PROPOSAL ON AGRICULTURE EXPORT PROHIBITIONS
OR RESTRICTIONS
RELATING TO THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
Draft General Council Decision
Communication
from Albania; Angola; Australia; Kingdom of Bahrain; Bangladesh;
Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador; European Union; Grenada;
Guyana; Iceland; Indonesia; Israel; Japan; Republic of Korea; Liechtenstein; Malawi;
Malaysia; Mali; Mexico; Moldova; Mongolia; Montenegro; Myanmar; New Zealand;
Norway; Paraguay; Peru; the Philippines; Qatar; Samoa; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;
Singapore; Solomon Islands; Switzerland; the Separate Customs Territory of
Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu; Ukraine; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom;
United States; Vanuatu; and Viet Nam
Revision*
The following proposal, dated 7
December 2020, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Singapore
on behalf of the aforementioned delegations.
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The General Council,
In view of the critical
humanitarian support provided by the World Food Programme, made more urgent in
light of the COVID-19 pandemic and other crises,
Decides as follows:
Members shall not impose export
prohibitions or restrictions on foodstuffs purchased for non-commercial
humanitarian purposes by the World Food Programme.
* This revision
is to add Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam and United Arab Emirates as co-sponsors
to the proposal.