G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.20  
20 February 2015  
(15-1020)  Page: 1/23  
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 March 2015 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture. It reflects Members' compliance with their regular notification obligations as of 15 February 2015.
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In preparing this overview, the Secretariat ha s largely relied on the Agriculture Information 
Management System (AG-IMS).3 
 
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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 thei r rights and 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 
(Table ER:1). 
3 Available on-line at http://agims.wto.org . G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.20 
 
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  Table of Contents 
1   NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 3  
1.1   Annual Notifica tion Obligations .................................................................................... 5  
1.1.1   Table MA:1 notifications, comprehe nsive one-off (Implementation of tariff and 
other quota commitments; Ar ticle 18.2 – 30 days) ................................................................ 5  
1.1.2   Table MA:2 notifications (Imports under tariff and other quotas; Article 18.2 – 
60 days) .......................................................................................................................... 6  
1.1.3   Table MA:5 notifications (Special Sa feguard; Articles 5.7 and 18.2 – 30 days) ................. 6  
1.1.4   Table DS:1 notifications (Domestic support; Article 18.2 – 90 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) ..................................................................................... 7  
1.1.5   Table ES:1 notifications (Export subsidies; Article 18.2 – 60 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) ..................................................................................... 7  
1.1.6   Table ES:2 notifications (Total exports; Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) ........................ 8  
1.2   Other Regular Notification Obligations Applicable only upon Maintenance of Specific 
Measures ......................................................................................................................... 8  
1.2.1   Table ES:3 notifications (Food aid volumes; Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) .................. 8  
1.2.2   Table NF:1 notifications (Food and other aid in the context of the Marrakesh 
Decision; Article 16.2 – 60 days) ......................................................................................... 9  
1.3   Symbols and Abbreviations ......................................................................................... 9  
2   COMPLIANCE WITH ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OB LIGATIONS ..................................... 10  
2.1   Tariff and Other Quota Co mmitments (Tables MA:1 and MA:2) ........................................ 10 
2.2   Special Safeguard (Table MA:5) .................................................................................. 11 
2.3   Domestic Suppo rt (Table DS:1) .................................................................................. 12 
2.4   Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outl ays and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
(Table ES:1) .................................................................................................................. . 16 
2.5   Export Subsidies: Notificati on of Total Export s (Table ES:2) ............................................ 20 
3   OTHER REGULAR NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY UPON 
MAINTENANCE OF SPEC IFIC MEASURES ........................................................................ 22  
3.1   Export Subsidies: Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 2005-
2014 .............................................................................................................................. 22 
3.2   Notification under Article 16.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-
2014 .............................................................................................................................. 22 
ANNEX 1 ....................................................................................................................... . 23 
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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 15 February 2015 a total of 3,583 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). 
Figure 1: Notifications submitted to the WTO (1995-2015*) 
050100150200250300No. of Notifications
 
* until 15 February 2015. 
 
1.4.  The number of submitted notifications do es not necessarily equal the number of years 
reported. Notifications covering multiple reporting periods have been increasingly received during 
the recent years. This is particularly true for 2009, 2010 and 2014, where the average number of years reported per notification was close to three (Figure 2). G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.20 
 
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  Figure 2: Number of years reported in regular notifications (1995-2015*) 
0100200300400Number of regular
notifications
Total number of yearsreported
 
* until 15 February 2015. 
1.5.  For the period 1995-2013, there are a total of 1,743 outstanding regular notifications.4 Out of 
the five annual notification requirements, Dome stic Support (Table DS:1) and Export Subsidy 
(Table ES:1) notifications have the highest number of outstanding notifications with 38% 
(736 notifications) and 36% (802 notifications) of notifications pending, respectively. 
Figure 3: Total outstanding notifications per type of notification requirement  
 (1995-2013) 
Submitted (4,164*)MA:2 (73)
MA:5 (73)
DS:1 (736)
ES:1 (802)
ES:2 (59)Outstanding (1,743)
 
* This number represents repo rted years and does not necessarily matc h the number of notifications submitted 
on the same period since some notifications covered more than one year. 
 
