WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/NOR/5
30September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3890)
Committee onAgriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification concerning domestic support commitments forthecalendar year
1995 (Table DS:1 andtherelevant supporting tables) wasreceived from thedelegation ofNorway
on19September 1996.G/AG/N/NOR/5
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Current Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Total current commitment level fortheperiod inquestion Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
1 2 3
13834Million NOK 9786MillionG/AG/N/NOR/5
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -«Green Box»
Measure types Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
question (Million
NOK)Data
sources
1 2 3 4
2.General services:
Advice andpromotion Small Animal Fund; Advice andpromotion forsmall animals. Compensation forloss
during pasturing season inthemountains (f)35,1 A
Advice andpromotion Research anddevelopment support scheme tofruitandberries. Research advice and
promotion. (f)52,9 A
Based onOECD grouping:
Research Group 1:Research, advisory andtraining (Budget items 1101, 1102, 1105, 1120, 1124,
1126, 1130, 1131, 1135, 1137, 1138, 1139 and1150.71) (a,b,d)620,6 A,G
Pestanddiseases control Group 2:Veterinary services, plant andanimal diseases (Budget items 1107, 1111, 1112,
1126, 1137) (a,d,e)193,3 A,G
Infrastructural service Group 3:Investment, landregistration andlandallocation (Budget items 1140, 1145,
1146, 1149) (g)121,2 A,G
3.Public stockholding forfood security purposes:
Food security purpose Grain price support. Payment made tomaintain thegapbetween administered andexternal
prices, andpayment tostockholding forfood security purposes503,8 A
Food security purpose Storage ofmeadow seed 2,3 A
8.Payments forrelief from natural disasters:
Compensation fornatural disaster Natural Disaster Payment. Compensation forcrop damage duetonatural disasters 125,0 AG/AG/N/NOR/5
Page4Measure types Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
question (Million
NOK)Data
sources
1 2 3 4
11.Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids:
Investment aid TheAgricultural Development Fund. Investment aidforstructural adjustment andrural
development purposes585,8 A
Investment aid Interest concession. Investment subsidies andimplementation ofstructural adjustment 151,9 A
Investment aid Subsidy togreenhouses. Investment aidforenergy saving purposes 3,6 A
12.Environmental programmes:
Environmental programmes Subsidy toEcological Production. Subsidy toresearch on,andtofarmers changing to,
ecological production methods13,4 A
Environmental programmes Subsidy tocultural landscape andextensive landuse.Compensation forlossofincome 32,2 A
Environmental programmes Subsidy toproducers whorefrain from field work onareas exposed toerosion inautumn. 88,1 A,B
Environmental programmes Subsidy toSummer Dairy Operations inMountainous Regions 14,1 A,B
Environmental programmes Subsidy toProduction onSteep Areas 29,5 A,B
Environmental programmes Fixed Area Support toEcological Production 3,1 A,B
13.Regional Assistance Programmes:
Regional assistance Acreage Support tomountain farmers. Support limited tofarmers indisadvantaged
regions.11,0 A,B
Other: A,B
Social welfare Vacation andReplacement Scheme. Refund foractual expenses during holidays andto
alleviate financial difficulties duetoillness1435,8 A
Promotion andstorage Market regulation, promotion andsale. Payment made toobtain administered prices 78,4 AG/AG/N/NOR/5
Page5Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes -«Exempt Direct Payments»
Measure types Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria
inArticle 6:5Monetary value ofmeasure in
yearinquestion (Million NOK)Data sources
1 2 3 4
(a)«payments based onfixed area andyields»:
Acreage andCultural Landscape Scheme (Art. 6:5(a)(i)) 2750,7 B
(b)«payments made on85percentorlessofthebase level ofproduction»:
Structural Income Support toDairy Farmers(Art. 6:5
(a)(ii))1539,3 A,B
Regional Deficiency Payment toMilk Production
(Art. 6:5(a)(ii))450,4 A
Regional Deficiency Payment toMeat Production
(Art. 6:5(a)(ii))505,8 A
(c)«livestock payments made onafixed number ofhead»:
Headage support (Art. 6:5(a)(iii))11871,1 A,B
Total «Exempt Direct Payments» 7117,3
1Theheadage support scheme isequal totheformer Man-Year support tolivestock farmers listed inSupporting Table 10intheNorwegian Schedule.G/AG/N/NOR/5
Page6Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific AMS)Product-specific AMS
(Million NOK)
(from Supporting DS:7 below)Product-specific equivalent
measurement ofsupport (Million NOK)
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS
(Million NOK)
(aggregate)
1 2 3 4
Wheat 492,8 492,8
Barley 697,5 697,5
Oats 370,7 370,7
Milk 3243,8 3243,8
Beef andveal 1786,6 1786,6
Pork 1343,7 1343,7
Sheep 956,7 946,7
Poultry 395,4 395,4
Eggs 288,7 288,7
Potatoes 211,8 211,8
Fruits andvegetables 86,5 86,5
Product Specific AMS 9864,2
Non-product specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9) -78,5
Total AMS 9785,7G/AG/N/NOR/5
Page7Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar/marketing
yearbeginningMeasure types Applied
administered
price
(NOK per
kg/litre)External
reference
price (NOK
perkg/litre)Eligible production
(Metric tons,
Million litres)Associated
fees/levies
(Million NOK)Total market
price support
(Million NOK)
(ToSupporting
Table DS:7)Data sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5)*6)-79
Wheat 1January Fixed farm gateprice 2,37 0,82 317820 492,8 A,D
Barley 1January Fixed farm gateprice 1,93 0,71 571447 697,5 A,D
Oats 1January Fixed farm gateprice 1,73 0,66 347706 370,7 A,D
Milk 1January Target price 2,85 0,7847 1709 16,8 3510,1 A,D
Beef andveal 1January Target price 33,81 13,20 84,3 46,8 1690,4 A,D
Pork 1January Target price 26,31 7,60 95,6 83,9 1704,0 A,D
Sheep 1January Target price 36,16 10,55 25,9 13,8 650,0 A,D
Poultry 1January Target price 29,90 8,45 21,1 -4,7 457,6 A,D
Eggs 1January Target price 15,25 5,28 45,8 68,4 388,7 A,D
Potatoes 1January Target price 2,34 1,21 152891 172,5 A,D,F
Total Market Price Support 10134,2G/AG/N/NOR/5
Page8Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productsCalendar/
marketing year
beginningMeasure types Applied
administered
price
(NOK per
kg/litre)External
reference
priceEligible
production
(Metric
tons, Mill.
