Negotiating Group on Rules - Contribution to the Discussion on the Framework for the Disciplines on the Fisheries Subsidies - Communication from Japan; the Republic of Korea; and the Separate Customs Terr[...]iwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu

World Trade Organization TN/RL/W/172 22 February 2005 (05-0743) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English CONTRIBUTION TO THE DISCUSSION ON THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE DISCIPLINES ON THE FISHERIES SUBSIDIES Communication from Japan; the Republic of Korea; and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu The following communication, dated 21 February 2005, is being circulated at the request of the Delegations of Japan; the Republic of Korea; and the Separate Customs Territory o f Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu . _______________ Introduction Since the adoption of the July package on 1 August 2004, the negotiation in the rules group has largely focused on the structure of the potential new disciplines for fisheries subsidies. At the November meeting, six countries (Argentina; Chile; Ecuador; New Zealand; Peru and the Philippines) in their proposal (TN/RL/W/166) trumpeted the merits of the top-down approa