WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/MAR/7
30May1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2265)
Original: French Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning domestic support commitments for1996 (Table DS:1
andrelevant supporting tables) wasreceived fromthePermanent Mission ofMorocco on26May1997.G/AG/N/MAR/7
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Morocco
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1996
Current Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Total AMS commitment levelforperiod in
questionCurrency Current totalAMS
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from attached supporting tables)
1 2 3
769 Million DHs 250G/AG/N/MAR/7
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Morocco
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1996
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value of
measure (million
DHs)Data sources
1 2 3 4
Agricultural research, monitoring and
evaluation ofthesectorGenetic improvement, veterinary research, agro-economic studies, statistical surveys,
agricultural census, andmonitoring andevaluation 107
Agricultural advisory services andprofessional
organizationTechnology transfer tofarmers, support toprofessional associations, andmonitoring and
management ofcooperatives 38
Agricultural training Training agricultural technicians andskilled andsupervisory personnel 35
Inspection Construction andequipping ofveterinary laboratories, monitoring ofseeds andplants,
andsuppression offraud 23
Combatting disease andparasites Disease prevention inlivestock, plant protection, livestock protection, andcombatting
harmful rodents andbirds 64
Structure andinfrastructure General construction andequipping ofcentral andexternal administrative services 120
Domestic food aid Compensation lesslevies 2,719
Aidinnatural disasters TheNatural Disasters Fund, aidtodeprived regions orregions hitbydisaster 135
Livestock protection Regular campaign against theeffects ofdrought 54
Other Pilot programme fortherecycling ofwaste water
Environmental management programme 1
TOTAL 3,296
Source: Budget oftheMinistry ofAgriculture andAgricultural Development.G/AG/N/MAR/7
Page4Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Morocco
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1996
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Special andDifferential Treatment -"Development Programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:2 Monetary value
ofmeasure
(million DHs)Data sources
1 2 3 4
(a)Investment subsidies generally
available toagriculture
Hydro-agricultural development Hydro-agricultural equipment, general studies, consultancy andassistance 1,029
Infrastructure forthedevelopment
ofdry-land farmingIntegrated programmes (paths, drinking water, etc.), development ofdryfarming
areas under thesupervision oftheDevelopment Office 83
Development ofpastureland and
infrastructure forbreedingImproving pastureland, increasing food resources, andmonitoring andselecting
livestock 17
Improvement oflandstructures Development andimprovement ofland 7
Investment aidforfarms Encouraging thefitting-out ofagricultural property, providing assistance forthe
construction ofagricultural equipment andfortheequipping offarms 51
Encouragement ofimproved
production techniquesGeneral studies, encouraging theuseofhorticulture, artificial insemination and
natural breeding andorganization ofthestockbreeding products market 55
(b)Input subsidies generally available
tolow-income orresource-poor
producers
Input-price subsidies Price subsidies forselected seeds (cereals) andplants foruseinarboriculture 23
TOTAL 1,266
Source: Budget oftheMinistry ofAgriculture andAgricultural Development.G/AG/N/MAR/7
Page5Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Morocco
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1996
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic product (including
non-product-specific AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 toDS:7
below) (million DHs)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:6
below) (million DHs)Current totalAMS
(aggregate) (million DHs)
1 2 3 4
Wheat 250 250G/AG/N/MAR/7
Page6Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Morocco
REPORTING PERIOD: Calendar Year 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description
ofbasic
productCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(million DHs)Other
product
specific
support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support
(million DHs)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(million DHs)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Wheat 1996 Storage
subsidy250 0 0 250 0 0 250
Source: Ministry ofAgriculture andAgricultural Development.