WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONTN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
18 March 2003
(03-1585)
Committee on Agriculture
Special Session
NEGOTIATIONS ON AGRICULTURE
FIRST DRAFT OF MODALITIES FOR THE FURTHER COMMITMENTS
Revision
Preface1. Under the programme adopted by the Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture on
26 March 2002, a revision of the first draft of modalities for further commitments is to be prepared
and circulated in advance of the Special Session to be held on 25-31 March 2003 (TN/AG/1 refers).In accordance with this requirement, the Chairman submits herewith the present draft on his own
responsibility.
2. The present draft is an evolution of the first draft of modalities based on the discussions at the
Special Session held on 24-28 February (TN/AG/W/1 refe rs).  On that occasion, participants engaged
in intense and focused debate.  A number of participants indicated that the draft did not correspond invarious ways with their vision of the modalities to be established. Others found the paper useful or
expressed interest in various ideas presented.  Overall, while a number of useful suggestions emerged,
positions in key areas remained far apart.  In the circumstances, there was insufficient collective
guidance to enable the Chairman, at this juncture an d in those areas, significantly to modify the first
draft as submitted on 17 February 2003.  The present paper must therefore be considered as an initial,
limited revision of certain elements of the first draft of modalities.
3. The discussions at the Special Session in February made it clear that a major negotiating
effort, focusing particularly on the key divergences referred to above, is still required in order to
establish modalities for further commitments by 31 March.  Readiness on all sides to engage in
serious negotiations aimed at finding solutions that can attract broad-based support will be of the
essence.  In parallel, as indicated by the Chairman in his report to the formal Special Session on
28 February 2003, further technical work, some of which has already been initiated, will need to bepursued in a number of areas.
4. As with the first draft submitted on 17 February 2003, the present revision is based on the
work carried out during the series of formal and informal Special Sessions of the Committee on
Agriculture and related intersessional and technical consultations conducted in accordance with the
mandate provided by Ministers at Doha and the programme thereunder as adopted by the SpecialSession on Agriculture on 26 March 2002.  Paragraphs 13 and 14 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration
provide (WT/MIN(01)/DEC/1 refers):
"13. We recognize the work already undertaken in the negotiations initiated in
early 2000 under Article 20 of the Agreement on Agriculture, including the large
number of negotiating proposals submitted on behalf of a total of 121 Members.  Werecall the long-term objective referred to in the Agreement to establish a fair and
market-oriented trading system through a programme of fundamental reform
encompassing strengthened rules and specific commitments on support and protection
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markets.  We reconfirm our commitment to this programme.  Building on the work
carried out to date and without prejudging the outcome of the negotiations we commit
ourselves to comprehensive negotiations aimed at:  substantial improvements in
market access;  reductions of, with a view to phasing out, all forms of export
subsidies;  and substantial reductions in trade-distorting domestic support.  We agreethat special and differential treatment for developing countries shall be an integral
part of all elements of the negotiations and shall be embodied in the Schedules of
concessions and commitments and as appropriate in the rules and disciplines to be
negotiated, so as to be operationally effective and to enable developing countries to
effectively take account of their development needs, including food security and rural
development.  We take note of the non-trade concerns reflected in the negotiating
proposals submitted by Members and confirm that non-trade concerns will be takeninto account in the negotiations as provided for in the Agreement on Agriculture.
"14. Modalities for the further commitments, including provisions for special and
differential treatment, shall be established no later than 31 March 2003.  Participants
shall submit their comprehensive draft Schedules based on these modalities no later
than the date of the Fifth Session of the Ministerial Conference.  The negotiations,including with respect to rules and disciplines and related legal texts, shall be
concluded as part and at the date of conclusion of the negotiating agenda as a whole."
5. The present paper does not claim to be agreed in whole or in any part and is without prejudice
to the positions of participants.  Square brackets are used in a number of places for a variety of
purposes, such as to put forward figures for indicative purposes, to suggest alternatives, or possibleformulations.  Where text is not in square brackets, this does not convey any degree of acceptance.  In
a few areas, the text has not been fully elaborated and any resulting unevenness may need to be ironed
out.
6. It is the Chairman's earnest hope that the Special Session to be held on 25-31 March will be
used by participants for meaningful and serious negotiations.  Only constructive engagement byparticipants will create the space for establishing modalities in line with the Doha mandate.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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General Provisions and Terms
7. Unless otherwise specified below, the following general provisions and terms shall apply:
(a) Product coverage
The product coverage as specified in Annex 1 of the Agreement on Agriculture shall apply (hereafter
referred to as "agricultural products").
(b) "Year""Year" in the context of these modalities refers to the annual basis (calendar year, financial or
marketing year) to be specified in Members' draft Schedules.
(c) "Commitment"
The term "commitment" includes concessions.(d) Starting-point of reduction commitmentsThe starting-point for the first instalment of the reduction commitments in all areas shall be the
beginning of year 1 of the respective implementation periods.  Subsequent reductions shall be made at
the beginning of each of the successive implementation years.
Market Access
Tariffs
8. Tariffs, except in-quota tariffs, shall be reduced by a simple average for all agricultural
products subject to a minimum reduction per tariff line.  The base for the reductions shall be the final
bound tariffs as specified in the Schedules of Members.  Except as provided in paragraph 16 below,
the tariff reductions shall be implemented in equal annual instalments over a period of [five] years,
applying the following formula:
(i) For all agricultural tariffs greater than [90 per cent ad valorem ] the simple average
reduction rate shall be [60] per cent subject to a minimum cut of [45] per cent per
tariff line.
(ii) For all agricultural tariffs lower than or equal to [90 per cent ad valorem ] and greater
than [15 per cent ad valorem ] the simple average reduction rate shall be [50] per cent
subject to a minimum cut of [35] per cent per tariff line.
(iii) For all agricultural tariffs lower than or equal to [15 per cent ad valorem ] the simple
average reduction rate shall be [40] per cent subject to a minimum cut of [25] per cent
per tariff line.
In applying this formula, where the tariff on a processed product is higher than the tariff for the
product in its primary form, the rate of tariff reduction for the processed product shall be equivalent to
that for the product in its primary form multiplied, at a minimum, by a factor of [1.3].
9. Where participants apply non- ad valorem  tariffs, the allocation of any tariff item in categories
(ii) and (iii) above shall be based on tariff equivalents to be calculated by the participant concerned ina transparent manner, using three-year average external reference prices or data, based on a recent
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and data used for these calculations shall be included in the tables of supporting material for the draft
Schedules and shall be subject to multilateral review.
Special and Differential Treatment
10. In implementing their market access commitments, developed country Members shall take
fully into account the particular needs and conditions of developing country Members by providingfor greater improvement of opportunities and terms of access for agricultural products of particular
interest to these Members, including the fullest libe ralization of trade in tropical products, whether in
primary or in processed form, and for products of particular importance to the diversification of
production from the growing of illicit narcotic crops, or crops whose non-edible or non-drinkable
products, while being lawful, are recognized as being harmful for human health.
11. Developing countries shall have the flexibility to declare up to [  ] agricultural products at the
[6-digit] [4-digit] HS level as being special produc ts with respect to food security, rural development
and/or livelihood security concerns and designate these products with the symbol "SP" in Section I-A
of Part I of their Schedules (hereafter referred to as "SP products").  This concept will be evolved in
further technical consultations.
12. For all agricultural products other than SP products, the reduction commitments of developing
countries shall be implemented applying the following formula:
(i) For all agricultural tariffs greater than [120 per cent ad valorem ] the simple average
reduction rate shall be [40] per cent subject to a minimum cut of [30] per cent per
tariff line.
(ii) For all agricultural tariffs lower than or equal to [120 per cent ad valorem ] and
greater than [60 per cent ad valorem ] the simple average reduction rate shall be
[35] per cent subject to a minimum cut of [25] per cent per tariff line.
(iii) For all agricultural tariffs lower than or equal to [60 per cent ad valorem ] and greater
than [20 per cent ad valorem ] the simple average reduction rate shall be [30] per cent
subject to a minimum cut of [20] per cent per tariff line.
(iv) For all agricultural tariffs lower than or equal to [20 per cent ad valorem ] the simple
average reduction rate shall be [25] per cent subject to a minimum cut of [15] per cent
per tariff line.
13. Where participants apply non- ad valorem  tariffs, the provisions of paragraph 9 above apply.
14. The simple average reduction rate for all SP products shall be [10] per cent subject to a
minimum cut of [5] per cent per tariff line.
15. In all cases, the base for the reductions shall be the final bound tariffs as specified in the
Schedules of Members.  The reduction commitments shall be implemented in equal annual
instalments over a period of [ten] years.
Preferential Schemes
16. In implementing their tariff reduction commitments, participants undertake to maintain, to the
maximum extent technically feasible, the nominal margins of tariff preferences and other terms and
conditions of preferential arrangements they accord to their developing trading partners.  As an
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beneficiaries of such schemes may be implemented in equal annual instalments over a period of
[eight] instead of [five] years by the preference-granting participants concerned, with the first
instalment being deferred to the beginning of the [third] year of the implementation period that would
otherwise be applicable.  The products concerned shall account for at least [20] per cent of the total
merchandise exports of any beneficiary concerned on a three-year average out of the most recent five-year period for which data are available.  Interested beneficiaries shall notify the Committee on
Agriculture, Special Session accordingly and submit the relevant statistics.  In addition, any in-quota
duties for these products shall be eliminated.  The preference-providing Members shall undertake
targeted technical assistance programmes and other measures, as appropriate, to support preference-
receiving countries in efforts to diversify their economies and exports.
Tariff Quotas
Tariff Quota Volume
17. Final bound tariff quota quantities or values as specified in Members' Schedules (hereafter
referred to as "tariff quota volume") which are equivalent to less than [10] per cent of "current"
domestic consumption of the product concerned shall be expanded to that level.  However, for up to
one-quarter of the total number of tariff quotas concerned, a Member may opt for binding the tariffquota volume at a level equivalent to [8] per cent of  that consumption, provided that the volumes for a
corresponding number of tariff quotas concerned are expanded to [12] per cent.
18. "Current" domestic consumption means the average consumption of the period 1999-2001 or
of the most recent three-year period for which data are available.  Full details of the method and data
used for the calculations of domestic consumption for the products concerned shall be included in thetables of supporting material for the draft Schedules and shall be subject to multilateral review.
19. The expansion of tariff quota volumes shall be implemented in equal instalments over a
period of [five] years.  The starting-point for implementing the expansion of tariff quotas shall be the
beginning of year 1 of the implementation period.  Additional market access opportunities provided
by the expansion of tariff quotas shall be on an MFN basis.
Special and Differential Treatment
20. Developing countries shall not be required to expand tariff quota volumes for SP products.
For other agricultural products, final bound tariff quota volumes as specified in Members' Schedules
which are equivalent to less than [6.6] per cent of "current" domestic consumption of the product
concerned shall be expanded to that level.  However, for up to one-quarter of the total number of tariff
quotas concerned a Member may opt for binding the tariff quota volume at a level equivalent to[5] per cent of that consumption, provided that the volumes for a corresponding number of tariff
quotas concerned are expanded to [8] per cent.
21. The modalities in paragraphs 18 and 19 above apply, except that the commitments by
developing countries shall be implemented over a period of [ten] years.
In-quota Tariffs22. There shall be no requirement to reduce in-quota tariffs, except that (i) in-quota duty free
access shall be provided for tropical products, whether in primary or in processed form, and for
products of particular importance to the diversification of production from the growing of illicit
narcotic crops, or crops whose non-edible or n on-drinkable products, while being lawful, are
recognized as being harmful for human health, and (ii) in respect of tariff quotas where fill rates onaverage of the most recent [three] years for which data are available have been less than [65] per cent.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Special and Differential Treatment
23. Developing countries shall not be required to reduce in-quota tariffs, except as provided for
under the provisions of (ii) in paragraph 22 above.
Tariff Quota Administration24. The administration of tariff quotas shall be subject to disciplines as outlined for further
consideration in Attachment 1 to this document.  It is noted that this outline is the subject of ongoing
technical consultations.
Special Safeguard Provisions
Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture
25. The provisions of Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture shall cease to apply for
developed countries [at the end of the implementation period for the further tariff reductions] [[two]
years after the end of the implementation period for the further tariff reductions].
Special and Differential Treatment
26. An outline of a possible new special safeguard mechanism to enable developing countries to
effectively take account of their development needs, including food security, rural development and
livelihood security concerns, is currently subject to technical work and will be included at the
appropriate stage in Attachment 2.  The right to invoke this mechanism shall be reserved by
designating in Schedules with the symbol "SSM" the products concerned.  In addition, items alreadycurrently covered and designated with the symbol "SSG" shall be eligible for measures under
Article 5 of the Agreement on Agriculture, provided , however, that measures under a new safeguard
mechanism shall not be taken concurrently with measures under Article 5.
