WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
19 May 2008 
 (08-2366) 
Committee on Agriculture 
Special Session  
 
  
REVISED DRAFT MODALITIES FOR AGRICULTURE 
 This document reflects changes to the modalitie s intending to reflect the negotiation process 
as well as corrections to a number of typographical erro rs which were included in the originals of this 
document. 
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  Communication from the Chairman of the Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture 
 
This version is in a more simplified or cleaner fo rm than the immediately preceding version.  I feel 
that this better reflects where we are in light of th e discussions that we have had since the last version 
over three months ago.  Where I have detected, if not  agreement, then at least real convergence, I have 
often opted for putting in a clean text rather th an square brackets around fairly fine remaining 
differences.  I am not saying that absence of square brackets or a clear cut option always means that I 
believe there is agreement.  But, at this late stage of the negotiation I think it is more useful to have a 
clean option in there because the margin of differe nce is not so great as to warrant multiple choices 
anymore.  If Members want to continue to haggle around what is put forward there, that is fine.  It is, 
in my view, a better way at this point in time  to facilitate finalisation of our negotiation. 
 I have tended to go for the classic square brackets in  cases where there are what I would call the real 
“hot spots” left in the negotiation.  In fact, there are now relatively few left. Of these, some have been 
pretty stable over the past several months.  As it happens, I have in my own mind a pretty clear idea 
on where Members will finally come out on them.  But it is clear that, for a handful of them at least, 
that moment will not be in advance of having Minist ers in the room. For the others, they may be left 
for Ministers by default.  There are not so many of  them left that it would be impossible to manage 
them in that format.  But it is, at least in my vi ew, conceivable (and certainly desirable) that they 
should be further resolved by officials before then.  We should do that commencing the 26
th . 
 
Some more specific remarks: 
 As you all know, there are ongoing intensive nego tiations under way on tropical and diversification 
products and long-standing preferences and preference erosion.  I have been advised that those have 
not in fact reached a resolution but that the Member s concerned are continuing their efforts.  As we 
had understood at the last informal open-ended I have  therefore resorted to the option of applying the 
previous version on those subjects.  This is th e most obvious instance wher e the text as is will 
inevitably have to be revised in light of ongoing r eal negotiation.  We will obviously revert to this 
from the 26 May.  I am not going to define an agenda for the week of the 26
th but the following are a minimum of other 
areas where I could see that, with a bit more work , we could actually still further fine tune the 
attached document without expecting to fix th e handful of “big ticket” political choices. 
 There is not much left to be done on Food Aid and E xport Credits.  We should try to finish that off. 
On in–tariff quotas we should be able to at least  make progress off the present structure. I remain 
(perhaps alone) stubbornly of the view that Green Box can be brought to a conclusion. Annex C is 
something we should be in a position to tidy up to a poi nt that is tantamount to a conclusion even if it 
may have to have one remaining clea r-cut option.  Paragraph 75 is relatively clean in its present form 
even though it remains contested.  I felt that discussi ons in Room E came close last time to getting to 
a resolution of the underlying difference in position.  It  wasn’t quite sufficient to warrant reflection in 
that paragraph in this version.  But I remain of th e view that, with a bit more effort from the 26th we 
could yet find that.  On SP and SSM, we still remain  quite divergent.  This is an area where the 
changes I have made have been to simplify the choi ces: there were too many fine distinctions in the 
previous version and they could be discarded in my view without prejudicing the big choices that 
remain.  Those choices are still further apart than one  would hope to see at this stage, but I do believe 
that some elements, at least, could still be progressed even if not finalised from the week of the 26th.  
 
Crawford Falconer Chairman  Special Session, Committee on Agriculture
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  I. DOMESTIC SUPPORT 
A. OVERALL REDUCTION OF TRADE -DISTORTING DOMESTIC SUPPORT : A TIERED FORMULA  
Base level 
1. The base level for reductions in Overall Trade-Distorting Domestic Support (hereafter "Base 
OTDS") shall be the sum of: 
(a) the Final Bound Total AMS specified in Pa rt IV of a Member's Schedule;  plus 
(b) for developed country Members, 10 per cent of  the average total value of agricultural 
production in the 1995-2000 base period (thi s being composed of 5 per cent of the 
average total value of production for product-specific and non-product-specific AMS respectively);  plus 
(c) the higher of average Blue Box payments as notified to the Committee on 
Agriculture, or 5 per cent of the average total value of agric ultural production, in the 
1995-2000 base period. 
2. For developing country Members, item (b) of pa ragraph 1 above shall be 20 per cent of the 
average total value of agricultural producti on in the 1995-2000 or 1995-2004 period as may be 
selected by the Member concerned.  For devel oping country Members, the base period for the 
purposes of item (c) of paragraph 1 above shall be  1995-2000 or 1995-2004 as may be selected by the 
Member concerned. 
Tiered reduction formula 
3. The Base OTDS shall be reduced in accord ance with the following tiered formula: 
(a) where the Base OTDS is greater than US $60 billion, or the equivalent in the 
monetary terms in which the binding is expressed, the reduction shall be [(75) 
(85)] per cent; 
(b) where the Base OTDS is greater than US $10 billion and less than or equal to 
US$60 billion, or the equivalents in the monetary terms in which the binding is expressed, the reduction shall be [(66) (73)] per cent; 
(c) where the Base OTDS is less th an or equal to US$10 billion, or the equivalent in the 
monetary terms in which the binding is e xpressed, the rate of reduction shall be 
[(50) (60)] per cent. 
4. Developed country Members with high relative le vels of Base OTDS in the second tier (i.e. at 
least 40 per cent of the average total value of agricultural production in the 1995-2000 period) shall 
undertake an additional effort.  The additional reduction to be undertaken shall be equal to one half of 
the difference between the reduction rates speci fied in paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b) above. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Implementation period and staging 
5. For developed country Members, the reductions shall be implemented in six steps over five 
years. 
(a) For Members in the first two tiers specified  in paragraphs 3(a) and 3(b) above, the 
Base OTDS shall be reduced by one-third on the first day of implementation.  The 
remaining reductions shall be implemen ted annually in five equal steps. 
(b) For Members in the third tier specified in paragraph 3(c) above, the Base OTDS shall 
be reduced by 25 per cent on the first day of implementation.  The remaining 
reductions shall be implemented annually in five equal steps. 
Special and differential treatment 
6. Developing country Members with no Final B ound Total AMS commitments shall not be 
required to undertake reduction commitments in their Base OTDS. 
7. For developing country Members with Final B ound Total AMS commitments, the applicable 
reduction in the Base OTDS shall be two-thirds of the relevant rate specified in paragraph 3(c) above.  
However, net food-importing developing countries  (hereafter "NFIDCs") listed in document 
G/AG/5/Rev.8 shall not be required to undert ake reduction commitments in their Base OTDS. 
8. For those developing country Members, the reduc tions shall be implemented in nine steps 
over eight years.  The Base OTDS shall be reduced by 20 per cent on the first day of implementation.  
The remaining reductions shall be implem ented annually in eight equal steps. 
Recently-Acceded Members 
9. Saudi Arabia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of  Macedonia and Viet Nam, as very recently-
acceded Members (hereafter "RAMs") shall not be required to undertake reduction commitments in 
their Base OTDS.  Small low-income RAMs with economies in transition
1 shall not be required to 
undertake reduction commitments in their Base OTDS.  Reduction commitments for other RAMs 
with Final Bound Total AMS commitments shall be two-thirds of the relevant rate specified in 
paragraph 3(c) above and shall be  implemented in accordance with the provisions in paragraph 8 
above. 
Other commitments 
10. All Members other than least-developed country  Members shall schedule their Base, Annual 
and Final Bound OTDS entitlements, as provided above, in monetary terms, in Part IV of their 
Schedules.  Developing country Members that are not required to undertake reduction commitments  
under any of the provisions of these modalities shall only be required to schedule their Base OTDS. 
11. For those Members that, under these modalities are subject to reduction  commitments  in their 
Base OTDS, such commitments shall apply as a minimum overall commitment.  Throughout the 
implementation period and thereafter, each Member sha ll ensure that the sum of the applied levels of 
trade-distorting support under each OTDS compone nt does not exceed the Annual and Final Bound 
OTDS levels specified in Part IV of its Schedule. 
                                                        
1 This shall be applicable to Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic and Moldova.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  12. The Agreement on Agriculture shall be ame nded in order to provide for these OTDS 
modalities including amendments to existing Articles, wh ere necessary, to ensure consistency with the 
above provisions. The data on value of produc tion shall, for all Members undertaking OTDS 
reduction commitments, be provided in tim e to be annexed to these modalities. 
B. FINAL BOUND TOTAL AMS:   A TIERED FORMULA  
Tiered reduction formula 
13. The Final Bound Total AMS shall be reduced  in accordance with the following tiered 
formula: 
(a) where the Final Bound Total AMS is greater than US$40 billion, or the equivalent in 
the monetary terms in which the binding is expressed, the reduction shall be 
70 per cent; 
(b) where the Final Bound Total AMS is greater  than US$15 billion and less than or 
equal to US$40 billion, or the equivalents in the monetary terms in which the binding 
is expressed, the reduction shall be 60 per cent; 
(c) where the Final Bound Total AMS is less than or equal to US$15 billion, or the 
equivalent in the monetary terms in which the binding is expressed, the rate of 
reduction shall be 45 per cent. 
14. Developed country Members with high relative le vels of Final Bound Total AMS (i.e. at least 
40 per cent of the average total value of agricultural production during the 1995-2000 period) shall undertake an additional effort in the form of a highe r cut than would otherwise be applicable for the 
relevant tier.  Where the Member concerned is in the second tier, the additional reduction to be 
undertaken shall be equal to the difference between the reduction rates specified  in paragraphs 13(a) 
and 13(b) above.  Where the Member concerned is in the bottom tier, the additional reduction to be 
undertaken shall be one half of the difference betw een the reduction rates specified in paragraphs 
13(b) and 13(c) above. 
Implementation period and staging 
15. For developed country Members, reductions in Final Bound Total AMS shall be implemented 
in six steps over five years.  For developed co untry Members in the top two tiers specified in 
paragraphs 13(a) and 13(b) above, this shall be implemented by m eans of a  25 per cent reduction on 
the first day of implementation, followed by reducti ons in equal annual instalments over five years.  
For other developed country Members, the reducti ons shall be implemented in six equal annual 
instalments over five years, commencing on the first day of implementation. 
Special and differential treatment 
16. The reduction in Final Bound Total AMS applicab le to developing country Members shall be 
two-thirds of the reduction applicable for devel oped country Members under paragraph 13(c) above.  
The reductions in Final Bound Tota l AMS shall be implemented in ni ne equal annual instalments over 
eight years, commencing on the first day of implementation. 
17. NFIDCs listed in document G/AG/5/Rev.8 sha ll not be required to undertake reduction 
commitments in their Final Bound Total AMS. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  18. The provisions of  Article 6.2 of the Agre ement on Agriculture shall remain unchanged. 
Recently-Acceded Members 
19. Saudi Arabia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of  Macedonia and Viet Nam, as very recently-
acceded Members shall not be required to undertake reduction commitments in their Final Bound Total AMS.  Small low-income RAMs with economi es in transition shall not be required to undertake 
reduction commitments in their Final Bound Total AMS.
2  In the case of such Members, investment 
subsidies which are generally available to agricu lture, agricultural input subsidies and interest 
subsidies to reduce the costs of financing , as well as grants to cover debt repayment , may be excluded 
from the calculation of the Current Total AMS.3  The reductions in Final Bound Total AMS for other 
RAMs with such commitments shall be two-thirds of  the rate specified in paragraph 13(c) above and 
shall be implemented in accord ance with paragraph 16 above. 
Other  
20. Article 18.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture sha ll continue to apply in order to respond to 
the situations referred to in that provision. Such due  consideration shall also be given in the event that 
a developing country Member faces difficulties in its  AMS calculation as a result  of extraordinary and 
sudden increases in food prices relative to the fixed external reference price. 
C. PRODUCT -SPECIFIC AMS  LIMITS  
General 
21. Product-specific4 AMS limits shall be set out in terms of monetary value commitments in 
Part IV of the Schedule of the Member concerne d in accordance with terms and conditions specified 
in the paragraphs below. 
22. The product-specific AMS limits specified in  the Schedules of all developed country 
Members other than the United States shall be th e average of the product-specific AMS during the 
Uruguay Round implementation period (1995-2000 ) as notified to the Committee on Agriculture .  
These shall be tabulated by individual product for each Member in an Annex to these modalities. 
23. For the United States only, the product-specific AM S limits specified in their Schedule shall 
be the resultant of applying proportionately the average product-specific AMS in the [1995-2004] 
period to the average product-specific total AMS support for the Uruguay Round implementation period (1995-2000) as notified to the Committee on Agriculture.  These shall be tabulated by 
individual product in the Annex to these m odalities referred to in the paragraph above. 
24. Where a Member has, after the base period specified in  paragraphs 22 and 23 above, 
introduced product-specific AMS support above the de minimis  level provided for under Article 6.4 of 
the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, and it did not have product-specific AMS support 
above the de minimis  level during the base period, the product-specific AMS limit specified in the 
Schedule may be the average amount of such product-specific AMS support for the two most recent years prior to the date of adoption of these moda lities, for which notifications to the Committee on 
Agriculture have been made. 
                                                        
2 This shall be applicable to Moldova which is the only such Member with a Final Bound Total AMS. 
3 This shall be applicable to Albania, Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic and Moldova. 
4 "Product-specific" commitments have the same meaning as they are used in the Uruguay Round Agreement 
on Agriculture.   TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  25. In cases where the product-specific AMS s upport for each year during the base period 
specified in paragraphs 22 and 23 above was below the de minimis  level provided for under 
Article 6.4 of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agricu lture and the Member concerned is not in the 
situation covered by paragraph 24  above, the product-specific AMS limit specified in the Schedule for 
the product concerned may be that de minimis  level, expressed in monetary terms. 
26. The scheduled product-specific AMS limits shall be implemented in full on the first day of 
the implementation period.  Where the average notif ied product-specific AMS in the two most recent 
years for which notifications are available was high er, the limits shall be implemented in three equal 
annual instalments, with the starting point for impl ementation being the lower of the average of those 
two years or 130 per cent of the scheduled limits. 
Special and differential treatment 
27. Developing country Members shall establish th eir product-specific AMS limits by choosing 
one of the following methods, and scheduling a ll their product-specific AMS commitments in 
accordance with the method chosen: 
(a) the average product-specific AMS during th e base period 1995-2000 or 1995-2004 as 
may be selected by the Member con cerned, as notified to the Committee on 
Agriculture; or 
(b) two times the Member's product-specific de minimis  level provided for under Article 
6.4 of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture during the base periods referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above; 
(c) 20 per cent of the Annual Bound Total AMS in  the relevant year during the Doha 
Round implementation period.  
28. Where a developing country Member chooses paragraph 27(a) above as its method for the 
establishment of product-specific AMS limits that Memb er shall also have access to the provisions of 
paragraphs 24 and 25 above. 
29. Article 6.3 of the Agreement on Agriculture shall be amended to reflect these modalities. 
D. D
E MINIMIS  
Reductions 
30. The de minimis  levels referred to in Article 6.4(a)  of the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Agriculture for developed country Members (i.e. 5 pe r cent of a Member's total value of production of 
a basic agricultural product in the case of product-specific de minimis  and 5 per cent of the value of a 
Member's total agricultural productio n in the case of non-product-specific de minimis )5 shall be 
reduced by no less than [(50) (60)] per cent [effec tive on the first day of the implementation period / 
through five equal annual instalments].  Furtherm ore, where, in any year of the implementation 
period, a lower level of de minimis  support than that resulting from application of that minimum 
percentage reduction would still be required to ensure that the Annual or Final Bound OTDS 
                                                        
5 Where a Member makes use of the additional flexibilities under paragraphs 24 and 25 above to obtain 
product-specific AMS entitlements that it would not otherwise secure through the general base period, the corresponding product-specific de minimis  entitlement that would otherwise have accrued to that Member through the 
general base period shall be deducted from that de minimis  base for reduction commitments, thereby avoiding double 
counting. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  commitment for that year is not exceeded, a Memb er shall undertake such an additional reduction in 
what would otherwise be its de minimis  entitlement. 
Special and differential treatment 
31. For developing country Members with Final Bound Total AMS commitments, the de minimis  
levels referred to in Article 6.4(b) of the Ur uguay Round Agreement on Agricu lture (i.e. 10 per cent 
of a Member's total value of production of a basi c agricultural product in the case of product-specific 
de minimis  and 10 per cent of the value of a Member's total agricultural production in the case of non-
product-specific de minimis ) to which they have access under their existing WTO obligations shall be 
reduced by at least two-thirds of the reduction ra te specified in paragraph 30 above.  The timeframe 
for implementation shall be three years longer than that for developed country Members.  
Furthermore, where, in any year of th e implementation period, a lower level of de minimis  support 
than that resulting from application of that minimu m percentage reduction would still be required to 
ensure that the Annual Bound or Final OTDS comm itment for that year is not exceeded, a Member 
shall undertake such an additional reducti on in what would otherwise be their de minimis  entitlement. 
32. Developing country Members with no Final B ound Total AMS commitments; or with such 
AMS commitments, but that either allocate almost  all that support for subsistence and resource-poor 
producers, or that are NFIDCs listed in document G/AG/5/Rev.8; shall continue to have the same 
access as under their existing WTO obligations to the limits provided for product-specific and non-
product-specific de minimis  in Article 6.4(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture. 
Recently-Acceded Members 
33. Saudi Arabia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of  Macedonia and Viet Nam, as very recently-
acceded Members shall not be required to undertake reduction commitments in de minimis .  Small 
low-income RAMs with economies in transition
6 shall not be required to undertake reduction 
commitments in de minimis .  Other RAMs with Final Bound Total AMS commitments and which 
have existing de minimis  levels of 5 per cent shall reduce such  levels by at least one-third of the 
reduction rate specified in  paragraph 30 above and the timefram e for implementation shall be five 
years longer. 
Other 
34. The provisions of Article 6.4 of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture shall be 
amended accordingly to c onform to these modalities. 
E. BLUE BOX 
Basic criteria 
35. The value of the following domestic support, provide d that it is consistent also with the limits 
as provided for in the paragraphs below, shall be excluded from a Member's calculation of its Current 
Total AMS but shall count for purposes of that Member’s Blue Box commitments and OTDS: 
(a) Direct payments under production-limiting programmes if: 
(i) such payments are based on fixed and unchanging areas and yields; or 
                                                        
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  (ii) such payments are made on 85 per cent or less of a fixed and unchanging 
base level of production; or 
(iii) livestock payments are made on a fi xed and unchanging number of head. 
Or 
(b) Direct payments that do not require production if: 
(i) such payments are based on fixed and unchanging bases and yields; or 
(ii) livestock payments are made on a fixe d and unchanging number of head; and 
(iii) such payments are made on 85 per cent or less of a fixed and unchanging 
base level of production. 
36. Each Member shall specify in its Schedule which of these categories – (a) or (b) - it has 
selected for the purposes of establishing all its Blue  Box commitments in this Round.  Any exception 
to this universal application would be with the agreement of all Members prior to finalization of 
Schedules.  In no circumstances could both domestic  support categories be made available for any 
particular product or products . 
37. Any Member that is in a position to move its domestic support from AMS to Blue pursuant to 
paragraph 43 below, or introduce product-specific Bl ue Box support pursuant to  paragraphs 46 and 51 
below subsequent to the conclusion of this negotiati on shall have the option to do so on the basis of 
either criterion above but, once selected and scheduled, this shall be binding. 
Additional criteria 
(a) Overall Blue Box limit 
38. The maximum value of support that can, under the above criteria of "Blue Box" , be provided 
under Article 6.5 shall not exceed 2.5 per cent of the average total value of agricultural production in 
the 1995-2000 base period on the basis of notifi cations to the Committee on Agriculture where they 
exist .  This limit shall be expressed in monetary term s in Part IV of Members' Schedules and shall 
apply from the first day of the implementation period. 
39. In cases where a Member has, consistent with the terms of Article 6.5(a) of the Uruguay 
Round Agreement on Agriculture, placed in the Blue  Box an exceptionally large percentage of its 
trade-distorting support – defined as 40 per cent – during the 1995-2000 base period, the limit for that Member shall, instead, be established by applicatio n of a percentage reduction in that average base 
period amount.  That percentage reduction shall e qual the percentage reduction that the Member 
concerned is to make in its Final Bound Total AM S.  This Blue Box limit shall be expressed in 
monetary terms and bound in Part IV of that Me mber's Schedule.  An implementation period of no 
more than 2 years may be provided for any such Me mber in the event that immediate implementation 
is unduly burdensome. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  (b) Product-specific limits 
40. For all Members other than the United States, th e limit to the value of support that may be 
provided to specific products as Blue Box entitlements shall be the average value of support provided 
to those products at an individual product level, consistent with Article 6.5(a) of the Uruguay Round 
Agreement on Agriculture, during the 1995-2000 peri od and with notifications to the Committee on 
Agriculture.  These product -specific limits shall be expressed in monetary terms at an individual 
product level, annexed in that format to these m odalities, bound in Part IV of the Schedule of the 
Member concerned, and shall apply from th e first day of the implementation period. 
41. In any case where Article 6.5(a) consistent Blue Box support was not provided for the entirety 
of the 1995-2000 period, the Member concerned sha ll use the average value of support for the years 
notified within that period, provided that there are at least three consecutive not ified years within that 
period. 
42. For the United States, the limits to the value of support that may be provided to specific 
products under paragraph 35(b) ab ove shall be [(110) (120)] per cent of the average product-specific 
amounts that would result from applying proporti onately the legislated maximum permissible 
expenditure under the 2002 Farm Bill for specific pr oducts at an individual product level to the 
overall Blue Box limit of 2.5 per cent of the averag e total value of agricultural production during the 
1995-2000 period.  These product-specific limits sh all be expressed in monetary terms at an 
individual product level, annexed in that format to these modalities and shall be bound in Part IV of 
that Member's Schedule. 
43. Blue Box entitlements for specific products may nevertheless exceed the limits determined 
under paragraphs 40-42 above but only where there is a corresponding and irreversible one-for-one 
reduction in the product-specific AMS limits for the products concerned (except for cotton, where that 
rate would be two-for-one). 
44. Where this arises in the context of this par ticular negotiation, full documentation must be 
provided in support of this "transfer" to ensure th at the starting point is verifiably, on the one hand, 
the product-specific AMS limit that would have be en otherwise inscribed in the Schedule through 
application of the methodology prov ided above and, on the other, th e Blue Box entitlement otherwise 
inscribed pursuant to application of the methodology set out above. 
45. Where this arises as a result of continuation of  the reform process after scheduling and during 
the implementation period, there must be an ex act reciprocal reduction in the scheduled product-
specific AMS limit for, as the case may be, a new, or an increase in the scheduled, product-specific 
Blue Box limit. 
46. In both such situations, the overall Blue  Box limit cannot in any case be exceeded. 
47. Notwithstanding the above, where, for a particular product, there is no product-specific 
entitlement to a Blue Box limit under the provisions above, and no Current AMS support in the base 
period for that particular product, a product-specifi c Blue Box limit may still be scheduled but only 
where the total support for any such products concer ned does not exceed 5 per cent of the overall Blue 
Box limit; there is a maximum for any single product of 2.5 per cent of the overall Blue Box limit; and the overall Blue Box limit is still respected.  This  is available to devel oped country Members with 
direct payments of the kind that meet the terms of paragraph 35(a) above, and is a once-only provision 
for commitment in this Round of negotiations. The monetary value and the products concerned shall 
be inscribed in a Member's Schedule.    TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Special and differential treatment 
48. For developing country Members, the maximu m permitted value of support referred to in  
paragraph 38 above shall be 5 per cent of the av erage total value of agricultural production in the 
1995-2000 or the 1995-2004 base period as may be selected by the Member concerned.  That limit shall be expressed in monetary terms and bound in Part IV in  developing country Members' 
Schedules.  However, in cases where there is a movement from AMS to Blue subsequent to the 
conclusion of this negotiation, the developing coun try Member concerned shall have the option of 
selecting as its base period the most recent five-year period for which data are at that time available. 
49. Where a product accounted both for more than 25 per cent of the average total value of 
agricultural production and 80 per cent of the av erage Annual Bound Total AMS during the base 
period, a developing country Member that chooses to switch its support from AMS to Blue for that 
product, on a one-for-one and irreversible basis, sha ll be entitled to do so even if this would otherwise 
lead to exceeding the overall Blue Box limit provided for in the paragraph above. 
50. Where, for a particular product, a developing country Member has no product-specific 
entitlement to a Blue Box limit for that product under the above provisions, and no Current AMS 
support in the base period for it, a product-specifi c Blue Box limit may still be scheduled but only 
where the total support for the totality of any such  products concerned does not exceed 25 per cent of 
the overall Blue Box limit; there is a maximum for any single product of 7.5 per cent of the overall 
Blue Box limit; and the overall Blue Box limit is still respected. 
Recently-Acceded Members 
51. For RAMs, the maximum value of support referre d to in paragraph 38 above shall be 5 per 
cent of the average total value of agricultural prod uction in the 1995-2000 base period.  However, in 
cases where there is a movement from AMS to Blue s ubsequent to the conclusi on of this negotiation, 
the Member concerned shall have the option of selecting as its base period the most recent five-year period for which data are at that time available. 
Other 
52. Article 6.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture sh all be amended to refl ect the above modalities 
accordingly. 
F. G
REEN BOX 
53. Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture shall be amended as set out in Annex B of this 
document. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  G. C
OTTON :  DOMESTIC SUPPORT  
Reductions in support for cotton 
54. The development aspects of cotton shall be addr essed as provided for in paragraph 12 of the 
Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration.  AMS support for cotton shall be reduced according to the 
following formula: 
 Rc = Rg + (100 – Rg) * 100  
   3 * Rg  
Rc = Specific reduction applicable to cotton as a percentage Rg = General reduction in AMS as a percentage 
 
55. This shall be applied to the base value of s upport calculated as the arithmetic average of the 
amounts notified by Members for cotton in supporting tables DS:4 from 1995 to 2000.  The Blue Box limit applicable to cotton shall amount to one third of the product-specific limit that would otherwise 
have been the resultant from the me thodology generally applicable above. 
Implementation  
56. The reductions for trade-distorting domestic support on cotton shall be implemented over a 
period which is one third of  the implementation period. 
Special and differential treatment 
57. Developing country Members with relevant AMS and Blue Box commitments for cotton 
otherwise applicable under the relevant provisions of this Agreement, in cluding paragraph 27 above, 
shall provide a  rate of reduction for cotton that is two-thirds of that which would be applicable under 
paragraph 54 above. 
58. Developing country Members shall implement their reduction commitments for cotton over a 
longer time period than for developed country Members.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  II. MARKET ACCESS 
A. TIERED FORMULA FOR TARIFF REDUCTIONS  
Basis for reductions 
59. Subject to such other specific provisions as may be made, all final bound tariffs7 shall be 
reduced using the tiered formula set  out in the paragraphs below. 
60. In order to place final bound non- ad valorem  tariffs in the appropriate band of the tiered 
formula, Members shall follow the methodology to calculate ad valorem  equivalents (AVEs), along 
with associated provisions, set out in Annex A to TN/AG/W/3 of 12 July 2006. All AVEs so calculated shall be listed in an annex to these Modalities. 
Tiered formula 
61. Developed country Members  shall reduce their final bound tariffs  in equal annual instalments 
over five years in accordance with  the following tiered formula: 
(a) where the final bound tariff or ad valorem  equivalent is greater than 0 and less than or 
equal to 20 per cent, the reduction shall be 50 per cent; 
(b) where the final bound tariff or ad valorem  equivalent is greater than 20 per cent and 
less than or equal to 50 per cent, the reduction shall be 57 per cent; 
(c) where the final bound tariff or ad valorem  equivalent is greater than 50 per cent and 
less than or equal to 75 per cent, the reduction shall be 64 per cent;  and 
(d) where the final bound tariff or ad valorem  equivalent is greater than 75 per cent, the 
reduction shall be [(66) (73)] per cent. 
62. The minimum average cut on final bound tariffs that a developed country Member shall be 
required to undertake
8 is 54 per cent.  Should application of the tiered formula treatment above, 
inclusive of the treatment for Sensitive Products as outlined in Section B below and additional cuts 
made as provided for elsewhere in these modalities relating to tariff escalation and tropical products 
result in an overall average cut less than 54 pe r cent, an additional effort shall be made 
proportionately across all bands to reach that target. 
63. Developing country Members other than those specified in paragraph 65 below shall reduce 
their final bound tariffs in equal annual instalments over eight years in accordance with the following 
tiered formula: 
(a) where the final bound tariff or ad valorem  equivalent is greater than 0 and less than or 
equal to 30 per cent, the reduction shall be  2/3 of the cut for developed country 
Members in paragraph 61(a)  above; 
(b) where the final bound tariff or ad valorem  equivalent is greater than 30 per cent and 
less than or equal to 80 per cent, the reduc tion shall be 2/3 of the cut for developed 
country Members in paragraph 61(b) above; 
                                                        
7 That is, all out-of-quota tariffs specified in Section I-A of Members' Schedules of Concessions.  In-quota 
tariffs shall be subject to commitments under the relevant paragraphs. 
8 i. e.  the average of the cuts made. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  (c) where the final bound tariff or ad valorem  equivalent is greater than 80 per cent and 
less than or equal to 130 per cent, the reduction shall be 2/3 of the cut for developed country Members in paragraph 61(c) above;  and 
(d) where the final bound tariff or ad valorem  equivalent is greater than 130 per cent, the 
reduction shall be 2/3 of the cut for deve loped country Members in paragraph 61(d) 
above. 
64. The maximum overall average cut on final bound tariffs any developing country Member 
shall be required to undertake
9 as a result of application of this formula inclusive of the treatment for 
Sensitive Products as outlined in Section B below is 36 per cent.  Should the above formula imply an 
overall average cut of more than 36 per cent, the de veloping country Member shall have the flexibility 
to apply lesser reductions applied in  a proportionate manner across the bands, to keep within such an 
average level. 
65. Those small, vulnerable economies10, including those among them which are ceiling binding 
and homogenously low binding countries, which choose to exercise the option set forth in paragraph 
118   below shall be entitled to moderate the cuts specified in paragraph 63 above by a further 10 ad 
valorem  percentage points in each band. 
Recently-Acceded Members 
66. RAMs shall be entitled to moderate the cuts they  would otherwise have been required to make 
under the tiered formula by up to 10 ad valorem  percentage points in the top two bands and 
5 ad valorem  points in the bottom two bands.  All RAMs shall be entitled to exempt their final bound 
tariffs at or below 10 per cent from reductions in bound tariffs. 
67. Saudi Arabia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Viet Nam and Tonga, as very 
recently-acceded Members and small low-inco me RAMs with economies in transition11, shall not be 
required to undertake reducti ons in final bound tariffs. 
68. For all other RAMs, to the extent that, in implementing commitments undertaken in acceding 
to the WTO, there would be actual overlap with commitments to be otherwise undertaken in 
association with these Modalities, the start of implementation of commitments undertaken in 
association with these Modalities for such tariff lines shall begin one year after the end of 
implementation of the accession commitment. 
69. The implementation period for RAMs may be prolonged by up to two years after the end of the 
developing country Members' implementation period. 
70. More specific provisions can be found in the relevant sections of this document. 
                                                        
