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AGREEMENTONAGRICULTURE
Members,
HavingdecidedtoestablishabasisforinitiatingaprocessofreformoftradeinagricultureinlinewiththeobjectivesofthenegotiationsassetoutinthePuntadelEsteDeclaration;
Recallingthattheirlong-termobjectiveasagreedattheMid-TermReviewoftheUruguayRound"istoestablishafairandmarket-orientedagriculturaltradingsystemandthatareformprocessshouldbeinitiatedthroughthenegotiationofcommitmentsonsupportandprotectionandthroughtheestablishmentofstrengthenedandmoreoperationallyeffectiveGATTrulesanddisciplines";
Recallingfurtherthat"theabove-mentionedlong-termobjectiveistoprovideforsubstantialprogressivereductionsinagriculturalsupportandprotectionsustainedoveranagreedperiodoftime,resultingincorrectingandpreventingrestrictionsanddistortionsinworldagriculturalmarkets";
Committedtoachievingspecificbindingcommitmentsineachofthefollowingareas:
marketaccess;domesticsupport;exportcompetition;andtoreachinganagreementonsanitaryandphytosanitaryissues;
Havingagreedthatinimplementingtheircommitmentsonmarketaccess,developedcountryMemberswouldtakefullyintoaccounttheparticularneedsandconditionsofdevelopingcountryMembersbyprovidingforagreaterimprovementofopportunitiesandtermsofaccessforagriculturalproductsofparticularinteresttotheseMembers,includingthefullestliberalizationoftradeintropicalagriculturalproductsasagreedattheMid-TermReview,andforproductsofparticularimportancetothediversificationofproductionfromthegrowingofillicitnarcoticcrops;
NotingthatcommitmentsunderthereformprogrammeshouldbemadeinanequitablewayamongallMembers,havingregardtonon-tradeconcerns,includingfoodsecurityandtheneedtoprotecttheenvironment;havingregardtotheagreementthatspecialanddifferentialtreatmentfordevelopingcountriesisanintegralelementofthenegotiations,andtakingintoaccountthepossiblenegativeeffectsoftheimplementationofthereformprogrammeonleast-developedandnetfood-importingdevelopingcountries;
Herebyagreeasfollows:
PartI
Article1
DefinitionofTerms
InthisAgreement,unlessthecontextotherwiserequires:
(a)"AggregateMeasurementofSupport"and"AMS"meantheannuallevelofsupport,expressedinmonetaryterms,providedforanagriculturalproductinfavouroftheproducersofthebasicagriculturalproductornon-product-specificsupportprovidedinfavourofagriculturalproducersingeneral,otherthansupportprovidedunderprogrammesthatqualifyasexemptfromreductionunderAnnex2tothisAgreement,whichis:
(i)withrespecttosupportprovidedduringthebaseperiod,specifiedintherelevanttablesofsupportingmaterialincorporatedbyreferenceinPart IVofaMember'sSchedule;and
(ii)withrespecttosupportprovidedduringanyyearoftheimplementationperiodandthereafter,calculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofAnnex3ofthisAgreementandtakingintoaccounttheconstituentdataandmethodologyusedinthetablesofsupportingmaterialincorporatedbyreferenceinPartIVoftheMember'sSchedule;
(b)"basicagriculturalproduct"inrelationtodomesticsupportcommitmentsisdefinedastheproductascloseaspracticabletothepointoffirstsaleasspecifiedinaMember'sScheduleandintherelatedsupportingmaterial;
(c)"budgetaryoutlays"or"outlays"includesrevenueforegone;
(d)"EquivalentMeasurementofSupport"meanstheannuallevelofsupport,expressedinmonetaryterms,providedtoproducersofabasicagriculturalproductthroughtheapplicationofoneormoremeasures,thecalculationofwhichinaccordancewiththeAMSmethodologyisimpracticable,otherthansupportprovidedunderprogrammesthatqualifyasexemptfromreductionunderAnnex2tothisAgreement,andwhichis:
(i)withrespecttosupportprovidedduringthebaseperiod,specifiedintherelevanttablesofsupportingmaterialincorporatedbyreferenceinPart IVofaMember'sSchedule;and
(ii)withrespecttosupportprovidedduringanyyearoftheimplementationperiodandthereafter,calculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofAnnex4ofthisAgreementandtakingintoaccounttheconstituentdataandmethodologyusedinthetablesofsupportingmaterialincorporatedbyreferenceinPartIVoftheMember'sSchedule;
(e)"exportsubsidies"referstosubsidiescontingentuponexportperformance,includingtheexportsubsidieslistedinArticle9ofthisAgreement;
(f)"implementationperiod"meansthesix-yearperiodcommencingintheyear1995,exceptthat,forthepurposesofArticle13,itmeansthenine-yearperiodcommencingin1995;
(g)"marketaccessconcessions"includesallmarketaccesscommitmentsundertakenpursuanttothisAgreement;
(h)"TotalAggregateMeasurementofSupport"and"TotalAMS"meanthesumofalldomesticsupportprovidedinfavourofagriculturalproducers,calculatedasthesumofallaggregatemeasurementsofsupportforbasicagriculturalproducts,allnon-product-specificaggregatemeasurementsofsupportandallequivalentmeasurementsofsupportforagriculturalproducts,andwhichis:
(i)withrespecttosupportprovidedduringthebaseperiod(i.e.the"BaseTotalAMS")andthemaximumsupportpermittedtobeprovidedduringanyyearoftheimplementationperiodorthereafter(i.e.the"AnnualandFinalBoundCommitmentLevels"),asspecifiedinPartIVofaMember'sSchedule;and
(ii)withrespecttothelevelofsupportactuallyprovidedduringanyyearoftheimplementationperiodandthereafter(i.e.the"CurrentTotalAMS"),calculatedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofthisAgreement,includingArticle 6,andwiththeconstituentdataandmethodologyusedinthetablesofsupportingmaterialincorporatedbyreferenceinPartIVoftheMember'sSchedule;
(i)"year"inparagraph(f)aboveandinrelationtothespecificcommitmentsofaMemberreferstothecalendar,financialormarketingyearspecifiedintheSchedulerelatingtothatMember.
