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ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/KOR/25
25 August 1999
(99-3537)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning new or modified domestic support measures exempt
from reduction ( Table DS:2 ) was received from the delegation of the Republic of Korea  on
16 August 1999.G/AG/N/KOR/25
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Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Republic of Korea
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:
New or modified domestic support me asures exempt from reduction
1. Full title of measure:
Direct payment for environment-friendly agriculture.
2. Domestic legislation references:
Article 11:2 of the Special Act on the Implementation of the WTO Agreements
Article 3 of the Direct payment regulations for producers of agricultural products
3. Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria, (i.e. those in  Annex 2, paragraph 12)
This programme is to compensate farmers for income  losses incurred in the course of implementing
environment-friendly farming practices for the purpose of ensuring the conservation of agro-
environment in rural areas.
Any farmers should comply with th e following requirements to be eligible for direct payments under
this programme.
- To reduce the use of fertilizer to meet the fertilizer standards as determined by the Rural
Development Administration.
- To reduce the use of pesticides to be less than half of pesticide standards as stipulated in
relevant articles of the Pesticide Management Act.
- To ensure that no pesticides are used within 30 days before harvest.
- To ensure that pesticide residues in agricultural commodities produced through environment-
friendly farming practices are less than half of the maximum pesticide residue levels in foodas laid down in Food and Sanitation Act.
Beneficiaries: farmers or farmers' organizations in sustainable agricultural zones which are specially
designated for environment preservation purposes.
4. Cost of measure:
5,731 million won
5. Date of entry into effect:
1 January 1999
6. Period of application:
Duration of the programme is not specified.
7. Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):
None.
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