9 i. e. the average of the cuts made. 
10 The Members concerned are those that meet the criteria set out in paragraph 151 and are listed in Annex I.  
As is made clear in the Agreed Framework, Small vulne rable economies (SVEs) are not meant to create any sub -
category of Members.  Bearing that prin ciple in mind, the following Members could also be deemed to be eligible for 
this treatment, should they choose to avail themselves of it, despite not being members of the SVE Group per se  given 
that this treatment could be deemed to be broadly comp arably appropriate:  Republic of Congo, Côte d'Ivoire and 
Nigeria (plus other Members that can provide data that show that they meet the criteria in paragraph 151). 
11 This is applicable to Albania, Armeni a, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic and Moldova.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  B. SENSITIVE PRODUCTS  
Designation 
71. Each developed country Member shall have the ri ght to designate up to [(4) (6)] per cent of  
tariff lines as "Sensitive Products".  Where such Memb ers have more than 30 per cent of their tariff 
lines in the top band, they may increase the number of  Sensitive Products by two per cent, subject also 
to the conditions outlined in paragraph 75 below.   Where application of this methodology would 
impose a disproportionate constraint in absolute  number of tariff lines because tariff concessions are 
scheduled at the 6-digit level, the Member c oncerned may increase its entitlement by that amount 
also. 
72. Developing country Members shall have the right to designate up to one-third more of tariff 
lines as "Sensitive Products". 
Treatment - tariff cut 
73. Members may deviate from the otherwise appli cable tiered reduction formula in final bound 
tariffs on products designated as Sens itive.  This deviation may be one-t hird, one-half or two-thirds of 
the reduction that would otherwise have been  required by the tiered reduction formula. 
Tariff quota expansion 
74. For developed country Members, tariff quotas derived from the provisions in paragraph 71 
above and paragraphs 75-76 below shall result in  new access opportunities equivalent to no less than 
[(4) (6)] per cent of domestic consumption expressed in terms of physical units where the two-thirds 
deviation is used.  Where the one-third deviation is used, the new access opportunities shall be no less 
than one per cent less than that percentage of dom estic consumption.  Where the one-half deviation is 
used, the new access opportunities shall be no less th an 0.5 per cent less than that percentage of 
domestic consumption.12 
75. Where a Member is entitled to, and chooses to  exercise its entitlement to have a higher 
number of Sensitive Products pursuant to paragra ph 71 above, the relevant amounts specified in 
paragraph 74 shall be maintained fo r the defined percentage of produc ts applicable to all developed 
country Members.  For the additional 2 per cen t of products available to those Members under 
paragraph 71, the Member concerned shall have an obligation to ensu re that, whichever deviation is 
selected, an additional 0.5 per cent of domestic cons umption beyond what is ge nerally provided for is 
achieved for those additional products.  In additi on, if after application of its tariff reduction 
commitments a developed country Member13 still wishes to retain more than 4 per cent of its tariff 
lines in excess of 100 per cent ad valorem , it shall, for all its Sensitive Products apply a further 
expansion of 0.5 per cent of domestic consumption. 
76. Where the existing bound tariff quota volume al ready represents 10 per cent or more of 
domestic consumption, the obligations to expa nd the tariff quota volumes by the percentages of 
domestic consumption specified in paragraph 74 may be reduced by 0.5% for each deviation.  Where 
the existing bound tariff quota volu me represents 30 per cent or more of domestic consumption, the 
                                                        
12 See Annex C regarding the calculation of these tariff quota expansion commitments. 
13 For a developing country Member in a position to do so, and wishing, to avail itself of this provision, 
the entitlement, consistent with paragraph 71 is one third more than for a developed Member and the relevant 
tariff threshold is 150 percent ad valorem. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  obligations to expand the tariff quota volumes by th e percentages of domestic consumption specified 
in paragraph 74 above may be reduced  by 1 per cent for each deviation. 
77. For developing country Members using the sen sitive product deviation entitlements provided 
for in paragraph 73 above, the tariff quota expansion shall be two thir ds of the volume for developed 
country Members.  For developing country Memb ers, domestic consumption shall not include self-
consumption of subsistence produc tion. Alternatively, developing country Members may choose from 
the following options for their sensitive product entitle ment: (a) take the full formula tariff cut but 
with an implementation period that is three years l onger than would otherwise be required; (b) take a 
smaller deviation than would otherwise be require d under paragraph 62 above at the rate of one 
quarter (25%) less than the formula cut otherwise a pplicable for no more than two-thirds of their 
sensitive product entitlement. For such lines, there would be no requirement for tariff quota 
expansion, but the tariff reduction would occur ove r an implementation period that is two years 
shorter than would otherwise be required. 
78. Expansion of the tariff quota for a Sensitiv e Product shall be scheduled and applied erga 
omnes  on a most-favoured-nation basis only.  The firs t instalment shall occur on the first day of 
implementation and be a minimum of one third of the total additional domestic consumption.  The 
remaining two-thirds of the total shall be added in two  steps at the expiry of each subsequent twelve-
month period. 
C. O
THER ISSUES  
Tariff escalation 
79. The tariff escalation formula provided below sha ll apply to the list of primary and processed 
products attached in Annex D. 
80. In addition to the application of  the tiered tariff reduction formula, tariff escalation shall be 
addressed in the following manner: 
81. Instead of taking the cut that would otherwise a pply to final bound tariffs in the band to which 
the processed product belongs (with the exception of the top band), the processed product shall take 
the cut that would, according to the tiered formula, othe rwise be applicable to the tariffs that fall in the 
next highest band.  A processed product in the top band shall be reduced by a cut which is equal to  
the cut that would otherwise have been applicab le according to the tiered formula increased by 6 ad 
valorem  points. 
82. These supplementary cuts shall be modera ted for the products concerned in two 
circumstances.  First, where the absolute difference between the processed and primary product tariffs 
after application of the normal tariff formula would be 5 ad valorem  percentage points or less in any 
given tier except in the case of the bottom tier, no additional tariff escalation adjustment shall be 
required. 
83. Second, the tariff escalation adjustment form ula cannot be applied in full where doing so 
would reduce the tariff for the processed product below that applicable to the primary product.  In a 
situation where this would occur, the rate of reduc tion for the processed product shall be moderated to 
ensure that the final bound rate of the processed  product equates to, but does not reduce below, the 
final bound rate for the primary product. 
84. Tariff escalation treatment shall not apply to any product that is declared as Sensitive.  Where 
the reduction for a tropical product would result in a reduction that is greater than the reduction under 
the tariff escalation formula, the tropical product reduction shall apply.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  85. This modality shall be applied by devel oped country Members and developing country 
Members declaring themselves to  be in a position to do so. 
Commodities 
86. In the event that adverse effects of tariff escal ation for commodities were not to be eliminated 
via the tiered formula for reductions in bound duties and such specific measure s on tariff escalation as 
are provided for, Members shall engage with co mmodity-dependent producing country Members to 
ensure satisfactory solutions. 
87. Consistent with this, the followi ng approach shall be applicable: 
(a) commodity-dependent developing country Members, individually or as a group, shall 
identify and present products of interest to them for purposes of addressing tariff 
escalation to be adopted as part of the modalities.  In doing so, they will indicate the 
match of products on which tariff escalation should be addressed; 
(b) developed countries and those developing country Members declaring themselves to 
be in a position to do so shall undertake ta riff escalation reductions in the identified 
products; 
(c) at the end of the implementation period, th e difference between the identified primary 
and processed products shall not exceed an ag reed defined percentage  spread in the 
event that the combined effect of reduc tions through the tiered formula, through 
liberalisation of  tropical and diversificati on products and through the tariff escalation 
is not deemed to have been sufficient.   
88. Provision shall be made also for suitable pro cedures for negotiations on the elimination of 
non-tariff measures affecti ng trade in commodities. 
89. This work shall continue through the post-m odality phase to be concluded no later than the 
scheduling phase. The Secretariat will provide technical assistance in support of the commodity-
dependent developing country Me mbers throughout this period.  
90. Provision shall be made to ensure the possib ility that Members may take joint action through 
adoption of suitable measures, including thro ugh adoption of intergovernmental commodity 
agreements, for stabilization of prices for exports of agricultural commodities at levels that are stable, 
equitable and remunerative.  The provisions of  Article XXXVIII in the chapter on Trade and 
Development of GATT 1994, Part IV which inter alia  stipulates that the WTO Members could take 
"joint action" through "international arrangements"  for ensuring "stable equitable and remunerative 
prices" for exports of primary agricultural commod ities should be reviewed, clarified and improved  
so that, taken together with the  role of Article  XX (h) referred to in paragraph  94 below , an 
understanding will be reflected in the Agreement on Agriculture that the term "arrangements" covers 
both commodity agreements of which all interested  producing and consuming countries are parties;  
and agreements of which only commodity-dependent producing countries are parties. 
91. Action for negotiations and adoption of inte rgovernmental commodity agreements in 
pursuance of the provisions of the paragraph above  may be taken either jointly by producing and 
consuming countries or by commodity-dependent producing countries only. 
92. Such intergovernmental commodity agreemen ts may be negotiated and adopted by the 
countries themselves, or adopted after negotiati ons undertaken under the auspices of the WTO, 
UNCTAD or international commodity organizations. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  93. Intergovernmental commodity agreements may be  negotiated and adopted on an international 
or regional basis. 
94. Such agreements may provide for participation of association of producers. 
95. The general exceptions provisions of Article  XX(h) of GATT 1994 shall also apply to 
intergovernmental commodity agreements of which only producing countries of the concerned 
commodities are Members. 
96. Technical assistance shall be provided for, inter alia , the improvement of world markets for 
commodities and adoption and implementation of  intergovernmental commodity agreements. 
97. Financial resources required by the internationa l trade and other organizations for providing 
technical assistance in accordance with the prov isions of paragraphs 95 and 96 above shall be 
monitored through the mechanism established in WTO for administering Aid for Trade. 
Tariff simplification 
98. No tariff shall be bound in a form more comp lex than the current binding. All simplified 
bound tariffs shall not amount to any increase over the original more complex tariff.  
99. [All bound tariffs on products in a Member's Schedule shall be expressed as simple ad 
valorem  tariffs using the methodology set out in Annex A to TN/AG/W/3 of 12 July 2006.]   
100. In any case, the most highly complex forms of bound tariffs, such as complex matrix tariffs, 
shall be converted to ad valorem  or specific tariffs.   The method for converting these into specific or 
ad valorem  tariffs shall be the methodology to calculate ad valorem  equivalents as set out in Annex A 
to TN/AG/W/3 of 12 July 2006. 
101. Developing country Members making such conversi ons shall have an additional two years to 
achieve this outcome, if applicable.  Least-develope d country Members shall not  be required to effect 
any such changes. 
102. The simplified tariffs shall be specified in  Members' Draft Schedules.  In all cases of 
proposed simplification, Members shall supply sup porting data that demonstrates that the proposed 
simplified bound tariff is representative of, and doe s not amount to any increase over, the original 
more complex tariff and that the proposed simplification is in conformity with the agreed 
methodology.  All Members shall be given sufficien t time for evaluation of the proposed changes and 
all Members undertaking such a simplification shall respond constructively to queries made regarding 
those proposed conversions.  Upon request, the WTO Secretariat shall provide advice on technical matters and shall give particular technical assistance to developing country Members. 
Tariff quotas 
(a) Bound in-quota tariffs14 
103. Either :  In the case where there is an existing tariff rate quota, but some or all of the tariff 
lines within it are not declared sensitive by the Member concerned,  the rate of reduction for the 
in-quota tariff for those lines not declared sensiti ve shall be the same rate of reduction as is 
applicable, under the tiered formula, to th e out-of-quota tariff for those tariff lines.  
                                                        
14 Reductions in in-quota tariffs shall not count for the purposes of calculating the average cuts.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Where some or all of the tariff lines within an existing tariff rate q uota are declared sensitive by the 
Member concerned, or where for the tariff line concern ed, there was no prior tariff rate quota, the 
rate of reduction for the in-quota tariff for those lines declared sensitive shall be the same rate of 
reduction as is applicable under the tiered formula to the out-of-quota tariff for those tariff lines (i.e. 
what it would have been without a sensitive deviat ion) but reduced by 10 ad valorem percentage 
points where the respective out of quota tariff line is in the top tier, 7.5 ad valorem percentage points 
where the respective out of quota tariff line is in  the second highest tier, 5 ad valorem percentage 
points where the respective out of quota tariff lines is in the third highest tier and 2.5 ad valorem 
percentage points where the respective out of quota ta riff lines is in the bottom tier. These amounts of 
reduction will be increased by one–third for devel oping country Members. However, for developed 
country Members, any current in-quota tariff that is al ready at 10 per cent or less shall be reduced to 
zero.  The implementation period and staging shall be aligned with those applying to reductions in the 
existing bound out-of-quota tariffs.  
Or: For developed country Members, in the case whe re there is an existing tariff rate quota, the 
in quota tariffs for all tariff lines under that tar iff quota, irrespective of whether or not they are 
declared sensitive, shall, in the case of in-quot a tariffs currently above 5 per cent ad valorem, be 
reduced to five per cent ad valorem  or take the same rate of reduction as is applicable under the 
tiered formula to the out-of-quota tariff for those tariff lines (i.e. what it would have been without a sensitive deviation), which ever results in the lower resultant tariff.  Any current in-quota tariff that is 
already at 5 per cent or less shall be reduced to zero. The implementation period and staging shall be 
aligned with those applying to reductions in th e existing bound out-of-quota tariffs. For developing 
country Members undertaking tariff quota expansion,  the provisions of paragraphs 102 and 101 
above shall apply. In the case where a developing count ry Member is using an alternative to tariff 
quota expansion as provided for und er paragraph 76 above but has also  an existing tariff quota with 
in-tariff quota tariffs, the rate of reduction for those in -quota tariffs shall be one-third of the rate of 
reduction used for the out-of-tariff quota tariff reduction.  There shall be no new tariff quota creation. 
(b) Tariff quota administration 
104. Tariff quota administration of scheduled tariff quot as shall be deemed to be an instance of 
"import licensing" within the meaning of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures and, accordingly, that Agreement shal l apply in full, subject to the Agreement on 
Agriculture and to the following more  specific and additional obligations. 
105. As regards the matters referred to  in paragraph 4(a) of Article 1 of that Agreement, as these 
agricultural tariff quotas are negotiated and schedul ed commitments, publication of the relevant 
information shall be effected no later than 90 da ys prior to the opening date of the tariff quota 
concerned.  Where applications are involved, this  shall also be the minimum advance date for the 
opening of applications. 
106. As regards paragraph 6 of A rticle 1 of that Agreement, applicants for scheduled tariff quotas 
shall apply to one administrative body only. 
107. As regards the matters referred to in paragraph 5(f) of Article 3 of that Agreement, the period 
for processing applications shall be, unqualifiedly, no  longer than 30 days for "as and when received" 
cases and no longer than 60 days for "simultane ous" consideration cases.  The issuance of licences 
shall, therefore, take place no later than the eff ective opening date of the tariff quota concerned, 
except where, for the latter category, there has been  an extension for applications allowed for under 
Article 1.6 of that Agreement. 
108. As regards Article 3.5(i), licences for schedul ed tariff quotas shall be issued in economic 
quantities. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  109. Tariff quota "fill rates" shall be notified. 
110. In order to ensure that their administrative pro cedures are consistent with Article 3.2 of that 
Agreement, "no more administratively burdensom e than absolutely necessary to administer the 
measure", importing Members shall ensure that unfilled tariff quota access is not attributable to 
administrative procedures that are more constraini ng than an "absolute necessity" test would demand. 
111. Where licences held by private ope rators exhibit a pattern of bein g  less than fully utilized for 
reasons other than those that would be expected to be followed by a normal commercial operator in 
the circumstances, the Member allocating the licences shall give this due weight when examining the 
reasons for under utilization and considering the allocation of new licences as provided for under 
Article 3.5 (j). 
112. Where it is manifest that a tariff quota is under filled but there would appear to be no 
reasonable commercial reason for this  to be the case, an importing Me mber shall request those private 
operators holding unused entitlements whether they w ould be prepared to make them available to 
other potential users.  Where the tariff quota is held by a private operator in a third country, e.g. as a result of  country-specific allocation arrangements, the importing Member shall transmit the request to 
the holder of the allocation concerned. 
113. As regards Article 3.5(a) (ii) of that Agreem ent, Members shall make available the contact 
details of those importers holding licen ces for access to scheduled agricultural  tariff quotas, where, 
subject to the terms of Article 1.11, this is possible and/or with their consent. 
114. Members shall provide for an effective re-a llocation mechanism in accordance with the 
procedures outlined in Annex E 
Special Agricultural Safeguard (SSG) 
115. Developed country Members shall [eliminate / re duce to 1.5 per cent of scheduled tariff lines 
the number of lines eligible for] the SSG. 
116. For developing country Members [the SSG covera ge shall be reduced to no more than 3 per 
cent of tariff lines and]the terms and conditions of the SSG shall remain unchanged from the URAA 
terms and conditions except that the tariff rates conc erned shall be updated to reflect the outcome of 
the Doha Round negotiations.  
117. Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture sh all be amended accordi ngly to reflect these 
modalities. 
D. SPECIAL AND DIFFERENTIAL TREATMENT  
Special Products 
118. Developing country Members shall be entitled to self-designate Special Products guided by 
indicators15 based on the criteria of food security, livelihood security and rural development. There 
shall be [a maximum entitlement of 20 per cent and a minimum entitlement16 of] 8 per cent17 of tariff 
                                                        
15 See Annex F. 
16 Below this minimum entitlement of 8 per cent, the developing country Member concerned need not resort 
to guidance by those indicators. In the case of RAMs, the threshold le vel above which indicators are not 
required to be used shall be 2 percentage points higher.   TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  lines available for self-designation as Special Products ..  Within this entitlement, [forty per cent of 
those18] [no] tariff lines shall be eligible for no cut. For the remaining tariff lines, there shall be an 
overall average cut of 15 per cent achieved with a minimum cut of 12 per cent and a maximum cut of 
20 per cent on each tariff line. 
119. In the case of small vulnerable economies, including those among them which are ceiling 
binding and homogenously low binding countries, they may, if they choose to do so, apply the 
moderated tariff tiered formula for SVEs provided for in paragraph 65 above plus the Special Product 
entitlement outlined above.  Alternatively, they may chose not to apply the tiered formula but simply 
meet an overall average cut of 24 per cent through ha ving in effect opted to designate as many tariff 
lines as they choose as Special Products.  The tari ff lines so chosen need not be subject to any 
minimum tariff cut and need not be guided by the indicators. 
120. In the case of RAMs, the maximu m tariff line entitlement to Special Products  shall be one - 
tenth greater than the amount specified in paragr aph 118 above and the relevant cuts for those 
designated tariff lines may be further reduced by 2 ad valorem points.   
Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM) 
121. The SSM shall have no a priori  product limitations as to its ava ilability, i.e. it can be invoked 
for all tariff lines in principle.  However, it shall not be invoked for more than (3)-(8) products19 in 
any given twelve-month period. 
122. A price-based and a volume-based SSM shall be available. In no circumstances may any 
product be, however, subject to the simultaneous app lication of price- and volume-based safeguards.  
Nor shall there be application of either of  these measures if an SSG, a measure under GATT 
Article XIX,  or a measure under the Agreement on Safeguards is in place. 
123. As regards the volume-based SSM, it shall be applied on the basis of a rolling average of 
imports in the preceding three-year period (hereafter "base imports").  On this basis, the applicable 
triggers and remedies shall be set as follows: 
124. Either  
(a) where the volume of imports during any year exceeds 105 per cent but does not 
exceed 110 per cent of base imports, the maximum additional duty that may be 
imposed on applied tariffs shall not exceed  50 per cent of the current bound tariff or 
40 percentage points, whichever is higher; 
(b) where the volume of imports during any year exceeds 110 per cent but does not 
exceed 130 per cent of base imports, the maximum additional duty that may be 
imposed on applied tariffs shall not exceed  75 per cent of the current bound tariff or 
50 percentage points, whichever is higher; 
                                                                                                                                                                            
17  Where a Member has an entitlement to use sensitive products under this Agreement and has not chosen to 
avail itself of either of the alternatives to general tariff quota expansion provided for developing country Members under paragraph 77 above, that  Member may, in effect, "t ransfer" any  unused Sensitive Products entitlement to 
obtain thereby additional Special Products, subject to the following:  (a) that the maximum entitlement for transfer cannot be more than one third of its sensitive product entitlement; and (b) that  the tariff reduction treatment for the tariff lines concerned shall be the twenty per cent cut specified for  Special Products under this paragraph. 
18 An additional 1 per cent of tariff lines without tariff cuts shall be available to RAMs.  
19 For the purposes of this provision a “product” is identifiable at the 6-digit level of the Harmonized System 
(HS) nomenclature, but with the understanding that this can entail a maximum of [4 - 8] tariff lines per product   below 
that 6-digit level. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  (c) where the volume of imports during any year exceeds 130 per cent of base imports, 
the maximum additional duty that may be imposed on applied tariffs shall not exceed 
100 per cent of the current bound tariff or 60  percentage points, whichever is higher. 
Or (d) where the volume of imports during any year exceeds 130 per cent but does not 
exceed 135 per cent of base imports, an additiona l duty which is the lower of 20 per 
cent of the current bound tariff or 20 ad valo rem points may be imposed on applied 
tariffs provided that the current bound tariff is not exceeded; 
(e) where the volume of imports during any year exceeds 135 per cent but does not 
exceed 155 per cent of base imports, an additiona l duty which is the lower of 25 per 
cent of the current bound tariff or 25 percen tage points may be imposed on applied 
tariffs provided that this does not exceed the mid point between the pre-Doha bound tariff and the current bound tariff; 
(f) where the volume of imports during any year exceeds 155  per cent of base imports, 
an additional duty which is the lower of 30 per cent of the current bound tariff or 30  
percentage points may be imposed on applie d tariffs, provided that the pre-Doha 
bound tariff is not exceeded. 
(g) Where, formally, these triggers could be met, but the absolute level of imports is 
manifestly negligible in relation to dom estic production and consumption, remedies 
would not be applied.  
(h) For least-developed country Members, wh ere the above volume triggers would be 
met, but the percentage reme dies foreseen would be otherwise nullified or diminished 
by the conditionality regarding maintenance of the tariff bindings concerned, those 
Members would be nevertheless entitled to exceed their pre-Doha bound tariffs by a 
maximum of 25 ad valorem percentage points. This entitlement would also be applicable in the case of price - based measu res below.  In both situations, this would 
be provided that all other relevant conditions for application of the measure have 
been met. 
125. Imports under any scheduled tariff rate quota commitment may be counted for the purpose of 
determining the volume of imports required for invoking the volume-based SSM (except where a 
volume increase is entirely attributable to a scheduled tariff rate quota increase under Doha 
implementation phasing), but no additional duty shall be imposed on imports within such tariff rate 
quota commitments. 
126. As regards the price-based SSM, it shall be applicable where the c.i.f. import price
20 of the 
shipment21 entering the customs territory of the devel oping country Member, expressed in terms of its 
domestic currency falls below a trigger price22 equal to [70 per cent of] the average monthly 
MFN-sourced price23 for that product for the most recent three-year period preceding the year of 
                                                        
20 Hereafter the "import price". 
21 A shipment shall not be considered for purposes of paragraphs 126 and 127 unless the volume of the 
product included in that shipment is within the range of normal commercial shipments of that product entering into the 
customs territory of the importing developing country Member. 
22 The trigger price shall be publicly disclosed and available to the extent necessary to allow other Members 
to assess the additional duty that may be levied. 
23 Hereafter the "reference price". The reference price us ed to invoke the provisions of this paragraph shall 
be the average monthly c.i.f. unit value of the product concerned.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  importation for which data are available, provide d that, where the developing country Member's 
domestic currency has at the time of importation de preciated by at least 10 per cent over the preceding 
12 months against the international currency or cu rrencies against which it is normally valued, the 
import price shall be computed using the average ex change rate of the domestic currency against such 
international currency or currencies for the three-year period referred to above. 
127. The price-based SSM remedy shall apply on a sh ipment-by-shipment basis.  The additional 
duty shall not exceed [50 per cent of] the differe nce between the import price of the shipment 
concerned and the trigger price [provided that this  would not also result in exceeding the pre- Doha 
Round bound tariff, in which case the latter shall constitute the limit]. 
128. Developing country Members shall not normally take recourse to the price-based SSM where 
the volume of imports of the products concerned in the current year is clearly declining, or is at a 
manifestly negligible level incapable of undermining the domestic price level. 
129.   The calculation of volume or price triggers, and the application of measures in accordance 
with the relevant provisions of this section, shall be on the basis of MFN trade only. 
130. Any shipments of the product in question which,  before the imposition of the additional duty, 
have been contracted for and were en route afte r completion of custom clearance procedures in the 
exporting country, either under the price- or volume-based SSM, shall be exempted from any such additional duty, provided that where a volume-base d SSM may be applicable in the next twelve-
month period, the shipment of the product in question may be so counted in that period for the purposes of triggering the SSM. 
131. The volume-based SSM may be maintained fo r a maximum period of 12 months from the 
initial invocation of the measure, unless a seasona l product is involved, in which case the SSM may 
apply for a maximum of six months to cover the period of seasonality. For the next immediate 
(consecutive) period, the three year rolling average shall be inclusive of that immediately preceding 
period of imports when the SSM was in place. However,  where this would have the effect of lowering 
the three year rolling average below the level which triggered the SSM in the initial period, the trigger 
level for the initial period shall apply.   No product shall be subject to the volume-based SSM 
consecutively for more than two periods and where such consecutive application has occurred this 
may not be resorted to again before the elapse of a further two consecutive periods. 
132. The operation of the SSM shall be carried out  in a transparent manner and the basis upon 
which ongoing calculations of rolling averages of im port volumes and prices shall be accessible to all 
Members so that they can be fully informed of  the basis upon which any potential actions may be 
taken.  Any developing country Me mber taking action shall give notice in writing, indicating the tariff 
lines affected by the additional SSM duty and including relevant data, to the Committee on 
Agriculture as far in advance as may be practicable or , where this is not possible, no later than 15 days 
after the implementation of such action.  The Me mber taking action shall afford any interested 
Members the opportunity to consult with it in respect of the conditions of application of such action. 
133. The relevant Articles of the Agreement on Agricu lture shall be amended to reflect the above 
modalities. 
Fullest liberalization of trade in tropical and diversification products 
134. For those tropical and diversification products  attached in Annex G, the following modality 
shall be applied over and above that which would otherwise result from application of the tiered 
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  135.  
Either: Where the scheduled tariff is less than or equal  to 25 per cent ad valorem, it shall be reduced 
to zero. Where it is greater than 25 per cent ad valo rem the applicable tariff cut shall be 85 per cent.  
There shall be no sensitive product treatment for any  of the products appearing on the annexed list.  
The implementation of the cuts concerned shall be  in four equal annual steps for all developed 
country Members.  
Or: Where the tariff is greater than or equal to 10 per cent, it shall be reduced by  the percentage cut 
specified in paragraph 61 (d) above, except for tariff s in the top band which shall be reduced by the 
tariff escalation tariff cut for that band increased by 2 ad valorem points.  Where the tariff is less than 
10 per cent, it shall be reduced to zero. 
The reductions concerned shall be implemented by developed country Members in accordance with 
the general tariff reduction implementation p eriod. Developing country Members declaring 
themselves in a position to do so are encourage d to make additional efforts on tropical products 
beyond what would be required under the tiered formula. 
Long-standing preferences and preference erosion 
136.  
Either : For the products listed in Annex H, there shall be no tariff cuts on the items in that list for 
10 years.  Tariff cuts shall commence only after that  point and shall be implemented over five years in 
equal annual instalments thereafter.    
Or: For those products listed in Annex H, where:  
(a) the pre-Doha MFN bound tariff is greater than 10 per cent ad valorem, and 
(b) over the most recent three-year period, the total value of trade from long-standing 
preference receiving country Memb ers is greater than US$ 50,000 or is 3 per cent of 
any long-standing preference receiver's to tal agricultural trade to the market 
concerned, and 
(c) there is unconstrained long-standing preferen ce eligibility in the market concerned,  
tariff cuts by long-standing preference granting country Members shall be implemented in equal 
annual instalments steps over a period that is two years longer than the implementation period for developing country Members for tariff cuts under the tiered formula. 
Where, however, there is an overlap between products subject to this provision and those covered by 
the tariff escalation and/or tropical products provisions, the latter pr ovisions shall prevail, except for 
the specific list of products identified in Annex X on which tariff reduction commitments shall proceed 
as is specifically determined in that Annex.
 
