WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/W/70 
16 March 2009 
 (09-1307) 
Committee on Agriculture  
 
 
 
COMPENDIUM OF DOCUMENTS ON  
IMPLEMENTATION-RELATED ISSUES 
Note by the Secretariat1 
 
1. At its meeting on 4 December 2008, the Committ ee on Agriculture requested the Secretariat 
to prepare a compendium of documents that (i) ar e directly or indirectly relevant to the three 
implementation-related issues under its purview, and (ii)  have been circulated since its last report to 
the General Council, i.e. 13 June 2006.  This co mpendium will be elaborated and updated by the 
Secretariat, as may be required, on the understa nding that existing provisions, rather than the 
provisions that remain under negotiation as part of  the Doha Development Agenda, would be taken 
into account.2 
2. The three relevant implementation-related i ssues are referred to in the Decision of 
14 November 2001 by the Doha Ministerial C onference on Implementati on-Related Issues and 
Concerns and listed in paragra ph 2 of document WT/MIN(01)/17.3  The reports to the General 
Council on the follow-up by the Committee on Agricultu re are contained in G/AG/16 (dated 4 July 
2003) and G/AG/16/Add.1 (dated 13 June 2006). 
A. ARTICLE 10.2  OF THE AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE : DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONALLY -
AGREED DISCIPLINES TO GOVERN THE PROVISION OF EXPORT CREDITS , EXPORT CREDIT 
GUARANTEES OR INSURANCE PROGRAMMES , TAKING ACCOUNT OF PARAGRAPH 4 OF THE 
MARRAKESH NFIDC  DECISION  
3. The situation reflected in pa ragraphs 2-4 of G/AG/16/Add.1 remains unchanged since 13 June 
2006, as the development of internationally-agreed  disciplines continues to be pursued in the 
agriculture negotiations, taking account of paragr aph 4 of the Marrakesh NFIDC Decision, and 
without prejudice to the consideration of this ma tter in the regular Comm ittee on Agriculture at any 
time. 
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or obligations under the WTO. 
2 Such an approach would be subject to revision once the agriculture negotiations are concluded. 
3 This Decision takes note of the report of th e Committee on Agriculture in  document G/AG/11 (dated 
28 September 2001).   G/AG/W/70 
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  B. E
XAMINATION OF POSSIBLE MEANS OF IM PROVING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARRAKESH NFIDC  DECISION  
4. The annual monitoring exercise is undertaken at  the November meeting of the Committee on 
Agriculture on the basis, inter alia , of contributions by Members, including Table NF:1 notifications, 
as well as contributions by the observer inte rnational organizations.  Since 13 June 2006: 
(a) the LDC Group reported on a Conference on WT O rules and the food crisis organized 
in Geneva on 17 July 2008 in partnershi p with a research and development 
organization focusing on global issues. Th e full report is contained in document 
G/AG/GEN/77 dated 11 November 2008; 
(b) the Table NF:1 notifications listed in Attachme nt 1 have been circulated to Members;   
(c) the contributions by international observer organizations have been circulated in 
documents G/AG/GEN/73 dated 2 Novemb er 2006; G/AG/GEN/76 dated 7 January 
2008; G/AG/GEN/76/Add.1 dated 17 April 2008; and G/AG/GEN/78 dated 15 December 2008.  
5. In addition, revised background notes for the purpose of facilitating the annual monitoring 
exercise were circulated by the Secretariat as follows: G/AG/W/42/Rev.9 dated 27 October 2006; 
G/AG/W/42/Rev.10 dated 20 November 2007; and G/ AG/W/42/Rev.11 dated 18 November 2008.   
These notes provide a brief introduction on the follow-up process to the Marrakesh NFIDC Decision as a whole as well as a description of the implementati on of the substantive provisions in the fields of 
international food aid;  technical and financial assi stance;  S&D treatment in the framework of an 
agreement on export credits; and access to the resour ces of the international financial institutions.   
C. A
DDENDA TO TABLE MA:1  NOTIFICATIONS ON TARIFF QUOTA ADMINISTRATION  
6. In accordance with the notification procedures adopted in June 19954, all Members having 
bound tariff quota commitments are required to subm it an up-front notification to the Committee on 
Agriculture. Once this comprehensive one-off notifica tion (Table MA:1) has been circulated, it should 
be followed by an ad hoc  notification if and when changes in Members' administration methods have 
been introduced.   
7. Additionally, several Members5 have also submitted addenda to their Table MA:1 
notifications pursuant to paragraph 1.1 of th e General Council Decision contained in document 
WT/L/384 of 19 December 2000, which provides that: 
 "Members shall ensure that their tariff rate quotas regimes (TRQs) are administered in a 
transparent, equitable and non-discriminatory manner.  In that context, they shall ensure that 
the notifications they provide to the Committee on Agriculture contain all the relevant information including details on guidelines and procedures on the allotment of TRQs.  
Members administering TRQs shall submit addenda to their notifications to the Committee on 
Agriculture (Table MA:1) by the time of the second regular meeting of the Committee in 
2001."   
                                                      