litres)Total
price-related
direct
payments
(Million
NOK)Other
non-
exempt
direct
paymentsAssociated
fees/levies
(Million
NOK)Total direct
payments
(Million
NOK)
(ToSupporting
Table DS:7)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Milk 1January Base deficiency payment 432,4 432,4 E
Beef andveal 1January Base deficiency payment,
meat252,1 252,1 E
Sheep 1January Base deficiency payment,
meat119,2 119,2 E
1January Wool deficiency payment 189,1 189,1 A
Total direct payments sheep 308,3
Eggs 1January Contract Production Scheme 28,4 28,4 A
Potatoes 1January Deficiency payment to
potatoes39,4 39,4 AG/AG/N/NOR/5
Page9Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product Specific AMS
Description of
basic productsCalendar/
marketing
year
beginningMeasure types Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(Million
NOK)Other
product
specific
supportAssociated
fees/levies
(Million
NOK)Total other
product-
specific
supportMarket price
support
(Million NOK)
(From Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-Exempt
direct payments
(Million NOK)
(From
Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(Million
NOK)
(To
Supporting
Table DS:4)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Wheat 1January - 492,8 492,8 -
Barley 1January - 697,5 697,5 -
Oats 1January - 370,7 370,7 -
Milk 1January Farm feedadjustment 698,7 -698,7 3510,1 432,4 3243,8 G
Beef andveal 1January Transport subsidy
Farm feedadjustment32,9
188,8 -155,9 1690,4 252,1 1786,6 E,G
Pork 1January Transport subsidy
Farm feedadjustment32,5
392,8 -360,3 1704,0 1343,7 E,G
Sheep 1January Transport subsidy
Farm feedadjustment9,1
20,6 -11,5 650,0 308,3 946,7 E,G
Poultry 1January Farm feedadjustment 62,2 -62,2 457,6 395,4 G
Eggs 1January Transport subsidy
Farm feedadjustment5,0
133,4 -128,4 388,7 28,,4 288,7 A,G
Potatoes 1January - 172,5 39,4 211,8 -G/AG/N/NOR/5
Page10Supporting Table DS:8
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements ofSupport
Description of
basic productsCalendar/
marketing
year
beginningMeasure types Applied
administrated
pricesProduction
eligible to
receive the
applied
administrate
dpriceMarket
price
support
budgetary
outlays
(Million
NOK)Equivalent
measurement
ofsupportNon-
Exempt
direct
payments
(Million
NOK)Other
product
specific
supportAssociated
fees/leviesTotal monetary
value of
equivalent
commitment
(ToSupporting
Table DS:4)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
((7+8+9)-10)12
Fruit,
berries and
vegetables1January Marketing
subsidy fruit,
berries and
vegetables11,5
11,5 A
1January Basedeficiency
payment, apples
andpears8,0
8,0 A
1January Regional
deficiency
payment57,2
57,2 A
1January Storage subsidy,
fruit8,1 8,1 A
1January Transport
subsidy1,7 1,7 A
Total Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements ofSupport 86,5G/AG/N/NOR/5
Page11Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure types Calendar/marketing year
beginningNon-product
specific budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-specific
support (include
calculation details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal
non-product
specific
supportData sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4+5)7
Insemination subsidy 1January 1995 72,0 72,0 A
Price Compensation toProcessed
Agricultural Products1January 1995 35,6 35,6 B
Taxes onfertilisers 1January 1995 -167,2 -167,2 A
Taxes onpesticides 1January 1995 -18,9 -18,9 A
Total Non-Products Specific AMS (Tosupporting Table DS:4) -78,5G/AG/N/NOR/5
Page12DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 1995
Data sources
A:Ministry ofAgriculture (Propositions totheParliament No.61(1994-95); No.1(1995-96) andNo.72(1995-96), andinternal calculations)
B:Statens Kornforretning (Norwegian Grain Corporation)
C:Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board)
D:Budsjettnemda forjordbruket (Budget Committee forAgriculture)
E:Fraktkontoret forslakt (The Meat Transport Funding Office)
F:Landbrukets Priscentral (The Agricultural Price Supporting Office)
G:Based onOECD