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Committee on Agriculture    
 
COMPLIANCE WITH NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS 
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision 
The present document has been prepared to assi st the consideration of agenda item "overdue 
notifications" during the September 2013 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture. It reflects Members' compliance with their regular notification obligations as of 10 September 2013.
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In preparing this overview, the Secretariat ha s largely relied on the Agriculture Information 
Management System (AG IMS), the public version of which was launched and presented on the margins of the June 2013 Committee on Agriculture meeting. 
 
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO. 
2 G/AG/2 and G/AG/2/Add.1 refer. This document therefore does not reflect the status of ad hoc 
notification requirements, i.e. those relating to: (i) the triggering of the special safeguard provisions 
(Tables MA:3 and MA:4); (ii) the introduction or mo dification of domestic support measures for which 
exemption from reduction commitments is claimed (Table DS:2); and (iii) export proh ibitions and restrictions 
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  Table of Contents 
1   NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 3  
1.1   Annual Notifica tion Obligations .................................................................................... 5  
1.1.2   Table MA:1 ............................................................................................................  5 
1.1.3   Table MA:2 ............................................................................................................  5 
1.1.4   Table MA:5 ............................................................................................................  5 
1.1.5   Table DS:1 ............................................................................................................  6 
1.1.6   Table ES:1 ............................................................................................................. 6  
1.1.7   Table ES:2 ............................................................................................................. 6  
1.2   Other Regular Notification Obligations Applicable only upon Maintenance of Specific 
Measures ......................................................................................................................... 6  
1.2.1   Table ES:3 ............................................................................................................. 6  
1.2.2   Table NF:1 ............................................................................................................. 6  
1.3   Symbols and Abbreviations ......................................................................................... 7  
2   COMPLIANCE WITH ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS ....................................... 8  
2.1   Tariff and Other Quota Co mmitments (Tables MA:1 and MA:2) ......................................... 8  
2.2   Special Safeguard (Table MA:5) .................................................................................. 11 
2.3   Domestic Suppo rt (Table DS:1) .................................................................................. 13 
2.4   Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outl ays and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
(Table ES:1) .................................................................................................................. . 20 
2.5   Export Subsidies: Notificati on of Total Export s (Table ES:2) ............................................ 27 
3   OTHER REGULAR NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY UPON 
MAINTENANCE OF SPEC IFIC MEASURES ........................................................................ 29  
3.1   Export Subsidies: Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 2005-
2012 .............................................................................................................................. 29 
3.2   Notification under Article 16.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-
2012 .............................................................................................................................. 29 
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  1  NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
1.1.  There are a total of twelve distinct notifi cation requirements applicable in the domain of 
agriculture covering the following five areas: (i) Market access (Tables MA:1 to MA:5), (ii) Domestic support (Tables DS:1 to DS:2), (iii) Export subsidies (Tables ES:1 to ES:3), 
(iv) Export prohibitions or restrictions (Table ER:1), and (v) Follow-up to the Marrakesh NFIDC 
Decision (Table NF:1). The applicability of a no tification requirement to a Member is largely 
dependent on the specific commitments it has assumed under the Agreement on Agriculture. In 
many cases a limited number of notification requirements will apply for a particular Member. 
Simultaneously, there are a few notifications requirements especially in the area of agricultural subsidization (i.e. Tables DS:1 and ES:1) that apply to all WTO Members. 
1.2.  Out of the twelve notification requirements, there are five "regular" or "annual" notification 
requirements, namely: Table MA:2, Table MA:5, Table DS:1, Table ES:1 and Table ES:2. Annual 
notifications are required to be submitted no later than a certain number of days following the end of the year in question. The deadlines for submission  of notifications vary per type of notification 
and are indicated below. For additional details refer to document G/AG/2. 
1.3.  As of 10 September 2013 a total of 3,318 agriculture notifications (including addenda, 
corrigenda and revision) have been submitted to the WTO. The number of notifications submitted 
to the WTO experienced a sharp decrease from  2002 to 2007, from the year 2008 onwards the 
number of submitted notifications increased reaching similar levels to those in the years previous to 2002 (figure 1). It is worth noting that th e number of submitted notifications does not 
necessarily equal the number of years reported. Notifications covering multiple reporting periods 
have been increasingly received during the recent years as can be seen on Figure 2. 
Figure 1: Notifications submitted to the WTO (1995-2013) 
 
*until 10 September 2013. 
 