4 G/AG/2 dated 30 June 1995. 
5 Paragraph 14 of G/AG/16/Add.1 refers.  G/AG/W/70 
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  8. Members continue to notify changes in the administration of tariff quotas in line with existing 
notification requirements as described in paragraph 6 above.6   Since 13 June 2006, the Table MA:1 
notifications listed in Attachment 2 have b een circulated and reviewed by the Committee on 
Agriculture.  A document showing Members' compli ance with their notification obligations in all 
areas, including tariff quota administration, is regular ly updated by the Secretariat and posted on the 
Members' password-protected Web site. 
 
 
                                                      
6 See also paragraph 15 of G/AG/16/Add.1. G/AG/W/70 
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  Attachment 1 
 
Table NF:1 notifications circulated since 13 June 2006 
 
Member Symbol Implementation Year Issue Date 
Australia G/AG/N/AUS/68 2005 06 November 2007 
 G/AG/N/AUS/71 2006 14 November 2008 
Canada G/AG/N/CAN/67 2004 13 July 2007 
 G/AG/N/CAN/72 2005 24 November 2008 
Cuba G/AG/N/CUB/34 2006, 2007 10 December 2008 
European Communities G/AG/N/EEC/56 2004, 2005 18 April 2008 
Japan G/AG/N/JPN/12 5 2003, 2004 05 March 2007 
 G/AG/N/JPN/125/Corr.1  14 March 2007 
 G/AG/N/JPN/144 2005 02 March 2009 
New Zealand G/AG/N/NZL/45 2004 11 August 2006 
 G/AG/N/NZL/45/Rev.1 2004 23 December 2008 
 G/AG/N/NZL/56 2005, 2006 23 December 2008 
 G/AG/N/NZL/56/Corr.1 2005, 2006 26 January 2009 
Norway G/AG/N/NOR/44 2004, 2005, 2006 20 November 2007 
South Africa G/AG/N/ZAF/60 2004 16 January 2007 
 G/AG/N/ZAF/67 2005 15 October 2008 
Switzerland G/AG/N/CHE/39 2003, 2004, 2005 30 November 2007 
 G/AG/N/CHE/39/Corr.1 2003, 2004, 2005 12 December 2007 
United States G/AG/N/US A/56 2003 10 October 2006 
 G/AG/N/USA/65 2004, 2005, 2006 21 November 2008 
  G/AG/W/70 
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  Attachment 2 
 
Table MA:1 notifications circulated since 13 June 2006 
 
 
Member Symbol Implementation 
Year Date issued Responses to 
Members' specific 
questions1 
Chile G/AG/N/CHL/20 2005 27 September 2006 G/AG/R/49 
 G/AG/N/CHL/24 2006 21 March 2007 - 
Costa Rica G/AG/N/CRI/17 2003, 2005 08 March 2007 - 
El Salvador G/AG/N/SLV/28 2007 08 May 2007 - 
European Communities G/AG/N/EEC/1/Add.3, 
3/Add.2, 14/Add.2, 15/Add.2 2005, 2006 22 December 2006 G/AG/R/48 
Former Yugoslav 
Republic of Macedonia G/AG/N/MKD/7 2004, 2005, 2006 15 November 2007 - 
Guatemala G/AG/N/GTM/32 2004, 2005, 2006 04 April 2007 - 
Japan G/AG/N/JPN/133 2007 31 March 2008 G/AG/R/52 
 G/AG/N/JPN/143 2008 26 February 2009  
Switzerland G/AG/N/CHE/13/A dd.8 2006 04 October 2006 - 
 G/AG/N/CHE/13/Add.8/Co rr.1 2006 11 October 2006 - 
 G/AG/N/CHE/13/Add.9 2007 08 January 2008 G/AG/R/51 
 G/AG/N/CHE/13/Add.10 2008 27 May 2008 - 
Chinese Taipei G/AG/N/TPKM/55 2008 18 January 2008 - 
Thailand G/AG/N/THA/62 2006 22 January 2007 G/AG/R/48 
 G/AG/N/THA/66 2007 29 Se ptember 2008 G/AG/R/54 
(forthcoming) 
Ukraine G/AG/N/UKR/1 2009 26 February 2009 - 
United States G/AG/N/USA/57  2006, 2007 18 May 2007 G/AG/R/49 
 G/AG/N/USA/63 2008 15 September 2008 - 
 
 
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1 Members may have provided additional information in response to queries made during the Review 
Process undertaken by the Committee on Agriculture at eac h of its regular meetings.