世贸组织《农业协定》中的“蓝箱”支持

“蓝箱”支持是世贸组织《农业协定》国内支持中的一种措施,它的特征是在成员方实施限产计划的条件下对农民的一种补贴。目前,世贸组织有7个成员方使用“蓝箱”支持。2004年7月,“多哈议程”达成了农业谈判框架协议。本文就“蓝箱”支持的若干问题作了全面的介绍和分析。内容涉及:“蓝箱”支持的含义;“蓝箱”支持的实施;“蓝箱”支持引起的三个问题;“蓝箱”支持与世贸组织新一轮农业谈判。

The "Blue Box" Support in the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture

The Blue Box Support is one of the domestic support measures in The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture. Its characteritics is to subsidize farmers under production-limiting programs and is considered to minimally distort trade. At present, seven members in the WTO use the"blue box"support. In July 2004, the WTO General Council reached a decision on Frameworks to continue with the multilateral trade negotiations under the Doha Development Agenda. In this paper, the author introduces and studies several problems of the"blue box"support in detail. The study involves: the meaning of the"blue box"support, carrying out of the"blue box"support, three problems brought by the"blue box"support, the relationship between the"blue box"support and the agricultural negotiation under the Doha Development Agenda.