WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/GC/W/112/Rev.1
13 November 1998
(98-4505)
Original:  English
WTO PREPARATORY PROCESS:  AGRICULTURE
Communication from New Zealand
Revision
The following communication, dated 10 November 1998, has been received from the
Permanent Mission of New Zealand.
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In order to encourage a focused and useful discussion at the first meeting   of the preparatory
process specifically concerning the built-in agenda subjects,  and in  light of the Cairns Group 'Vision'
statement which was developed earlier this year (WT/L/263 of 21 April 1998), New Zealand would
like to suggest that, in addition to matters relating to the time frame and structure of the negotiations,
the following initial list of issues should be consid ered as part of the preparations for the agriculture
negotiations.
I. MARKET ACCESS
1. Tariffs
- Depth of, methodologies and time frame for further tariff reductions
- Tariff peaks
- Tariff escalation
- Prohibitive tariffs
- Entry price mechanisms, price bands and other non-ad valorem tariffs
2. Tariff Quotas
- Size of, methodologies and time frame for further increases in tariff quota
volumes
- Depth of, methodologies and time frame for further reductions in in-tariff
quota rates
- Tariff quota administration
- Treatment of preferential access and imports from non-WTO members within
tariff quotas
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3. Other
- Special safeguards provisions
- Import monopolies
II. DOMESTIC SUPPORT
1. AMS
- Depth of, methodologies and time frame for further reductions in AMS
- Disaggregation of AMS by product
- Technical AMS issues, eg base periods for external reference prices
2. Other
- Production-limiting programmes - Article 6.5
- Greenbox criteria - Annex 2
III. EXPORT SUBSIDIES
- Depth (elimination) of, methodologies and time frame for further reductions
in export subsidies, including subsidised export credits
- Circumvention of export subsidy commitments
- Definition of export subsidies, including basis for commitments
2. Transitional Issues
- Further disaggregation of commitments at the product level
- No new markets
IV. OTHER
- Special and differential treatment
- Export restrictions, including export taxes
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