1.6.  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 -LDC-). Out of the 160 WTO Members, nine are developed country Members5 with 
44 annual notification requirements, whereas th e remaining 123 Member are developing country 
Members (including LDCs) with 328 annual notification requirements. 
                                               
4 "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. 
5 The European Union and its member States were counted as one Member. G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.20 
 
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  Figure 4: Number of outstanding notifi cations per type of member (1995-2013) 
0100200
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Developed Country Developing Country LDC 
 
1.1  Annual Notification Obligations 
1.7.  The time limits for notifications covering the 1995-2013 implementation years have now 
passed. The seven tables contained in part 2 of this document (Compliance with annual notification 
obligations) show the Members' compliance with th eir notification requirements. The tables show 
only those Members to whom the notification requ irement applies. The last column on each table 
shows the percentage of compliance by Member fo r the corresponding notification requirement. 
The tables contain information pertaining to the last 15 years (2000-2014). The column concerning 
the 2014 implementation year is provided for information only and does not necessarily indicate 
that the notifications are now due. The full time series (1995-2014) of compliance information is available in the "Compliance with notification obligations" section of the Agriculture Information 
Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
1.8.  Members' compliance with their notification obligations varies greatly and compliance also 
varies by type of notification.6 Few Members are 100% compliant with all their notification 
requirements and there is an important percentage of Members whose compliance with some of 
their notification obligations is 0% (30 Members in DS:1 and 25 Members in ES:1) (Table 1). 
Table 1: Compliance with notifi cations per tiers (1995-2013) 
Per Cent 
Compliance MA:2 MA:5 DS:1 ES:1 ES:2 
Number 
of Members % Number 
of Members % Number 
of Members % Number 
of Members % Number of 
Members %
 
100% 16 41 16 48  22 17  36 28 13 48  
≥50% and 
<100%  20 51 14 42  60 46  50 38 12 44  
>0% and <50% 3 8 2 6  18 14  19 15 2 7  
0% 0 0 1 3  30 23  25 19 0 0  
Total 39 100 33 100  130 100  130 100 27 100  
Note: Compliance is based on notifications as of 15 February 2015. It does not take into account timeliness or qualitative aspects of the notifications.  
1.1.1  Table MA:1 notifications, comprehe nsive one-off (Implementation of tariff and 
other quota commitments; Article 18.2 – 30 days) 
1.9.  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 
                                               
6 Compliance is calculated as the number of years covered in the notifications as a percentage of the 
total number of years for which a notification is due. G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.20 
 
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  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. 
1.1.2  Table MA:2 notifications (Imports under tariff and other quotas; Article 18.2 – 
60 days) 
1.10.  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. 
1.11.  For the period 1995-2013 there are 73 Table MA:2 notifications outstanding which represent 
11% of the total MA:2 notifications expected for this period. A total of 36% of Members are required to notify. Out of the 39 Members with th is obligation, a total of 16 (41%) are completely 
up to date with their notifications, whereas 20 Members (51%) have compliance rates between 
50% and 99%, and only three Members are below the 50% threshold (figure 5). 
Figure 5: Compliance with MA:2 notifi cations,1995-2013 (Number of Members) 
16
203
100%
≥50% and <100% 
>0% and <50%
0%
 
1.1.3  Table MA:5 notifications (Special Sa feguard; Articles 5.7 and 18.2 – 30 days) 
1.12.  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. 
1.13.  For the period 1995-2013 there are 73 Table MA:5 notifications outstanding which 
represents 12% of the total MA:5 notifications expected for this period. Compliance with Table MA:5 notifications is among the two highes t, 16 Members (48%) are completely up to date 
with their obligations for the reported period. 14 Members (42%) have a compliance rate between 
50% and 99%, two Members (6%) have a compliance rate between 1% and 49%, while one Member has a zero compliance rate (Figure 6). G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.20 
 
