G/AG/W/180/Add.1  
 
21 September 2018  
(18-5896) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
SUPPLEMENT TO THE CA IRNS GROUP EXPORT CO MPETITION REVIEW  
SUBMISSION ON BEHALF  OF THE CAIRNS GROUP  TO THE 87TH MEETING  
OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE IN JUNE 2018 
Addendum  
1.  Following the additional respo nses to the Export Competition q uestionnaire received  since 
the 87th Committee on Agriculture, incorporated into the Secretariat Report G/AG/W/125/Rev.9, we 
have prepared the following additional contextual material to supplement our 2018 Cairns Group 
Information Paper G/AG/W/180 . 
2.  Further information is prov ided on:  
1. The response rate to the Export Competition q uestionnaire ; 
2. The S tatus of Scheduled Entitlements;  
3. Clarification on export credit maximum repayment terms for certain EU m ember States ; 
4. The notified use of interim export subsidy flexibilit ies under the Nairobi Decision.  
1  RESPONSE RATE TO QUE STIONNAIRE  
3.  We would like to acknowledge the wide range of Members who have responded to the 
questionnaire since the Nairobi Decision.  The following chart demonstrates that a number of 
Members, including LDC Members have made an effort to respond.  There continue however to be 
gaps in coverage, and the overall response rate has dropped precipitously in 2018.  We would 
encourage Members to improve their performance for the next questionnaire.   
  
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- 2 - Table 1 - Respo nses to the Export Competition q uestionnaire since the Nairobi Ministerial  
 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Questionnaire  circulated 20  Jan. 
2016  additional replies to 
same  circulated 
31 Oct. 2016  additional replies to 
same  circulated 
16 Nov. 2017  additional replies to 
same  
Document #  G/AG/W/125/R ev. 4 G/AG/W/125/R ev. 5 G/AG/W/125/Rev.  6 G/AG/W/125/R ev. 7 G/AG/W/125/R ev. 8 G/AG/W/125/R ev. 9 
Issued  11 May 2016  26 July 2016  10 May 2017  27 Sept 2017  24 April 2018  24 July 2018  
Albania  ✓  
   
    
Argentina     
✓  
  ✓ 
Australia  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Brazil  ✓  
* ✓   
Canada  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Chile ✓  
✓  
    
China     
  ✓     
Colombia     
✓  
    
Costa Rica  ✓  
  ✓ ✓   
Dominican Republic    ✓    
    
Ecuador  ✓  
✓  
✓   
European Union  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Fiji    
✓  
    
Georgia  ✓  
   
    
Guatemala     
   
  ✓ 
Honduras  ✓  
✓  
    
Hong Kong, China  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Iceland     
✓  
    
Israel  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Jamaica  ✓  
   
    
Japan  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Jordan  ✓  
   
    
Macao, China  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Madagascar  ✓  
   
    
Malaysia  ✓  
✓  
  ✓ 
Mauritius     
✓  
✓   
Mexico     
   
✓   
Montenegro  ✓  
   
    
New Zealand  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Norway  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Panama  ✓  
✓  
✓   
                                                
* Included in 2018 response .  
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Questionnaire  circulated 20  Jan. 
2016  additional replies to 
same  circulated 
31 Oct. 2016  additional replies to 
same  circulated 
16 Nov. 2017  additional replies to 
same  
Document #  G/AG/W/125/R ev. 4 G/AG/W/125/R ev. 5 G/AG/W/125/Rev.  6 G/AG/W/125/R ev. 7 G/AG/W/125/R ev. 8 G/AG/W/125/R ev. 9 
Issued  11 May 2016  26 July 2016  10 May 2017  27 Sept 2017  24 April 2018  24 July 2018  
Peru    
✓  
✓   
Philippines     
✓  
  ✓ 
Russian Federation  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Saudi Arabia , Kingdom 
of ✓  
   
    
Seychelles  ✓  
✓  
    
Singapore  ✓  
✓  
✓   
South Africa  ✓  
   
    
Switzerland -
Liechtenstein  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Chinese Taipei  ✓  
✓  
    
