG-IV -Page14
Table MA:3
MARKET ACCESS -Member B
Notification under Article 5oftheAgreement: special safeguard: volume-based
1. Description ofproduct: Butter
2. Tariff itemnumbers: 0405.00.00
3. Trigger level: 600tonnes
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
4. Volume ofimports entering
territory incurrent period: 652tonnes
5. Period ofapplication: from20September1995to31December1995
(calendar/marketing year
orshorter period forperishable
orseasonal products (specify))
_________________________________
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: VOLUME-BASED: Annex 1toTable MA:3
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Level
Imports inthe3preceding years: 1992: 550
(tonnes) 1993: 566
1994: 570
Average: 562
Andifimport penetration istaken intoaccount:
Consumption inthe3preceding years: 1992: 990
(tonnes) 1993: 1000
1994: 1010
Average: 1000
Method ofallocation ofchange inconsumption tothetariff lineconcerned: notapplicable
Calculation oftrigger level(pursuant toArticle 5oftheAgreement onAgriculture):
Import penetration = 562/1000
= 56% (base trigger therefore equals 105%)
Trigger level = (x)+(y)
= (105% x562tonnes) +(1010 tonnes -1000 tonnes)
= 590+10tonnes
= 600tonnesAG-IV -Page15
Special safeguard provisions: useoftheprice-based special safeguard (Table MA:4)
Notifying Members
1. OnlyMembers withtherighttousethespecial safeguard provisions intheirschedules should
notify theuseoftheprice-based special safeguard.
2. Member Ahasnorighttousethespecial safeguard indicated initsschedule hence isnotrequired
tonotify under thisformat. Thisapplies toallMembers withtheexception ofthose listed inparagraph
3.below.
3. Itisassumed thatMember Bnotifies thetrigger prices fortwoofitsproducts "up-front" (see
Table MA:4A attached) andnotifies onanadhocbasis theuseoftheprice-based special safeguard
onanother product (apples -seeTable MA:4B attached) asfrom15May1995. Thefollowing Members
havetherighttorecourse tothespecial safeguard provisions onsome products intheirschedules hence
theirnotification requirements areakintothose ofMember B:
Australia Iceland Philippines
Barbados Indonesia Poland
Botswana Israel Romania
Canada Japan Slovak Republic
Colombia Korea South Africa
Costa Rica Malaysia Swaziland
Czech Republic Mexico Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Ecuador Morocco Thailand
ElSalvador Namibia Tunisia
European Communities NewZealand United States
Guatemala Nicaragua Uruguay
Hungary Norway Venezuela
Notification frequency andformat:
Member Bmaymake an"up-front" notification oftrigger prices under theprice-based special safeguard.
Where thisisnotdone, Member Bmustmake anadhocnotification ofthefirstuseoftheprice-based
special safeguard foreachproduct.
Member B:
"Anotification intheformofTable MA:4 should besubmitted. Table MA:4 canbeusedeither
toprovide an"up-front" notification oftrigger prices oronacase-by-case basis forthefirst
useoftheprice-based special safeguard foranyparticular product (tobenotified totheextent
possible inadvance, butinanyevent within 10daysofthetaking ofsuchaction unless anup-
front notification oftherelevant trigger price hasbeenmade)" (G/AG/2 page5).AG-IV -Page16
Table MA:4A MARKET ACCESS: Member B
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)
0405.00.00 Butter $1250/tonne
0701.10.00 Seedpotatoes $876/tonne
_____________________________
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: PRICE-BASED: Annex 1toTable MA:4
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Price
(pursuant toArticle 5oftheAgreement onAgriculture)
0405.00.00 Butter
Prices inthereference period: 1986: 1000
($pertonne) 1987: 1300
1988: 1450
Average: 1250
Source ofprice information: c.i.f. import values (Department ofStatistics)
0701.10.00 Seedpotatoes
Prices inthereference period: 1986: 777
($pertonne) 1987: 1000
1988: 851
Average: 876
Source ofprice information: c.i.f. import values (Department ofStatistics)AG-IV -Page17
Table MA:4B MARKET ACCESS: name ofMember
Notification under Article 5oftheAgreement: special safeguard: price-based
____________________________________________________________________________
B:ADHOC NOTIFICATION
Where noup-front notification ofthetrigger prices ismade, thefollowing format should beusedon
thefirstuseoftheprice-based special safeguard foranyproduct:
(1)Description ofproduct: Apples
(2)Tariff itemnumber: 0808.10.00
(3)Trigger price: $850/tonne
(ascalculated inAnnex 1)
(4)Date ofapplication: asfrom 15May1995
_____________________________
SPECIAL SAFEGUARD: PRICE-BASED: Annex 1toTable MA:4
Information required forthecalculation oftheTrigger Price
(pursuant toArticle 5oftheAgreement onAgriculture)
Prices inthereference period: 1986: 800
($pertonne) 1987: 900
1988: 850
Average: 850
Source ofprice information: c.i.f. import values (Department ofStatistics)AG-IV -Page18
Special safeguard provisions: annual summary ofspecial safeguard actions (Table MA:5)
Notifying Members
1. OnlyMembers withtherighttousethespecial safeguard provisions intheirschedules should
notify theuseofthespecial safeguard.
2. Member Ahasnorighttousethespecial safeguard indicated initsschedule hence isnotrequired
tonotify under thisformat. Thisapplies toallMembers withtheexception ofthose listed inparagraph
3.below.
3. Inthisexample, Member B'snotification could taketwodistinct forms depending onwhether
action wastaken during theyearinquestion. Ifaction wasnottaken, asimple statement tothiseffect
would normally benotified (seeTable MA:5A attached). Ontheother hand, thenotification format
would beusedwhere safeguard action wastaken foroneormore products (seeTable MA:5B attached).
Thefollowing Members havetherighttorecourse tothespecial safeguard provisions onsome products
intheirschedules hence theirnotification requirements areakintothose ofMember B:
Australia Iceland Philippines
Barbados Indonesia Poland
Botswana Israel Romania
Canada Japan Slovak Republic
Colombia Korea South Africa
Costa Rica Malaysia Swaziland
Czech Republic Mexico Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Ecuador Morocco Thailand
ElSalvador Namibia Tunisia
European Communities NewZealand United States
Guatemala Nicaragua Uruguay
Hungary Norway Venezuela
Notification frequency andformat:
Member Bmust make anannual notification oftheuseofthespecial safeguard.
Member B:
"Anannual notification intheform ofTable MA:5 should bemade indicating theuseofthe
special safeguard provisions inanyyear. Thenotification should besubmitted nolaterthan
30daysfollowing theyearinquestion. Where thespecial safeguard provisions havenotbeen
invoked inanyyear, astatement tothiseffect should bemade" (G/AG/2 page5).AG-IV -Page19
Table MA:5A MARKET ACCESS: Member B(option 1)
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Annual summary ofspecial safeguard actions taken
Inaccordance withthenotification requirements (paragraph (iii), page 5ofdocument G/AG/2),
Member Bnotifies thatthespecial safeguard provisions were notinvoked during 1995.AG-IV -Page20
Table MA:5B
MARKET ACCESS: Member B(option 2)
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Annual summary ofspecial safeguard actions taken
Tariff item
numberDescription ofproduct Whether volume-based action taken during period Whether price-based action taken during period
1 2 3 4
0405.00.00 Butter Action commenced 20September 1995 and
ceased on31December 1995Noaction taken
0808.10.00 Apples Noaction taken Action commenced 15May1995: theprice-
based safeguard wasinvoked on12
shipments
- Allother special
safeguard productsNoaction taken Noaction takenAG-IV -Page21
Domestic support provisions: NoTotal Aggregate Measurement ofSupport reduction
commitments (Table DS:1 andtherelevant Supporting Tables )
Notifying Members
1. AllMembers mustnotify under thedomestic support heading although inthecaseoftheleast-
developed country Members, thenotification isnotannual, butevery second year. Thissection
concentrates onMember A,theMember withnospecific Total AMS reduction commitment shown
initsschedule.
2. Member Ahasnospecific Aggregate Measurement ofSupport (AMS) commitment indicated
inSection IofPartIVofitsschedule. Itisassumed thatthe"AGST" document referred tointhe
schedule indicated thatonlyexempt (from reduction) measures wereinplace inthebaseperiod under
the"green box"(Annex 2oftheAgreement onAgriculture) anddevelopmental programmes (Article
6:2oftheAgreement) andthisremains thecasein1995. Under these assumptions, Member Amust
notify those exempt measures under Supporting Tables DS:1 andDS:2 (seeattached)1.
Thisapplies toallMembers except those listed below.
Australia Iceland Poland
Brazil Israel Slovak Republic
Canada Japan Slovenia
Colombia Korea South Africa
Costa Rica Mexico Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Cyprus Morocco Thailand
Czech Republic NewZealand Tunisia
European Communities Norway United States
Hungary Papua NewGuinea Venezuela
3. ForMember B,seepage25.
Notification frequency andformat:
AllMembers mustnotify under thedomestic support heading although inthecaseoftheleast-developed
country Members, thenotification isnotannual, butevery second year.
Member A:
"Forthose Members withnobaseorannual commitment levels shown inSection IofPart
IVoftheirSchedule:
allMembers withtheexception ofleast-developed Members should submit anannual
notification providing thattheCommittee may, attherequest ofadeveloping country
Member, setaside thisrequirement other thaninrespect ofSupporting Tables DS:1
toDS:3;
least-developed Members should submit Supporting Tables DS:1 toDS:3 every two
years.
Where nosupport exists, astatement tothiseffect should bemade" (G/AG/2 page11).
Member B: Seepage25.
1IfMember Ahadother measures suchasanon-exempt direct payment toproducers, other Supporting Tables would havetobe
completed toshow theprovisions ofthedeminimis clause (Article 6:4oftheAgreement) aremet-see,forexample, theproduct "pineapples"
inMember B'snotification starting onpage25.AG-IV -Page22
Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member A
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year1995
Current totalaggregate measurement ofsupport
Total AMS commitment level forperiod inquestion Currency Current total AMS
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from attached supporting tables)
1 2 3
Inaccordance withthenotification requirements (paragraph (ii),page 11ofdocument G/AG/2), Member Anotifies thatdomestic support toagricultural producers
in1995 wasprovided through theoperations oftheDepartment ofAgriculture andother government departments. Allsuch support iscovered bythedomestic
support categories which areexempt from reduction commitments under theAgreement onAgriculture. Theattached Supporting Tables DS:1 andDS:2 provide
details ofthese exempt measures.AG-IV -Page23
Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member A
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
General services Agricultural research: Provides research intotechnical issues reflecting agricultural
productivity. Theprogrammes areoperated bytherelevant Department anddonot
involve direct payments toproducers.Partofthe
normal budget of
theDepartment
ofAgriculture
which totals
$134 million"Estimates and
expenditures",
Department of
Agriculture
General services Quarantine andveterinary services: Provision ofveterinary expertise andquarantine
services atboththeborder andon-farm intheform ofaneradication programme for
diseased animals."" ""
General services Co-operative marketing programme: Provision ofmarketing facilities through co-
operatives toprovide fortheaccumulation ofcommercial quantities ofgoods."" ""
Payments forrelief from
natural disastersDisaster relief: Payments tofarmers (direct orinkind) toassistance inrepairing damage
from flooding andwind inYprovince. Thedisaster wasformally recognised bythe
government on13April 1995. Thepayments donotfully compensate forthedamage.$55million "Annual
statements",
Department ofthe
EconomyAG-IV -Page24
Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member A
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Special andDifferential Treatment -"Development Programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
Investment subsidy generally
available toagricultureAgricultural credit andloanscheme: Finance isavailable toallfarmers inorder toallow
them theresources necessary inorder toincrease productivity.$6.8million "Estimates and
expenditures",
Department of
Agriculture
Input subsidy generally
available tolow-income or
resource poor producersFertiliser subsidy: Thefertiliser subsidy isgenerally available tolow-income orresource
poor producers through state agencies.$2.3million ""AG-IV -Page 25
Domestic support provisions: Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport reduction
commitments (Table DS:1 andtherelevant Supporting Tables )
Notifying Members
1. AllMembers mustnotify under thedomestic support heading although inthecaseoftheleast-
developed country Members, thenotification isnotannual, butevery second year. Thissection
concentrates onMember B,theMember withaspecific Total AMS reduction commitment shown in
itsschedule.
