WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture

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

2. WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture 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) Global Agriculture Policy Institute

3. WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture 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. Global Agriculture Policy Institute

4. WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture 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 Global Agriculture Policy Institute

5. WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture 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 Global Agriculture Policy Institute

6. WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture • 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 Global Agriculture Policy Institute

7. WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture 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 Global Agriculture Policy Institute

8. WTO/DDA Negotiations on Agriculture Thank you! Global Agriculture Policy Institute