Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Sample Contracts
Submission by Cambodia on behalf of the LDC GroupFisheries Subsidies Agreement • September 1st, 2022
This agreement applies to subsidies defined within the meaning of Article 1.1 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, which are specific in accordance with the provisions of Article 2 of that Agreement, and provided to the fisheries sector.
Standard Contracts
ContractFisheries Subsidies Agreement • November 15th, 2022
The WTO Fisheries Subsidies Agreement: From Words to ActionFisheries Subsidies Agreement • October 14th, 2022
Fisheries Subsidies Agreement ratifications June 14, 2024Fisheries Subsidies Agreement • June 14th, 2024
Member Ratification date Decision date Fisheries Subsidies ratificationafter how many days? Count Switzerland 20-Jan-23 17-Jun-22 217 1 Singapore 10-Feb-23 17-Jun-22 238 2 Seychelles 10-Mar-23 17-Jun-22 266 3 United States 11-Apr-23 17-Jun-22 298 4 Canada 02-May-23 17-Jun-22 319 5 Iceland 10-May-23 17-Jun-22 327 6 United Arab Emirates 16-May-23 17-Jun-22 333 7 Austria 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 8 Belgium 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 9 Bulgaria 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 10 Croatia 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 11 Cyprus 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 12 Czechia 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 13 Denmark 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 14 Estonia 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 15 Finland 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 16 France 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 17 Germany 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 18 Greece 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 19 Hungary 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 20 Ireland 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 21 Italy 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 22 Latvia 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 23 Lithuania 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 24 Luxembourg 07-Jun-23 17-Jun-22 355 25 Malta 07-
ANNEX C – FISHERIES SUBSIDIESFisheries Subsidies Agreement • September 1st, 2008
Textual Proposals Chairman's Text (TN/RL/W/213) Delegations' Comments on Chairman's Text PROHIBITION AND SCOPE/COVERAGE [[ 3bis1. Except as provided for in Article 27 bis and Annex VIII of this Agreement, subsidies1 within the meaning of Article 1 of this Agreement that confer a benefit2 directly or indirectly on any natural or legal person engaged in the harvesting, processing, transport, marketing or sale of the fish and fisheries products listed in Annex IX of this Agreement (“fisheries subsidies”) shall be prohibited. ANNEX IX: PRODUCT COVERAGE FOR FISHERIES SUBSIDIES 1. The fish and fisheries products referred to in Article 3bis and related Articles refer to: HS Chapters/Code/HeadingsHS 0509(sponges)HS 0511.91 (fish unfit for human consumption)HS 03 (fish and fish products)HS 1504.10 (fishoil)HS 1504.20 (fishoil)ex HS 1603 (juices and extracts of meat and fish)HS 1604(prepared or preserved fish)HS 1605(prepared or preserved crustaceans and molluscs)HS 2301.20 (fishmeal) 1We not
What does the World Trade Organization Fisheries Subsidies Agreement Mean for Sustainability and Development?Fisheries Subsidies Agreement • June 17th, 2022
Overall, the text that has been agreed by Ministers in June lets the big fishing fleets off the hook. The Sustainable Development Goal 14.6 aims to “prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, and eliminate subsidies that contribute to IUU fishing, and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment (SDT) for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the WTO fisheries subsidies negotiation”.
SWITZERLAND BECAME FIRST WTO MEMBER TO FORMALLY ACCEPT NEW AGREEMENT ON FISHERIES SUBSIDIESFisheries Subsidies Agreement • January 24th, 2023
Dr. Leonila GuglyaFisheries Subsidies Agreement • June 25th, 2021
ANNEX C – FISHERIES SUBSIDIESFisheries Subsidies Agreement • June 1st, 2008
Textual Proposals Chairman's Text (TN/RL/W/213) Delegations' Comments on Chairman's Text PROHIBITION AND SCOPE/COVERAGE [[ 3bis1. Except as provided for in Article 27 bis and Annex VIII of this Agreement, subsidies1 within the meaning of Article 1 of this Agreement that confer a benefit2 directly or indirectly on any natural or legal person engaged in the harvesting, processing, transport, marketing or sale of the fish and fisheries products listed in Annex IX of this Agreement (“fisheries subsidies”) shall be prohibited. AGREEMENT ON SUBSIDIES AND COUNTERVAILING MEASURES 3.1 Except as provided in the Agreement on Agriculture, the following subsidies, within the meaning of Article 1, shall be prohibited: [...] With regard to the scope of the prohibition in general, some delegations consider that the Chairman's text is far too ambitious, while for other delegations the text falls considerably short of their expectations. Certain delegations view the list of proposed prohibitions as fa
