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WORLD TRADE IDA/INV/1
3July1995
ORGANIZATION(95-1816)
International Dairy Agreement
INTERNATIONAL DAIRY COUNCIL
Inventory ofDomestic Policies andTrade Measures
(Replies toQuestionnaire 5)
Note bytheSecretariat
1. According toArticle III:3oftheAgreement, parties shallprovide information ondomestic
policies andtrademeasures, andontheirbilateral, plurilateral ormultilateral commitments inthedairy
sector andshallmake known anychanges insuchpolicies andanymeasures thatarelikely toaffect
international tradeindairyproducts. Itisunderstood thatunder theprovisions ofArticle III,theCouncil
instructs theSecretariat todraw upandkeepup-to-date, aninventory ofallmeasures affecting trade
indairyproducts,includingcommitmentsresultingfrombilateral,plurilateralandmultilateralnegotiations
(other thantheUruguay Round Agreement onAgriculture).
2. Rule23oftheRules ofProcedure stipulates thatinformation tobefurnished under Article
IIIoftheAgreement willbecommunicated inreply toquestionnaires. Itshould benoted thatany
changes inpolicies andtrade measures likely toaffect international trade indairy products shallbe
notified asearly aspossible andinanycaseinJulyofeachyear.
3. Under Rule30oftheRules ofProcedure, theSecretariat isrequested todraw up,andkeep
up-to-date, aninventory ofallmeasures affecting trade indairy products. Atthebeginning ofeach
three-year period, afulltextoftheinventory shallbedistributed totheparties. Subsequent revisions
shalltakeaccount ofanychanges, asandwhen made.
4. Relevant information received bytheSecretariat inreply toQuestionnaire 5willbecirculated
inaddenda andsupplements tothepresent notebytheSecretariat.