2. ForMember A,seepage21.
3. ItisassumedMemberBhasexemptmeasuresunderallthreecategories:the"greenbox"(Annex
2oftheAgreement onAgriculture), developmental programmes (Article 6:2oftheAgreement) and
the"blue box"category ofdirect payments under production-limiting programmes (Article 6:5ofthe
Agreement). Member BalsohasaTotal AMS reduction commitment. AllSupporting Tables must,
therefore, becompleted toshow thecalculation oftheTotal AMS (seeattached tables). Thefollowing
Members havespecific domestic reduction commitments intheirschedules hence theirnotification
obligations areakintoMember B:
Australia Iceland Poland
Brazil Israel Slovak Republic
Canada Japan Slovenia
Colombia Korea South Africa
Costa Rica Mexico Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Cyprus Morocco Thailand
Czech Republic NewZealand Tunisia
European Communities Norway United States
Hungary Papua NewGuinea Venezuela
Notification frequency andformat:
AllMembers must notify under thedomestic support heading.
Member A: Seepage21.
Member B:
"ForallMembers withbaseandannual commitment levels shown inSection IofPartIVof
theirSchedule, anotification should bemade nolaterthan90daysfollowing theendofthe
calendar (or,marketing, fiscal, etc.)yearinquestion. Where thenotification submitted within
the90dayperiod isprovisional, thefinalnotification should besubmitted nolaterthan120
daysfollowing theendoftheyear. Asummary table (Table DS:1) andsupporting tables
(Supporting Tables DS:1 toDS:9) asattached should besubmitted" (G/AG/2 page11).AG-IV -Page26
Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar year1995
Current totalaggregate measurement ofsupport
Total AMS commitment level forperiod inquestion Currency Current total AMS
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from attached supporting tables)
1 2 3
250 $million 150AG-IV -Page27
Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
General services Agricultural research: Provides research intotechnical issues reflecting agricultural
productivity. Theprogrammes areoperated bytherelevant Department anddonot
involve direct payments toproducers.Partofthe
normal budget of
theDepartment
ofAgriculture
which totals
$134 million"Estimates and
expenditures",
Department of
Agriculture
General services Quarantine andveterinary services: Provision ofveterinary expertise andquarantine
services atboththeborder andon-farm intheform ofaneradication programme for
diseased animals."" ""
General services Co-operative marketing programme: Provision ofmarketing facilities through co-
operatives toprovide fortheaccumulation ofcommercial quantities ofgoods."" ""
Payments forrelief from
natural disastersDisaster relief: Payments tofarmers (direct orinkind) toassistance inrepairing damage
from flooding andwind inYprovince. Thedisaster wasformally recognised bythe
government on13April 1995. Thepayments donotfully compensate forthedamage.$55million "Annual
statements",
Department ofthe
EconomyAG-IV -Page28
Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Special andDifferential Treatment -"Development Programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
Investment subsidy generally
available toagricultureAgricultural credit andloanscheme: Finance isavailable toallfarmers inorder toallow
them theresources necessary inorder toincrease productivity.$6.8million "Estimates and
expenditures",
Department of
Agriculture
Input subsidy generally
available tolow-income or
resource poor producersFertiliser subsidy: Thefertiliser subsidy isgenerally available tolow-income orresource
poor producers through state agencies.$2.3million ""AG-IV -Page29
Supporting Table DS:3 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes -"Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:5 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
"payments based onfixed area
andyields"Set-aside: Payments made under theset-aside scheme require farmers toset-aside 8%of
their arable area. Forthepurposes ofthisscheme, therelevant areaisthatshown tohave
been planted in1993 (2.5million hectares) andaverage yields for1992-1994 areused (on
average 3.8t/ha).$6.6million "Estimates and
expenditures",
Department of
Agriculture
"livestock payments made on
afixed number ofhead"Stock retention: Payments aremade onamaximum of50head ofcattle orthenumber
farmed in1991 -whichever isthelesser. Inorder tobeeligible toparticipate inthe
scheme, farmers must reduce totalstock numbers byatleast 10% from 1991 numbers.$2.5million ""AG-IV -Page30
Supporting Table DS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport ($million)
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 toDS:7
below)Product-specific equivalent
measurements ofsupport (from
Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
1 2 3 4
Milk 80 80
Wheat 20 20
Soybeans 25 25
Pineapples 0(deminimis) 0
Tomatoes 5 5
Non-product-specific AMS 20
TOTAL (Current Total
AMS)150AG-IV -Page31
Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered price External reference
price (generally from
AGST/...)Eligible production Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price supportData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
Milk calendar year intervention
purchasing
(partially
producer
funded)$255/t $200/t 2,000,000 t $30million $80million *
Wheat calendar year - - *
Soybeans calendar year supported
purchases for
government
stockpile$450/t $300/t 166,666 t - $25million *
Pineapples calendar year - - *
*"Annual production statistics", Department ofStatistics (column 6)and"Estimates andexpenditures", Department ofAgriculture (other columns).AG-IV -Page32
Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/...)Eligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt direct
paymentsAssociated
fees/leviesTotal direct
paymentsData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11
Milk calendar
year- - *
Wheat calendar
yeardeficiency
payments$130/t $100/t 500,000t $15million - - $15million *
Soybeans calendar
year- - *
Pineapples calendar
yearlump-sum
payment to
pineapple
producers$1million - $1million *
*"Annual production statistics", Department ofStatistics (column 6)and"Estimates andexpenditures", Department ofAgriculture (other columns).AG-IV -Page33
Supporting Table DS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
supportMarket 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
Milk calendar
year- $80million - $80million *
Wheat calendar
yearproduct
specific
transport
subsidy$5million - - $5million - $15million $20million *
Soybeans calendar
year- $25million - $25million *
Pineapples calendar
year- - $1million 0(1) *
(1)Thetotalvalue ofpineapple production in1995 was$80million (source ofinformation is"Estimates andexpenditures", Department ofAgriculture). Under theprovisions
ofArticle 6:4oftheAgreement onAgriculture, thisfallsbelow thedeminimis level thusneed notbeincluded inthecalculation oftheCurrent Total AMS.
*"Estimates andexpenditures", Department ofAgriculture.AG-IV -Page34
Supporting Table DS:8 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements ofSupport
Description
ofbasic
productsCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)Applied
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
commitmentDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
(7+8+9-10)12
Tomatoes calendar
yearpeak
season
disposal
of
surpluses- - $5million $5million - - - $5million *
*"Estimates andexpenditures", Department ofAgriculture.AG-IV -Page35
Supporting Table DS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Non-product-specific
budgetary outlaysOther non-product-
specific support (include
calculation details)Associated fees/levies Total non-product-specific
supportDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Interest ratesubsidy
forlivestock
producerscalendar year - $8million** - $8million *
Fertiliser subsidy
(specifically for
large plantation
owners)calendar year $12million - - $12million *
Total calendar year $20million *
*"1995 Out-goings", Department ofFinance and"Estimates andexpenditures", Department ofAgriculture
**Livestock producers payafixed interest rateof8%. Thesubsidy iscalculated astheaverage difference between thisrateandthemarket ratefortheaverage value of
loans outstanding.AG-IV -Page 36
Domestic Support provisions: newormodified domestic support measures exempt from
reduction (Table DS:2)
Notifying Members
1. AllMembers mustnotify under thisheading onanadhocbasiswhen introducing anewsupport
measure, ormaking modifications toanexisting measure, forwhich anexemption fromdomestic support
reduction commitments isclaimed. Exemptions from domestic support reduction commitments can
fallunder oneormore ofthefollowing three categories: the"green box"(Annex 2totheAgreement
onAgriculture; "development programmes" ofdeveloping country Members (Article 6:2ofthe
Agreement);anddirectpaymentsunderproduction-limitingprogrammes(Article6:5oftheAgreement).
2. Itisassumed thatanew"green box"measure (Annex 2oftheAgreement onAgriculture) is
introduced (seetableattached).
Notification frequency andformat:
AllMembers must notify under thisheading onanadhocbasis.
Member AandMember B:
"Anotification ...should besubmitted foreachnewormodified measure asfaraspracticable
before suchmeasures areadopted andinanyevent within 30daysofadoption" (G/AG/2 page
22).AG-IV -Page 37
Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Member A/Member B
Notification under Article 18:3oftheAgreement: Newormodified domestic support
measures exempt from reduction
____________________________________________________________________________
(1)Fulltitleofmeasure: Domestic foodaidentitlement forlow-income families.
(2)Domestic legislation reference: Law1995/345 of20April 1995
(3)Detailed description ofmeasure withreference tocriteria, i.e.those in:
Annex 2:Green box:domestic foodaid;Through asystem ofdiscount cards issued tofamilies
considered tobeinalow-income category, thefamilies canpurchase fooddirectly from a
government agency atasharply reduced price. Thefoods include dairy products, rice,cereal
products andvegetable oils. Purchases offoodnecessary tooperate thescheme aremade by
thegovernment agency atthecurrent market price (thegovernment agency mayalsoimport
thefoodasnecessary given thedomestic/external price relationships).
(4)Costofmeasure: Estimate for1996: $30million
(5)Date ofentry intoeffect: 1January 1996
(6)Period ofapplication: unlimited
(7)Products toprincipally benefit (ifanyindividual product(s)): noindividual productAG-IV -Page 38
Export subsidies -Nospecific reduction commitments (Table ES:1 andtherelevant
Supporting Table)
Notifying Members
3. AllMembers must notify under theexport subsidy heading annually. Thissection focuses
onMember A,theMember without anyspecific reduction commitments initsschedule.
4. Member Ahasnospecific export subsidy reduction commitment indicated inSection IIofPart
IVofitsschedule. Under thisassumption, Member Amust either confirm thatnoexport subsidies
areinoperation (Table ES:1 option 1attached) or,ifMember Aisusing export subsidies under the
provisions ofArticle 9:4oftheAgreement onAgriculture (export subsidies thatcanbeusedby
developing country Members), itshould notify theincidence ofsuchsubsidies (Table ES:1 option 2
andSupporting Table ES:2 attached).
Thisapplies toallMembers except those listed below:
Australia Iceland Slovak Republic
Brazil Indonesia South Africa
Canada Israel Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Colombia Mexico Turkey
Cyprus NewZealand Uruguay
Czech Republic Norway United States
European Communities Poland Venezuela
Hungary Romania
5. ForMember Bseepage41.
Notification frequency andformat:
AllMembers must notify under theexport subsidy heading annually.
Member A:
"Forthose Members withnobaseorannual commitment levels shown inSection IIofPart
IVoftheirSchedule, anannual notification following theendoftheyearinquestion should
bemade nolaterthan30daysfollowing theperiod intheformofastatement confirming that
noexport subsidies existor,inthecaseofdeveloping country Members using exempt export
subsidies (Article 9:1(d) and(e)),intheformofSupporting Table ES:2" (G/AG/2 page24).
Member B: Seepage41.AG-IV -Page39
Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Member A
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
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
Member Aoption 1
Inaccordance withthenotification requirements (paragraph (ii),page 24ofdocument G/AG/2), Member Anotifies thatitprovided noexport subsidies to
agricultural products in1995.
Member Aoption 2
Inaccordance withthenotification requirements (paragraph (ii),page 24ofdocument G/AG/2), Member Anotifies thattheonlyexport subsidies provided to
agricultural products in1995 were those covered byArticle 9:4oftheAgreement onAgriculture assetoutinSupporting Table ES:2 attached.
