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WTO Secretariat

This new edition provides an introduction to the WTO’s Agreement on Agriculture, outlining its key principles, the work of the Agriculture Committee, and how disputes have interpreted WTO law on agriculture. It includes the full text of the Agriculture Agreement as well as the decisions taken on agriculture at the 2013 Bali Ministerial Conference and the 2015 Nairobi Ministerial Conference.

This publication forms part of the WTO Agreements Series, which aims to assist understanding of WTO agreements. Other publications in the series include Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and Technical Barriers to Trade.

Published October 2016 | 164 pages | 210 x 150 mm | Weight: 0.200 kg

Contents

INTRODUCTION 3

THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF WTO AGREEMENTS 5

AGRICULTURE AGREEMENT 9
An overview
Introduction to the Agriculture Agreement 10
Key principles: The three pillars 14
Other provisions 30
Transparency: Sharing information 33
The Agriculture Committee 37
A database of information on agricultural trade
policies and measures 42
Resolving disputes 43
Negotiations: built-in agenda and Doha Round 52
Cotton 55
Summary 59

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS 63

THE LEGAL TEXTS ON AGRICULTURE 71
Agreement on Agriculture

2013 BALI PACKAGE ON AGRICULTURE 103

2015 NAIROBI PACKAGE ON AGRICULTURE 121

Edition :

Net price : 30.00 CHF

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