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  Figure 6: Compliance with MA:5 notifi cations,1995-2013 (Number of Members) 
16
1421
100%
≥50% and <100% 
>0% and <50%
0%
 
1.1.4  Table DS:1 notifications (Domestic suppo rt; Article 18.2 – 90 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) 
1.14.  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.7 
LDC Members are required to submit Supporting Tables DS:1 to DS:3 every other year (indicated by the symbol "(NA)"). 
1.15.  For the period 1995-2013 there are 736 Table DS:1 notifications outstanding, the highest 
percentage of outstanding notifications from the group, which represents 38% of the total DS:1 
notifications expected for this period. The compliance rates for Table DS:1 vary greatly. There are 22 Members (17%) with 100% compliance, and a higher number of Members (30) with compliance 
rates at 0% (Figure 7). 
Figure 7: Compliance with DS:1 notifica tions, 1995-2013 (Number of Members) 
22
601830100%
≥50% and <100% 
>0% and <50%
0%
 
1.1.5  Table ES:1 notifications (Export subsid ies; Article 18.2 – 60 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) 
1.16.  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. 
                                               
7 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.20 
 
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  1.17.  For the period 1995-2013 there are 802 Table ES:1 notifications outstanding which 
represents 36% of the total ES:1 notification s expected for this period. Like Table DS:1 
compliance, Table ES:1 compliance rates vary gr eatly. A total of 25 Members (19%) have a 0% 
compliance rate, whereas 36 Members (28%) have submitted all their corresponding notifications 
(Figure 8). 
Figure 8: Compliance with ES:1 notifica tions, 1995-2013 (Number of Members) 
36
501925
100%
≥50% and <100% 
>0% and <50%
0%
 
1.1.6  Table ES:2 notifications (Total exports; Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) 
1.18.  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. 
1.19.  For the period 1995-2013 there are 59 Table ES:2 notifications outstanding which 
represents 12% of the total ES:2 notifications ex pected for this period. Much like Table MA:5, 
Table ES:2 is one of the two notifications with th e highest compliance rates. Close to 50% (13) of 
Members have submitted all of their corresponding Table ES:2 notifications. Additionally, 12 
Members have a compliance rate between 50% and 99%. The remaining two Members (7%) have a compliance rate between 1% and 50% (Figure 9). 
Figure 9: Compliance with ES:2 notifica tions, 1995-2013 (Number of Members) 
13
122
100%
≥50% and <100% 
>0%  and <50%
0%
 
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) 
1.20.  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. G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.20 
 
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  From 1995 to 15 February 2015, a total of 185 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) 
1.21.  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 15 February 2015, a tota l of 166 NF:1 notifications have been submitted 
to the WTO. 
1.3  Symbols and Abbreviations 
A blank space (" ") indicates that the notification is outstanding. 
A hyphen ("--") indicates for Table NF:1 and Table ES:3 notifications that no notification was 
submitted. 
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 p (" P") indicates that a notification has been received and is either being processed or 
pending for want of feedback from the notifying Me mber. A pending notification will be marked as 
"P" for a maximum period of six months. 
An 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, EU-27 from 2007 
and EU-28 from 2013. 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance8 
% 
1 Australia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
2 Barbados X* X               32 
3 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
4 Canada X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
5 Chile X* NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
6 China X* NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X   92 
7 Colombia X* X X X X X X X X X X X     84 
8 Costa Rica X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
9 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   93 
10 Ecuador X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X   94 
11 El Salvador X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
12 European Union X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
13 Guatemala X* X X X X X X X X        68 
14 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
15 India X* NA NA NA X X X X X X X      64 
16 Indonesia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X    89 
17 Israel X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
18 Japan X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
19 Korea, Republic of X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
20 Malaysia X*                21 
21 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
22 Moldova, Republic of X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X  100 
23 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X    89 
24 New Zealand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
25 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
26 Norway X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
27 Panama X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
28 Philippines X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
                                               