137. Long-standing preference granting Members havi ng undertaken to provide targeted technical 
assistance, including additional financial and capacity  building assistance to help address supply-side 
constraints and to promote the diversification of existing production in the territories of preference 
receiving Members, progress shall be reviewed annually.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  E. L EAST -DEVELOPED COUNTRIES  
138. The provisions in the revised NAMA te xt are applicable here also.  
F. C OTTON MARKET ACCESS  
139. Developed country Members and developing country Members decl aring themselves to be in 
a position to do so shall give duty- and quota-free access for cotton exports from least-developed 
country Members from the first day of the implementation period. 
140. Developing country Members that are not in a position to give duty- and quota-free access for 
cotton exports from least-developed country Members from the first day of the implementation period 
shall undertake to look positively at possibilities for increased import opportunities for cotton from 
least-developed country Members. 
G.  S MALL , VULNERABLE ECONOMIES  
141. For the purposes of these modalities, this term a pplies to Members with economies that, in the 
period 1999 to 2004, had an average share of (a) world merchandise trade of no more than 0.16 per cent or less, and (b) world trade in non-agricultural products of no more than 0.1 per cent and (c) world trade in agricultural products of no more than 0.4 per cent. 
142. Developed country Members and developing country Members in a position to do so shall 
provide enhanced improvements in market access for products of export interest to Members with 
small, vulnerable economies. 
143. More specific provisions are to be found in relevant sections of this document. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  III. EXPORT COMPETITION 
A. G
ENERAL  
144. Nothing in these modalities on export competition ca n be construed to give any Member the 
right to provide, directly or indirectly, export s ubsidies in excess of the commitments specified in 
Members' Schedules, or to otherwise detract from th e obligations of Article 8 of that Agreement.  
Furthermore, nothing can be construed to imply any change to the obligations and rights under 
Article 10.1 or to diminish in any way existing obligations under other provisions of the Uruguay 
Round Agreement on Agriculture or other WTO Agreements. 
B. SCHEDULED EXPORT SUBSIDY COMMITMENTS  
145. Developed country Members shall eliminate their remaining scheduled export subsidy 
entitlements by the end of 2013.  This shall be effected on the basis of: 
(a) budgetary outlay commitments being reduced by 50 per cent by the end of 2010 in 
equal annual instalments from the date of entry into force, with the remaining 
budgetary outlay commitments being reduced to  zero in equal annual instalments so 
that all forms of export subsidies are eliminated by the end of 2013. 
(b) quantity commitment levels being [reduced to zero in equal annual instalments from 
the applicable commitment levels / applied as a standstill from the commencement until the end of the implementation period at the lower of either the then current actual applied quantity levels or the bo und levels reduced by 20 per cent]. 
146. Developing country Members shall eliminate th eir export subsidy entitlements by reducing to 
zero their scheduled export subsidy budgetary outlay and quantity commitment levels in equal annual 
instalments by the end of 2016. 
147. In accordance with the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration, developing country Members 
shall, furthermore, continue to benefit from th e provisions of Article 9.4 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture until the end of 2021, i.e. five years af ter the end-date for elimination of all forms of 
export subsidies. 
C. E
XPORT CREDITS , EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES OR INSURANCE PROGRAMMES  
148. Export credit, export credit guarantees or insurance programmes shall comply with the 
provisions set out in Annex J. 
D. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTING STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES  
149. Agricultural exporting state trading enterprises sh all comply with the provisions of Annex K. 
E. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID 
150. International food aid shall comply with the provisions of Annex L.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  F. COTTON  
151. Those export subsidies for cotton referred to in paragraph 144 above are prohibited in 
accordance with the mandate contained in paragraph 11 of the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration.  
However, developing country Members which have an y export subsidy entitlement s referred to in that 
paragraph shall comply with this prohibition no later than the end of the first year of the 
implementation period. 
152. To the extent that new disciplines and commitments for export credits, export credit 
guarantees or insurance programmes,  agricultural exporting state trading enterprises and international 
food aid create new and additional obligations for Members as regards cotton, any such obligations 
shall be implemented on the first day of the impl ementation period for deve loped country Members, 
and by the end of the first year of the implem entation period for developing country Members. 
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  IV. MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE 
153. See Annex M. 
V. OTHER ISSUES 
A. [D
IFFERENTIAL EXPORT TAXES  
B. GIS] 
C. EXPORT PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS  
154. In order to strengthen the existing disciplin es on export prohibitions and restrictions, 
Article 12 of the Agreement on Agriculture shall be  modified to include the following elements. 
155. Prohibitions or restrictions under Article XI.2  (a) of GATT 1994 in Members' territories shall 
be notified to the Committee on Agriculture within  90 days of the coming into force of these 
provisions. 
156. A Member instituting export prohibitions and restri ctions shall give notice of the reasons for 
introducing and maintaining such measures. 
157. The Committee on Agriculture shall provide for annual notification update and surveillance 
of these obligations. 
158. As provided in paragraph 7 of  Article 18 of the Agreement on Agriculture, any Member may 
bring to the attention of the Committee on Agriculture  such measures which it considers ought to have 
been notified by another Member. 
159. Existing export prohibitions and restrictions in foodstuffs and feeds under Article XI.2 (a) of 
GATT 1994 shall be eliminated by the end of the first year of implementation. 
160. Any new export prohibitions or restrictions  under Article XI.2 (a) of GATT 1994 should not 
normally be longer than 12 months, and shall only be longer than 18 months with the agreement of the 
affected importing Members.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX A 
 
UNITED STATES – PRODUCT SPECIFIC BLUE BOX LIMITS 
 
 
US Product-Specific Blue Box Limits As Notified by the United States  
1. For the United States, the average total valu e of agricultural production during the 1995-2000 
period is equal to $194,139.3 million.  
Year Total value of 
agricultural production 
(million dollars) 2.5 percent of 
the value of 
agricultural 
production 
1995 190,109.7 4,752.7 
1996 205,701.3 5,142.5 
1997 203,883.7 5,097.1 
1998 190,886.0 4,772.2 
1999 184,734.6 4,618.4 
2000 189,520.3 4,738.0 
Average 194,139.3 4,853.5 
 
2. Under the 2002 Farm Bill, counter-cyclical pa yments for each eligible commodity are equal 
to the counter-cyclical payment rate times 85 pe r cent of base acres time s the counter-cyclical 
payment program yield.  The counter-cyclical paymen t rate is determined as the difference between 
the target price for that commodity, minus the di rect payment rate for that commodity, minus the 
higher of the season average price or the legislated  national loan rate for that commodity.  The 
counter-cyclical payment rate is highest when the mark et price is below the loan rate and is equal to 
the target price minus the direct payment rate minus the loan rate.    3. The legislated maximum permissible expenditu res for each of the years 2002-07 are given in 
appendix table 1.  The figures show s light variation from year to year and reflect the fact that the 2002 
Farm Bill legislated different loan rates and targ et prices over the period.  In addition, eligible 
production shows slight variation due to land entering and exiting from the Conservation Reserve 
Program over the period.  The propor tionate level for each commodity is determined by dividing the 
average maximum payment for the 2002-07 crop year s by the total average maximum payments for 
all commodities.  
Crop Average maximum payment 
2002-07 crop years Payment as per cent  
of total payment 
Corn 3,224.2 44.2% 
Grain sorghum 147.4 2.0% 
Barley 46.7 0.6% 
Oats 8.7 0.1% 
Wheat 1,421.5 19.5% 
Soybeans 550.3 7.5% 
Upland cotton 1,376.5 18.9% 
Rice 323.1 4.4% 
Peanuts 200.9 2.8% 
   
  Total 7,299.2 100.0% 
 
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  4. Product-specific limits for Blue Box expenditu res are calculated by multiplying 2.5 per cent 
of the value of agricultural production times the proportionate level of pa yment under the 2002 Farm 
Bill times 110 and 120 per cent.   Product-Specific Blue Box Caps  
Crop 110 per cent 120 per cent 
Corn 2,359.8 2,574.3 
Grain sorghum 106.8 116.5 
Barley 32.0 34.9 
Oats 5.3 5.8 
Wheat 1,041.1 1,135.7 
Soybeans 400.4 436.8 
Upland cotton 1,009.0 1,100.8 
Rice 234.9 256.3 
Peanuts 149.5 163.1 
   
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  A B C D = A-B-C E F = 0.85*E G H = D*F*G  
 Unit Target price Direct Loan rate Maximum Crop base Payment Payment Payment Percent 
   Payment rate  payment rate  Acres 
 yield  of Total 
   $ per unit  $ per unit  $ per unit  $ per unit mil acres mil acres unit per acre $mil  
2002           
           
Corn bushel 2.60 0.28 1.98 0.34 87.86 74.68 114.3 2,902.3 42.6% 
Sorghum bushel 2.54 0.35 1.98 0.21 12.10 10.29 58.0 125.3 1.8% 
Barley bushel 2.21 0.24 1.88 0.09 8.80 7.48 48.7 32.8 0.5% 
Oats bushel 1.40 0.024 1.35 0.03 3.10 2.64 49.8 3.4 0.1% 
Wheat bushel 3.86 0.52 2.80 0.54 76.20 64.77 36.1 1,262.6 18.5% 
Soybeans bushel 5.80 0.44 5.00 0.36 53.50 45.48 34.1 558.3 8.2% 
Upland cotton pound 0.72 0.0667 0.52 0.1373 18.86 16.03 639.0 1,406.3 20.6% 
Rice cwt 10.50 2.35 6.50 1.65 4.51 3.83 51.24 324.2 4.8% 
Peanuts pound 0.2475 0.018 0.1775 0.05 1.53 1.30 2,989 202.7 3.0% 
           
  Total         6,817.7 100.0% 
           
2003            
           
Corn bushel 2.60 0.28 1.98 0.34 87.83 74.66 114.4 2,903.8 42.8% 
Sorghum bushel 2.54 0.35 1.98 0.21 12.10 10.29 58.1 125.5 1.9% 
Barley bushel 2.21 0.24 1.88 0.09 8.80 7.48 48.7 32.8 0.5% 
Oats bushel 1.40 0.024 1.35 0.03 3.10 2.64 50.0 3.4 0.1% 
Wheat bushel 3.86 0.52 2.80 0.54 76.20 64.77 36.1 1,262.6 18.6% 
Soybeans bushel 5.80 0.44 5.00 0.36 53.50 45.48 34.1 558.3 8.2% 
Upland cotton pound 0.72 0.0667 0.52 0.1373 18.42 15.66 639.0 1,374.0 20.3% 
Rice cwt 10.50 2.35 6.50 1.650 4.49 3.81 51.2 322.2 4.8% 
Peanuts pound 0.2475 0.018 0.1775 0.052 1.52 1.29 2,989 200.3 3.0% 
           
  Total         6,782.8 100.0% 
            
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 Unit Target price Direct Loan rate Maximum Crop base Payment Payment Payment Percent 
   Payment rate  payment rate  Acres 
 yield  of Total 
   $ per unit  $ per unit  $ per unit  $ per unit mil acres mil acres unit per acre $mil  
2004           
           
Corn bushel 2.63 0.28 1.95 0.400 87.64 74.49 114.2 3,402.9 44.7% 
Sorghum bushel 2.57 0.35 1.95 0.270 12.00 10.20 58.1 160.0 2.1% 
Barley bushel 2.24 0.24 1.85 0.150 8.70 7.40 48.7 54.0 0.7% 
Oats bushel 1.44 0.024 1.33 0.086 3.10 2.64 49.8 11.3 0.1% 
Wheat bushel 3.92 0.52 2.75 0.650 76.00 64.60 36.1 1,515.8 19.9% 
Soybeans bushel 5.80 0.44 5.00 0.360 52.90 44.97 34.1 552.0 7.3% 
Upland cotton pound 0.72 0.0667 0.52 0.1373 18.72 15.91 636 1,389.4 18.3% 
Rice cwt 10.50 2.35 6.50 1.650 4.51 3.84 51.24 324.3 4.3% 
Peanuts pound 0.2475 0.018 0.1775 0.052 1.52 1.29 2,990 200.7 2.6% 
           
  Total         7,610.4 100.0% 
           
2005           
           
Corn bushel 2.63 0.28 1.95 0.400 87.15 74.08 114.3 3,386.8 44.8% 
Sorghum bushel 2.57 0.35 1.95 0.270 11.90 10.12 58.1 158.7 2.1% 
Barley bushel 2.24 0.24 1.85 0.150 8.70 7.40 48.7 54.0 0.7% 
Oats bushel 1.44 0.024 1.33 0.086 3.10 2.64 49.8 11.3 0.1% 
Wheat bushel 3.92 0.52 2.75 0.650 75.40 64.09 36.1 1,503.9 19.9% 
Soybeans bushel 5.80 0.44 5.00 0.360 52.50 44.63 34.1 547.8 7.3% 
Upland cotton pound 0.72 0.0667 0.52 0.1373 18.47 15.70 634 1,366.9 18.1% 
Rice cwt 10.50 2.35 6.50 1.650 4.49 3.82 51.26 322.9 4.3% 
Peanuts pound 0.2475 0.018 0.1775 0.052 1.52 1.29 2,990 201.0 2.7% 
           
  Total         7,553.4 100.0% 
           
            
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 Unit Target price Direct Loan rate Maximum Crop base Payment Payment Payment Percent 
   Payment rate  payment rate  Acres 
 yield  of Total 
   $ per unit  $ per unit  $ per unit  $ per unit mil acres mil acres unit per acre $mil  
2006           
           
Corn bushel 2.63 0.28 1.95 0.400 86.76 73.75 114.4 3,374.6 44.9% 
Sorghum bushel 2.57 0.35 1.95 0.270 11.80 10.03 58.2 157.6 2.1% 
Barley bushel 2.24 0.24 1.85 0.150 8.60 7.31 48.6 53.3 0.7% 
Oats bushel 1.44 0.024 1.33 0.086 3.10 2.64 49.9 11.3 0.2% 
Wheat bushel 3.92 0.52 2.75 0.650 74.80 63.58 36.1 1,491.9 19.9% 
Soybeans bushel 5.80 0.44 5.00 0.360 52.01 44.21 34.1 542.7 7.2% 
Upland cotton pound 0.72 0.0667 0.52 0.1373 18.40 15.64 634 1,361.3 18.1% 
Rice cwt 10.50 2.35 6.50 1.650 4.48 3.81 51.28 322.4 4.3% 
Peanuts pound 0.2475 0.018 0.1775 0.052 1.51 1.29 2,993 200.3 2.7% 
           
  Total         7,515.4 100.0% 
           
2007           
           
Corn bushel 2.63 0.28 1.95 0.400 86.76 73.75 114.4 3,374.6 44.9% 
Sorghum bushel 2.57 0.35 1.95 0.270 11.80 10.03 58.2 157.6 2.1% 
Barley bushel 2.24 0.24 1.85 0.150 8.60 7.31 48.6 53.3 0.7% 
Oats bushel 1.44 0.024 1.33 0.086 3.10 2.64 49.8 11.3 0.2% 
Wheat bushel 3.92 0.52 2.75 0.650 74.80 63.58 36.1 1,491.9 19.9% 
Soybeans bushel 5.80 0.44 5.00 0.360 52.01 44.21 34.1 542.7 7.2% 
Upland cotton pound 0.72 0.0667 0.52 0.1373 18.40 15.64 634 1,361.3 18.1% 
Rice cwt 10.50 2.35 6.50 1.650 4.48 3.81 51.28 322.4 4.3% 
Peanuts pound 0.2475 0.018 0.1775 0.052 1.51 1.29 2,993 200.3 2.7% 
           
  Total         7,515.4 100.0% 
           
           
            
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 Unit Target price Direct Loan rate Maximum Crop base Payment Payment Payment Percent 
   Payment rate  payment rate  Acres 
 yield  of Total 
   $ per unit  $ per unit  $ per unit  $ per unit mil acres mil acres unit per acre $mil  
Average           
2002-07            
           
Corn bushel        3,224.2 44.2% 
Sorghum bushel        147.4 2.0% 
Barley bushel        46.7 0.6% 
Oats bushel        8.7 0.1% 
Wheat bushel        1,421.5 19.5% 
Soybeans bushel        550.3 7.5% 
Upland cotton pound        1,376.5 18.9% 
Rice cwt        323.1 4.4% 
Peanuts pound        200.9 2.8% 
           
  Total         7,299.2 100.0% 
 
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ANNEX B 
 
ANNEX 2 OF THE AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE SHALL BE AMENDED AS FOLLOWS : 
Government Service Programmes 
General services (paragraph 2) Add the following subparagraph (h) to the existing paragraph 2: 
(h) policies and services related to farmer  settlement, land reform programmes, 
rural development and rural livelihood secu rity in developing country Members, 
such as provision of infrastructural services, land rehabilitation, soil 
conservation and resource management, drought management and flood 
control, rural employment programmes, nutritional food security, issuance of property titles and settlement programmes, to promote rural development and poverty alleviation. 
Public stockholding for food security purposes 
Modify the existing footnote 5 as follows: 
  For the purposes of paragraph 3 of this Annex, governmental stockholding 
programmes for food security purposes in de veloping countries whose operation is 
transparent and conducted in accordance with officially published objective criteria or 
guidelines shall be considered to be in conformity with the provisions of this 
paragraph, including programmes under which stocks of foodstuffs for food security 
purposes are acquired and released at administ ered prices, provided that the difference 
between the acquisition price and the external  reference price is accounted for in the 
AMS. However, acquisition of stocks of foodstuffs by developing country 
Members with the objective of supporting low-income or resource-poor 
producers shall not be required to be accounted for in the AMS. 
Modify the existing footnote 5 and 6 as follows: 
For the purposes of paragraphs 3 and 4 of this Annex, the acquisition of foodstuffs at 
subsidised prices when procured genera lly from low-income or resource-poor 
producers in developing countries with the objective of fighting hunger and 
rural poverty, as well as  the provision of foodstuffs at subsidised prices with the 
objective of meeting food requirements of  urban and rural poor in developing 
countries on a regular basis at reasonable prices shall be considered to be in 
conformity with the provisi ons of this paragraph.  
Decoupled income support (paragraph 6) 
Modify the existing subparagraph (a) as follows: 
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall be de termined by clearly-defined criteria such as 
income, status as a producer or landowner, factor use or production level in  a 
defined , fixed and unchanging historical  base period  which shall be notified to the 
Committee on Agriculture.  An exceptio nal update is not precluded, [provided 
that producer expectations and production decisions are unaffected, in TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  particular due to the fact that any updated base period
1 is a significant number 
of years in the past.  /  but such an exceptional update shall ensure that producer 
expectations and production decisions are not affected and shall only be 
permissible: (i) where the updated base period is itself a sufficiently significant number of years in the past and (ii) the result of the updated base period is 
either neutral with respect to the overall le vel of support to producers or reduces 
that support.] Members which have not previously made use of this type of payment, and thus have not notified, sh all not be precluded from establishing an 
appropriate base period
7, which shall be fixed and unchanging and shall be 
notified. 
  7  Developing country Members may not h ave the capacity to fully assess the 
impact of innovation in their agricultural policies. Accordingly, the base period of a time-limited experimental or pilot programme may not be taken as the fixed 
and unchanging base period for the purposes of this paragraph.  
 
Payments (made either directly or by way of go vernment financial participation in crop insurance 
schemes) for relief from natural disasters (paragraph 8) 
Modify the existing subparagraphs (a), (b) and (d) as follows: 
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall arise : 
(i) In the case of direct payments related to disasters  only following a formal 
recognition by government authorities that a natural or like disaster (including disease 
outbreaks, pest infestations, nuclear accidents, and war on the territory of the Member 
concerned) has occurred or is occurring;  and shall be determined by a production 
loss
8 which exceeds 30 per cent of the average of production in the preceding five-
year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.   In the case of developing country 
Members, payments for relief from natural disasters may be provided to producers when the production loss is less than 30 per cent of the average of production in the preceding five-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-year period.  
(ii) In the case of government financia l participation in crop or production 
insurance schemes, eligibility for such payments shall be determined by a 
production loss which exceeds 30 per cent of the average production in a period 
demonstrated to be actuarially appropriat e.  In the case of a developing country 
Member's government's financial particip ation in crop or production insurance 
schemes, eligibility for payments may be provided to producers when the production loss is less than 30 per cent of the average of production in the 
preceding five-year period or a three-year average based on the preceding five-
year period. 
                                                        
1 Where a Member has, at the time of  entry into force of th is Agreement, more than one type of direct 
payments within the same system of decoupled income support it shall be possible to decide, within a period of 
no more than three years from the date of entry into for ce of this agreement, to move from one to another type of 
direct payments for all or part of the territory of that member, including the use of a changed base period. This decision shall be taken once and for all for each part of the territory of the Member concerned. Where a member 
intends to exercise this possibility, it shall notify its decision to the Committee on Agriculture within 180 days 
of the entry into force of this Agreement.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  (iii) In the case of the destruction of animals or crops to control or prevent pests, 
diseases, disease-carrying organisms or  disease-causing organisms named in 
national legislation or international st andards, the production loss may be less 
than 30 per cent of the average of production referred to in paragraph 8(a)(i) or 8(a)(ii), as applicable. 
(b) Payments made under this paragraph  shall be applied only in respect of losses of 
income, crops, livestock (including payments in connection with the veterinary 
treatment of animals), land or other production factors due to the natural disaster or 
destruction of animals or crops  in question. 
(d) Payments made under this paragraph  shall not exceed the level required to prevent 
or alleviate further loss as defined in criterion (b) above. 
  8  Developing country Members may det ermine the production loss of the 
affected sector(s) or region(s) on an aggregate basis.  
 
Structural adjustment assistance provided  through investment aids (paragraph 11) 
Modify the existing subparagraph (b) as follows: 
(b) The amount of such payments in any given year shall not be related to, or based on, 
the type or volume of production (including livestock units) undertaken by the producer in any year after the base period other than as provided for under criterion 
(e) below. The options presented in regard to paragraph 6 (a) above shall be 
considered here also.    Members which have not previous ly made use of this type 
of payment, and thus have not notified, shall not be precluded from establishing 
an appropriate base period
9, which shall be fixed and unchanging and shall be 
notified. 
 9  Developing country Members may not ha ve the capacity to fully assess the 
impact of innovation in their agricultura l policies. Accordingly, the base period 
of a time-limited experimental or pilot programme may not be taken as the fixed 
and unchanging base period for the purposes of this paragraph.  
Payments under regional assistance programmes(paragraph 13) 
Modify the existing subparagraphs (a), (b) and (f) as follows: 
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall be li mited to producers in disadvantaged regions.  
Each such region must be a clearly designated contiguous geographical area with a 
definable economic and administrative iden tity, considered as disadvantaged on the 
basis of neutral and objective criteria clearly spelt out in law or regulation and indicating that the region's difficulties arise out of more than temporary circumstances.  Developing country Members shall be exempted from the 
condition that a disadvantaged region mu st be a contiguous geographical area. 
(b) The amount of such payments in any given year shall not be related to, or based on, 
the type or volume of production (including livestock units) undertaken by the producer in any year after the base period other than to reduce that production.  The 
options presented in regard to paragra ph 6 (a) above shall be considered here 
also. Members which have not previously ma de use of this type of payment, and 
thus have not notified, shall not be precluded from establishing an appropriate 
base period
10, which shall be fixed and unchanging and shall be notified.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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   (f) The payments shall be limited to the extra costs or loss of income involved in 
undertaking agricultural production (including livestock production)  in the 
prescribed area. 
 10  Developing country Members may not h ave the capacity to fully assess the 
impact of innovation in their agricultura l policies. Accordingly, the base period 
of a time-limited experimental or pilot programme may not be taken as the fixed 
and unchanging base period for the purposes of this paragraph.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX C 
Basis for the calculation of tariff quota expansion 
 
Either : 
 1. Where, for any product
1, a Member has a tariff quota bound in its Schedule and wishes to 
designate any tariff line within that product coverage as Sensitive, the defined percentage of tariff 
quota access to be provided shall be calculated in t erms of the percentage of domestic consumption of 
the entire product, irrespective of whether, for any number of tariff lines within that product 
coverage, the Member concerned has taken th e full (i.e. "non-Sensitive") tariff cut. 
2. Where the domestic consumption data for th e product in question is available from 
recognized international sources such as FAO or OECD, it shall be used.  If it is not so available, 
existing national data shall be used.  In the calcul ation of domestic consumption at that product level, 
all consumption must be included in the calcul ation, whether for direct human consumption, 
industrial use, animal feed, etc.  This data mu st be provided in a transparent manner using a 
commonly-agreed supporting data template.  Where th is data does not currently exist at a national 
level, it shall be arrived at through a balance sheet  approach (i.e. imports + production – exports +/- 
changes in stocks).  Calculations shall be provid ed in a transparent manner using a commonly-agreed 
supporting data template. 
Or: 
3. Where, for any product2, a Member wishes to designate only a certain number of tariff lines 
within that product as Sensitive, it is free to do so (provided the total num ber of tariff lines remains 
within the defined numerical limit on tariff lines that may be declared Sensiti ve).  In such cases the 
method set out in Attachment Ai shall apply.  
4. For each product in its entirety as specified in Attachment Ai there shall be a floor minimum 
access of at least [1 - 3] per cent of domestic consumption of that product. 
5. Where there are separate tariff lines for in- quota and out-of-quota trade, they shall be 
combined and treated as one tariff line under this approach. 
6. Where there are separate tariff lines that do not  reflect material d ifferences in essential 
product characteristics (e.g. reflecting super ficial differences such as packaging; end use 
requirements such as distinguishing personal u se from other uses; or other administrative 
distinctions) they shall be combined and trea ted as one tariff line under this approach. 
7. Imports for re-export (including where the obli gation to re-export is in a processed form) 
shall not be counted as "imports" under that tariff line under this approach. 
                                                        
1  For the purpose of these modalities, these products are those specified and delimited in terms of each 
product’s 6-digit tariff line coverage in  Attachment A. 
2 For the purpose of these modalities, these products are those specified and delimited in Attachment Ai 
[except that this attachment shall be adjusted further to  meet the requirements of Members, particularly developing 
country Members, which have not yet had sufficient opportunity to have their requirements taken into account in the 
finalisation of this list, and is without prejudice to the c overage of tropical products which remains to be finalised]. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  8. Under whichever of these approaches is selected: 
(a) The resultant calculations shall have been made available to all Members with a 
sufficient period for them to have reviewed and verified them so that, at the time of 
the adoption of these Modalities, Members shall be in a position to know precisely what the actual volume of tariff quota expansion shall be at a tariff line level, should a 
product be subsequently declared as Sensitive.   The results of these calculations, as 
reflected in the templates and attachments, are an integral part of these modalities.  
As such, only products in respect of whic h the agreed calculations are annexed shall 
be eligible for sensitive product treatment and, where such a product is in fact 
selected subsequently as sensitive at the scheduling stage, the results of these 
calculations shall be, for whatever product is  concerned, applicable without variation. 
(b) Existing scheduled tariff lines shall be the b asis for all calculations.  There shall be no 
sub-categorization of tariff lines beyond existing scheduled commitments. 
(c) The base period shall be the most recent pe riod for which data is available, i.e. 2003-
05 unless this would be, for some particular product, a manifestly unrepresentative 
period due to exceptional circumstances. 
9. For any given product category, [a single tariff quota with a single in-quota tariff shall be 
scheduled, irrespective of how many tariff lines ar e designated as Sensitive / the provisions of the 
Attachment on this matter shall apply as regards sub-allocation of tariff quotas]. 
10. New tariff quota volumes arising from this negotia tion shall be bound in part I-B of Members' 
Schedules of concessions erga omnes  on a most favoured nation basis.  
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  ANNEX D  
 
TARIFF ESCALATION LIST  
 
Vegetables  
 
 
Fruits and Nuts  
 
Primary product Processed product 
0801.11 - Coconuts, dessicated 
0801.19 - Coconuts, excluding dessicated 1513.11 - Crude coconut oil  
 
1513.19 - Other coconut oil  
 2306.50 - Oilcake and other solid residues of coconut 
 
2308 - Vegetable materials and vegetable waste
* 
 
0805.50 – Lemons 2007.91 - Citrus fruit preparations; Jams, fruit jellies, 
marmalades, fruit or nut pur ee, and fruit or nut pastes, 
obtained by cooking, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.* 
2009.31 - Juice of any other citrus fruit (other than orange 
or grapefruit); of a Brix value lower or similar to 20).*
 
0808.20 – Pears and quinces, fresh 2008.40 – Pears, Otherwise prepared or preserved. 
  Primary product Processed product 
0702.00 – Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 2002.10 – Tomatoes, whole or in pieces, prepared or 
preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid. 
 
2002.90 – Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than 
by vinegar or acetic acid. 
 
2009.50 – Tomato juice, unfermented and not containing 
added sugar or other sweetening matter. 
 
2103.20 - Tomato ketchup and sauce 
0707.00 Cucumbers and gherkins, fresh or chilled 0711 .40 - Cucumbers and gherkins provisionally preserved 
 
2001.10 - Cucumbers and gherki ns prepared or preserved 
by vinegar or acetic acid 
 
0709.60 - Fruits of the genus Capsicum or genus 
Pimenta 0904.20 - Fruits of the genus Capsicum or genus Pimenta, 
dried or ground 
 
0714.10 – Cassava 1108.14 - Cassava starch 
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  Primary product Processed product 
2009.80 - Juice of any single fruit  or vegetable (other than 
juice of any single citrus fruit, pineapple, tomato, grape, or apple) unfermented and not containing added spirit, 
whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter*
 
0809.10 – Apricots, fresh 2008.50 – Apricots, Otherwise prepared or preserved. 
0809.20 - Cherries, fresh 0812.10 - Cherries, provisionally preserved. 
 
2008.60 - Cherries, otherwise prepared or preserved. 
0809.30 – Peaches, includin g nectarines, fresh 2008.70 – Peaches in cluding nectarines, otherwise prepared 
or preserved. 
0809.40 - Plums 0813.20 - Prunes, dried 
 
Coffee  
 
Primary product Processed product 
0901.11 - Coffee, not roasted: Not decaffeinated 0901 .12 – Coffee, not roas ted, decaffeinated 
 0901.12 – Coffee, not ro asted, decaffeinated 
 
0901.21 - Coffee,  roasted: Not decaffeinated 
 
0901.22 - Coffee, roas ted: Decaffeinated 
 0901.90 - Other (Coffee husks and skins, coffee substitutes 
containing coffee) 
 2101.11 - Extracts, esse nces and concentrates* 
 
2101.12 - Preparations with a basis of extracts, essences or concentrates or with a basis of coffee 
 
Spices  
 
Primary product Processed product 
0910.10 - Ginger 2006.00 - Other fruits, vegetables and nuts, preserved by 
sugar  
2008.99 - Other fruits and edible parts of the plant, prepared 
or preserved* 
 
Oilseeds  
 
Primary product Processed product 
12.01 - Soya Beans, whether or not broken 1208.10 - Flours and meals of soya bean 
 
1507.10 - Crude oil, whether or not degummed, of soya bean oil and its fractions, not chemically modified. 
 
1507.90 – Refined oil of soybeans and its fractions, but not chemically modified. 
 