State Trading Import Enterprises27. State trading import enterprises shall be subject to disciplines as outlined for further
consideration in Attachment 3 to this document. This outline is to be the subject of further technical
consultations.
Other Market Access Issues
28. It is recalled that under paragraph 13 of the Doha Ministerial Declaration non-trade concerns
will be taken into account in the negotiations as provided for in the Agreement on Agriculture. Such
concerns have been taken into account in various parts of the present text (and not only in marketaccess). Nevertheless, further consideration needs to be given to non-trade concerns and other market
access issues identified in paragraph 28 of document TN/AG/6 dated 18 December 2002 and the
extent to which these issues should be taken into account in the modalities to be established and/or
subsequent work.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Export Competition
Export Subsidies
29. The basis for the further commitments on export subsidies shall be the final bound budgetary
outlay and quantity commitment levels as specified in Members' Schedules.
30. For a set of agricultural products representing at least [50] per cent of the aggregate final
bound level of budgetary outlays for all products subject to export subsidy commitments, final bound
levels of budgetary outlays and quantities as specified in Members' Schedules shall be reduced over
[five years (n = 5)] using the following formulae with the constant factor c equal to [0.3]
(Attachment 4 to this document provides an illustration of the operation of these formulae):
(1)   B j = B j-1  -  c · B j-1   with j = 1, ….. , n
(2)   Q j = Q j-1  -  c · Q j-1  with j = 1, ….. , n   
with
B = budgetary outlays    Q = quantities    c = constant factor     j = implementation yearand B
0  and Q 0  being the base levels, respectively .
31. At the beginning of [year 6], budgetary outlays and quantities shall be reduced to zero.
32. For the remaining products, final bound levels of budgetary outlays and quantities as
specified in Members' Schedules should be reduced over [nine years (n = 9)] instead of [five] yearsusing the formulae (1) and (2) above.  However, for these products the constant factor c shall equal
[0.25].  At the beginning of [year 10], budgetary outlays and quantities for these products shall be
reduced to zero.
Special and Differential Treatment
33. For a set of agricultural products representing at least [50] per cent of the aggregate final
bound level of budgetary outlays for all products subject to export subsidy commitments, final bound
levels of budgetary outlays and quantities as specified in developing country Members' Schedules
shall be reduced over [ten years (n = 10)] using the formulae (1) and (2) above, with the constant
factor c equal to [0.25].  At the beginning of [year 11], budgetary outlays and quantities shall be
reduced to zero.
34. For the remaining products, final bound levels of budgetary outlays and quantities as
specified in developing country Members' Schedules should be reduced over [twelve years (n = 12)]instead of [ten] years using the formulae (1) and (2 ) above.  However, for these products the constant
factor c shall equal [0.2].  At the beginning of [year 13], budgetary outlays and quantities for these
products shall be reduced to zero.
35. The exemptions for developing countries under Article 9.4 for certain transport and
marketing-cost subsidies set out in Article 9.1(d) and (e) of the Agreement on Agriculture shall becontinued for the time of the implementation period of the further export subsidy commitments to be
undertaken by developing countries.
Export Credits
36. Export credits and export credit guarantees and insurance programmes shall be subject to
disciplines as outlined for further consideration in Attachment 5 to this document. It is noted that thisoutline is the subject of ongoing technical consultations.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Food Aid
37. International food aid shall be subject to disciplines as outlined in a revised draft for
consideration in Attachment 6 to this document. This revised draft will itself be the subject of further
technical  consultations.
State Trading Export  Enterprises
38. State trading export enterprises shall be subject to disciplines as outlined for further
consideration in Attachment 7 to this document. This outline is to be the subject of further technical
consultations.
Export Restrictions and Taxes
39. Except as provided for in paragraph 2(b) of Article XI and Articles XX and XXI of GATT
1994, the institution of new export prohibitions, restrictions or taxes on foodstuffs shall be prohibited.
Special and Differential Treatment
40. The new disciplines under paragraph 39 above are not applicable to developing countries.
For these Members, the provisions of Article 12 of the Agreement on Agriculture shall continue to
apply.
Domestic Support
Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Green Box)
41. The provisions of Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture shall be maintained, subject to
possible amendments as outlined in a revised draft for consideration in Attachment 8 to this
document. This revised draft will itself be the subject of further technical consultations.
Special and Differential Treatment
42. Possible amendments to Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture are outlined for further
consideration in Attachment 9 to this document. This outline, which is to be the subject of further
technical consultations, includes several essentiall y editorial changes as compared to the previous
version.
Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture
43. The provisions of Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture shall be maintained and
enhanced as outlined for further consideration in Attachment 10 to this document. This outline, which
is to be the subject of further technical consultations, includes an essentially editorial change as
compared to the previous version.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Article 6.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Blue Box)
44. Direct payments under production-limiting programmes provided in accordance with the
provisions of Article 6.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture (Blue Box payments) [shall be capped at
the most recent notified level and bound at that level in Members' Schedules.  These payments shallbe reduced by [50] per cent.  The reductions shall be implemented in equal annual instalments over a
period of [five] years.] [shall be included in a Member's calculation of the Current Total Aggregate
Measurement of Support (AMS)].
Special and Differential Treatment
45. For developing countries, [the commitment shall be implemented in equal annual instalments
over a period of [ten] years, with the rate of re duction being [33] per cent.] [Blue Box payments shall
be included in a Member's calculation of the Current Total AMS as of the [fifth] year of theimplementation period.]
Amber Box
46. The final bound Total AMS as set out in Members' Schedules shall be reduced by [60] per
cent in equal annual instalments over a period of [five] years.
47. Article 6.3 of the Agreement on Agriculture shall be amended so as to ensure that the Current
AMS for individual products shall not exceed the respective average levels of such support provided
over the period 1999-2001.
Special and Differential  Treatment
48. For developing countries, the final bound Total AMS shall be reduced by [40] per cent in
equal annual instalments over a period of [ten] years.
Other matters
Inflation
49. Scheduled Total AMS commitments may be expressed in national currency, a foreign
currency or a basket of currencies.  In case a foreign currency or a basket of currencies is used and thefinal bound Total AMS in a Member's Schedule is expressed in national currency (or another foreign
currency) and a participant wants to avail itself of this option, the final bound Total AMS shall be
converted using the average exchange rate(s) as reported by the IMF for the year at issue.
50. The provisions of Article 18.4 shall be maintained.
Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture (de minimis)
51. The de minimis level of 5 per cent under subparagraph (a) of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on
Agriculture shall be reduced annually by [0.5] pe rcentage point over a period of [five] years.
