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World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Agriculture: Export Competition after the Nairobi Ministerial Conference. Trade Policy Technical Notes No. 16. WTO Negotiations

The Ministerial Decision on Export Competition introduced prohibitions to agricultural export subsidies. It foresees the elimination of export subsidies in different timeframes for developed and developing countries. Specific exceptions have been agreed upon for some products and for particular developed and developing members. The Decision also covers the other three elements (namely Export Credits and Guarantees, International Food Aid and State Trading Enterprises) of the Export Competition pillar. While the elimination of export subsidy entitlements is not expected to induce changes in existing policies, it will, however, prevent future use of the measure.

 

Date
2017
Publisher
FAO
Region
Global
Policy Theme