23.04 - Oil cakes of soybeans  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Primary product Processed product 
1202.10 - Ground-nuts, in shell, not roasted or 
otherwise cooked 1202.20 - Ground-nuts, shelled, whether or not broken, not 
roasted or otherwise cooked  
1208.90 – Flours and Meals of Oilseeds or oleaginous 
fruits, other than those of soybeans or mustard* 
 
1508.10 - Crude Ground-nut oil , not chemically modified  
1508.90 - Refined Ground-nut oil, not chemically modified 
 2008.11 – Ground nuts, otherwise prepared or preserved, 
whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or spirit, not elsewhere specified or included.  
23.05 - Oilseed cake of ground nuts 
1205.10 - Low erucic acid rape or colza seeds, 
whether or not broken 1208.90 – Flours and Meals of Oilseeds or oleaginous 
fruits, other than those of soybean or mustard*  
1514.11 - Low erucic acid rape  or colza oil, crude, not 
chemically modified.  
1514.19 - Low erucic acid rape or colza oil, refined, not 
chemically modified.  
2306.41 - Of low erucic acid rape or colza seed 
1205.90 - Rape or colza seeds, whether or not 
broken 1208.90 – Flours and Meals of Oilseeds or oleaginous 
fruits, other than those of soybean or mustard* 
 
1514.91 - Crude rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, not chemically modified. 
 
1514.99 - Refined rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, not chemical ly modified, Other 
12.06 - Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken 1208.90 – Flours and Meals of Oilseeds or oleaginous 
fruits, other than those of soybean or mustard* 
 1512.11 - Crude sunflower-seed or safflower oil and 
fractions thereof, not chemically modified. 
 1512.19 - Refined sunflower-seed or safflower oil and 
fractions thereof, not chemically modified. 
 2306.30 - Oilseed cake of sunflower seeds 
1207.60 - Safflower seeds 1208.90 – Flours and Meals of Oilseeds or oleaginous 
fruits, other than those of soybeans or mustard* 
 
1512.11 - Crude sunflower-seed or safflower oil and 
fractions thereof, not chemically modified.    
1512.19 - Refined sunflower-seed or safflower oil and 
fractions thereof, not chemically modified. 
1207.10 – Palm nuts and kernels, whether or not broken 1208.90 – Flours and Meals of Oilseeds or oleaginous 
fruits, other than those of soybean or mustard* 
 
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  Primary product Processed product 
 
1511.90 – Refined palm oil and its refractions, not chemically modified Other 
 
2306.60 - Oilseed cake of palm nuts or kernels 
1207.20 - Cotton seeds, whether or not broken 1208.90 – Flours and Meals of Oilseeds or oleaginous 
fruits, other than those of soybeans or mustard* 
 1512.21 - Crude cotton-seed oil and its fractions, whether or 
not gossypol has been removed, not chemically modified 
 1512.29 - Refined cotton-seed oil and its fractions, not 
chemically modified 
 1521 - Vegetable waxes (of cotton) 
 
2306.10 - Oilseed ca ke of cotton seeds 
1207.40 - Sesamum seeds 12.08.90 – Flours and Meals of Oilseeds or oleaginous 
fruits, other than those of soybeans or mustard* 
 
1515.50 - Sesame oil and its fractions  
2306.90 - Oilseed cake, not otherwise specified* 
 
Cocoa  
 
Primary product Processed product 
1801.00 – Cocoa beans, whole or broken, raw or 
roasted 1802.00 - Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste 
 
1803.10 – Cocoa paste, not defatted 
 1803.20 – Cocoa paste, wholly or partly defatted 
 
1804.00 – Cocoa butter, fat and oil  
1805.00 – Cocoa powder, not containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter 
 
1806.10 - Cocoa powder, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter 
 
1806.20 - Chocolate, containing cocoa, in bloks, slabs or bars >2 kg 
 
1806.31 - Chocolate in blocks, slabs or bars, filled  
1806.32 - Other, in blocks, slabs or bars, not filled 
 1806.90 - Other food preparations containing cocoa 
 
 
 
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  Cereals  
 
Primary product Processed product 
1001.10 – Durum Wheat 11.01   - Wheat or meslin flour* 
1103.11 - Groats and meal, of wheat* 
1103.20 – Pellets* 
1108.11 - Wheat starch 
11.09   - Wheat gluten, whether or not dried 
1902.11 - Pasta, containing eggs 1902.19 - Other pasta, not stuffed, cooked or otherwise 
prepared (other than those containing egg) 
1902.20 - Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked or otherwise prepared 
1902.30 - Other pasta 
1905.20 - Gingerbread 1905.31 - Sweet biscuits 
1905.32 - Waffles and wafers 
10.03  - Barley 1103.19 Groats and meal, of other cereals* 
1103.20 Pellets* 1104.19 - Rolled or flaked grains, of other cereals* 
1104.29 - Other worked grains, of other cereals* 
1107.10 - Malt, not roasted 1107.20 - Malt, roasted 
1901.90 - Malt extract and food prep of flour groats, meal 
or starch,  other than for infant preparations, other than for use in mixes and doughs 
10.04 - Oats 10.06  - Germ of cereals, whole, rolled, flaked or ground, or 
otherwise worked, except rice of heading 
1103.19 Groats and meal, of other cereals* 
1103.20 Pellets* 
1104.12 - Rolled or flaked grains: Of oats 1104.22 - Other worked grains: Of oats 
1005.90 - Maize (corn), other than seed 1102.20 - Maize (corn) flour 
1103.13 - Cereal grouts and meal of corn 
1108.12 - Corn starch 1515.29 - Other fixed maize oil other than not refined, but 
not chemically modified   
1901.10 - Preparations for infant  use, put up for retail sale* 
1901.20 - Mixes and doughs for the preparation of bakers' 
wares of heading 19.05* 
1904.10 - Prepared foods obtained from the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products* 
1905.90  Other* 
2005.80 - Sweet corn, prepared or preserved, other than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen 
1006.10 - Rice in husk (paddy or rough)   1006.20 Husked (brown) rice  
1006.30 Semi-milled or wholly milled rice, whether or not 
polished or glazed 
1006.40 - Broken rice 
1102.30 - Rice flour 1103.19 - Groats, meal and pellets, of other cereals* 
1904.20 - Prepared foods obtained from the unroasted 
cereal flakes or from mixtur es of unroasted and roasted 
cereal flakes or swelled cereals* 
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  Primary product Processed product 
10.07 - Sorghum 1904.10 - Prepared foods obtained by the swelling or 
roasting of cereals or cereal products* 1904.20 - Prepared foods obtained from the unroasted 
cereal flakes or from mixtur es of unroasted and roasted 
cereal flakes or swelled cereals* 
 
 
 *In cases where the HS heading can be associated  with more than one prim ary product, the tariff 
escalation modality would only apply if a Member ha s scheduled the processed product at the product 
specific level  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX E 
 
TARIFF QUOTA UNDERFILL MECHANISM 
  
1. During the first monitoring year, where an im porting Member does not notify the fill rate, or 
where the fill rate is below a defined percentage, a Member may raise a specific concern regarding a 
tariff quota commitment in the Committee on Agriculture  and place this concern on a tracking register 
maintained by the Secretariat. The importing Me mber shall discuss the administration of the tariff 
quota with all interested Members, with the aim of  understanding the concerns raised, improving the 
membership's understanding of the market circum stances and of the manner in which the tariff quota 
is administered and whether elements of the admi nistration contribute to underfill. This shall take 
place on the basis of provision of objective and relevant  data bearing on the matter, in particular as 
regards the market circumstances. 
2. Once the underfill mechanism has been initiated,  where the fill rate remains below the 
percentage specified in paragraph 1 for two consecu tive years, or no notification has been submitted 
for that period, a Member may request, through the Committee on Agriculture, that the importing 
Member take specific action(s)
1 to modify the administration of the tariff quota concerned.  The 
importing Member shall take either the specific action(s) requested or, drawing on the discussions previously held with the importing Member, such other action(s) which it considers will effectively 
improve the fill rate of the tariff quota. If the action(s) of the importing Member lead to a fill rate 
above the defined percentage or interested Members are otherwise satisfied that lesser fill rates are 
indeed attributable to market circumstances based on the data-based discussions that have taken place 
, this will be noted and the concern marked "resolved " on the Secretariat's tracking register and will be 
no longer subject to monitoring (unless at some future  point the process is restarted but, if so, it will 
be a new three year cycle).  If the fill rate re mains below the defined percentage, a Member may 
continue to request additional modifications to the administration of the tariff quota. 
3. During the third and subsequent monitoring years :  following three or more consecutive years 
of underfill, where: 
(a) the fill rate remains below the defined percentage for three consecutive years ; and 
(b) the fill rate has not increased by annual in crements of a defined minimum amount per 
cent for each of the preceding three years; 
(c) the data-based discussions regarding commercial factors have not led to the 
conclusion among all interested parties these are in fact the reason for underfill; and 
(d) an interested Member makes a statement in the Committee on Agriculture,  that it 
wishes to initiate the final st age of the underfill mechanism. 
4. The importing Member shall then promptly provide unencumbered access via one of the 
following tariff quota administration methods
2: a first-come, first-served only basis (at the border); or 
an automatic, unconditional license on demand system .  In taking a decision on which of these two 
options to implement, the importing Member will c onsult with interested exporting Members.  The 
                                                        
1 The actions and remedies taken by the importing Member pursuant to the underfill mechanism shall not 
modify or impede the rights of a Member holding a country-specific allocation for that tariff quota with respect to their country-specific allocation. 
2 The actions and remedies taken by the importing Member shall not modify or impede the rights of a 
Member holding a country-specific allocation for that tariff  quota with respect to their country-specific allocation. 
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  method selected shall be maintained by the importi ng Member for a minimum of two years, after 
which time – provided that timely notifications fo r the two years have been submitted – it will be 
noted on the Secretariat's tracking regi ster and the concern marked "closed". 
5. The availability of this mechanism and resort to it by any Member is without prejudice to 
Members’ rights and obligations under the covered Ag reements in respect of any matter dealt with 
under the mechanism and, in the event of any confli ct, the provisions of the covered agreements shall 
prevail.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX F 
 
ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF INDICATORS FOR THE 
DESIGNATION OF SPECIAL PRODUCTS 
  
1. The product is a staple food, or is a part of the basic food basket of the developing country 
Member through, inter alia , laws and regulations, including administrative guidelines or 
national development plan or policy or hist orical usage, or the product contributes 
significantly to the nutritional or caloric intake of the population. 
 
2. A significant proportion of the domestic c onsumption of the product in its natural, 
unprocessed or processed form, in a particular re gion or at a national level, is met through 
domestic production in the developi ng country Member concerned. 
 
3. Domestic consumption of the product in the developing country Member is significant in 
relation to total world exports of that product; or a significant proportion of total world exports of the product are accounted fo r by the largest exporting country. 
 
4. A significant proportion of the total domestic production of the product in a particular region 
or at the national level is produced on farm s or operational land holdings of up to and 
including 10 hectares, or is produced on farm or operational land holdings which are of a size 
equal to or less than the average farm size of the developing country Member concerned, or a 
significant proportion of the farms or operati onal land holdings producing the product are up 
to and including 10 hectares in size or of the average farm size or less of the developing country Member concerned. 
 
5. A significant proportion of the total agricultural population or rural labour force, in a 
particular region or at the national level, is  employed in the production of the product. 
 6. A significant proportion of the producers of the product, in a particular region or at the 
national level, are low income, resource poor, or  subsistence farmers, including disadvantaged 
or vulnerable communities and women or a si gnificant proportion of the domestic production 
of the product is produced in disa dvantaged regions and areas including, inter alia,  drought-
prone or hilly or mountainous regions. 
 7. A significant proportion of the total value of ag ricultural production or agricultural income of 
households, in a particular region or at the na tional level, is derived from the production of 
the product. 
8. A relatively low proportion of the product is  processed in the developing country Member as 
compared to the world average; or the product contributes a relatively high proportion to value addition in the rural areas, in a particular  region or at the national level, through its 
linkages to non-farm rural economic activities, in cluding handicrafts and cottage industries or 
any other form of rural value addition. 
 9. A significant proportion of the agricultural cu stoms tariff revenue is derived from the product 
in a developing country Member. 
 
10. A significant proportion of the total food expendi ture, or of the total income, of households in 
a particular region or at the national level in  the developing country Member concerned, is 
spent on the product. 
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  11. The product in respect of which product specific AMS or blue box support has been notified 
by any WTO Member and which has been exported by that notifying Member during any year from 1995 to the starting date of the implementation of Doha Round. 
 12. The productivity per worker or per hectare of the product in the developing country Member, 
in a particular region or at the national level,  is relatively low as compared to the average 
productivity in the world.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX G* 
LIST OF TROPICAL AND ALTERNATIVE PRODUCTS 
 
HS96 Description 
060240 Roses, grafted or not 
060290 Live plants, incl. their roots, and mushroom spawn 
060310 Cut flowers and flower buds for bouquets, etc., fresh 
060390 Cut flowers and flower buds for bouquets, dried, etc. 
060491 Foliage, branches, for bouquets, etc. – fresh 
060499 Foliage, branches, for bouque ts, etc. – except fresh 
070190 Potatoes, fresh or chilled except seed 
070310 Onions and shallots 
070960 Peppers (Capsicum, Pimenta) fresh or chilled 
070990 Vegetables, fresh or chilled nes 
071190 Other vegetables;  mixtures of vegetables 
071390 Other dried leguminous vegetables 
071410 Manioc (cassava), fresh or dried 
071420 Sweet potatoes 
071490 Arrowroot, salep, etc. fresh or dried and sago pith 
080111 Desiccated coconuts 
080119 Other coconuts 
080290 Nuts, fresh or dried, whether or not shelled or peeled 
080300 Bananas, including plantains, fresh or dried 
080420 Figs, fresh or dried 
080430 Pineapples, fresh or dried 
080440 Avocados, fresh or dried 
080450 Guavas, mangoes and mangosteens, fresh or dried 
080510 Oranges, fresh or dried 
080520 Mandarin, clementine & citrus hybrids, fresh or dried 
080530 Lemons and limes, fresh or dried 
080590 Other citrus fruit, fresh or dried 
080711 Watermelons, fresh 
080719 Melons, fresh 
080720 Fresh pawpaws "papayas" 
081090 Fresh tamarinds, passion fruit, carambola, pitahaya and other edible fruit 
081190 Fruits and nuts (uncooked, steamed, boiled) frozen 
081290 Fruit and nuts, provisionally preserved 
081340 Other fruit 
081350 Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits 
081400 Peel of citrus fruit or melons 
090112 Coffee, not roaste d, decaffeinated 
090121 Coffee, roasted, not decaffeinated 
090122 Coffee, roasted, decaffeinated 
090190 Coffee, other roasted 
090210 Tea, green (unfermented) in packages < 3 kg 
090412 Pepper, crushed or ground 
090420 Capsicum or Pimenta, dried, crushed or ground 
090700 Cloves (whole fruit, cloves and stems) 
091010 Ginger 
100610 Rice in the husk (paddy or rough) 
100620 Husked (brown) rice 
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  HS96 Description 
100640 Broken rice 
110230 Rice flour 
110620 Flour, meal and powder of sago or of roots or tubers of heading 07.14 
110630 Flour, meal and powder of the dried leguminous vegetables  
110814 Manioc (cassava) starch 
120210 Ground-nuts in shell, not roasted or cooked 
120220 Ground-nuts, shelled, whether or not broken 
120890 Other flours and meals of oil seeds or oleaginous fruits 
121190 Plants & parts, pharmacy, perfume, insecticide use nes 
121210 Locust beans, locust seeds 
121299 Vegetable products nes for human consumption 
130219 Vegetable saps and extracts nes 
140190 Other vegetable materials 
150710 Crude soya-bean oil, and its fractions 
150790 Other soya-bean oil, and its fractions 
150810 Crude ground nut oil  
151110 Palm oil, crude 
151190 Palm oil or fractions simply refined 
151211 Crude sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof 
151219 Other sunflower-seed or safflower oil and fractions thereof 
151311 Crude coconut (copra) oil and its fractions 
151319 Other coconut (copra) oil and its fractions 
151321 Crude palm kernel or babassu oil  
151329 Palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, other 
151410 Low erucic acid rape or colza oil, crude 
151490 Low erucic acid rape or colza oil, other 
151530 Castor oil and its fractions 
151550 Sesame oil or fractions not chemically modified 
151620 Veg fats, oils or fractions  hydrogenated, esterified 
151710 Margarine, excluding liquid margarine 
152190 Beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti 
170111 Raw sugar, cane 
170191 Containing added flavouring or colouring matter 
170199 Refined sugar, in solid form, nes, pure sucrose 
170310 Cane molasses 
180310 Cocoa paste, not defatted 
 180320 Cocoa paste, wholly or partly defatted 
180400 Cocoa butter, fat, oil 
180500 Cocoa powder, unsweetened 
180610 Cocoa powder, sweetened 
  1806201 Chocolate and other food preps containing cocoa > 2 kg 
180631 Chocolate, cocoa preps, block, slab, bar, filled, > 2kg 
180632 Chocolate, cocoa prep, block/slab/bar, not filled, > 2kg 
  1806902 Chocolate/cocoa food preparations  
200190 Veg, fruit, nuts nes prepared or preserved by vinegar 
200410 Potatoes, prepared, frozen 
                                                        
1 Excluding more disaggregated lines which have a majority of their ingredients which are not tropical or 
alternative products. 
2 Excluding more disaggregated lines which have a majority of their ingredients which are not tropical or 
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INDICATIVE LIST OF TROPICAL PRODUCTS USED IN THE URUGUAY ROUND* 
 
 PRODUCT GROUPS AND SUB-GROUPS 4-DIGIT HS HEADINGS  
   
Group I: Tropical beverages  
(a) Unprocessed products 0901, 0902, 1801, 1802 
(b) Semi-processed and processed products 1803, 1804, 1805, 2101 
   
Group II: Spices, flowers and plan ts, plaiting products, etc.  
(a) Unprocessed products 0904-0910, 0602, 0603, 1211, 
1301, 1401, 1402, 1403, 1404 
(b) Semi-processed and processed products 1302, 1521, 3203, 3301, 4601, 
4602, 9601 
   
Group III: Certain oilseeds, vegetable oils and products thereof  
(a) Unprocessed products and residues from oil extraction 1202, 1203, 1207, 2305, 2306 
(b) Semi-processed and processed products 1208, 1508, 1511, 1513, 1515, 
1516, 1518, 1519, 1520 
   
Group IV: Tropical roots, rice and tobacco  
(a) Unprocessed products 0714, 1006, 2401 
(b) Semi-processed and processed products 1106, 1108, 1903, 2402 
   
Group V: Tropical nuts and fruits  
(a) Unprocessed products 0801, 0803, 0804, 0807 
(b) Semi-processed and processed products 2006, 2007, 2008 
   
Group VI: Rubber and tropical wood  
(a) Raw material 4001, 4403 
(b) Semi-manufactures 4005-4009, 4407-4410, 4412 
(c) Finished products 4011, 4013-4017, 4414, 4418-
4421, 9401, 9403 
   
Group VII: Jute and hard fibres  
(a) Raw material 5303, 5304, 5305 
(b) Semi-manufactures 5307, 5308, 5310, 5311 
(c) Finished products 5607, 5608, 5609, 5905, 6305 
  *The resolution of these lists remains under active negotiation at this point. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX H 
 
INDICATIVE LIST OF PREF ERENCE EROSION PRODUCTS* 
 
 
Tariff Lines 
at HS 6 Product Description 
020130 Fresh or chilled bovine meat, boneless 
020230 Frozen, boneless meat of bovine animals 
020312 Fresh or chilled hams, shoulders and cuts thereof of swine, with bone in 
060310 Fresh cut flowers and flower buds, for bouquets or for ornamental purposes 
070200 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 
070810 Fresh or chilled peas "Pisum sativum", shelled or unshelled 
070820 Fresh or chilled beans "Vigna spp., Ph aseolus spp.", shelled or unshelled 
070990 Fresh or chilled vegetables (excl. potatoes, tomatoes, vegetables of the Allium) 
071490 Roots and tubers of arrowroot, salep, Jerusalem artichokes and similar roots and tubers with 
high starch or inulin content, fr esh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not sliced or in the form 
of pellets and sago pith (excl. manioc "cassava") 
080290 Other nuts, fresh or dried, other 
080300 Bananas, incl. plantains, fresh or dried 
080430 Fresh or dried pineapples 
080440 Avocados 
080450 Fresh or dried guavas, mangoes and mangosteens 
080610 Fresh grapes 
080719 Fresh melons (excl. watermelons) 
080720 Fresh pawpaws "papayas" 
081090 Fresh tamarinds, cashew apples, jackfruit, lych ees, sapodillo plums, passion fruit, carambola, 
pitahaya and other edible fruit (excl. nuts, bananas, dates, figs, pineapples, avocadoes, guavas, 
mangoes, mangosteens, papaws "papayas", citrus fruit, grapes,  
081340 Dried peaches, pears, papaws "papayas", tamarind s and other edible fruits (excl. nuts, bananas, 
dates, figs, pineapples, avocadoes, guavas, mangoes, mangosteens, citrus fruit, grapes apricots, 
prunes and apples, unmixed) 
090121 Roasted coffee (excl. decaffeinated) 
090500 Vanilla 
090700 Cloves, whole fruit, cloves and stems 
100620 Husked or brown rice 
110313 Cereal groats meal and pellets; of maize 
121210 Locust beans, incl. locust bean seed, fresh, chilled, frozen or dried, whether or not ground 
150810 Crude ground-nut oil 
151190 Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excl. chemically modified and crude) 
151311 Crude coconut oil 
151321 Crude palm kernel and babassu oil 
151590 Fixed vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically 
modified (excl. soya-bean, ground-nut, olive, palm, sunflower-seed, safflower, cotton-seed, 
coconut, palm kernel, babassu, rape , colza and mustard, linseed, maize 
170111 Raw cane sugar (excl. added flavouring or colouring) 
170199 Cane or beet sugar and chemically pure sucrose, in solid form; other 
180310 Cocoa paste (excl. defatted) 
180400 Cocoa butter, fat and oil 
190590 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' wares, whether or not containing cocoa; 
communion wafers, empty cachets of a kind suita ble for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, 
rice paper and similar products (excl. crispbread, gingerbread and the like 
200590 Preparation of vegetables, mixtures  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Tariff Lines 
at HS 6 Product Description 
200820 Pineapples, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or spirit, n.e.s. 
200830 Citrus fruit, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or spirit, n.e.s. 
200860 Cherries, prepared or preserved, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or spirit (excl. preserved with sugar but no t laid in syrup, jams, fruit jellies, marmalades, 
fruit purée and pastes, obtained by cooking) 
200899 Fruits and nuts, other 
200911 Frozen orange juice, unfermented, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening 
matter or spirit, n.e.s. 
200939 Single citrus fruit juice, unfermented, Brix value > 20 at 20°C, whether or not containing added 
sugar or other sweetening matter 
200979 Apple juice, unfermented, Brix value > 20 at 20°C, whether or not containing added sugar or 
other sweetening matter (excl. containing spirit) 
200980 Juice of fruit or vegetables, unfermented, whether or not containing added sugar 
210320 Tomato ketchup 
210390 Sauces, other 
220710 Beverages, spirits and vinegar;  Undenatures ethyl alcohol 
220840 Rum and tafia 
220890 Ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic strength of < 80% vol, not denatured; spirits and other spirituous 
beverages (excl. compound alcoholic preparations of a kind used for the manufacture of 
beverages, spirits obtained by distilling grape wine or grape marc) 
230990 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding (excl. dog or cat food put up for retail sale) 
240110 Tobacco, unstemmed/unstripped 
240120 Tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed/ stripped, otherwise unmanufactured 
240130 Tobacco refuse 
240210 Cigars, cheroots and ciga rillos containing tobacco 
 
 *The resolution of this list remains under active negotiation at this point. 
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  ANNEX I 
SMALL, VULNERABLE ECONOMIES 
 
 
1. The data are based on the methodology that was u sed to prepare a previous Secretariat paper 
on shares of WTO Members in world non-agricultural trade, 1999-2004 (TN/MA/S/18).  Individual 
Members' data were extracted from the United Na tions Comtrade database on 6 June 2007.  World 
export and import totals, excluding significant re-exports were taken from the Secretariat's 
International Trade Statistics Report 2006.  This time period has been updated to 2000-2005 and a 
c.i.f.-f.o.b. adjustment has been applied to worl d exports by commodity group to derive respective 
world imports, but this does not change the overall results.1  The country averages are calculated on 
the basis of the years for which data are available. 
2. A small, vulnerable economy is defined as one whose average share for the period 1999-2004 
(a) of world merchandise trade does not exceed 0.16  per cent and (b) of world NAMA trade does not 
exceed 0.10 per cent and (c) of world agricu ltural trade does not exceed 0.40 per cent. 
3. The attached table does not include those Me mbers that are defined as least-developed 
countries by the United Nations Economic and Social  Council and those Members for which no data 
are available. 
 
  
 
                                                        
1 C.i.f.-f.o.b. factors were estimated based on the ratio of imports to exports for a matched group of reporters 
in UN Comtrade.  World imports by commodity group were derived by applying these c.i.f.-f.o.b. factors to the 
WTO's world exports by commodity group and aligning the re sulting figures to the WTO's world total imports. Intra-
trade of the 25 EC member States was then subtracted from the totals.  
   TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2
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 Share of total merchandise trade 
(%) Share of world agriculture (AOA) 
trade (%)  Share of non-agriculture (NAMA) 
trade (%) 
WTO Member Total 
(exports + 
imports Exports Imports Total 
(exports + 
imports Exports Imports Total 
(exports + 
imports Exports Imports 
Worlda 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 
Albania 0.019 0.008 0.029 0.050 0.008 0.087 0.017 0.008 0.026 
Antigua and Barbuda 0.004 0.001 0.007 0.011 0.000 0.020 0.004 0.001 0.006 
Armenia 0.015 0.010 0.019 0.040 0.018 0.060 0.013 0.010 0.016 
Barbados 0.013 0.005 0.020 0.037 0.022 0.050 0.011 0.004 0.019 
Belize 0.006 0.004 0.008 0.023 0.029 0.017 0.004 0.001 0.007 
Bolivia 0.032 0.032 0.032 0.102 0.143 0.065 0.028 0.025 0.030 
Botswana 0.057 0.061 0.053 0.075 0.030 0.116 0.056 0.065 0.048 
Brunei Darussalam 0.050 0.078 0.025 0.029 0.000 0.056 0.053 0.086 0.023 
Cameroon 0.036 0.038 0.035 0.112 0.140 0.087 0.032 0.032 0.032 
Cuba 0.063 0.034 0.089 0.240 0.223 0.256 0.052 0.022 0.080 
Dominica 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.007 0.005 0.008 0.001 0.001 0.002 
Dominican Rep. 0.068 0.018 0.113 0.154 0.115 0.189 0.063 0.011 0.111 
Ecuador 0.110 0.112 0.108 0.326 0.515 0.154 0.098 0.087 0.107 
El Salvador 0.051 0.026 0.075 0.173 0.136 0.206 0.044 0.018 0.068 
Fiji 0.014 0.010 0.018 0.047 0.055 0.040 0.012 0.007 0.017 
FYR Macedonia 0.033 0.026 0.039 0.076 0.069 0.083 0.027 0.024 0.030 
Gabon 0.031 0.046 0.017 0.026 0.004 0.046 0.032 0.051 0.015 
Georgia 0.014 0.009 0.020 0.052 0.044 0.060 0.012 0.006 0.018 
Ghana 0.057 0.044 0.067 0.221 0.302 0.144 0.047 0.027 0.063 
Grenada 0.003 0.001 0.004 0.009 0.006 0.012 0.002 0.001 0.004 
Guatemala 0.086 0.053 0.116 0.319 0.416 0.231 0.072 0.030 0.110 
Guyana 0.010 0.009 0.010 0.037 0.052 0.024 0.008 0.007 0.010 
Honduras 0.041 0.026 0.056 0.190 0.223 0.160 0.032 0.013 0.049 
Jamaica 0.044 0.024 0.063 0.114 0.091 0.136 0.040 0.020 0.059 
Jordan 0.079 0.052 0.104 0.198 0.120 0.269 0.071 0.049 0.092  
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(%) Share of world agriculture (AOA) 
trade (%)  Share of non-agriculture (NAMA) 
trade (%) 
WTO Member Total 
(exports + 
imports Exports Imports Total 
(exports + 
imports Exports Imports Total 
(exports + 
imports Exports Imports 
Kenya 0.052 0.037 0.065 0.215 0.314 0.126 0.041 0.019 0.062 
Kyrgyzstan 0.011 0.010 0.012 0.029 0.032 0.026 0.010 0.009 0.011 
Macao, China 0.049 0.049 0.048 0.055 0.013 0.093 0.050 0.053 0.046 
Mauritius 0.037 0.032 0.041 0.096 0.102 0.090 0.034 0.028 0.038 
Moldova 0.018 0.013 0.022 0.089 0.132 0.051 0.013 0.006 0.021 
Mongolia 0.013 0.011 0.014 0.025 0.017 0.033 0.012 0.011 0.013 
Namibia 0.030 0.030 0.029 0.072 0.073 0.070 0.028 0.028 0.027 
Nicaragua 0.023 0.012 0.034 0.102 0.129 0.079 0.018 0.004 0.031 
Panama 0.038 0.016 0.059 0.105 0.091 0.114 0.035 0.011 0.056 
Papua New Guinea 0.032 0.042 0.023 0.070 0.086 0.056 0.030 0.040 0.022 
Paraguay 0.032 0.022 0.042 0.173 0.280 0.077 0.023 0.005 0.040 
Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.002 0.001 0.003 0.006 0.002 0.009 0.002 0.001 0.003 
Saint Lucia 0.004 0.001 0.006 0.016 0.009 0.022 0.003 0.001 0.005 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.002 0.001 0.003 0.011 0.009 0.012 0.002 0.000 0.003 
Sri Lanka 0.102 0.092 0.112 0.249 0.284 0.217 0.095 0.081 0.107 
Suriname 0.009 0.009 0.011 0.017 0.007 0.027 0.009 0.009 0.010 
Swaziland 0.019 0.018 0.019 0.068 0.082 0.056 0.015 0.014 0.016 
Trinidad and Tobago 0.086 0.102 0.071 0.086 0.072 0.098 0.088 0.107 0.071 
Uruguay 0.047 0.044 0.050 0.209 0.333 0.096 0.037 0.025 0.048 
Zimbabwe 0.037 0.037 0.039 0.151 0.280 0.067 0.030 0.021 0.037 
 
 a Excludes intra-EC trade (25 member States) and significant re-exports. 
Source :  All data are from the United Nations Comtrade databa se except for world totals, which are WTO estimates.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX J 
 
