Which of the following statements about 'Nairobi Package' adopted in t

Which of the following statements about ‘Nairobi Package’ adopted in the Tenth Ministerial Conference of WTO is / are correct?

1. No safeguard mechanism for developing country members
2. Preferential rules of origin for least developed countries
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1 only

1 and 2 only

2 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

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UPSC CAPF – 2016

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The correct answer is C, which includes statements 2 and 3.

The Nairobi Package, adopted at the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference in December 2015, included significant decisions such as the elimination of agricultural export subsidies, a package for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) including preferential rules of origin (Statement 2 is correct), and a Ministerial Decision on Public Stockholding for food security purposes (Statement 3 is correct, as the decision addressed this issue and committed to finding a permanent solution). Statement 1 is incorrect; while a Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM) for developing countries was a key demand, a permanent solution or mechanism was *not* agreed upon in Nairobi. The statement “No safeguard mechanism… adopted” is a potentially misleading description of the outcome; the *issue* remains unresolved, not definitively rejected from future consideration, and the phrasing doesn’t accurately reflect the debate or outcome.

Other outcomes of the Nairobi conference included decisions on LDC services waiver and extension of the moratorium on non-violation and situation complaints under TRIPS.

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