Special and Differential Treatment
52. The de minimis level of 10 per cent under subparagraph (b) of Article 6.4 of the Agreement
on Agriculture shall be maintained.
53. Developing countries shall have the flexibility to credit to the non-product-specific de
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cent of the respective Member's total value of production of the basic agricultural product concerned
during the relevant year.
Least-developed Countries
54. In addition to the special and differential treatment provisions above, least-developed
countries shall not be required to undertake re duction commitments.  [However, they are encouraged
to consider making commitments commensurate wi th their development needs on a voluntary basis,
including in response to requests from their trading partners.]
55. Developed countries [should] [shall] provide duty- and quota-free access to their markets for
all imports from least-developed countries.
Others
Recently Acceded Members
56. Members that have recently acceded to the WTO shall have the flexibility to defer the
respective implementation periods by [2] years.
Others
57. Participants will further consider the possible introduction of additional forms of flexibility
for certain groupings (e.g. SIDS, vulnerable developing countries, transition economies) which have
made specific proposals to this effect (TN/AG/6 refers).TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 1
Tariff Quota Administration
Draft for further consideration of possible disciplines regarding tariff quota administration
1. Tariff concessions in Part I of a Member's Schedule which are limited to specified quantities
or values of a product or products ("tariff quota commitments") shall be administered in conformity
with the provisions of this Article and, subject to these provisions, in accordance with other relevant
WTO provisions, including those of the Agreement on Import Licensing Procedures.
2. Tariff quota commitments shall be administered in a manner which ensures that the market
access opportunities represented by such commitments are made fully and effectively available.  To
this end the following general requirements shall be complied with:
(a) Tariff quota commitments shall be administered in a transparent and predictable
manner and, to maximum practicable extent, in the same way as other tariff
concessions.
(b) Domestic purchasing requirements or other measures having the same effect shall not
be imposed, directly or indirectly, on or in connection with importation of tariff quotaproducts.
(c) Except as specifically described in Schedules, no seasonal restrictions shall be
imposed on imports under tariff quotas.
(d) A tariff quota commitment shall not be administered in a manner which precludes the
importation of any product within the tariff description of the commitment, or which
restricts importation of such products in processed form or for sale to final
consumers.
(e) Methods of tariff quota administration shall not be employed which result in the
attribution to importers of commercially non-viable allotments.
(f) Only imports of tariff quota products from MFN suppliers shall be credited as imports
against tariff quota commitments.
(g) Export or re-export requirements shall not be imposed in connection with the
importation of tariff quota products.
(h) An importer shall be treated no less favourably than another on the basis of degree of
foreign affiliation or ownership.
(i) No charges, deposits or other financial requirements shall be imposed, directly or
indirectly, on or in connection with the administration of tariff quota commitments or
with importation of tariff quota products other than as permitted under the GATT
1994.
3. The following specific requirements shall apply to the methods of tariff quota administration
referred to hereunder ("year" in this context refers  to the calendar, marketing or other annual basis to
which the commitment relates as specified in a Member's Schedule):TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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(a) In the case of tariff-only methods of administration and methods not requiring import
licences as a condition of importation:  access opportunities shall be made available
from the beginning of the year concerned and timely advance public notice shall be
given of any suspension of the opportunity to import at the in-quota rate of tariff.
(b) In the case of methods of administration under which import licences are a
requirement:
(i) The total quantity or value of a tariff quota shall be allocated to importers
sufficiently in advance of the year to  which they relate so as to enable
imports to be effected from the beginning of that year and to facilitate
imports from developing countries and distant suppliers.
(ii) No restrictions shall be applied with respect to retail distributors and other
end-users applying for and being allotted shares of tariff quotas. Nor shall
conditions or formalities be imposed which would prevent any importer from
utilizing fully the share which has been  allocated to it within the period of
validity of the corresponding import licence.
(iii) Tariff quota licences shall be valid for a period of [eight] months and shall
not be transferable without the concurrence of the administering authority.
(iv) The quantity or value of any tariff quota commitment which remains unused
following the expiry of the period of validity of the licences initially issued in
connection with that tariff quota shall be reallocated in time to enable
importation before the end of the year concerned.
(c) In the case of allocation of tariff quota shares to supplying countries:  where an
allocated country-specific share remains unused or is consistently under-utilized, such
unused or under-utilized share shall be re-allocated to non-traditional suppliers.
4. The provisions of this Article shall apply to tariff quota commitments that are administered by
or through state trading enterprises.
5. In addition to the requirements of Article X:1 of GATT 1994 relating to publication,
Members administering tariff quota commitments shall establish Internet Websites on which all
relevant information relating to their administration of tariff quota commitments can be accessed,
including information regarding administrative requirements and procedures, the business and e-mail
addresses of importers to whom tariff quota shares have been attributed, and current tariff quota fillrates.  Developing country Members shall have the option of establishing centralized enquiry points
instead of Websites.
6. Special and differential treatment:  developed country Members shall accord special and
differential treatment to products from developing country Members in connection with the allocationof expanded access under existing or new tariff quotas resulting from the negotiations under the Doha
Development Agenda.  For the purposes of Article XIII of GATT 1994, where a tariff quota has been
allocated in full or in part among developing country suppliers the individual country allocations shall
be as specified in the Schedule of the Member concerned; and any re-allocation of shortfalls shall be
made among the developing country suppliers concerned.  Developed country Members shall, onrequest, provide to the maximum extent possible advisory and marketing assistance in order to
facilitate imports from developing countries under tariff quotas.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 2
Draft for further consideration of a possible new safeguard mechanism for developing countries
(Text to be included following further technical work)TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 3
State Trading Import Enterprises
Draft for further consideration of  possible provisions for a new Article 4.3 of the
Agreement on Agriculture
3. (a) Members shall ensure that state trading import enterprises are operated in conformity
with the provisions of this Article and, subject to these provisions, in accordance with
Article XVII and other relevant provisions  of GATT 1994, this Agreement and other
WTO agreements.  For the purposes of this Article, state trading import enterprisesshall include any governmental or non-governmental enterprise, including a
marketing board, which has been granted or which enjoys de facto as a result of its
governmental or quasi governmental status, exclusive or special rights, privileges or
advantages, including any statutory or constitutional powers, in the exercise of which
or by virtue of which such state trading import enterprises (hereinafter referred to as"governmental import enterprises") influence through their purchases and sales the
level, direction or prices of imports.
(b) Members shall ensure that governmental import enterprises are not operated in such a
way as to nullify or impair the benefits of market access concessions and of thecommitments relating to non-tariff measures under Article 4.2 of this Agreement.