Article2
ProductCoverage
ThisAgreementappliestotheproductslistedinAnnex1tothisAgreement,hereinafterreferredtoasagriculturalproducts.
Part II
Article3
IncorporationofConcessionsandCommitments
1.ThedomesticsupportandexportsubsidycommitmentsinPart IVofeachMember'sScheduleconstitutecommitmentslimitingsubsidizationandareherebymadeanintegralpartofGATT1994.
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle 6,aMembershallnotprovidesupportinfavourofdomesticproducersinexcessofthecommitmentlevelsspecifiedinSection IofPart IVofitsSchedule.
3.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraphs2(b)and 4ofArticle 9,aMembershallnotprovideexportsubsidieslistedinparagraph 1ofArticle 9inrespectoftheagriculturalproductsorgroupsofproductsspecifiedinSection IIofPart IVofitsScheduleinexcessofthebudgetaryoutlayandquantitycommitmentlevelsspecifiedthereinandshallnotprovidesuchsubsidiesinrespectofanyagriculturalproductnotspecifiedinthatSectionofitsSchedule.
Part III
Article4
MarketAccess
1.MarketaccessconcessionscontainedinSchedulesrelatetobindingsandreductionsoftariffs,andtoothermarketaccesscommitmentsasspecifiedtherein.
2.Membersshallnotmaintain,resortto,orreverttoanymeasuresofthekindwhichhavebeenrequiredtobeconvertedintoordinarycustomsduties,exceptasotherwiseprovidedforinArticle 5andAnnex 5.
Article5
SpecialSafeguardProvisions
1.Notwithstandingtheprovisionsofparagraph1(b)ofArticleIIofGATT1994,anyMembermaytakerecoursetotheprovisionsofparagraphs4and5belowinconnectionwiththeimportationofanagriculturalproduct,inrespectofwhichmeasuresreferredtoinparagraph2ofArticle4ofthisAgreementhavebeenconvertedintoanordinarycustomsdutyandwhichisdesignatedinitsSchedulewiththesymbol"SSG"asbeingthesubjectofaconcessioninrespectofwhichtheprovisionsofthisArticlemaybeinvoked,if:
(a)thevolumeofimportsofthatproductenteringthecustomsterritoryoftheMembergrantingtheconcessionduringanyyearexceedsatriggerlevelwhichrelatestotheexistingmarketaccessopportunityassetoutinparagraph 4;or,butnotconcurrently:
(b)thepriceatwhichimportsofthatproductmayenterthecustomsterritoryoftheMembergrantingtheconcession,asdeterminedonthebasisofthec.i.f.importpriceoftheshipmentconcernedexpressedintermsofitsdomesticcurrency,fallsbelowatriggerpriceequaltotheaverage1986 to 1988referencepricefortheproductconcerned.
2.Importsundercurrentandminimumaccesscommitmentsestablishedaspartofaconcessionreferredtoinparagraph1aboveshallbecountedforthepurposeofdeterminingthevolumeofimportsrequiredforinvokingtheprovisionsofsubparagraph1(a)andparagraph4,butimportsundersuchcommitmentsshallnotbeaffectedbyanyadditionaldutyimposedundereithersubparagraph1(a)andparagraph4orsubparagraph1(b)andparagraph 5below.
3.Anysuppliesoftheproductinquestionwhichwereenrouteonthebasisofacontractsettledbeforetheadditionaldutyisimposedundersubparagraph1(a)andparagraph4shallbeexemptedfromanysuchadditionalduty,providedthattheymaybecountedinthevolumeofimportsoftheproductinquestionduringthefollowingyearforthepurposesoftriggeringtheprovisionsofsubparagraph 1(a)inthatyear.
4.Anyadditionaldutyimposedundersubparagraph 1(a)shallonlybemaintaineduntiltheendoftheyearinwhichithasbeenimposed,andmayonlybeleviedatalevelwhichshallnotexceedone th