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Fruit and vegetables, and the role they have played in determining the EU’s aggregate measurement of support

Swinbank, A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2526-2026 (2011) Fruit and vegetables, and the role they have played in determining the EU’s aggregate measurement of support. The Estey Centre Journal of International Law and Trade Policy, 12 (2). pp. 54-73. ISSN 1496-5208

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Abstract/Summary

In its periodic declarations of domestic support to the WTO, the EU has progressively reduced its amber-box declarations in line with its changing system of farm support. Surprisingly, however, in 2007/08 it managed to more than halve its amber box compared with that of the previous year, easily achieving the reduction targets being touted in the Doha Round. This was largely due to a change in the calculations for fresh fruits and vegetables. These had been linked to the entry price system, which was not affected by the 2008 fruit and vegetables reform. Why the EU chose to make this change during the ongoing Doha Round negotiations remains unclear.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
ID Code:23455
Publisher:Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade

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