G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.16  
 
20 January 2014  
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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 January 2014 meeting of  the Committee on Agriculture. It reflects 
Members' compliance with their regular notification obligations as of 15 January 2014.2 
 
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.16 
 
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  Table of Contents 
1   NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................. 3  
1.1   Annual Notifica tion Obligations .................................................................................... 5  
1.1.2   Table MA:1 ............................................................................................................  5 
1.1.3   Table MA:2 ............................................................................................................  5 
1.1.4   Table MA:5 ............................................................................................................  5 
1.1.5   Table DS:1 ............................................................................................................  6 
1.1.6   Table ES:1 ............................................................................................................. 6  
1.1.7   Table ES:2 ............................................................................................................. 6  
1.2   Other Regular Notification Obligations Applicable only upon Maintenance of Specific 
Measures ......................................................................................................................... 6  
1.2.1   Table ES:3 ............................................................................................................. 6  
1.2.2   Table NF:1 ............................................................................................................. 6  
1.3   Symbols and Abbreviations ......................................................................................... 7  
2   COMPLIANCE WITH ANNUAL NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS ....................................... 8  
2.1   Tariff and Other Quota Co mmitments (Tables MA:1 and MA:2) ......................................... 8  
2.2   Special Safeguard (Table MA:5) ................................................................................... 9  
2.3   Domestic Suppo rt (Table DS:1) .................................................................................. 10 
2.4   Export Subsidies: Budgetary Outl ays and Quantity Reduction Commitments 
(Table ES:1) .................................................................................................................. . 15 
2.5   Export Subsidies: Notificati on of Total Export s (Table ES:2) ............................................ 19 
3   OTHER REGULAR NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY UPON 
MAINTENANCE OF SPEC IFIC MEASURES ........................................................................ 20  
3.1   Export Subsidies: Notification of the Total Volume of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 2005-
2012 .............................................................................................................................. 20 
3.2   Notification under Article 16.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-
2012 .............................................................................................................................. 20 
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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 January 2014 a total of 3,353 agriculture notifications (including addenda, 
corrigenda and revision) have been submitted to the WTO. The number of notifications submitted 
to the WTO experienced a sharp decrease from  2002 to 2007, from the year 2008 onwards the 
number of submitted notifications increased reaching similar levels to those in the years previous to 2002 (figure 1). It is worth noting that th e number of submitted notifications does not 
necessarily equal the number of years reported. Notifications covering multiple reporting periods 
have been increasingly received during the recent years as can be seen on Figure 2. 
Figure 1: Notifications submitted to the WTO (1995-2013) 
 
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  Figure 2: Years reported per notification (1995-2012) 
 
 
1.4.  For the period 1995-2012, there are a total of 1,848 outstanding regular notifications.3 
Out of the five annual notification requirements, Domestic Support (Table DS:1) and Export Subsidy (Table ES:1) notifications have the highest number of outstanding notifications 
with 43% (783 notifications) and 39% (817 notifications) of notifications pending, respectively. 
Figure 3: Total outstanding notification s per type of notification requirement 
 (1995-2012) 
 
*This number represents reported years and does not necessarily match the number of notifications submitted 
on the same period since some notifications covered more than one year. 
                                               
3 "Ad hoc" notification obligations applicable only upon maintenance of a specific measure 
(e.g. Table ER:1 required upon the application of export restrictions) as well as th e annual notifications where 
it was not possible to determine a priori whether the concerned notification requir ement would be applicable 
(e.g. Table NF:1 applicable to donor Members only) are excluded. G/AG/GEN/86/Rev.16 
 
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  1.5.  Figure 4 below shows the number of outstand ing notifications according to the category of 
Members (i.e. developed country, developing country and least developed country Members). Out of the 159 WTO Members, nine are developed country Members
4 with 44 annual notification 
requirements, whereas the remaining 122 Member are developing country Members (including 
LDCs) with 326 annual notification requirements.  
Figure 4: Number of outstanding notifi cations per type of member (1995-2012) 
 
