WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CHL/10
15 July 1999
(99-2931)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the
relevant supporting tables) for the year 1998  was received from the delegation of Chile  on
6 July 1999.
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The existing domestic agricultural support measures applied by Chile are those listed in the
attached Supporting Tables DS: 1, DS:2, DS:4, DS:7 and DS:9.G/AG/N/CHL/10
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Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:   Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
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)
12 3
-- " de minimis "*
*(Article 7.2 of Re-Agreement on Agriculture:  See Supporting Table DS:4)G/AG/N/CHL/10
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
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.2,667,163
5,982,995Foundation 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.
Training and education for rural women :  About 3,000 women are
attending technical training, personal training, management training andorganizational development workshops.
Development of Organizations
Technical Assistance and Training Fund for Rural Organizations:  Seeks to
support the development of the organization and to generate entrepreneurial
and organizational capacities in the areas of management, training,leadership and business development.8,339,927
2,865,591
278,246
63,116Institute of Agricultural
Development (INDAP)
INDAP-PRODEMU
INDAP
FODEM:  Support for the development of a strategic business plan to
improve the profitability of the association.182,000G/AG/N/CHL/10
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Business management centre for small producers:  Provision of direct
technical and economic advisory services.458,775
(d) Extension and
advisory servicesTechnical Assistance Funds (FAT) :  Advice for small and medium
agricultural producers on contracting for consultancy services, facilitatesaccess to external and specialized technical assistance services.1,984,287 CORFO
(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 the
sanitary condition of their products, by-products and derivatives which maycause or carry diseases that could impair this resource.22,137,083 SAG
(f) Marketing and
promotion servicesPromotion Programme (PROFO) :  Scheme for the payment of incentives
to encourage business modernization through the association of similar or
complementary enterprises established within the same area.1,984,287 CORFO
(g) Infrastructure
servicesIrrigation programmes :
Peasant farm irrigation:  Support for the diversification and greater
productivity of peasant family farming by improving, expanding and
introducing irrigation.562,586INDAP/ODEPA
PROMM:  Overhaul and construction of medium and smaller irrigation
works.3,832,000
Telecommunications development fund :  Provision of basic telephone
services for rural agricultural communities2,544,971 Telecommunications
Department
Rural housing programme :  Subsidies for basic rural housing for peasant
farmers1,374,458 Ministry of Housing
Sanitation :  Sanitation assistance for rural communities, control of water
and water use rights1,018,400 Ministry of National Property
2.8 Disaster relief
paymentsAgricultural emergency fund :  Assistance for the agricultural sector to
offset the adverse effects of climatic events.1,200,000 Agriculture Department
*Prepared by: WTO-DIRECON Department and ODEPA's International Sub-Directorate.
Notes: Exchange rate: US$1 = $460.3 (average for 1998).G/AG/N/CHL/10
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and differential treatmen t – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to
criteria in Article 6:2Monetary value of measure
in year in question
(thousand Ch$)Data sources
Investment subsidies
generally available toagricultureCredit subsidy :
- Credit for small producer organizations- Individual credits for small producers30,000 INDAP
Prepared by: WTO-DIRECON Department and ODEPA's  International Sub-Directorate.
Notes: Exchange rate: US$1 = $460.3 (average for 1998).G/AG/N/CHL/10
Page 6Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
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 1998 current pesos)Product-specific
measurements of support
(from Supporting
Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS (aggregate)
(million 1998 current pesos)
12 3 4
Rice 194 194 de minimis1
Non-product-specific
AMS (from SupportingTable DS:9 below)7,933 de minimis
2
Notes:  Exchange rate:  US$1 = $460.3 (average for 1998).
1Total value of 1998 rice production:  $14,007.36 current millions (1998).
2Total value of 1998 agricultural production:  $2,174,707.54 current millions (1998).G/AG/N/CHL/10
Page 7Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Product-specific aggregate measurements of support:  other product-specific su pport and total product-specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
1998Measure type(s) Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(million
1998
current
pesos)Other
product
specific
support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/ leviesTotal
other
product-
specific
support
(million
1998
current
pesos)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(million 1998
current
pesos)Data
sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Rice Direct payment
in credits andtechnical advicefor supportingthe replacementof short-grain by
long-grain
varieties194 194 194 INDAPG/AG/N/CHL/10
Page 8Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CHILE
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 1998
Non-product-specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year 1998 Non-product-specific
budgetary outlays
(million 1998 current
pesos)Other non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support
(million 1998 current
pesos)Data sources
123456
(3+4-5)7
Land reclamation:  to
restore theproductivity of thesoil for agriculturaluse7,933 7,933 INDAP/SAG
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