Thailand    ✓ ✓  
    
Togo    
   
✓   
Trinidad & Tobago     
✓  
    
Turkey  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Ukraine    ✓ ✓  
✓   
United States of 
America  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Uruguay  ✓  
✓  
✓   
Viet Nam  ✓  
   
    
Totals  33 33+3 =  36 32 32+2 = 34  24 24+4 = 28  G/AG/W/180/Add.1  
 
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  4.  Members not responding to the questionnaire since the Nairobi Ministerial : Afghanistan; Angola; 
Antigua and Barbuda ; Armenia; Bahrain , Kingdom of ; Bangladesh ; Barbados ; Belize ; Benin ; Bolivia , 
Plurinational State of ; Botswana ; Brunei Darussalam ; Burkina Fa so; Burundi ; Cabo Verde ; 
Cambodia ; Cameroon ; Central African Republic ; Chad; Congo , Democratic  Republic of the ; 
Côte d'Ivoire ; Cuba; Congo ; Djibouti ; Dominica ; Egypt ; El Salvador ; Eswatini ; Gabon ; The Gambia ; 
Ghana ; Grenada ; Guinea ; Guinea -Bissau ; Guyana ; Haiti; India; Indonesia; Kazakhstan ; Kenya ; 
Korea, Republic of ; Kuwait, the State of ; Kyrgyz Republic ; Lao People 's Democratic Republic ; 
Lesotho ; Liberia ; Malawi ; Maldives ; Mali; Mauritania ; Moldova, Republic of ; Mongolia ; Morocco ; 
Mozambique ; Myanmar ; Namibia ; Nepal ; Nicaragua ; Niger ; Nigeria ; Oman ; Pakistan ; Papua New 
Guinea ; Paraguay ; Qatar ; Rwanda ; Saint Kitts and Nevis ; Saint Lucia ; Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines ; Samoa ; Senegal ; Sierra Leone ; Solomon Islands ; Sri Lanka ; Suriname ; Tajikistan ; 
Tanzania; The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ; Tonga ; Tunisia ; Uganda ; 
United  Arab Emirates ; Vanuatu ; Venezuela , Bolivarian Republic of ; Yemen ; Zambia ; Zimbabwe . 
2  ELIMINATION OF SCHED ULED ENTITLEMENTS  
5.  There has also been progress since G/AG/W/180 on the  amendment of schedules.  Switzerland 
has certifi ed their amendment eliminating four  of their product entitlements, while Colombia, 
Uruguay and the United States have each tabled amended schedules  with a 'nil' entitlement for all 
products.   
Table 2 - Status  of Scheduled Export Subsidy Entitlements by Member  
Eliminated Entitlements Pre -MC10   
1 New Zealand  2000 Nil all products  
2 Panama  2003 Nil all products  
Eliminated Entitlements Post -MC10   
3 Australia  22 May 2017  Nil all products  
Amended Entitlements Post-MC10   
4 Norway  28 Feb . 2018 Nil 7 of 11 products Dec 2015; rest by end 2020  
5 Israel  11 March 2018  Nil 1 of 6 products Dec 2015; rest by end 2020  
6 Switzerland -Liechtenstein  2 Aug 2018  Nil 4 of 5 products Dec 2015; rest by end 2020  
Initiated WTO Procedures to Amend Entitlements  
7 European Union  Amendment circulated 17 Oct 2017* 
8 Canada  Amendment circulated 11 Dec 2017  
9 South Africa  Amendments circulated 2 March 2018  and 10 July  
10 Colombia  Amendment circulated 22 June 2018  
11 Uruguay  Amendment circulated 26 June 2018  
12 USA Amendment circulated 8 August 2018  
Awaiting Amendment  
 Brazil; Indonesia; Iceland; Mexico; Turkey;  Venezuela , Bolivarian Republic of  
* In the context of Brexit, the UK also circulated a schedule on 24 July 2018 with a 'nil' export subsidy 
commitment for all products.    
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  3  CLARIFICATION OF EXP ORT CREDITS  
6.  G/AG/W/180 highl ighted the repayment terms for eight  WTO Members, including 
six member s States of the European Union (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, and 
Poland) for whom maximum repayment terms could exceeded 18 months.   
7.  The European Union has subsequently provi ded additional information bilaterally.  Their 
communication i ndicates that "the EU m ember States concerned have taken steps to ensure that 
the Nairobi Decision is f ully applied by the end of 2017 ".  
4  NOTIFIED USE OF INTE RIM EXPORT SUBSIDY F LEXIBILITIES UNDER T HE DECISION  
8.  One additional notification has been provided  since G/AG/W/180 showing Norway 's export 
subsidies in the calendar year 2017.  During that period Norway has remained within the quantity 
and outlay standstill commitments in the Nairobi Decision, and has ceased its support to butter.  
   