8 The percentage of MA:2 compliance takes into account the pe riod 1995-2013. Detailed information on all years (1995-2014) is av ailable in the "Compliance with 
notification obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
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One-off 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance8 
% 
29 Russian Federation X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X  100 
30 South Africa X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
31 Switzerland X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
32 Chinese Taipei X* NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
33 Thailand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
34 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia X NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X    82 
35 Tunisia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
36 Ukraine X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  X X X X X X 83 
37 United States of America X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
38 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of X* X X    X X X X     X  63 
39 Viet Nam X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA    X     14 
 
2.2  Special Safeguard (Table MA:5) 
 MA:5 
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance9 
% 
1 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
2 Barbados X X X             42 
3 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
4 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
5 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X     84 
6 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
7 Ecuador X X X X X X X X X X X X X   94 
8 El Salvador X X X X X X X X X X X X    89 
9 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
10 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X    89 
11 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
12 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X    89 
13 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
14 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
15 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
                                               
9 The percentage of compliance takes into account the period 1995-2013. Detailed information on all years (1995-2014) is availab le in the "Compliance with notification 
obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance9 
% 
16 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
17 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
18 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
19 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X      79 
20 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
21 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
22 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
23 Panama X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
24 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X      79 
25 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X     84 
26 Swaziland                0 
27 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
28 Chinese Taipei NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
29 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
30 Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X X X    89 
31 United States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
32 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  100 
33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of                21 
2.3  Domestic Support (Table DS:1) 
 DS:1 
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance10  
% 
1 Albania X X X X X X X X X X X         79 
2 Angola   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
3 Antigua and Barbuda                               0 
4 Argentina X X X X X X X X X             74 
5 Armenia NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X       82 
6 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of X X X X X X X X X X X X   X   95 
8 Bangladesh   (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   67 
9 Barbados X X X X X X X                 63 
                                               
