WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JAM/2
12 June 1998
(98-2382)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for fiscal years
1996/1997 and 1997/1998 (Table DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables) was received from the
delegation of Jamaica on 17 April 1998.
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The only domestic support measures applied by Jamaica during fiscal years 1996/1997 and
1997/1998, as covered by the Agreement on Agriculture, are those listed in the attached Supporting
Table DS:1.G/AG/N/JAM/2
Page 2Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jamaica
REPORTING PERIOD:  fiscal year 1996/1997
Measures exempt from the re duction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure taking into
account the criteria in Annex 2Monetary value of the measure during
the reporting period
(million J$)Data sources
12 3 4
Government Services
Programmes
General Services Research and Development relating to particular
products  (Annex 2, §2, (a))59.3 Budget expenditure by
the Ministry of
Agriculture
Extension and advisory services  (Annex 2, §2, (d)) 199.0 Average exchange rate
of J$36 to US$1
applicable in 1996G/AG/N/JAM/2
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jamaica
REPORTING PERIOD:  fiscal year 1997/1998
Measures exempt from the re duction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure taking into
account the criteria in Annex 2Monetary value of the measure during
the reporting period
(million J$)Data sources
12 3 4
Government Services
Programmes
General Services Research and Development relating to particular
products  (Annex 2, §2, (a))68.1 Budget expenditure by
the Ministry ofAgriculture
Extension and advisory services  (Annex 2, §2, (d)) 211.0 Average exchange rate
of J$35.3 to US$1applicable in 1997
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