Green Box support
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Green Box support refers to a category of government agricultural subsidies under World Trade Organization rules that are considered minimally trade-distorting and are therefore permitted without limits.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Trade Organization concept
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agricultural subsidy category ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Annex 2 domestic support
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Green Box subsidies ⓘ |
| appliesTo | domestic support measures in agriculture ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | minimally trade-distorting domestic support ⓘ |
| classificationColor | green ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Amber Box support
ⓘ
Blue Box support ⓘ |
| definedBy | World Trade Organization Agreement on Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | decoupling of support from current production and prices ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForceWith | Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture in 1995 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exemptFrom | reduction commitments under the Agreement on Agriculture ⓘ |
| hasCondition | must have no or at most minimal trade-distorting effects or effects on production ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | exempt from reduction commitments if criteria are met ⓘ |
| hasRequirement |
no price support to producers
ⓘ
support must be provided through publicly-funded government programmes ⓘ support must not involve transfers from consumers ⓘ |
| hasScope | applies to measures in the agricultural sector only ⓘ |
| includes |
decoupled income support
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domestic food aid ⓘ environmental programmes ⓘ extension and advisory services ⓘ government-funded services not involving price support ⓘ income insurance and income safety-net programmes ⓘ infrastructure services ⓘ inspection services ⓘ marketing and promotion services ⓘ natural disaster relief ⓘ pest and disease control services ⓘ public stockholding for food security purposes ⓘ regional assistance programmes ⓘ research services ⓘ structural adjustment assistance ⓘ training services ⓘ |
| isExampleOf | trade policy instrument ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | World Trade Organization Committee on Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permittedWithoutLimitsUnder | World Trade Organization rules ⓘ |
| policyObjective |
environmental protection
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food security ⓘ income stability for farmers ⓘ rural development ⓘ |
| purpose | to allow non- or minimally trade-distorting support to agriculture ⓘ |
| regulatedIn | Agreement on Agriculture Annex 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | domestic support pillar of the Agreement on Agriculture ⓘ |
| requires | notification to the World Trade Organization by members ⓘ |
| usedBy | World Trade Organization member governments ⓘ |
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Agreement