POSSIBLE NEW ARTICLE TO REPLACE THE CURRENT ARTICLE 10.2 OF THE 
AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE 
 
EXPORT CREDITS, EXPORT CREDIT GUARANTEES OR INSURANCE PROGRAMMES 
 
Definition  
1. In addition to complying with all other expor t subsidy obligations under this Agreement and 
the other covered Agreements1, Members undertake not to provide export credits, export credit 
guarantees or insurance programmes otherwise than in conformity with this Article. These export 
credits, export credit guarantees and insurance programmes (hereinafter referred to as "export 
financing support") shall comprise: 
(a) direct financing support, comprising direct cr edits/financing, refinancing, and interest 
rate support; 
(b) risk cover, comprising export credit insurance or reinsurance and export credit 
guarantees; 
(c) government-to-government credit agreements  covering the imports of agricultural 
products from the creditor country under which some or all of the risk is undertaken by the government of the exporting country; and 
(d) any other form of governmental export credit support, direct or indirect, including 
deferred invoicing and forei gn exchange risk hedging. 
2. The provisions of this Article shall apply to ex port financing support pr ovided by or on behalf 
of the following entities, hereinafter referred to as "export financing entities", whether such entities 
are established at the national or at the sub-national level: 
(e) government departments, agencies, or statutory bodies; 
(f) any financial institution or entity engaged in export financing in which there is 
governmental participation by way of equity, provision of funds, loans or 
underwriting of losses; 
(g) agricultural export state trading enterprises; and 
(h) any bank or other private financial, cred it insurance or guarantee institution which 
acts on behalf of or at the direction of governments or their agencies. 
                                                        
1 However, the second paragraph of item (k) of Annex I to the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing 
Measures (hereafter the "Illustrative List") shall not be applicable in the case of agricultural products. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Terms and Conditions 
 
3. Export financing support shall be provided in conformity with th e terms and conditions set out 
below. 
(a) Maximum repayment term:  the maximum repayment term for export financing support 
under this Agreement, this being the period beginning at the starting point of credit
2 and 
ending on the contractual date of the final pa yment, shall be no more than 180 days. For 
developed country Members, this shall apply from the first day of implementation or the 
last day of 2010, whichever comes first.  Ex isting contracts which have been entered into 
prior to the signature of this Agreement, are still in place, and are operating on a longer 
timeframe than that defined in the preceding sentence, shall run their course until the end 
of their contractual date, provided that they  are notified to the Committee on Agriculture 
and are not modified. 
(b) Self-financing:   export credit guarantee, insuran ce and reinsurance programmes, and 
other risk cover programmes included within s ub-paragraphs 1(b) (c) and (d) above shall 
be self-financing.  Where premium rates ch arged under a programme are inadequate to 
cover the operating costs and losses of that  programme over a previous (4)(5)-year 
rolling period , this shall, in and of itself, be suffici ent to determine that the programme is 
not self-financing. In addition, and irrespective of whether these programmes conform with the requirements set out in the preced ing sentence, this does not exempt them from 
complying with any other provision of this Agreement or the othe r covered Agreements, 
including by reference to the more generally formulated long-term operating costs and 
losses of a programme, not limited to the hist orical rolling period referred to in the 
previous sentence, under item (j) of the I llustrative List.  Where these programmes are 
found to constitute export subsidies within the meaning of item (j) of the Illustrative List, 
they shall also be deemed to be not  self-financing under this Agreement. 
Special and Differential Treatment 
 
4. Developing country Members providers of expor t financing support shall be eligible to 
benefit from the following elements:  
(a) Maximum repayment terms :  the developing country Me mbers concerned shall have a 
phase-in period of three years after the first day of the implementation period or the end 
of 2013, whichever comes first, within which to fully implement the maximum 
repayment term of 180 days.  Th is shall be achieved as follows: 
(i) on the first day of implementation , the maximum repayment term for any new 
support entered into shall be 360 days;  
(ii) two years after implementation, the maximum repayment term for any new 
support to be entered into shall be 270 days;  
(iii) three years after implementation the maximum repayment term of 180 days shall 
apply.  
It is understood that where there are, after an y of the relevant dates, pre-existing support 
arrangements entered into under the limits est ablished in the sub-paragraphs (i)-(iii) 
above, they shall run their original term. 
                                                        
2 The "starting point of a credit" shall be no later than the weighted mean date or actual date of the arrival of 
the goods in the recipient country for a contract under which shipments are made in any consecutive six-month period.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  (b) Self-financing :  the self-financing period referred to in paragraph 3(b) shall be fifty 
percent longer for developing country Members. 
5. Notwithstanding the terms of paragraphs 3 (a ) and 4 (a) above, Leas t-developed and net 
food-importing developing countries as listed in G/AG/5/Rev.8 shall be accorded differential and 
more favourable treatment comprisi ng allowance for a repayment term in respect of them of between 
360 and 540 days for the acquisition of basic foodstuffs.  Should one of these Members face very 
exceptional circumstances which preclude financing normal levels of commercial imports of basic 
foodstuffs and/or in accessing loans granted by mu ltilateral and/or regional financial institutions 
within these timeframes, provision shall be made, subj ect to notification and review, for an extension 
of such a time frame to meet human itarian needs for basic foodstuffs.    TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX K 
 
POSSIBLE NEW ARTICLE 10 BIS OF THE AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE 
 
AGRICULTURAL EXPORTING STATE TRADING ENTERPRISES 
 
1. Members shall ensure that agricultural expor ting state trading enterprises are operated in 
conformity with the provisions specified below and, subject to these provisions, in accordance with 
Article XVII, the Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII and other relevant provisions of 
GATT 1994, the Agreement on Agriculture and other WTO Agreements. 
Entities 
2. For the purpose of the disciplines set out hereun der in this Article, an agricultural exporting 
state trading enterprise shall be an y enterprise which meets the worki ng definition provided for in the 
Understanding on the Interpretation of Article XVII of the GATT 1994.
1  
Disciplines 
3. In order to ensure the elimination of trade-di storting practices with respect to agricultural 
exporting state trading enterprises as described above, Members shall: 
(a) eliminate, in parallel and in proportion to the elimination of all forms of export subsidies 
including those related to food aid and export credits: 
(i) export subsidies, defined by Article 1( e) of the Uruguay Round Agreement on 
Agriculture, which are currently provided, consistently with existing obligations 
under Article 3.3 of the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, to or by an 
agricultural exporting state trading enterprise; 
(ii) government financing of agricultural exporting state trading enterprises, 
preferential access to capital or other special  privileges with respect to government 
financing or re-financing facilities, bor rowing, lending or government guarantees 
for commercial borrowing or lending, at below market rates; and 
(iii) government underwriting of losses, either directly or indirectly, losses or 
reimbursement of the costs or write-downs or write-offs of debts owed to, or by 
agricultural exporting state trading enterprises on their export sales. 
(iv) [by 2013, the use of agricultural export monopoly powers for such enterprises.] 
(b) ensure that any use of agri cultural export monopoly powers by such enterprises is not 
exercised in a manner which, either de jure  or de facto  effectively circumvents the 
provisions set out in sub-para graphs (i) to (iii) above. 
                                                        
1 "Governmental and non-governmental enterprises, including marketing boards, which have been granted 
exclusive or special rights or privileges, including statutor y or constitutional powers, in the exercise of which they 
influence through their purchases or sales the level or dir ection of imports or exports." It is understood that where 
there is reference to the "rights and privileges" that "influence … the level or direction of imports " in the preceding 
sentence, this matter of imports is not per se  a matter falling under the disciplines of this Article which relates, rather, 
solely to the matter of exports under that working definition.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Special and differential treatment 
 
4. Notwithstanding paragraph 3(a )(iv) above, agricultural exporting state trading enterprises in 
developing country Members which enjoy special pr ivileges to preserve domestic consumer price 
stability and to ensure food security shall be permitte d to maintain or use export monopoly powers to 
the extent that they would not be otherwise incons istent with other provisions of this Agreement and 
other WTO Agreements. 
5. Where a developing country Member has an agricultural exporting state trading enterprise 
with export monopoly powers, that enterprise may con tinue also to maintain or use those powers, 
even if the purpose for which that enterprise h as such privileges could not be deemed to be 
characterized by the objective: "to preserve domestic consumer price stability and to ensure food 
security".  Such an entitlement, however, would be  permissible only for such an enterprise whose 
share of world exports of the agricultural product or  products concerned is less than 5 per cent, such 
that the entity's share of world exports of the pro duct or products concerned does not exceed that level 
in three consecutive years, and to the extent that the exercise of those monopoly powers is not 
otherwise inconsistent with other provisions of this Agreement and other WTO Agreements. 
6. In any case, agricultural exporting state tr ading enterprises in least-developed country 
Members and Members, small, vulnerable economi es, whether or not they enjoy such special 
privileges to preserve domestic consumer price st ability and to ensure fo od security, shall be 
permitted to maintain or use monopoly powers for agri cultural exports to the extent that they would 
not be otherwise inconsistent with other provisi ons of this Agreement a nd other WTO Agreements. 
Monitoring and surveillance 
7. Any Member that maintains an agricultural exporting state trading enterprise shall notify to 
the Committee on Agriculture, on an annual basis, re levant information regarding the enterprise's 
nature and operations.  This w ill, consistent with standard WTO practice and normal commercial 
confidentiality considerations, requi re timely and transparent provision of information on any and all 
exclusive or special rights or privileges granted to such enterprises within the meaning of paragraph 1 
above sufficient to ensure effec tive transparency.  Memb ers shall notify any benefits, not otherwise 
notified under other WTO disciplines, which accrue to a state trading export enterprise from any 
special rights and privileges including those that are of a financial nature.  At the request of any 
Member, a Member maintaining a state trading e xport enterprise shall provide, subject to normal 
considerations of commercial confidentiality, inform ation requested concerning the enterprise's export 
sales of agricultural products, the product exporte d, the volume of the product exported, the export 
price and the export destination.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX L 
 
POSSIBLE NEW ARTICLE 10.4 TO RE PLACE THE CURRENT ARTICLE 10.4  
OF THE AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE 
 
INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID 
 
1. Members reaffirm their commitment to maintain an adequate level of international food aid 
(hereinafter referred to as "food aid "
1), to take account of the interests of food aid recipients and to 
ensure that the disciplines contained hereafter do not unintentionally impede the delivery of food aid 
provided to deal with emergency si tuations.  Members shall ensure that food aid is provided in full 
conformity with the disciplines below, thereby c ontributing to the objective of preventing commercial 
displacement. 
General disciplines applicable to all food aid transactions 
 
2. Members shall ensure that all food aid tran sactions are provided in conformity with the 
following provisions: 
(a) they are needs-driven; 
(b) they are in fully grant form; 
(c) they are not tied directly or indirectly to  commercial exports of agricultural products or 
of other goods and services; 
(d) they are not linked to the market development objectives of donor Members; and 
(e) agricultural products provided as food aid sha ll not be re-exported in any form, except 
where, for logistical reasons and in order to expedite the provision of food aid for another 
country in an emergency situation, such re-e xportation occurs as an integral part of an 
emergency food aid transaction that is itself ot herwise in conformity with the provisions 
of this Article. 
3. The provision of food aid shall take fully into account local market conditions of the same or 
substitute products.  Members shall refrain from pr oviding in-kind food aid in situations where this 
would cause, or would be reasonably foreseen to cause, an adverse effect on local or regional 
production of the same or  substitute products.2  Members are encouraged to procure food aid from 
local or regional sources to the extent possible, provided that the availability and prices of basic 
foodstuffs in these markets are not unduly compro mised.  Members commit to making their best 
efforts to move increasingly towards more untied cash-based food aid. 
                                                        
1  Unless otherwise specified, the term food aid is used to refer to both in-kind and cash-based food aid 
donations. 
2 It is conceivable that there could be circumstances where strict application of this obligation would have 
the effect of acting as an unintended impediment to the capacity of Members to respond fully and effectively to 
genuine need with in-kind food aid in an emergency situation envisaged under paragraphs 6 to 10 below.  Therefore it is recognized that, in such an emergency situation, Members may be permitted to depart from the strict application of 
this obligation, but only and strictly to the extent that this is a necessary and unavoidable consequence of the nature of 
the emergency itself such that to act in strict conformity  would manifestly compromise the capacity of a Member to 
respond effectively to meet food aid needs.  Furthermore, a Me mber shall in any case be obliged to avoid or, if this is 
not possible in the circumstances, to minimize, any a dverse effects on local or regional production through the 
provision of in-kind food aid otherwise in conformity with the provisions of paragraphs 6 to 10 below.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  4. Untied cash-based food aid that is in conformity with the provisions of paragraph 2 above shall 
be presumed to be in conformity with this Article. 
5. The recipient government has a primary role  and responsibility for the organization, 
coordination and implementation of food  aid activities within its territory. 
Further disciplines for food aid transactio ns in emergency situations (Safe Box) 
 6. To ensure that there is no unintended impe diment to the provision of food aid during an 
emergency situation, food aid provi ded under such circumstances (whether cash or in-kind) shall be in 
the ambit of the Safe Box and, therefore, deemed to  be in conformity with this Article, provided that: 
(a) there has been a declaration of an emerge ncy by the recipient country or by the 
Secretary-General of the United Nations; or 
(b) there has been an emergency appeal from a country; a relevant United Nations agency, 
including the World Food Programme and the United Nations Consolidated Appeals 
Process;  the International Committee of the Re d Cross or the International Federation of 
Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; a relevant regional or international 
intergovernmental agency; a non-governmental  humanitarian organization of recognized 
standing traditionally working in conjunction with the former bodies; and 
in either case, there is  an assessment of need coordinated unde r the auspices of a relevant United 
Nations agency, including the World Food Programme ; the International Committee of the Red Cross 
or the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
3 
7. Following the emergency declaration or appeal as provided for in paragraph 6 above, there may 
well be a period where the needs assessment outcome is pending.  For the purposes of this Agreement, 
this period shall be deemed to be 3 months in dur ation.  Should any Member consider that the food 
aid concerned would fail to satisfy the conditions  provided for under paragraph 6 above, no initiation 
of dispute settlement on these grounds may occur until that period has elapsed (provided that the relevant multilateral agency referre d to in paragraph 6 above  has not, within this period, given a 
negative assessment or has otherwise demonstrably not consented to a needs assessment).  Where, 
within or by the end of this period, the relevant  multilateral agency has either itself carried out a 
positive needs assessment or has demonstrably provided its consent or approval pursuant to 
footnote 3, and the other conditions  of paragraph 6 have been satis fied, the food aid concerned shall 
remain in the Safe Box hereafter provided it is also in conformity with all the other relevant 
provisions of this Article. 
8. There shall be no monetization for food aid in side the Safe Box except for least-developed 
countries where there is a demonstrable need to do so for the sole purpose of transport and delivery.  
Such monetization shall be carried out solely with in the territory of the recipient least-developed 
country such that commercial displacement is a voided or, if not feasible, at least minimized. 
9. A notification will be required on an ex-post  basis by donor Members at six-month intervals in 
order to ensure transparency. 
                                                        
3 Needs assessment should be done with the involvement of the recipient government and may involve a 
relevant regional intergovernmental organization or an NGO, but while the latter bodies may be so involved, this  is  
in a context where they are in coordination with the rele vant United Nations agency or ICRC/IFRCRCS as the case 
may be. A needs assessment shall not have standing for the purposes of access to the safe box under these provisions unless it has been conducted in such a coordinated manner,  and has obtained the demonstrable consent or approval of 
the latter multilateral agencies. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  10. Subject to its continued conformity with other pr ovisions of this Article, food aid that is in 
conformity with paragraph 6 may be provided as l ong as the emergency lasts subject to an assessment 
of continued genuine need as a result of the initial on set of the emergency.  The relevant multilateral 
agency shall be responsible to ma ke or convey such determination. 
Further disciplines for food aid transa ctions in non-emergency situations 
 11. Further to the disciplines set out in paragraphs 1 to 5 above, in-kind food aid  in non-emergency 
situations outside the Safe Box shall be: 
(a) based on a targeted assessment of need whet her carried out by an international or 
regional intergovernmental organization, incl uding the UN, or by a donor government or 
a humanitarian non-governmental organisation of recognized standing, working in 
partnership with a recipient country governme nt. That assessment would incorporate and 
reflect objective and verifiable poverty and hun ger data published by an international or 
regional intergovernmental organisation or by a recipient country that reliably identifies 
the food insecurity needs of the target popula tions described in sub-paragraph (b) below; 
(b) provided to redress food deficit situations  which give rise to chronic hunger and 
malnutrition and, accordingly, such food aid shall be targeted to meet the nutritional 
requirements of identified food insecure groups; and 
(c) be provided consistently with the objective of preventing, or at the very least minimizing, 
commercial displacement.  Commercial displaceme nt in this context shall arise where the 
provision of in-kind food aid by a Member  materially displaces commercial transactions 
that would otherwise have occurred in or into a normally functioning market in the 
recipient country for the same product or directly competitive products. 
12. Monetization of in-kind food aid shall be [prohi bited.] permissible [solely where it is necessary 
to fund the internal transportation and delivery of  food aid to least-developed and net food-importing 
developing country Members carried out within the te rritory of the recipient least-developed or net 
food-importing developing country.
4 Additionally, commercial displace ment shall be avoided or, if 
not feasible, at least minimized.][to fund activities that  are directly related to the delivery of the food 
aid to developing country recipients, or for the pr ocurement of agricultural inputs to low-income or 
resource-poor producers in developing countries]. 
Monitoring and surveillance 
 
13. Food aid donor Members shall be required to notify to the Committee on Agriculture, on an 
annual basis, all relevant data.   
                                                        
4 In the case of a landlocked Member, additionally for the transit transport/delivery from the extra-territorial 
continentally contiguous port of final unloading to the destination territorial border.   TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  ANNEX M 
MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE 
 
 1. The existing Article 18 of the Agreement on Agri culture will be replaced by the text below.  
Enhanced monitoring also requires that, as a matte r of urgency, the Committe e’s Working Procedures 
(G/AG/1) and the Notification Requirements and Fo rmats (G/AG/2) be amended to reflect the new 
commitments that result from the current negotia tions which require amendments to existing 
notification formats, additional notification obliga tions and an enhanced role for the Committee in 
reviewing and monitoring implementation of co mmitments and disciplines under the Agreement on 
Agriculture. 
 2. In addition to the provisions set out below,  the revision of G/AG/2 shall require that a 
Member that provides support which it claims is consistent with A nnex 2 of the Agreement, shall 
include in the initial notification required under 4(b) (ii) of the possible Article 18 a summary of the 
measure, including, where appropriate, base periods and yields, the sources where full details may be 
found, the expected budgetary outlay under each pr ogramme and such other information as the 
Committee on Agriculture may decide.  Any revision to a measure claimed to be consistent with 
Annex 2 of the Agreement shall also be so  notified before the revision takes affect. 
3. In revising the Working Procedures of  the Committee on Agriculture and Members' 
Notification Requirements and Formats, Members sha ll provide for an enhanced surveillance role for 
the Committee so as to improve tr ansparency and the contribution of obligations established under 
these modalities to the long-term objective of estab lishing a fair and market-oriented agricultural 
trading system.    TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Possible new Article 18 to Replace the Curren t Article 18 of the Agreement on Agriculture 
 
Review of the Implementation of Commitments 
  
Objectives 
1. The Committee on Agriculture shall review a nd monitor the implementation of Members' 
obligations established under this Agreement.  The Committee on Agriculture shall provide effective 
surveillance of compliance with obligations through ensuring transparency and give an opportunity to 
Members to assess the contribution of these obligati ons to the long-term objective of establishing a 
fair and market-oriented agricultural trading system. 
Institutional aspects 
2. The Committee on Agriculture shall meet as necessary, but not less than 4 times per year, for 
the purposes established in this Article and to affo rd Members the opportunity of consulting on any 
matter relating to the provisions of this Agr eement.  The Committee shall carry out such 
responsibilities as assigned to it under this Agreemen t or by Members.  The Committee shall establish 
subsidiary bodies, as appropriate, which shall car ry out such responsibilities as may be assigned to 
them by the Committee in accordance with the re levant provisions of this Agreement.  The 
Committee shall establish Working Procedures and No tification Requirements and Formats to reflect 
Members’ obligations as set out in this Agreem ent and Members’ Schedules and taking into account 
the requirements established in this Article.   W ith respect to the Notification Requirements and 
Formats, there shall be special and differentia l treatment for developing country Members with 
respect to the deadlines to be met. 
The review process 
3. The review process shall be primarily undertaken on the basis of notifications submitted by 
Members in relation to their specific binding commit ments and the disciplines applicable to them and 
in relation to other matters which may be agreed, using the Notification Requirements and Formats to 
be established under paragraph 2.   
4. The basis for the review pr ocess shall be supplemented by such documentation as the 
Secretariat may be requested by the Committee to pr epare in order to facilitate the review process, 
including the advance circulation of Members’ ques tions.  Should a Member be unable to submit a 
final notification by the appropriate deadline set out in the Notification Requirements and Formats, 
that Member should submit a provisional notification pending the provision of the final notification. Where appropriate, a Member shall include in its notifications the sources for the domestic provisions 
that regulate the measure.  
(a) In relation to market access: 
(i) A Member with tariff and other quota commitments shall provide a 
comprehensive one-off notification of the administration of its tariff quota commitments including: information on th e allocation and re-allocation of quotas 
and licenses; administrative procedures applicable; and any other information 
relevant to the implementation of co mmitments under these arrangements as well 
as prompt notification of any changes to any of these matters.  A Member with 
tariff and other quota commitments sha ll provide an annual notification of  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  imports under tariff quota commitments as well as the levels of, and significant 
changes in tariff quota fill.   
(ii) If there is a choice made (and without prejudice to the outcome of that decision) 
to permit some retention of the special  safeguard pursuant to the options in 
paragraphs 115 -117 above and, accordi ngly, a Member would be thereby 
entitled to have in its Schedule some ri ght to invoke the Special Agricultural 
Safeguard under Article 5 of this Agreem ent, it shall notify safeguard actions 
when initiated, and provide information on triggers and remedies, as well as an 
annual summary of these safeguard actions. 
(iii) A developing country Member shall notif y special safeguard measure actions 
when initiated, and provide information on triggers and remedies, as well as an 
annual summary of these actions. 
(b) In relation to domestic support commitments: 
(i) Members shall provide an annual notification of domestic support measures, to 
allow Members to assess compliance with their Scheduled commitments 
concerning Overall Trade-distorting Do mestic Support, Bound Total Aggregate 
Measurement of Support, product-specific AMS limits, de minimis  levels and 
limits to support under Article 6.5.  The annual notifications shall also include 
information on support which is claimed to be consistent with Article 6.2, Article 
6.5 and Annex 2.  The notifications shall include: information on support measures; the details of the calculation of support for each measure; the 
monetary value of such support; and, wh ere appropriate, the value of production 
by product; the total value of agricultural production; and sources for the information and data included in the notification. 
(ii) A Member providing support which it claims  to be consistent with Article 6.5, 
Article 6.2 or Annex 2 shall provide a comprehensive one-off notification setting 
out the programmes under each provision, the source for the domestic legislation 
under which support is provided and a su mmary description of the measure.  A 
Member introducing or amending a programme  which it claims to be consistent 
with Article 6.5, Article 6.2 or Annex 2 shall provide a notification for each new 
or modified measure. 
(c) In relation to export competition, a Member with  commitments in Section II of Part IV of 
its Schedule, and a developing c ountry Member using the provisions of Article 9.4, shall, 
inter alia , submit annual notifications setting out its  use of export subsidies, by product 
or groups of products cons istent with that Member's scheduled commitments, where 
appropriate, in both export quantity and budge tary outlay terms.  A Member which 
provides export financing support shall provide an initial notification identifying the 
steps taken to ensure compliance of its  export credit and insurance guarantee 
programmes with disciplines set out in the rele vant Article and an annual notification to 
enable the monitoring of self-financing and repayment disciplines.  A Member that has 
provided international food aid shall provide annual notifications of the provision of both 
emergency and non-emergency food aid.  A Me mber that has maintained any agricultural 
exporting state trading enterprises shall notify the steps taken to ensure compliance with 
the disciplines in Article 10.4 as amended.    
(d) Members shall also submit additional notifications on these and other matters within the 
scope of the provisions of this Agreement, including commitments undertaken with TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  respect to cotton, and other matters relevant to the Agreement on Agriculture as may be 
agreed by the Committee on Agriculture. 
(e) Annual notification shall be submitted according to the periods set out in the Notification 
Requirements and Formats established under paragraph 2.  Notifications of new 
measures or modifications of existing ones shall be submitted immediately after they 
have been decided and, in any case,  before their entry into force. 
5. In the review process Members shall give due consideration to the influence of excessive 
rates of inflation on the ability of any Member to abide by its domestic support commitments. 
6. In the review process, any Member may br ing to the attention of the Committee on 
Agriculture any measure which it considers ought to have been notified by another Member, including 
by means of a counter notification. 
7. The review process shall provide an opportunity for Members to raise any matter relevant to 
the implementation of commitments under the reform  programme as set out in this Agreement. 
The surveillance process 
8. The Committee, and any working bodies estab lished under its Working Procedures, shall 
provide an effective forum for Members to mon itor compliance with commitments and disciplines 
under the Agreement on Agriculture and to undertak e surveillance of progress towards the long-term 
objective of establishing a fair and market-oriented ag ricultural trading system.  In the discharge of its 
surveillance functions, and based on factual repor ts from the Secretariat as requested by the 
Committee, the Committee and its working bodies shall review the implementation of commitments and obligations at such intervals and in rela tion to such matters to be agreed, including: 
(a) The follow-up to the Decision on Measures C oncerning the Possible Negative Effects of 
the Reform Programme on Least-Developed and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries; 
(b) Special review of implementation of special and differential treatmen t provisions of this 
Agreement and related development concerns; 
(c) The implementation of cotton-related commitments; 
(d) Conformity with notification obligations; 
(e) As requested by Members, factual backgroun d papers based on information provided by 
Members in notifications, including annual summaries of notifications of support claimed to be in compliance with Anne x 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture and 
notifications relating to Food Aid. When pa yments provided for consistent with this 
annex are made, Members shall notify the b ase period and all other relevant criteria 
relevant to programmes under the provisions. Notifications under paragraph 5(a) shall 
include regular and periodic updates on how  the programmes concerned achieve the 
stated objectives. 
Special and Differential Treatment 
9. The Secretariat of the WTO shall give priority, within the limits of its resources, to requests 
for technical co-operation from developing country Members, including advice and assistance in meeting notification obligations, with the objec tive of enhancing their participation in the  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Committee's work.  Members should also give consideration to the provision of technical assistance to 
developing country Members to assist meeting th e provisions of this Article and complementary 
obligations. 
Appraisal 
10. Members shall review the effec tiveness of monitoring and surv eillance mechanisms, with the 
objective of making further improvements, following a period of 3 years from the entry into force of 
this Agreement.  
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  Attachment A 
Notes for Attachment A: Product Categories 
 
 The percentages indicated in the Common Cons umption Allocation column shall be used for 
the allocation of consumption among the HS-6 lin es for each product in the two-step calculation 
undertaken in attachment D.  
 