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  Figure 2: Years reported per notification (1995-2012) 
 
 
1.4.  For the period 1995-2012, there are a total of 1,894 outstanding regular notifications.3 
Out of the five annual notification requirements, Domestic Support (Table DS:1) and 
Export Subsidy (Table ES:1) notifications have the highest number of outstanding notifications 
with 48% (805 notifications) and 44% (835 notifications) of notifications pending, respectively. 
Figure 3: Total outstanding notification s per type of notification requirement 
 (1995-2012) 
 
*This number represents reported years and does not necessarily match the number of notifications submitted 
on the same period since some notifications covered more than one year. 
                                               
3 "Ad hoc" notification obligations applicable only upon maintenance of a specific measure 
(e.g. Table ER:1 required upon the application of export restrictions) as well as th e annual notifications where 
it was not possible to determine a priori whether the concerned notification requir ement would be applicable 
(e.g. Table NF:1 applicable to donor Members only) are excluded. 
Submitted
(3709*)MA:2 (95) 
MA:5 (84) 
DS:1 (805) 
ES:1 (835)
ES:2 (75) Outstanding  
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  1.5.  Figure 4 below shows the number of outstand ing notifications according to the category of 
Members (i.e. developed country, developing country and least developed country Members). Out of the 159 WTO Members, nine are developed country Members
4 with 44 annual notification 
requirements, whereas the remaining 122 Member are developing country Members (including 
LDCs) with 326 annual notification requirements.  
Figure 4: Number of outstanding notifi cations per type of member (1995-2012) 
 
 
1.1  Annual Notification Obligations 
1.6.  The time limits for all notifications concerning the 1995-2011 implementation years have now 
passed; outstanding notifications can therefore be precisely identified for that period. The data 
concerning the 2012 implementation year is provided for information only and does not necessarily 
indicate that the notifications are now due.  
1.1.2  Table MA:1 notifications, comprehe nsive one-off (Implementation of tariff and 
other quota commitments; Article 18.2 – 30 days) 
1.7.  Table MA:1 notifications are required to ha ve been submitted by all Members with tariff and 
other quota commitments, either in advance or within 30 days of the first opening of the tariff quotas concerned. Subsequent changes to the administration of tariff and other quotas are 
included in ad-hoc Table MA:1 notifications to  be made within 30 days following the change. 
1.1.3  Table MA:2 notifications (Imports under tariff and other quotas; Article 18.2 – 
60 days) 
1.8.  Table MA:2 notifications are required to be submitted annually by Members with tariff and 
other quota commitments specified in Section I-B (or Section I-A) of Part I of their Schedules for 
the products concerned. 
1.9.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 95 Tabl e MA:2 notifications outstanding which represent 
15% of the total number of MA:2 notifications expected for this period. 
1.1.4  Table MA:5 notifications (Special Sa feguard; Articles 5.7 and 18.2 – 30 days)  
1.10.  Table MA:5 notifications are required to  be submitted annually by Members that have 
reserved the right to have recourse to the Special Safeguard provisions as indicated in Section I-A 
of Part I of their Schedules. 
1.11.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 84 Table MA:5 notifications outstanding which 
represents 14% of the total number of MA:5 notifications expected for this period. 
                                               
