G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.13  
 
13 March 2013  
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Committee on Agriculture    
 
 COMPLIANCE WITH NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS 
NOTE BY THE SECRETARIAT1 
Revision 
1.1.  The present document has been prepared to assist the consideration of agenda item 
"overdue notifications" during the March 2013 meetin g of the Committee on Agriculture. It reflects 
Members' compliance with their regular notification obligations as of 13 March 2013.2 
1.2.  The document is divided into the following sections: 
I  NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 2  
A  Regular Notification Obligations ....................................................................................... 2  
B  Other Regular Notification Obligations applicable only upon Maintenance of Specific 
Measures .................................................................................................................... 2  
C  Symbols and Abbreviations ............................................................................................. 3  
II  REGULAR NOTIFICATI ON OBLIGATIONS ..................................................................... 4  
A  Tariff and Other Quota Commitmen ts (Tables MA:1  and MA:2) ............................................ 4  
B  Special Safeguard (Table MA:5) ...................................................................................... 6  
C  Domestic Support (Table DS:1) ....................................................................................... 7  
D  Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlay s and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
(Table ES:1) ............................................................................................................... 13 
E  Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports (Table ES:2) ................................................ 18 
Annex 1:  Outstanding notification requirem ents from European Un ion member States .............. 20 
III  OTHER REGULAR NOTIFICATION OB LIGATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY UPON 
MAINTENANCE OF SPEC IFIC MEASURES ........................................................................ 21  
A  Export Subsidies: Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 
2005-201 2 ................................................................................................................. 21 
B  Notification under Article 16.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 
2005-201 2 ................................................................................................................. 21 
 
                                               
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 refe r. This document therefore do es 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 (T able DS:2); and (iii) export prohibitions and 
restrictions (Table ER:1). G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.13 
 
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  I  NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 
1.3.  Notifications are to be submitted according to the relevant annual implementation bases as 
specified in Members' Schedules. 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 are indicated 
against the relevant notification obligation in brackets below. For additional details refer to 
document G/AG/2. 
A  Regular Notification Obligations 
1.4.  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 column concerning the 2012 implementation year is provided for information only and does not necessarily indicate that the notifications are now due. 
1.5.  Table MA:1 notifications, comprehensive one-off  (Implementation of tariff and other quota 
commitments; Article 18.2 – 30 days) are required to have 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. 
1.6.  Table MA:2 notifications  (Imports under tariff and other quotas; Article 18.2 – 60 days) 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. 
1.7.  Table MA:5 notifications  (Special Safeguard; Articles 5.7 and 18.2 – 30 days) are required to 
be submitted annually by Members that have reserv ed the right to have recourse to the Special 
Safeguard provisions as indicated in Section I-A of Part I of their Schedules. 
1.8.  Table DS:1 notifications  (Domestic support; Article 18.2 – 90 days or 120 days if the initial 
notification is provisional) 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, should  submit an annual Table DS:1 notification.
3 LDC 
Members are required to submit Supporting Tables DS:1 to DS:3 every other year (indicated by 
the symbol "(NA)"). 
1.9.  Table ES:1 notifications  (Export subsidies; Article 18.2 – 60 days or 120 days if the initial 
notification is provisional) 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 st atement 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. 
1.10.  Table ES:2 notifications  (Total exports; Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) 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. 
B  Other Regular Notification Obligations app licable only upon Maintenance of Specific 
Measures 
1.11.  Table ES:3 notifications  (Food aid volumes; Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) 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. 
1.12.  Table NF:1 notifications  (Food and other aid in the context of the Marrakesh Decision; 
Article 16.2 – 60 days) are required by all donor Members in respect of actions taken within the 
                                               
3 As provided for in G/AG/2 and at the request of a developing country Member, the Committee may set 
aside this requirement other than in respect of Supporting Tables DS:1 to DS:3. G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.13 
 
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  framework of the Decision on Measures Concerning 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. 
C  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 concerned 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. 
  