(1) (2) (3) (4 ) (5) (6) (7) 
Core Common 
Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Cereals Barley 100300 Barley Core 1 90.0% 
Cereals Barley 110290 Cereal flour other than of wheat, meslin, rye, maize 
(corn), rice   2 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 110319 Groats/meal of cereals other than wheat & maize 
(corn)   2 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 110320 Pellets of cereals   2 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 110419 Rolled/flaked grains of ce reals other than oats   2 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 110429 Other wkd. grains (e.g., 
hulled/pearled/sliced/kibbled) of cereals other th ...   2 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 110710 Malt, not roasted   2 9.3% 
Cereals Barley 110720 Malt, roasted   2 0.7% 
Cereals Barley 190120 Mixes & doughs for the preparation of bakers' 
wares of 19.05   0 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 190190 Malt extract; oth. food preps. of 
flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extact [see ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 190410 Prepared foods obt. by t he swelling/roasting of 
cereals/cereal prods.   0 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 190420 Prepared foods obt. from  unroasted cereal 
flakes/mixts. of unroasted cereal ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 190490 Cereals other than maize (cor n) in grain form/in the 
form of flakes/oth. wk ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Barley 210690 Food preps., n.e.s.   0 0.0% 
Cereals Corn  1 100510 Maize (corn), seed   0 0.0% 
Cereals Corn  1 100590 Maize (corn), other than seed Core 1 93.7% 
Cereals Corn  1 110220 Maize (corn) flour   2 1.2% 
Cereals Corn  1 110313 Groats/meal of maize (corn)   2 1.7% 
Cereals Corn  1 110423 Corn (maize), worked othw. than into 
flour/groats/meal (e.g., hulled/pearle ...   2 3.4% 
Cereals Modified Starch 290543 Mannitol Core 1 3.7% 
Cereals Modified Starch 290544 D-glucitol (sorbitol) Core 1 15.6% 
Cereals Modified Starch 350510 Dextrins & oth. modified starches Core 1 77.1% 
Cereals Modified Starch 382460 Sorbitol other than of 2905.44 Core 1 3.6% 
Cereals Oats 100400 Oats Core 1 90.0% 
Cereals Oats 110412 Rolled/flaked grains of oats   2 7.1% 
Cereals Oats 110422 Oats, worked othw. t han by rolling (e.g., 
hulled/pearled/sliced/kibbled)   2 2.9%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  (1) (2) (3) (4 ) (5) (6) (7) 
Core Common 
Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Cereals Oats 230240 Bran, sharps & oth. residues , whether or not in the 
form of pellets, derive ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 100610 Rice in the husk (paddy/rough) Core 1 6.3% 
Cereals Rice  1 100620 Husked (brown) rice Core 1 9.4% 
Cereals Rice  1 100630 Semi-milled/wholly milled rice, whether or not 
polished/glazed Core 1 72.8% 
Cereals Rice  1 100640 Broken rice Core 1 10.8% 
Cereals Rice  1 110230 Rice flour   2 0.6% 
Cereals Rice  1 110319 Groats/meal of cereals other than wheat & maize 
(corn)   2 0.1% 
Cereals Rice  1 110320 Pellets of cereals   2 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 110419 Rolled/flaked grains of ce reals other than oats   2 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 110429 Other wkd. grains (e.g., 
hulled/pearled/sliced/kibbled) of cereals other th ...   2 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 190120 Mixes & doughs for the preparation of bakers' 
wares of 19.05   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 190190 Malt extract; oth. food preps. of 
flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extact [see ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 190219 Uncooked pasta, not stuffed/othw. prepd., not cont. 
eggs   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 190410 Prepared foods obt. by t he swelling/roasting of 
cereals/cereal prods.   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 190420 Prepared foods obt. from  unroasted cereal 
flakes/mixts. of unroasted cereal ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 190490 Cereals other than maize (cor n) in grain form/in the 
form of flakes/oth. wk ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 190590 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits & oth. bakers' wares 
n.e.s. in Ch.19, whethe ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 210690 Food preps., n.e.s.   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rice  1 220600 Fermented beverages (e.g., cider, perry, mead), 
n.e.s.; mixts. of fermented ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Rye 100200 Rye Core 1 90.0% 
Cereals Rye 110210 Rye flour   2 10.0% 
Cereals Sorghum 100700 Grain sorghum Core 1 100.0% 
Cereals Starch 110812 Maize (corn) starch Core 1 25.4% 
Cereals Starch 110813 Potato starch Core 1 24.3% 
Cereals Starch 110814 Manioc (cassava) starch Core 1 38.4% 
Cereals Starch 110819 Starches (excl. of 1108.11-1108.14) Core 1 6.4% 
Cereals Starch 110820 Inulin Core 1 5.5% 
Cereals Starch 190120 Mixes & doughs for the preparation of bakers' 
wares of 19.05   0 0.0% 
Cereals Starch 190190 Malt extract; oth. food preps. of 
flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extact [see ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Triticale 100890 Cereals (excl. those which have been 
hulled/othw. wkd.), n.e.s. Core 1 90.0% 
Cereals Triticale 110290 Cereal flour other than of wheat, meslin, rye, maize 
(corn), rice   2 4.7% 
Cereals Triticale 110319 Groats/meal of cereals ot her than wheat & maize   2 5.3% TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  (1) (2) (3) (4 ) (5) (6) (7) 
Core Common 
Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
(corn) 
Cereals Wheat 100110 Durum wheat Core 1 18.7% 
Cereals Wheat 100190 Wheat other than durum wheat; meslin Core 1 71.3% 
Cereals Wheat 110100 Wheat/meslin flour   2 7.9% 
Cereals Wheat 110311 Groats/meal of wheat   2 0.4% 
Cereals Wheat 110320 Pellets of cereals   2 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 110419 Rolled/flaked grains of ce reals other than oats   2 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 110429 Other wkd. grains (e.g., 
hulled/pearled/sliced/kibbled) of cereals other th ...   2 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 110430 Germ of cereals, whol e/rolled/flaked/ground   2 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 110811 Wheat starch   2 0.2% 
Cereals Wheat 110900 Wheat gluten, whether or not dried   2 1.5% 
Cereals Wheat 190120 Mixes & doughs for the preparation of bakers' 
wares of 19.05   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190190 Malt extract; oth. food preps. of 
flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extact [see ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190211 Uncooked pasta, not stuffed/othw. prepd., cont. 
eggs   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190219 Uncooked pasta, not stuffed/othw. prepd., not cont. 
eggs   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190220 Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked/othw. prepd.   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190230 Pasta (excl. of 1902.11-1902.20)   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190240 Couscous   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190410 Prepared foods obt. by t he swelling/roasting of 
cereals/cereal prods.   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190420 Prepared foods obt. from  unroasted cereal 
flakes/mixts. of unroasted cereal ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190430 Bulgur wheat   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190490 Cereals other than maize (cor n) in grain form/in the 
form of flakes/oth. wk ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190510 Crispbread   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190520 Gingerbread and the like   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190531 Sweet biscuits   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190532 Waffles & wafers   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190540 Rusks, toasted bread & sim. toasted prods.   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 190590 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits & oth. bakers' wares 
n.e.s. in Ch.19, whethe ...   0 0.0% 
Cereals Wheat 210690 Food preps., n.e.s.   0 0.0% 
Dairy Butter 040510 Butter Core 1 63.6% 
Dairy Butter 040520 Dairy spreads Core 1 5.1% 
Dairy Butter 040590 Fats & oils derived from milk, other than butter 
& dairy spreads Core 1 31.3% 
Dairy Buttermilk/Sour 
Cream, Pwd 040390 Buttermilk/curdled milk & cream/kephir & oth. 
fermented/acidified milk & cr ... Core 1 100.0% 
Dairy Casein/ates 350110 Casein Core 1 64.2%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  (1) (2) (3) (4 ) (5) (6) (7) 
Core Common 
Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Dairy Casein/ates 350190 Caseinates & oth. casein derivs.; casein glues Core 1 35.8% 
Dairy Cheese 040610 Fresh (unripened/uncured) cheese, incl. whey 
cheese, & curd Core 1 11.4% 
Dairy Cheese 040620 Grated/powdered cheese, of all kinds Core 1 3.8% 
Dairy Cheese 040630 Processed cheese, not grated/powdered Core 1 14.6% 
Dairy Cheese 040640 Blue-veined cheese Core 1 2.2% 
Dairy Cheese 040690 Cheese (excl. of 0406.10-0406.40) Core 1 68.0% 
Dairy Cond/Evap Milk 040291 Milk & cream, concentrated (excl. in powder), 
unsweetened Core 1 45.5% 
Dairy Cond/Evap Milk 040299 Milk & cream, concentrated (excl. in powder), 
sweetened Core 1 54.5% 
Dairy Fluid Milk 040110 Milk & cream, not concentrated/sweetened, fat 
content by wt. not >1% Core 1 23.8% 
Dairy Fluid Milk 040120 Milk & cream, not concentrated/sweetened, fat 
content by wt. >1% but not >6 ... Core 1 76.2% 
Dairy Ice Cream 180620 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa (excl. of 
1803.10-1806.10), in blo ...   0 0.0% 
Dairy Ice Cream 180690 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa (excl. of 
1806.20-1806.32)   0 0.0% 
Dairy Ice Cream 190190 Malt extract; oth. food preps. of 
flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extact [see ...   0 0.0% 
Dairy Ice Cream 210500 Ice cream & oth. edible ice, whether or not 
cont. cocoa Core 1 100.0% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 040130 Milk & cream, not concentrated/sweetened, fat 
content by wt. >6% Core 1 7.3% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 040390 Buttermilk/curdled milk & cream/kephir & oth. 
fermented/acidified milk & cr ... Core 1 1.6% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 040410 Whey & modified whey, whether or not 
concentrated/sweetened Core 1 2.2% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 040490 Milk prods. of nat. milk constituents, whether 
or not sweetened, n.e.s. Core 1 11.3% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 170490 Sugar confectionery other than chewing gum 
(incl. white chocolate), not con ... Core 1 1.2% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 180620 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa (excl. 
of 1803.10-1806.10), in blo ... Core 1 4.8% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 180631 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa, in 
blocks/slabs/bars, weighing 2k ... Core 1 3.2% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 180632 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa, in 
blocks/slabs/bars, weighing 2k ... Core 1 4.1% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 180690 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa (excl. 
of 1806.20-1806.32) Core 1 10.9% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 190110 Preparations for infant use, put up for RS Core 1 7.5% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 190120 Mixes & doughs for the preparation of bakers' 
wares of 19.05 Core 1 2.4% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 190190 Malt extract; oth. food preps. of 
flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extact [see ... Core 1 8.7% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 210112 Preparations with a basis of 
extracts/essences/concs. of coffee/with a basi ... Core 1 
0.0% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 210120 Extracts, essences & concs. of tea/mat ╬ÿ, & 
preps. with a basis of these ext ... Core 1 0.0% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 210610 Protein concs. & textured protein subs. Core 1 0.1% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 210690 Food preps., n.e.s. (See footnote 2) Core 1 20.7% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 220290 Non-alcoholic beverages other than waters of 
2202.10 (not incl. fruit/veg.  ... Core 1 2.6% TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 230990 Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding 
other than dog/cat food put u ... Core 1 5.1% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 350220 Milk albumin, incl. concs. of 2/more whey 
proteins Core 1 6.0% 
Dairy Other Dairy  2 350400 Peptones & their derivs.; oth. protein subs. & 
their derivs., n.e.s.; hide  ... Core 1 0.3% 
Dairy SMP 040210 Milk in powder/granules/oth. solid form, fat 
content by wt. not >1.5% Core 1 100.0% 
Dairy Whey, 
Powdered 040410 Whey & modified whey, whether or not 
concentrated/sweetened Core 1 100.0% 
Dairy WMP 040221 Milk in powder/granules/oth. solid form, 
unsweetened, fat content by wt. >1 ... Core 1 84.8% 
Dairy WMP 040229 Milk in powder/granules/oth. solid form, 
sweetened, fat content by wt. >1.5 ... Core 1 15.2% 
Dairy Yogurt 040310 Yogurt Core 1 100.0% 
Eggs  3 Eggs in shell 040700 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh/presvd./cooked Core 1 100.0% 
Eggs  3 Processed 
Eggs 040811 Egg yolks, dried, whether or not cont. added 
sugar/oth. sweetening matter Core 1 12.0% 
Eggs  3 Processed 
Eggs 040819 Egg yolks (excl. dried), whether or not cont. 
added sugar/oth. sweetening m ... Core 1 16.5% 
Eggs  3 Processed 
Eggs 040891 Birds' eggs, not in shell (excl. yolks), dried, 
whether or not cont. added  ... Core 1 14.5% 
Eggs  3 Processed 
Eggs 040899 Birds' eggs, not in shell (excl. yolks), other 
than dried, whether or not c ... Core 1 15.5% 
Eggs  3 Processed 
Eggs 190220 Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked/othw. prepd.   0 0.0% 
Eggs  3 Processed 
Eggs 190230 Pasta (excl. of 1902.11-1902.20)   0 0.0% 
Eggs  3 Processed 
Eggs 210690 Food preps., n.e.s.   0 0.0% 
Eggs  3 Processed 
Eggs 350211 Dried egg albumin Core 1 37.1% 
Eggs  3 Processed 
Eggs 350219 Egg albumin (excl. dried) Core 1 4.4% 
Eggs 
Hatching Hatching Eggs 
& Live Chicks 040700 Birds' eggs, in shell, fresh/presvd./cooked Core 1 18.7% 
Eggs Hatching Hatching Eggs 
& Live Chicks 010511 Live fowls of species Gallus domesticus, 
weighing not >185g Core 1 
81.3% 
F&V  3  Almonds 080211 Almonds, in shell Core 1 9.3% 
  Almonds 080212 Almonds, shelled Core 1 90.7% 
  Apples-Dried 081330 Apples, dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Apples-Fresh 080810 Apples, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Apples-Juice 200971 Apple juice, of a Brix value not >20, 
unfermented & not cont. added spirit, ... Core 1 9.8% 
  Apples-Juice 200979 Apple juice (excl. of 2009.71), unfermented & 
not cont. added spirit, wheth ... Core 1 90.2% 
  Apples-
Prep/Pres 200899 Edible parts of plants, prepd./presvd., whether 
or not cont. added sugar/ot ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Apricots-Dried 081310 Apricots, dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Apricots-Fresh 080910 Apricots, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Apricots-
Prep/Pres 200850 Apricots, prepd./presvd., whether or not cont. 
added sugar/oth. sweetening  ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Artichokes-
Fresh 070910 Globe artichokes, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
  Artichokes-
Frozen 071080 Vegetables, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen Core 1 100.0% 
  Artichokes-
Prep/Pres 200190 Vegetables, fruit, nuts & oth. edible parts of 
plants (excl. cucumbers & gh ... Core 1 24.1% 
  Artichokes-
Prep/Pres 200590 Vegetables & mixts. of vegetables (excl. of 
2005.10-2005.80), prepd./presvd ... Core 1 75.9% 
  Asparagus-
Fresh 070920 Asparagus, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Asparagus-
Prep/Pres 200560 Asparagus, presvd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, not frozen, o ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Avocadoes-
Fresh/Dried 080440 Avocados, fresh/dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Beans, Broad-
Dried 071350 Broad beans (Vicia faba var. major) & horse 
beans (Vicia faba var. equina/v ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Beans, Fresh 070820 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), 
shelled/unshelled, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Beans, Frozen 071022 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), 
shelled/unshelled, uncooked/cooked by s ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Beans, Kidney-
Dried 071333 Kidney beans, incl. white pea beans 
(Phaseolus vulgaris), dried, shelled, w ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Beans, Other-
Dried 071390 Dried leguminous vegetables, n.e.s., shelled, 
whether or not skinned/split Core 1 100.0% 
  Beans, Other-
Prep/Pres 200490 Vegetables & mixts. of vegetables, 
presvd./presvd. othw. than by vinegar/ac ... Core 1 51.6% 
  Beans, Other-
Prep/Pres 200590 Vegetables & mixts. of vegetables (excl. of 
2005.10-2005.80), prepd./presvd ... Core 1 48.4% 
  Beans, Small 
Red-Dried 071332 Small red (Adzuki) beans (Phaseolus/Vigna 
angularis), dried, shelled, wheth ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Beans, Vigna 
mungo-Dried 071331 Beans of the species Vigna mungo 
(L.)/Hepper/Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek, dr ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Beans, Vigna-
Phassolus-Dried 071339 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp. (excl. of 
0713.31-0713.33)), dried, shell ... Core 1 
100.0% 
  Beans, Vigna-
Phassolus-Prep/Pres 200551 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), shelled, 
prepd./presvd. othw. th an by v ... Core 1 
100.0% 
  Brazil nuts 080121 Brazil nuts, in shell Core 1 8.9% 
  Brazil nuts 080122 Brazil nuts, shelled Core 1 91.1% 
  Brussels 
sprouts-Fresh 070420 Br ussels sprouts, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Cabbage, 
kohlrabi, and kale-Fresh 070490 Cabbages, kohlrabi, kale & sim. edible 
brassicas (excl. cauliflowers, heade ... Core 1 
100.0% 
  Carrots and 
Turnips-Fresh 070610 Carrots & tu rnips, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Cashew nuts 080131 Cashew nuts, in shell Core 1 30.7% 
  Cashew nuts 080132 Cashew nuts, shelled Core 1 69.3% 
  Cauliflower and 
Broccoli-Fresh 070410 Cauliflowers & h eaded broccoli, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Celery-Fresh 070940 Celery (excl. celeriac), fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Cherries-Dried 081340 Dried fruit (excl. of 08.01-08.06 & 0813.10-
0813.30) Core 1 100.0% 
  Cherries-Fresh 080920 Cherries, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Cherries-
Frozen 081190 Fruit & nuts, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen, ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Cherries-Juice 200980 Juice of any single fruit/veg. (excl. of 2009.11-
2009.79), unfermented & no ... Core 1 100.0% TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
  Cherries-
Prep/Pres 081210 Cherries, provisionally presvd. but unsuit. in 
that state for immediate con ... Core 1 24.4% 
  Cherries-
Prep/Pres 200860 Cherries, prepd./presvd., whether or not cont. 
added sugar/oth. sweetening  ... Core 1 75.6% 
  Chestnuts 080240 Chestnuts (C astanea spp.) Core 1 100.0% 
  Chickpeas-
Dried 071320 Chickpeas (garbanzos), dried, shelled, whether 
or not skinned/split Core 1 100.0% 
  Chicory, Other, 
Fresh 070529 Chicory (excl. witloof chicory), fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Chicory, 
Witloof, Fresh 070521 Witloof chicory (Cichorium intybus var. 
foliosum), fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Clementines-
Fresh 080520 Mandarins, incl. tangerines & satsumas; 
clementines, wilkings & sim. citrus ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Clementines-
Prep/Pres 200830 Citrus fruit, prepd./presvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweeten ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Coconuts 080111 Coconuts, desiccated Core 1 74.5% 
  Coconuts 080119 Cocunuts, other than desiccated Core 1 25.5% 
  Courgettes-
Fresh 070990 Vegetables, n.e. s., fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Cucumbers-
Fresh 070700 Cucumbers & gherkins, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Cucumbers-
Prep/Pres 071140 Cucumbers & gherkins, provisionally presvd. Core 1 20.0% 
  Cucumbers-
Prep/Pres 200110 Cucumbers & gherkins, prepd./presvd. by 
vinegar/acetic acid Core 1 80.0% 
  Dates-
Fresh/Dried 080410 Dates, fresh/dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Eggplant-Fresh 070930 Aubergines (egg-plants), fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Figs-
Fresh/Dried 080420 Figs, fresh/dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Garlic-Dried 071290 Dried vegetables, n.e.s.; mixts. of dried 
vegetables, whole/cut/sliced/brok ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Garlic-Fresh 070320 Garlic , fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Grapefruit-
Fresh/Dried 080540 Grapefruit, fresh/dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Grapefruit-
Juice 200921 Grapefruit juice, of a Brix value not >20, 
unfermented & not cont. added sp ... Core 1 25.3% 
  Grapefruit-
Juice 200929 Grapefruit juice (excl. of 2009.21), unfermented 
& not cont. added spirit,  ... Core 1 74.7% 
  Grapes-Dried 080620 Grapes, dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Grapes-Fresh 080610 Grapes, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Grapes-Juice 200961 Grape juice, incl. grape must, of a Brix value 
not >30, unfermented & not c ... Core 1 13.1% 
  Grapes-Juice 200969 Grape juice, incl. grape must (excl. of 2009.61), 
unfermented & not cont. a ... Core 1 62.4% 
  Grapes-Juice 220430 Grape must (excl. of 20.09) Core 1 24.5% 
  Hazelnuts 080221 Hazelnuts/filberts (Corylus spp.), in shell Core 1 6.0% 
  Hazelnuts 080222 Hazelnuts/filberts (Corylus spp.), shelled Core 1 94.0% 
  Homogenized 
Vegetables 200510 Homogenised vegetables, prepd./presvd. othw. 
than by vinegar/acetic acid, n ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Jams/Purees 200791 Citrus fruit preps. (excl. homogenized), obt. by 
cooking, whether or not co ... Core 1 6.0% 
  Jams/Purees 200799 Preparations of fruit (excl. citrus fruit; excl. 
homogenized), obt. by cook ... Core 1 94.0%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
  Kiwi  081050 Kiwifruit, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Konnyaku 121299 Vegetable prods., incl. sugar cane & unroasted 
chicory roots (Chicorium int ... Core 1 19.5% 
  Konnyaku 210690 Food preps., n.e.s. Core 1 80.5% 
  Leeks, Fresh 070390 Leeks & oth. alliaceous vegetables, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Lemons-Fresh 080550 Lemons (Citrus limon/limonum) & limes (Citrus 
aurantifolia/latifolia), fres ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Lemons-Juice 200931 Juice of any single citrus fruit other than 
orange/grapefruit, of a Brix va ... Core 1 33.4% 
  Lemons-Juice 200939 Juice of any single citrus fruit other than 
orange/grapefruit (excl. of 200 ... Core 1 66.6% 
  Lemons-
Prep/Pres 200830 Citrus fruit, prepd./presvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweeten ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Lentils-Dried 071340 Lentils, dried, shelled, whether or not 
skinned/split Core 1 100.0% 
  Lettuce-Fresh 070511 Cabbage lettuce (head  lettuce), fresh/chilled Core 1 52.1% 
  Lettuce-Fresh 070519 Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) (excl. cabbage lettuce) 
fresh/chilled Core 1 47.9% 
  Manioc 071410 Manioc (cassava) Core 1 100.0% 
  Mixed Fruit-
Prep/Pres 200892 Mixtures of edible parts of plants (excl. of 
2008.19), prepd./presvd., whet ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Mixed Juices 200990 Mixtures of juices, unf ermented & not cont. 
added spirit, whether or not co ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Mixed 
Processed Vegetables 200590 Vegetables & mixts. of vegetables (excl. of 
2005.10-2005.80), prepd./presvd ... Core 1 
100.0% 
  Mixed 
Vegetables 071090 Mixtures of vegetables, uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, froze ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Dried 071231 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, dried, 
whole/cut/sliced/broken/in powder b ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Fresh 070951 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Frozen 071080 Vegetables, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen Core 1 
100.0% 
  Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Prep/Pres 071151 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, 
provisionally presvd. Core 1 
4.3% 
  Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Prep/Pres 200310 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, 
prepd./presvd. othw. than by vinegar/aceti ... Core 1 
95.7% 
  Olives-
Prep/Pres 071120 Olives, provisionally presvd. Core 1 11.1% 
  Olives-
Prep/Pres 200570 Olives, presvd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, not frozen, othe ... Core 1 88.9% 
  Onions-Dried 071220 Onions, dried, whole/cut/sliced/broken/in 
powder but not furth. prepd. Core 1 100.0% 
  Onions-Fresh 070310 Onions & shallots, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Onions-
Prep/Pres 071190 Vegetables (excl. olives/capers/cucumbers & 
gherkins/mushrooms), provisiona ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Oranges-
Fresh/Dried 080510 Oranges, fresh/dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Oranges-Juice 200911 Orange juice, frozen, unfermented & not cont. 
added spirit, whether or not  ... Core 1 33.9% 
  Oranges-Juice 200912 Orange juice, not frozen, of a Brix value not 
>20, unfermented & not cont.  ... Core 1 11.4% 
  Oranges-Juice 200919 Orange juice, not frozen (excl. of 2009.19), Core 1 39.6% TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
unfermented & not cont. added  ... 
  Oranges-Juice 210690 Food preps., n.e.s. Core 1 6.5% 
  Oranges-Juice 220290 Non-alcoholic beverages other than waters of 
2202.10 (not incl. fruit/veg.  ... Core 1 8.6% 
  Oranges-
Prep/Pres 081290 Fruit (excl. cherries) & nuts, provisionally 
presvd. but unsuit. in that st ... Core 1 20.7% 
  Oranges-
Prep/Pres 200830 Citrus fruit, prepd./presvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweeten ... Core 1 79.3% 
  Peaches/Nect-
Fresh 080930 Peaches, incl. nectarines, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Peaches/Nect-
Prep/Pres 200870 Peaches, incl. nectarines, prepd./presvd., 
whether or not cont. added sugar ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Pears-Dried 081340 Dried fruit (excl. of 08.01-08.06 & 0813.10-
0813.30) Core 1 100.0% 
  Pears-Fresh 080820 Pears & quinces, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Pears-Juice 200980 Juice of any single fruit/veg. (excl. of 2009.11-
2009.79), unfermented & no ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Pears-
Prep/Pres 200840 Pears, prepd./presvd., whether or not cont. 
added sugar/oth. sweetening mat ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Peas, Fresh 070810 Peas (Pisum sativum), shelled/unshelled, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Peas, Frozen 071021 Peas (Pisum sativum), shelled/unshelled, 
uncooked/cooked by steaming/boilin ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Peas-Dried 071310 Peas (Pisum sativum), dried, shelled, whether 
or not skinned/split Core 1 100.0% 
  Peppers-Fresh 070960 Fruits of the genera Capsicum/Pimenta, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Pineapples-
Fresh 080430 Pineapples, fresh/dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Pineapples-
Frozen 081190 Fruit & nuts, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen, ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Pineapples-
Juice 200941 Pineapple juice, of a Brix value not >20, 
unfermented & not cont. added spi ... Core 1 16.7% 
  Pineapples-
Juice 200949 Pineapple juice (excl. of 2009.41), unfermented 
& not cont. added spirit, w ... Core 1 83.3% 
  Pineapples-
Prep/Pres 200820 Pineapples, prepd./presvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweetenin ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Pistachios 080250 Pistachios Core 1 100.0% 
  Plums-Dried 081320 Prunes, dried Core 1 100.0% 
  Plums-Fresh 080940 Plums & sloes, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Potatoes-Dried 071290 Dried vegetables, n.e.s .; mixts. of dried 
vegetables, whole/cut/sliced/brok ...   0 0.0% 
  Potatoes-Dried 110510 Flour, meal & powder of potatoes Core 1 29.1% 
  Potatoes-Dried 110520 Flakes, granules & pellets of potatoes Core 1 70.9% 
  Potatoes-Dried 190590 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits & oth. bakers' wares 
n.e.s. in Ch.19, whethe ...   0 0.0% 
  Potatoes-Fresh 070110 Seed potat oes, fresh/chilled Core 1 26.6% 
  Potatoes-Fresh 070190 Potatoes other than seed potatoes, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 73.4% 
  Potatoes-
Frozen 071010 Potatoes, uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen Core 1 100.0% 
  Potatoes-
Frozen 071090 Mixtures of vegetables, uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, froze ... Core 1 0.0% 
  Potatoes-
Prep/Pres 200410 Potatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, frozen, other t ... Core 1 73.7%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
  Potatoes-
Prep/Pres 200520 Potatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, not frozen, oth ... Core 1 26.3% 
  Raspberries-
Fresh 081020 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries & 
loganberries, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Raspberries-
Frozen 081120 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, 
loganberries, black/white/red curran ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Raspberries-
Prep/Pres 081290 Fruit (excl. cherries) & nuts, provisionally 
presvd. but unsuit. in that st ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Salad Beetroot, 
etc. Fresh 070690 Salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes & 
sim. edible roots (excl. carr ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Spinach-Fresh 070970 Spinach, New Zealand spinach & orache 
spinach (garden spinach), fresh/chill ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Spinach-Frozen 071030 Spinach, New Zealand spinach & orache 
spinach (garden spinach), uncooked/co ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Strawberries-
Fresh 081010 Strawberries, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
  Strawberries-
Frozen 081110 Strawberries, uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen, whether ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Strawberries-
Prep/Pres 081290 Fruit (excl. cherries) & nuts, provisionally 
presvd. but unsuit. in that st ... Core 1 10.9% 
  Strawberries-
Prep/Pres 200880 Strawberries, prepd./presvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweeten ... Core 1 89.1% 
  Sweet Maize-
Frozen 071040 Sweet corn, uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen Core 1 100.0% 
  Sweet Maize-
Processed 200190 Vegetables, fruit, nuts & oth. edible parts of 
plants (excl. cucumbers & gh ... Core 1 0.0% 
  Sweet Maize-
Processed 200580 Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata), 
prepd./presvd. othw. than by vinegar ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Sweet Potatoes 071420 Sweet potatoes Core 1 100.0% 
  Tomatoes-
Dried 071290 Dried vegetables, n.e.s.; mixts. of dried 
vegetables, whole/cut/sliced/brok ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Tomatoes-
Fresh 070200 Tomatoes, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
  Tomatoes-
Frozen 071080 Vegetables, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen Core 1 100.0% 
  Tomatoes-
Juice 200950 Tomato juice, unfermented & not cont. added 
spirit, whether or not cont. ad ... Core 1 100.0% 
  Tomatoes-
Prep/Pres 200210 Tomatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, whole/in pieces ... Core 1 22.6% 
  Tomatoes-
Prep/Pres 200290 Tomatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, other than whol ... Core 1 77.4% 
  Tomatoes-
Sauces 210320 Tomato ketchup & oth. tomato sauces Core 1 100.0% 
  Walnuts 080231 Walnuts, in shell Core 1 32.7% 
  Walnuts 080232 Walnuts, shelled Core 1 67.3% 
  Yeast 210210 Active yeasts Core 1 62.9% 
  Yeast 210220 Inactive yeasts; oth.  single-cell micro-
organisms, dead (excl. vaccines of  ... Core 1 28.8% 
  Yeast 210230 Prepared baking powders Core 1 8.3% 
Fibers Silk 500100 Silk-worm cocoons suit. for reeling Core 1 1.0% 
Fibers Silk 500200 Raw silk (not thrown) Core 1 99.0% 
Meats Beef and Veal 010210 Live bovine animals: pure- bred breeding animals   0 0.0% 
Meats Beef and Veal 010290 Live bovine animals other  than pure-bred breeding 
animals   0 0.0% 
Meats Beef and Veal 020110 Carcasses/half-carcasses of bovine animals, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 0.8% TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Meats Beef and Veal 020120 Meat of bovine animals, fresh/chilled (excl. of 
0201.10), bone-in Core 1 1.5% 
Meats Beef and Veal 020130 Meat of bovine animals, fresh/chilled, boneless Core 1 39.3% 
Meats Beef and Veal 020210 Carcasses/half-carcasses of bovine animals, 
frozen Core 1 1.2% 
Meats Beef and Veal 020220 Meat of bovine animal s, frozen (excl. of 
0202.10), bone-in Core 1 3.5% 
Meats Beef and Veal 020230 Meat of bovine animals, frozen, boneless Core 1 44.8% 
Meats Beef and Veal 021020 Meat of bovine animals, salted/in 
brine/dried/smoked Core 1 0.5% 
Meats Beef and Veal 021099 Meat & edible meat offal, n.e.s., salted/in 
brine/dried/smoked, in cl. edibl ...   2 0.1% 
Meats Beef and Veal 160100 Sausages & sim. prods., of meat/meat offal/blood; 
food preps. based on thes ...   2 1.0% 
Meats Beef and Veal 160210 Homogenised preps. of prepd./presvd. 
meat/meat offal Core 1 0.1% 
Meats Beef and Veal 160250 Prepared/presvd. preps. of bovine animals 
(excl. homogenised preps.), incl. ... Core 1 7.2% 
Meats Meat Offals 020610 Edible offal of bov ine animals, fresh/chilled Core 1 9.0% 
Meats Meat Offals 020621 Tongues of bovine animals, frozen Core 1 11.1% 
Meats Meat Offals 020622 Livers of bovine animals, frozen Core 1 5.2% 
Meats Meat Offals 020629 Edible offal of bovine animals (excl. tongues & 
livers), frozen Core 1 28.4% 
Meats Meat Offals 020630 Edible offal of swin e, fresh/chilled Core 1 2.3% 
Meats Meat Offals 020641 Livers of swine, frozen Core 1 1.7% 
Meats Meat Offals 020649 Edible offal of swine (excl. liver), frozen Core 1 32.1% 
Meats Meat Offals 020680 Edible offal, n.e.s., fresh/chilled Core 1 0.5% 
Meats Meat Offals 020690 Edible offal, n.e.s., frozen Core 1 2.3% 
Meats Meat Offals 020734 Fatty livers of ducks/geese/guinea fowls, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 2.0% 
Meats Meat Offals 160220 Prepared/presvd. preps. of liver of any animal Core 1 2.7% 
Meats Meat Offals 160290 Preparations of prepd./presvd. meat (excl. of 
1602.10-1602.50), incl. preps ... Core 1 2.7% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 020311 Carcasses/half-carcasses of swine, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 2.0% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 020312 Hams, shoulders & cuts thereof , fresh/chilled, 
bone-in Core 1 4.2% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 020319 Meat of swine (excl. carcasses/half-
carcasses/hams/shoulders & cuts thereof ... Core 1 16.6% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 020321 Carcasses/half-carcasses of swine, frozen Core 1 2.9% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 020322 Hams, shoulders & cuts thereof , frozen, bone-
in Core 1 2.4% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 020329 Meat of swine (excl. carcasses/half-
carcasses/hams/shoulders & cuts thereof ... Core 1 53.5% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 020900 Pig fat (free of lean meat) & poultry fat (not 
rendered/othw. extracted), f ...   2 2.2% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 021011 Hams, shoulders & cuts thereof , of swine, 
salted/in brine/dried/smoked, bo ... Core 1 0.4% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 021012 Bellies (streaky) & cuts thereof , of swine, 
salted/in brine/dried/smoked Core 1 1.5% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 021019 Meat of swine (excl. hams/shoulders & cuts 
thereof & bellies (streaky) & cu ... Core 1 1.9%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 021099 Meat & edible meat offal, n.e.s., salted/in 
brine/dried/smoked, in cl. edibl ...   2 0.1% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 160100 Sausages & sim. prods., of meat/meat offal/blood; 
food preps. based on thes ...   2 3.7% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 160210 Homogenised preps. of prepd./presvd. 
meat/meat offal Core 1 0.1% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 160241 Hams & cuts thereof Core 1 2.2% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 160242 Shoulders of swine & cuts thereof Core 1 1.5% 
Meats Pork and 
Wildboar 160249 Prepared/presvd. preps. of swine (excl. of 
1602.41, 1602.42 & homogenised p ... Core 1 4.8% 
Meats Poultry 010511 Live fowls of species Gallus domesticus, weighing 
not >185g   0 0.0% 
Meats Poultry 010512 Live turkeys, weighing not >185g   0 0.0% 
Meats Poultry 010519 Live ducks/geese/guinea fowls, weighing not 
>185g   0 0.0% 
Meats Poultry 010592 Live fowls of species Gallus domesticus, weighing 
>185g but not >2000g   0 0.0% 
Meats Poultry 010593 Live fowls of species Gallus domesticus, weighing 
>2000g   0 0.0% 
Meats Poultry 010599 Live ducks/geese/turkeys/guinea fowls, weighing 
>185g   0 0.0% 
Meats Poultry 020711 Meat of fowls of species Gallus domesticus, 
not cut in pieces, fresh /chille ... Core 1 1.3% 
Meats Poultry 020712 Meat of fowls of species Gallus domesticus, 
not cut in pieces, frozen Core 1 12.8% 
Meats Poultry 020713 Cuts & edible offal of species Gallus 
domesticus, fresh/chilled Core 1 3.2% 
Meats Poultry 020714 Cuts & edible offal of species Gallus 
domesticus, frozen Core 1 46.7% 
Meats Poultry 020724 Meat of turkeys, not cut in  pieces, fresh/chilled Core 1 0.3% 
Meats Poultry 020725 Meat of turkeys, not cut in pieces, frozen Core 1 0.5% 
Meats Poultry 020726 Cuts & edible offal of turkey, fresh/chilled Core 1 2.1% 
Meats Poultry 020727 Cuts & edible offal of turkey, frozen Core 1 4.3% 
Meats Poultry 020732 Meat of ducks/geese/guinea fowls, not cut in 
pieces, fresh/chilled Core 1 0.4% 
Meats Poultry 020733 Meat of ducks/geese/guinea fowls, not cut in 
pieces, frozen Core 1 0.4% 
Meats Poultry 020735 Meat & edible meat offal of ducks/geese/guinea 
fowls (excl. of 0207.32-0207 ... Core 1 0.4% 
Meats Poultry 020736 Meat & edible meat offal of ducks/geese/guinea 
fowls (excl. of 0207.32-0207 ... Core 1 1.6% 
Meats Poultry 020900 Pig fat (free of lean meat) & poultry fat (not 
rendered/othw. extracted), f ...   2 0.1% 
Meats Poultry 021099 Meat & edible meat offal, n.e.s., salted/in 
brine/dried/smoked, incl. edibl ... Core 1 1.3% 
Meats Poultry 160100 Sausages & sim. prods., of meat/meat offal/blood; 
food preps. based on thes ...   2 1.5% 
Meats Poultry 160210 Homogenised preps. of prepd./presvd. 
meat/meat offal Core 1 0.1% 
Meats Poultry 160231 Prepared/presvd. preps. of turkey (excl. 
homogenised preps.) Core 1 2.8% 
Meats Poultry 160232 Prepared/presvd. preps. of fowls of the genus 
Gallus domesticus (excl. homo ... Core 1 18.9% 
Meats Poultry 160239 Prepared/presvd. preps. of fowls of 01.05 (excl. 
turkey & fowls of the genu ... Core 1 1.3% 
Meats Reindeer 010619 Live mammals, n.e.s.   0 0.0% TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Meats Reindeer 020890 Meat & edible meat offal, n.e.s., 
fresh/chilled/frozen Core 1 100.0% 
Meats Sheep Meat 020410 Carcasses/ half-carcasses of lamb, fresh/chilled Core 1 3.8% 
Meats Sheep Meat 020421 Carcasses/half-carcasses of sheep (excl. 
lamb), fresh/chilled Core 1 2.4% 
Meats Sheep Meat 020422 Meat of sheep (excl. lamb & carcasses), 
fresh/chilled, bone-in Core 1 19.7% 
Meats Sheep Meat 020423 Meat of sheep (excl. lamb), fresh/chilled, 
boneless Core 1 7.2% 
Meats Sheep Meat 020430 Carcasses/half-carcasses of lamb, frozen Core 1 3.4% 
Meats Sheep Meat 020441 Carcasses/half-carcasses of sheep (excl. 
lamb), frozen Core 1 2.7% 
Meats Sheep Meat 020442 Meat of sheep (excl. lamb & carcasses), frozen, 
bone-in Core 1 40.0% 
Meats Sheep Meat 020443 Meat of sheep (excl. lamb), frozen, boneless Core 1 17.5% 
Meats Sheep Meat 020450 Meat of goats, fresh/chilled/frozen Core 1 3.1% 
Meats Sheep Meat 021099 Meat & edible meat offal, n.e.s., salted/in 
brine/dried/smoked, in cl. edibl ...   2 0.2% 
Oils Canola 120510 Low erucic acid rape/colza seeds, whether or 
not broken Core 1 59.7% 
Oils Canola 120590 Rape/colza seeds (excl. low erucic acid), 
whether or not broken Core 1 7.9% 
Oils Canola 151411 Low erucic acid rape/colza oil, crude Core 1 16.4% 
Oils Canola 151419 Low erucic acid rape/colza oil, other than 
crude, & fractions thereof , whe ... Core 1 12.5% 
Oils Canola 151491 Rape/colza oil (excl. low erucic acid oil) & 
mustard oil, crude Core 1 2.1% 
Oils Canola 151499 Rape/colza oil (excl. low erucic acid oil) & 
mustard oil, other than crude, ... Core 1 1.4% 
Oils Canola 230641 Oil-cake & oth. solid residues, whether or not 
ground/in pellets, from extr ...   0 0.0% 
Oils Canola 230649 Oil-cake & oth. solid residues, whether or not 
ground/in pellets, from extr ...   0 0.0% 
Oils Castor 120730 Castor oil seeds, whether or not broken Core 1 2.2% 
Oils Castor 151530 Castor oil & fractions thereof , whether or not 
ref. but not chemically mod ... Core 1 97.8% 
Oils Copra 120300 Copra Core 1 4.8% 
Oils Copra 151311 Coconut (copra) oil, crude Core 1 66.2% 
Oils Copra 151319 Coconut (copra) oil, other than crude, & 
fractions thereof , whether or not ... Core 1 29.0% 
Oils Corn Oil 151521 Maize (corn) oil, crude Core 1 38.8% 
Oils Corn Oil 151529 Maize (corn) oil, other than crude, & fractions 
thereof , whether or not re ... Core 1 61.2% 
Oils Cotton-seed 120720 Cotton seeds, whether or not broken Core 1 71.5% 
Oils Cotton-seed 151221 Cotton seed oil, crude, whether or not 
gossypol has been removed Core 1 7.8% 
Oils Cotton-seed 151229 Cotton seed oil, other than crude, & fractions 
thereof , whether or not ref ... Core 1 20.7% 
Oils Groundnuts 120210 Ground-nuts, not roasted/othw. cooked, in 
shell Core 1 12.5% 
Oils Groundnuts 120220 Ground-nuts, not roasted/othw. cooked, 
shelled, whether or not broken Core 1 70.7% 
Oils Groundnuts 150810 Ground-nut oil, crude Core 1 14.2%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Oils Groundnuts 150890 Ground-nut oil, other than crude, & fractions 
thereof , whether or not ref. ... Core 1 2.6% 
Oils Groundnuts 200811 Ground-nuts, prepd./presvd., whether or not cont. 
added/sugar/oth. sweeteni ...   0 0.0% 
Oils Groundnuts 230500 Oil-cake & oth. solid residues, whether or not 
ground/in pellets, from extr ...   0 0.0% 
Oils Linseed 120400 Linseed, whether or not broken Core 1 70.1% 
Oils Linseed 151511 Linseed oil, crude Core 1 9.0% 
Oils Linseed 151519 Linseed oil, other than crude, & fractions 
thereof , whether or not ref. bu ... Core 1 20.9% 
Oils Margarine 151710 Margarine (excl. liquid margarine) Core 1 100.0% 
Oils Olive Oil 150910 Olive oil, virgin Core 1 64.4% 
Oils Olive Oil 150990 Olive oil (excl. crude & virgin) & fractions 
thereof , whether or not ref.  ... Core 1 35.4% 
Oils Olive Oil 151000 Oils & fractions thereof , obt. solely from olives 
(excl. of 15.09), whethe ... Core 1 0.2% 
Oils Other Oilseed 
Oils 151590 Fixed vegatable fats & oils (excl. of 1515.11-
1515.50), incl. jojoba oil &  ... Core 1 15.0% 
Oils Other Oilseed 
Oils 151620 Vegetable fats & oils & fractions thereof , 
partly/wholly hydrogenated/inte ... Core 1 49.7% 
Oils Other Oilseed 
Oils 151790 Edible mixts./preps. of animal/veg. 
fats/oils/fractions of diff. fats/oils  ... Core 1 26.0% 
Oils Other Oilseed 
Oils 151800 Animal/veg. fats & oils & fractions thereof , 
boiled/oxidised/dehydrated/su ... Core 1 9.3% 
Oils Sesamum 120740 Sesamum seeds, whether or not broken Core 1 88.9% 
Oils Sesamum 151550 Sesame oil & fractions thereof , whether or not 
ref. but not chemically mod ... Core 1 11.1% 
Oils Soybeans 120100 Soya beans, whether or not broken Core 1 78.4% 
Oils Soybeans 150710 Soya bean oil, crude, whether or not 
degummed, not chemically modified Core 1 18.1% 
Oils Soybeans 150790 Soya bean oil, other than crude, & fractions 
thereof , whether or not ref.  ... Core 1 3.5% 
Oils Sunflower 120600 Sunflower seeds, whether or not broken Core 1 31.0% 
Oils Sunflower 151211 Sunflower seed/safflower oil, crude Core 1 48.7% 
Oils Sunflower 151219 Sunflower seed/safflower oil, other than crude, 
& fractions thereof , wheth ... Core 1 20.3% 
Oils Technical Fats 150100 Pig fat, incl. lard, & poultry fat, other than of 
02.09/15.03 Core 1 7.8% 
Oils Technical Fats 150200 Fats of bovine animals/sheep/goats, other than 
of 15.03 Core 1 72.7% 
Oils Technical Fats 150300 Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil & 
tallow oil, not emulsified/ ... Core 1 5.5% 
Oils Technical Fats 150430 Fats & oils & their fractions, of marine 
mammals, whether or not ref. but n ... Core 1 0.5% 
Oils Technical Fats 150500 Wool grease & fatty subs. derived therefrom, 
incl. lanolin Core 1 8.1% 
Oils Technical Fats 150600 Animal fats & oils & fractions thereof (excl. of 
1501.00-1505.00), whether  ... Core 1 1.3% 
Oils Technical Fats 151610 Animal fats & oils & fractions thereof , 
partly/wholly hydrogenated/inter-e ... Core 1 4.1% 
Sweeteners Fructose 170250 Chemically pure fructose Core 1 53.2% 
Sweeteners Fructose 170260 Fructose (excl. chemically pure fructose) & 
fructose syrup, cont. in the dr ... Core 1 36.8% 
Sweeteners Fructose 170290 Sugars, incl. invert sugar & oth. sugar & sugar 
syrup blends cont. in the d ...   2 10.0% TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Sweeteners Glucose 170230 Glucose & glucose syrup, not cont. 
fructose/cont. in the dry state < 20% by ... Core 1 83.3% 
Sweeteners Glucose 170240 Glucose & glucose syrup, cont. in the dry state 
at least 20% but < 50% by w ... Core 1 16.7% 
Sweeteners Honey 040900 Natural honey Core 1 100.0% 
Sweeteners Lactose 170211 Lactose & lactose syrup, cont. by wt. 99%/more 
lactose, expressed as anhydr ... Core 1 78.9% 
Sweeteners Lactose 170219 Lactose & lactose syrup, cont. by wt. >95% but 
<99% lactose, expressed as a ... Core 1 21.1% 
Sweeteners Maple Sugar 170220 Maple sugar & maple syrup Core 1 100.0% 
Sweeteners Molasses 170310 Cane molasses Core 1 81.0% 
Sweeteners Molasses 170390 Molasses, other than cane molasses, resulting 
from the extraction/refining  ... Core 1 19.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 170111 Cane sugar, raw, in solid form, not cont. added 
flavouring/colouring matter ... Core 1 55.5% 
Sweeteners Sugar 170112 Beet sugar, raw, in solid form, not cont. added 
flavouring/colouring matter ... Core 1 1.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 170191 Cane/beet sugar & chemically pure sucrose, in 
solid form, cont. added flavo ...   2 0.7% 
Sweeteners Sugar 170199 Cane/beet sugar & chemically pure sucrose, in 
solid form, not cont. added f ... Core 1 33.5% 
Sweeteners Sugar 170290 Sugars, incl. invert sugar & oth. sugar & sugar 
syrup blends cont. in the d ...   2 0.2% 
Sweeteners Sugar 170410 Chewing gum, whether or not sugar-coated   2 1.2% 
Sweeteners Sugar 170490 Sugar confectionery other than chewing gum (incl. 
white chocolate), not con ...   2 7.9% 
Sweeteners Sugar 180610 Cocoa powder, cont. added sugar/oth. sweetening 
matter   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 180620 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa (excl. of 
1803.10-1806.10), in blo ...   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 180631 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa, in 
blocks/slabs/bars, we ighing 2k ...   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 180632 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa, in 
blocks/slabs/bars, we ighing 2k ...   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 180690 Chocolate & oth. food preps. cont. cocoa (excl. of 
1806.20-1806.32)   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 190110 Preparations for infant use, put up for RS   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 190120 Mixes & doughs for the preparation of bakers' 
wares of 19.05   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 190190 Malt extract; oth. food preps. of 
flour/groats/meal/starch/malt extact [see ...   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 190410 Prepared foods obt. by t he swelling/roasting of 
cereals/cereal prods.   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 190531 Sweet biscuits   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 190590 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits & oth. bakers' wares 
n.e.s. in Ch.19, whethe ...   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 210112 Preparations with a basis of 
extracts/essences/concs. of coffee/with a basi ...   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 210120 Extracts, essences & concs. of tea/mat ╬ÿ, & 
preps. with a basis of these ext ...   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 210690 Food preps., n.e.s.   0 0.0% 
Sweeteners Sugar 220290 Non-alcoholic beverages other than waters of 
2202.10 (not incl. fruit/veg.  ...   0 0.0% 
Wine & Spirits Ethyl Alcohol 220710 Undenatured ethyl alcohol of an alcoholic 
strength by volume of 80% vol. Core 1 
77.7% 
Wine & Spirits Ethyl Alcohol 220720 Ethyl alcohol & oth. spirits, denatured, of any 
strength Core 1 
22.3%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Product Consumption Sector Category HS6 Description 
  Allocation 
       (See Notes) Share 
Wine & 
Spirits Rum 220840 Rum & tafia Core 1 100.0% 
Wine & 
Spirits Wine Spirits 220820 Spirits obt. by distilling grape wine/grape marc Core 1 100.0% 
Wine & 
Spirits Wine 220410 Sparkling wine of fresh grapes Core 1 12.1% 
Wine & 
Spirits Wine 220421 Wine other than sparkling wine of fresh grapes, 
incl. fortified; grape must ... Core 1 76.6% 
Wine & Spirits Wine 220429 Wine other than sparkling wine of fresh grapes, 
incl. fortified; grape must ... Core 1 
7.9% 
Wine & Spirits Wine 220510 Vermouth & oth. wine of fresh grapes flavoured 
with plants/aromatic subs.,  ... Core 1 
1.3% 
Wine & Spirits Wine 220590 Vermouth & oth. wine of fresh grapes flavoured 
with plants/aromatic subs.,  ... Core 1 
0.1% 
Wine & Spirits Wine 220600 Fermented beverages (e.g., cider, perry, mead), 
n.e.s.; mixts. of fermented ... Core 1 
2.0% 
 
