Negotiating Group on Rules - Japan's Basic Position on the Fisheries Subsidies Issue
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World Trade
Organization TN/RL/W/11
2 July 2002 (02-3706) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English
Japan’s Basic Position on the Fisheries Subsidies Issue
The following communication, dated 1 July 2002, has been received from the Permanent Mission of Japan.
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Introduction
1. In order to explain Japan’s position on the fisheries subsidies issue, Japan submitted several papers in the past (JOB (99)5367 dated 16 September 1999 and WT/CTE/W/173 dated 23 October 2000). Japan also responded orally to the paper (TN/RL/W/3) presented by eight Members in the May meeting of the Negotiating Group on Rules. Japan hereby presents formally its basic position on the fisheries subsidies issue in a written form.
How the existing Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures (ASCM) addresses the fisheries subsidies issue
2. Trade distortion caused by subsidies is not unique to
the fisheries sector. Therefore, we cannot agree to the c