RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/W/1
18January 1995
ORGANIZATION
(95-0054)
Committee onAgriculture
IMPLEMENTATION DATES FOR AGRICULTURAL COMMITMENTS
Note bytheSecretariat
1. Asagreed intheInformal Contact Group onAgriculture (PC/IPL/12) andendorsed bythe
Sub-Committee onInstitutional, Procedural andLegal Matters andincorporated intothereport ofthe
Preparatory Committee fortheWTO;
"...theSecretariat willattheappropriate stage prepare asummary notesetting out,foreach
Member, theimplementation datesforeachtypeofcommitment asspecified inSchedules ...".
2. Thisnoteprovides theresults ofthefirststepoftheSecretariat 'swork inthisarea. Itisa
result ofanexamination ofallverified Schedules (asof1January 1995). Thefollowing tablelists
theimplementationdatesintheareasofmarketaccess,domesticsupportandexportsubsidiesasindicated
intherespective Schedules.
3. Aswillbenoted, although "1995" isindicated inmany cases asthefirstyearofimplementation,
whatisnotspecified iswhether thecommitments havebeenimplemented from 1January 1995. In
thisconnection itwillberecalled, inthecaseofmarket access commitments (Part I,Section Iof
Schedules), thatparagraph 9ofMTN.GNG/MA/W/25, required theinclusion offollowing Headnote
inSchedules:
"The reductions intariffs andanyexpansion oftariff quotas provided forinSection IofPart
IofthisSchedule shallbeimplemented inequal annual instalments beginning on[date] and
ending on[date] unless otherwise specified inColumn 5ofSections IAorIBofthisSchedule."
4. Inthecaseofthecommitments limiting subsidization (Part IVofSchedules) the1995starting
dates fortheimplementation ofcommitments, where these havenotbeenspecified inSchedules, can
generally bederived fromtherelated AGST Supporting Tables. However, forthepurpose oflisting
thespecific dates intheSecretariat note, itwould beappropriate ifthenecessary confirmation or
information wereprovided. Itmaybenoted inthisregard thatwhereas specific annual commitment
datesareapplicablefortheexportsubsidycommitments,inthecaseofthedomesticsupportcommitments
there willbecases where the"Total AMS" commitment isinfactacombination ofdifferent
marketing/calendar years fortheconstituent basic products concerned. Insuchcases areference in
thelisttotherelevant AGST document maybeappropriate.
5. Accordingly, forthepurposes oftheNotetobeissued onimplementation dates, itisrequested
... thattheinformation onimplementation dates necessary tocomplete theattached listing foreachtype
ofcommitment asappropriate besubmitted totheSecretariat (Agriculture andCommodities Division)
by15February 1995.G/AG/W/1
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Antigua and
Barbuda/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Argentina /CC/CO/CO/CO el momento en que entre en vigor el
Acuerdo que establece la OMC /CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN /CN/CN
Australia /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning on /n1 January /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC cheese/CM other milk products/CM butter and
butteroil/CM skim milk powder/DK
/CC/CO/CO/COJuly/CPJune/CO/CO/CO/CC
pears/DK /CC/CO/CO/COJan/CPDec/CO/CO/CO/CC
Austria /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC wheat and wheat flour and coarse
grains/DK /CC/CO/CO/COthe marketing year for wheat
and wheat flour and coarse grains/CM
except for maize/CM includes the period/DK
July /n1 to June /n3/n0/DL for maize the
marketing year includes the period/DK
October /n1 to September /n3/n0/CO/CO/CO/CC
butter and butter oil/CM skim milk powder/CM
cheese and other milk products/DK
/CC/CO/CO/COfinancial year/DK from January /n1 to
December /n3/n1/CO/CO/CO/CC
bovine meat/CM pigmeat/CM sheepmeat/CM live
horses/CM wine/CM fruit/CM vegetables/DK
/CC/CO/CO/COcalendar year/DK from January /n1 to
December /n3/n1/CO/CO/CO/CC
Bahrain /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Bangladesh /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Barbados /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Belize /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Benin /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Bolivia /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Brazil /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COcalendar year /CICY/CJ/CO/CO/CO/CC
Brunei
Darussalam/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Burkina Faso /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Cameroon /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Canada /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in the year /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COAugust /n1 to July /n3/n1 crop year for
grains and oilseeds and August /n1 to
July /n3/n1 dairy year for dairy products/CO/CO/CO/CC
Chile /CC /CO/CO/COa partir de la fecha de la entrada en
vigor del Protocolo de la Ronda Uruguay /CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN /CN/CN
Colombia /CC/CO/CO/CO a partir de /n1/n9/n9/n5 /CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC
Congo /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Costa Rica /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO el per/ONodo de /n1/n0 a/PBos /CO/CO/CO/CC
C/PEte d /CH Ivoire /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Cuba /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Cyprus /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COcalendar/CO/CO/CO/CC
Czech Republic /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning on the date of entry into force
of the Agreement Establishing WTO/CO/CO/CO/CC/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COcalendar/CO/CO/CO/CC
Dominica /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Dominican
Republic/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Egypt /CC/CO/CO/COwhen the WTO Agreement enters into
force/CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN /CN/CNG/AG/W/1
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El Salvador /CC/CO/CO/CO a partir del /n1/CN/n1/CN/n9/n5 /CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
European
Communities/CC/CO/CO/CObeginning on /n1 July /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/COHowever/CM for
products in respect of which comments no/CO
/n1/n4 to /n3/n7 apply /FLtomatoes/CM cucumbers and
gherkins/CM globe artichokes/CM courgettes/CM
sweet oranges/CM clementines/CM mandarins and
similar citrus hybrids/CM lemons/CM table grapes/CM
apples/CM pears/CM apricots/CM cherries/CM peaches/CM
plums/CM grape juice and grape must/FN the
reductions shall be made at the beginning
of each marketing year/CO/CO/CO/CC/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CCAnnual outlay commitment levels are to
be applied by financial year i/COe/CO the /n1/n2
month period from /n1/n6 October/CO/CO/CO For the
sugar sector/CM however/CM the commitment
is to be applied/CO/CO/COfrom /n1 July/CO/CO/CO/CC
/CCAnnual quantity commitment levels are
to be applied by marketing year i/COe/CO the
/n1/n2 month period from /n1 July
/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/COexcept for the following
sectors/CO/CO/CO/CIa/CJ rice and wine/DK /n1
September/CO/CO/CO/CIb/CJ olive oil/DK /n1 November/CO/CO/CO/CIc/CJ
sugar/DK /n1 October/CO/CO/CO/CC
Fiji /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Finland /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning on /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC
Gabon /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Ghana /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Guatemala /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Guyana /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Honduras /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Hong Kong /CC/CO/CO/COyear of entry into force of the UR
Agreements /CIi/COe/CO either /n1 Jan/CO or /n1 July
/n9/n5/CJ/CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN /CN/CN
Hungary /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COcalendar year/CO/CO/CO/CC
Iceland /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COcalendar year
applied/CO/CO/CO/CC/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/CO/n0/n9/CO/CO/CO/CC
India /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning /n1/CO/n3/CO/n9/n5 or /n1/CO/n3/CO/n9/n6 /CIdepending on
the date on which the agreement
establishing the WTO comes in force/CJ/CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN /CN/CN
Indonesia /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC
Israel /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC
Jamaica /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Japan /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning on /n1 April /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CObased on
Japanese fiscal year
or marketing years
as specified in
AGST/CPJPN for each
basic agricultural
product/CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN
Kenya /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Korea /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN
Kuwait /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Macau /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Madagascar /CC/CO/CO/CO /n1 er juillet /n1/n9/n9/n5 /CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Malaysia /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Mali /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Malta /CC/CO/CO/COdate of entry into force of the WTO/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Mauritania /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Mauritius /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Mexico /CC/CO/CO/CO a partir del /n1 de enero de /n1/n9/n9/n5 /CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC
Morocco /CC/CO/CO/CO /OA partir de /n1/n9/n9/n5 /CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN
Myanmar /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CNG/AG/W/1
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Namibia /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in the year /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
New Zealand /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COJune year
