Blue Box support
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Blue Box support is a category of agricultural subsidies under World Trade Organization rules that are considered trade-distorting but are allowed because they are linked to production-limiting programs.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Trade Organization concept
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agricultural subsidy category ⓘ trade-distorting domestic support ⓘ |
| aimsTo | limit the impact of domestic support on agricultural trade ⓘ |
| allowedUnder | World Trade Organization rules ⓘ |
| appliesTo | agricultural products ⓘ |
| broaderCategory | domestic support measures in agriculture ⓘ |
| categoryColor | blue ⓘ |
| colorCodingSystem | WTO domestic support boxes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Amber Box support
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Green Box support ⓘ de minimis support ⓘ |
| criticizedFor | continuing to distort trade despite exemptions ⓘ |
| defendedAs | a transitional tool toward less trade-distorting support ⓘ |
| discussedIn | WTO Committee on Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exampleCountry |
European Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| existsUnder | multilateral trading system ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
linked to production-limiting programs
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trade-distorting ⓘ |
| hasCondition |
payments must be based on fixed area and yields or a fixed number of head of livestock
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payments must be made on 85 percent or less of the base level of production ⓘ payments must be tied to production-limiting programs ⓘ |
| hasDebate | subject of controversy in WTO agricultural negotiations ⓘ |
| impactOnTrade | distorts production and trade less than unconstrained Amber Box support ⓘ |
| influences |
farmers’ production decisions
ⓘ
global agricultural production patterns ⓘ |
| introducedInContextOf | Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isExemptFrom | reduction commitments on certain conditions ⓘ |
| legalStatus | permitted under WTO with conditions ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | World Trade Organization members through notifications ⓘ |
| objective | to support farm incomes while capping output ⓘ |
| partOf | World Trade Organization Agreement on Agriculture domestic support disciplines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyField |
domestic agricultural policy
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international agricultural trade policy ⓘ |
| policyInstrument |
area-based payments
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direct payments to farmers ⓘ livestock headage payments ⓘ |
| purpose | to permit certain trade-distorting support if tied to production limits ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Agreement on Agriculture
NERFINISHED
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World Trade Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
domestic support reduction commitments
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production-limiting programs ⓘ |
| relatedTo | market access and export competition pillars in the Agreement on Agriculture ⓘ |
| requires | notification to the WTO by member governments ⓘ |
| subjectTo | WTO negotiations on agricultural domestic support NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
developed countries
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developing countries ⓘ |
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