Negotiating Group on Rules - Proposal from the People's Republic of China on Fisheries Subsidies
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World Trade
Organization TN/RL/W/9
20 June 2002 (02-3370) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English
PROPOSAL FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIES
The following communication, dated 14 June 2002, has been received from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China.
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As a developing country having substantial interests in fishery, China has been following closely the discussion on fisheries subsidies under the Negotiating Group on Rules. This proposal is intended to give early direction to the negotiation on this issue.
The scope of fisheries subsidies
Different subsidies could be identified on different activities in the fishery sector, for example fish breeding agriculture, fishing at high seas, fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs), etc. Taking into account the different natures and effects of these subsidies on trade, environment and sustainable development, differential consideration