Article 6.2 Agreement On Agriculture

Noting that commitments made under the reform programme should be made fairly by all MEPs, taking into account non-trade issues, including food security and the need to protect the environment; Recalling the agreement that the special and differentiated treatment of developing countries is an integral part of the negotiations and given the negative effects that the implementation of the reform programme could have on the least developed developing countries and net food-importing developing countries, the obligation to meet specific binding commitments in each of the following areas Market access; Domestic assistance Export competition and reach agreement on health and plant health issues; (2) In accordance with the mid-term review agreement, which provides that direct or indirect state aid to promote agricultural and rural development is an integral part of development programmes in developing countries, investment aid generally made available to agriculture in developing countries, and agricultural input subsidies, which are generally available to low- and low-income producers in developing countries. , are excluded from commitments to reduce national aid which, if not, would apply to measures that would otherwise apply to such measures. , as well as national aid to producers in developing countries, which encourage diversification through the cultivation of illicit stunning plants. National aid meeting the criteria set out in this paragraph should not be taken into account in the calculation of the current AMS of the total number of Member States. 3. Subject to paragraphs 2, points b) and 4), Article 9, a member does not grant export subsidies in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 1, for agricultural products or product groups covered in Part IV, Section II, Part IV, and does not grant these subsidies for any agricultural product not included in this section of its annex. . (ii) with respect to the assistance provided during and after each year of the implementation period, calculated in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 3 of this agreement, taking into account the data and methods contained in the support material tables, which are provided by reference to Part IV of the member`s calendar; (a) if these market access opportunities are less than or equal to 10% for a product, the basic trigger level is 125%; Recalling further that the aforementioned long-term objective is to allow a substantial gradual reduction in agricultural aid and land protection, which are maintained over an agreed period, which has the effect of correcting and preventing restrictions and distortions on world agricultural markets; (a) the import volume of this product entering the customs territory of the member granting the concession in a year is greater than a trigger relating to the possibility of market access provided for in paragraph 4; or, but not at the same time: (a) direct payments under production restraint programmes are not subject to the obligation to reduce domestic aid where (e) export subsidies relate to subsidies that depend on export performance, including export subsidies covered by Article 9 of this agreement; have made an effort to make commitments that are only necessary on an ad hoc basis; This agreement applies to products listed in Schedule 1 of this agreement, referred to as agricultural products.