WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/VEN/19
14 March 2001
(01-1261)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification on domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and relevant
supporting tables) for 1998  was received from the Permanent Mission of Venezuela  on
7 March 2001.G/AG/N/VEN/19
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS*
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached supporting tables)
134
1,235,037 Thousands of US$ 210,578
* Bs 564.55 for US$1 (average exchange rate for 1998).
Source:  Central Bank of Venezuela, 1998.G/AG/N/VEN/19
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure
in year in question (Bs)Data sources
12 3 4
General Services Research, personnel and projects 9,579,950,000 1 and 2
General Services Pest and disease control 207,207,200 1 and 9
General Services Comprehensive programme for the development and promotion of coffee growing 387,000,000 1 and 10General Services Education and training:  agricu ltural extension activities 6,392,880,000 3 and 1
General Services Irrigation and drainage:  studies, planning, construction and maintenance of irrigation and
drainage works5,497,083,619 1
General Services Land allocation programme 622,632,053 1
General Services Indigenous communities programme 755,000,000 1General Services Support programme for Cai cara and Merecure Irrigation System 370,400,000 1
General Services Support programme for Sucre State small producers 1,980,316,040 1
General Services Frontier programme 679,000,000 1
General Services Regional agricultural development programme 9,576,808,155.25 11General Services Collection centres and markets:  planni ng, technical assistance, construction and fitting out of
public markets and collection centres3,289,702,901 1 and 4
Domestic food aid Family allowance:  programme to cover nutritional deficiencies of poor school children by a
monthly monetary allowance143,088,700,000 5 and 8
Domestic food aid School nutrition programme:  designed to cover nutritional deficiencies of poor school
children through an allowance of one balanced meal per day102,595,400,000 5 and 8G/AG/N/VEN/19
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Domestic food aid Snacks and canteens:  programme to cover nutritional deficiencies of poor school children by
an allowance of a maize loaf and a milk drink26,157,700,000 5 and 8
Domestic food aid Strategic food programme:  programme targeting poor people, directly subsidizing seven key
agricultural products14,691,545,351 1 and 4
Domestic food aid Mother and infant food programme (PAMI):  food programme for poor pregnant and nursing
women by providing milk on mother and infant medical visits6,129,300,000 6 and 7
1.  Ministry of Agriculture.  Sectoral Directorate-General of Planning and Policies.  Budget Division.
2.  National Fund for Agricultural Research.
3.  Fund for Training and Applied Research in Agricultural Reform.4.  Agricultural Supply and Services Corporation (CASA).5.  Ministry of Education.  1998 Budget Law.
6.  Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MSAS).  1998 Budget Law.
7.  Mother and Child Programme Foundation (PAMI).8.  Ministry of the Family.9.  Agricultural Health Agency.
10.  National Coffee Fund.
11.  Regional State authorities.G/AG/N/VEN/19
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of
measure in year in
question (Bs)Data sources
12 3 4
Investment subsidies generally
available to agricultureAgricultural interest rate (A gricultural Credit Fund):  90% of the average of commercial
rates of the country's six main banks2,130,847,229 2, 4, 5 and 7
Investment subsidies generally
available to agricultureRural interest rates:  interest rates set at 7%  for rural loans granted by the Agricultural Credit
Institute (ICAP), a St ate finance institution11,060,297,768 3, 4, and 5
Investment subsidies generally
available to agricultureTax exemption for producers for net gains from primary agricultural activities 13,227,966,066 6
1.  Central Bank of Venezuela.  Venezuelan Banking Association (ABV).
2.  Agricultural Credit Fund (FCA).3.  Agricultural Credit Institute (ICAP).4.  Ministry of Agriculture.  Sectoral Directorate-General of Planning and Policies.  Budget Division.
5.  Office of the Superintendent of Banks.
6.  Integrated National Tax Administration Service (SENIAT)7.  Official Journal (Gaceta Oficial) of Venezuela, Special Issue No. 5,249, of 11/08//1998.G/AG/N/VEN/19
Page 6Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitmen t – Direct Payments under Production-Limiti ng Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure
in year in questionData sources
12 3 4
Note:  In 1998 there were no payments based on fixed area and yields or levels of production, nor livestock payments made on a fixed number of head.
Source:  Ministry of Agriculture, Sectoral Directorate-General of Agricultural Marketing.G/AG/N/VEN/19
Page 7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Description of basic product
(including non-product-specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from Supporting
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below)
(US$)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate) (US$)
(US$)
12 3 4
White maize (corn) 130,273,364 130,273,364
Yellow maize 15,485,123 15,485,123
Non-product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Table DS:9)
Irrigation water 64,819,784 64,819,784
Current total AMS 210,578,271G/AG/N/VEN/19
Page 8Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
1998Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
(US$/TM)External
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
(US$/TM)Eligible
production
(TM)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market price
support
(US$)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
White maize (corn) Minimum price 260.51 128 983,121 0 130,273,364 1, 2, and 3
Yellow maize Minimum price 260.51 103 98,312 0 15,485,123 1, 2, and 3
1.  Ministry of Agriculture.  Sectoral Directorate-General of Agricultural Marketing.
2.  Average international prices for the period 1986-1988.
3.  Calculated at Bs564.55/US$
Source:  Central Bank of VenezuelaG/AG/N/VEN/19
Page 9 Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Venezuela
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
1998Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)
(US$)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(US$)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Other support
Irrigation water subsidy 0 64,819,784 0 64,819,784 1, 2 and 3
Sources:
1. Ministry of Agriculture.  Sectoral Directorate-General of Agricultural Infrastructure.
2. Hidroven.3. Method of calculation:  Price applied to governmental irrigation systems (0.0125 Bs/m
3) minus the average B tariff for water for industrial use charged in Venezuela during 1998
(36.67 Bs/m3) multiplied by the volume of water supplied by Governmental irrigation systems (998,268,000 m3) during 1998.  Calculations made at exchange rate of 564.55 Bs/US$.
Official Gazette of the Republic of Venezuela of 1 March 1993.
Notes:
1. No subsidies were applied to fertilizers or concentrated feeds in 1998.
2. This support measure concerns only the Government irrigation systems existing in Venezuela.
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