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  1.1.5  Table DS:1 notifications (Domestic suppo rt; Article 18.2 – 90 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) 
1.12.  Table DS:1 notifications are required to be submitted annually by Members with base and 
annual commitment levels specified in Section I of Part IV of their Schedules. All other Members, 
except Least-developed country (LDC) Members, sh ould submit an annual Table DS:1 notification.5 
LDC Members are required to submit Supporting Tables DS:1 to DS:3 every other year (indicated by the symbol "(NA)"). 
1.13.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 805 Table DS:1 notifications outstanding, the highest 
percentage of outstanding notifications from the group, which represents 44% of the total number 
of DS:1 notifications expected for this period. 
1.1.6  Table ES:1 notifications (Export subsid ies; Article 18.2 – 60 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) 
1.14.  Table ES:1 notifications are required to be submitted annually by Members with base and 
annual commitment levels specified in Section II of Part IV of their Schedules. Members with no 
such scheduled commitments are required to submit an annual notification (within 30 days 
following the end of the year in question) in the form of a statement confirming that no export 
subsidies exist or, in the case of developing country Members using certain export subsidies 
pursuant to Article 9.4, in the form of Supporting Table ES:2. 
1.15.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 835 Table ES:1 notifications outstanding which 
represents 40% of the total number of ES:1 notifications expected for this period. 
1.1.7  Table ES:2 notifications (Total exports; Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) 
1.16.  Table ES:2 notifications are required to  be submitted annually by Members with export 
subsidy commitments specified in Section II of Part IV of their Schedules and by "significant exporters" as listed in G/AG/2/Add.1. 
1.17.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 75 Table ES:2 notifications outstanding which 
represents 15% of the total number of ES:2 notifications expected for this period. 
1.2  Other Regular Notification Obligations A pplicable only upon Maintenance of Specific 
Measures 
1.2.1  Table ES:3 notifications (Food aid volumes; Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) 
1.18.  Table ES:3 notifications are required to be submitted annually by all food donor Members 
for all donated products (except for those products in respect of which this information must be 
notified under Table ES:1). No "nil return" is required from Members that do not provide food aid. 
From 1995 to 10 September 2013, a total of 174 ES :3 notifications have been submitted to the 
WTO. 
1.2.2  Table NF:1 notifications (Food and other aid in the context of the Marrakesh 
Decision; Article 16.2 – 60 days) 
1.19.  Table NF:1 notifications are required by all donor Members in respect of actions taken within 
the framework of the Decision on Measures Concer ning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform 
Programme on Least-Developed and Net Food-Importi ng Developing Countries. No "nil return" is 
required from Members that do not provide fo od aid or other assistance to the countries 
concerned. From 1995 to 10 September 2013, a total of 151 NF:1 notifications have been 
submitted to the WTO. 
                                               
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1.3  Symbols and Abbreviations 
A blank space (" ") indicates that the notification is outstanding. 
A capital x (" X") indicates that a notification has been issued. No assessment on the content or 
quality of the notification with respect to requirements is made or implied. 
A capital x followed by a superscripted star (" X*") indicates that the one-off Table MA:1 
notification has been revised or supplemented. 
A capital or a superscripted p (" P" or "P") indicates that a notification has been received and is 
either being processed or pending for want of feedback from the notifying Member. A pending 
notification will be marked as "P" for a maximum period of six months. 
A superscripted a ("a") indicates that information concerning food aid (column 5 of Table ES:1) has 
not been provided. 
A capital n and a capital a (" NA") indicates that the requirement was not applicable during the 
period covered either because there were no relevant commitments (e.g. tariff quotas) or because 
the Member concerned was not yet a WTO Member. 
A capital n and a capital a in brackets (" (NA) ") indicates that domestic support notifications are 
required every second year from LDC Members. 
Shaded cells indicate that the Member concerne d has a scheduled domestic support and/or an 
export subsidy reduction commitment. 
EU refers to the European Union as follows: EU-15 from 1995, EU-25 from 2004 and EU-27 from 
2007. Outstanding notifications for EU member States are presented in an Annex to Section I. 
Switzerland  in all tables refers to Switzerland-Liechtenstein, except in NF:1 notifications. 
 
