Committee on Agriculture - Members' Participation in the Normal Growth of World Trade in Agricultural Products - Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture - Note by the Secretariat - Revision

World Trade Organization G/AG/W/32/Rev.10 17 November 2008 (08-5580) Committee on Agriculture MEMBERS' PARTICIPATION IN THE NORMAL GROWTH OF WORLD TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS - ARTICLE 18.5 OF THE AGREEMENT ON AGRICULTURE Note by the Secretariat Revision Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Agriculture provides that "Members agree to consult annually in the Committee on Agriculture with respect to their participation in the normal growth of world trade in agricultural products within the framework of the commitments on export subsidies under this Agreement." According to the Committee's Working Procedures these consultations are to be undertaken at the November meetings of the Committee (G/AG/1, paragraph 17). The present note updates the information contained in document G/AG/W/32/Rev.9 provided by the Secretariat for the purposes of the Article 18.5 consultations undertaken by the Committee. The attached tables contain, for selected exporters and