WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TUN/18
12 January  2001
(01-0167)
Committee on Agriculture Original: French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for 1999  (Table DS:1
and relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the Permanent Mission of Tunisia on
4 January 2001.G/AG/N/TUN/18
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
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
63.85 Millions of Dinars 29.3G/AG/N/TUN/18
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
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 4.7Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works53.0Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns1.1Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
(b) Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids
      Budgetary funds to support small farmers 31.3 Budget of the Ministry
of AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/18
Page 4Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
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 guidelines62.8 Budget of the Ministry of
AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/18
Page 5 Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  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)
(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 8.2 8.2
Soft wheat 3.0 3.0
Barley 0.2 0.2
Milk 17.9 17.9
Olive oil 0.0 0.0
Sugar beet 0.0 0.0
Non-product-specific AMS (Supporting
Table DS:9)8.31
Total:  Current total AMS 29.3
1De minimis , the value of total agricultural production for 1999 is 3,606 million Dinars.G/AG/N/TUN/18
Page 6Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar
year 1999Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
(Dinar/tonne)External
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/…)2
(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 285 261 345.7 8.2
Soft wheat Producer buying price 250 205 66.7 3.0
Barley Intervention price 170 141 8.5 0.2
Milk Intervention price 340 293 385 17.9Olive oil Intervention price 1,857 1,860 11 0.0Sugar beet Intervention price 38 42 89 0.0
2 Tunisia used the external reference prices for the reference period and adjusted them to take account of inflation and the mov ement in the exchange rate.G/AG/N/TUN/18
Page 7Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar
year 1999Non-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 8.3 8.3
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