 
1.1  Annual Notification Obligations 
1.6.  The time limits for all notifications concerning the 1995-2012 implementation years have now 
passed.  
1.1.2  Table MA:1 notifications, comprehe nsive one-off (Implementation of tariff and 
other quota commitments; Article 18.2 – 30 days) 
1.7.  Table MA:1 notifications are required to ha ve been submitted by all Members with tariff and 
other quota commitments, either in advance or within 30 days of the first opening of the tariff quotas concerned. Subsequent changes to the administration of tariff and other quotas are 
included in ad-hoc Table MA:1 notifications to  be made within 30 days following the change. 
1.1.3  Table MA:2 notifications (Imports under tariff and other quotas; Article 18.2 – 
60 days) 
1.8.  Table MA:2 notifications are required to be submitted annually by Members with tariff and 
other quota commitments specified in Section I-B (or Section I-A) of Part I of their Schedules for 
the products concerned. 
1.9.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 92 Tabl e MA:2 notifications outstanding which represent 
15% of the total number of MA:2 notifications expected for this period. 
1.1.4  Table MA:5 notifications (Special Sa feguard; Articles 5.7 and 18.2 – 30 days)  
1.10.  Table MA:5 notifications are required to  be submitted annually by Members that have 
reserved the right to have recourse to the Special Safeguard provisions as indicated in Section I-A 
of Part I of their Schedules. 
1.11.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 83 Table MA:5 notifications outstanding which 
represents 14% 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.16 
 
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  1.1.5  Table DS:1 notifications (Domestic suppo rt; Article 18.2 – 90 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) 
1.12.  Table DS:1 notifications are required to be submitted annually by Members with base and 
annual commitment levels specified in Section I of Part IV of their Schedules. All other Members, 
except Least-developed country (LDC) Members, sh ould submit an annual Table DS:1 notification.5 
LDC Members are required to submit Supporting Tables DS:1 to DS:3 every other year (indicated by the symbol "(NA)"). 
1.13.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 783 Table DS:1 notifications outstanding, the highest 
percentage of outstanding notifications from the group, which represents 43% of the total number 
of DS:1 notifications expected for this period. 
1.1.6  Table ES:1 notifications (Export subsid ies; Article 18.2 – 60 days or 120 days if 
the initial notification is provisional) 
1.14.  Table ES:1 notifications are required to be submitted annually by Members with base and 
annual commitment levels specified in Section II of Part IV of their Schedules. Members with no 
such scheduled commitments are required to submit an annual notification (within 30 days 
following the end of the year in question) in the form of a statement confirming that no export 
subsidies exist or, in the case of developing country Members using certain export subsidies 
pursuant to Article 9.4, in the form of Supporting Table ES:2. 
1.15.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 817 Table ES:1 notifications outstanding which 
represents 39% of the total number of ES:1 notifications expected for this period. 
1.1.7  Table ES:2 notifications (Total exports; Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) 
1.16.  Table ES:2 notifications are required to  be submitted annually by Members with export 
subsidy commitments specified in Section II of Part IV of their Schedules and by "significant exporters" as listed in G/AG/2/Add.1. 
1.17.  For the period 1995-2012 there are 73 Table ES:2 notifications outstanding which 
represents 15% of the total number of ES:2 notifications expected for this period. 
1.2  Other Regular Notification Obligations A pplicable only upon Maintenance of Specific 
Measures 
1.2.1  Table ES:3 notifications (Food aid volumes; Articles 10 and 18.2 – 120 days) 
1.18.  Table ES:3 notifications are required to be submitted annually by all food donor Members 
for all donated products (except for those products in respect of which this information must be 
notified under Table ES:1). No "nil return" is required from Members that do not provide food aid. 
From 1995 to 15 January 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 15 January 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.16 
 
