Agriculture Chair's 'Reference Papers' and U.S. Communications

Below are the links to the 'reference papers' submitted by the Chair of the Agriculture negotiations, Ambassador Falconer, to the WTO membership on Wednesday 11 April. Please note that the U.S. also issued three communications on these three issues last week (see links below).

The reference papers are designed to move discussions further on some key issues: the green box, food aid and exporting state trading enterprises. References paper are also expected on the Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM), blue box and export credits.

Chair's Reference Paper on the Green Box, April 2006
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=80587

Chair's Reference Paper on Exporting State Trading Enterprises, April 2006
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=80586

Chair's Reference Paper on Food Aid, April 2006
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=80585

U.S. Communication on State Trading Enterprises, April 2006
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=80581

U.S. Communication on Domestic Support, April 2006
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=80580

U.S. Communication on Food Aid, April 2006
http://www.tradeobservatory.org/library.cfm?refid=80563