WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/TUN/7
3June1997
ORGANIZATION(97-2310)
Original: French Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning domestic support commitments for1996 (Table DS:1
andrelevant Supporting Tables) wasreceived fromthePermanent Mission ofTunisia on2April 1996.G/AG/N/TUN/7
Page2Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996
Current Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Total AMS commitment levelfor
period inquestionCurrency Current totalAMS
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
1 2 3
66.58 Millions ofDinars 51.0G/AG/N/TUN/7
Page3Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value
ofmeasure
(Millions of
Dinars)Datasources
1 2 3 4
(a)General services Support forresearch andextension projects forthedevelopment and
dissemination ofproduction methods
Environmental conservation through landandafforestation works
Action tocombat certain diseases through vaccination andtreatment campaigns4.6
25.6
0.7Budget ofthe
Ministry of
Agriculture
Budget ofthe
Ministry of
Agriculture
Budget ofthe
Ministry of
Agriculture
(i)Structural adjustment
assistance provided through
investment aidsBudgetary funds tosupport small farmers 7.0 Budget ofthe
Ministry of
AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/7
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Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996
Measures Exempt from theReduction Commitment -Special andDifferential Treatment -"Development Programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6:2 Monetary value
ofmeasure
(Millions of
Dinars)Datasources
1 2 3 4
Investment subsidies
generally available to
agricultureInvestment subsidies granted under theInvestment Code andintended for
integrated projects falling within theagricultural policy guidelines31.5 Budget ofthe
Ministry of
AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/7
Page5Supporting Table DS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS
(from Supporting
Tables DS:5 toDS:7
below)
(Millions ofDinars)Product-specific measurements ofsupport
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current totalAMS
(aggregate)
(Millions ofDinars)
1 2 3 4
Durum wheat 30.8 30.8
Softwheat 10.5 10.5
Barley 4.6 4.6
Milk 18.2 18.2
Olive oil -22.6 -22.6
Sugar beet -0.6 -0.6
Potatoes 1.7 1.7
Non-product-specific AMS 8.3
Total: Current totalAMS 51.0G/AG/N/TUN/7
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Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar/
marketing year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)Applied administered
price
(Dinar/tonne)External
reference price
(generally from
AGST/...)
(Dinar/tonne)Eligible
production
(1,000 tonnes)Associated
fees/levies
(Millions of
Dinars)Total market
price support
(Millions of
Dinars)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Durum wheat 1996 Producer
buying price275 239.8 874 30.8
Softwheat 1996 Producer
buying price240 188.1 203 10.5
Barley 1996 Intervention
price150 129.8 230 4.6
Milk 1996 Intervention
price340 270.0 260 18.2
Olive oil 1996 Intervention
price2,530 3,432.3 25 -22.6
Sugar beet 1996 Intervention
price38 40 305 -0.6G/AG/N/TUN/7
Page7Supporting Table DS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year Measure type(s) Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(Millions of
Dinars)Other product-
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support
(Millions of
Dinars)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(Millions of
Dinars)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(Millions of
Dinars)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Potatoes 1996 Seed
subsidy1.7 1.7 1.7G/AG/N/TUN/7
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Supporting Table DS:9 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar/marketing
yearbeginning ...Non-product-specific
budgetary outlays
(Millions ofDinars)Other non-product-
specific support (include
calculation details)Associated fees/levies Total non-product-specific
support
(Millions ofDinars)Datasources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Chemical fertilizer
subsidy1996 2.5 2.5
Irrigation water
subsidy1996 5.8 5.8