RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/MA/TAR/RS/98 
6 January 2005 
 
 (05-0037) 
Committee on Market Access Original:   English 
  
 
RECTIFICATION AND MODIFICATION OF SCHEDULE 
 
Schedule LX – Republic of Korea
 
 
 The following communication, dated 30 December 2004, is being circulated at the request of 
the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea. 
 
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 The Government of the Republic of  Korea submits herewith the draft1 containing 
modifications of Schedule of the Republic of Korea,  in accordance with paragraph 3 of the Decision 
of 26 March 1980 (BISD 27S/25), with a view to extending special treatment in respect of the 
designated products pursuant to paragraph 9 of  Annex 5 to the Agreement on Agriculture. 
  The additional concessions contained in the dr aft reflect the result of negotiations with 
interested Members conducted under paragraph 8 of  Annex 5 to the Agreement on Agriculture and 
Korea’s Notification to WTO (G/AG/W/62 and G/L/668).   These modifications will become effective in acco rdance with the notification to be submitted 
to that effect by the Government of the Republic of Korea to the Director-General upon completion of 
Korea's internal procedures. 
 
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  If no objection is notified to the Secretariat within three months from the date of this 
document, the rectifications and modifications of Schedule LX – Republic of Korea will be deemed to 
be approved and will be  formally certified. 
 
                                                     
 
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DRAFT 
SCHEDULE LX – REPUBLIC OF KOREA 
PART I: MOST-FAVOURED-NATION TARIFF 
SECTION I: Agricultural Products 
SECTION I-B: Tariff Quota 
 
1. The Minimum Market Access (MMA) specified in Columns 3 and 4 fo r the period of 2005/2014 shall increase in equal annual instalm ents. 
 2. Review of Special Treatment for rice 
Special treatment for rice shall be extended fo r an additional 10 year s until 2014. In the 5
th year, there shall be a multilateral review of its 
implementation.  
 3. Allocation of the MMA 
3.1 Existing MMA volume of 205,228 metric  tons, milled basis, shall be allocated to the following Members based on the historical t rade flows from 
2001 to 2003( Country-Specific Quotas (CSQs).  
  China   116,159 metric tons, milled basis 
  United States   50,076 metric tons, milled basis   Thailand    29,963 metric tons, milled basis   Australia      9,030 metric tons, milled basis 
 
3.2 Future growth in the MMA volume shall be administered on an MF N basis (global quota). A limited portion may be allocated for do mestic needs 
for specialty rice. 
 3.3 In the case of the cessation of special treatment during the im plementation period or after the completion of the implementatio n period, the entire 
volume of the CSQs shall be subject to global quota on an MFN basis. 
 
4. Cessation of Special Treatment during the Implementation Period 
 
4.1 At the beginning of any year during the implementation period  of special treatment (2005/2014), the Republic of Korea may cease  to apply the 
special treatment. In such a case, the products concerned shall be subject to ordinary custom s duties in accordance with the Ag reement on 
Agriculture. 
 4.2 The tariff rate for the year 2005 established on the basis of a ta riff equivalent, to be calculated in accordance with the guid elines prescribed in the 
Agreement on Agriculture, shall be applied until the entry into force of the outcom e of the DDA negotiations. In case the speci al treatment ceases 
to apply after the entry into force of th e outcome of the DDA negotiations, the tariff rate shall be modified, reflecting such an outcome.  G/MA/TAR/RS/98
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4.3 After the cessation of special treatment, the Republic of Korea sh all maintain the MMA volume already in effect at such time. I n case such volume 
is not equivalent to the volume determin ed in accordance with the outcome of the DDA negotiations, the greater of the two shall  be applied. 
 
5. Import Mark-up 
 The Republic of Korea may impose import mark-up acco rding to ‘*Note 4’ of the UR Country Schedule. 
 6. Utilization of Imported Rice 
  
6.1 The objective is to ensure that rice import ed according to the above provisions shall ha ve access to domestic marketing channel s for table and non-
table rice. 
 
6.2 The volume of imported rice distributed into the Korean market fo r table use (hereinafter “table  rice”) shall be phased in from  no less than 10 
percent to no less than 30 percent of the total MMA volume by the sixth year of implem entation period, in equal increments over  the six year 
period. Table rice including quality rice shall have access to nor mal marketing channels, wholesalers, distributors and end use rs. Table rice shall be 
marketed in a timely fashion so that its quality for ta ble use is not adversely affected by the storage time. 
 
6.3 Separate from and in addition to the utilization of table rice as stipulated above, volume of imported rice distributed into th e Korean market for 
non-table use shall reflect recent patterns of distribution. 
 
     
 
    
 
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Description of products Tariff item 
number(s) Initial quota quantity 
and in-quota tariff 
rate Final quota quantity 
and in-quota tariff 
rate Implementation 
period from/to Initial negotiating 
right Other terms and 
conditions 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
 
Rice in the husk(paddy or rough)  Rice(Hulled / Nonglutinous)  1. Rice(Hulled /Glutinous) 
 
Rice(Milled or semi-milled  
/Non-glutinous) 
Rice(Milled or semi-milled  /Glutinous) Rice(Broken) 
 
Rice flour  Rice(Groats and meal)  Rice(Pellets)  Rice(Rolled or flaked grains)  Other food preparations (Other)  Other food preparations (Other)  Mixes and doughs for the preparation 
of baker’s wares (Of rice flour) 
Mixes and doughs for the preparation of baker’s wares (Other) Other food preparations (Of rice flour)  Other food preparations (Other)  
1006-10-0000 
* ST-Annex 5 
1006-20-1000 * ST-Annex 5 1006-20-2000 * ST-Annex 5 1006-30-1000 * ST-Annex 5 1006-30-2000 * ST-Annex 5 1006-40-0000 
* ST-Annex 5 
1102-30-0000 * ST-Annex 5 1103-19-3000 * ST-Annex 5 1103-20-2000 * ST-Annex 5 1104-19-1000 * ST-Annex 5 1806-90-2290 * ST-Annex 5 1806-90-2999 * ST-Annex 5 1901-20-1000 
* ST-Annex 5 
1901-20-9000 * ST-Annex 5 1901-90-9091 * ST-Annex 5 1901-90-9099 * ST-Annex 5  
51,307 M/T 
(5%) 
102,614 M/T 
(5%) 
225,575 M/T 
(5%)  
102,614 M/T 
(5%) 
205,228 M/T 
(5%) 
408,700 M/T 
(5%)  
1995/1999  2000/2004  2005/2014  
2.  
3. * 
Nonglutinous milled rice basis 
* Note 4 
 
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