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TN/AG/46/Rev.2  
 
8 December  2020 
(20-8811) Page: 1/1 
General Council  
Committee on Agriculture  
Special Session  Original: English  
 
PROPOSAL ON AGRICULTURE EXPORT PROHIBITIONS OR RESTRICTIONS  
RELATING TO THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME  
DRAFT GENERAL COUNCIL DECISION  
Communication from Albania;  Angola;  Australia;  Kingdom o f Bahrain;  Bangladesh;  
Brunei Darussalam;  Canada;  Chile; Colombia;  Ecuador; European Union; Grenada;  
Guyana;  Iceland;  Indonesia;  Israel;  Japan;  Republic of Korea; Liechtenstein;  Malawi;  
Malaysia;  Mali; Mexico;  Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro;  Myanmar;  New Zealand;  
Norway;  Paraguay;  Peru;  the Philippines; Qatar; Samoa;  Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;  
Singapore ; Solomon Islands;  Switzerland;  the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan,  
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu;  Ukraine;  United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom;  
United States;  Vanuatu;  and Viet Nam  
Revision* 
The following proposal, dated 7 December 2020 , is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Singapore on behalf of the aforementioned delegations . 
 
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The General Council ,  
 
In view of the critical humanitarian support provided by the World Food Programme, made more 
urgent in light of the COVID -19 pandemic and other crises,  
 
Decides  as follows:  
 
Members shall not impose export prohibitions or restrictions on foodstuffs purchased for non -
commercial humanitarian purposes by the World Food Programme.  
 
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* This revision is to add Bangladesh,  Brunei Darussalam  and United Arab Emirates as co-sponsor s to the  
proposal.  