G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.18  
 
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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 June 2014 meeting of the Committee on Agriculture. It reflects Members' compliance with their regular notification obligations as of 23 May 2014.
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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 
(Table ER:1). G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.18 
 
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  Table of Contents 
1   NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 3  
1.1   Annual Notifica tion Obligations .................................................................................... 5  
1.1.1   Table MA:1 ............................................................................................................  5 
1.1.2   Table MA:2 ............................................................................................................  5 
1.1.3   Table MA:5 ............................................................................................................  5 
1.1.4   Table DS:1 ............................................................................................................  6 
1.1.5   Table ES:1 ............................................................................................................. 6  
1.1.6   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) .................................................................................. 10 
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 ........................................................................ 21  
3.1   Export Subsidies: Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 2005-
2013 .............................................................................................................................. 21 
3.2   Notification under Article 16.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-
2013 .............................................................................................................................. 22 
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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 23 May 2014 a total of 3,460 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 the 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 (1995-2014*) 
 
*until 23 May 2014 G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.18 
 
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  Figure 2: Years reported pe r notification (1995-2014*) 
 
 
 
1.4.  For the period 1995-2012, there are a total of 1,683 outstanding regular notifications.3 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 39% 
(723 notifications) and 37% (762notifications) 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. *until 23 May 2014 G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.18 
 
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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 -LDC-). Out of the 159 WTO Members, nine are developed country Members
4 with 
44 annual notification requirements, whereas th e 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 1995-2012 implementation years have now 
passed. The column concerning the 2013 implementati on year is provided for information only and 
does not necessarily indicate that the notifications are now due. 
1.1.1  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. 
1.1.2  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 69 Tabl e MA:2 notifications outstanding which represent 
11% of the total number of MA:2 notifications expected for this period. 
1.1.3  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 70 Table MA:5 notifications outstanding which 
represents 12% of the total number of MA:5 notifications expected for this period. 
                                               
4 The European Union and its member states were counted as one Member. G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.18 
 
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  1.1.4  Table DS:1 notifications (Domestic suppo rt; Article 18.2 – 90 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) 
1.12.  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 723 Table DS:1 notifications outstanding, the highest 
percentage of outstanding notifications from the group, which represents 39% of the total number 
of DS:1 notifications expected for this period. 
1.1.5  Table ES:1 notifications (Export subsid ies; Article 18.2 – 60 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) 
1.14.  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 762 Table ES:1 notifications outstanding which 
represents 37% of the total number of ES:1 notifications expected for this period. 
1.1.6  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 59 Table ES:2 notifications outstanding which 
represents 12% 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 23 May 2014, a total of 177 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 23 May 2014, a total of 155 NF:1 notifications have been submitted to the WTO. 
                                               
