WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/NZL/12
23September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3866)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattachednotificationconcerningdomesticsupportcommitments(TableDS:1andtherelevant
Supporting Tables) forthethirdyearofimplementation (1996/97) wasreceived from thedelegation
ofNewZealand on19September 1997.
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NEW ZEALAND
Thenotification provided isinthesame format asthose ofthelasttwoyears. Figures for
those years arealsoprovided toshow howthelevels aretracking overthecourse oftheimplementation
period.G/AG/N/NZL/12
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NewZealand
REPORTING PERIOD: yearending June 1997
Current Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Year Ending June Total AMS commitment levelfor
period inquestion (from Section
IofPartIVoftheSchedule)Currency
(from Section IofPartIVof
theSchedule)Current Total AMS
(from attached Supporting Tables)
1 2 3 4
1995 348.30 $NZmillion 0
1996 336.29 $NZmillion 0
1997 324.28 $NZmillion 0G/AG/N/NZL/12
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NewZealand
REPORTING PERIOD: yearending June 1997
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value
$NZmillionDatasources
1 2 3 4
(a)General Services
Management ofGovernment
agricultural programmes
Animal Welfare Services
Sanitary andphytosanitary
Pestanddisease controlManagement ofGovernment agricultural programmes.
Expenditure related totheadministration ofGovernment agricultural programmes, primarily the
Community Irrigation Schemes.
Animal Welfare Services.
Enforcement oftheAnimals Protection Act1960 through investigation ofcomplaints ofcruelty to
animals, ensuring corrective action torestore affected animals toanacceptable welfare status and,
where appropriate, prosecuting offence under thisAct.
Administration ofQuality Assurance Standards fortheAgricultural Sector.
Development andmaintenance ofwritten standards foragricultural quality assurance procedures
andservices thatarethebasis forofficial assurances thatanimals, plants andproduce meet sanitary
andphytosanitary requirements
Border Inspection andQuarantine Services.
Control ofquarantine risks attheborder andmanagement ofpost-entry quarantine inaccordance
withtheprovisions oftheBiosecurity Act1993.
PestandDisease Surveillance Services.
Health surveillance ofdomestic animal andplant populations, international reporting ofthe
domestic animal andplant health status, anddetection ofemergent unwanted organisms.
PestandDisease Emergency Response Services.
Maintenance ofacapability torespond toincursion ofunwanted organisms harmful toanimals and
plants ortoother organisms which could become aserious problem ifleftunchecked.
Administration ofBiosecurity Standards andPestManagement Strategies.
Development ofwritten standards forbiosecurity procedures andservices forcontrolling entry of
goods attheborder, postentry quarantine, surveillance ofhealth status andemergency response.0.357
0.885
3.221
13.670
9.443
10.020
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Pestanddisease control
Research
Infrastructural services
(f)Payments forrelief from
natural disasters
Disaster reliefControl ofTuberculosis Vectors1.
Control ofpopulations ofwildanimals, particularly possums, inlocations where infected
members ofthewildpopulation transmit tuberculosis tocattle anddeer. Control measures are
undertaken onfarms andadjacent Crown land.
Regional council pestanddisease control2.
Expenditure byregional councils oncontrol ofpests anddiseases.
Research.
Funds provided bytheFoundation forResearch Science andTechnology (FRST) forresearch
directly related toagricultural production.
Community Irrigation Schemes.
Theoperation andmaintenance oftheCrown 'sexisting irrigation schemes untilsoldtoprivate
buyers, thecostofthesaleofirrigation assets andtheon-farm development programme.
Regional council flood control2.
Expenditure byregional councils oncapital investment andmaintenance offlood protection
andlanddrainage schemes.
Adverse Climatic Events3.
Provision ofsupport totheagriculture industries intheaftermath ofadverse climatic events.13.001
21.407
113.484
0.015
11.333
1.2981997/98 Estimates of
Appropriations forthe
Government ofNew Zealand
Regional Council Annual
Plans 1996/97
FRST Public Good Science
Fund Research Contracts
1996/97, and1997/98
Estimates ofAppropriations for
theGovernment ofNewZealand
1997/98 Estimates of
Appropriations forthe
Government ofNew Zealand
Regional Council Annual
Plans 1996/97
1997/98 Estimates of
Appropriations forthe
Government ofNew
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(j)Environmental programmes
Erosion control
SoilconservationEastCoast Forestry Programme.
Initiated in1992, thisprogramme provides funding toencourage commercial forestry, primarily as
ameans oferosion control, onseverely erodible landintheEastCoast region oftheNorth Island.
Regional council soilconservation2.
These programmes, undertaken byregional councils, typically provide 50% to70% ofthecostof
soilconservation practices undertaken byfarmers.2.700
9.8191997/98 Estimates of
Appropriations forthe
Government ofNew
Zealand
Regional Council
Annual Plans 1996/97
Explanatory Notes:
1 Prior to1July1996 thisfunding wasadministered byMAF. From 1July1996 theAnimal Health Board became responsible foradministering these funds. Thechange is
owning totheestablishment ofaPestManagement Strategy.
2 Under theResource Management Act1991, most resource management responsibilities areassigned toNew Zealand 's15regional councils. Asaresult, themajority of
resource management programmes relevant toagriculture arenowcarried outattheregional level. Thefigures given represent thetotalexpenditure bycouncils onthe
programmes listed netoffunds recovered from users orbeneficiaries. However notallofthisexpenditure benefits, orisdirectly attributable to,agriculture. Depending onthe
programme, theamount ofexpenditure thatisattributable toagriculture varies between anestimated 60% to100%.
3 Thisfigure reflects theassistance paidtoorchardists affected byhailstorms during theperiod November 1996 through toFebruary 1997.G/AG/N/NZL/12
Page6Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NewZealand
REPORTING PERIOD: yearending June 1997
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic
products (including
non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Tables
DS:5 toDS:7 )Product-specific equivalent
measurements ofsupport (from
Supporting Table DS:8 )Current Total AMS (aggregate)
1 2 3 4
- 0 0 0