RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/3
24November 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-3746)
Committee onAgriculture
DECISION BYTHE COMMITTEE ONAGRICULTURE ATITSMEETING ON
21NOVEMBER 19951RELATING TOTHE ESTABLISHMENT OFALIST
OFWTO NET FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES FOR
THE PURPOSES OFTHE MARRAKESH MINISTERIAL DECISION ON
MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF
THE REFORM PROGRAMME ONTHE LEAST DEVELOPED
AND NET FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
("THE DECISION")
1. Thefollowing countries shallbelisted asbeneficiaries inrespect ofthemeasures provided
forwithin theframework oftheDecision:
(a) leastdeveloped countries asrecognized bytheEconomic andSocial Council ofthe
United Nations; plus
(b) anydeveloping country Member oftheWTO which wasanetimporter ofbasic
foodstuffs inanythree years ofthemost recent five-year period forwhich dataare
available andwhich notifies theCommittee ofitsdecision tobelisted asaNetFood-
Importing Developing Country forthepurposes oftheDecision.
2. Notifications under paragraph 1(b)above should beaccompanied byrelevant statistical data
inrespect oftotalandnetimports, onavalue andquantity basis, andoftheirrelative importance as
aproportion ofdomestic consumption oftheproducts concerned. Suchnotifications should bemade
atleast15daysprior totheregular March meeting oftheCommittee inanyyear.
3. TheCommittee shallestablish alistofNetFood-Importing Developing Country Members on
thebasis ofthese notifications. Thislistshallbereviewed bytheCommittee atitsregular March
meetings.
1Forpoints made inconnection withtheadoption ofthisdecision seeSecretariat Summary ofthe
Fourth Meeting oftheCommittee (tobeissued asG/AG/R/4).