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WTO Doha Round Negotiations in Agriculture

WTO Doha Round Negotiations in Agriculture. State of Play as of Feb 2007. General Tariff Reduction Formula, Flexibilities for Sensitivities of Developed & Developing Members. The General Tariff Reduction Formula ‘Sensitive’ Products Special Products (SPs).

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WTO Doha Round Negotiations in Agriculture

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  1. WTO Doha RoundNegotiations in Agriculture State of Play as of Feb 2007

  2. General Tariff Reduction Formula, Flexibilities for Sensitivitiesof Developed & Developing Members The General Tariff Reduction Formula ‘Sensitive’ Products Special Products (SPs)

  3. Flexibilities: deviationsfrom the general tariff reduction formula

  4. Comparative general tariff reduction formulae, impact on the Philippines *application of the G20 formula for the Philippines (all tariff lines) results to an overall average cut of ~29%, application of the US formula results to an overall average cut of ~58%

  5. ‘Sensitive’ Products Demandeurs the developed, particularly the EU & G10, but also available to the developing Coverage (% of tariff lines), proposals • US, G20 – 1%, EU – 8%, G10 – 15% • possible convergence at 4-6% Deviation from General Formula 30% with possible higher deviations for more sensitive products; compensation rules, including TRQs (MAVs), to be negotiated TRQ commitments proposed to be based on domestic consumption Special & differential treatmentfor developing countries on different elements still to be defined

  6. Special Products *major G33 members: China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya, Nigeria, Turkey, South Korea, Philippines. G33 has 46 developing country members.

  7. rice corn sugar swine/hog poultry vegetables onions, shallots, garlic corn substitutes palm oil processed meat coffee Major Sensitive Sectors,Philippines

  8. another update by TF WAR & Secretariat Policy & Planning, Project Development, R & D Office of the Secretary Department of Agriculture Republic of the Philippines

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