(c) Any Member which establishes or maintains a governmental import enterprise shall
notify relevant information on the operations of that enterprise in accordance with a
format and at intervals to be established by the Committee on Agriculture.
(d) The disciplines regarding governmental import enterprises shall not unduly impede
developing countries in the pursuit of their legitimate food and livelihood security
and rural development objectives.  The notification requirements to be established
under subparagraph (c) above shall provide for appropriate special and differential
treatment for developing countries.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 4
Illustration of the Operation of the Export Subsidy Reduction Formula
1. In accordance with paragraph 29, the following formulae are to be applied for the reduction of
export subsidies:
(1)   B j = B j-1  -  c · Bj-1   with j = 1, ….. , n
(2)   Q j = Q j-1  -  c · Qj-1  with j = 1, ….. , n   
with
B = budgetary outlays    Q = quantities    c = constant factor     j = implementation year
and B 0  and Q 0  being the base levels, respectively.
2. The following table illustrates the operation of these formulae.  Column 1 refers to the base
level and the implementation years.  Column 2 provides the path of reductions expressed, for each
implementation year, as a percentage of the base level of budgetary outlays (formula (1)) or quantities
(formula (2)) for the product concerned if the constant factor c equals 0.15.  Columns 3 to 6 providethe corresponding paths for alternative values of the constant factor c.
Export subsidy reduction formula
(Base level = 100 per cent of final bound level of budgetary outlays/quantities)
Constant  Factor c
0.15 0.2 0.25 0.3 0.35
Per cent Base
level 100 100 100 100 100
Year "Current" bound level in per cent of base level
1 85.0 80.0 75.0 70.0 65.0
2 72.3 64.0 56.3 49.0 42.3
3 61.5 51.2 42.2 34.3 27.5
4 52.3 41.0 31.6 24.0 17.9
5 44.5 32.8 23.7 16.8 11.6
6 37.8 26.2 17.8 11.8 7.6
7 32.1 21.0 13.4 8.3 4.9
8 27.3 16.8 10.1 5.8 3.2
9 23.2 13.4 7.6 4.1 2.1
10 19.7 10.7 5.7 2.9 1.4
11 16.7 8.6 4.3 2.0 0.9
12 14.2 6.9 3.2 1.4 0.6TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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3. For example, if the constant factor c eq uals 0.3 (Column 5), then at the beginning of
implementation year 1, the bound level of budgetary outlays will have to be reduced to 70 per cent of
the final bound level of budgetary outlays (formula (1 )).  At the beginning of implementation year 2,
the bound level of budgetary outlays will have to be reduced to 49 per cent of the final bound level of
budgetary outlays, at the beginning of implementation year 3 to 34.3 per cent and so forth.  If theconstant factor c equals 0.2, the corresponding percentages are 80 per cent, 64 per cent, 51.2 per cent
and so forth.
4. The application of formula (2) in a practical case could look as follows:  If the final bound
quantity for product x equals 500 tonnes (base level Q
0) and a constant factor of 0.3 is chosen, the
calculation using formula (2) above yields the follow ing results for the bound levels for the first three
years of implementation ("current" bound levels Q 1, Q 2 and Q 3):
Base level Q 0 = 500 tonnes            "current" bound level in year 1, …, 3
Year          in tonnesin per cent of
base level
(Column 5 of
table above)
1 Q1 = Q 0 - c · Q0  =  500  -  0.3 · 500  =    350 70.0
2 Q2 = Q 1 - c · Q1  =  350  -  0.3 · 350  =    245 49.0
3 Q3 = Q 2 - c · Q2  =  245  -  0.3 · 245  =    171.5 34.3
and so forth.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 5
Export Credits
Draft for further consideration of a possible new Article 9 bis or 10 bis of the Agreement of
Agriculture on Governmental Support for Export Financing
General
1. Subject to the provisions of this Article, Members shall not, directly or indirectly, provide
support or enable support to be provided for or in connection with the financing of exports ofagricultural products or the credit and other risks associated therewith otherwise than on market-
related terms and conditions.  [Each Member accordingly undertakes not to provide export financing
support otherwise than in conformity with this Ar ticle.]  [Each Member accordingly undertakes not to
provide export financing support otherwise than in  conformity with this Article and with the
commitments as specified in that Member's Schedule.]
Forms and providers of export financing support subject to discipline
2. Export financing support that is subject to the provisions of this Article includes:
(a) direct financing support, comprising direct credits/financing, refinancing, and interest
rate support;
(b) risk cover, comprising export credit insurance or reinsurance and export credit
guarantees;
(c) government-to-government credit agreements covering the imports of agricultural
products exclusively from the creditor country under which some or all of the risk is
undertaken by the government of the exporting country;
(d) any other form of governmental support, direct or indirect, including deferred
invoicing and foreign exchange risk hedging.
3. The provisions of this Article shall be applicable to export financing support provided by or
on behalf of:  government departments, agencies, or statutory bodies, at both the national and sub-
national levels;  any financial institution or entity engaged in export financing in which there is
governmental participation by way of equity, provision of loans or underwriting of losses;  anygovernmental or non-governmental enterprise, including a marketing board, which has been granted
or enjoys de facto exclusive or special rights, privileges or financing advantages, including statutory
or constitutional powers, in the exercise of which or  by virtue of which support for or in connection
with the financing of exports is provided;  and any bank or other private financial, credit insurance or
guarantee institution which acts on behalf of or at  the direction of governments or their agencies.
Terms and conditions
4. Export financing support which is provided in conformity with th e following terms and
conditions shall be deemed to comply with paragraph 1 above:
(a) Maximum repayment term:  the maximum repayment term of a supported export
credit shall not exceed the period beginning at the starting point of credit and ending
on the contractual date of the final payment.  The "starting point of a credit" shall be
no later than the weighted mean date or actual date of the arrival of the goods in theTN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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recipient country for a contract under which shipments are made in any consecutive
six-month period.  The following maximum repayment terms shall be respected:
(i) for breeding cattle:  [   ] months for contracts up to and including [   ];  and
[   ] months for contracts exceeding [   ];
(ii) for agricultural vegetable reproduction material:  [   ] months;(iii) for exports of agricultural products to developing countries, as specified in
paragraph 9(a) below:  [.. months];
(iv) for exports of basic foodstuffs to least-developed and for net food-importing
developing countries as listed in document G/AG/5/Rev.5, as specified in
paragraph 10(a) below;
(v) for all other products and destinations:  [six months/180 days].