10 The percentage of compliance takes into account the period 1995- 2013. Detailed information on all years (1995-2014) is availab le in the "Compliance with notification 
obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance10  
% 
10 Belize                               0 
11 Benin (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 11 
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of X X X X X X                   58 
13 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
14 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
15 Brunei Darussalam                               0 
16 Burkina Faso (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) 100 
17 Burundi X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X X X X X     92 
18 Cambodia NA NA NA NA X X X X X X (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 75 
19 Cameroon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
20 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X P      89 
21 Cape Verde NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA               0 
22 Central African Republic   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
23 Chad (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
24 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
25 China X X X X X X X X X             67 
26 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
27 Congo X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
29 Côte d'Ivoire                           X   5 
30 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X   X X X   95 
31 Democratic Republic of the Congo   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
32 Djibouti   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
33 Dominica                               0 
34 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
35 Ecuador X X X X X X X X X X X X X     94 
36 Egypt                               21 
37 El Salvador X X X                         42 
38 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
39 Fiji X X X X X X X X X X           78 
40 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X   X X     89 
41 The Gambia (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) 100 
42 Georgia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
43 Ghana                               0 
44 Grenada                               0  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance10  
% 
45 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
46 Guinea   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
47 Guinea-Bissau   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
48 Guyana X X X X X                     53 
49 Haiti (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 22 
50 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
51 Hong Kong, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
52 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
53 India X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
54 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
55 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
56 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
57 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
58 Jordan X X X X X X X X X X X P  P      79 
59 Kenya                               11 
60 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
61 Kuwait, the State of                               0 
62 Kyrgyz Republic                               6 
63 Lao People's Democratic Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   100 
64 Lesotho   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) X (NA)   11 
65 Macao, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
66 Madagascar X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   100 
67 Malawi X (NA)   (NA)   X X X X X X X   (NA)   77 
68 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
69 Maldives   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           31 
70 Mali   (NA) X (NA) X X X X X X X X X X   86 
71 Mauritania   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
72 Mauritius               X           X   11 
73 Mexico X X X X X X X X               68 
74 Moldova, Republic of NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
75 Mongolia                               18 
76 Montenegro NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA       0 
77 Morocco X X X X X X X X               68 
78 Mozambique   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
79 Myanmar X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   67  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance10  
% 
80 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X           79 
81 Nepal NA NA NA NA (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X X X (NA)   (NA) 83 
82 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
83 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
84 Niger   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
85 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
86 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
87 Oman X X X X X X X X X X X X X     93 
88 Pakistan X X X X X X X                 63 
89 Panama X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
90 Papua New Guinea                               0 
91 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X P  P    89 
92 Peru X X X X X X X X X X X         79 
93 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
94 Qatar X X X X X X X X X X X X X     89 
95 Russian Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X     50 
96 Rwanda (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
97 Saint Kitts and Nevis                               0 
98 Saint Lucia                               0 
99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
100 Samoa NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) X   100 
101 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X       75 
102 Senegal X X X X X X X X X X X X (NA)   (NA) 94 
103 Sierra Leone   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
104 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
105 Solomon Islands (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA) 0 
106 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
107 Sri Lanka X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
108 Suriname                               0 
109 Swaziland                               0 
110 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
111 Chinese Taipei NA NA X X X X X X X X X         75 
112 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA     0 
113 Tanzania   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   0 
114 Thailand X X X X X X X X X             74  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance10  
% 
115 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia NA NA NA X X X X X               
45 
116 Togo X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   100 
117 Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X           43 
118 Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X               68 
119 Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X           79 
120 Turkey X X                           37 
121 Uganda X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   (NA)   56 
122 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X       50 
123 United Arab Emirates X X                           33 
124 United States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
125 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
126 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA) 0 
127 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of                               21 
128 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X             29 
129 Yemen NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)  - 
130 Zambia   (NA)   (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA) X (NA)   78 
131 Zimbabwe                               26 
2.4  Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outlays and Quantity Reduction Commitments (Table ES:1) 
 ES:1 
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance11  
% 
1 Albania X X X X X X X X X X X         79 
2 Angola                               0 
3 Antigua and Barbuda                               0 
4 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
5 Armenia NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X       82 
6 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   95 
8 Bangladesh X X X X X X X                 63 
9 Barbados X X X X X X X                 63 
                                               