Notes: 
 
Core Product: 
 
1: Core -- i.e., raw or basic traded good  2: NonCore -- i.e., processed products with a lower level of value-added to which some 
consumption will be allocated 
 0: NonCore -- i.e., highly processed products (C h. 18-23) and any other lines to which no 
consumption will be allocated  
1 -- Members opting for the treatment provided fo r in paragraph C iii can use the following 
percentage for common consumption allocation. Corn:  1005.10: 0.0%, 1005.90: 90.0%, lines 1102.20 through 1104.23: 3.3% each.   Rice:  1006.10: 5.8%,  1006.20: 8.5%,  1006.30: 65.9%,  1006.40: 9.8%,  lines 1102.30 thro ugh 206.00: 0.7% each. 
 
2 -- For members that do not have tariff lines disaggregated beyond the HS 7 digit level, a 
separate balance sheet shall be created for 210690. No changes shall be made to the headline domestic 
consumption numbers in other product categories as a result.   
3 Alternative Approach for Fruit and Vegetables and Eggs 
 
In cases where Members are not able to produce da ta for separate product categories as outlined in 
Attachment A for fruit and vegetables and eggs, Members can use an alternative approach of 
combining the fresh, frozen, dried, and prepared/p reserved product categories for a given fruit or 
vegetable (e.g. apples) and eggs in  shell and processed eggs into one  alternative product category.  
Domestic consumption for the alternative product cat egory shall be calculated using the balance sheet 
approach for the alternative product category.  Unde r this alternative approach, the alternative product 
category shall be subject to the provisions outlined in section C.  Core and non-core tariff lines and 
domestic consumption allocations for the alternativ e product categories are defined in the appendix to 
Attachment A. TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Appendix:  Alternative Fruit and Ve getable and Egg Product Categories 
 
 Category HS6 Description 
Core Common  
      
Product Consumption  
       
    Allocation 
   
    (See Notes) Share 
Apples Apples-Fresh 080810 Apples, fresh Core 1 90.0% 
Apples Apples-Dried 081330 Apples, dried   2 10.0% 
Apples Apples-Prep/Pres 200899 Edible parts of plants, prepd./presvd., 
whether or not cont. added sugar/ot ...   0 0.0% 
Apricots Apricots-Fresh 080910 Apricots, fresh Core 1 90.0% 
Apricots Apricots-Dried 081310 Apricots, dried   2 10.0% 
Apricots Apricots-Prep/Pres 200850 Apricots, prepd./presvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweetening  ...   0 0.0% 
Artichokes Artichokes-Fr esh 070910 Globe artichokes, fresh/chilled Core 1 90.0% 
Artichokes Artichokes-Frozen 071080 Vegetables, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen   2 10.0% 
Artichokes Artichokes-Prep/Pres 200190 Vegetables, fruit, nuts & oth. edible parts of 
plants (excl. cucumbers & gh ...   0 0.0% 
Artichokes Artichokes-Prep/Pres 200590 Vegetables & mixts. of vegetables (excl. of 
2005.10-2005.80), prepd./presvd ...   0 0.0% 
Asparagus Asparagus-Fresh 070920 As paragus, fresh/chilled Core 1 100.0% 
Asparagus Asparagus-Prep/Pres 200560 Asparagus, presvd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, not frozen, o ...   0 0.0% 
Beans Beans, Fresh 070820 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), 
shelled/unshelled, fresh/chilled Core 1 90.0% 
Beans Beans, Frozen 071022 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), 
shelled/unshelled, uncooked/cooked by s ...   2 1.7% 
Beans Beans, Vigna-
Phassolus-Dried 071339 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp. (excl. of 
0713.31-0713.33)), dried, shell ...   2 5.0% 
Beans Beans, Vigna-
Phassolus-Prep/Pres 200551 Beans (Vigna spp., Phaseolus spp.), 
shelled, prepd./presvd. othw. than by v ...   0 3.3% 
Beans, Other Beans, Other-Dried 071390 Dried leguminous vegetables, n.e.s., 
shelled, whether or not skinned/split Core 1 100.0% 
Beans, Other Beans, Other-
Prep/Pres 200490 Vegetables & mixts. of vegetables, 
presvd./presvd. othw. than by vinegar/ac ...   0 0.0% 
Beans, Other Beans, Other-
Prep/Pres 200590 Vegetables & mixts. of vegetables (excl. of 
2005.10-2005.80), prepd./presvd ...   0 0.0% 
Cherries Cherries-Fresh 080920 Cherries, fresh Core 1 90.0% 
Cherries Cherries-Frozen 081190 Fruit & nuts, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen, ...   2 5.3% 
Cherries Cherries-Dried 081340 Dried fruit (excl. of 08.01-08.06 & 0813.10-
0813.30)   2 1.4% 
Cherries Cherries-Prep/Pres 081210 Cherries, provisionally presvd. but unsuit. in 
that state for immediate con ...   2 3.3% 
Cherries Cherries-Prep/Pres 200860 Cherries, prepd./presvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweetening  ...   0 0.0% 
Clementines Clementines-Fresh 080520 Mandarins, incl. tangerines & satsumas; 
clementines, wilkings & sim. citrus ... Core 1 100.0% 
Clementines Clementines-
Prep/Pres 200830 Citrus fruit, prepd./p resvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweeten ...   0 0.0% 
Cucumbers Cucumbers-Fresh 070700 Cucumber s & gherkins, fresh/chilled Core 1 90.4% 
Cucumbers Cucumbers-Prep/Pres 071140 Cucumbers & gherkins, provisionally 
presvd.   2 9.6% 
Cucumbers Cucumbers-Prep/Pres 200110 Cucumbers & gherkins, prepd./presvd. by 
vinegar/acetic acid   0 0.0% 
Garlic Garlic-Fresh 070320 Ga rlic, fresh/chilled Core 1 90.0%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Core Common  
      
Product Consumption  
       
    Allocation 
   
    (See Notes) Share 
Garlic Garlic-Dried 071290 Dried vegetables, n.e.s .; mixts. of dried 
vegetables, whole/cut/sliced/brok ...   2 10.0% 
Grapes Grapes-Fresh 080610 Grapes, fresh Core 1 90.0% 
Grapes Grapes-Dried 080620 Grapes, dried   2 10.0% 
Lemons Lemons-Fresh 080550 Lemons (Citrus limon/limonum) & limes 
(Citrus aurantifolia/latifolia), fres ... Core 1 100.0% 
Lemons Lemons-Prep/Pres 200830 Citrus fruit, prepd./p resvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweeten ...   0 0.0% 
Mixed Vegetables Mixed Vegetables 071090 Mixtures of vegetables, 
uncooked/cooked by steaming/boiling in water, froze ... Core 1 
100.0% 
Mixed Vegetables Mixed Processed 
Vegetables 200590 Vegetables & mixts. of vegetables (excl. of 
2005.10-2005.80), prepd./presvd ...   0 
0.0% 
Mushrooms Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Fresh 070951 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 90.0% 
Mushrooms Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Frozen 071080 Vegetables, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen   2 4.8% 
Mushrooms Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Dried 071231 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, dried, 
whole/cut/sliced/broken/in powder b ...   2 4.2% 
Mushrooms Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Prep/Pres 071151 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, 
provisionally presvd.   2 1.0% 
Mushrooms Mushrooms,  
Agaricus-Prep/Pres 200310 Mushrooms of the genus Agaricus, 
prepd./presvd. othw. than by vinegar/aceti ...   0 
0.0% 
Onions Onions-Fresh 070310 Onions & shallots, fresh/chilled Core 1 90.0% 
Onions Onions-Dried 071220 Onions, dried, whole/cut/sliced/broken/in 
powder but not furth. prepd.   2 8.3% 
Onions Onions-Prep/Pres 071190 Vegetables (excl. olives/capers/cucumbers 
& gherkins/mushrooms), provisiona ...   2 1.7% 
Oranges Oranges-
Fresh/Dried 080510 Oranges, fresh/dried Core 1 99.5% 
Oranges Oranges-Prep/Pres 081290 Fruit (excl. cherries) & nuts, provisionally 
presvd. but unsuit. in that st ...   2 0.5% 
Oranges Oranges-Prep/Pres 200830 Citrus fruit, prepd./p resvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweeten ...   0 0.0% 
Peaches/Nect Peaches/Nect-Fresh 080930 Peaches, incl. nectarines, fresh Core 1 100.0% 
Peaches/Nect Peaches/Nect-
Prep/Pres 200870 Peaches, incl. nectarines, prepd./presvd., 
whether or not cont. added sugar ...   0 0.0% 
Pears Pears-Fresh 080820 Pears & quinces, fresh Core 1 98.6% 
Pears Pears-Dried 081340 Dried fruit (excl. of 08.01-08.06 & 0813.10-
0813.30)   2 1.4% 
Pears Pears-Prep/Pres 200840 Pears, prepd./presvd., whether or not cont. 
added sugar/oth. sweetening mat ...   2 0.0% 
Peas Peas, Fresh 070810 Peas (Pisum sativum), 
shelled/unshelled, fresh/chilled Core 1 90.0% 
Peas Peas, Frozen 071021 Peas (Pisum sativum), shelled/unshelled, 
uncooked/cooked by steam ing/boilin ...   2 1.5% 
Peas Peas-Dried 071310 Peas (Pisum sativum), dried, shelled, 
whether or not skinned/split   2 8.5% 
Pineapples Pineapples-Fresh 080430 Pineapples, fresh/dried Core 1 96.4% 
Pineapples Pineapples-Frozen 081190 Fruit & nuts, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen, ...   2 3.6% 
Pineapples Pineapples-Prep/Pres 200820 Pineapples, prepd./presvd., whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweetenin ...   0 0.0% 
Plums Plums-Fresh 080940 Plums & sloes, fresh Core 1 90.0% TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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   Category HS6 Description 
Core Common  
      
Product Consumption  
       
    Allocation 
   
    (See Notes) Share 
Plums Plums-Dried 081320 Pr unes, dried   2 10.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Fresh 070110 Seed pot atoes, fresh/chilled   0 0.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Fresh 070190 Potatoes other than seed potatoes, 
fresh/chilled Core 1 90.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Frozen 071010 Potatoes, uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen   2 3.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Frozen 071090 Mixtures of vegetables, uncooked/cooked 
by steaming/boiling in water, froze ...   2 0.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Dried 071290 Dried vegetables, n.e.s .; mixts. of dried 
vegetables, whole/cut/sliced/brok ...   0 0.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Dried 110510 Flour, meal & powder of potatoes   2 2.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Dried 110520 Flakes, granules & pellets of potatoes   2 5.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Dried 190590 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits & oth. bakers' 
wares n.e.s. in Ch.19, whethe ...   0 0.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Prep/Pres 200410 Potatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, frozen, other t ...   0 0.0% 
Potatoes Potatoes-Prep/Pres 200520 Potatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, not frozen, oth ...   0 0.0% 
Raspberries Raspberries-Fresh 081020 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries & 
loganberries, fresh Core 1 90.0% 
Raspberries Raspberries-Frozen 081120 Raspberries, blackberries, mulberries, 
loganberries, black/whit e/red curran ...   2 9.9% 
Raspberries Raspberries-
Prep/Pres 081290 Fruit (excl. cherries) & nuts, provisionally 
presvd. but unsuit. in that st ...   2 0.1% 
Spinach Spinach-Fresh 070970 Spinach, New Zealand spinach & orache 
spinach (garden spinach), fresh/chill ... Core 1 90.0% 
Spinach Spinach-Frozen 071030 Spinach, New Zealand spinach & orache 
spinach (garden spinach) , uncooked/co ...   2 10.0% 
Strawberries Strawberries-Fresh 081010 Strawberries, fresh Core 1 90.0% 
Strawberries Strawberries-Frozen 081110 Strawberries, uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen, whether ...   2 
9.8% 
Strawberries Strawberries-
Prep/Pres 081290 Fruit (excl. cherries) & nuts, provisionally 
presvd. but unsuit. in that st ...   2 0.2% 
Strawberries Strawberries-
Prep/Pres 200880 Strawberries, prepd./presvd., whether or 
not cont. added sugar/oth. sweeten ...   0 0.0% 
Sweet Maize Sweet Maize-Frozen 071040 Sweet corn, uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen Core 1 100.0% 
Sweet Maize Sweet Maize-
Processed 200190 Vegetables, fruit, nuts & oth. edible parts of 
plants (excl. cucumbers & gh ...   0 0.0% 
Sweet Maize Sweet Maize-
Processed 200580 Sweet corn (Zea mays var. saccharata), 
prepd./presvd. othw. than by vinegar ...   0 0.0% 
Tomatoes Tomatoes-Fr esh 070200 Tomatoes, fresh/chilled Core 1 90.0% 
Tomatoes Tomatoes-Dried 071290 Dried vegetables, n.e.s .; mixts. of dried 
vegetables, whole/cut/sliced/brok ...   2 5.5% 
Tomatoes Tomatoes-Frozen 071080 Vegetables, n.e.s., uncooked/cooked by 
steaming/boiling in water, frozen   2 4.5% 
Tomatoes Tomatoes-Prep/Pres 200210 Tomatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, whole/in pieces ...   0 0.0% 
Tomatoes Tomatoes-Prep/Pres 200290 Tomatoes, prepd./presvd. othw. than by 
vinegar/acetic acid, other than whol ...   0 0.0% 
Tomatoes Tomatoes-Sauces 210320 Tomato ketchup & oth. tomato sauces   0 0.0% 
Eggs Eggs 040700 Birds' eggs, in shell, 
fresh/presvd./cooked Core 1 64.3%  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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   Category HS6 Description 
Core Common  
      
Product Consumption  
       
    Allocation 
   
    (See Notes) Share 
Eggs Eggs 040811 Egg yolks, dried, whether or not cont. 
added sugar/oth. sweetening matter Core 1 4.3% 
Eggs Eggs 040819 Egg yolks (excl. dried), whether or not 
cont. added sugar/oth. sweetening m ... Core 1 5.9% 
Eggs Eggs 040891 Birds' eggs, not in shell (excl. yolks), 
dried, whether or not cont. added  ... Core 1 5.2% 
Eggs Eggs 040899 Birds' eggs, not in shell (excl. yolks), 
other than dried, whether or not c ... Core 1 5.5% 
Eggs Eggs 190220 Stuffed pasta, whether or not cooked/othw. 
prepd.   0 0.0% 
Eggs Eggs 190230 Pasta (excl. of 1902.11-1902.20)   0 0.0% 
Eggs Eggs 210690 Food preps., n.e.s.   0 0.0% 
Eggs Eggs 350211 Dried egg albumin Core 1 13.2% 
Eggs Eggs 350219 Egg albumin (excl. dried) Core 1 1.6% 
 TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Attachment Ai:  Partial Designation Modalities for Sensitive Products
 
 
A) Product Categories: 
 
The purpose of the product category list is to estab lish a common basis on which a member would 
undertake a partial designation calculation, in the event tariff lines in a product category might be 
declared Sensitive.  The list is comprehensive for the purposes of tr ansparency required in paragraph 
7a of Annex C in TN/AG/W/4/Rev.1.   
 