(b) Cash payments:  a minimum cash payment shall be required to be paid, by or on
behalf of the importer, at or before the starting point of the supported credit,
representing not less than [15] per cent of the total amount of the contract/shipment
value but excluding interest as defined in subparagraph (c) below.  Cash payments
shall not be financed.
(c) Payment of interest:  in the case of direct financing support, "interest" excludes
premiums and other charges for insuring or guaranteeing supplier or financial credits,
banking fees or commissions relating to the export credit, and withholding taxes
imposed by the importing country.  Interest shall be payable.  Where the repaymentterm exceeds 180 days, interest shall be payable not less frequently than every six
months, with the first payment to be made no later than six months after the starting
point of export financing.
(d) Minimum interest rates:  interest rates in respect of direct financing support shall not
be below the actual cost of borrowing for the funds so employed (including the cost
of funds if capital was borrowed on international capital markets in order to obtainfunds of the same maturity), plus an appropriate risk-based spread reflective of
prevailing market conditions:  provided how ever that, for repayment terms of twenty-
four months or longer, Members shall us e Commercial Interest Reference Rates
(CIRRs) as published by the OECD, plus an appropriate risk-based spread reflective
of prevailing market conditions.
(e) Repayment of principal:  the principal sum (transaction value minus cash payment) of
an export credit shall be repayable in equal, regular six-monthly instalments starting
not later than six months after the starting point of the credit.
(f) Premiums in respect of coverage of risks under export credit insurance, reinsurance
and export credit guarantees:  premiums shall be charged, shall be risk-based and
shall be adequate to cover long-term operating costs and losses.  Premium shall be
expressed in percentages of the outstanding principal value of the credit, shall be
payable in full at the date of issuance of cover and shall not be financed.  Premiumrebates shall not be accorded.  Furthermore, support in the form of export credit
insurance, reinsurance or guarantees shall not be provided in respect of export
financing contracts whose terms and conditions are not otherwise in conformity with
the provisions of this paragraph.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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(g) Foreign exchange risk:  Export credits, export credit insurance, export credit
guarantees, and related financial support shall be provided in freely traded currencies.
Foreign exchange exposure deriving from credit that is repayable in the currency of
the importer shall be fully hedged, such that the market risk and credit risk of the
transaction to the supplier/lender/guarantor is not increased.  The cost of the hedgeshall be incorporated into and be in ad dition to the premium rate determined in
accordance with this Article.
(h) Period of validity of export financing offers:  credit terms and conditions (e.g.,
interest rates for direct financing support and all risk-based terms and conditions)
offered for an individual export credit or line of credit shall not be fixed for a period
exceeding six months without payment of premium.
Non-conforming financing support
5. Export financing supports which do not conform with all the relevant provisions of
paragraph 4 of this Article, hereinafter referred to as "non-conforming export financing", constituteexport subsidies for the purposes of this Agreement and are subject to specific export financing
reduction commitments under this Article.
6. The commitments for each year of the implementation period, as specified in Part IV,
Section IV, of a Member's Schedule, represent with respect to non-conforming financing support:
(a) in the case of scheduled reduction commitments relating to the value of non-
conforming export financing support, the maximum level of such financing support in
value terms, that may be provided in that year in respect of the agricultural product,
or group of products concerned;
(b) in the case of scheduled quantity reduction commitments, the maximum quantity of
an agricultural product, or group of pr oducts, in respect of which non-conforming
export financing may be provided in that year;  and
(c) in the case of commitments relating to repayment terms, the maximum and degressive
non-conforming repayment terms that may be supported in each successive year ofthe specified implementation period.
Emergency exception
7. An emergency situation is defined as a sudden, significant and unusual deterioration in a
Member country's economy and its ability to finance current imports of basic foodstuffs, and which
may have far-reaching consequences such as social deprivation or unrest.  In the event of such an
emergency the importing Member country concerned may request an exporting Member to provide
more generous export financing terms than are permissible under this Article.  A Member making
such a request shall concurrently notify the Committee on Agriculture in writing accordingly.  TheMember to whom such a request is addressed shall consider the request for more generous terms in
accordance with the need to sustain the viability of its export credits, export credit guarantees, or
export credit insurance programmes.
Transparency and notification
8. No later than three months after the entry into force of this Article each Member shall submit
a notification concerning that Member's export financing programmes, export financing bodies and
other related matters in accordance with the format specified in Annex [  ] hereto.  This notification
shall be updated at the beginning of each subsequent year.  At not less than [  ] monthly intervalsTN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Members shall submit a notification to the Committee on Agriculture in which details are provided of
export financing commitments entered into in acco rdance with the format specified in Annex [..]
hereto.  Least-developed country Members shall not be required to submit such notifications.  [Note:
the Annexes referred to in this paragraph to be developed at the appropriate stage.]
Special and differential treatment
9. In respect of imports of agricultural products, special and differential treatment in favour of
developing country Members shall comprise:
(a) longer maximum repayments terms of up to [   ] months;
(b) repayment of the principal sum in equal and regular instalments not less frequently
than annually, with the first payment due no later than twelve months after the
starting point of credit;
(c) payment of interest not less frequently th an annually, with the first interest payment
to be made no later than twelve months after the starting point of credit.
10. In respect of imports of basic foodstuffs least-developed countries and net food-importing
developing countries as listed in G/AG/5/Rev.5 shall be accorded:
(a) additional longer maximum repayment terms of up to [   ] months;
(b) differential and more favourable interest rates and/or premiums.
11. Developing country Members providing di rect export financing support may use London
Interbank Offered Rates (Libor rates) and CIRRs, plus an appropriate risk-based spread, as minimum
interest rate benchmarks.
12. For developing country Members the provisions of this Article, other than those relating to
notification and transparency, shall enter into force at the beginning of the year following the end of
the developing country implementation period for export subsidy commitments:  provided that, with
respect to any product or group of products for which a developing country Member is listed as asignificant exporter in document G/AG/2/Add.1, these provisions shall become applicable with effect
from the entry into force of this Article;  and provided further that the provisions of  Article 9.4 of this
Agreement shall also apply to export financing.
Other matters
13. The provisions of Articles 3.1, 3.3, 8, 10.1 and 10.3 of this Agreement shall apply mutatis
mutandis to the commitments with respect to export financing under this Article.
14. [Annexes hereto comprise….]TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 6
Article 10.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture
Draft for further consideration of a  possible replacement of paragraph 4 of Article 10 of the
Agreement on Agriculture
4. (a) Members recognize that international food aid and the commitments undertaken in
this regard under the Food Aid Convention play a critically important role in
alleviating hunger and in contributing to world food security, particularly in
responding to emergency food situations and to other food and nutrition needs ofdeveloping countries.  The following provisions are accordingly intended not to limit
the role of bona fide international food aid, but to ensure that such aid is not used as a
method of surplus disposal, nor as a means of achieving commercial advantages in
world export markets.
