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ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NIC/7
29 August 2002
(02-4615)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support  commitments for 2001  (Table DS.1
and the corresponding supporting tables) was received from the delegation of Nicaragua on
18 June 2002.
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In accordance with the notification requirements set out in paragraph (ii), page 11, of
document G/AG/2, Nicaragua hereby notifies that in 2001 it provided domestic support for
agricultural products through the Ministry of Ag riculture and Forestry and the Ministry of the
Treasury and Public Credit.  This support came under the domestic support category exempt from the
reduction commitment under the Agreement on Agriculture.  Supporting Table DS.1 attached
provides details of these exempt measures.G/AG/N/NIC/7
Page 2Supporting Table DS.1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Nicaragua
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment – "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference
to criteria in Annex 2Monetary value of measure in
year in question (US$)Data sources
12 3 4
General Services Agricultural Research 5,861.1
Agricultural Services 3,409.5Ministry of the Agriculture and Forestry (MAGFOR)
Ministry of the Treasury and Public Credit (MHCP)
Registration and Seed Certification Service 231.5 "
Registration and Control of Agricultural Input
Service254.8 "
Plant Production Support Service 540.8 "
Animal Production Support Service 2,382.3 "
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