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G/AG/R/92/Corr.1  
 
16 September  2019 
(19-5911) Page: 1/1 
Committee on Agriculture    
 
SUMMARY REPORT OF TH E MEETING HELD ON 2 5-26 JUNE  2019  
NOTE BY THE SECRETAR IAT 
Corrigendum* 
Please note the following change to the text of Paragraph 3.18  (shown in bold ) at the request of 
the delegation of the European Union:   
 
 
3.18  The  European  Union noted that o ver three years ha d passed since Members agreed to abolish 
export subsidies . The European Union reported that it  had not  applied any export subsidy  since 
July 2013 and that it had already started reducing its export subsidies  prior to th e Decision. The 
European Union noted concerns regarding t he implementation of the elimination of export subsidies 
due to the lack of draft schedules by some Members and urged the remaining Members to provide 
updates on their domestic processes. The European  Union also noted that export subsidies had to 
be eliminated not only de jure but also de facto. The European  Union a ppreciated the dedicated 
discussion on export subsidies as it enabled transparency that could facilitate negotiations in the 
CoA Special Session . The European  Union also highlighted the importance of the Secretariat's 
questionnaire as a  transparency tool in the area of unfinished business,  particularly addressing 
export credits; STEs and food aid . In highlighting the lack of res ponse rate and comprehensive 
information, the European  Union urged Members to provide updated information , particularly on 
export financing; STEs and export subsidies provided under Article 9.4 of the AoA. On the latter, 
the European Union repeated its req uest to the Secretariat, from the previous dedicated 
session on Export Competition, to include Article 9.4 export subsidies in the annual 
questionnaire.  With respect to the submission by the Cairns  Group, the European Union clarified 
that eight Members had  indicated nil responses and only one Member did not provide a response.  
 
 
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