basis/CO/CO/CO/CC/CC/CO/CO/COyear ended June/CO/CO/CO/CC
Nicaragua /CC/CO/CO/CO a partir del primero enero de /n1/n9/n9/n5 /CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Niger /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Nigeria /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Norway /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COcalendar/CO/CO/CO/CC
Pakistan /CC/CO/CO/COwill be implemented with effect from /n1
July of the relevant year/CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN /CN/CN
Paraguay /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n4/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Peru /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Philippines /CC/CO/CO/COtariff cuts equal to /n5 percentage points
or less shall be implemented on /n1 July
/n1/n9/n9/n9/CO/CO/CO/n1/n0 percentage points/CO/CO/COon /n1 July
/n1/n9/n9/n7 and /n1 July /n2/n0/n0/n2/CO/CO/CO/n1/n5 percentage
points and above/CO/CO/CO/DK /n1 July /n1/n9/n9/n7/CM /n1/n9/n9/n9
and /n2/n0/n0/n3/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COtariff quotas/CO/CO/COshall be
implemented/CO/CO/CObeginning /n1 July /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN /CN/CN
Poland /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COcalendar year applied/CO/CO/CO/CC
Romania /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC
Saint Lucia /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Saint Vincent
and the
Grenadines/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Senegal /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Singapore /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Slovak Republic /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning on the date of entry into force
of the Agreement Establishing WTO/CO/CO/CO/CC/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COcalendar/CO/CO/CO/CC
Slovenia /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN
South Africa /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in the year /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COcalendar/CO/CO/CO/CC
Sri Lanka /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Suriname /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Swaziland /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning in the year /n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Sweden /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COJuly/CNJune/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/COJuly/CPJune/CO/CO/CO/CC
Switzerland/CN
Lichenstein/CC/CO/CO/CO /OA partir de l /CH entr/OJe en vigueur de
l /CH Accord instituant l /CH OMC/DL le cas /OJch/OJant/CM
l /CH article XIV/DK/n2 de cet accord s /CH appliquera /CO/CO/CO/CC/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9 x /CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9 x /CO/CO/CO/CC
Tanzania /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Thailand /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN
Trinidad and
Tobago/CC/CO/CO/CObeginning on the date of implementation
of the Uruguay Round Protocol/CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN /CN/CN
Tunisia /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN
Turkey /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/CO/n1/CO/CO/CO/CC
Uganda /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CNG/AG/W/1
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United States /CC/CO/CO/CObeginning on the effective date of this
Schedule/CM except as noted below/CO/CO/CO/CC/DK
/CC/CO/CO/COgoods subject to tariff/CNrate quotas for
which quota periods other than a calendar
year are provided/CO/CO/CO/DK /CO/CO/COApril /n1/CN/CN
/FLpeanuts/FN/CO/CO/COAugust /n1/CN/CN /FLcotton/FN/CO/CO/COSeptember
/n1/n1/CN/CN /FLcotton/FN/CO/CO/COSeptember /n2/n0/CN/CN
/FLcotton/FN/CO/CO/COOctober /n1/CN/CN /FLsugar/FN/n1/CC/CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CCBudgetary outlay commitments will be
implemented beginning/CO/CO/COwith October /n1/CM
/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC
/CCQuantitative commitments will be
implemented beginning/CO/CO/COwith July /n1/CM
/n1/n9/n9/n5/CC
Uruguay /CC/CO/CO/CO a partir del /n1er/CO d/ONa de la entrada en
vigor para el Uruguay de los resultados de
la Ronda Uruguay /CO/CO/CO/CC/CN/CN arroz /DK /CC/CO/CO/CO a/PBo comerciali/CO /CO/CO/CO/CC
manteca/CM tortas de semillas oleaginosas
/CIPellets de Harina soja/CJ /DK /CC/CO/CO/CO a/PBo civil /CO/CO/CO/CC
Venezuela /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CC/CO/CO/CO/n0/n1/CP/n0/n1/CO/CO/CO/CC
Zambia /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
Zimbabwe /CC/CO/CO/CO/n1/n9/n9/n5/CO/CO/CO/CC /CN/CN /CN/CN
--no specific commitments in Schedules
1/CC/CO/CO/CODuring the time period that begins on the effective date of the schedule and ends on the day preceding the first occurrence of the date listed for each
subheading as the first day of its quota period/CM the quantity of goods that will be entitled to enter at the below tariff/CNrate quota duty rate shall not be less than
the prorated quantity/CO/CO/CO/CC/CO