(2)蓝箱措施主要是关于生产数量限制的措施,总的来看对贸易的限制比较有限,因而可以免于减让。根据《农产品协议》第6条第5款(a)的规定,蓝箱措施包括:按固定面积和产量给予的直接支付;按基期生产水平的85%或85%以下给予的直接支付;按牲畜固定头数给予的直接支付。
(a)Direct payments under production-limiting programmes shall not be subject to the commitment to reduce domestic support if:
(i)such payments are based on fixed area and yields; or
(ii)such payments are made on 85 per cent or less of the base level of production; or