  
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2.1  Tariff and Other Quota Commitments (Tables MA:1 and MA:2) 
 MA:1  MA:2 
One-
off 1995 1996 1997  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Australia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
2 Barbados X* X X X X X X             
3 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
4 Canada X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
5 Chile X* NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X 
6 China X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X  
7 Colombia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
8 Costa Rica X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
9 Croatia X* NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X   
10 Dominican 
Republic X NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X     
11 Ecuador X* NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
12 El Salvador X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
13 European 
Union X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
14 Guatemala X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
15 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
16 India X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X    
17 Indonesia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
18 Israel X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
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One-
off 1995 1996 1997  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
19 Japan X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
20 Korea, 
Republic of X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
21 Malaysia X* X X X X               
22 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
23 Moldova, 
Republic of  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA     
24 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
25 New 
Zealand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
26 Nicaragua X NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
27 Norway X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
28 Panama X* NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X P 
29 Philippines X* X X X X X X X X X X         
30 Russian 
Federation X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
31 South 
Africa X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
32 Switzerland  X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
33 Chinese 
Taipei X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X 
34 Thailand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
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One-
off 1995 1996 1997  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005  2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
35 The former 
Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X  
36 Tunisia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
37 Ukraine X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  X X X X 
38 United 
States of 
America X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
39 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of X* X X X X X X X    X X X X     
40 Viet Nam X NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA    X   
  
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 MA:5 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
2 Barbados X X X X X X X X           
3 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
4 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
5 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
6 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
7 Ecuador NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
8 El Salvador X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
9 European 
Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
10 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
11 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
12 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
13 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
14 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
15 Korea, 
Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
16 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
17 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
18 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
19 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
20 New 
Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
21 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
22 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
23 Panama NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X  X    
24 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
25 South 
Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
2 6  S w a z i l a n d                    
27 Switzerland  X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
28 Chinese 
Taipei NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X 
29 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
30 Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
31 United 
States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
32 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
33 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of X  X  X  X                
  
