WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/W/62
G/L/668
20 January 2004
(04-0182)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION OF INITIATING THE NEGOTIATIONS SET OUT IN SECTION B OF
ANNEX 5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE
Communication from Korea
The following communication, dated 20 January 2004, is being circulated at the request of the
Delegation of the Republic of Korea.
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1. In accordance with paragraph 8 of Annex 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture, the Government
of Korea hereby notifies that it wishes to enter into negotiations on the question of whether there can
be a continuation of the special treatment as set out in paragraph 7 of Annex 5.
2. For conducting the negotiations, the Government of Korea requests that a WTO Member,
which considers that it has a substantial interest in the products which are the subject of thenegotiations, should communicate its intention of participating in the negotiations in writing to Korea
and at the same time inform the WTO Secretariat.  The WTO Members are advised to make such
communications within ninety days following this notification.  The Annex contains a list of the
products subject to the special treatment and import statistics for the most recent three year period
(2001-2003).G/AG/W/62
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List of the Annex 5 Products
HS 1006-10-0000 Rice in the husk (paddy or rough)
1006-20-1000 Rice (Hulled/Nonglutinous)1006-20-2000 Rice (Hulled/Glutinous)
1006-30-1000 Rice (Milled or semi-milled/Nonglutinous)
1006-30-2000 Rice (Milled or semi-milled/Glutinous)
1006-40-0000 Rice (Broken)
1102-30-0000 Rice flour
1103-19-3000 Rice (Groats and meal) 
1
1103-20-2000 Rice (Pellets) 2
1104-19-1000 Rice (Rolled or flaked grains)1806-90-2290 Other food preparations (Other) 
3
1806-90-2999 Other food preparations (Other) 4
1901-20-1000 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of baker’s wares (Of rice flour)
1901-20-9000 Mixes and doughs for the preparation of baker’s wares (Other)1901-90-9091 Other food preparations (Of rice flour)
1901-90-9099 Other food preparations (Other)
Note:   
1. According to the Harmonized System 2002 changes, HS2002 1103-19-3000 has
changed from HS96 1103-14-0000. (G/SECRET/HS2002/KOR/1, 29 May 2002).
2. According to the Harmonized System 2002 changes, HS2002 1103-20-2000 has
changed from HS96 1103-29-1000. (G/SECRET/HS2002/KOR/1, 29 May 2002).
3. According to the Harmonized System 1996 changes, HS96 1806-90-2290 has been
separated from Pre-HS96 1901-20-1000. (G /SECRET/HS96/4, 20 November 1995).
4. According to the Harmonized System 1996 changes, HS96 1806-90-2999 has been
separated from Pre-HS96 1901-20-9000. (G /SECRET/HS96/4, 20 November 1995).G/AG/W/62
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Import Statistics of the Annex 5 Products
Year Minimum Access
CommitmentsExporting
CountriesImport
Quantity
China 63,000
United States 27,000
Australia 20,2682001 128,268
Thailand 18,000
China 95,421
United States 36,000 2002 153,921
Thailand 22,500
China 103,075
United States 49,500 2003 179,575
Thailand 27,000
Note:  All figures are in metric-tons (M/T).  Import quantities are based on the purchase contracts
entered into in the year.  All the imports during 2001-2003 correspond to the tariff line 1006-20-1000.
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