Resources on agriculture trade: WTO documents

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Member submissions
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• Negotiating Group on Tropical Products: Communication on the Implementation of the Mandate on Tropical and Alternative Products
  1 November 2007

• ACP Proposal For Addressing Long-Standing Preferences and Preference Erosion
  October 2007

• African Group: Communication on Commodities
  2 July 2007

• EC Proposal for the Treatment of Sensitive Products
  29 June 2007

• EC Proposals on Certain Market Access Issues
  29 June 2007

• G-20: Improving Monitoring and Surveillance Mechanisms
  20 June 2007

• Cairns Group Proposal: Improving Monitoring and Surveillance
  11 June 2007

• Pakistan: Modalities for the Selection and Treatment of Special Products (SPs) by Developing Countries
  10 April 2007

• G-33 Revised List of Indicators
  21 March 2007

• Negotiating proposal by Recently Acceded Members (RAMs)
  13 March 2007

• Cairns Group proposal on sensitive products
  9 March 2007

• Cairns Group proposal on tropical and alternative products
  9 March 2007

• Pakistan: Special Products - Possible Elements for Discussion
  19 January 2007

• Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay: Revised Consolidated Reference Paper On Possible Modalities On Market Access - SSM: Some Unanswered Technical Issues
  21 June 2006

• Canada: agriculture domestic support simulations
  13 June 2006

• Communication from Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama: Tropical Products and Alternative Products
  8 June 2006

• Comunicación de Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala y Panamá: Productos Tropicales y Productos Alternativos
  8 June 2006

• Cairns Group - Other Market Access Elements
  2 June 2006

• Ecuador and Panama: communication on Recently Acceded Members
  2 June 2006

• Australia - Tariff Quota Administration
  2 June 2006

• Canada - Proposed Approach for Addressing Tariff Escalation
  2 June 2006

• Canada - Domestic Support simulations
  22 May 2006

• Australia - Applied Tariff simulations
  22 May 2006

• G-20 comments on Food Aid
  19 May 2006

• G-20 comments on the Chair's Reference Paper on the Green Box
  16 May 2006

• G-20 comments on the Chair's Reference Paper on the Blue Box
  16 May 2006

• G-33, African Group, ACP and LDCs joint communication on Special Products and the Special Safeguard Mechanism
  11 May 2006

• US communication on Special Products
  3 May 2006

• Colombia communication on cotton
  3 May 2006

• Thailand paper on Special Products
  2 May 2006

• Joint communication on Tropical and Alternative Products, by Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama and Peru
  28 April 2006

• US communication on the Special Agricultural Safeguard and the Special Safeguard Mechanism
  24 April 2006

• EU proposal on food aid
  24 April 2006

• Armenia, Kyygyz Republic, Armenia: Communication from Small Low-Income Economies in Transition, Recently Acceded to the WTO
  20 April 2006

• G-10 proposal on sensitive products
  18 April 2006

• US communication on State Trading Export Enterprises
  11 April 2006

• US communication on domestic support
  11 April 2006

• US communication on food aid
  7 April 2006

• Africa Group communication on the Green Box
  6 April 2006

• G-33 revised proposal on Special Safeguard Mechanism
  23 March 2006

• African and LDC Groups' communication on food aid
  6 March 2006

• Proposed Modalities for Cotton under the Mandate of the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration: Communication from the Co-sponsors of the Sectoral Initiative in Favour of Cotton
  1 March 2006

• Proposed Elements of the Reduction Formula For Domestic Support For Cotton, by Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali
  16 February 2006

• G10 Positions on Domestic Support
  25 January 2006

• G10 Proposal on the Treatment of Sensitive Products
  14 December 2005

• G-33 Proposal on the Modalities for the Designation and Treatment of any Agricultural Product as a Special Product (SP) by any Developing Country Member
  22 November 2005

• Proposal by Small Vulnerable Economies on Market Access in Agriculture: Communication from Barbados, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Honduras, Mauritius, Mongolia, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago
  11 November 2005

• Making Hong Kong a Success: Europe's Contribution
  28 October 2005

• G-33 Proposal on the Special Safeguard Mechanism
  October 2005

• ACP Proposal on Market Access in Agriculture
  October 2005

• Australian Contribution: Sensitive Products
  19 October 2005

• G20 Proposal on Sensitive Products: Selection and Treatment
  19 October 2005

• G20 Proposal on Improving Monitoring and Surveillance Mechanisms
  19 October 2005

