Proposals

In the lead up to and in the early phase of the current WTO Doha Round of negotiations, the Cairns Group tabled negotiating proposals setting out blueprints for ambitious reforms across the three main areas of the agriculture negotiations: market access, domestic support and export subsidies.  These are attached below.

Following this proposal-based phase of the Doha Round more substantive negotiations have taken place, leading to agreement on the July Framework in 2004. Since then the Cairns Group has submitted various proposals to influence the direction of the negotiations.

Cairns Group Proposal on Improving Market Access (pdf) 12 July 2007

Cairns Group Proposal on Special Safeguards (pdf), 15 June 2007

Cairns Group Proposal on Monitoring and Surveillance (pdf), 13 June 2007

Cairns Group Proposal on Export Credits, Export Credits Guarantees and Insurance Programs (pdf), 22 May 2007

Cairns Group Proposal on Food Aid (pdf), 22 May 2007

Cairns Group Tropical and Alternative Products Proposal (pdf)
16 March 2007

Cairns Group Sensitive Products Proposal (pdf)
16 March 2007

Committee on Agriculture Special Session: Other Market Access Elements
2 June 2006

Joint G20 - Cairns Group Schedule for the Elimination of All Forms of Export Subsidies
18 May 2006

Export Competition
20 November 2002
Export Competition (further commitments) 
Specific Input : Cairns Group
Negotiating Proposal on Export Competition

Market Access
(Additional input)
20 November 2002
Market Access (further commitments) 
Cairns Group
Negotiating Proposal on Market Access - Additional Specific Input

Domestic Support
27 September 2002
Domestic Support
Specific Input: Cairns Group
Negotiating Proposal

Market Access
12 September 2002
Market Access (further commitments).
Specific Input: Cairns Group
Negotiating Proposal on Market Access

G/AG/NG/W/93
21 December 2000
Cairns Group Negotiating Proposal on Export Restrictions and Taxes

G/AG/NG/W/54
10 November 2000
Cairns Group Negotiating Proposal on Market Access

G/AG/NG/W/35
22 September 2000
Cairns Group Negotiating Proposal on Domestic Support

G/AG/NG/W/11
16 June 2000
Cairns Group negotiating proposal on Export Competition

Preparations for the 1999 Ministerial Conference

WT/GC/W/156 
24 March 1999
Preparations for the 1999 Ministerial Conference

WT/GC/W/166
9 April 1999
Negotiations on Agriculture
Objectives for the Agriculture Negotiations

WT/GC/W/167
9 April 1999
Negotiations on Agriculture
Special and Differential Treatment

WT/GC/W/168
9 April 1999
Negotiations on Agriculture
Export Subsidies

WT/GC/W/177
4 May 1999
Negotiations on Agriculture
Domestic Support

WT/GC/W/184
20 May 1999
Negotiations on Agriculture
Market Access - General

WT/GC/W/197
7 June 1999
Negotiations on Agriculture
Market Access - Tariff Quota Administration

WT/GC/W/198
7 June 1999
Negotiations on Agriculture
Market Access - Tariff Quotas

WT/GC/W/199
7 June 1999 
Negotiations on Agriculture
Market Access - Tariffs

WT/GC/W/237
6 July 1999
Negotiations on Agriculture
Export Restrictions and Taxes

WT/GC/W/340
28 September 1999
Negotiations on Agriculture

WT/GC/W/111
11 November 1998  
WTO Agriculture Negotiations