UPDATED 2
OCTOBER 2001
Contents
> In
a nutshell
> Proposals
received in Phase 1
> Alliances
table
> INTRODUCTION
Phase 1
> Export
subsidies, competition and restrictions
> Market
access
> Domestic
support: amber, blue and green boxes
> Developing
countries
> Transition
economies
> Non-trade
concerns and ‘multifunctionality’
> Animal
welfare and food quality
> The
peace clause
Phase 2
> tariffs
and quotas
> domestic
support: amber, blue and green boxes
> export
subsidies and restrictions
> state
trading
> food
security
> food
safety
> rural
development
> geographical
indications
> safeguards
Data
> Statistics
This
briefing document explains current agricultural issues
raised before and in the current negotiations. It has
been prepared by the Information and Media Relations
Division of the WTO Secretariat to help public
understanding about the agriculture negotiations. It is
not an official record of the negotiations.
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1. Albania
(transition: domestic support)
2. Angola
(African Group)
3. Antigua and Barbuda (Caricom)
4.
Argentina (Cairns Group + Mercosur)
5. Australia (Cairns Group)
6.
Barbados (Caricom + small island developing
states +
non-trade concerns)
7. Belize (Caricom)
8. Benin
(African Group)
9.
Bolivia (Cairns Group +
“Mercosur+” 1, 2)
10. Botswana
(African Group)
11. Brazil (Cairns Group + Mercosur)
12.
Brunei (ASEAN)
13.
Bulgaria (transition: domestic support, market
access)
14. Burkina Faso
(own proposal + African Group)
15. Burundi
(own proposal + African Group + non-trade
concerns)
16. Cameroon (African Group)
17.
Canada (Cairns Group + own
proposals on market access, supplementary
proposal on domestic support)
18. Central
African Republic (African Group)
19. Chad (African Group)
20.
Chile (Cairns Group +
“Mercosur+” 1, 2)
21. Colombia (Cairns Group +
“Mercosur+” 2)
22. Congo
(African Group)
23. Congo, Democratic Rep (own poroposal + African
Group)
24. Costa Rica (Cairns Group +
“Mercosur+” 1)
25. Côte
d’Ivoire (African Group)
26.
Croatia (transition: domestic support, market
access)
27.
Cuba (developing country grouping 1, 2, 3 + small
island developing states)
28.
Cyprus (non-trade concerns)
29.
Czech Republic (transition: domestic support,
market access
+ non-trade
concerns)
30. Djibouti
(African Group)
31.
Dominica (small island developing states + Caricom)
32.
Dominican Republic (developing country grouping
1, 2, 3)
33.
Egypt (own proposal + African
Group)
34.
El Salvador (developing country grouping 1, 2, 3)
35.
Estonia (transition: market access + non-trade
concerns)
36–51:
EU (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK) (own
proposals +
non-trade
concerns)
52.
Fiji (Cairns
Group +
non-trade concerns)
53. Gabon
(African Group)
54. The Gambia(African Group)
54.
Georgia (transition: domestic support, market
access)
56. Ghana
(African Group)
57.
Grenada (Caricom)
58.
Guatemala (Cairns Group)
59. Guinea
(African Group)
60. Guinea Bissau (African Group)
61.
Guyana (Caricom)
62.
Haiti (developing country grouping 1, 2, 3)
63. Honduras (developing country grouping 1, 2,
3)
64.
Hungary (transition: domestic support, market
access)
65.
Iceland (non-trade concerns)
66.
India (own proposal + developing
country grouping 3)
67.
Indonesia (Cairns Group + ASEAN)
68.
Israel (non-trade concerns)
69.
Jamaica (small island developing states +
Caricom)
70.
Japan (own proposal + non-trade
concerns)
71. Jordan |
72.
Kenya (own proposal + developing
country grouping 1, 2, 3 + African
Group)
73.
Korea, Republic (own proposal +
non-trade concerns)
74.
Kyrgyz Republic (transition: domestic support,
market access)
75. Latvia (transition: domestic support, market
access + non-trade
concerns)
76. Lesotho
(African Group)
77.
Liechtenstein (non-trade concerns)
78.
Lithuania (transition: domestic support, market
access)
(Joined
WTO on 31 May 2001)
79. Madagascar
(African Group)
80. Malawi (African Group)
81.
Malaysia (Cairns Group + ASEAN)
82.
Mali (own proposal + African
Group)
83.
Malta (non-trade concerns)
84. Mauritania
(African Group)
85.
