For basic information on the use of export subsidies and the WTO, see the
export subsidy chapter in the ERS WTO
briefing room.
Copies of an individual country's notification to the WTO can be downloaded from the WTO website.
— Go to the "documents" button at the top of the page.
— On the WTO official documents page, click on "search for and download official
WTO documents."
— On the left side bar, chose "search." A "simple search" screen will appear (see
screen shot below).
— In the "document symbol" box, insert the character string G/AG/N to search for agriculture agreement notifications.
— In the "countries" box, enter the names of the country or countries that you wish to search for.
— To narrow the search to solely export subsidy notifications, enter "export
subsidy" in the "full text search criteria" box.
— Specify the submission dates. Note you will be searching for when the documents
were submitted to the WTO, not the dates to which the notification applies. For
example, the European Union notified its export subsidies for marketing year 1995/96
on March 10, 1997. Thus, March 10, 1997 (10/03/1997) is the document date that
pertains to this notification.
— Then select "search."
— PLEASE BE PATIENT. SEARCHES ON THE WTO WEBSITE MAY REQUIRE 5 TO 10 MINUTES OR LONGER.
— Alternatively, you can enter a full document number (e.g., G/AG/N/EEC/5) in
the "document symbol" box and just search for a specific document.
— To download specific documents once the results of the search appear, check the box next to the name of the documents and click the little "E" above the checked box. Initially, some documents were in WordPerfect; however, more recent documents are in Microsoft Word.
Screen shot example from WTO web site
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