NOTIFICATION
The following submission, dated 28 May 2025, is being circulated
at the request of the delegation of Japan. The notification
concerns actions taken within the framework of the Decision on Measures
Concerning the Possible Negative Effects of the Reform Programme on Least‑Developed
and Net Food-Importing Developing Countries (Table
NF:1) during the Calendar Year
2023.
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Table
NF:1
NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE 16.2 OF THE
AGREEMENT: MONITORING OF THE
FOLLOW-UP TO THE DECISION ON MEASURES CONCERNING THE POSSIBLE
NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE REFORM PROGRAMME ON LEAST-DEVELOPED
AND NET FOOD-IMPORTING DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR
YEAR 2023
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1 Quantity of food aID provided to least-developed and net
food-importing developing countries
1.1. The Government of Japan (GOJ) grants funds to be used
to purchase food. The total amount of the funds that GOJ granted was USD 16.17
million in calendar year 2023 (Refer to the Annex for details on shipments made
during 2023).
2 Indication of the proportion in fully grant form or appropriate
concessional terms
2.1. All of the funds mentioned above were granted in fully
grant form.
3 Technical and financial assistance under paragraph 3(iii) of the
Decision
3.1. In the agricultural sector, GOJ provided the following
technical and financial assistance to countries listed as Least-Developed and
Net Food-Importing Developing Countries in _G/AG/5/Rev.11.
Calendar Year 2023
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