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1.3  Symbols and Abbreviations 
A blank space (" ") indicates that the notification is outstanding. 
A capital x (" X") indicates that a notification has been issued. No assessment on the content or 
quality of the notification with respect to requirements is made or implied. 
A capital x followed by a superscripted star (" X*") indicates that the one-off Table MA:1 
notification has been revised or supplemented. 
A capital or a superscripted p (" P" or "P") indicates that a notification has been received and is 
either being processed or pending for want of feedback from the notifying Member. A pending 
notification will be marked as "P" for a maximum period of six months. 
A superscripted a ("a") indicates that information concerning food aid (column 5 of Table ES:1) has 
not been provided. 
A capital n and a capital a (" NA") indicates that the requirement was not applicable during the 
period covered either because there were no relevant commitments (e.g. tariff quotas) or because 
the Member concerned was not yet a WTO Member. 
A capital n and a capital a in brackets (" (NA) ") indicates that domestic support notifications are 
required every second year from LDC Members. 
Shaded cells indicate that the Member concerne d has a scheduled domestic support and/or an 
export subsidy reduction commitment. 
EU refers to the European Union as follows: EU-15 from 1995, EU-25 from 2004 and EU-27 from 
2007. Outstanding notifications for EU member States are presented in an Annex to Section I. 
Switzerland  in all tables refers to Switzerland-Liechtenstein, except in NF:1 notifications. 
 
  
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2.1  Tariff and Other Quota Commitments (Tables MA:1 and MA:2) 
  MA:1 MA:2 
One-
off 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Australia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
2 Barbados X* X X X X X X                         
3 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
4 Canada X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
5 Chile X* NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X 
6 China X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X   
7 Colombia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
8 Costa Rica X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
9 Croatia X* NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X     
10 Dominican Republic X NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X P  P P P 
11 Ecuador X* NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
12 El Salvador X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
13 European Union X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
14 Guatemala X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
15 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
16 India X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X       
17 Indonesia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
18 Israel X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
19 Japan X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
20 Korea, Republic of X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
21 Malaysia X* X X X X                             
22 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
23 Moldova, Republic of    NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA         
24 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
25 New Zealand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
26 Nicaragua X NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
27 Norway X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  P 
28 Panama X* NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
29 Philippines X* X X X X X X X X X X                 
30 Russian Federation X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
31 South Africa X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
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One-
off 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
32 Switzerland - 
Liechtenstein X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
33 Chinese Taipei X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X 
34 Thailand X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
35 The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X   
36 Tunisia X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
37 Ukraine X* NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X X 
38 United States of 
America X* X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
39 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of X* X X X X X X X       X X X X         
40 Viet Nam X NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA       X     
 
2.2  Special Safeguard (Table MA:5) 
  MA:5 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
2 Barbados X X X X X X X X                     
3 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
4 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
5 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
6 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
7 Ecuador NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
8 El Salvador X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
9 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
10 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
11 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
12 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
13 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
14 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
15 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
16 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
17 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
18 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
19 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
20 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
21 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
22 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
23 Panama NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X   X       
24 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
25 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
26 Swaziland                                     
27 Switzerland - 
Liechtenstein X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
28 Chinese Taipei NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X 
29 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
30 Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
31 United States of 
America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
32 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
33 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of X X X X                             
 
