WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NZL/29
28 June 2001
(01-3233)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for the year ending June 2000  was received from the delegation of
New Zealand on 22 June 2001.G/AG/N/NZL/29
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 2000
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Year ending June Total AMS commitment level for period in
questionCurrency Current Total AMS
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
12 3
1995 348.30 $NZ million 0
1996 336.29 $NZ million 0
1997 324.28 $NZ million 0
1998 312.27 $NZ million 01999 300.26 $NZ million 02000 288.25 $NZ million 0G/AG/N/NZL/29
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - "Green Box"
Measure Type Name of measure Monetary value of measure
in year in question
$NZ millionDescription of measure and reference to Annex 2 Data Sources
12 3 4 5
(a)  General Services
Management of Government
agricultural programmesContract and Grant
Management0.258 Expenditure related to the administration of contractual
obligations, primarily the employment of staff and
consultants in relation to the transfer of ownership of
irrigation schemes from the Crown to irrigation companies.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report - 1 July 1999-
30 June 2000
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Development and
Maintenance of Sanitary
and Phytosanitary (SPS)
Assurance and Related
Standards3.821 Development and maintenance of written standards
designed to give effect to New Zealand law and policy
covering SPS arrangements (and related areas such as
animal welfare, agricultural compounds and veterinarymedicines) and thus strengthen official assurances thatanimals and plant produce meet sanitary and phytosanitary
requirements."
Accreditation to Standards
1.124 Government purchase of services required to give effect to
the standards covering SPS and related areas.  Outputsinclude registration of agricultural compounds and
veterinary medicines, accreditation required to effect
animal welfare investigations and accreditation required toeffect SPS standards."
Audit for Compliance with
Standards0.586 Government audit of service providers to provide
confidence that food assurance standards are implemented
as required, and food assurance can be substantiated byperformance."G/AG/N/NZL/29
Page 412 3 4 5
Enforcement of
Agricultural Legislation1.927 Government purchase of services for enforcement of the
law through investigations and subsequent prosecutions
where illegal activity is evident.  The scope includes the
legal requirements of the Agricultural Compounds andVeterinary Medicines Act, Animal Products Act, DairyIndustry Act, Food Act, Forests Act, Pesticides Act and
Plants Act..Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report - 1 July 1999-
30 June 2000
Pest and disease control Border Inspection and
Quarantine Services15.884 Control of quarantine risks at the border and management
of post-entry quarantine in accordance with the provisionsof the Biosecurity Act 1993."
Disease and Pest
Surveillance Services10.000 Health surveillance of domestic animal and plant
populations, international reporting of the domestic animaland plant health status, and detection of emergent unwantedorganisms."
Disease  and Pest
Emergency Response
Services9.960 Maintenance of a capability to diagnose and respond to
detections of unrecorded, unwanted organisms that pose athreat to animal, plant or forest populations, and thepurchase of services in relation to an actual response."
Administration of
Biosecurity Standards and
Pest Management
Strategies2.534 Development of written standards for biosecurity
procedures and services for controlling entry of goods atthe border, post entry quarantine, surveillance of healthstatus and emergency response."
Control of Tuberculosis
Vectors19.800 Control of populations of wild animals, particularly
possums, in locations where infected members of the wildpopulation transmit tuberculosis to cattle and deer.  Controlmeasures are undertaken on farms and adjacent Crown
land."
Regional Council pest and
disease control119.746 Expenditure by regional councils on control of pests and
diseases.Regional Council Annual
Plans 1999/2000
Research Research 128.731 Funds provided by the Foundation for Research Science
and Technology (FRST) for research directly related to
agricultural  production including forage, animal and dairyindustries, horticulture, arable and other food and beverageindustries.
2FRST Public Good
Science Fund Research
Contracts 1999/2000G/AG/N/NZL/29
Page 512 3 4 5
Infrastructural services Community Irrigation
Schemes0.009 The on-site operation and maintenance of the Crown's
existing irrigation schemes until sold to private buyers, and
the cost to settle claims arising from construction.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report 1 July 1999 –
30 June 20000
Regional Council flood
control17.183 Expenditure by regional councils on capital investment and
maintenance of off-farm flood protection and land drainage
schemes.Regional Council Annual
Plans 1999/2000
(f) Payments for relief from
natural disasters
Adverse Climatic Events 0.094 Provision of support to the agriculture industries in the
aftermath of adverse climatic events.  The majority of the
funds were used to provide for temporary offices to beestablished in drought stricken regions.  The funds alsopaid for technical field days for drought-affected areas and
50 per cent of the cost of independent financial consultants
employed by seven rural trusts.  The figure also includesTask Force Green funding from Work and Income NewZealand (WINZ) for regional flood clean-up assistance in
areas affected by flooding.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report - 1 July 1999-30 June 2000 and Workand Income New Zealand
(WINZ) 1999/2000
Rural Sector Assistance
Programme0.786 A benefit provided to agricultural producers in regions the
Government recognises as being severely affected by anadverse climatic event.  The benefit provides minimum
living needs for up to 12 months.  Eligibility is assessed on
a monthly basis.Work and Income New
Zealand 1999/2000
(j) Environmental programmes
Erosion control East Coast Afforestation
Grants3.257 Initiated in 1992, this programme provides funding to
agricultural producers and others to plant trees, primarily as
a means of erosion control, particularly on severelyerodible land in the East Coast region of the North Island.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report - 1 July 1999-30 June 2000
Soil conservation Regional Council soil
conservation19.388 These programmes are part of a national policy for
sustainable management under the Resource Management
Act and the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act.  Theprogrammes are undertaken by regional councils andtypically provide 50% to 70% of the cost of soilconservation practices undertaken by farmers in order to
fulfil the legislative requirements.Regional Council Annual
Plans 1999/2000G/AG/N/NZL/29
Page 6Explanatory Notes:
1 Under the Resource Management Act 1991, most resource management responsibilities are assigned to New Zealand's 15 regional co uncils.  As a result, the majority of
resource management programmes relevant to agriculture are now carried out at the regional level.  The figures given represent the total expenditure by councils on the
resource management programmes net of funds recovered from users or beneficiaries.  However, not all of this expenditure benefi ts, or is directly attributable to, agriculture.
Depending on the programme, the amount of expenditure that is attributable to agriculture varies between an estimated 60% to 10 0%.
2 Further information on the types of agriculture related research the Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) cont racts can be obtained from the FRST web
page at www.frst.govt.nz/apps/database/rrsearch/index.cfmG/AG/N/NZL/29
Page 7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 2000
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)Product-specific measurements of support
(from S upporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
12 3 4
-0 0 0
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