11 The percentage of compliance takes into account the period 1995 -2013. Detailed information on all years (1995-2014) is availab le in the "Compliance with notification 
obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance11  
% 
10 Belize                               0 
11 Benin                               0 
12 Bolivia, Plurinational State of X X X X X X                   58 
13 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
14 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
15 Brunei Darussalam                               0 
16 Burkina Faso X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
17 Burundi X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
18 Cambodia NA NA NA NA X X X X X X           60 
19 Cameroon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
20 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
21 Cape Verde NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X             17 
22 Central African Republic                               0 
23 Chad                               0 
24 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
25 China NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X     92 
26 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
27 Congo X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
29 Côte d'Ivoire X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
30 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
31 Democratic Republic of the Congo                               0 
32 Djibouti                               0 
33 Dominica                               16 
34 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
35 Ecuador X X X X X X X X X X X X X     94 
36 Egypt                               21 
37 El Salvador X X X                         42 
38 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
39 Fiji X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
40 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X   X X     89 
41 The Gambia X X X X X X X X X X X         78 
42 Georgia X X X X X X X X X X X X X     93 
43 Ghana X                             32 
44 Grenada                               0  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance11  
% 
45 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
46 Guinea                               0 
47 Guinea-Bissau                               0 
48 Guyana X X X X X                     53 
49 Haiti X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
50 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
51 Hong Kong, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
52 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
53 India X X X X X X X X X X           79 
54 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
55 Israel X X X X X     X X X X X X     84 
56 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
57 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
58 Jordan X X X X X X X X X X X X X     93 
59 Kenya                               16 
60 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X             74 
61 Kuwait, the State of X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
62 Kyrgyz Republic                               0 
63 Lao People's Democratic Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X   100 
64 Lesotho X X X X X X X X X X X X X     89 
65 Macao, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
66 Madagascar X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
67 Malawi X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
68 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
69 Maldives                               21 
70 Mali X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
71 Mauritania                               0 
72 Mauritius               X           X   11 
73 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
74 Moldova, Republic of NA X                           8 
75 Mongolia X X X X X X X                 59 
76 Montenegro NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X   100 
77 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X       84 
78 Mozambique                               0 
79 Myanmar X X X X X                     53  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance11  
% 
80 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X           79 
81 Nepal NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X       80 
82 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
83 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
84 Niger                               0 
85 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
86 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
87 Oman     X X X X X X X X X X       71 
88 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
89 Panama X X X X                       41 
90 Papua New Guinea                               0 
91 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
92 Peru X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
93 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
94 Qatar X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
95 Russian Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X   100 
96 Rwanda                               0 
97 Saint Kitts and Nevis                               0 
98 Saint Lucia X                             26 
99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
100 Samoa NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X   100 
101 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X     88 
102 Senegal X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
103 Sierra Leone                               0 
104 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
105 Solomon Islands                               0 
106 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
107 Sri Lanka                               16 
108 Suriname X                             32 
109 Swaziland X X X X X X X X X X X X       84 
110 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
111 Chinese Taipei NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
112 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA     0 
113 Tanzania                               0 
114 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance11  
% 
115 The former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia NA NA NA X X X X X               
45 
116 Togo X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
117 Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X             29 
118 Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X               68 
119 Tunisia X X X                         42 
120 Turkey Xa                             0 
121 Uganda X X X X X                     53 
122 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X X X X 83 
123 United Arab Emirates X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
124 United States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
125 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
126 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA       0 
127 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of                               21 
128 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X             29 
129 Yemen NA NA 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         84 
131 Zimbabwe                               26 
2.5  Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports (Table ES:2) 
  ES:2 
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance12  
% 
1 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
2 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
3 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
4 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
5 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
6 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
7 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 100 
8 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X           79 
9 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
                                               
12 The percentage of compliance takes into account the period 1995 -2013. Detailed information on all years (1995-2014) is availab le in the "Compliance with notification 
obligations" section of the Agriculture Information Management System ( http://agims.wto.org/ ).  
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Compliance12  
% 
10 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
11 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
12 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X       89 
13 Israel X X X X X     X X X X X X     84 
14 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
15 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
16 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
17 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
18 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
19 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
20 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X         84 
21 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
22 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
23 Turkey X                             32 
24 United States of America X X X X X X X X X X X X X     95 
25 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   100 
26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of                               21 
27 Zimbabwe X       X X X X X X X         68 
  
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- 22 - 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), 2005-2014 
 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 
Australia X X X X X X X X X -- 
Brazil X X X X X X X X X -- 
Canada X X X X X X X -- -- -- 
Cuba X X X X X X -- -- -- -- 
European Union X X X X X -- -- -- -- -- 
Japan X X X X X X X X -- -- 
Korea, Republic of X X X X -- -- -- -- -- -- 
Norway X X X -- -- X X X X -- 
South Africa X X X X X X -- -- -- -- 
Switzerland x X X X X X X X X -- 
3.2  Notification under Article 16.2 of the Agr eement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-2014 
 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 
Australia X X X X X X X X -- -- 
Canada X X X X X X X -- -- -- 
Cuba X X X X X X X X X -- 
European Union X X X X X X X X X -- 
Japan X X X X X X X -- -- -- 
New Zealand X X X X X X X X -- -- 
Norway X X X X X X X X X -- 
South Africa X X X X X X X X X -- 
Switzerland X X X X X X X -- -- -- 
United States of America X X X X X X X X -- -- G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.20 
 
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  ANNEX 1 
OUTSTANDING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FROM  
EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES 
a. Croatia: Table DS:1 (2008-2012). 
Note: Croatia will be included in the European Union's annual domestic support notification covering spending 
in the marketing year 2012/2013. 
 
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