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29 October 2021  
(21-8276) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Corrigendum  
The following submission, dated  29 October  2021, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of the  Philippines . The corrigendum concerns imports under tariff quotas (Table  MA:2) during  the 
Calendar Year 2019 . 
 
  
  G/AG/N/PHL/70/Corr.1  
 
- 2 - PHLQ013 (Rice) of Table MA:2 for Calendar Year 2019 should read as follows:  
 
TQ ID  Description of 
products  Tariff item number(s) 
encompassed in product 
description  Not 
opened  Reporting Year  Unit Tariff quota 
quantity for 
period  In-quota 
imports 
during 
period  Fill rate  
 
((4/3)*100)  Note  
(derived 
from Section 
I-B (or I-A) 
of Part 1 of 
the 
Schedule)  (from Section I -B (or I-A) of Part I of the Schedule)  
Type  From  To 
1 2   3 4 5 
PHLQ013  Rice 1006  
 Calendar  01-01-19 31-12-19 '000 MT  350.00  350.00  100%   
 
This corrigendum  is intended  to correct  the commitment  quantity  for rice following  the expiration  of Waiver  on 30 June 2017 pursuant  to WT/Let/1024.  
 
1. Para. 2 of WT/Let/562, which states that, "The Minimum Market Access (MMA) of rice as specified in columns (3) and (4), shall  increase to 350,000 MT, milled rice basis, in the 
first year of the extension and maintain that level throughout the implementatio n of the extension. In the event, the Republic of the Philippines ceases to apply the special 
treatment the scheduled commitments for future periods will no longer be applicable";  
 
2. Para. 5.4 of the same document, which specifies that, "After the cessation  of special treatment, the Republic of the Philippines shall maintain the MMA already in effect at such 
time. In case such volume is not equivalent to the volume determined in accordance with the DDA negotiations, the greater of the two shall be applied"; and 
 
3. Para. 2 of the WT/Let/1024 which stipulates that, "The minimum market access ("MMA") for rice as specified in columns (3) and  (4) above shall be increased to 805,200 MT in 
the first quota year under the waiver (01 July 2014 to 30  June 2015), which sha ll be maintained thereafter annually until the expiration or termination of the waiver" . 
 
 
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