1Members aretoprovide dataonfoodaidtoalldestinations.AG-IV -Page40
Supporting Table ES:2 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Member A(option 2)
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity Reduction Commitments: Developing Country Members using Article 9:1(d) and/or (e)Export Subsidies
Description of
productsCostreduction measures Internal transport subsidies Total product specific export
subsidiesQuantity ofsubsidized
exportsDatasource
1 2 3 4 5 6
Coarse grains $6million (1) - $6million 12,560 t "1995 Out-goings", Department
ofFinance
Bovine meat - $10million (2) $10million 5,781 t ""
(1)Includes theprovision ofsubsidies toassist inpreparing thecereals forexport andtoensure thatquality standards arefullymaintained.
(2)Subsidies ontransport from out-lying islands toacentral point forexport.AG-IV -Page41
Exportsubsidies-specificreductioncommitments(TableES:1andtherelevantSupporting
Table)
Notifying Members
1. AllMembers must notify under theexport subsidy heading annually. Thissection focuses
onMember B,theMember withspecific reduction commitments initsschedule.
2. ForMember Aseepage38.
3. Itisassumed thatMember Bhasspecific export reduction commitments ontwoproducts (wheat
andoranges) soitmustnotify annually under Tables ES:1(andSupporting Table ES:1). Thefollowing
Members havespecific export subsidy reduction commitments intheirschedules hence theirnotification
requirements areakintothose ofMember B:
Australia Iceland Slovak Republic
Brazil Indonesia South Africa
Canada Israel Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Colombia Mexico Turkey
Cyprus NewZealand Uruguay
Czech Republic Norway United States
European Communities Poland Venezuela
Hungary Romania
Notification frequency andformat:
AllMembers must notify under theexport subsidy heading annually.
Member A: Seepage38.
Member B:
"ForallMembers withbaseandannual commitment levels shown inSection IIofPartIVof
theirSchedule, anannual notification following theendofthecalendar (or,marketing, fiscal,
etc.)yearinquestion should bemade. Anotification should bemade nolaterthan60days
following endoftheyearinquestion. Where thenotification submitted within the60dayperiod
isprovisional, thefinalnotification should besubmitted nolaterthan120daysfollowing the
endoftheyearinquestion. Thenotification should taketheformofTable ES:1accompanied
bySupporting Table ES:1. Where necessary, details oftheuseofdownstream flexibility should
beincluded inthenotification" (G/AG/2 page24).AG-IV -Page42
Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
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
Wheat calendar year $5.6 million 114,000 t 12,000 t $7.2million 114,000 t
Oranges calendar year $0.98 million 13,000 t - $1million 17,000 t
1Members aretoprovide dataonfoodaidtoalldestinations.AG-IV -Page43
Supporting Table ES:1 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Export Subsidies: Outlay andQuantity Reduction Commitments
Description of
productsDirect export
subsidiesSales ofstocks Producer financed
subsidiesCostreduction
measuresInternal transport
subsidiesTotal product
specific export
subsidiesQuantity of
subsidized exportsDatasource
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Wheat $5million $0.3 million - - $0.3 million $5.6million 114,000 t "1995 Out-
goings",
Department of
Finance
Oranges - - - $0.98 million - $0.98
million13,000 t""AG-IV -Page 44
Export subsidy commitments -total exports (Table ES:2)
Notifying Members
1. Only Members withspecific export subsidy reduction commitments orMembers which are
"significant exporters" (seeG/AG/2/Add.1) should notify totalexports.
2. Member Ahasnospecific export subsidy reduction commitments indicated inSection IIof
PartIVofitsschedule norisita"significant exporter" hence isnotrequired tonotify under thisformat.
Thisapplies toallMembers withtheexception ofthose listed inparagraph 3.below.
3. Itisassumed thatMember Bhasspecific export reduction commitments ontwoproducts (wheat
andoranges) soitmustnotify annually under Table ES:2. Inaddition, itisassumed tobeasignificant
exporter ofcoarse grains inthesense ofthenotification requirements (G/AG/2/Add.1) andthusmust
notify thetotalexports ofthisproduct inTable ES:2 along withthose ofwheat andoranges. The
following Members havespecific export subsidy reduction commitments intheir schedules orare
"significant exporters":
Argentina Honduras Poland
Australia Hungary Romania
Brazil Iceland Slovak Republic
Canada Indonesia South Africa
Chile Israel Switzerland-Liechtenstein
Colombia Malaysia Thailand
Costa Rica Mexico Turkey
Cuba NewZealand Uruguay
Cyprus Norway United States
Czech Republic Pakistan Venezuela
European Communities Philippines Zimbabwe
Notification frequency andformat:
OnlyMembers withspecific export subsidy reduction commitments orMembers which are"significant
exporters" (seeG/AG/2/Add.1) should notify totalexports.
Member B:
"ForallMembers withbaseandannual commitment levels shown inSection IIofPartIVof
theirScheduleplusallotherMemberswhicharesignificantexporters....[seeG/AG/2/Add.1]...,
anannual notification ofthetotalvolume ofexports oftheproduct(s) concerned should bemade.
Notifications inrespect ofthefirsttwoyears ofimplementation should bemade nolaterthan
120daysfollowing theendoftheendofthecalendar (or,marketing, fiscal, etc.)yearin
question. Where anotification withrespect toanyproduct orgroup ofproducts isprovisional
afinalnotification shallbemade nolaterthan180daysfollowing theendoftheyearinquestion.
Inrespect ofthethirdandsubsequent years ofimplementation notifications shallbemade no
laterthan120daysfollowing theendoftheimplementation yearinquestion... Notifications
should taketheform ofTable ES:2 and,inthecaseofMembers withbaseandannual
commitment levels shown inSection IIofPartIVoftheirSchedule, thedataontotalexports
shallbeonabasis comparable tothatprovided inTable ES:1..." (G/AG/2 page24).AG-IV -Page45
Table ES:2 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Export Subsidies: Notification ofTotal Exports
Description ofproducts Calendar /marketing year
beginning ...Quantity oftotalexports
1 2 3
Wheat calendar year 122,000 t(1)
Oranges calendar year 13,000 t
Coarse grains calendar year 631,750 t
(1)Exports tookplace without subsidisation duetotheprevailing highinternational market prices.AG-IV -Page 46
Export subsidy commitments -total food aid(Table ES:3)
Notifying Members
1. Only Members which arefoodaiddonors should notify totalfoodaid.
2. Itisassumed thatMember Aisnotafoodaiddonor.
3. Itisassumed thatMember Bprovides wheat andskim milkpowder asfoodaidhence must
notify skim milkpowder foodaidunder Table ES:3 (wheat foodaidisnotified under Table ES:1).
Seeattached table.
Notification frequency andformat:
Only Members which arefoodaiddonors should notify totalfoodaid.
Member B:
"Forallfooddonor Members, anotification intheformofTable ES:3showing thetotalvolume
offoodaidshould beprovided (unless thisinformation isrequired tobeprovided under [Table
ES:1] above)... Thenotification should bemade nolaterthan120daysfollowing theendof
theyearinquestion." (G/AG/2 page25).AG-IV -Page47
Table ES:3 EXPORT SUBSIDIES: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Export Subsidies: Notification ofthetotalvolume offoodaid
Description ofproducts Calendar /marketing year
beginning ...Quantity offoodaidtoalldestinations
1 2 3
Skim milk powder calendar year 1,564 tAG-IV -Page 48
Export prohibitions andrestrictions (Table ER:1)
Notifying Members
1. AllMembers (except developing country Members which arenotnetexporters oftheproduct
concerned) mustnotify under thisheading onanadhocbasiswhen anewexport prohibition orrestriction
isintroduced (seeArticle 12oftheAgreement onAgriculture).
2. Itisassumed thatanewexport restriction isintroduced (seetableattached).
Notification frequency andformat:
AllMembers (except developing country Members which arenotnetexporters oftheproduct concerned)
must notify under thisheading onanadhocbasis.
Member AandMember B:
"Anotification ...should bemade asfaraspracticable inadvance ofthemeasure being taken"
(G/AG/2 page31).AG-IV -Page 49
Table ER:1 EXPORT RESTRICTIONS: Member AandMember B
Notification under Article 12oftheAgreement: Export prohibitions andrestrictions
____________________________________________________________________________
(1)Description ofproduct: Sunflower seeds
(2)Tariff itemnumber(s): 1206.00.00
(3)Nature of,andjustification for,measure tobeintroduced:
Pursuant toArticle XI,paragraph 2(a)ofGATT 1994 andinaccordance withArticle 12,
paragraph 1oftheAgreement onAgriculture, anexport quota system isbeing introduced in
order toprevent acritical shortage inthedomestic market resulting from adrought-related
poorharvest ofsunflower seeds. Theproduct isofvitalimportance inthedomestic food
processing industry.
Member A/Bisprepared toenter intoconsultation, under Article 12,paragraph 1(b)ofthe
Agreement onAgriculture, withanyMember having asubstantial interest asanimporter.
(4)Duration ofapplication ofmeasure:
Themeasure willrunfrom 28August 1995 to31March 1996 atwhich timesupplies from
thenewseason 'sharvest should beentering themarket.AG-IV -Page 50
Monitoring ofthefollow-up totheDecision onMeasures concerning thePossible Negative
Effects oftheReform Programme onLeast-developed andNetFood-importing Developing
Countries (Table NF:1, items (1)to(3))
Notifying Members
1. OnlyMembers which arefoodaiddonors ordonors oftechnical andfinancial assistance should
notify annually.
2. Itisassumed thatMember Aisnotafoodorother aiddonor.
3. Itisassumed thatMember Bdonates foodaid(wheat andskimmilkpowder) tosome ofthe
Members covered bytheDecision hence must notify under headings (1)and(2)ofTable NF:1. In
addition, asitprovides technical andfinancial assistance tosome Members itmustalsonotify under
heading (3). Seeattached table.
Notification frequency andformat:
Only Members which arefoodorother aiddonors should notify these elements annually.
Member B:
"Anotification should bemade byalldonor Members atleastannually withrespect toitems
(1),(2)and(3)inTable NF:1. Thenotification should bemade nolaterthan60daysfollowing
therelevant period" (G/AG/2 page33).AG-IV -Page 51
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: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
____________________________________________________________________________
(1) Quantity offood aidprovided toleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries:
Product Quantity offood aidtoleast-
developed country MembersQuantity offood aidtonetfood-
importing developing country
Members (G/AG/5)
Wheat 6,000 t 2,000 t
Skim milkpowder 1,500 t 64t
(2)Indication oftheproportion infully grant form orappropriate concessional terms:
Allthewheat listed under (1),above, wasprovided infullygrant form. 80%oftheskimmilkpowder
provided asfoodaidwasingrant form.
(3)Technical andfinancial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) oftheDecision:
Thegoaloftheprovision oftechnical andfinancial assistance byMember Bistoassist inthe
improvementofagriculturalproductivityandtheinfrastructureinleast-developedandnetfood-importing
developing countries.
Intotal, financial assistance amounting to,orvalued at,$13million wasprovided tobeneficiaries of
theDecision.Ofthistotalamount,$6millionwasprovideddirectlytoleast-developedcountryMembers
(country X:$...;country Y:$...)and$1million tonetfood-importing developing country Members
(countryZ:$...;...).Another$5millionwasprovidedtointernationalorregionaldevelopmentagencies
fortheirprogrammes (World Food Programme: $...;Asian Development Bank: $...).
Inaddition, technical assistance intheformofagricultural specialists seconded tocountries X,Yand
Zplayed animportant roleintheforeign aidprogramme ofMember B.Allcostsofthesecondment,
including theprovision ofequipment intherecipient countries, wasborne byMember B.AG-IV -Page 52
Monitoring ofthefollow-up totheDecision onMeasures concerning thePossible Negative
Effects oftheReform Programme onLeast-developed andNetFood-importing Developing
Countries (Table NF:1, item(4))
Notifying Members
1. AnyMember maynotify relevant information onanadhocbasis.
2. Itisassumed thatMember Bwishes toprovide information relevant totheimplementation of
theDecision (seetableattached).