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 DS:1 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Albania NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X   
2 Angola NA NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
3 Antigua and 
Barbuda                   
4 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
5 Armenia NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X X X X  
6 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
7 Bahrain, 
Kingdom of X X X         X X X X X X  
8 Bangladesh X X X X X  (NA) X (NA)  X (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
9 Barbados X X X X X X X X X X X X       
1 0  B e l i z e                    
11 Benin NA (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
12 Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of X X X X X X X X X X X        
13 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
14 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
15 Brunei 
Darussalam                   
16 Burkina 
Faso NA (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (N A) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) 
17 Burundi (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  
18 Cambodia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X (NA)  (NA)  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
19 Cameroon NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
20 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
21 Cape Verde NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA      
22 Central 
African Republic (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
23 Chad NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
24 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
25 China NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X     
26 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
2 7  C o n g o  N A  N A                  
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
29 Côte 
d'Ivoire                   
30 Croatia NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X        
31 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  X X 
32 Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo NA NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
33 Djibouti (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
3 4  D o m i n i c a                    
35 Dominican 
Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  X   
36 Ecuador NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
37 Egypt X X X X                
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
38 El Salvador X X X X X X X X           
39 European 
Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
40 Fiji NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
41 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  X X 
42 The Gambia NA (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
43 Georgia NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X  
4 4  G h a n a                    
4 5  G r e n a d a  N A                   
46 Guatemala X  X X X X X            
47 Guinea (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
48 Guinea-
Bissau (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
49 Guyana X X X X X X X X X X         
50 Haiti NA (NA) X (NA) X (NA)  (NA)   (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
51 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
52 Hong Kong, 
China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
53 Iceland X X X X X X X X X          
54 India X X X X X X X X X          
55 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
56 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
57 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
58 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
59 Jordan NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X P    
6 0  K e n y a  X  X                  
61 Korea, 
Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
62 Kuwait, the 
State of                   
63 Kyrgyz 
Republic N A  N A  N A  X                
64 Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
65 Lesotho (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) P 
66 Macao, 
China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
67 Madagascar (NA) X (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
68 Malawi (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  X X X X X X X  
69 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
70 Maldives X X X X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)    
71 Mali (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) X X X X X X X X X 
72 Mauritania (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
7 3  M a u r i t i u s              X       
74 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
75 Moldova, 
Republic of NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X         
7 6  M o n g o l i a  N A  N A  X  X  X                
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
77 Montenegro NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  
78 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
79 Mozambique (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
80 Myanmar X X X X X X (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
81 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
82 Nepal NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X X X (NA) 
83 New 
Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
84 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
85 Niger NA NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
86 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
87 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
88 Oman NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X  
89 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X       
90 Panama NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X P 
91 Papua New 
Guinea NA                  
92 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
93 Peru X X X  X X X X X          
94 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
95 Qatar NA  X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
96 Russian 
Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  
97 Rwanda NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
98 Saint Kitts 
and Nevis N A                   
9 9  S a i n t  L u c i a                    
100 Saint 
Vincent and 
the Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
101 Samoa NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA (NA) 
102 Saudi 
Arabia, Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA 
X X X X X   
103 Senegal X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
104 Sierra 
Leone (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
105 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
106 Solomon 
Islands NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (N A)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA) 
107 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
1 0 8  S r i  L a n k a  X  X  X                 
1 0 9  S u r i n a m e                    
1 1 0  S w a z i l a n d                    
111 Switzerland  X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X P  
112 Chinese 
Taipei NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X   
113 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
114 Tanzania (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)   
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
115 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
116 The former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
X X X X X      
117 Togo (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X 
118 Tonga NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X    
119 Trinidad and 
Tobago X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
120 Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
121 Turkey X X X X X X X            
122 Uganda (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  (NA)  
123 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  X X   
124 United Arab 
Emirates NA X X X X X X            
125 United 
States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
126 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
127 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA (NA) 
128 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of X X X X               
129 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA P P     
130 Zambia (NA) X (NA) X (NA)  (NA)  (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X 
131 Zimbabwe X X X X X               
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 ES:1 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Albania NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X   
2  A n g o l a  N A  N A                  
3 Antigua and 
Barbuda                   
4 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
5 Armenia NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X X X X  
6 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
7 Bahrain, 
Kingdom of  X                  
8 Bangladesh X X X X X X X X X X X X       
9 Barbados X X X X X X X X X X X X       
1 0  B e l i z e                    
1 1  B e n i n  N A                   
12 Bolivia, 
Plurinational State of X X X X X X X X X X X        
13 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
14 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
15 Brunei 
Darussalam                   
16 Burkina 
Faso NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
17 Burundi X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
18 Cambodia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X     
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
19 Cameroon NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
20 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
21 Cape Verde NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X     
22 Central 
African Republic                   
2 3  C h a d  N A                   
24 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
25 China NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X  
26 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
2 7  C o n g o  N A  N A                  
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
29 Côte 
d'Ivoire X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
30 Croatia NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X  
31 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
32 Democratic 
Republic of 
the Congo N A  N A                  
3 3  D j i b o u t i                    
3 4  D o m i n i c a  X  X  X                 
35 Dominican 
Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
36 Ecuador NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
37 Egypt X X X X                
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
38 El Salvador X X X X X X X X           
39 European 
Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
40 Fiji NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
41 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  X X 
42 The Gambia NA  X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
43 Georgia NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X       
44 Ghana X X X X X X             
4 5  G r e n a d a  N A                   
46 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
4 7  G u i n e a                    
48 Guinea-
Bissau                   
49 Guyana X X X X X X X X X X         
50 Haiti NA X X X X              
51 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
52 Hong Kong, 
China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
53 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
54 India X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
55 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
56 Israel X X X X X X X X X X   X X X X X X 
57 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
58 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
59 Jordan NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
6 0  K e n y a  X  X  X                 
61 Korea, 
Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
62 Kuwait, the 
State of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
63 Kyrgyz 
Republic N A  N A  N A                 
64 Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
65 Lesotho  X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
66 Macao, 
China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
67 Madagascar X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
68 Malawi X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
69 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
70 Maldives X X X X               
71 Mali X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
7 2  M a u r i t a n i a                    
7 3  M a u r i t i u s              X       
74 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
75 Moldova, 
Republic of NA NA NA NA NA NA X            
76 Mongolia NA NA X X X X X X X X X X        
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
77 Montenegro NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA P 
78 Morocco X  X X X X X X X X X X X      
7 9  M o z a m b i q u e                    
80 Myanmar X X X X X X X X X X         
81 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
82 Nepal NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA X X X X X X X X  
83 New 
Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
84 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
8 5  N i g e r  N A  N A                  
86 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
87 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
88 Oman NA NA NA NA NA   X X X X X X X X X X  
89 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
90 Panama NA NA X X X X X X X          
91 Papua New 
Guinea N A                   
92 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
93 Peru X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
94 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
95 Qatar NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
96 Russian 
Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  
9 7  R w a n d a  N A                    
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
98 Saint Kitts 
and Nevis N A                   
99 Saint Lucia  X X X X X             
100 Saint 
Vincent and 
the Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
101 Samoa NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  
102 Saudi 
Arabia, Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA X X X X    
103 Senegal X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
104 Sierra 
Leone                   
105 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
106 Solomon 
Islands N A                   
107 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
1 0 8  S r i  L a n k a  X  X  X                 
109 Suriname X X X X X X             
110 Swaziland  X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
111 Switzerland  X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
112 Chinese 
Taipei NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X 
113 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
1 1 4  T a n z a n i a                     
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
115 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
116 The former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X      
117 Togo X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
118 Tonga NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X     
119 Trinidad and 
Tobago X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
120 Tunisia X X X X X X X X           
121 Turkey Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa             
122 Uganda X X X X X X X X X X         
123 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA  X X X X 
124 United Arab 
Emirates NA X X X X X X            
125 United 
States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
126 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
127 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  
128 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of X X X X               
129 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA P P     
130 Zambia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
131 Zimbabwe X X X X X               
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 ES:2 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
2 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
3 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
4 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
5 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
6 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
7 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
8 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
9 European 
Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
10 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
11 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
12 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
13 Israel X X X X X X X X X X   X X X X X X 
14 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
15 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
16 New 
Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
17 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
18 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
19 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
20 South 
Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
21 Switzerland  X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
22 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
23 Turkey X X X X X X             
24 United 
States of 
America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
25 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
26 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian 
Republic of X  X  X  X                
27 Zimbabwe X X X X X X    X X X X X X X   
  
