The provisions in the Nairobi export competition decision that require developing countries to eliminate so-called Article 9.4 export subsidies for marketing and transportation costs and that impose disciplines on export credits could be subject to dispute settlement at the World Trade Organization even though the decision itself is not, according to WTO experts. This is because these two provisions are grounded in the Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture, which is a so-called "covered agreement" under the WTO that is subject...
