WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TUN/24
21 January 2002
(02-0268)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for  2000  (Table DS:1
and relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the Permanent Mission of Tunisia on
31 December 2001.G/AG/N/TUN/24
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  2000
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
62.94 Millions of Dinars de minimisG/AG/N/TUN/24
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  2000
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
during the year in question
(Millions of Dinars)Data sources
12 3 4
(a) General services Support for research and extension projects for the development and dissemination of
production methods 5.1Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works56.0Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns1.5Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
(b) Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids
      Budgetary funds to support small farmers 15.0 Budget of the Ministry
of AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/24
Page 4Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  2000
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 during the year
in question
(Millions of Dinars)Data sources
12 3 4
Investment subsidies generally
available to agricultureInvestment subsidies granted under the Investment Code and intended for integrated projects
falling within the agricultural policy guidelines62.3 Budget of the Ministry of
AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/24
Page 5 Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  2000
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Description of basic products
(including non-product-specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from Supporting
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below)
(Millions of Dinars)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
(Millions of Dinars)
12 3 4
Durum wheat de minimis de minimis
Soft wheat de minimis de minimis
Barley de minimis de minimis
Milk de minimis de minimis
Olive oil de minimis de minimis
Sugar beet 0.0 0.0
Non-product-specific AMS                   de minimis
Total:  Current total AMS                  de minimisG/AG/N/TUN/24
Page 6Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar
year 2000Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
(Dinar/tonne)External
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/…)
(Dinar/tonne)Eligible
production
(1,000 tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(Millions of
Dinars)Data sources
1 2 3 4 567 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Durum wheat Producer buying price 295 293 209.0 0.51
Soft wheat Producer buying price 260 230 25.8 0.82
Barley Intervention price 250 158 13.0 1.23
Milk Intervention price 340 329 444.0 5.04
Olive oil Intervention price 2,179 2,083 100.0 9.65
Sugar beet Intervention price 38 47 29.0 0.0
                                                     
1 De minimis  – the production value for durum wheat is 208 million dinars.
2 De minimis  – the production value for soft wheat is 35 million dinars.
3 De minimis  – the production value for barley is 41 million dinars.
4 De minimis  – the production value for milk is 327 million dinars.
5 De minimis  – the production value for olive oil is 500 million dinars.G/AG/N/TUN/24
Page 7Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  2000
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar
year 2000Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(Millions of
Dinars)Other non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(Millions of
Dinars)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Irrigation water subsidy 8.8 8.81
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1 De minimis  – the total agricultural production value for 2000 is 3,870 million dinars.
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