Notification frequency andformat:
AnyMember maynotify onanadhocbasis.AG-IV -Page 53
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: Member B
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
____________________________________________________________________________
(4)Other relevant information withrespect toactions taken within theframework oftheDecision:
Member Bprovides scholarships tostudents ofleast-developed countries toprovide them withskills
which canbeusedtoincrease agricultural productivity intheirhome countries. Itisestimated that
these scholarships affected some xstudents atacostofaround $X.
TheEmbassies ofMember Bprovide market andtrade information especially forpotential exporters
ofagricultural products from least-developed andnetfood-importing developing countries.
...AG-V -Page1
AG-V
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
TEXT OFTHE AGREEMENTAG-V -Page2
AGREEMENT ONAGRICULTURE
Members,
Having decided toestablish abasis forinitiating aprocess ofreform oftrade inagriculture
inlinewiththeobjectives ofthenegotiations assetoutinthePunta delEsteDeclaration;
Recalling thattheirlong-term objective asagreed attheMid-Term Review oftheUruguay
Round "istoestablish afairandmarket-oriented agricultural trading system andthatareform process
should beinitiated through thenegotiation ofcommitments onsupport andprotection andthrough the
establishment ofstrengthened andmore operationally effective GATT rules anddisciplines";
Recalling further that"theabove-mentioned long-term objective istoprovide forsubstantial
progressive reductions inagricultural support andprotection sustained overanagreed period oftime,
resulting incorrecting andpreventing restrictions anddistortions inworld agricultural markets";
Committed toachieving specific binding commitments ineachofthefollowing areas: market
access; domestic support; export competition; andtoreaching anagreement onsanitary and
phytosanitary issues;
Having agreed thatinimplementing theircommitments onmarket access, developed country
Members would takefully intoaccount theparticular needs andconditions ofdeveloping country
Members byproviding foragreater improvement ofopportunities andterms ofaccess foragricultural
products ofparticular interest tothese Members, including thefullest liberalization oftradeintropical
agricultural products asagreed attheMid-Term Review, andforproducts ofparticular importance
tothediversification ofproduction from thegrowing ofillicit narcotic crops;
Noting thatcommitments under thereform programme should bemade inanequitable way
among allMembers, having regard tonon-trade concerns, including foodsecurity andtheneedtoprotect
theenvironment; having regard totheagreement thatspecial anddifferential treatment fordeveloping
countries isanintegral element ofthenegotiations, andtaking intoaccount thepossible negative effects
oftheimplementation ofthereform programme onleast-developed andnetfood-importing developing
countries;
Hereby agree asfollows:
PartI
Article 1
Definition ofTerms
InthisAgreement, unless thecontext otherwise requires:
(a) "Aggregate Measurement ofSupport" and"AMS" mean theannual levelofsupport,
expressed inmonetary terms, provided foranagricultural product infavour ofthe
producers ofthebasic agricultural product ornon-product-specific support provided
infavour ofagricultural producers ingeneral, other thansupport provided under
programmes thatqualify asexempt fromreduction under Annex 2tothisAgreement,
which is:
(i) withrespect tosupport provided during thebaseperiod, specified intherelevant
tablesofsupportingmaterialincorporatedbyreferenceinPartIVofaMember's
Schedule; and
(ii) withrespect tosupport provided during anyyearoftheimplementation period
andthereafter, calculated inaccordance withtheprovisions ofAnnex 3ofthisAG-V -Page3
Agreement andtaking intoaccount theconstituent dataandmethodology used
inthetables ofsupporting material incorporated byreference inPartIVof
theMember 'sSchedule;
(b) "basic agricultural product" inrelation todomestic support commitments isdefined
astheproduct ascloseaspracticable tothepoint offirstsaleasspecified inaMember 's
Schedule andintherelated supporting material;
(c) "budgetary outlays" or"outlays" includes revenue foregone;
(d) "Equivalent Measurement ofSupport" means theannual levelofsupport, expressed
inmonetary terms, provided toproducers ofabasic agricultural product through the
application ofoneormore measures, thecalculation ofwhich inaccordance withthe
AMS methodology isimpracticable, other thansupport provided under programmes
thatqualify asexempt from reduction under Annex 2tothisAgreement, andwhich
is:
(i) withrespect tosupport provided during thebaseperiod, specified intherelevant
tablesofsupportingmaterialincorporatedbyreferenceinPartIVofaMember's
Schedule; and
(ii) withrespect tosupport provided during anyyearoftheimplementation period
andthereafter, calculated inaccordance withtheprovisions ofAnnex 4ofthis
Agreement andtaking intoaccount theconstituent dataandmethodology used
inthetables ofsupporting material incorporated byreference inPartIVof
theMember 'sSchedule;
(e) "export subsidies" refers tosubsidies contingent upon export performance, including
theexport subsidies listed inArticle 9ofthisAgreement;
(f) "implementationperiod"meansthesix-yearperiodcommencingintheyear1995,except
that,forthepurposes ofArticle 13,itmeans thenine-year period commencing in1995;
(g) "marketaccessconcessions"includesallmarketaccesscommitmentsundertakenpursuant
tothisAgreement;
(h) "Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport" and"Total AMS" mean thesumofall
domestic support provided infavour ofagricultural producers, calculated asthesum
ofallaggregatemeasurementsofsupportforbasicagriculturalproducts,allnon-product-
specific aggregate measurements ofsupport andallequivalent measurements ofsupport
foragricultural products, andwhich is:
(i) withrespect tosupport provided during thebaseperiod (i.e.the"Base Total
AMS") andthemaximum support permitted tobeprovided during anyyear
oftheimplementation period orthereafter (i.e.the"Annual andFinal Bound
Commitment Levels"), asspecified inPartIVofaMember 'sSchedule; and
(ii) withrespect tothelevelofsupport actually provided during anyyearofthe
implementationperiodandthereafter(i.e.the"CurrentTotalAMS"),calculated
inaccordance withtheprovisions ofthisAgreement, including Article 6,and
withtheconstituent dataandmethodology usedinthetables ofsupporting
material incorporated byreference inPartIVoftheMember 'sSchedule;
(i) "year" inparagraph (f)above andinrelation tothespecific commitments ofaMember
refers tothecalendar, financial ormarketing yearspecified intheSchedule relating
tothatMember.AG-V -Page4
Article 2
Product Coverage
ThisAgreement applies totheproducts listed inAnnex 1tothisAgreement, hereinafter referred
toasagricultural products.
PartII
Article 3
Incorporation ofConcessions andCommitments
1. Thedomestic support andexport subsidy commitments inPartIVofeachMember 'sSchedule
constitute commitments limiting subsidization andarehereby made anintegral partofGATT 1994.
2. Subject totheprovisions ofArticle 6,aMember shallnotprovide support infavour ofdomestic
producers inexcess ofthecommitment levels specified inSection IofPartIVofitsSchedule.
3. Subject totheprovisions ofparagraphs 2(b)and4ofArticle 9,aMember shallnotprovide
export subsidies listed inparagraph 1ofArticle 9inrespect oftheagricultural products orgroups of
products specified inSection IIofPartIVofitsSchedule inexcess ofthebudgetary outlay andquantity
commitment levels specified therein andshallnotprovide suchsubsidies inrespect ofanyagricultural
product notspecified inthatSection ofitsSchedule.
PartIII
Article 4
Market Access
1. Market access concessions contained inSchedules relate tobindings andreductions oftariffs,
andtoother market access commitments asspecified therein.
2. Members shallnotmaintain, resort to,orrevert toanymeasures ofthekindwhich havebeen
required tobeconverted intoordinary customs duties1,except asotherwise provided forinArticle 5
andAnnex 5.
Article 5
Special Safeguard Provisions
1. Notwithstanding theprovisions ofparagraph 1(b)ofArticle IIofGATT 1994, anyMember
maytakerecourse totheprovisions ofparagraphs 4and5below inconnection withtheimportation
ofanagricultural product, inrespect ofwhich measures referred toinparagraph 2ofArticle 4ofthis
Agreement havebeenconverted intoanordinary customs dutyandwhich isdesignated initsSchedule
withthesymbol "SSG" asbeing thesubject ofaconcession inrespect ofwhich theprovisions ofthis
Article maybeinvoked, if:
1These measures include quantitative import restrictions, variable import levies, minimum import prices,
discretionary import licensing, non-tariff measures maintained through state-trading enterprises, voluntary export
restraints, andsimilar border measures other thanordinary customs duties, whether ornotthemeasures are
maintained under country-specific derogations from theprovisions ofGATT 1947, butnotmeasures maintained
under balance-of-payments provisions orunder other general, non-agriculture-specific provisions ofGATT 1994
oroftheother Multilateral Trade Agreements inAnnex 1AtotheWTO Agreement.AG-V -Page5
(a) thevolume ofimports ofthatproduct entering thecustoms territory oftheMember
granting theconcession during anyyearexceeds atrigger levelwhich relates tothe
existing market access opportunity assetoutinparagraph 4;or,butnotconcurrently:
(b) thepriceatwhich imports ofthatproduct mayenterthecustoms territory oftheMember
granting theconcession, asdetermined onthebasis ofthec.i.f. import price ofthe
shipment concerned expressed interms ofitsdomestic currency, fallsbelow atrigger
price equal totheaverage 1986 to1988 reference price2fortheproduct concerned.
2. Imports under current andminimum access commitments established aspartofaconcession
referred toinparagraph 1above shallbecounted forthepurpose ofdetermining thevolume ofimports
required forinvoking theprovisions ofsubparagraph 1(a)andparagraph 4,butimports under such
commitments shallnotbeaffected byanyadditional dutyimposed under either subparagraph 1(a)and
paragraph 4orsubparagraph 1(b)andparagraph 5below.
3. Anysupplies oftheproduct inquestion which wereenroute onthebasis ofacontract settled
before theadditional dutyisimposed under subparagraph 1(a)andparagraph 4shallbeexempted from
anysuchadditional duty, provided thattheymaybecounted inthevolume ofimports oftheproduct
inquestion during thefollowing yearforthepurposes oftriggering theprovisions ofsubparagraph 1(a)
inthatyear.
4. Anyadditional dutyimposed under subparagraph 1(a)shallonlybemaintained untiltheend
oftheyearinwhich ithasbeenimposed, andmayonlybelevied atalevelwhich shallnotexceed
onethirdoftheleveloftheordinary customs dutyineffect intheyearinwhich theaction istaken.
Thetrigger levelshallbesetaccording tothefollowing schedule based onmarket access opportunities
definedasimportsasapercentageofthecorrespondingdomesticconsumption3duringthethreepreceding
years forwhich dataareavailable:
(a) where suchmarket access opportunities foraproduct arelessthanorequal to10per
cent, thebasetrigger levelshallequal 125percent;
(b) where suchmarket access opportunities foraproduct aregreater than10percentbut
lessthanorequal to30percent, thebasetrigger levelshallequal 110percent;
(c) where suchmarket access opportunities foraproduct aregreater than30percent,the
basetrigger levelshallequal 105percent.
Inallcasestheadditional dutymaybeimposed inanyyearwhere theabsolute volume ofimports
oftheproduct concerned entering thecustoms territory oftheMember granting theconcession exceeds
thesumof(x)thebasetrigger levelsetoutabove multiplied bytheaverage quantity ofimports during
thethree preceding years forwhich dataareavailable and(y)theabsolute volume change indomestic
consumption oftheproduct concerned inthemostrecent yearforwhich dataareavailable compared
tothepreceding year, provided thatthetrigger levelshallnotbelessthan105percentoftheaverage
quantity ofimports in(x)above.
