CHINA – TARIFF RATE QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS STATUS REPORT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DSB RECOMMENDATIONS AND RULINGS BY CHINA
Document: Panel Report
Date: 18 February 2020
Document codes: WT/DS517/12
Complainant: U.S.
Respondent: China
Third parties: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, EU, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Norway, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Ukraine, Vietnam
Dispute stage: Panel
Agreements cited: Part I, para. 1.2  Protocol of AccessionArt. X:3(a), XI:1, XIII:3(b)  GATT 1994

CHINA – TARIFF RATE QUOTAS FOR CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
STATUS REPORT REGARDING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
DSB RECOMMENDATIONS AND RULINGS
BY CHINA
The following communication, dated 17 February 2020 , from the delegation of China to the
Chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body, is circulated pursuant to Article 21.6 of the DSU.

China submits this report in accordance with Article 21.6 of the Understanding on Rules and
Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes.

At its meeting on 28 May 2019, the Dispute Settlement Body ( "DSB") adopted the Panel Report in
China – Tariff Rate Quotas for Certain Agricultural Products (WT/DS517). At the DSB meeting on
24 June 2019, China informed the DSB of its intention to implement the recommendations and
rulings of the DSB in connection with this matter. On 3 July 2019, the United States and China
informed the DSB that they had agreed that the reasonable period of time for China to implement
the DSB's recommendations and rulings was set to expire on 31 December 2019.

As of 31 December 2019, China had fully implemented the recommendations and rulings of the DSB
in this matter. On 16 January 2020, China and the United States agreed to extend the reasonable
period of time to 29 February 2020 to allow the United States additional time to evaluate China's
compliance measures.

On 29 September 2019, the National Development and Reform Commission of the People's Republic
of China promulgated the Detailed Rules for Application and Allocation of Import Tariff-Rate Quotas
for Grains in 2020 (Gonggao 2019 No.9). On 30 November 2019, the Ministry of Commerce of the
People's Republic of China promulgated the MOFCOM Decision to Abolish and Modify Some Rules
(Ling 2019 No.1), which modified the Provisional Measures on the Administration of Import Tariff
Rate Quotas for Agricultural Products (Ling 2003 No.4).

The Detailed Rules for Application and Allocation of Import Tariff-Rate Quotas for Grains in 2020 and
the modified Provisional Measures on the Administration of Import Tariff Rate Quotas for Agricultural
Products are consistent with the recommendations and rulings of the Panel in DS517 and the WTO
covered agreements, including China's commitments under its Protocol on Accession to the WTO.

As set forth in the Detailed Rules for Application and Allocation of Import Tariff -Rate Quotas for
Grains in 2020, the overall objective of China's administration of the TRQs is to achieve full utilization
of both the STE and non-STE portions of each TRQ, consistent with market conditions. China's TRQs
for wheat, rice and corn for the year 2020 have been fully allocated to end -users. In accordance
with China's measures, all unused and returned TRQ amounts will be realloca ted and penalties for
non-use will be imposed in accordance with the Provisional Measures on the Administration of Import
Tariff-Rate Quotas for Agricultural Products.