WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONWT/MIN(03)/W/16
12 September 2003
(03-4828)
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
Fifth Session
Cancún, 10 - 14 September 2003Original:  English
AGRICULTURE MODALITIES FRAMEWORK:
COMMENTS TO BRIDGE THE GAP
Communication from Israel
The following communication, dated 12 September 2003, has been received from the
delegation of Israel.
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1. S&D Paragraph
In order to reach an agreed language between the different textual phrases being presented, it
is essential to use the same exact wording of the Doha Ministerial Declaration:
Paragraph 13 of the declaration states that S&D treatment for developing countries, " ... shall
be an integral part of their development needs, including food security and rural developments ... "
This legal statement should be an exact wordin g in all three pillars.  The above text should
replace the existing S&D wording in all proposed modalities.
2. Domestic Support
The introduction of the following new element of direct payments can be used as a balanced
approach.
"by the end of the implementation period all direct payments1 shall not
exceed [  ]% of the total value of agriculture production."
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1 Direct payments in all boxes.