WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/PRY/2
8 June 1998
(98-2303)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for 1995 (Table DS:1
and the corresponding Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of Paraguay on
29 April 1998.G/AG/N/PRY/2
Page 2Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Measures exempt from the re duction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to
criteria in Annex 2Monetary value of measure in year in
question (US$)*Data sources
12 3 4
General services
Research Agricultural research, technology generation and
transfer2,419,222 Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock
Livestock research 1,365,353
Plant health 885,097 Pest and disease control
Cotton weevil control 240,131Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock
Animal health 670,166
National Animal Health Service 4,432,804
Agricultural extension services Technical assistance for ag ricultural producers 4,218,854 Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock
Agricultural training Training of agricultural technicians 3,711,054 Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock
Agricultural marketing Technical assistance and price information 862,644 Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock
Inspection and assistance Inspection of the distribution and quality of cotton
and tobacco seed4,233,435 Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock
*The annual average US$ exchange rate was used for conversion purposes.  1995 US$1:  1973 Gs.G/AG/N/PRY/2
Page 3Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – specia l and differential treatment – "development programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to
criteria in Article 6.2Monetary value of measure in year in
question (US$)Data sources
12 3 4
Input subsidies generally available to low-
income or resource-poor producersDistribution of cotton seed* 8,616,320 Ministry of Agriculture and
Livestock
*This one-off aid was granted to cotton producers as part of the campaign to eradicate the cotton boll weevil.
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