WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TUN/16
13 January 2000
(00-0130)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for 1998   (Table DS:1
and relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the Permanent Mission of Tunisia  on
25 November 1999.G/AG/N/TUN/16
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 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)
123
64.76 Millions of Dinars 61.1G/AG/N/TUN/16
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
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 methods5.9Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works37.9Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns1.2Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
 (b) Structural
adjustment assistance provided
through investment aidsBudgetary funds to support small farmers
17.4Budget of the Ministry
of AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/16
Page 4Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Measures Exempt from  the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differe ntial 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 guidelines52.1 Budget of the Ministry of
AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/16
Page 5 Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  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)
(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 26.2 26.2
Soft wheat 10.7 10.7
Barley 2.7 2.7
Milk 21.5 21.5
Olive oil 0.0 0.0
Sugar beet 0.0 0.0
Non-product-specific AMS (Supporting Table
DS:  9)7.21
Total:  Current total AMS 61.1
1De minimis , the value of total agricultural production for 1998 is 3,213 million Dinars.G/AG/N/TUN/16
Page 6Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar
year 1998Measure 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 285 249 736.7 26.2
Soft wheat Producer buying price 250 196 196.6 10.7
Barley Intervention price 170 135 76 2.7
Milk Intervention price 340 280 358 21.5Olive oil Intervention price 1,520 1,775 40 0.0Sugar beet Intervention price 38 40 143 0.0
2 Tunisia used the external reference prices for the reference period and adjusted them to take account of inflation and the evo lution of the exchange rate.G/AG/N/TUN/16
Page 7Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar
year 1998Non-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
Chemical fertilizer subsidy 1.1 1.1
Irrigation water subsidy 6.1 6.1
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