5. Theadditional dutyimposed under subparagraph 1(b)shallbesetaccording tothefollowing
schedule:
(a) ifthedifference between thec.i.f. import price oftheshipment expressed interms
ofthedomestic currency (hereinafter referred toasthe"import price") andthetrigger
2Thereference price usedtoinvoke theprovisions ofthissubparagraph shall, ingeneral, betheaverage c.i.f.
unitvalueoftheproductconcerned,orotherwiseshallbeanappropriatepriceintermsofthequalityoftheproduct
anditsstage ofprocessing. Itshall, following itsinitial use,bepublicly specified andavailable totheextent
necessary toallow other Members toassess theadditional dutythatmaybelevied.
3Where domestic consumption isnottaken intoaccount, thebasetrigger level under subparagraph 4(a)shall
apply.AG-V -Page6
priceasdefined under thatsubparagraph islessthanorequal to10percentofthetrigger
price, noadditional dutyshallbeimposed;
(b) ifthedifference between theimport price andthetrigger price (hereinafter referred
toasthe"difference") isgreater than10percentbutlessthanorequal to40percent
ofthetrigger price, theadditional dutyshallequal 30percentoftheamount bywhich
thedifference exceeds 10percent;
(c) ifthedifference isgreater than40percentbutlessthanorequal to60percentof
thetrigger price, theadditional dutyshallequal 50percentoftheamount bywhich
thedifference exceeds 40percent, plustheadditional dutyallowed under (b);
(d) ifthedifference isgreater than60percentbutlessthanorequal to75percent, the
additional dutyshallequal 70percentoftheamount bywhich thedifference exceeds
60percentofthetrigger price, plustheadditional duties allowed under (b)and(c);
(e) ifthedifference isgreater than75percentofthetrigger price, theadditional duty
shallequal 90percentoftheamount bywhich thedifference exceeds 75percent,
plustheadditional duties allowed under (b),(c)and(d).
6. Forperishable andseasonal products, theconditions setoutabove shallbeapplied insucha
manner astotakeaccount ofthespecific characteristics ofsuchproducts. Inparticular, shorter time
periods under subparagraph 1(a)andparagraph 4maybeusedinreference tothecorresponding periods
inthebase period anddifferent reference prices fordifferent periods may beused under
subparagraph 1(b).
7. Theoperation ofthespecial safeguard shallbecarried outinatransparent manner. AnyMember
taking action under subparagraph 1(a)above shallgivenotice inwriting, including relevant data, to
theCommittee onAgriculture asfarinadvance asmaybepracticable andinanyevent within 10days
oftheimplementation ofsuchaction. Incases where changes inconsumption volumes mustbeallocated
toindividual tarifflinessubject toaction under paragraph 4,relevant datashallinclude theinformation
andmethods usedtoallocate these changes. AMember taking action under paragraph 4shallafford
anyinterested Members theopportunity toconsult withitinrespect oftheconditions ofapplication
ofsuchaction. AnyMember taking action under subparagraph 1(b)above shallgivenotice inwriting,
including relevant data,totheCommittee onAgriculture within 10daysoftheimplementation ofthe
firstsuchaction or,forperishable andseasonal products, thefirstaction inanyperiod. Members
undertake, asfaraspracticable, nottotakerecourse totheprovisions ofsubparagraph 1(b)where the
volume ofimports oftheproducts concerned aredeclining. Ineither caseaMember taking suchaction
shallafford anyinterested Members theopportunity toconsult withitinrespect oftheconditions of
application ofsuchaction.
8. Wheremeasuresaretakeninconformitywithparagraphs1through7above,Membersundertake
nottohaverecourse, inrespect ofsuchmeasures, totheprovisions ofparagraphs 1(a)and3ofArticle
XIXofGATT 1994 orparagraph 2ofArticle 8oftheAgreement onSafeguards.
9. Theprovisions ofthisArticle shallremain inforce fortheduration ofthereform process as
determined under Article 20.
PartIV
Article 6
Domestic Support Commitments
1. ThedomesticsupportreductioncommitmentsofeachMembercontainedinPartIVofitsSchedule
shallapply toallofitsdomestic support measures infavour ofagricultural producers withtheexception
ofdomestic measures which arenotsubject toreduction interms ofthecriteria setoutinthisArticle
andinAnnex 2tothisAgreement. Thecommitments areexpressed interms ofTotal Aggregate
Measurement ofSupport and"Annual andFinal Bound Commitment Levels".AG-V -Page7
2. Inaccordance withtheMid-Term Review Agreement thatgovernment measures ofassistance,
whether direct orindirect, toencourage agricultural andruraldevelopment areanintegral partofthe
development programmes ofdeveloping countries, investment subsidies which aregenerally available
toagriculture indeveloping country Members andagricultural input subsidies generally available to
low-income orresource-poor producers indeveloping country Members shallbeexempt fromdomestic
support reduction commitments thatwould otherwise beapplicable tosuchmeasures, asshalldomestic
support toproducers indeveloping country Members toencourage diversification fromgrowing illicit
narcotic crops. Domestic support meeting thecriteria ofthisparagraph shallnotberequired tobe
included inaMember 'scalculation ofitsCurrent Total AMS.
3. AMember shall beconsidered tobeincompliance withitsdomestic support reduction
commitments inanyyearinwhich itsdomestic support infavour ofagricultural producers expressed
interms ofCurrent Total AMS doesnotexceed thecorresponding annual orfinalbound commitment
levelspecified inPartIVoftheMember 'sSchedule.
4. (a) AMember shallnotberequired toinclude inthecalculation ofitsCurrent Total AMS
andshallnotberequired toreduce:
(i) product-specific domestic support which would otherwise berequired tobe
included inaMember 'scalculation ofitsCurrent AMS where suchsupport
doesnotexceed 5percentofthatMember 'stotalvalue ofproduction ofabasic
agricultural product during therelevant year; and
(ii) non-product-specific domestic support which would otherwise berequired to
beincluded inaMember 'scalculation ofitsCurrent AMS where suchsupport
doesnotexceed 5percentofthevalue ofthatMember 'stotalagricultural
production.
(b) Fordeveloping country Members, thedeminimis percentage under thisparagraph shall
be10percent.
5. (a) Direct payments under production-limiting programmes shall notbesubject tothe
commitment toreduce domestic support if:
(i) suchpayments arebased onfixed areaandyields; or
(ii) suchpayments aremade on85percentorlessofthebaselevelofproduction;
or
(iii) livestock payments aremade onafixed number ofhead.
(b) Theexemption fromthereduction commitment fordirect payments meeting theabove
criteria shallbereflected bytheexclusion ofthevalue ofthose direct payments ina
Member 'scalculation ofitsCurrent Total AMS.
Article 7
General Disciplines onDomestic Support
1. EachMembershallensurethatanydomesticsupportmeasuresinfavourofagriculturalproducers
which arenotsubject toreduction commitments because theyqualify under thecriteria setoutinAnnex 2
tothisAgreement aremaintained inconformity therewith.
2. (a) Anydomestic support measure infavour ofagricultural producers, including any
modification tosuchmeasure, andanymeasure thatissubsequently introduced that
cannot beshown tosatisfy thecriteria inAnnex 2tothisAgreement ortobeexempt
from reduction byreason ofanyother provision ofthisAgreement shallbeincluded
intheMember 'scalculation ofitsCurrent Total AMS.AG-V -Page8
(b) Where noTotal AMS commitment exists inPartIVofaMember 'sSchedule, the
Member shallnotprovide support toagricultural producers inexcess oftherelevant
deminimis levelsetoutinparagraph 4ofArticle 6.
PartV
Article 8
Export Competition Commitments
Each Member undertakes nottoprovide export subsidies otherwise thaninconformity with
thisAgreement andwiththecommitments asspecified inthatMember 'sSchedule.
Article 9
Export Subsidy Commitments
1. Thefollowing export subsidies aresubject toreduction commitments under thisAgreement:
(a) theprovision bygovernments ortheiragencies ofdirect subsidies, including payments-
in-kind, toafirm, toanindustry, toproducers ofanagricultural product, toa
cooperative orother association ofsuchproducers, ortoamarketing board, contingent
onexport performance;
(b) thesaleordisposal forexport bygovernments ortheiragencies ofnon-commercial
stocks ofagricultural products ataprice lower thanthecomparable price charged for
thelikeproduct tobuyers inthedomestic market;
(c) payments ontheexport ofanagricultural product thatarefinanced byvirtue of
governmental action, whether ornotacharge onthepublic account isinvolved,
including payments thatarefinanced from theproceeds ofalevyimposed onthe
agricultural product concerned oronanagricultural product fromwhich theexported
product isderived;
(d) theprovision ofsubsidies toreduce thecosts ofmarketing exports ofagricultural
products (other thanwidely available export promotion andadvisory services) including
handling, upgrading andother processing costs, andthecostsofinternational transport
andfreight;
(e) internal transport andfreight charges onexport shipments, provided ormandated by
governments, onterms more favourable thanfordomestic shipments;
(f) subsidiesonagriculturalproductscontingentontheirincorporationinexportedproducts.
2. (a) Except asprovided insubparagraph (b),theexport subsidy commitment levels foreach
yearoftheimplementation period, asspecified inaMember 'sSchedule, represent with
respect totheexport subsidies listed inparagraph 1ofthisArticle:
(i) inthecaseofbudgetary outlay reduction commitments, themaximum level
ofexpenditure forsuchsubsidies thatmaybeallocated orincurred inthatyear
inrespect oftheagricultural product, orgroup ofproducts, concerned; and
(ii) inthecaseofexport quantity reduction commitments, themaximum quantity
ofanagricultural product, orgroup ofproducts, inrespect ofwhich suchexport
subsidies maybegranted inthatyear.
(b) Inanyofthesecond through fifthyears oftheimplementation period, aMember may
provide export subsidies listed inparagraph 1above inagiven yearinexcess oftheAG-V -Page9
correspondingannualcommitmentlevelsinrespectoftheproductsorgroupsofproducts
specified inPartIVoftheMember 'sSchedule, provided that:
(i) thecumulative amounts ofbudgetary outlays forsuchsubsidies, from the
beginning oftheimplementation period through theyearinquestion, doesnot
exceed thecumulative amounts thatwould haveresulted fromfullcompliance
withtherelevant annual outlay commitment levels specified intheMember 's
Schedule bymore than3percentofthebaseperiod levelofsuchbudgetary
outlays;
(ii) thecumulative quantities exported withthebenefit ofsuchexport subsidies,
fromthebeginning oftheimplementation period through theyearinquestion,
doesnotexceed thecumulative quantities thatwould haveresulted from full
compliance withtherelevant annual quantity commitment levels specified in
theMember 'sSchedule bymorethan1.75percentofthebaseperiod quantities;
(iii) thetotalcumulative amounts ofbudgetary outlays forsuchexport subsidies
andthequantities benefiting from such export subsidies over theentire
implementation period arenogreater thanthetotals thatwould haveresulted
fromfullcompliance withtherelevant annual commitment levels specified in
theMember 'sSchedule; and
(iv) theMember'sbudgetaryoutlaysforexportsubsidiesandthequantitiesbenefiting
from suchsubsidies, attheconclusion oftheimplementation period, areno
greater than64percentand79percentofthe1986-1990 baseperiod levels,
respectively. Fordeveloping country Members these percentages shallbe76
and86percent, respectively.
3. Commitments relating tolimitations ontheextension ofthescope ofexport subsidization are
asspecified inSchedules.
4. Duringtheimplementationperiod,developingcountryMembersshallnotberequiredtoundertake
commitments inrespect oftheexport subsidies listed insubparagraphs (d)and(e)ofparagraph 1above,
provided thatthese arenotapplied inamanner thatwould circumvent reduction commitments.
Article 10
Prevention ofCircumvention ofExport Subsidy Commitments
1. Export subsidies notlisted inparagraph 1ofArticle 9shallnotbeapplied inamanner which
results in,orwhich threatens toleadto,circumvention ofexport subsidy commitments; norshallnon-
commercial transactions beusedtocircumvent suchcommitments.