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A  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   
6 China X* 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 P 
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   
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 
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      
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One - 
off 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
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   
26 Nicaragua 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   
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-
Liechtenstein 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     
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     
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   
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   
21 Nicaragua 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 
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     
26 Swaziland                                     
27 Switzerland-
Liechtenstein 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   
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   
33 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of X X X X                             
C  Domestic Support (Table DS:1) 
  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    
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
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             
10 Belize                                     
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       
15 Brunei Darussalam                                     
16 Burkina Faso NA (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (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) 
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     
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     
27 Congo NA NA                                 
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
29 Côte d'Ivoire                                      
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
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   
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)   
34 Dominica                                     
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                             
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       
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   
44 Ghana                                     
45 Grenada NA                                   
46 Guatemala X   X X X X X                       
47 Guinea Bissau (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   
48 Guinea (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   
53 Iceland X X X X X X X X X                   
54 India 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 
55 Indonesia X X X X X X P P P X X X X X P P P   
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       
59 Jordan NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X         
60 Kenya X X                                 
61 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
62 Kuwait                                     
63 Kyrgyz Republic NA NA NA 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)   
66 Macao, China 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)   P P P P P P P   
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)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   
72 Mauritania (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   
73 Mauritius                         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                 
76 Mongolia NA NA X X X                           
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)    
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
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   
84 Nicaragua 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   
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 P P P P P P     
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) 
98 Saint Kitts and 
Nevis NA                                   
99 Saint Lucia                                     
100 Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines 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)    
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
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)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 
107 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
108 Sri Lanka X X X                               
109 Suriname                                     
110 Swaziland                                     
111 Switzerland-
Liechtenstein 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           
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)   
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) P (NA) P (NA) P (NA) P (NA) P (NA) P (NA) P (NA) X (NA)   
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   
127 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 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 
128 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of X X X X                             
129 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA             
130 Zambia (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   
131 Zimbabwe X X X X X                           
D  Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlays and Quantity Reduction Commi tments (Table ES:1) 
  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 Angola NA NA                 
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    
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     
17 Burundi 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 
18 Cambodia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X       
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                                     
23 Chad 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 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     
27 Congo NA NA                                 
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 NA NA                                 
33 Djibouti                                     
34 Dominica X X X                               
35 Dominican Republic 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                             
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 X X   
41 Gabon 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                          
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
45 Grenada NA                                   
46 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  X 
47 Guinea Bissau                                     
48 Guinea                                     
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       
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   
59 Jordan NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X         
60 Kenya X X X                               
61 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
62 Kuwait X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
63 Kyrgyz Republic NA NA NA                               
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   
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 P P P P P 
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    
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
72 Mauritania                                     
73 Mauritius                         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             
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           
79 Mozambique                                     
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   
84 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
85 Niger 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   
89 Pakistan 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 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 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   
97 Rwanda NA                                   
98 Saint Kitts and 
Nevis NA                                    
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
99 Samoa NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   
100 Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X       
101 Saint Lucia   X X X X X                         
102 Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X 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                                     
105 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
106 Solomon Islands NA                                   
107 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
108 Sri Lanka X X X                               
109 Suriname X X X X X X                         
110 Swaziland                                     
111 Switzerland-
Liechtenstein 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   
113 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
114 Tanzania                                     
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  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
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   
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             
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                           
E  Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports (Table ES:2) 
  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  
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    
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   
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
13 Israel  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      
16 New Zealand 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  
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   
21 Switzerland-
Liechtenstein  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   
26 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of  X  X  X                
27 Zimbabwe X X X X X X    X X X X X X X    
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a. Czech Republic: Table MA:5 (2004); Table ES:1 (2004); Table ES:2 (2004) 
b. Hungary:  Table MA:2 (2004) 
c. Lithuania:  Table DS:1 (2001P, 2002P, 2003P) 
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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A  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 Australi a Australia Australia 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 Korea, Republic of South Africa South Africa   
Korea, Republic of Korea, Republic of Kore a, Republic of South Africa Switzerland- 
Liechtenstein Switzerland- 
Liechtenstein   
Norway Norway Norway Switzerland- 
Liechtenstein     
South Africa South Africa South Africa      
Switzerland- 
Liechtenstein Switzerland- 
Liechtenstein Switzerland- 
Liechtenstein      
B  Notification under Article 16.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-2012 
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Cuba New Zealand  
Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Japan Norway  
Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba New Zealand   
European Union European Union European Union European Union European Union Norway   
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan United States of 
America   
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand    
Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway    
South Africa South Africa South Afri ca 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     
 
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