WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture: WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture 2004. 7. 23 Global Agriculture Policy Institue CHOI, Yong Kyu


Slide2: 1. Cancun Ministerial Conference(9.10 ~ 14. 2004, Mexico) Collapsed by Singapore Issues Agriculture : Cotton, G20, G10 New Changes in Negotiating Groups Before Cancun : Cairns Group/US, NTC Groups, Developing Contries After Cancun : US/EU, G20(Brazil, India, China & Others), G10(Korea, Japan, Switzerland, Norway & Others), G90, G33 Recent : NG5 (US, EU, Australia, India, Brazil) WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture


Slide3: 2. Recent Development New Chairmen(Feb. ‘04) General Council : Amb. Oshima Agriculture Committee : Amb. Grocer Active Consultations & Negotiations(March ~ June) Chairs vs Groups Between Groups Within Groups(NG5, G20, G10) Draft Text of Framework(July 16) Draft General Council Decision of […] July 2004. WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture


Slide4: 3. Main Points of Draft Text a. General Part (1) Agriculture : Annex A (2) Cotton : Within the Framework of Agriculture text (3) Non-agriculture Market Access : Annex B(Derbez Text) (4) Development : Contribution of developing countries should take account of their levels of development (5) Singapore Issues : Only Trade Facilitation WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture


Slide5: b. Agriculture (1) Domestic Support Final Bound Total AMS : Greater reduction Product-specific caps Flexibility in the Blue Box (2) Export Competition Elimination by the End Date to be Agreed Trade distorting element of export credit by reducing the repayment period (180 days) Effective procedures of STE be established (3) Market Access Single Approach : A Tiered Formula Deeper cuts in higher tariffs with flexibilities for sensitive products Sensitive Products(Developed Countries) Selection : Tariff lines of out-of-quota be a close approximation of the maximum permissible number Treatment : “Substential improvement” apply to each tariff line WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture


Slide6: Combinations of tariff quota commitment & tariff reductions applying to each tariff line Minimum cut in the out-of-quota-tariff rate established Further Evaluation of Tariff Cap SSG Under Negotiation Special Products of Develoing Countries Selections & treatment established in the negotiations Flexibility to designate under conditions to be agreed in the negotiations No requirement to expand tariff rate quotas on SPs ▷ Issues on Market Access are most important for Korea & Japan’s rice Espeially capping, substential reduction of tariff rate & mandatory expansion of TRQ WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture


Slide7: 4. Future Prospect Hard & Hot Negotiations by the Weekend(July 22) Chair Scheduled the Revised Text on July 26 General Council on July 29 Seems no rejection “Take it or Leave it!” If Agreed, Another Time Schedule be Suggested 6th Ministerial Conference WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture


Slide8: Thank you! WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture