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Agriculture The WTO’s Agriculture Agreement was negotiated in the 1986–94 Uruguay Round and is a significant first step towards fairer competition and a less distorted sector. It includes specific commitments by WTO member governments to improve market access and reduce trade-distorting subsidies in agriculture. In general, these commitments were phased in over a six year period (10 years for developing countries) that began in 1995. Overseeing the agreement’s implementation is the Agriculture Committee. Meanwhile, members agreed to initiate negotiations for continuing the reform process one year before the end of the implementation period, i.e. by the end of 1999. These talks, which are separate from the committee’s regular work, began in 2000 and were incorporated into the broader negotiating agenda set at the 2001 Ministerial Conference in Doha, Qatar.
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The Agriculture Committee and official documents back to top Work on this subject is handled by the Agriculture Committee, which reports to the Goods Council. The work is officially recorded in the committee’s annual reports to the Goods Council and in the Secretariat’s summary reports. > More on the Agriculture Committee and official documents Subscribe here to receive all unrestricted agriculture documents by e-mail, usually about once a week, normally only in the original language (English, French or Spanish). See also:
Members’ transparency toolkit back to top Notification formats, handbook, links to members’ commitments and other aids for members’ transparency work in agriculture
External links back to top Observer organizations in the Agriculture Committee |
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