2. Members undertake towork toward thedevelopment ofinternationally agreed disciplines to
govern theprovision ofexport credits, export credit guarantees orinsurance programmes and,after
agreement onsuch disciplines, toprovide export credits, export credit guarantees orinsurance
programmes onlyinconformity therewith.
3. AnyMember which claims thatanyquantity exported inexcess ofareduction commitment
levelisnotsubsidized must establish thatnoexport subsidy, whether listed inArticle 9ornot,has
beengranted inrespect ofthequantity ofexports inquestion.
4. Members donors ofinternational foodaidshallensure:
(a) thattheprovision ofinternational foodaidisnottieddirectly orindirectly tocommercial
exports ofagricultural products torecipient countries;
(b) thatinternational foodaidtransactions, including bilateral foodaidwhich ismonetized,
shallbecarried outinaccordance withtheFAO "Principles ofSurplus Disposal andAG-V -Page10
ConsultativeObligations",including,whereappropriate,thesystemofUsualMarketing
Requirements (UMRs); and
(c) thatsuchaidshallbeprovided totheextent possible infullygrant form oronterms
nolessconcessional than those provided forinArticle IVoftheFood Aid
Convention 1986.
Article 11
Incorporated Products
Innocasemaytheper-unit subsidy paidonanincorporated agricultural primary product exceed
theper-unit export subsidy thatwould bepayable onexports oftheprimary product assuch.
PartVI
Article 12
Disciplines onExport Prohibitions andRestrictions
1. Where anyMember institutes anynewexport prohibition orrestriction onfoodstuffs in
accordance withparagraph 2(a)ofArticle XIofGATT 1994, theMember shallobserve thefollowing
provisions:
(a) theMember instituting theexport prohibition orrestriction shallgivedueconsideration
totheeffects ofsuchprohibition orrestriction onimporting Members 'foodsecurity;
(b) before anyMember institutes anexport prohibition orrestriction, itshallgivenotice
inwriting, asfarinadvance aspracticable, totheCommittee onAgriculture comprising
suchinformation asthenature andtheduration ofsuchmeasure, andshallconsult,
uponrequest, withanyother Member having asubstantial interest asanimporter with
respect toanymatter related tothemeasure inquestion. TheMember instituting such
export prohibition orrestriction shall provide, upon request, suchaMember with
necessary information.
2. Theprovisions ofthisArticle shallnotapply toanydeveloping country Member, unless the
measure istaken byadeveloping country Member which isanet-food exporter ofthespecific foodstuff
concerned.
PartVII
Article 13
DueRestraint
During theimplementation period, notwithstanding theprovisions ofGATT 1994 andthe
Agreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures (referred tointhisArticle asthe"Subsidies
Agreement"):
(a) domestic support measures thatconform fullytotheprovisions ofAnnex 2tothis
Agreement shallbe:
(i) non-actionable subsidies forpurposes ofcountervailing duties4;
4"Countervailing duties" where referred tointhisArticle arethose covered byArticle VIofGATT 1994
andPartVoftheAgreement onSubsidies andCountervailing Measures.AG-V -Page11
(ii) exempt fromactions based onArticle XVIofGATT 1994 andPartIIIofthe
Subsidies Agreement; and
(iii) exempt fromactions based onnon-violation nullification orimpairment ofthe
benefits oftariff concessions accruing toanother Member under Article IIof
GATT 1994, inthesense ofparagraph 1(b)ofArticle XXIII ofGATT 1994;
(b) domestic support measures thatconform fullytotheprovisions ofArticle 6ofthis
Agreement including direct payments thatconform totherequirements ofparagraph
5thereof, asreflected ineachMember 'sSchedule, aswellasdomestic support within
deminimis levels andinconformity withparagraph 2ofArticle 6,shallbe:
(i) exempt from theimposition ofcountervailing duties unless adetermination
ofinjury orthreat thereof ismade inaccordance withArticle VIofGATT 1994
andPartVoftheSubsidies Agreement, andduerestraint shallbeshown in
initiating anycountervailing dutyinvestigations;
(ii) exempt fromactions based onparagraph 1ofArticle XVIofGATT 1994 or
Articles 5and6oftheSubsidies Agreement, provided thatsuchmeasures do
notgrant support toaspecific commodity inexcess ofthatdecided during the
1992 marketing year; and
(iii) exempt fromactions based onnon-violation nullification orimpairment ofthe
benefits oftariff concessions accruing toanother Member under Article IIof
GATT 1994, inthesense ofparagraph 1(b)ofArticle XXIII ofGATT 1994,
provided thatsuchmeasures donotgrant support toaspecific commodity in
excess ofthatdecided during the1992 marketing year;
(c) export subsidies thatconform fullytotheprovisions ofPartVofthisAgreement, as
reflected ineachMember 'sSchedule, shallbe:
(i) subject tocountervailing duties onlyupon adetermination ofinjury orthreat
thereof based onvolume, effect onprices, orconsequent impact inaccordance
withArticle VIofGATT 1994 andPartVoftheSubsidies Agreement, and
duerestraint shallbeshown ininitiating anycountervailing dutyinvestigations;
and
(ii) exempt fromactions based onArticle XVIofGATT 1994orArticles 3,5and
6oftheSubsidies Agreement.
PartVIII
Article 14
Sanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
Members agree togiveeffect totheAgreement ontheApplication ofSanitary andPhytosanitary
Measures.AG-V -Page12
PartIX
Article 15
Special andDifferential Treatment
1. Inkeeping withtherecognition thatdifferential andmore favourable treatment fordeveloping
country Members isanintegral partofthenegotiation, special anddifferential treatment inrespect
ofcommitments shallbeprovided assetoutintherelevant provisions ofthisAgreement andembodied
intheSchedules ofconcessions andcommitments.
2. Developing country Members shallhavetheflexibility toimplement reduction commitments
overaperiod ofupto10years. Least-developed country Members shallnotberequired toundertake
reduction commitments.
PartX
Article 16
Least-Developed andNetFood-Importing Developing Countries
1. Developed country Members shalltakesuchaction asisprovided forwithin theframework
oftheDecision onMeasures Concerning thePossible Negative Effects oftheReform Programme on
Least-Developed andNetFood-Importing Developing Countries.
2. TheCommittee onAgriculture shallmonitor, asappropriate, thefollow-up tothisDecision.
PartXI
Article 17
Committee onAgriculture
ACommittee onAgriculture ishereby established.
Article 18
Review oftheImplementation ofCommitments
1. Progress intheimplementation ofcommitments negotiated under theUruguay Round reform
programme shallbereviewed bytheCommittee onAgriculture.
2. Thereview process shallbeundertaken onthebasis ofnotifications submitted byMembers
inrelation tosuchmatters andatsuchintervals asshallbedetermined, aswellasonthebasisofsuch
documentation astheSecretariat mayberequested toprepare inorder tofacilitate thereview process.
3. Inaddition tothenotifications tobesubmitted under paragraph 2,anynewdomestic support
measure, ormodification ofanexisting measure, forwhich exemption fromreduction isclaimed shall
benotified promptly. Thisnotification shallcontain details ofthenewormodified measure andits
conformity withtheagreed criteria assetouteither inArticle 6orinAnnex 2.
4. Inthereview process Members shallgivedueconsideration totheinfluence ofexcessive rates
ofinflation ontheability ofanyMember toabide byitsdomestic support commitments.
5. Members agree toconsult annually intheCommittee onAgriculture withrespect totheir
participation inthenormal growth ofworld tradeinagricultural products within theframework ofthe
commitments onexport subsidies under thisAgreement.AG-V -Page13
6. Thereview process shallprovide anopportunity forMembers toraiseanymatter relevant to
theimplementation ofcommitments under thereform programme assetoutinthisAgreement.
7. AnyMember maybring totheattention oftheCommittee onAgriculture anymeasure which
itconsiders ought tohavebeennotified byanother Member.
Article 19
Consultation andDispute Settlement
Theprovisions ofArticles XXII andXXIII ofGATT 1994, aselaborated andapplied bythe
Dispute Settlement Understanding, shallapply toconsultations andthesettlement ofdisputes under
thisAgreement.
PartXII
Article 20
Continuation oftheReform Process
Recognizing thatthelong-term objective ofsubstantial progressive reductions insupport and
protection resulting infundamental reform isanongoing process, Members agree thatnegotiations
forcontinuing theprocess willbeinitiated oneyearbefore theendoftheimplementation period, taking
intoaccount:
(a) theexperience tothatdatefrom implementing thereduction commitments;
(b) theeffects ofthereduction commitments onworld trade inagriculture;
(c) non-trade concerns, special anddifferential treatment todeveloping country Members,
andtheobjective toestablish afairandmarket-oriented agricultural trading system,
andtheother objectives andconcerns mentioned inthepreamble tothisAgreement;
and
(d) what further commitments arenecessary toachieve theabove mentioned long-term
objectives.
PartXIII
Article 21
Final Provisions
1. Theprovisions ofGATT 1994 andofother Multilateral Trade Agreements inAnnex 1Ato
theWTO Agreement shallapply subject totheprovisions ofthisAgreement.
2. TheAnnexes tothisAgreement arehereby made anintegral partofthisAgreement.AG-V -Page14
ANNEX 1
PRODUCT COVERAGE
1. ThisAgreement shallcover thefollowing products:
(i) HSChapters 1to24lessfishandfishproducts, plus*
(ii) HSCode 2905.43 (mannitol)
HSCode 2905.44 (sorbitol)
HSHeading 33.01 (essential oils)
HSHeadings 35.01 to35.05 (albuminoidal substances, modified
starches, glues)
HSCode 3809.10 (finishing agents)
HSCode 3823.60 (sorbitol n.e.p.)
HSHeadings 41.01 to41.03 (hides andskins)
HSHeading 43.01 (rawfurskins)
HSHeadings 50.01 to50.03 (rawsilkandsilkwaste)
HSHeadings 51.01 to51.03 (wool andanimal hair)
HSHeadings 52.01 to52.03 (rawcotton, waste andcotton carded
orcombed)
HSHeading 53.01 (rawflax)
HSHeading 53.02 (rawhemp)
2. Theforegoing shallnotlimittheproduct coverage oftheAgreement ontheApplication of
Sanitary andPhytosanitary Measures.
*The product descriptions inround brackets arenotnecessarily exhaustive.AG-V -Page15
ANNEX 2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE BASIS FOR EXEMPTION FROM
THE REDUCTION COMMITMENTS
1. Domestic support measures forwhich exemption fromthereduction commitments isclaimed
shallmeetthefundamental requirement thattheyhaveno,oratmostminimal, trade-distorting effects
oreffects onproduction. Accordingly, allmeasures forwhich exemption isclaimed shallconform
tothefollowing basic criteria:
(a) thesupport inquestion shall beprovided through apublicly-funded government
programme (including government revenue foregone) notinvolving transfers from
consumers; and,
(b) thesupport inquestion shallnothavetheeffect ofproviding pricesupport toproducers;
pluspolicy-specific criteria andconditions assetoutbelow.
Government Service Programmes
2. General services
Policies inthiscategory involve expenditures (orrevenue foregone) inrelation toprogrammes
which provide services orbenefits toagriculture ortheruralcommunity. They shallnotinvolve direct
payments toproducers orprocessors. Such programmes, which include butarenotrestricted tothe
following list,shallmeetthegeneral criteria inparagraph 1above andpolicy-specific conditions where
setoutbelow:
(a) research, including general research, research inconnection with environmental
programmes, andresearch programmes relating toparticular products;
(b) pestanddisease control, including general andproduct-specific pestanddisease control
measures, suchasearly-warning systems, quarantine anderadication;
(c) training services, including bothgeneral andspecialist training facilities;
(d) extensionandadvisoryservices,includingtheprovisionofmeanstofacilitatethetransfer
ofinformation andtheresults ofresearch toproducers andconsumers;
(e) inspection services, including general inspection services andtheinspection ofparticular
products forhealth, safety, grading orstandardization purposes;
(f) marketing andpromotion services, including market information, advice andpromotion
relating toparticular products butexcluding expenditure forunspecified purposes that
could beusedbysellers toreduce theirselling priceorconfer adirect economic benefit
topurchasers; and
(g) infrastructural services, including: electricity reticulation, roads andother means of
transport, market andportfacilities, water supply facilities, damsanddrainage schemes,
andinfrastructural works associated withenvironmental programmes. Inallcases the
expenditure shallbedirected totheprovision orconstruction ofcapital works only,
andshall exclude thesubsidized provision ofon-farm facilities other thanforthe
reticulation ofgenerally available public utilities. Itshallnotinclude subsidies toinputs
oroperating costs, orpreferential usercharges.AG-V -Page16
3. Public stockholding forfoodsecurity purposes5
Expenditures (orrevenue foregone) inrelation totheaccumulation andholding ofstocks of
products which form anintegral partofafoodsecurity programme identified innational legislation.
