# The World Trade Organisation Agreement on Agriculture (Domestic Support) Regulations 2020, Regulation 2: Interpretation


For the purposes of these Regulations—
“amber box domestic support” means domestic support which does not meet the criteria in—
(a) Article 6(5) of the Agreement on Agriculture; or
(b) Annex 2;
“Aggregate Measurement of Support” has the meaning given in Article 1(a) of the Agreement on Agriculture;
“Annex 2” means Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture;
“blue box domestic support” means domestic support which meets the criteria in Article 6(5) of the Agreement on Agriculture;
“classification”, in relation to domestic support, means its classification as amber box domestic support, blue box domestic support or green box domestic support, and “to classify” domestic support means giving it such a classification;
“green box domestic support” means domestic support which meets the criteria in Annex 2;
the “monetary value” of a scheme in a reporting year means the value in money of the total amount of support provided, or proposed to be provided, under that scheme during that year;
“Notification Requirements” means the Notification Requirements and Formats adopted by the World Trade Organisation Committee on Agriculture at its meeting on 8th June 1995;
“proposing authority” is the appropriate authority which is proposing new domestic support, or bringing forward amendments to existing domestic support;
“reporting year” means the period of 12 months in relation to which the United Kingdom is required under the Agreement on Agriculture to submit to the World Trade Organisation a report on the total domestic support given in the United Kingdom;
“UK co-ordinating body” means any body designated by the Secretary of State under regulation 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780348214987/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-world-trade-organisation-agreement-on-agriculture-domestic-support-regulations-2020/regulation-2
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