Negocjacje w dziedzinie rolnictwa w ramach Światowej Organizacji Handlu a Wspólna Polityka Rolna
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2007
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Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM
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WTO AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS AND THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY
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The purpose o f the paper is to present the current state o f affairs in the agricultural
negotiations o f the World Trade Organization, as well as its likely impact on the Common
Agricultural Policy. The study is founded on the basis of the Draft modalities by C. Falconer,
published on July 17lh, 2007.
As it comes to the internal support, C. Falconer suggests the reduction o f OTDS by 75
or 85 % applicable to the EU. If the parties agree on the lower value o f the reduction, this
part o f the deal will not require much effort from the EU to adapt the reformed CAP to the
new WTO rules. The direct payment scheme introduced by the 2003 reform, classified to
the “green box” , will not be concerned by the cuts. Equally, the new de minimis threshold
is completely acceptable for the UE.
On the contrary, the area o f negotiations concerning market access is much more
demanding from the European point o f view. The current proposal on the tariff cuts goes far beyond the last official offer made by the EU in October 2005. At the same time, the
future o f the safeguard clause is uncertain and the number o f sensitive products highly
unsatisfactory. Provided that the agreement is concluded in its present form, a sharp
increase o f import may occur. This in consequence will heavily affect the balance o f the
European agricultural markets. As a result, the cuts o f internal prices, especially for sugar
and dairy products will be necessary.
Similarly, the decision concerning the elimination o f the export subsidies until 2013
will make the European exports hardly profitable, while benefits generated from regulating
other export practices do not seem to balance o ff the efforts.
The paper ends in a conclusion that even though the European Commission is bound
by the obligation to keep its offers in the limits that allow to preserve the current CAP
unchanged, due to the new WTO regulations, another reform o f the European agricultural
policy may not be avoided in the near future.
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Przegląd Prawa Rolnego, 2007 Nr 2, s. 126-151.
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978-83-232181-7-3
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1897-7626