Thismayinclude government aidtoprivate storage ofproducts aspartofsuchaprogramme.
Thevolume andaccumulation ofsuchstocks shallcorrespond topredetermined targets
related solely tofoodsecurity. Theprocess ofstock accumulation anddisposal shall
befinancially transparent. Food purchases bythegovernment shallbemade atcurrent
market prices andsales from foodsecurity stocks shallbemade atnolessthanthe
current domestic market price fortheproduct andquality inquestion.
4. Domestic foodaid6
Expenditures (orrevenue foregone) inrelation totheprovision ofdomestic foodaidtosections
ofthepopulation inneed.
Eligibility toreceive thefoodaidshallbesubject toclearly-defined criteria related to
nutritional objectives. Suchaidshallbeintheformofdirect provision offoodtothose
concerned ortheprovision ofmeans toallow eligible recipients tobuyfoodeither at
market oratsubsidized prices. Food purchases bythegovernment shallbemade at
currentmarketpricesandthefinancingandadministrationoftheaidshallbetransparent.
5. Direct payments toproducers
Support provided through direct payments (orrevenue foregone, including payments inkind)
toproducers forwhich exemption fromreduction commitments isclaimed shallmeetthebasic criteria
setoutinparagraph 1above, plusspecific criteria applying toindividual types ofdirect payment as
setoutinparagraphs 6through 13below. Where exemption fromreduction isclaimed foranyexisting
ornewtypeofdirect payment other thanthose specified inparagraphs 6through 13,itshallconform
tocriteria (b)through (e)inparagraph 6,inaddition tothegeneral criteria setoutinparagraph 1.
6. Decoupled income support
(a) Eligibility forsuchpayments shallbedetermined byclearly-defined criteria suchas
income, status asaproducer orlandowner, factor useorproduction levelinadefined
andfixed baseperiod.
(b) Theamount ofsuchpayments inanygiven yearshallnotberelated to,orbased on,
thetypeorvolume ofproduction (including livestock units) undertaken bytheproducer
inanyyearafterthebaseperiod.
(c) Theamount ofsuchpayments inanygiven yearshallnotberelated to,orbased on,
theprices, domestic orinternational, applying toanyproduction undertaken inany
yearafterthebaseperiod.
(d) Theamount ofsuchpayments inanygiven yearshallnotberelated to,orbased on,
thefactors ofproduction employed inanyyearafterthebaseperiod.
5Forthepurposes ofparagraph 3ofthisAnnex, governmental stockholding programmes forfoodsecurity
purposes indeveloping countries whose operation istransparent andconducted inaccordance withofficially
published objective criteria orguidelines shall beconsidered tobeinconformity withtheprovisions ofthis
paragraph, including programmes under which stocks offoodstuffs forfoodsecurity purposes areacquired and
releasedatadministeredprices,providedthatthedifferencebetweentheacquisitionpriceandtheexternalreference
price isaccounted forintheAMS.
5&6Forthepurposes ofparagraphs 3and4ofthisAnnex, theprovision offoodstuffs atsubsidized prices with
theobjective ofmeeting foodrequirements ofurban andrural poor indeveloping countries onaregular basis
atreasonable prices shall beconsidered tobeinconformity withtheprovisions ofthisparagraph.AG-V -Page17
(e) Noproduction shallberequired inorder toreceive suchpayments.
7. Government financial participation inincome insurance andincome safety-net programmes
(a) Eligibility forsuchpayments shallbedetermined byanincome loss,taking intoaccount
onlyincome derived from agriculture, which exceeds 30percentofaverage gross
income ortheequivalent innetincome terms (excluding anypayments fromthesame
orsimilar schemes) inthepreceding three-year period orathree-year average based
onthepreceding five-year period, excluding thehighest andthelowest entry. Any
producer meeting thiscondition shallbeeligible toreceive thepayments.
(b) Theamount ofsuch payments shall compensate forlessthan70percentofthe
producer 'sincome lossintheyeartheproducer becomes eligible toreceive this
assistance.
(c) Theamount ofanysuchpayments shallrelate solely toincome; itshallnotrelate to
thetypeorvolume ofproduction (including livestock units) undertaken bytheproducer;
ortotheprices, domestic orinternational, applying tosuchproduction; ortothefactors
ofproduction employed.
(d) Where aproducer receives inthesame yearpayments under thisparagraph andunder
paragraph 8(relief fromnatural disasters), thetotalofsuchpayments shallbelessthan
100percentoftheproducer 'stotalloss.
8. Payments (made either directly orbywayofgovernment financial participation incropinsurance
schemes) forrelief from natural disasters
(a) Eligibility forsuch payments shall arise onlyfollowing aformal recognition by
government authorities thatanatural orlikedisaster (including disease outbreaks, pest
infestations, nuclear accidents, andwarontheterritory oftheMember concerned) has
occurred orisoccurring; andshallbedetermined byaproduction losswhich exceeds
30percentoftheaverage ofproduction inthepreceding three-year period orathree-
yearaverage based onthepreceding five-year period, excluding thehighest andthe
lowest entry.
(b) Payments made following adisaster shallbeapplied onlyinrespect oflosses ofincome,
livestock (including payments inconnection withtheveterinary treatment ofanimals),
landorother production factors duetothenatural disaster inquestion.
(c) Payments shallcompensate fornotmore thanthetotalcostofreplacing suchlosses
andshallnotrequire orspecify thetypeorquantity offuture production.
(d) Payments made during adisaster shall notexceed thelevel required toprevent or
alleviate further lossasdefined incriterion (b)above.
(e) Where aproducer receives inthesame yearpayments under thisparagraph andunder
paragraph 7(income insurance andincome safety-net programmes), thetotalofsuch
payments shallbelessthan100percentoftheproducer 'stotalloss.
9. Structural adjustment assistance provided through producer retirement programmes
(a) Eligibility forsuchpayments shallbedetermined byreference toclearly defined criteria
inprogrammes designed tofacilitate theretirement ofpersons engaged inmarketable
agricultural production, ortheirmovement tonon-agricultural activities.
(b) Payments shallbeconditional uponthetotalandpermanent retirement oftherecipients
from marketable agricultural production.
10. Structural adjustment assistance provided through resource retirement programmesAG-V -Page18
(a) Eligibility forsuchpayments shallbedetermined byreference toclearly defined criteria
inprogrammes designed toremove landorother resources, including livestock, from
marketable agricultural production.
(b) Payments shallbeconditional upontheretirement oflandfrommarketable agricultural
production foraminimum ofthree years, andinthecaseoflivestock onitsslaughter
ordefinitive permanent disposal.
(c) Payments shallnotrequire orspecify anyalternative useforsuchlandorotherresources
which involves theproduction ofmarketable agricultural products.
(d) Payments shallnotberelated toeither thetypeorquantity ofproduction ortotheprices,
domestic orinternational, applying toproduction undertaken using thelandorother
resources remaining inproduction.
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids
(a) Eligibility forsuchpayments shallbedetermined byreference toclearly-defined criteria
ingovernment programmes designed toassist thefinancial orphysical restructuring
ofaproducer 'soperations inresponse toobjectively demonstrated structural
disadvantages. Eligibility forsuchprogrammes mayalsobebased onaclearly-defined
government programme forthereprivatization ofagricultural land.
(b) Theamount ofsuchpayments inanygiven yearshallnotberelated to,orbased on,
thetypeorvolume ofproduction (including livestock units) undertaken bytheproducer
inanyyearafterthebaseperiod other thanasprovided forunder criterion (e)below.
(c) Theamount ofsuchpayments inanygiven yearshallnotberelated to,orbased on,
theprices, domestic orinternational, applying toanyproduction undertaken inany
yearafterthebaseperiod.
(d) Thepayments shallbegiven onlyfortheperiod oftimenecessary fortherealization
oftheinvestment inrespect ofwhich theyareprovided.
(e) Thepayments shallnotmandate orinanywaydesignate theagricultural products to
beproduced bytherecipients except torequire themnottoproduce aparticular product.
(f) Thepayments shallbelimited totheamount required tocompensate forthestructural
disadvantage.
12. Payments under environmental programmes
(a) Eligibilityforsuchpaymentsshallbedeterminedaspartofaclearly-definedgovernment
environmentalorconservationprogrammeandbedependentonthefulfilmentofspecific
conditions under thegovernment programme, including conditions related toproduction
methods orinputs.
(b) Theamount ofpayment shallbelimited totheextra costs orlossofincome involved
incomplying withthegovernment programme.
13. Payments under regional assistance programmes
(a) Eligibility forsuchpayments shallbelimited toproducers indisadvantaged regions.
Each suchregion must beaclearly designated contiguous geographical areawitha
definable economic andadministrative identity, considered asdisadvantaged onthe
basisofneutral andobjective criteria clearly speltoutinlaworregulation andindicating
thattheregion 'sdifficulties ariseoutofmore thantemporary circumstances.AG-V -Page19
(b) Theamount ofsuchpayments inanygiven yearshallnotberelated to,orbased on,
thetypeorvolume ofproduction (including livestock units) undertaken bytheproducer
inanyyearafterthebaseperiod other thantoreduce thatproduction.
(c) Theamount ofsuchpayments inanygiven yearshallnotberelated to,orbased on,
theprices, domestic orinternational, applying toanyproduction undertaken inany
yearafterthebaseperiod.
(d) Payments shallbeavailable onlytoproducers ineligible regions, butgenerally available
toallproducers within suchregions.
(e) Where related toproduction factors, payments shallbemade atadegressive rateabove
athreshold levelofthefactor concerned.
(f) Thepayments shall belimited totheextra costs orlossofincome involved in
undertaking agricultural production intheprescribed area.AG-V -Page20
ANNEX 3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
CALCULATION OFAGGREGATE MEASUREMENT OFSUPPORT
1. Subject totheprovisions ofArticle 6,anAggregate Measurement ofSupport (AMS) shallbe
calculated onaproduct-specific basisforeachbasicagricultural product receiving market pricesupport,
non-exempt direct payments, oranyothersubsidy notexempted fromthereduction commitment ("other
non-exempt policies"). Support which isnon-product specific shallbetotalled intoonenon-product-
specific AMS intotalmonetary terms.
2. Subsidies under paragraph 1shallinclude bothbudgetary outlays andrevenue foregone by
governments ortheiragents.
3. Support atboththenational andsub-national levelshallbeincluded.
4. Specific agricultural levies orfeespaidbyproducers shallbededucted from theAMS.
5. TheAMS calculated asoutlined below forthebaseperiod shallconstitute thebaselevelfor
theimplementation ofthereduction commitment ondomestic support.
6. Foreachbasic agricultural product, aspecific AMS shallbeestablished, expressed intotal
monetary value terms.
7. TheAMS shall becalculated asclose aspracticable tothepoint offirstsaleofthebasic
agricultural product concerned. Measures directed atagricultural processors shallbeincluded tothe
extent thatsuchmeasures benefit theproducers ofthebasic agricultural products.
8. Market price support: market price support shallbecalculated using thegapbetween afixed
external reference price andtheapplied administered price multiplied bythequantity ofproduction
eligible toreceive theapplied administered price. Budgetary payments made tomaintain thisgap,such
asbuying-in orstorage costs, shallnotbeincluded intheAMS.
