WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CHL/11
13 June 2000
(00-2356)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the
relevant supporting tables) for the year 1999  was received from the delegation of Chile  on
24 May 2000.
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The existing domestic agricultural support measures applied by Chile are those listed in the
attached supporting tables.G/AG/N/CHL/11
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Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:   Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency
(million Ch$)Current total AMS
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
12 3
-- " de minimis "*
*(Article 7.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture:  See Supporting Table DS:4)G/AG/N/CHL/11
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in
Annex 2Monetary value of
measure in year in
question (thousand Ch$)Data sources
12 3 4
2.2 General Services
(a) Research Agricultural Research
Partial financing for innovation projects
Technological applicationsInnovation support information
Research and Development Centres
Generation, adaptation and dissemination of scientific and technological
knowledge and products that contribute to the sustainable (social, economicand environmental) development of the competitiveness of the various
actors involved in the agricultural sector.3,422,980
6,377,428Foundation for Agricultural
Innovation (FIA)
Agricultural Research Institute
(INIA)
(c) Training services Peasant Agriculture Technol ogical Development Service
Project Agricultural Advisory Service:   For developing and consolidating a
specific business.
Local Agricultural Advisory Service:  For improving current management
and developing the basic conditions for structuring agricultural associations.Technical Assistance and Training Fund for Rural Organizations:  Seeks to
support the development of the organization and to generate entrepreneurialand organizational capacities in the areas of management, training,leadership and business development.12,379,774 Institute of Agricultural
Development (INDAP)
FODEM:  Support for the development of a strategic business plan for
associations so as to improve their profitability.G/AG/N/CHL/11
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Business management centre for small producers:  Provision of direct
technical and economic advisory services.
Training and Education for Rural Women :  About 3,000 women are
attending technical training, personal training, management training andorganizational development workshops.311,400 INDAP-PRODEMU
(d) Extension and
advisory servicesTechnical Assistance Funds (FAT) :  Advice for small and medium
agricultural producers on contracting for consultancy services, facilitates
access to external and specialized technical assistance services.2,906,280 CORFO
PROMM/ODEPA Technological validation :  Technology transfer plan
supporting the establishment, implementation and study of projects carriedout by institutions devoted to research on irrigation.559,308 ODEPA
(e) Inspection
services for sanitary,safety, etc. purposesAgricultural Protection :  Protection, maintenance and improvement of the
health of plants and animals and surveillance of their health status and thesanitary condition of their products, by-products and derivatives which maycause or carry diseases that could impair this resource.12,348,000 SAG
(f) Marketing and
promotion servicesPromotion Programme (PROFO) :  Scheme for the payment of incentives
to encourage business modernization through the association of similar orcomplementary enterprises established within the same area.2,756,874 CORFO
(g) Infrastructure
servicesLaw No. 18,450 :  Promotion of private investment in irrigation and drainage
works.  It is a means of encouraging the construction of small-scale
hydraulic works for agricultural use (off-farm works).7,244,752 National Irrigation Commission
(CNR)
Peasant Farm Irrigation :  Support for the diversification and greater
productivity of peasant farming by improving, expanding and introducingirrigation (off-farm works).1,779,568 INDAP
2.8 Disaster relief
paymentsAgricultural Emergency Fund :  Assistance for the agricultural sector to
offset the adverse effects of climatic events.597,705 Agriculture Department
Prepared by: WTO-DIRECON Department and ODEPA's International Sub-Directorate.G/AG/N/CHL/11
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and differential treatmen t – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to
criteria in Article 6:2Monetary value of measure
in year in question
(thousand Ch$)Data sources
Investment subsidies
generally available toagricultureCredit subsidy 1,862,098 INDAP
Prepared by: WTO-DIRECON Department and ODEPA's  International Sub-Directorate.G/AG/N/CHL/11
Page 6Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1999
Calculation of the current total aggregate measurement of support
Description of basic
products (including non-
product-specific AMS)Product-specific AMS (from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below)
(million Ch$)Product-specific
measurements of support
(from Supporting
Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS (aggregate)
(million Ch$)
12 3 4
Non-product-specificAMS (from SupportingTable DS:9 below)14,183  de minimis¹
¹Total value of 1999 agricultural production:  $2,077,952 million.G/AG/N/CHL/11
Page 7 Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CHILE
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1999
Non-product-specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year 1999 Non-product-specific
budgetary outlays
(million 1999 current
pesos)Other non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support
(million Ch$)Data sources
123456
(3+4-5)7
Land reclamation 14,183 14,183 INDAP/SAG
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