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WTO and Fisheries subsidies UNEP 27 April 2004

WTO and Fisheries subsidies UNEP 27 April 2004. Presentation by Christina Schröder WTO. GATT/WTO and Subsidies. Article XVI of the GATT (1949) Tokyo Round's Subsidy Code (1979) Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (1995). Subsidies Agreement.

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WTO and Fisheries subsidies UNEP 27 April 2004

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  1. WTO and Fisheries subsidiesUNEP 27 April 2004 Presentation by Christina Schröder WTO

  2. GATT/WTO and Subsidies • Article XVI of the GATT (1949) • Tokyo Round's Subsidy Code (1979) • Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (1995)

  3. Subsidies Agreement • Subsidies Agreement disciplines use of subsidies, and regulates actions countries can take to counter effects of subsidies.

  4. Subsidies Agreement Agreement defines three categories of subsidies: • Prohibited; • Actionable; and • Non-actionable (lapsed on 31 December 1999)

  5. Subsidies Agreement • SCM Agreement applies to all products, unless otherwise stated, including fish and other aquatic products, be they from marine or inland fisheries or aquaculture.

  6. DDA and Fisheries Main centre of interest to fisheries are negs. on fisheries subsidies in Rules Neg. Group

  7. Fishery Subsidy Negotiations Paragraph 28 DD: participants shall aim to clarify and improve WTO disci-plines on fisheries subsidies, taking into account importance of this sector to developing countries.

  8. Fishery Subsidy Negotiations • On the negotiating table: • 11 discussion papers by six countries or groups of countries. • 6 negotiating proposals by five countries.

  9. Fishery Subsidy Proposals US proposal • Red category: subsidies that "directly promote overcapacity and over-fishing, or have other direct trade-distorting effects". • Dark Amber category: subsidies presumed to have harmful effects on overcapacity/over-fishing or adverse trade effects unless demonstrated otherwise

  10. Fishery Subsidy Proposals • EC proposal • Prohibited subsidies: those which enhance fishing capacity; • Green subsidies: those which are linked to capacity reductions or intended to mitigate the social and economic consequences of restructuring.

  11. What's next?

  12. Doha Development Round • Negotiations resumed in March 2004. • Deadline still end of 2004. • New or elaborated “old” proposals expected in fisheries. • Intensive programme of informal meetings for rest of 2004..

  13. THE END!

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