Archive - Feb 9, 2007 - Article

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Need to change the WTO rules on Green Box subsidies (3rd of 3 articles on Green Box)

8 February, 2007
New disciplines are urgently needed to restrict the developed countries' wrong use of Green Box subsidies that are presently permitted under WTO rules, otherwise these subsidies will continue to distort agricultural production and trade, at the expense of developing countries.

Green Box removal may reduce US, EU exports by 40-50% (2nd of 3 articles on the Green Box)

8 February, 2007
Green Box agricultural subsidies have boosted the agricultural exports and output of many developed countries (especially the United States and European Union states).

UNCTAD paper reveals distortions of Green Box subsidies (Article 1 of 3 articles)

8 February, 2007
The current efforts towards a breakthrough in the stalled Doha negotiations at the World Trade Organisation have focused firstly on getting the United States to make a new offer to put a maximum limit on its total 'trade-distorting' domestic support (TDS) in agriculture that is more acceptable than its previously announced offer.