• G20 Proposal on Tropical Products
  14 October 2005

• G20 Proposal on Market Access
  12 October 2005

• G20 Proposal on Domestic Support
  12 October 2005

• G33 Statement
  11 October 2005

• EU Market Access Formula
  11 October 2005

• G10 Market Access Proposal
  10 October 2005

• U.S. Proposal for WTO Agriculture Negotiations
  10 October 2005

• Statement by EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson on the EU Negotiating Position. EU Conditional Negotiating Proposals
  10 October 2005

• G20 Proposal on Maintaining the Special Status of Exporting STEs in Developing Countries
  8 October 2005

• G20 Proposal on Article 12.1- Export Prohibitions and Restrictions.
  7 October 2005

• G20 Proposal for the Establishment of Product-Specific caps in AMS
  7 October 2005

• ACP Proposal on Market Access in Agriculture
  October 2005

• Bhurban G-20 Ministerial Declaration
  10 September 2005

• Trade Negotiations Committee - Key Concerns of the ACP Group in Agriculture
  31 August 2005

• Dalian WTO Informal Ministerial Meeting: Co-Chair's Summary
  13 July 2005

• G20 Proposal: Elements for Discussion on Market Access
  8 July 2005

• G-33 Ministerial Communique
  12 June 2005

• G20 Green Box submission
  June 2005

• Canada Green Box submission
  June 2005

• Africa Group - Proposed Elements of Modalities in Connection with the Sectoral Initiative in Favour of Cotton
  22 April 2005

• Burkina Faso - Ouagadougou Declaration on the Cotton Situation Since the Adoption of the July 2004 Package
  7 April 2005

• G-20 New Delhi Declaration
  19 March 2005

• G-20 market access proposal
  28 May 2004

• Lamy-Fischler letter to trade ministers
  9 May 2004

• G21 alternative text on agriculture
  14 September 2003

• Consolidated African Union/ACP/LDC Position On Agriculture
  12 September 2003

• Joint Text on Agriculture by 20 developing countries (G-20): Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, China, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, India, Mexico, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Peru, Thailand and South Africa and Venezuela
  4 September 2003

• Negatiations on agriculture: Text by Albania, Croatia, Georgia, Jordan, Moldova and Oman for the Cancun Ministerial Declaration
  25 August 2003

• Negatiations on agriculture: Text by Kenya on special and differential treatment for the Cancun Ministerial Declaration
  25 August 2003

• Draft Decision Concerning Specific Measures in Favour of Cotton with a View to Poverty Alleviation, by Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali
  22 August 2003
  (Version française)

• Negotiations on agriculture: Text by Norway for the Cancun Ministerial Declaration
  21 August 2003

• Negotiations on agriculture: Text by Japan for the Cancun Ministerial Declaration
  20 August 2003

• Negotiations on agriculture: Joint text by Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Iceland, Korea, Liechtenstein and Switzerland for the Cancun Ministerial Declaration
  20 August 2003

• Negotiations on agriculture: Remarks by African Group on EU-US Paper
  19 August 2003

• Negotiations on agriculture: Joint text by Dominican Republic, Honduras, Kenya, Nicaragua, Panama and Sri Lanka for the Cancun Ministerial Declaration
  19 August 2003

• Negotiations on agriculture: EU-US Joint text on agriculture for the Cancun Ministerial Declaration
  13 August 2003

• Proposal on Implementation Modalities with respect to the Sectoral Initiative in Favour of Cotton by Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali
  4 August 2003
  

• Crisis Situation Created by the Long-Term Trend Towards Decline in Prices of Primary Commodities to the Trade and Development of Developing Countries Which are Heavily Dependent on Their Exports, by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
  22 July 2003

• Proposal by the European Commission on the WTO agriculture negotiations
  29 January 2003

• Poverty Reduction: Sectoral Initiative in Favour of Cotton. Joint Proposal by Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mali
  16 May 2003

• Namibia - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  23 March 2001

• African Group - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  23 March 2001

• Jordan - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  22 March 2001

• Mexico - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  19 March 2001

• Senegal - preliminary positions for agriculture negotiations
  19 March 2001

• Kenya - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  12 March 2001

• Democratic Republic of Congo - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  12 March 2001

• Nigeria - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  14 February 2001

• Egypt - comprehensive proposal for agriculture negotiations and Revision
  6 February 2001 and 21 March 2001

• Turkey - proposal for agriculture negotiations and Corrigendum
  5 February 2001 and 15 February 2001

• Morocco - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  5 February 2001

• Poland - proposal for continuation of the reform process in agriculture
  19 January 2001

• India - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  15 January 2001

• Norway - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  11 January 2001

• Mali - proposal for agriculture negotiations
  11 January 2001

• Republic of Korea - negotiating proposal on agriculture
  9 January 2001

• Mauritius - negotiating proposal on agriculture
  28 December 2000

• Swaziland proposal on market access under special and differential treatment for small developing countries
  22 December 2000