2.3  Domestic Support (Table DS:1) 
  DS:1 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Albania NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X     
2 Angola NA NA (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
3 Antigua and Barbuda                                     
4 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
5 Armenia NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X X X X   
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   
8 Bangladesh X X X X X   (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (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 
9 Barbados X X X X X X X X X X X X             
10 Belize                                     
11 Benin NA (NA) X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
12 Bolivia, Plurinational 
State of X X X X X X X X X X X               
13 Botswana X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
14 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X P  P 
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     
21 Cape Verde NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA           
22 Central African 
Republic (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
23 Chad NA (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
24 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
25 China NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X         
26 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
27 Congo NA NA                                 
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
29 Côte d'Ivoire                                     
30 Croatia NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X               
31 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   X X 
32 Democratic Republic 
of the Congo NA NA (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
33 Djibouti (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
34 Dominica                                     
35 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   X   P  
36 Ecuador NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
37 Egypt X X X X                             
38 El Salvador X X X X X X X X                     
39 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  P     
40 Fiji NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
41 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   X X  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
42 The Gambia NA (NA) X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
43 Georgia NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
44 Ghana                                     
45 Grenada NA                                   
46 Guatemala X   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
47 Guinea (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
48 Guinea-Bissau (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
49 Guyana X X X X X X X X X X                 
50 Haiti NA (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
51 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
52 Hong Kong, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
53 Iceland X X X X X X X X X                   
54 India X X X X X X X X X                   
55 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
56 Israel X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
57 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
58 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
59 Jordan NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X     
60 Kenya X X                                 
61 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
62 Kuwait, the State of                                     
63 Kyrgyz Republic NA NA NA X                             
64 Lao People's 
Democratic Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
65 Lesotho (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  X 
66 Macao, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
67 Madagascar (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
68 Malawi (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    X X X X X X X   
69 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
70 Maldives X X X X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)        
71 Mali (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  X X X X X X X X X 
72 Mauritania (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
73 Mauritius                         X           
74 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
75 Moldova, Republic of  NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X                 
76 Mongolia NA NA X X X                            
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
77 Montenegro NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   
78 Morocco X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
79 Mozambique (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
80 Myanmar X X X X X X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
81 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
82 Nepal NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X X X (NA)  
83 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
84 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
85 Niger NA NA (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
86 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
87 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  P 
88 Oman NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X   
89 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X             
90 Panama NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
91 Papua New Guinea NA                                   
92 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
93 Peru X X X   X X X X X  P P P P P P P      
94 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
95 Qatar NA   X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
96 Russian Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   
97 Rwanda NA (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
98 Saint Kitts and Nevis NA                                   
99 Saint Lucia                                     
100 Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
101 Samoa NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA (NA)  
102 Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X     
103 Senegal X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
104 Sierra Leone (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
105 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
106 Solomon Islands NA (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  
107 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
108 Sri Lanka X X X                               
109 Suriname                                     
110 Swaziland                                      
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
111 Switzerland - 
Liechtenstein X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
112 Chinese Taipei NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X     
113 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
114 Tanzania (NA)   (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
115 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
116 The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X           
117 Togo (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X 
118 Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X       
119 Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
120 Tunisia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
121 Turkey X X X X X X X                       
122 Uganda (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    (NA)    
123 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X     
124 United Arab 
Emirates NA X X X X X X                       
125 United States of 
America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  X   
126 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
127 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)  
128 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of X X X X                             
129 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X         
130 Zambia (NA) X (NA)  X (NA)    (NA)    (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X (NA)  X 
131 Zimbabwe X X X X X                            
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  ES:1 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Albania NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X     
2 Angola NA NA                                 
3 Antigua and Barbuda                                     
4 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
5 Armenia NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA X X X X X X X X X   
6 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
7 Bahrain, Kingdom of   X                                 
8 Bangladesh X X X X X X X X X X X X             
9 Barbados X X X X X X X X X X X X             
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   
14 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
15 Brunei Darussalam                                     
16 Burkina Faso NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
17 Burundi X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 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   
26 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
27 Congo NA NA                                 
28 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
29 Côte d'Ivoire X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
30 Croatia NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X   
31 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X      
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
32 Democratic Republic 
of the Congo NA NA                                 
33 Djibouti                                     
34 Dominica X X X                               
35 Dominican Republic X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
36 Ecuador NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
37 Egypt X X X X                             
38 El Salvador X X X X X X X X                     
39 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
40 Fiji NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
41 Gabon X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   X X 
42 The Gambia NA   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
43 Georgia NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
44 Ghana X X X X X X                         
45 Grenada NA                                   
46 Guatemala X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
47 Guinea                                     
48 Guinea-Bissau                                     
49 Guyana X X X X X X X X X X                 
50 Haiti NA X X X X                           
51 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
52 Hong Kong, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
53 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
54 India X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
55 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
56 Israel X X X X X X X X X X     X X X X X X 
57 Jamaica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
58 Japan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
59 Jordan NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
60 Kenya X X X                               
61 Korea, Republic of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
62 Kuwait, the State of X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
63 Kyrgyz Republic NA NA NA                               
64 Lao People's 
Democratic Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
65 Lesotho   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
66 Macao, China X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
67 Madagascar X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
68 Malawi X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
69 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
70 Maldives X X X X                             
71 Mali X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
72 Mauritania                                     
73 Mauritius                         X           
74 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
75 Moldova, Republic of NA NA NA NA NA NA X                       
76 Mongolia NA NA X X X X X X X X X X             
77 Montenegro NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA X 
78 Morocco X   X X X X X X X X X X X           
79 Mozambique                                     
80 Myanmar X X X X X X X X X X                 
81 Namibia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
82 Nepal NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X   
83 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
84 Nicaragua X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
85 Niger NA NA                                 
86 Nigeria X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
87 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
88 Oman NA NA NA NA NA     X X X X X X X X X X   
89 Pakistan X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
90 Panama NA NA X X X X X X X                   
91 Papua New Guinea NA                                   
92 Paraguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
93 Peru X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
94 Philippines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
95 Qatar NA X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
96 Russian Federation NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   
97 Rwanda NA                                   
98 Saint Kitts and Nevis NA                                   
99 Saint Lucia   X X X X X                         
100 Saint Vincent and 
the Grenadines X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X    
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
101 Samoa NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA   
102 Saudi Arabia, 
Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X       
103 Senegal X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
104 Sierra Leone                                     
105 Singapore X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
106 Solomon Islands NA                                   
107 South Africa X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
108 Sri Lanka X X X                               
109 Suriname X X X X X X                         
110 Swaziland   X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
111 Switzerland - 
Liechtenstein X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
112 Chinese Taipei NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X X 
113 Tajikistan NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
114 Tanzania                                     
115 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
116 The former Yugoslav 
Republic of 
Macedonia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X           
117 Togo X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
118 Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X         
119 Trinidad and Tobago X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
120 Tunisia X X X X X X X X                     
121 Turkey Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa Xa                         
122 Uganda X X X X X X X X X X                 
123 Ukraine NA NA NA NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA   X X X X 
124 United Arab 
Emirates NA X X X X X X                       
125 United States of 
America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
126 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
127 Vanuatu NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   
128 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic 
of X X X X                              
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
129 Viet Nam NA NA NA NA  NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X         
130 Zambia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
131 Zimbabwe X X X X X                           
 