9. Thefixed external reference priceshallbebased ontheyears 1986to1988andshallgenerally
betheaverage f.o.b. unitvalue forthebasic agricultural product concerned inanetexporting country
andtheaverage c.i.f.unitvalue forthebasicagricultural product concerned inanetimporting country
inthebaseperiod. Thefixed reference price maybeadjusted forquality differences asnecessary.
10. Non-exempt direct payments: non-exempt direct payments which aredependent onaprice
gapshallbecalculated either using thegapbetween thefixedreference priceandtheapplied administered
price multiplied bythequantity ofproduction eligible toreceive theadministered price, orusing
budgetary outlays.
11. Thefixed reference price shallbebased ontheyears 1986 to1988 andshallgenerally bethe
actual price usedfordetermining payment rates.
12. Non-exempt direct payments which arebased onfactors other thanprice shallbemeasured
using budgetary outlays.
13. Othernon-exemptmeasures,includinginputsubsidiesandothermeasuressuchasmarketing-cost
reduction measures: thevalue ofsuchmeasures shallbemeasured using government budgetary outlays
or,where theuseofbudgetary outlays doesnotreflect thefullextent ofthesubsidy concerned, the
basis forcalculating thesubsidy shallbethegapbetween theprice ofthesubsidized good orservice
andarepresentative market price forasimilar good orservice multiplied bythequantity ofthegood
orservice.AG-V -Page21
ANNEX 4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:
CALCULATION OFEQUIVALENT MEASUREMENT OFSUPPORT
1. Subject totheprovisions ofArticle 6,equivalent measurements ofsupport shallbecalculated
inrespect ofallbasic agricultural products where market price support asdefined inAnnex 3exists
butforwhich calculation ofthiscomponent oftheAMS isnotpracticable. Forsuchproducts thebase
levelforimplementation ofthedomestic support reduction commitments shallconsist ofamarket price
support component expressed interms ofequivalent measurements ofsupport under paragraph 2below,
aswellasanynon-exempt direct payments andother non-exempt support, which shallbeevaluated
asprovided forunder paragraph 3below. Support atbothnational andsub-national level shallbe
included.
2. Theequivalent measurements ofsupport provided forinparagraph 1shallbecalculated on
aproduct-specific basis forallbasic agricultural products asclose aspracticable tothepoint offirst
salereceiving market pricesupport andforwhich thecalculation ofthemarket pricesupport component
oftheAMS isnotpracticable. Forthose basicagricultural products, equivalent measurements ofmarket
pricesupport shallbemade using theapplied administered priceandthequantity ofproduction eligible
toreceive thatpriceor,where thisisnotpracticable, onbudgetary outlays usedtomaintain theproducer
price.
3. Where basicagricultural products falling under paragraph 1arethesubject ofnon-exempt direct
payments oranyother product-specific subsidy notexempted fromthereduction commitment, thebasis
forequivalent measurements ofsupport concerning these measures shall becalculations asforthe
corresponding AMS components (specified inparagraphs 10through 13ofAnnex 3).
4. Equivalent measurements ofsupport shallbecalculated ontheamount ofsubsidy asclose as
practicable tothepoint offirstsaleofthebasic agricultural product concerned. Measures directed
atagricultural processors shallbeincluded totheextent thatsuchmeasures benefit theproducers of
thebasic agricultural products. Specific agricultural levies orfeespaidbyproducers shallreduce the
equivalent measurements ofsupport byacorresponding amount.AG-V -Page22
ANNEX 5
SPECIAL TREATMENT WITH RESPECT TOPARAGRAPH 2OFARTICLE 4
Section A
1. Theprovisions ofparagraph 2ofArticle 4shallnotapply witheffect fromtheentry intoforce
oftheWTO Agreement toanyprimary agricultural product anditsworked and/or prepared products
("designated products") inrespect ofwhich thefollowing conditions arecomplied with(hereinafter
referred toas"special treatment"):
(a) imports ofthedesignated products comprised lessthan3percentofcorresponding
domestic consumption inthebaseperiod 1986-1988 ("the baseperiod");
(b) noexport subsidies havebeenprovided since thebeginning ofthebaseperiod forthe
designated products;
(c) effectiveproduction-restrictingmeasuresareappliedtotheprimaryagriculturalproduct;
(d) suchproducts aredesignated withthesymbol "ST-Annex 5"inSection I-BofPartI
ofaMember 'sSchedule annexed totheMarrakesh Protocol, asbeing subject tospecial
treatment reflecting factors ofnon-trade concerns, such asfood security and
environmental protection; and
(e) minimum access opportunities inrespect ofthedesignated products correspond, as
specified inSection I-BofPartIoftheSchedule oftheMember concerned, to4percent
ofbaseperiod domestic consumption ofthedesignated products from thebeginning
ofthefirstyearoftheimplementation period and, thereafter, areincreased by
0.8percentofcorresponding domestic consumption inthebaseperiod peryearfor
theremainder oftheimplementation period.
2. Atthebeginning ofanyyearoftheimplementation period aMember maycease toapply special
treatment inrespect ofthedesignated products bycomplying withtheprovisions ofparagraph 6.In
suchacase, theMember concerned shallmaintain theminimum access opportunities already ineffect
atsuchtimeandincrease theminimum access opportunities by0.4percentofcorresponding domestic
consumption inthebaseperiod peryearfortheremainder oftheimplementation period. Thereafter,
thelevel ofminimum access opportunities resulting from thisformula inthefinal yearofthe
implementation period shallbemaintained intheSchedule oftheMember concerned.
3. Anynegotiation onthequestion ofwhether therecanbeacontinuation ofthespecial treatment
assetoutinparagraph 1aftertheendoftheimplementation period shallbecompleted within thetime-
frame oftheimplementation period itself asapartofthenegotiations setoutinArticle 20ofthis
Agreement, taking intoaccount thefactors ofnon-trade concerns.
4. Ifitisagreed asaresult ofthenegotiation referred toinparagraph 3thataMember maycontinue
toapply thespecial treatment, suchMember shallconfer additional andacceptable concessions as
determined inthatnegotiation.
5. Where thespecial treatment isnottobecontinued attheendoftheimplementation period,
theMember concerned shallimplement theprovisions ofparagraph 6.Insuchacase, aftertheend
oftheimplementation period theminimum access opportunities forthedesignated products shallbe
maintained atthelevelof8percentofcorresponding domestic consumption inthebaseperiod inthe
Schedule oftheMember concerned.
6. Border measures other thanordinary customs duties maintained inrespect ofthedesignated
products shallbecome subject totheprovisions ofparagraph 2ofArticle 4witheffect fromthebeginning
oftheyearinwhich thespecial treatment ceases toapply. Suchproducts shallbesubject toordinary
customs duties, which shallbebound intheSchedule oftheMember concerned andapplied, fromthe
beginning oftheyearinwhich special treatment ceases andthereafter, atsuchratesaswould haveAG-V -Page23
beenapplicable hadareduction ofatleast15percentbeenimplemented overtheimplementation period
inequal annual instalments. These duties shallbeestablished onthebasis oftariff equivalents tobe
calculated inaccordance withtheguidelines prescribed intheattachment hereto.
Section B
7. Theprovisions ofparagraph 2ofArticle 4shallalsonotapply witheffect fromtheentry into
force oftheWTO Agreement toaprimary agricultural product thatisthepredominant staple inthe
traditional dietofadeveloping country Member andinrespect ofwhich thefollowing conditions, in
addition tothose specified inparagraph 1(a)through 1(d), astheyapply totheproducts concerned,
arecomplied with:
(a) minimum access opportunities inrespect oftheproducts concerned, asspecified in
Section I-BofPartIoftheSchedule ofthedeveloping country Member concerned,
correspond to1percentofbaseperiod domestic consumption oftheproducts concerned
from thebeginning ofthefirstyearoftheimplementation period andareincreased
inequal annual instalments to2percentofcorresponding domestic consumption in
thebaseperiod atthebeginning ofthefifthyearoftheimplementation period. From
thebeginning ofthesixth yearoftheimplementation period, minimum access
opportunities inrespect oftheproducts concerned correspond to2percentof
correspondingdomesticconsumptioninthebaseperiodandareincreasedinequalannual
instalments to4percentofcorresponding domestic consumption inthebaseperiod
until thebeginning ofthe10th year. Thereafter, thelevel ofminimum access
opportunities resulting from thisformula inthe10thyearshallbemaintained inthe
Schedule ofthedeveloping country Member concerned;
(b) appropriate market access opportunities havebeenprovided forinother products under
thisAgreement.
8. Anynegotiation onthequestion ofwhether therecanbeacontinuation ofthespecial treatment
assetoutinparagraph 7aftertheendofthe10thyearfollowing thebeginning oftheimplementation
period shall beinitiated andcompleted within thetime-frame ofthe10thyearitself following the
beginning oftheimplementation period.
9. Ifitisagreed asaresult ofthenegotiation referred toinparagraph 8thataMember maycontinue
toapply thespecial treatment, suchMember shallconfer additional andacceptable concessions as
determined inthatnegotiation.
10. Intheevent thatspecial treatment under paragraph 7isnottobecontinued beyond the10th
yearfollowing thebeginning oftheimplementation period, theproducts concerned shallbesubject
toordinary customs duties, established onthebasisofatariffequivalent tobecalculated inaccordance
withtheguidelines prescribed intheattachment hereto, which shallbebound intheSchedule ofthe
Member concerned. Inother respects, theprovisions ofparagraph 6shallapply asmodified bythe
relevantspecialanddifferentialtreatmentaccordedtodevelopingcountryMembersunderthisAgreement.AG-V -Page24
Attachment toAnnex 5
Guidelines fortheCalculation ofTariff
Equivalents fortheSpecific Purpose Specified in
Paragraphs 6and10ofthisAnnex
1. Thecalculation ofthetariff equivalents, whether expressed asadvalorem orspecific rates,
shallbemade using theactual difference between internal andexternal prices inatransparent manner.
Datausedshallbefortheyears 1986 to1988. Tariff equivalents:
(a) shallprimarily beestablished atthefour-digit leveloftheHS;
(b) shall beestablished atthesix-digit oramore detailed level oftheHSwherever
appropriate;
(c) shallgenerally beestablished forworked and/or prepared products bymultiplying the
specific tariffequivalent(s) fortheprimary agricultural product(s) bytheproportion(s)
invalue terms orinphysical terms asappropriate oftheprimary agricultural product(s)
intheworked and/or prepared products, andtakeaccount, where necessary, ofany
additional elements currently providing protection toindustry.
2. External prices shallbe,ingeneral, actual average c.i.f.unitvalues fortheimporting country.
Where average c.i.f. unitvalues arenotavailable orappropriate, external prices shallbeeither:
(a) appropriate average c.i.f. unitvalues ofanearcountry; or
(b) estimated fromaverage f.o.b. unitvalues of(an)appropriate major exporter(s) adjusted
byadding anestimate ofinsurance, freight andother relevant costs totheimporting
country.
3. Theexternal prices shallgenerally beconverted todomestic currencies using theannual average
market exchange rateforthesame period astheprice data.
4. Theinternal price shallgenerally bearepresentative wholesale price ruling inthedomestic
market oranestimate ofthatprice where adequate dataisnotavailable.
5. Theinitial tariff equivalents maybeadjusted, where necessary, totakeaccount ofdifferences
inquality orvariety using anappropriate coefficient.
6. Where atariff equivalent resulting fromthese guidelines isnegative orlower thanthecurrent
bound rate,theinitial tariff equivalent maybeestablished atthecurrent bound rateoronthebasis
ofnational offers forthatproduct.
7. Where anadjustment ismade tothelevelofatariffequivalent which would haveresulted from
theabove guidelines, theMember concerned shallafford, onrequest, fullopportunities forconsultation
withaviewtonegotiating appropriate solutions.