• Switzerland proposal on agriculture negotiations
  21 December 2000

• Canada proposal on domestic support
  21 December 2000

• Negotiating Proposal by Japan on WTO Agricultural Negotiations
  21 December 2000

• EU Comprehensive Negotiating Proposal
  14 December 2000

• Domestic Support - Additional Flexibility for Transition Economies. Proposal by Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, the Kyrgyz Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Slovak Republic and Slovenia
  14 November 2000

• ASEAN proposal on Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries in World Agricultural Trade
  10 November 2000

• Cairns Group proposal on domestic support
  22 September 2000

• EU proposal on blue box and other support measures to agriculture
  28 June 2000

• US proposal for comprehensive long-term agricultural trade reform
  23 June 2000

• US note on domestic support reform
  23 June 2000

• Green Box - proposal by Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Pakistan, Haiti, Nicaragua, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and El Salvador
  23 June 2000

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Official WTO documents
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Chair’s draft modalities February 2008

Chair’s working documents November 2007–January 2008

• Working Documents on Export Competition, circulated by Ambr. Falconer, WTO Ag. Negotiations Chair
  7 November 2007

• "Draft Modalities for Agriculture", circulated by Ambr. Falconer, WTO Ag. Negotiations Chair
  17 July version and corrected 1 August version

• 'Challenges' Paper from the Chair of the WTO Agriculture Negotiations, Ambassador Crawford Falconer: first and second instalments
  30 April 2007

• Draft Possible Modalities on Agriculture
  22 June 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Export Competition
  15 June 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Market Access
  9 June 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Revised Reference Paper on the Green Box
  30 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Revised Reference Paper on the Blue Box
  24 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Amber Box (AMS)
  24 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Overall Trade Distorting Support
  24 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Tropical Products
  17 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Preference Erosion
  17 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Sensitive Products
  10 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s revised Reference Paper on Food Aid
  10 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s revised Reference Paper on Export Credits
  10 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s revised Reference Paper on State Trading Enterprises
  10 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Small Vulnerable Economies
  4 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Recently Acceded Members
  4 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Special Products
  4 May 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on the Special Safeguard Mechanism
  26 April 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Export Credits
  13 April 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on the Blue Box
  13 April 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on the Green Box
  12 April 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Food Aid
  11 April 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Reference Paper on Exporting State Trading Enterprises
  11 April 2006

• Agriculture Chair Ambr. Falconer’s Questions For Post-Hong Kong Agriculture Talks
  9 February 2006

• Draft Ministerial Text for the WTO's Sixth Ministerial Conference, Revision 2
  18 December 2005

• Final Draft Ministerial Text for the WTO's Sixth Ministerial Conference
  7 December 2005

• Revised Draft Ministerial Text for the WTO's Sixth Ministerial Conference
  1 December 2005

• Draft Ministerial Text for the WTO's Sixth Ministerial Conference
  26 November 2005

• Report by the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Special Session to the TNC
  23 November 2005

• Draft Report by the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture
  22 November 2005

• Environmental Issues Raised in the Agriculture Negotiations
  5 October 2005
  

• Agriculture Negotiations - Status Report: Key Issues to be Addressed by 31 July 2005. Assessment by the Chairman of the WTO Committee on Agriculture Special Session.
  27 June 2005
  
  
• Doha Work Programme: Decision Adopted by the General Council on 1 August 2004, WT/L/579
  2 August 2004

Tariff Negotiations In Agriculture: Reduction Methods: WTO Secretariat paper
August 2003

• Draft Cancun Ministerial Declaration
  24 August 2003

• Annexes to the Draft Cancún Ministerial Text: Agriculture (Rev. 2), prepared by Chair Luis Ernesto Derbez, WTO
  2003

• Annexes to the Draft Cancún Ministerial Text: Agriculture (Rev. 1), prepared by Pérez del Castillo and Supachai, WTO
  2003

• Negotiations on agriculture: report by the Chairman, Mr. Stuart Harbinson, to the TNC
  7 July 2003

• Negotiations on Agriculture: Revised First Draft of Modalities for the Further Commitments, by Stuart Harbinson, Chair of the WTO Committee on Agriculture Special Session
  18 March 2003

• Negotiations on Agriculture: First Draft of Modalities for the Further Commitments, by Stuart Harbinson, Chair of the WTO Committee on Agriculture Special Session
  12 February 2003

• 'Overview Paper' on the modalities negotiations, by Stuart Harbinson, Chair of the WTO Committee on Agriculture Special Session
  18 December 2002
  
  
• Overview of the Negotiating Proposals Submitted in the First Phase of the agriculture negotiations
  2000 - 2001