(b) Members donors of international food aid, whether provided in-kind or in the form of
financial grants to be used to purchase food for or by the recipient country, shall
ensure:
(i) that, in the case of food aid to meet or relieve emergency or critical food
needs arising from natural disasters, crop failures or humanitarian crises and
post-crisis situations, such aid is provided on the basis of pledges and
commitments to, or in response to appeals from, specialized United Nations
food aid agencies, other relevant regional or international intergovernmental
agencies, non-governmental humanitarian organizations and privatecharitable bodies, or in response to an urgent government-to-government
ministerial request for assistance in meeting  food needs in the immediate
aftermath of a natural disaster;
(ii) that food aid for other purposes, including under programmes and projects to
enhance nutritional standards amongst vulnerable groups in least-developed
and net food-importing developing countries, is provided exclusively in theform of untied financial grants to be used to purchase food for or by the
recipient country:  except that such food aid may be provided in-kind within
the framework of programmes and projects operated by specialized United
Nations food aid agencies, or through non-governmental humanitarian
organizations or private charitable bodies under agreements concluded with adonor Member; provided full details of the food aid to be provided under
such agreements are notified to the Committee on Agriculture by the Member
concerned.
(iii) that food aid is provided exclusively in fully grant form;(iv) that the provision of food aid is not tied directly or indirectly, formally or
informally, explicitly or implicitly, to commercial exports of agricultural
products or of other goods and services to recipient countries.
(c) Members shall ensure that their food aid transactions are carried out in accordance
with the procedures under the FAO "Principles of Surplus Disposal and Consultative
Obligations", including, where appropriate, the system of "Usual Marketing
Requirements".  Any Member may raise any matter relating to a donor Member'sTN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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compliance with these principles and requirements under Article 18.6 of this
Agreement.
(d) Members which are recipients of food aid undertake not to re-export such food aid
otherwise than as may become appropriate as part of a food aid transaction initiatedby a specialized United Nations food aid agency.
(e) Members shall report on the form in which food aid is provided, as well as on the
products, amounts, destinations, channelling and other relevant terms and conditions
of their food aid operations, on the basis of a format and at intervals to be established
by the Committee on Agriculture.
(f) Food aid transactions which are not in  conformity with the provisions of
subparagraphs (b) and (c)  above and which cannot be accommodated within limits of
a Member's export subsidy reduction commitments shall be deemed for the purposes
of Article 10.1 of this Agreement to constitute non-commercial transactions which
circumvent that Member's export subsidy commitments.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 7
State Trading Export Enterprises
Draft for further consideration of possible additional provisions for inclusion
as a new Article 10.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture
5. (a) Members shall ensure that state trading export enterprises are operated in conformity
with the provisions of this Article and, subject to these provisions, in accordance with
Article XVII and other relevant provisions  of GATT 1994, this Agreement and other
WTO agreements.  For the purposes of this Article, state trading export enterprisesinclude any governmental or non-governmental enterprise, including a marketing
board, which has been granted or which enjoys de facto as a result of its
governmental or quasi-governmental status, exclusive or special rights, privileges or
advantages, including any statutory or constitutional powers, in the exercise of which
or by virtue of which such state trading export enterprises (hereinafter referred to as"governmental export enterprises") influence through their purchases and sales the
level, direction or prices of exports.
(b) Members shall ensure that governmental export enterprises are not operated in such a
way as to circumvent export subsidy commitments under this Agreement nor in sucha manner that would nullify or impair the conditions of competition in world export
markets that would prevail in the absence of such special rights, privileges or
advantages.  To this end Members undertake:
(i) to ensure that exports of a product by  a governmental export enterprise do not
take place at a price less than the price paid by such an enterprise to the
domestic producers of the product concerned;
(ii) not to restrict the right of any intere sted entity to export, or to purchase for
export, agricultural products;
(iii) not to grant special financing privileges, including government grants, loans,
loan guarantees, or underwriting of operational costs, to governmental export
enterprises that export for sale, directly or indirectly, a significant share of the
respective Member's total exports of an agricultural product.
(c) The provisions of subparagraph (b) above, other than (b)(i), shall not apply to
developing country Members.
(d) The provisions of subparagraph (b)(ii) above shall enter into force progressively on
the basis of a plan to be negotiated and specified in Part IV, Section V of the
Schedule of the Member concerned.
(e) Any Member which establishes or maintains a governmental export enterprise shall
notify relevant information on the operations of that enterprise in accordance with a
format and at intervals to be established by the Committee on Agriculture.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 8
Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture
Possible amendments for further consideration (changes in italics)
1. Addition to paragraphs 5, 6, 11 and 13:
Reference to base periodsPayments shall be based on activities in a fixed and unchanging historical base period.  All
base periods shall be notified.
2. Modification of subparagraphs 7(a), (b) and (c):
Compensation criteria with respect to government financial participation in income insurance
and income safety-net programmes.
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall be de termined by an income loss, taking into
account only income derived from agriculture, which exceeds 30 per cent of average
gross income or the equivalent in net income terms (excluding any payments from the
same or similar schemes) in the preceding five-year period or a three-year average
based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry.
Any producer meeting this condition shall be eligible to receive the payments from
the government.
(b) The amount of such  payments by governments shall restore a producer’s income to
no more than 70 per cent of income derived by that producer from agriculture in the
averaging period used to trigger eligibility for payment.
(c) The amount of any such payments shall relate solely to income derived from
agriculture of the farm enterprise as a whole ;  it shall not relate to the type or volume
of production (including livestock units) undertaken by the producer;  or to the prices,
domestic or international, applying to such production;  or to the factors of productionemployed.
3. Modification of subparagraphs 8(a), (b) and (d):
Compensation criteria with respect to payments (made either directly or by way of
government financial participation in crop insurance schemes) for relief from natural
disasters.
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall arise:
- in the case of direct payments related to disasters:   only following a formal
recognition … excluding the highest and lowest entry.
- in the case of government financial participation in crop insurance schemes:
eligibility for such payments shall be determined by a production loss whichexceeds 30 per cent of the average of production in an actuarially
appropriate period.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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- in the case of the destruction of animals or crops to control or prevent
diseases named in national legislation or international standards: the
production loss may be less than the 30 per cent of the average of production
referred to above.
