POINTS RAISED BY MEMBERS UNDER THE REVIEW PROCESS
COMPILATION OF
QUESTIONS FOR THE MEETING ON 23-24 JUNE 2025[1]
[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. Questions cosponsored via
the AG‑IMS as of 11 am on 6 June are already reflected accordingly in this
document.
[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. Questions cosponsored via
the AG‑IMS as of 11 am on 6 June are already reflected accordingly in this
document.
The present
document compiles questions received by the Secretariat by the deadline of 4 June 2025 as specified in _WTO/AIR/AG/84.
1
MATTERS RELEVANT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITMENTS: ARTICLE 18.6. 7
NEW SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS (SIM). 7
1.1
Australia's Sheep Industry Fund and Cattle Industry Fund (SIM 980) 7
1.1.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112121) 7
1.2
China's new development plan (SIM 981) 7
1.2.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112028) 7
1.3
EU's emergency support (SIM 982) 8
1.3.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112138) 8
1.4
India's General Services expenditures in DS:1 notifications (SIM 983) 8
1.4.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112042) 8
1.5
India's domestic support policies (SIM 984) 8
1.5.1
Question by United States of America, Paraguay (AG-IMS ID 112041) 8
1.6
India's export duty on molasses (SIM 985) 8
1.6.1
Question by European Union (AG-IMS ID 112037) 8
1.7
New Zealand's Māori agribusiness funding and support (SIM 986) 9
1.7.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112141) 9
1.8
New Zealand's Resilient Dairy Program (SIM 987) 9
1.8.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112145) 9
1.9
Paraguay's Sustainable Rural Development Project (PRODERS) (SIM 988) 9
1.9.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112163) 9
1.10
UK's Northern Ireland pilot Protein Crop Scheme (SIM 989) 9
1.10.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112178) 9
1.11
U.S. and UK's bilateral trade agreement (SIM 990) 10
1.11.1
Question by Brazil, China (AG-IMS ID 112014 and 112015) 10
1.12
U.S. initiative to combat avian flu and reduce egg prices (SIM 991) 10
1.12.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112173) 10
1.13
U.S. Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) (SIM 992) 11
1.13.1
Question by United Kingdom, Canada, China (AG-IMS ID 112006) 11
1.14
U.S. Agricultural Trade Promotion Programs (SIM 993) 11
1.14.1
Question by United Kingdom, China (AG-IMS ID 112007) 11
SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION MATTERS (SIM) RAISED
PREVIOUSLY. 11
1.15
Angola's import policies (SIM 660) 11
1.15.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112025) 11
1.16
Brazil's estimated grant equivalent for subsidized loans (SIM 931) 12
1.16.1
Question by European Union (AG-IMS ID 112027) 12
1.17
Canada's AgriStability Program (SIM 953) 12
1.17.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112133) 12
1.18
Canada's Advanced Payments Program (SIM 847) 13
1.18.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112134) 13
1.19
Canada's AgriAssurance Program (SIM 955) 13
1.19.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112137) 13
1.20
Canada's dairy Innovation and Investment Fund (SIM 865) 13
1.20.1
Question by New Zealand (AG-IMS ID 112055) 13
1.21
Canada's tariff rate quota for cheese (SIM 345) 14
1.21.1
Question by United Kingdom (AG-IMS ID 112005) 14
1.22
China's domestic support for cotton (SIM 883) 14
1.22.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112034) 14
1.23
Egypt's export restriction on rice (SIM 332) 14
1.23.1
Question by United States of America, Switzerland (AG-IMS ID 112036) 14
1.24
EU's Deforestation and Forest Degradation Strategy (SIM 558) 15
1.24.1
Question by Brazil, Paraguay (AG-IMS ID 112013) 15
1.24.2
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112139) 16
1.24.3
