POINTS RAISED BY MEMBERS UNDER THE REVIEW
PROCESS
Compilation of questions for the meeting on 11-12 JUNE
2018[1]
The
present document compiles questions received by the Secretariat by the deadline
of 28 May 2018 as specified in WTO/AIR/AG/27.
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
1 MATTERS
RELEVANT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITMENTS: ARTICLE 18.6. 5
1.1
EU - Amendments to Income Stabilisation Tool 5
1.1.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 87080) 5
1.2
India's sugar policies. 5
1.2.1
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87079) 5
1.2.2
Question by European Union (AG-IMS ID 87002) 7
1.3
India's rice procurement 7
1.3.1
Question by European Union (AG-IMS ID 87078) 7
1.4
Indonesia's import restrictions on horticultural products. 8
1.4.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 87020) 8
1.5 Moldova's
draft regulation on amendments to Law on Internal Trade. 8
1.5.1
Question by Ukraine (AG-IMS ID 87092) 8
1.6
Norway's export subsidy for butter 9
1.6.1
Question by New Zealand (AG-IMS ID 87096) 9
1.7
Switzerland-Liechtenstein's new support policy for dairy and cereals. 9
1.7.1
Question by European Union (AG-IMS ID 87091) 9
1.8
Switzerland's levies on imports of certain agricultural goods. 9
1.8.1
Question by European Union (AG-IMS ID 87102) 9
1.9
U.S. Commodity Credit Corporation funds. 9
1.9.1
Question by Canada (AG-IMS ID 87104) 9
1.10
Brazil's domestic support programmes. 10
1.10.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 87014) 10
1.10.2
Question by New Zealand (AG-IMS ID 87062) 10
1.11
Canada's New Milk Ingredient Class. 10
1.11.1
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87160) and New Zealand (AG-IMS ID 87063) 10
1.11.2
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87159) and New Zealand (AG-IMS ID 87064) 10
1.11.3
Question by New Zealand (AG-IMS ID 87065) and United States of America (AG‑IMS
ID 87015) 11
1.12
Canada's wine sale policy. 12
1.12.1
Question by New Zealand (AG-IMS ID 87066) and United States of America (AG‑IMS
ID 87016) 12
1.13
European Union's sugar policies. 12
1.13.1
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87067) 12
1.14
EU intervention stocks of skim milk podwer 13
1.14.1
Question by New Zealand (AG-IMS ID 87069) 13
1.15
India's minimum support prices for wheat 13
1.15.1
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87068) 13
1.16
India's pulses policies. 14
1.16.1
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87070) 14
1.16.2
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87072) 14
1.16.3
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87075) 15
1.16.4
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87076) 15
1.16.5
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87077) 16
1.16.6
Question by Canada (AG-IMS ID 87074) 16
1.16.7
Question by Canada (AG-IMS ID 87071) 16
1.16.8
Question by Canada (AG-IMS ID 87073) 16
1.16.9
Question by European Union (AG-IMS ID 87001) 16
1.16.10
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 87087) 17
1.16.11
Question by Ukraine (AG-IMS ID 87088) 17
1.16.12
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 87017) 17
1.17
Indonesia's dairy import system.. 19
1.17.1
Question by New Zealand (AG-IMS ID 87089) 19
1.17.2
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 87018) 20
1.18
Indonesia's soybean imports. 21
1.18.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 87019) 21
1.19
Korea's rice imports. 21
1.19.1
Question by Thailand (AG-IMS ID 87090) 21
1.20
Mongolia's quota regime for importation. 21
1.20.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 87094) 21
1.21
Pakistan's sugar policies. 22
1.21.1
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87081) 22
1.22
Pakistan's wheat export subsidies. 23
1.22.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 87021) 23
1.23
Philippines' rice waiver 23
1.23.1
Question by Australia (AG-IMS ID 87082) 23
1.24
Russian Federation's railway subsidy for exports. 23
1.24.1
Question by Ukraine (AG-IMS ID 87098) 23
1.24.2
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 87022) 23
1.25
Suriname's poultry tariffs. 24
1.25.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 87023) 24
1.26
U.S. dairy policies. 25
1.26.1
Question by Canada (AG-IMS ID 87105) 25
1.26.2
Question by Canada (AG-IMS ID 87106) 25
1.27
U.S. support to cotton sector 25
1.27.1
Question by Brazil (AG-IMS ID 87103) 25
2 POINTS RAISED IN CONNECTION WITH
INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATIONS. 26
2.1
ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF AND OTHER QUOTA COMMITMENTS (TABLE MA:1) 26
2.1.1
Canada (G/AG/N/CAN/116) 26
2.2
IMPORTS UNDER TARIFF AND OTHER QUOTA COMMITMENTS (TABLE MA:2) 27
2.2.1
Canada (G/AG/N/CAN/120) 27
2.2.2
Chile (G/AG/N/CHL/46) 27
2.2.3
Japan (G/AG/N/JPN/225) 27
2.2.4
Russian Federation (G/AG/N/RUS/19) 28
2.2.5
Chinese Taipei (G/AG/N/TPKM/161) 28
2.2.6
United States of America (G/AG/N/USA/120) 28
2.3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT COMMITMENTS (TABLE DS:1) 29
2.3.1 Australia (G/AG/N/AUS/99, G/AG/N/AUS/109) 29
2.3.2 Brazil (G/AG/N/BRA/48) 29
2.3.3 European Union (G/AG/N/EU/34,
G/AG/N/EU/34/Corr.1) 30
2.3.4 European Union (G/AG/N/EU/43) 30
2.3.5 Guatemala (G/AG/N/GTM/60) 32
2.3.6 India (G/AG/N/IND/12) 33
2.3.7 Lao People's Democratic Republic
(G/AG/N/LAO/2) 37
2.3.8 Mexico (G/AG/N/MEX/36) 37
2.3.9 Norway (G/AG/N/NOR/94) 38
2.3.10 Philippines (G/AG/N/PHL/48, G/AG/N/PHL/49,
G/AG/N/PHL/50, G/AG/N/PHL/51, G/AG/N/PHL/52) 38
2.3.11 Switzerland (G/AG/N/CHE/84) 39
2.3.12 Tunisia (G/AG/N/TUN/52) 40
2.3.13 United States of America (G/AG/N/USA/121) 41
2.4
EXPORT SUBSIDY notifications (TABLES ES:1, ES:2 AND ES:3) 44
2.4.1 Canada (G/AG/N/CAN/118) 44
3 DEferred replies to questions on
notifications. 44
3.1 Egypt (G/AG/N/EGY/3) 44
3.2 India (G/AG/N/IND/11) 45
4 OVERDUE NOTIFICATIONS. 45
4.1 India. 45
4.2 Indonesia. 46
4.3 Pakistan. 47
4.4 Turkey. 47
[1] This
document has been prepared under the Secretariat's own responsibility and is
without prejudice to the positions of Members or to their rights and
obligations under the WTO.