WTO Compliance Status of the Conservation Security Program (CSP) and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Abstract

Under the auspices of the Uruguay Round's Agreement on Agriculture (AA), members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreed to limit and reduce their most distortive domestic support subsidies. Several types of domestic subsidies were identified as causing minimal distortion to agricultural production and trade and were provided exemption from WTO disciplines. Potential Green Box policies include outlays for conservation activities such as the Conservation Security Program and long-term land retirement programs such as the Conservation Reserve Program. This report is not a legal opinion, but describes both the CSP and CRP programs, the WTO Annex II provisions that govern compliance, and the potential issues involved in evaluating the compliance status of the two programs. This report will be updated as events warrant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 2007
Accession Number
ADA468135

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  • Randy Schnepf

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  • Library of Congress

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

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  • Agreements
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