Question by New Zealand, Canada, United States of America, China (AG-IMS
ID 112062) 16
1.25
India's Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) (SIM 515) 17
1.25.1
Question by United States of America, Paraguay (AG-IMS ID 112039) 17
1.26
India's public stockpiling (SIM 525) 17
1.26.1
Question by United States of America, Paraguay (AG-IMS ID 112040) 17
1.27
India's export restrictions on wheat and rice (SIM 306) 17
1.27.1
Question by United Kingdom, United States of America, Switzerland, Ukraine,
Canada (AG‑IMS ID 112003) 17
1.28
India's export restriction measures on rice (SIM 767) 18
1.28.1
Question by United States of America, Switzerland (AG-IMS ID 112038) 18
1.29
Indonesia's Commodity Balance System (SIM 962) 18
1.29.1
Question by Japan, Paraguay, Canada (AG-IMS ID 112024) 18
1.30
New Zealand's Ministry Primary Growth Partnership (PGP)/Sustainable Food and
Fibre Futures (SFFF) (SIM 914) 19
1.30.1
Question by India (AG-IMS ID 112143) 19
1.31
Pakistan's regulatory duties (SIM 896) 19
1.31.1
Question by European Union, Canada (AG-IMS ID 112147) 19
1.32
Pakistan's export restrictions on wheat flour (SIM 916) 19
1.32.1
Question by United Kingdom, United States of America, Switzerland, Canada (AG‑IMS
ID 112004) 19
1.33
Panama's compliance with its domestic support commitments (SIM 758) 19
1.33.1
Question by United States of America, Paraguay (AG-IMS ID 112045) 19
1.34
Thailand's rice support (SIM 969) 20
1.34.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112047) 20
1.35
U.S. Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreements Programme
(SIM 926) 20
1.35.1
Question by India, China (AG-IMS ID 112089) 20
1.36
United States' soybean programmes (SIM 387) 20
1.36.1
Question by India, China (AG-IMS ID 112179) 20
1.37
U.S. applied tariffs (SIM 976) 21
1.37.1
Question by China (AG-IMS ID 112001) 21
2 POINTS RAISED IN CONNECTION WITH
INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATIONS. 21
2.1
ADMINISTRATION OF TARIFF AND OTHER QUOTA COMMITMENTS (TABLE MA:1) 21
2.1.1
Japan (G/AG/N/JPN/301) 21
2.2
IMPORTS UNDER TARIFF AND OTHER QUOTA COMMITMENTS (TABLE MA:2) 22
2.2.1
China (G/AG/N/CHN/73) 22
2.2.2 Ecuador (G/AG/N/ECU/77) 22
2.2.3
European Union (G/AG/N/EU/99) 22
2.2.4
Korea, Republic of (G/AG/N/KOR/101) 23
2.2.5
Tunisia (G/AG/N/TUN/68, G/AG/N/TUN/69) 24
2.2.6
United Kingdom (G/AG/N/GBR/34) 24
2.3
SPECIAL AGRICULTURAL SAFEGUARDs (TABLES MA:3 to MA:5) 25
2.3.1
Chinese Taipei (G/AG/N/TPKM/250) 25
2.4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT COMMITMENTS (TABLE DS:1) 25
2.4.1 Argentina (G/AG/N/ARG/59) 25
2.4.2
Australia (G/AG/N/AUS/172, G/AG/N/AUS/173, G/AG/N/AUS/178) 25
2.4.3 Brazil (G/AG/N/BRA/84) 28
2.4.4
China (G/AG/N/CHN/47) 29
2.4.5
China (G/AG/N/CHN/74, G/AG/N/CHN/75) 29
2.4.6 Costa Rica (G/AG/N/CRI/98) 31
2.4.7
Honduras (G/AG/N/HND/66, G/AG/N/HND/67) 31
2.4.8
India (G/AG/N/IND/31) 32
2.4.9
India (G/AG/N/IND/33) 32
2.4.10
Indonesia (G/AG/N/IDN/77) 34
2.4.11
Japan (G/AG/N/JPN/294) 35
2.4.12
New Zealand (G/AG/N/NZL/138, G/AG/N/NZL/144, G/AG/N/NZL/144/Corr.1,
G/AG/N/NZL/152) 36
2.4.13
Norway (G/AG/N/NOR/135) 37
2.4.14
Pakistan (G/AG/N/PAK/41) 37
2.4.15
Pakistan (G/AG/N/PAK/42) 37
2.4.16
Pakistan (G/AG/N/PAK/45) 38
2.4.17
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of (G/AG/N/SAU/29) 38
2.4.18
Switzerland (G/AG/N/CHE/128, G/AG/N/CHE/132) 38
2.4.19
Thailand (G/AG/N/THA/141, G/AG/N/THA/142, G/AG/N/THA/143) 39
2.4.20
Tunisia (G/AG/N/TUN/70, G/AG/N/TUN/71, G/AG/N/TUN/72) 42
2.4.21
United States of America (G/AG/N/USA/169, G/AG/N/USA/173) 42
2.4.22
Uruguay (G/AG/N/URY/84) 43
2.4.23
Viet Nam (G/AG/N/VNM/32) 43
2.5
NEW OR MODIFIED DOMESTIC SUPPORT MEASURES (TABLE DS:2) 43
2.5.1 Argentina (G/AG/N/ARG/56) 43
2.5.2 Australia (G/AG/N/AUS/174) 43
2.5.3 Australia (G/AG/N/AUS/175) 45
2.5.4
Switzerland (G/AG/N/CHE/131) 45
2.5.5
United Kingdom (G/AG/N/GBR/14) 45
2.5.6
United Kingdom (G/AG/N/GBR/33) 45
2.5.7
United Kingdom (G/AG/N/GBR/35) 45
2.6