(b) Payments made under paragraph 8  shall be applied only in respect of losses of
income, livestock (including payments in connection with the veterinary treatment of
animals), land or other production factors due to the natural disaster or destruction of
animals or crops  in question.
(d) Payments made under paragraph 8  shall not exceed the level required to prevent or
alleviate further loss as defined in criterion (b) above.
4. Addition at the end of subparagraph 10(d):
Structural adjustment assistance provided through resource retirement programmes
(d) Payments shall not … remaining in production.  Payments shall be time limited.
5. Addition at the end of subparagraph 11(a), modification of subparagraph 11(b), and inclusion
of new subparagraph 11(b) bis:
Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids
(a) Such structural disadvantages must be clearly defined.
(b) The amount of such payments in any given year shall not be related to, or based on,
the type or volume of production or inputs into the production (including livestock
units) …
(b bis) The amount of such payments in any given year shall not be related to, or based on,
the use of factors of production in any given year after the base period.
6. Modification of scope of paragraph 12:
Payments under environmental programmes /animal welfare payments
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall be determined as part of a clearly-defined
government environmental, conservation or animal welfare  programme and be
dependent on the fulfilment of specific conditions under the government programme,
including conditions related to production methods or inputs .
(b) The amount of payment shall be limited to the extra costs or loss of income involved
in complying with the government programme.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 9
Annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture
Possible new elements of special and differential treatment for further consideration
(changes in italics)
1. Inclusion of a new sentence at the end of paragraph 3:
Public stockholding for food security purposes
The volume and accumulation … product and quality in question.  Developing country
Members shall be exempted from the condition in paragraph 3 that the volume and
accumulation of food security stocks shall correspond to predetermined targets.
2. Inclusion of new paragraph 6 bis:
Payments to maintain domestic production capacity of staple crops for food security purposes
in developing countries
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall be de termined by reference to clearly-defined
criteria in government programmes designed to provide support for the producers of
staple crops.
(b) Total production of the crop shall account for no less than [X] per cent of the total
value of agricultural production and:
- total consumption of such crop shall account for no less than [Y] per cent of
the total domestic consumption of agricu ltural products in terms of calorie
intake;  or
- total export of such crop shall account for no less than [Z] per cent of the
total export of a particular country.
(c) The amount of payment shall be limited to the minimum to maintain domestic
production capacity of such crop of the Member concerned.
3. Inclusion of new paragraph 6 ter:
Payments to small-scale producers/family farms for the purpose of maintaining rural viability
and cultural heritage in developing countries
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall be determined by reference to clearly defined
criteria in government programmes design ed to provide support for small-scale
producers/family farms.
(b) Small-scale producers/family farms shall be defined in national legislation, taking
into account such factors as total annual sa les, share of hired farm labour, off-farm
income, etc.
(c) The amount of such payment shall be limited to the minimum level for continued
existence of such farms based on the purpose of maintaining rural viability and
cultural heritage.
(d) The payment shall not mandate or in any way designate the agricultural products to
be produced by the recipients.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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4. Modification of subparagraphs 7(a), (b) and (c):
Compensation criteria with respect to government financial participation in income insurance
and income safety-net programmes.
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall be de termined by an income loss, taking into
account only income derived from agriculture, which exceeds 30 per cent of averagegross income or the equivalent in net income terms (excluding any payments from the
same or similar schemes) in the preceding three-year period or a three-year average
based on the preceding five-year period, excluding the highest and the lowest entry,
or, in the case of developing country Members, a certain proportion of average gross
income or the equivalent in net income terms (excluding any payments from the same
or similar schemes) which shall be clearly defined in national legislation .  Any
producer meeting this condition shall be eligible to receive the payments.
(b) The amount of such payments shall compensate for less than 70 per cent of the
producer's income loss in the year the producer becomes eligible to receive this
assistance , or, in the case of developing country Members, shall compensate for less
than a certain proportion of the producer's income loss, which shall be clearly
defined in national legislation.
(c) The amount of any such payments shall relate solely to income derived from
agriculture of the farm enterprise as a whole ;  it shall not relate to the type or volume
of production … production employed.
5. Modification of subparagraph 8(a):
Payments (made either directly or by way of government financial participation in crop
insurance schemes) for relief from natural disasters
(a) Eligibility for such payments shall aris e only following formal … excluding the
highest and the lowest entry , or, in the case of developing country Members, [exceeds
10 per cent of the average of production in the preceding year ] [exceeds a proportion
to be determined in national legislation of the average of production in the precedingthree-year period ].
6. Modification of subparagraph 10(b):
Structural adjustment assistance provided through resource retirement programmes
(b) Payments shall be conditional upon the retirement of land from marketable
agricultural production for a minimum of three years, or, in the case of developing
country Members,  one year , and in the case of livestock … disposal.
7. Inclusion of new sentence at the end of subparagraph 13(a):
Payments under regional assistance programmes
(a) Eligibility for such payments …… temporary circumstances.  Developing country
Members shall be exempted from the condition that disadvantaged regions must
constitute a clearly designated contiguous geographical area with a definable
economic and administrative identity.TN/AG/W/1/Rev.1
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Attachment 10
Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture
Possible amendments for further consideration (changes in italics)
In accordance with the Mid-Term Review Agreement that government measures of assistance,
whether direct or indirect, to encourage agricultural and rural development are an integral part of the
development programmes of developing countries, and in accordance with paragraph 13 of the Doha
Ministerial Declaration the following measures  in developing country Members shall be exempt from
domestic support reduction commitments:
(i) investment subsidies which are generally available to agriculture
(ii) agricultural input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers
(iii) domestic support to producers to encourage di versification from growing illicit narcotic crops
or those whose non-edible or non-drinkable products, being lawful, are recognized [by
WHO] as harmful for human health
(iv) subsidies for concessional loans through established credit institutions or for the
establishment of regional and community credit cooperatives
(v) transportation subsidies for agricultural products and farm inputs to remote areas(vi) on-farm employment subsidies for families of low-income and resource-poor producers(vii) government assistance for conservation measures
(viii) marketing support programmes and programmes aimed at compliance with quality and
sanitary and phytosanitary regulations
(ix) capacity building measures with the objective of enhancing the competitiveness and
marketing of low-income and resource-poor producers
(x) government assistance for the establishment and operation of agricultural cooperatives(xi) government assistance for risk management of agricultural producers and savings
instruments to reduce year-to-year variations in farm incomes
Domestic support meeting the criteria of this paragraph shall not be required to be included in a
Member's calculation of its Current Total AMS.
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