Negotiating Group on Rules - Fisheries Subsidies - Subsidies for Vessel Construction and Modification - Paper from Japan
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World Trade
Organization TN/RL/W/201
6 March 2006 (06-0961) Negotiating Group on Rules Original: English
FISHERIES SUBSIDIES
SUBSIDIES FOR VESSEL CONSTRUCTION
and
MODIFICATION
Paper from
Japan
The following communication,
dated
2
March 2006
, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of
Japan
.
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Introduction
1.
The discussion of the disciplines on fisheries subsidies at the WTO Rules Negotiating Group has made significant progress since its beginning. Japan is confident that it has made a substantial contribution to the discussion, particularly through its proposals in June and September 2004 as well as the joint proposal co-sponsored by Korea and
the Separate Customs Territory o
f T
aiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu
in February 2005 (TN/RL/W/159, 164 and 172 respectively).
2. The progress of the
fisheries
subsidies negotiation is duly recognized in the Hong K
o
ng Ministerial Declaration. In pa