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- 29 - 3  OTHER REGULAR NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY UPON MAINTENANCE OF SPECIFIC MEASURES 
3.1  Export Subsidies: Notification of the To tal Volume of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 2005-2012 
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Australia Australia Australia Australi a Australia Australia Australia   
Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Norway   
Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Switzerland   
Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba    
European Union European Union European Union European Union European Union Norway    
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan South Africa    
Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic  of Korea, Republic of South Africa Switzerland    
Norway Norway Norway South Africa Switzerland     
South Africa South Africa South Africa Switzerland      
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland           
3.2  Notification under Article 16.2 of the Agr eement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-2012 
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Cuba European Union   
Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada European Union New Zealand   
Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Japan Norway   
European Union European Union European Union European Union European Union New Zealand    
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Norway    
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand United States of 
America    
Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway     
South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa United States of 
America     
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland      
United States of 
America United States of 
America United States of 
America United States of 
America         G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.15 
 
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  ANNEX 1 
OUTSTANDING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FROM  
EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES 
 
a. Czech Republic:  Table MA:5 (2004); Table ES:1 (2004); Table ES:2 (2004) 
Note: 
Separate notifications pertaining to the ten countries that joined the EU as member States in 2004 (EU-25) are circulated for the reporting period 2004 (1 January – 30 April) in the fields of market access (except for Table MA:1) and export subsidies. 
 
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