The approaches in this attachment are provided without prejudice to the outcome of negotiations on 
issues such as tropical products, preference eros ion and other elements of the market access 
negotiations.   1) Product Category Tariff Line Coverage:
 For the purpose of these modalities, the scope of 
sensitive products are those specified and delimited in terms of each product’s 6-digit tariff line 
coverage in Attachment A.  
 
For additional tariff lines added to  existing product categories in Attachment A, such lines will be 
assigned a coefficient of zero.  Any adjustments to domestic consumption due to  the addition of new 
lines would follow the requirements for net trade adjustments outlined in section B.  
 
Any additional tariff lines and product categories to be submitted by other Members would need to be 
reviewed to ensure consistenc y with the overall approach.  
 
2) Core and Non-Core Product Tariff Line(s):  The core and non-core product tariff lines 
associated with each product category ar e specified in Attachment A.   
 
B) Balance Sheet for Domestic Consumption: 
 
The domestic consumption for each product category,  except for “other dairy”, which is outlined 
below, will be calculated using a balance sheet appr oach based on the tariff line coverage specified for 
each product category in Attachment A using the te mplate set out in Attachment B. Changes to 
domestic consumption as specified in Attachment C fr om the addition or subtraction of tariff lines to a 
product category will be made on a net tr ade basis (imports minus exports). 
 
When Members submit data for the purpose of making adjustments to their national product coverage 
to adapt it to the product coverage defined in Attach ment A, the sum of the net trade adjustments for 
non-core tariff lines should not result in a reduction of the domestic consumption for the product.  
 
C) Approach for all products, other than  dairy and fruits and vegetables5: 
 
For each product for which a Member chooses to provi de data, they will use the partial designation 
two step approach, based on the ag reed template in Attachment D, to allocate domestic consumption 
to each 8 digit tariff line.  
 Within each product category:  
 
i) All non-core tariff lines in Chapter 18 and higher shall be assigned a 6 digit 
coefficient of zero for Step 1. 
 
                                                        
5 Except as in the alternative approach to fruit and vegetables and egg product categories outlined in 
footnote 3 of Attachment A.  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
 Page 93 
 
 
  ii) A minimum of 90% of the domestic consumption shall be allocated to the core 
product tariff lines.  The remaining domestic  consumption shall be allocated in 
accordance with Attachment A. 
 
iii) When more than 90% of domestic consumpti on is allocated to the core tariff lines of  
a product category as a result of provision i) above and when non-core tariff lines 
are selected sensitive, a maximum of 90% of domestic consumption shall be allocated to the core tariff lines and 10% sha ll be allocated equally to non-core tariff 
lines. 
 
D) Approach for dairy products:  
For dairy products, domestic consumption shall be  calculated using the balance sheet for domestic 
consumption data for the following individua l products (as listed in Attachment A): 
 
Fluid Milk 
Butter Skim Milk Powder Whole milk powder Cheese Condensed/Evaporated milk 
Yogurt 
Ice Cream Casein and Caseinates Powdered Whey Powdered Buttermilk 
 
Methodology to calculate domestic cons umption of other dairy tariff lines: 
 
 
For the remaining dairy tariff lines, domestic c onsumption shall be calculated using a residual 
methodology and an import cross-check.  The comm on HS 6 digit coefficients used to allocate 
domestic consumption to each HS 6 digit tariff line are as outlined in Attachment F. 
 
Residual Approach  Each Member shall convert their total dairy cons umption to a milk solids basis and subtract the 
domestic consumption for each of the dairy products  listed above converted to a milk solids basis 
using common agreed coefficients as outlined in  Attachment E. The residual amount of dairy 
consumption shall be allocated to each of the boun d tariff lines covered by the HS 6 categories listed 
in the “other dairy” product category in Attachme nts F using the Step1 and 2 allocation template. 
 
Volume Import Cross-Check 
 
For tariff lines that Members decl are as Sensitive Products, the import volume shall be compared to 
the allocated consumption calculated using the residual methodology.  Import volumes shall be converted to a milk solids basis using national coeffici ents in order to make this comparison.  In cases 
where the import volume is greater than the allo cated consumption using the residual methodology, 
the basis for calculating tariff quota expansion shall be the volume of imports for that tariff line. 
 TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Floor-Application 
 
The sum of the tariff quota expansion for all of the sensitive tariff lines (the greater of the residual 
methodology or volume import cross-check) must be gr eater than the agreed floor (based on the dairy 
residual domestic consumption); otherwise the agreed floor applies.  
 
E) Approach for Fruits and Vegetables
6 
 
For Fruit and Vegetables, Members wanting to desi gnate a product as sensitive will do so on the basis 
of the product categories outlined in Attachment A. 
 
Members designating sensitive products in the fresh product category relating to the product 
consumed as fresh shall also provide for transparen cy reasons the balance sheet relating to the total 
domestic consumption of the whol e product in fresh equivalent. 
 
If a Member decides to designate sensitive products only in the product category of "fresh", the TQ 
expansion resulting from the application of the part ial designation methodology or the agreed floor of 
that product category shall at least be equal to 1.5% of the total domestic consumption in fresh 
equivalent for that product.  
 
F) Minimum Tariff Quota Expansion : 
 
Members shall have the option, for at most two prod uct categories with five or more core tariff lines 
at the HS6 level, to provide a tariff quota expansion that is equal to the larger of the tariff quota expansion resulting from the application of the partial designation methodology or 1 per cent of 
domestic consumption of that product category. 
 
For one of those two product categories only, if the average annual volume of commercial exports of 
the product category not benefiting from export subs idies in the 2003-2005 base period represents at 
least 15 times the volume of imports of the same product category, and provided the minimum deviation is applied, Members shall have the option to provide a tariff quota expansion that is equal to 
the larger of the tariff quota expansion resulti ng from the application of the partial designation 
methodology using a 1.75 per cent expansion (of the domestic consumption allocated to the Sensitive 
tariff lines) or 1 per cent of the domestic consumption of that product category.   Product categories subject to the provisions of secti on F shall not be subject to any sub-allocation. 
 
The product categories subject to the provisions of section F shall be specified in advance of 
modalities.  
G)  Scheduling of Tariff Quotas: 
 
Except as specified below, for any given product category, a single tariff quota shall be established. 
 
Sub-Allocation of Tariff Quotas
 
  
Any exception to the single tariff quota rule shall be  specified in advance of modalities and shall not 
apply to product categories with less than ten tariff lines at the HS-6 digit level. 
                                                        
6 Footnote 3 in Attachment A outlines an alternative approach to address situations where Members are 
not able to produce domestic consumption data for the fruit and vegetable and egg product categories outlined in 
Attachment A.  
  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
 Page 95 
 
 
   
Exceptions to the single tariff quota rule shall be limited to a maximum of two tariff quotas for up to 
three product categories.  Members availing themselves of s ub-allocation for a product shall forfeit the right to provisions under 
section F above for that product category. 
 
The domestic consumption base for each sub-allocat ed tariff quota shall result from the two step 
methodology for allocation of domestic c onsumption outlined in Annex C except: 
 
• When a tariff quota contains one or more non-co re tariff lines with a zero coefficient, the 
non-core domestic consumption (totalling 10% of  the product’s domestic consumption) shall 
be allocated equally to all sensitive and non sensitive 6 digit non-core tariff lines.  
o For such a TQ the entire quantity allocated to a non-core 6-digit line shall be included 
in the TQ if any Member tariff line (e.g. 8 digit) within that 6-digit is declared 
sensitive.  
 
In no case shall the TQ expansion resulting from sub-allocation be less than the TQ expansion 
resulting from partial designation without sub-allocation. 
 
As Members that designate sensitive products at the 7 digit level have less flexibility under the partial 
designation approach, any such Members that forfe it their right to use section F for all product 
categories as well as other options for sub-allocation in section G and meet the following criteria: 
 
• Allocate the entire aggregate domestic consumption for the product category, and  
• Provide all necessary data in adva nce of the adoption of modalities 
 
Shall be permitted for their sub-allocations to schedule up to three tariff quotas for two product 
categories, provided that at least 60 percent of th e aggregate consumption for the product category is 
allocated to the tariff quota representing the largest  share of world trade during the 2003-2005 base 
period. The remaining two tariff quotas for the produc t category shall be allocated 20 percent each.   
 
And 
 
Shall be permitted to schedule two tariff quotas for one product category provided that at least 70 per 
cent of the aggregate consumption for the product cat egory is allocated to the tariff quota representing 
the largest share of world trade during the 2003-2005 base period. 
 
In addition, and subject to the other constraints in this section, where both sub-quotas contain only 
core lines (excluding other dairy), the domestic consumption base for the sub-allocated tariff quota 
containing the member tariff line (eg 8 digit) w ith the highest annual average value of national 
imports among the sensitive tariff lines in the pr oduct category in the 2003-2005 base period shall be 
the higher of the result of the partial designation methodology to that sub-allocated quota or 55% of 
the total tariff quota expansion arrived at thr ough the application of the partial designation 
methodology to the product category.  The domestic consumption base for the other sub-quota shall 
result from the difference between the total do mestic consumption base resulting from partial 
designation of the product category and the above-mentioned sub-quota.  
   
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  H) Tariff Quota Fill Coefficients: 
 
Tariff quotas must be established and administered on a basis equivalent to the unit of measure on 
which domestic consumption was calculated and identif ied in Attachment B (e.g., grain equivalents, 
carcass weight equivalents, etc) or allocated a nd identified in Attachment F (milk solids basis). 
 
Coefficients shall be used for the purpose of coun ting imports under different tariff lines against tariff 
quota fill where such imports need to be converted into the equivalent unit of measure for the product 
for which the tariff quota was established. 
 
For “other dairy”, this coefficient shall be the same coefficient that is used for the purpose of 
allocating domestic consumption for a tariff line.  The coefficients to be used in the administration of the tariff quota shall be provided in advance of 
modalities and subject to verification, prior to their inclusion in schedules. 
 
  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
 Page 97 
 
 
  General Note for All Templates : 
All data provided in all templates will be for the 2003-20 05 base period.  Calculations are to be undertaken 
using the most disaggregated unit of measure possible, eg,  as metric tons, and not rounded to thousand of tons.  
All templates should be provided in electronic fo rm for appropriate posting by the Secretariat . 
 
Notes for Attachment B: Balance Sheet Template 
 
Balance Sheet : 
The balance sheet template shall be used fo r any product category from Attachment A (when 
finalized) that may be declared sensitive and shall include the following columns:  
a) Total production from source cited below. b) Total imports as indicated in source cited below. c) Imports under programs which allow their entry on condition that they be used in products 
that will be exported. 
d) Total supply calculated as indicat ed or from source cited below. 
e) Total exports as indicated in source cited below. f) Change in stocks as indicated in source cited below. g) Domestic Consumption (DC) calculated as indicated. The three year average consumption is 
also calculated here. Net changes to consum ption based on differences between the agreed 
product definitions and national product definitions are separately identified below the three 
year average.  The extent and nature of these differences are indicated in the Product Coverage table below the main chart. 
h) Industrial use is production that is utilized fo r further processing rather than directly as food 
or feed. 
i) Feed use is production fed directly to animals.  Seed use is production used for planting. 
j) Food use is production consumed directly for human food without further processing. 
 Product Coverage Chart
: 
k) Lists the HS 6 subheadings that are incl uded in the common product category as defined in 
Attachment A. 
l) Lists the HS 6 subheadings used to de termine the country's national total domestic 
consumption for the product. 
m) Member Action to indicate if net trade adjust ments (addition or subtraction of trade volumes) 
shall be made to nationally published consumption figure in  order to match the product 
category tariff line coverage in Attachment A. Any adjustments shall be outlined in 
Attachment C. 
n) Indicates the actual amount of net trade change for each such subheading.  The data used to 
calculate this change is taken from Attachment  C.  All additions and subtractions will be 
based on net product trade in the affected subh eadings.  Net trade shall be calculated as 
imports minus exports for the respective tari ff lines and shall include product content 
adjustments set out in Attachment C column 6 for imports and column 9 for exports. 
 
Data Sources : 
Citations to data sources should be as complete as  possible, including links to specific tables, or 
sufficient information to enable other member s to find the specific data being referenced. 
  
  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
Page 98 Attachment B: Balance Sheet Template1 
Member     Country X 
Product Category    Product Y 
03-05 Domestic Consumption (MT) 727,650 
 
Balance Sheet: 
Product  
(Category or  
Sub-
Category) Year Unit Production Imports  Total Supply Exports Change in 
Stocks  
(where 
available) Domestic 
Consumption:  Industrial 
Utilisation  
(where available2)  Feed or  
Seed Use  
(where 
available2) Human Domestic 
Consumption 
(where available2)  
      a b c d  e  f g  h i j 
        Total Mandatory 
Re-export (where 
available) d=a+b-c Total 
  g=d-e-f     j=g-h-i 
                          
Product Y 2003 MT 600,000 20,000 0 620,000 10,300 -27,000 636,700 n/a n/a n/a 
  2004 MT 700,000 5,000 0 705,000 8,300 -25,000 721,700 n/a n/a n/a 
  2005 MT 800,000 30,000 0 830,000 7,700 7,000 815,300 n/a n/a n/a 
  2003-05               724,567       
        + net trade 3,083    
        DC 727,650    
 
 1 This template shall be u tilized by any Member that may declare any product as  Sensitive as provided for in Annex C of the draft  modalities text (TN/AG/W/4/Rev.1) 
 
 2 Based on the requirements outlined in Section E of the Possibl e Partial Designation Modalities for Sensitive Products, these co lumns (h, i and j) are mandatory for any Member that may 
declare a fresh fruit or vegetabl e product category as Sensitive. 
 
Product Coverage: 
Product Category Definition National 
Product 
Definition Member 
Action Net Trade Adjustment 
k l m n  
040510 040510     
040520   + 3,083 
040590 040590     
   3,083 
 
Data Sources: 
Production www.data.gov  
Imports  www.data.gov  
Imports for Re-Export  www.data.gov  
Total Supply www.data.gov  
Exports www.data.gov  
Change in Stocks: www.data.gov  
Industrial Utilisation   www.data.gov  
Feed Use  www.data.gov   TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
 Page 99 
 
 
  Notes for Attachment C:  Supplemen tary Data for  Balance Sheet  
 
Supplementary Table:  
 
Attachment C must be completed in cases where a net trade adjustment has been made to the 
nationally published domestic  consumption figure (as specified in Attachment B Column m). In cases 
where no net trade adjustment has been made to the nationally publ ished domestic consumption figure 
Attachment C is not required.  
Column Descriptions:
 
 
(1) All HS-6s in the product category for which a net trade adjustment w as made (as outlined in 
Attachment B, Column m)  (2) All bound TRQ over-quota and tariff-only lin es within an HS-6 for which a net trade 
adjustment was made.  
 (3) All detail import lines (or separately bound in -quota lines) within an HS-6 for which a net 
trade adjustment was made.   (4) Bound tariff line description 
 
(5) Unadjusted national imports (volume) by detail tariff line  (6) National product import content coefficient by de tail tariff line. This coefficient must also be 
provided in Attachment G, Column 5 Tariff Quota Fill Coefficient. 
 
(7) National imports (volume) by detail tariff line adjusted for product content. 
 (8) National imports (volume) by HS-6s adjusted for product content  (9) All detail export lines in the product category 
 
(10) National product export content coefficient by detail export line   (11) Unadjusted national exports (volume) by detail export line  
(12) National exports (volume) by detail export line adjusted for product content 
 (13) National exports (volume) by HS-6s adjusted for product content  (14) The net trade difference (adjusted HS -6 imports minus adjusted HS-6 exports)  
  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
Page 100 Attachment C:  Supplementary  Data for Balance Sheet 
  
The following data must be provided for all tariff lines for which a net trade adjustment was made as specified in Attachment B  column m 
 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) 
Avg. 2003-05 Trade Data 
Member Imports Member Exports   
Volume National Product 
Import Content 
Coefficient (TL) Adj. Volume HS-6 Sum Detail Line(s) National Product 
Export Content 
Coefficient (TL) Volume Adj. Volume HS-6 Sum Net Trade 
Adjustment  
MT   MT MT     MT MT MT MT HS6  
(2002 
Nomen-
clature) Bound 
Tariff Line  Detail 
Line(s) Bound Tariff Line 
Description 
IDB                   
04052030 04052020, 
04052030 Butter substitute dairy 
spreads, over 45% 
butterfat weight 10,000 70% 7,000 
040520 
04052040 04052040 Butter substitute dairy 
spreads, containing 
45% or less butterfat by weight 5,000 45% 2,250 9,250 040520 62% 10,000 6,167 6,167 3,083 
           Total Net Trade 
not in DC 3,083 
  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
 Page 101 
 
 
  Notes for Attachment D:  Two-step Allocation Template 
 
The Two-Step Allocation Template shall be used for any product category from Attachment A (when 
finalized) that may be declared sensitive and shall include the following columns:  
 
(1) All HS-6s in common product category 
 (2) All bound TRQ over-quota and tariff-only lines within HS-6  (3) All detail lines (or separately bound in-quota lines) that contribute to tariff line allocation 
 
(4) Bound tariff line description  (5) Indicates a bound tariff rate quota exists for the respective tariff line  
(6) Share of domestic consumption allocat ed to HS-6  (From Attachment A) 
 (7) Domestic consumption quantity allocated to HS-6  (8) Unadjusted national imports (value) by tariff line  
(9) National product content coefficient by tariff line, which may not exceed 100 percent. 
 (10) National imports by tariff line adjusted for product content  (11) Total adjusted national imports in HS-6 
 
(12) Share of adjusted national impor ts for each tariff line within HS-6 
 (13) Allocated domestic consumption by tariff line   
  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
Page 102 Attachment D:  Two-Step Allocation Template1 
 
 
Member     Country X 
Product Category   Product Y 
03-05 Domestic Consumption (MT) 727,650 
 
 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) 
          Step 1 Step 2 
World Member Member Member Member Member Member Member 
Import Share HS6 Dom Cons Imports Product 
Content 
Coefficient TL Imports HS6 Imports Import Share TL Dom Cons 
% (Value) MT Value   000 US$ 000 US$ % (Value) MT 
a b c d e f g h HS6  
(2002 
Nomen-
clature) Bound 
Tariff Line  Detail Line(s) Bound Tariff Line 
Description Bound  
TRQ 
  = a * DC IDB   = c * d = ∑eHS6 = e / f = g * b 
040510 04051020 04051010, 04051020 Butter  TRQ 63.6% 462,785 25,665,980 100% 25,665,980 25,665,980 100% 462,785 
04052030 04052020, 04052030 Butter substitute dairy 
spreads, over 45% butterfat weight,  TRQ 449,219 61% 274,023 2% 668 
040520 
04052040 04052040 Butter substitute dairy 
spreads, containing 45% or less butterfat by weight   5.1% 37,110 
31,149,484 48% 14,951,752 15,225,776 
98% 36,442 
040590 04059020 04059010, 04059020 Fats and oils derived 
from milk, other than butter or dairy spreads TRQ 31.3% 227,754 13,583,914 100% 13,583,914 13,583,914 100% 227,754 
                          
Total         100% 727,650     54,475,670 54,475,670   727,650 
 
 
 1This template shall be utilized by any Member that may declare any product as Sensitive as provid ed for in Annex C of the draft  modalities text (TN/AG/W/4/Rev.1) 
  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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Notes for Attachment E:  Calculation of Residual Domestic Consumption 
 
The Calculation of Residual Domestic Consump tion shall be used for the Other Dairy product 
category from Attachment A by any Member that may declare any tariff lines in the Other Dairy 
product category as Sensitive and shall include the following columns: 
 (1) Common HS 6 Product Definition  (2) Common List of Products to be Subtracted from Total Dairy Consumption 
 
(3) Common Milk Solids Coefficient  (4) Domestic Consumption on a Product Basis  
(5) Domestic Consumption on a Milk Solids Basis 
 Other
: 
 Members should provide balance sheet informati on (Attachment B and C) for any dairy products 
being subtracted from the total dairy domestic consumption in order to obtain the residual. 
  
  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
Page 104 Attachment E:  Other Dairy Domestic Consumption Residual Calculation Methodology 
 
 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
CONSUMPTION 
    Common Milk Solids 
Coefficients  MT 
(Product Consumption)  MT 
(Milk Solids) 
HS6   a b  = a* b 
  Total Dairy Domestic Consumption 1     500,000
040110, 040120 Milk (non-manufacturing) 12.0% 200,000 24,000
040210 SMP 97.0% 20,000 19,400
040221, 040229 WMP 96.0% 10,000 9,600
040291, 040299 Evap/Cond Milk 30.0% 5,000 1,500
040310 Yogurt (incl. frozen) 12.0% 20,000 2,400
0405 Butter 82.0% 100,000 82,000
0406 Cheese 53.4% 150,000 80,100
210500 Ice Cream (incl. low-fat) 21.0% 75,000 15,750
350110, 350190 Casein 92.8% 30,000 27,840
040390 Powdered Buttermilk 92.0% 10,000 9,200
040410 Whey Powder 97.0% 10,000 9,700
  Residual Dairy Domestic Consumption 2     218,510
 
 1Total Dairy Consumption is the total consumption of all dairy pro ducts measured in milk solid tonnes and shall be verifiable ba sed on published national data. 
 2Residual Dairy Consumption is the domestic consumption in milk solid tonnes to be allocated to the other dairy product category . 
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  Notes for Attachment F:  Two-step Allocation Template for Other Dairy 
 
The Two-Step Allocation Template shall be used for the Other Dairy product category from 
Attachment A (when finalized) by any Member that  may declare any tariff lines in the Other Dairy 
product category as sensitive and shall include the following columns:  
 
(1) All HS-6s in common Other Dairy product category  (2) All bound TRQ over-quota and tariff-only lines within HS-6  
(3) All detail lines (or separately bound in-quota lines) that contribute to tariff line allocation 
 (4) Bound tariff line description  (5) Indicates a bound tariff rate quota exists for the respective tariff line 
 
(6) Share of Consumption allocated to HS-6  (From Attachment A)  (7) Domestic consumption quantity allocated to HS-6  (8) Unadjusted national imports (value) by tariff line 
 
(9) National milk solids coefficient by tariff line   (10) National imports by tariff line adjusted for milk solids content  
(11) Total adjusted national imports in HS-6 
 (12) Share of adjusted national impor ts for each tariff line within HS-6 
 (13) Allocated domestic consumption by tariff line  
(14) Unadjusted national imports (volume) by tariff line 
 (15) National volume imports by tariff lin e adjusted for milk solids content 
 (16) Greater of (13) allocated domestic consump tion by tariff line or (15) national volume imports 
by tariff line adjusted for milk solids content 
  
  TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
Page 106 Attachment F: Two Step Allocation Template for Other Dairy to Provide Domestic Consumption Data 
 
Member:      Country X 
Product Category:    Other Dairy 
03-05 Dom. Consumption (MT Milk Solids) 218,510 
 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) 
          Step 1 Step 2 
World Member Member  Member Member Member Member Member Volume Import Cross-Check 
Import Share HS6 Dom Cons  Imports  TL Milk Solid  
Coefficient TL Imports  HS6 Imports  Import Share  TL Dom 
Cons (Milk 
Solid Basis)   Volume Imports 
(Product Weight) Volume Imports  
(Milk Solids) 
% (Value) MT Value   000 US$  000 US$ % (Value) MT MT (volume) MT (volume) 
a b c d e f g h  i  j Higher of Residual 
Allocation or Volume 
Imports on a Milk Solids  
Basis HS6  
(2002 
Nomen-
clature) Bound 
Tariff 
Line  Detail 
Line(s) Bound Tariff 
Line 
Description Bound  
TRQ 
Attachment A  = a * DC IDB   = c * d = ∑eHS6 = e / f = g * b Source   = i*d greater of h or j 
040130       TRQ 7% 15,983 100 30% 30 30 100% 15,983 50,000 15,000 15,983 
040390         1.6% 3,575 100 10% 10 10 100% 3,575 1,000 100 3,575 
040410         2.2% 4,825 100 10% 10 10 100% 4,825 5,000 500 4,825 
040490       TRQ 11.3% 24,760 100 95% 95 95 100% 24,760 15,000 14,250 24,760 
170490         1.2% 2,586 100 5% 5 5 100% 2,586 8,000 400 2,586 
180620         4.8% 10,406 100 30% 30 30 100% 10,406 15,000 4,500 10,406 
180631         3.2% 7,017 100 30% 30 30 100% 7,017 3,000 900 7,017 
180632         4.1% 8,996 100 30% 30 30 100% 8,996 8,000 2,400 8,996 
180690       TRQ 10.9% 23,822 100 30% 30 30 100% 23,822 25,000 7,500 23,822 
190110         7.5% 16,407 100 30% 30 30 100% 16,407 60,000 18,000 18,000 
190120         2.4% 5,315 100 30% 30 30 100% 5,315 50,000 15,000 15,000 
190190         8.7% 18,918 100 30% 30 30 100% 18,918 40,000 12,000 18,918 
210112         0.0% 0 100 30% 30 30 100% 0 500 150 150 
210120         0.0% 0 100 1% 1 1 100% 0 800 8 8 
210610       TRQ 0.1% 160 100 10% 10 10 100% 160 600 60 160 
210690         20.7% 45,211 100 50% 50 50 100% 45,211 100,000 50,000 50,000 
220290         2.6% 5,776 100 10% 10 10 100% 5,776 15,000 1,500 5,776 
230990         5.1% 11,132 100 10% 10 10 100% 11,132 10,000 1,000 11,132 
350220       TRQ 6.0% 13,039 100 95% 95 95 100% 13,039 25,000 23,750 23,750 
350400         0.3% 582 100 95% 95 95 100% 582 10,000 9,500 9,500 
                                
Total         100% 218,510 2,000   661 661   218,510 441,900 176,518    TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Notes for Attachment G:  Tariff Quota Fill Coefficient Template 
 
The Tariff Quota Fill Coefficient Template shall be  used for any product category from Attachment A 
(when finalized) that may be declared Sensitiv e and shall include the following columns:  
 
(1) All HS-6s in common product category 
 (2) All bound TRQ over-quota and tariff-only lines within HS-6  (3) All detail lines (or separately bound in-quota lines or applied tariff lines).  
 
(4) Bound tariff line description  (5) Product import content coefficients used for the purpose of establishing and administering tariff quotas on a equivalent basis to the unit of measure on which dom estic consumption was 
calculated. These coeffficients will be used for th e purpose of counting imports under different tariff 
lines against tariff quota fill where such imports need to be converted to an equivalent unit of measure 
(eg. carcass weight equivalent, grain equivalent, egg equivalent, etc.). TN/AG/W/4/Rev.2 
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  Attachment G:  Tariff Quota Fill Coefficient Template 
 
Technical coefficients are widely used in exis ting domestic consumption calculations to convert 
import quantities to a common unit of measure (eg. carcass weight equivalent, grain equivalent, egg 
equivalent, etc.) and to adjust import quantities to  appropriately reflect the content of the product 
category concerned (eg. the wheat equivalent content of pasta). 
 All Members are to provide the technical coefficien ts applied to import quantities (which for those 
tariff lines included in Attachment C would be the same  or aggregated coefficients used in Column 6 
of that attachment) and these coefficients w ill be used for the purpose of establishing and 
administering tariff quotas on an equivalent b asis to the unit of measure on which domestic 
consumption was calculated.  These coeffficients will be used for the purpose of counting imports 
under different tariff lines against tariff quota fill wh ere such imports need to be converted to an 
equivalent unit of measure. 
 
 
Member     Country X 
Product Category   Product Y 
 
 
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) 
HS6  
(2002 Nomen-
clature) Bound Tariff 
Line  Detailed 
Line(s) Bound Tariff Line Description Product Import Content 
Coefficient (TL) 
405102010 Butter  100% 040510 04051020 405102020 Butter  100% 
405203010 Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45% 
butterfat weight 60% 
04052030 
405203020 Butter substitute dairy spreads, over 45% 
butterfat weight 60% 040520 
04052040 405204000 Butter substitute dairy spreads, containing 
45% or less butterfat by weight 40% 
405902010 Fats and oils derived from milk, other than 
butter or dairy spreads 122% 
040590 04059020 
405902020 Fats and oils derived from milk, other than 
butter or dairy spreads 122% 
 
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