Mauritius (own proposal
+ small island developing states + non-trade
concerns + African
Group)
86. Mexico
87.
Mongolia (transition: domestic support + non-trade
concerns)
88.
Morocco (own proposal + African
Group)
89. Mozambique
(African Group)
90.
Myanmar
(ASEAN)
91. Namibia
(own proposal + African
Group)
92.
New Zealand (Cairns Group)
93.
Nicaragua (developing country grouping 1, 2)
94. Niger
(African Group)
95.
Nigeria (own proposal + developing
country grouping 3 + African
Group)
96. Norway (own proposal + non-trade
concerns)
97.
Pakistan (developing country grouping 1, 2, 3)
98.
Paraguay (Cairns Group + Mercosur)
99. Philippines (Cairns Group + ASEAN)
100.
Poland (own proposal + non-trade
concerns)
101.
Romania (non-trade concerns)
102. Rwanda
(African Group)
103.
Saint Kitts and Saint Nevis (Caricom + small
island developing states)
104. Saint Lucia (Caricom + non-trade
concerns)
105. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (small
island developing states + Caricom)
106. Sénégal
(own proposal + African
Group)
107. Sierra
Leone (African Group)
108.
Singapore (ASEAN)
109.
Slovak Republic (transition: domestic support,
market access + non-trade
concerns)
110. Slovenia (transition: domestic support,
market access + non-trade
concerns)
111.
South Africa (Cairns Group + African
Group)
112.
Sri Lanka (developing country grouping 1, 2, 3)
113.
Suriname (Caricom)
114.
Swaziland (own proposal + African
Group)
115. Switzerland (own proposal + non-trade
concerns)
116. Tanzania
(African Group)
117.
Thailand (Cairns Group + ASEAN)
118.
Trinidad and Tobago (small island developing
states + non-trade
concerns)
119. Togo
(African Group)
120. Tunisia (African Group)
121.
Turkey
122.
Uganda (developing country grouping 1, 2, 3 + African
Group)
123.
United States
124.
Uruguay (Cairns Group + Mercosur)
125. Zambia
(African Group)
126.
Zimbabwe (developing country grouping 1, 2, 3) |
Key
to the groups back to top
African
Group (41 countries):
- Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo (Democratic Republic), Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, , Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
ASEAN
(members of WTO):
- Brunei,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand
Cairns Group (G/AG/NG/W/11, 35, 54, 93):
- Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Canada (G/AG/NG/W/11, 35, 93),
Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Fiji (G/AG/NG/W/11,
35), Guatemala, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand,
Paraguay, Philippines, South Africa, Thailand,
Uruguay
Caricom:
- Antigua
and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada,
Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St
Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago,
Suriname
“Developing country grouping” = joint
sponsors of:
- (1)
G/AG/NG/W/13 (S&D and development box): Cuba,
Dominican Republic, Honduras, Pakistan, Haiti,
Nicaragua, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, El
Salvador
(2) G/AG/NG/W/14 (green box): Cuba, Dominican
Republic, Honduras, Pakistan, Haiti, Nicaragua,
Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka, El Salvador
(3) G/AG/NG/W/37 + Corr.1 (market access): Cuba,
Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras,
Kenya, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka,
Uganda, Zimbabwe
Mercosur:
- Argentina,
Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
“Mercosur+” = joint sponsors of:
- (1)
G/AG/NG/W/38: Mercosur + Bolivia, Chile, Costa
Rica
(2) G/AG/NG/W/104: Mercosur + Bolivia, Chile,
Colombia
Mercosur, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Guatemala, India
and Malaysia sponsored proposal G/AG/NG/W/139 on
export credits
“Non-trade concerns” = 38 countries
that sponsored note G/AG/NG/W/36/Rev.1 (conference papers
on non-trade concerns):
- Barbados,
Burundi, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, EU,
Fiji, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Korea, Latvia,
Liechtenstein, Malta, Mauritius, Mongolia,
Norway, Poland, Romania, Saint Lucia, Slovak
Republic, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and
Tobago
“Small island developing states”
(SIDS):
- Barbados,
Cuba, Dominica, Jamaica, Mauritius, St Kitts and
Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines,
Trinidad and Tobago
“Transition” = joint sponsors of:
- (1)
G/AG/NG/W/56 (domestic support): Albania,
Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Georgia,
Hungary, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania,
Mongolia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia
- (2)
G/AG/NG/W/57 (market access): Bulgaria, Czech
Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kyrgyz
Republic, Latvia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia,
Croatia, Lithuania
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