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- 6 - Table 3 - Notifications under interim flexibilities, and relativity to standstill commitments  
Pre-Nairobi  Post-Nairobi  
 2015  2016  2017  2018  
Canada  
 
Marketing year   Skim Milk Powder  
CAN 31,145,000  
11,321 MT     
Marketing year only part post -Nairobi  
Cheese  
CAN 8,842,000  
4,382 MT  
Marketing year only part post -Nairobi  
Other Milk  
CAN 21,982,000  
7,873 MT  
Marketing year only part post -Nairobi  
Incorporated Products  
CAN 19,155,000  
(volume not reported)  
Marketing year only part post -Nairobi  
European Union   
 
Marketing year  Sugar  
EUR 0*  
1,350,000 MT   
NIL 
   
Marketing year only part post -Nairobi  - 
Israel  Fruit  
USD 549,670  
1,090.00  MT   
51% of previous five -year average  
Vegetables  
USD 31,030  60 MT  
12% of previous five -year average  
Fresh Flowers  
USD 40 
330,000,000  pieces  
0.1% of previous five-year average  
 
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- 7 - Pre-Nairobi  Post-Nairobi  
 2015  2016  2017  2018  
Norway  Butter  
NOK 15,000,000  
1,034 MT   
NIL 
  
1,153.8%  of previous five-year average  - 
99.6% of 2003-2005 avg quantity  - 
Cheese  
NOK 81,900,000  
9,868 MT  Cheese  
NOK 62,600,000  
9,893 MT 
67% of previous five-year average  52% of previous five -year average  
61.9% of 2003-2005 avg quantity  64% of 2003 -2005 avg quantity  
Pig Meat  
NOK 45,100,000  
1,898 MT  Pig Meat  
NOK 4 1,100,000  
1,898 MT  
92% of previous five-year average  72% of previous five-year average  
100% of 2003-2005 avg quantity  100% of 2003-2005 avg quantity  
Processed Products  
NOK 24,500,000  Processed Products  
NOK 2 5,700,000  
90% of previous five-year average  95% of previous five-year average  
(volume not reported)  (volume not reported)  
Switzerland  Livestock and horses  
CHF 72,000  
72 head   
89% of previous five-year average  
Processed Products  
CHF 94,600,000  
(volume not reported)  
125.8%  of previous five-year average  
* The EU does not report outlays against out -of-quota sugar exports. Production quotas were abolished in 2017 . G/AG/W/180/Add.1  
 
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  5  CONCLUSIONS  
9.  The additional information provided in G/AG/W/125/ Rev.9 of the Secretariat 's Export 
Competition paper continues to support the conclusions that:  
a) The response rate, as well as the coverage of responses remains poor.  Greater active 
participation in the questionnaire is desirable by all Members, including nil reports and up to 
date notifications of export subsidy outlays;   
 
b) monitoring the utmost restraint and standstill provisions of the Nairobi Decision continues 
to be  important during the period up to 2021, and vigilance of Members in the Agriculture 
Committee is important in ensuring compliance;  
 
c) It would be desirable for Members to voluntarily provide information about whether their 
export credit guarantee, insurance  and reinsurance programmes are self -financing as 
required under the Nairobi Decision.   
 
10.  We would also note the positive progress that has been made in amending schedules in 
accordance with the elimination of export subsidy entitlements under the Nairobi D ecision.  A further 
three Members have tabled amendments.  We would encourage a continued discussion in the 
Committee to support this process.   
 
 
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