RESTRICTED
WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/NZL/2
15September 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-2685)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification concerning domestic support commitments (Table DS:1 andthe
relevant Supporting Tables) hasbeenreceived from thedelegation ofNewZealand .
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Thenotification covers theyearending 30June1995. Members should notethatNewZealand
doesnothaveanyprogrammes tonotify under Supporting Tables DS:2 andDS:3 norSupporting Tables
DS:5 toDS:9. Thedomestic support notification isa"full" notification, inthatitincludes measures
implemented since thebaseperiod andexplains where other programmes havechanged orbeenended
sincethatperiod. TheNewZealand notification similarly covers regional andenvironmental measures.
Insummary, Members should notethatasfrom 1July1995, NewZealand hasnodomestic
support programmes subject toreduction commitments.G/AG/N/NZL/2
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NEW ZEALAND
REPORTING PERIOD: YEAR ENDING JUNE 1995
Current Total Aggregate Measure ofSupport
Total AMS commitment levelforperiod in
question
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule)Currency Current Total AMS
(from attached supporting tables)
348.30 $NZmillion 0G/AG/N/NZL/2
Page3Supporting Table DS:l
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NEW ZEALAND
REPORTING PERIOD: YEAR ENDING JUNE 1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment --"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure Monetary value
$NZmillionsDatasources
(a) General Services1
Management ofGovernment
agricultural programmesManagement ofGovernment Agricultural Programmes2
Expenditure related totheadministration ofGovernment
agricultural programmes, primarily theRabbit andLand
Management Programme, andtheCommunity Irrigation
Schemes.1.126 Ministry ofAgriculture
Departmental Forecast
Report 1995/96
Animal welfare Animal Welfare Services3
Enforcement oftheAnimals Protection Act1960 through
investigation ofcomplaints ofcruelty toanimals, and
ensuring corrective action torestore affected animals to
anacceptable welfare status.0.837 Ministry ofAgriculture
Departmental Forecast
Report 1995/96
Pestanddisease control Administration ofAgricultural Security, Quality
Assurance andPestManagement Strategies4
Development andmaintenance ofwritten standards
governing supply ofagricultural security, quality
assurance, andpestanddisease control procedures and
services. Provision ofofficial sanitary andphytosanitary
assurances.7.025 Ministry ofAgriculture
Departmental Forecast
Report 1995/96G/AG/N/NZL/2
Page4Supporting Table DS:1 (continued)
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure Monetary value
$NZmillionsDatasources
Pestanddisease control Border Inspection andQuarantine Services
Control ofquarantine risksattheborder andmanagement
ofpost-entry quarantine inaccordance withtheprovisions
oftheBiosecurity Act1993.9.534 Ministry ofAgriculture
Departmental Forecast
Report 1995/96
Pestanddisease control PestandDisease Surveillance Services3
Health surveillance ofdomestic animal andplant
populations, international reporting ofthedomestic
animal andplant health status, anddetection ofemergent
unwanted organisms.9.565 Ministry ofAgriculture
Departmental Forecast
Report 1995/96
Pestanddisease control PestandDisease Emergency Response Services3
Maintenance ofacapability torespond toincursion of
unwanted organisms harmful toanimals andplants orto
other organisms which could become aserious problem if
leftunchecked.9.771 Ministry ofAgriculture
Departmental Forecast
Report 1995/96
Pestanddisease control Control ofTuberculosis Vectors3
Control ofpopulations ofwildanimals, particularly
possums, inlocations where infected members ofthe
wildpopulation transmit tuberculosis tocattle anddeer.