NOTIFICATIONS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NFIDC DECISION (TABLE NF:1) 46
2.6.1
United States of America (G/AG/N/USA/179) 46
3 OVERDUE NOTIFICATIONS. 47
3.1 Tunisia. 47
3.2 European Union. 47
3.3 Honduras. 47
3.4 Thailand. 47
3.5 Uruguay. 48
4 deferred replies. 48
4.1
MATTERS RELEVANT TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMITMENTS: ARTICLE 18.6. 48
4.1.1
Angola's poultry and pork (SIM 927) 48
4.1.1.1
Question by Brazil (AG-IMS ID 112009) 48
4.1.2
Australia, Canada, European Union, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, United
Kingdom, United States – Restrictions on agricultural and
agriculture-related services (SIM 770) 48
4.1.2.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 112140, 112144, 112149, 112155,
112159, 112161, 112168, 112171) 48
4.1.3
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States - Import duties
in excess of the bound rates applied on agricultural goods (SIM 771) 48
4.1.3.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 112142, 112146, 112162, 112169,
112172) 48
4.1.4
Bangladesh's import policies (SIM 929) 49
4.1.4.1
Question by Japan, Canada (AG-IMS ID 112022) 49
4.1.4.2
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112026) 49
4.1.5
Canada, European Union, Iceland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway – Prohibitions and
restrictions on agricultural machinery supplies (SIM 772) 49
4.1.5.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 112148, 112150, 112156, 112160,
112164, 112165) 49
4.1.6
European Union, Iceland, Norway – Prohibitions on road freight transport
(SIM 778) 50
4.1.6.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 112151, 112157, 112166) 50
4.1.7
European Union, Iceland, Norway – Prohibitions on access to ports (SIM
782) 50
4.1.7.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 112152, 112158, 112167) 50
4.1.8
EU's measure on Russian agricultural exports (SIM 888) 50
4.1.8.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 112153) 50
4.1.9
EU's tariffs on agricultural products and fertilizers from Russia and
Belarus (SIM 958) 51
4.1.9.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 112154) 51
4.1.10
Nigeria's duty-free scheme (SIM 942) 51
4.1.10.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112043) 51
4.1.11
Pakistan's export restrictions on wheat flour (SIM 916) 51
4.1.11.1
Question by European Union, Ukraine, Canada (AG-IMS ID 112044) 51
4.1.12
Philippines' Minimum Access Volume (SIM 918) 52
4.1.12.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112046) 52
4.1.13
Türkiye's value-added tax (VAT) (SIM 970) 52
4.1.13.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112048) 52
4.1.14
Türkiye's Resource Utilization Support Fund (KKDF) (SIM 971) 53
4.1.14.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112049) 53
4.1.15
Türkiye's Special Consumption Tax (OTV) (SIM 972) 53
4.1.15.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112050) 53
4.1.16
Türkiye's additional financial liability (AFL) tax (SIM 974) 53
4.1.16.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112051) 53
4.1.17
Türkiye's reference price system (SIM 973) 54
4.1.17.1
Question by United States of America (AG-IMS ID 112052) 54
4.1.18
United Kingdom's banking and financial restrictions (SIM 810) 54
4.1.18.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 112170) 54
4.1.19
U.S. No Russian Agriculture Act (SIM 901) 54
4.1.19.1
Question by Russian Federation (AG-IMS ID 112174) 54
4.2
POINTS RAISED IN CONNECTION WITH INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATIONS. 55
4.2.1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT COMMITMENTS (TABLE DS:1) 55
4.2.1.1 Panama (G/AG/N/PAN/70) 55
4.2.1.2
Oman (G/AG/N/OMN/35) 55
5 EXPORT COMPETITION.. 56
5.1 Australia. 56
5.2 China. 56
5.3 Indonesia. 57
5.4 Kazakhstan. 57
[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. Questions cosponsored via
the AG‑IMS as of 11 am on 6 June are already reflected accordingly in this
document.