5 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.18 
 
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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, 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 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
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 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 X 
9 Dominican Republic X NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
10 Ecuador X* NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
11 El Salvador X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
12 European Union X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
13 Guatemala X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X  P P  P  P  P  P  
14 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
15 India X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X         
16 Indonesia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
17 Israel X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
18 Japan X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
19 Korea, Republic of X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
20 Malaysia X* X X X X                               
21 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
22 Moldova, Republic of    NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA           
23 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
24 New Zealand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
25 Nicaragua X NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
26 Norway X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
27 Panama X* NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
28 Philippines X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
29 Russian Federation X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X 
30 South Africa X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
31 Switzerland 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 2013 
32 Chinese Taipei X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X 
33 Thailand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
34 The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X     
35 Tunisia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
36 Ukraine X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X X X 
37 United States of 
America X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
38 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of X* X X X X X X X       X X X X           
39 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 2013 
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 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 X 
7 Ecuador NA X 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 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 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 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 X 
21 Nicaragua X 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 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 X 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 2013 
28 Chinese Taipei NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X 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 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 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 2013 
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)    (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 X       
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of X X X X X X X X X 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)    (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 X   
14 Brazil X 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 (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)    
17 Burundi (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X X X X X   
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 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)    (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       
27 Congo NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
29 Côte d'Ivoire                                     X 
30 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   X X X 
31 Democratic Republic 
of the Congo 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 2013 
32 Djibouti (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
33 Dominica                                       
34 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
35 Ecuador NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
36 Egypt X X X X                               
37 El Salvador X X X X X X X X                       
38 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
39 Fiji NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
40 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   X X   
41 The Gambia NA (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X 
42 Georgia NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
43 Ghana                                       
44 Grenada NA                                     
45 Guatemala X   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
46 Guinea (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
47 Guinea-Bissau (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
48 Guyana X X X X X X X X X X                   
49 Haiti NA (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
50 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
51 Hong Kong, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
52 Iceland X X X X X X X X X                     
53 India X X X X X X X X X                     
54 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
55 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
56 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
57 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
58 Jordan NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X       
59 Kenya X X                                   
60 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
61 Kuwait, the State of                                       
62 Kyrgyz Republic NA NA NA X                               
63 Lao People's 
Democratic Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)  
64 Lesotho (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  X (NA)  
65 Macao, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
66 Madagascar (NA) X (NA)  X (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 2013 
67 Malawi (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    X X X X X X X     
68 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X             
69 Maldives X X X X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)          
70 Mali (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  X X X X X X X X X X 
71 Mauritania (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
72 Mauritius                         X             
73 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X             
74 Moldova, Republic of  NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X                   
75 Mongolia NA NA X X X                             
76 Montenegro NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA     
77 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X             
78 Mozambique (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
79 Myanmar X X X X X X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
80 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
81 Nepal NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X X X (NA)    
82 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
83 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
84 Niger NA NA (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
85 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
86 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
87 Oman NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X  P   
88 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X               
89 Panama NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
90 Papua New Guinea NA                                     
91 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
92 Peru X X X   X X X X X X X X X X X X       
93 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
94 Qatar NA   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
95 Russian Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X   
96 Rwanda NA (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
97 Saint Kitts and Nevis NA                                     
98 Saint Lucia                                       
99 Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
100 Samoa 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 2013 
101 Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X     
102 Senegal X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X (NA)    
103 Sierra Leone (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
104 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
105 Solomon Islands NA (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
106 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
107 Sri Lanka X X X                                 
108 Suriname                                       
109 Swaziland                                       
110 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
111 Chinese Taipei NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X       
112 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   
113 Tanzania (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
114 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
115 The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
X X X X X             
116 Togo (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  
117 Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X         
118 Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X X X X X X             
119 Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
120 Turkey X X X X X X X                         
121 Uganda (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
122 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X     
123 United Arab Emirates NA X X X X X X                         
124 United States of 
America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
125 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
126 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)    
127 Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X X X X                               
128 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X           
129 Zambia (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  
130 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 2013 
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 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 X   
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 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               
10 Belize                                       
11 Benin 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 X   
14 Brazil X X 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 X X X X   
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 X   
25 China NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X 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 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
28 Costa Rica X 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 X 
30 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
31 Democratic Republic 
of the Congo NA NA                                    
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
32 Djibouti                                       
33 Dominica X X X                                 
34 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
35 Ecuador NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
36 Egypt X X X X                               
37 El Salvador X X X X X X X X                       
38 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
39 Fiji NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
40 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   X X   
41 The Gambia NA   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
42 Georgia NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
43 Ghana X X X X X X                           
44 Grenada NA                                     
45 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
46 Guinea                                       
47 Guinea-Bissau                                       
48 Guyana X X X X X X X X X X                   
49 Haiti NA X X X X                             
50 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  X  X  X    
51 Hong Kong, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
52 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
53 India X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
54 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
55 Israel X X X X X X X X X X     X X X X X X   
56 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
57 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
58 Jordan NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
59 Kenya X X X                                 
60 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
61 Kuwait, the State of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
62 Kyrgyz Republic NA NA NA                                 
63 Lao People's 
Democratic Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X 
64 Lesotho   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
65 Macao, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
66 Madagascar 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 2013 
67 Malawi X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
68 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
69 Maldives X X X X                               
70 Mali X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
71 Mauritania                                       
72 Mauritius                         X             
73 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X             
74 Moldova, Republic of NA NA NA NA NA NA X                         
75 Mongolia NA NA X X X X X X X X X X               
76 Montenegro NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA X   
77 Morocco X   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
78 Mozambique                                       
79 Myanmar X X X X X X X X X X                   
80 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
81 Nepal NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X     
82 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
83 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
84 Niger NA NA                                   
85 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
86 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
87 Oman NA NA NA NA NA     X X X X X X X X X X     
88 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
89 Panama NA NA X X X X X X X                     
90 Papua New Guinea NA                                     
91 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
92 Peru X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
93 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
94 Qatar NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
95 Russian Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X 
96 Rwanda NA                                     
97 Saint Kitts and Nevis NA                                     
98 Saint Lucia   X X X X X                           
99 Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
100 Samoa 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 2013 
101 Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA X X X X X X X   
102 Senegal X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
103 Sierra Leone                                       
104 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
105 Solomon Islands NA                                     
106 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
107 Sri Lanka X X X                                 
108 Suriname X X X X X X                           
109 Swaziland   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
110 Switzerland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
111 Chinese Taipei NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X   
112 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   
113 Tanzania                                       
114 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
115 The former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X           
  
116 Togo X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
117 Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X           
118 Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X X X X X X             
119 Tunisia X X X X X X X X                       
120 Turkey Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa                           
121 Uganda X X X X X X X X X X                   
122 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X X X 
123 United Arab Emirates NA X X X X X X                         
124 United States of 
America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
125 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
126 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA     
127 Venezuela, Bolivarian 
Republic of X X X X                               
128 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X           
129 Zambia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
130 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 2013 
1 Argentina X X 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 X   
3 Brazil X 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       
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 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 X     
10 Honduras X 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 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 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 X 
17 Norway X 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 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 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 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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3.1  Export Subsidies: Notification of the To tal Volume of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 2005-2013 
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
Australia Australia Australia Australia Au stralia Australia Australia Australia  
Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil  
Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Norway Norway  
Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Switzerland    
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            
  
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 
Australia Australia Australia Austra lia Australia Cuba Cuba Cuba  
Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada European Union  European Union New Zealand  
Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Cuba Japan New Zealand Norway  
European Union European Union European Union European Union European Union New Zealand Norway    
Japan Japan Japan Japan Japan Norway Switzerland    
New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand New Ze aland New Zealand Switzerland      
Norway Norway Norway Norway Norway United States of 
America      
South Africa South Africa South Africa South Africa Switzerland        
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland United States of 
America        
United States of 
America United States of 
America United States of 
America United States of 
America          G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.18 
 
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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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