Control measures areundertaken onfarms andadjacent
Crown land.12.824 Ministry ofAgriculture
Departmental Forecast
Report 1995/96G/AG/N/NZL/2
Page5Supporting Table DS:1 (continued)
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure Monetary value
$NZmillionsDatasources
Pestanddisease control Rabbit andLand Management5
Funding provided formonitoring andresearch activities and
theprovision ofgrants tofarmers forrabbit control
andarange oflandmanagement activities toassist the
transition tomore sustainable landuses. Thisscheme
terminated on30June1995.3.106 1995/96 Estimates of
Appropriations forthe
Government of
NewZealand
Pestanddisease control Regional Council PestandDisease Control6
Expenditure byregional councils oncontrol ofpests and
diseases.21.800 "Agri-Environmental
Programmes inNew
Zealand" -MAF
Agriculture Policy
Technical Paper 95/3
Research Research
Funds provided bytheFoundation forResearch Science and
Technology (FRST) forresearch directly related to
agricultural production.7107.914 FRST Public Good
Science Fund Research
Contracts 1994/95, and
1995/96 Estimates of
Appropriations forthe
Government of
NewZealandG/AG/N/NZL/2
Page6Supporting Table DS:1 (continued)
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure Monetary value
$NZmillionsDatasources
Infrastructural services Community Irrigation Schemes
Theoperation andmaintenance oftheCrown 'sexisting
irrigation schemes untilsoldtoprivate buyers, thecostof
thesaleofirrigation assets andtheon-farm development
programme.0.985 1995/96 Estimates of
Appropriations forthe
Government of
NewZealand
Infrastructural services Regional Council Flood Control6
Expenditure byregional councils oncapital investment
andmaintenance offlood protection andlanddrainage
schemes.8.900 "Agri-Environmental
Programmes in
NewZealand" -
MAF Agriculture
Policy Technical
Paper 95/3
(f)Payments forrelief from
natural disasters
Disaster relief Adverse Climatic Events
Provision ofsupport totheagriculture industries inthe
aftermath ofadverse climatic events.0.147 1995/96 Estimates of
Appropriations forthe
Government of
NewZealandG/AG/N/NZL/2
Page7Supporting Table DS:1 (continued)
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure Monetary value
$NZmillionsDatasources
(j) Environmental
programmes
Erosion control EastCoast Forestry Programme
Initiated in1992, thisprogramme provides funding to
encourage commercial forestry, primarily asameans of
erosion control, onseverely erodible landintheEast
Coast region oftheNorth Island1.650 1995/96 Estimates of
Appropriations forthe
Government of
NewZealand
Soilconservation Regional Council SoilConservation6
These programmes, undertaken byregional councils,
typically provide 50%to70%cost-sharing forsoil
conservation practices undertaken byfarmers.7.000 "Agri-Environmental
Programmes in
NewZealand" -
MAF Agriculture
Policy Technical
Paper 95/3G/AG/N/NZL/2
Page8Explanatory Notes:
1Ofthemeasures notified under general services inSupporting Table 4ofdocument G/AG/AGST/NZL, three measures arenotnotified here. The
measure "Noxious weeds eradication" hasbeenterminated andresponsibility fornoxious weeds hasbeentransferred toregional councils (seenote6),the
"Advisory Services" partoftheMinistry ofAgriculture wassoldtotheprivate sector in1995andnolonger receives government funding, andthe"Horticulture
Export Authority" alsonolonger receives government funding.
2Inthebaseperiod, expenditure relating tothisitemwasincluded inthegeneral policy andadministrative expenditure oftheMinistry ofAgriculture
andwasnotabletobeseparated out.Itisnowreported asaseparate expenditure item.
3These measures wereformerly allincluded under themeasure "Animal Health" inG/AG/AGST/NZL. Theyarenowreported asseparate expenditure
items.
4Expenditure relating tothisitemwasformerly included under themeasures "Meat Inspection", "Dairy Inspection" and"Animal Health" detailed
inSupporting Table 4inG/AG/AGST/NZL. Theactual costs ofinspection atmeatworks anddairy factories arenowborne bytherespective industries.
5Thismeasure isreferred tointheBackground Notes toSupporting Table 4inG/AG/AGST/NZL.
6Under theResource Management Act1991, most resource management responsibilities areassigned toNewZealand 's15regional councils. As
aresult, themajority ofresource management programmes relevant toagriculture arenowcarried outattheregional level. Thefigures given represent
thetotalexpenditure bycouncils ontheprogrammes listed netoffunds recovered fromusers orbeneficiaries. However notallofthisexpenditure benefits,
orisdirectly attributable to,agriculture. Depending ontheprogramme, theamount ofexpenditure thatisattributable toagriculture varies between anestimated
60percentto100percent.
7From July1992, thestructure andfunding ofallresearch inNewZealand changed significantly. TheMinistry ofAgriculture isnolonger directly
involved inagricultural research oradvisory services, andtheDepartment ofScientific andIndustrial Research hasceased toexist. Scientists andresources
havebeentransferred togovernment-owned Crown Research Institutes (CRIs). These include institutes forPastoral Agriculture, Crop andFood Research,
Horticultural Products, andLandcare Research among others. TheCRIs compete withother researchers forpublic funding fromtheFoundation forResearch,
Science andTechnology (FRST).G/AG/N/NZL/2
Page9Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NEW ZEALAND
REPORTING PERIOD: YEAR ENDING JUNE 1995
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 measurements
ofsupport (from Supporting
Table DS:8)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
- 0 0 0