FISHERIES SUBSIDIES

WORKING DOCUMENT

Communication FROM THE CHAIR

Revision

The attached working document has emerged from the intensive work in the Negotiating Group on Rules, based on the proposals contained in document RD/TN/RL/29/Rev.3. This revision now includes elements contained in that document that were not included in TN/RL/W/274/Rev.5 and incorporates as well technical and other agreed changes. This revision thus represents a unified version of the Negotiating Group's working documents on fisheries subsidies produced to date.

This working document is the result of a collective effort by delegations, and represents an effort to develop a working text that could present with some degree of clarity the numerous issues, approaches, and views before the Group. Its purpose is to facilitate further work of the Group. It is of course entirely without prejudice to the position of any delegation, or the right of any delegation to propose further changes.