2.5  Export Subsidies: Notification of Total Exports (Table ES:2) 
  ES:2 
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
1 Argentina X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
2 Australia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
3 Brazil X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
4 Canada X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
5 Chile X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
6 Colombia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
7 Costa Rica X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
8 Cuba X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X       
9 European Union X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
10 Honduras X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
11 Iceland X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
12 Indonesia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
13 Israel X X X X X X X X X X     X X X X X X 
14 Malaysia X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
15 Mexico X X X X X X X X X X X X X           
16 New Zealand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
17 Norway X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 
18 Pakistan 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 - 
Liechtenstein X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X   
22 Thailand X X X X X X X X X X X X X X         
23 Turkey X X X X X X                         
24 United States of 
America X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X     
25 Uruguay X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X  
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1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
26 Venezuela, 
Bolivarian Republic of X X X X                             
27 Zimbabwe X X X X X X       X X X X X X X     
 3  OTHER REGULAR NOTIFICATION OBLIGATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY UPON MAINTENANCE OF SPECIFIC MEASURES 
3.1  Export Subsidies: Notification of the To tal Volume of Food Aid (Table ES:3), 2005-2012 
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia Australia 
Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil BrazilP BrazilP 
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           
 
3.2  Notification under Article 16.2 of the Agr eement on Agriculture (Table NF:1), 2005-2012 
 
 
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 
Australia Australia Australia Aust ralia Australia Cuba Cuba Cuba 
Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada European Union European Union New Zealand  
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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 Zealand 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.16 
 
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  ANNEX 1 
OUTSTANDING NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FROM  
EUROPEAN UNION MEMBER STATES 
 
a. Czech Republic:  Table MA:5 (2004)P; Table ES:1 (2004)P; Table ES:2 (2004)P 
Note: 
Separate notifications pertaining to the ten countries that joined the EU as member States in 2004 (EU-25) are circulated for the reporting period 2004 (1 January – 30 April) in the fields of market access (except for Table MA:1) and export subsidies. 
 
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