WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JOR/1
17 September 2002
(02-4932)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for calendar year 2000
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of the  Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan  on 24 July 2002.G/AG/N/JOR/1
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 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)
123
1,509,881 JD 307,835G/AG/N/JOR/1
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
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 in year in
question
(JD)Data Sources
12 3 4
Total Green Box expenditures 16,628,191
(a) Total general services 16,628,191
1) Research Budget allocations for research programmes and research activities at public universities,
and NCARTT.  Exempt as a general service under paragraph 2(a) of Annex 21,271,007 *
2) Inspection services Allocations for inspection of plants and animals by MOA, Amman Municipality, RSS,
and Ministry of Health.  Exempt under paragraph 2(e) of Annex 21,303,000 ***
3) Marketing and promotion Expenditures by AMO on trade directories, trade fairs, and trial export shipments to
gauge foreign market acceptability of Jordanian products.  Exempt under paragraph 2(f)
of Annex 2548,515 **
4) Pest and disease control Operating expenditures of the Plant Protection Services and Veterinary Services, MOA.
Exempt under paragraph 2(b) of Annex 21,016,907 **
5) Extension and advisory services Capital and operating expenditures of the Extension Service, MOA.  Exempt under
paragraph 2(d) of Annex 2410,209 **
6) Infrastructural services Expenditures by the Ministry of Public Works on agricultural (rural) roads and rural
electrification programmes, and the Minist ry of Water and Irrigation on dams and
irrigation systems.  Exempt under paragraph 2(g) of Annex 212,078,553 **G/AG/N/JOR/1
Page 412 3 4
(b) Public stockholding for food
security purposes0* *
(c) Domestic food aid Budgetary expenditures on bread, sugar, rice, and powdered milk subsidies to
consumers.  Exempt under paragraph 4 of Annex 20* *
* Public Universities and documents of the budget.
** Documents of the budget.*** Ministry of Agriculture.
NCARTT National Centre for Agriculture Research and Technology Transfer
MOA Ministry of AgricultureRSS Royal Scientific Society
AMO Agricultural Marketing OrganizationG/AG/N/JOR/1
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatmen t – "Development programmes "
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure
in year in question
(JD)Data sources
12 3 4
(a) Investment subsidies
generally available toagricultureValue of interest rate subsidy on loans for irrigated and rain-fed land improvement and
development;  livestock development;  mechanization;  and farm and agriculturalmarketing facilities.  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on
Agriculture4,468,500 Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Input subsidies generally
available to low-income or
resource–poor producersValue of interest rate subsidy on operational loans for less than JD 1,000 representing
"…agricultural input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor
producers in developing country Members ...".  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6,
Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture44,954 Ministry of AgricultureG/AG/N/JOR/1
Page 6Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 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 Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
(JD) (JD)
123
Wheat 276,803 276,803
Barley 31,032 31,032
Lentils 0 0
Chick peas 0 0
Livestock 20,197,212 ( de minimis )10
Non-product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Table DS:9)3,861,885 ( de minimis )20
Current Total AMS 307,835
1. The total value of livestock production in 2000 was JD 339 million (source of information is Department of Statistics).  Unde r the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on
Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS.
2. The total value of agricultural production in 2000 was JD 540 million (source of information is Department of Statistics).  U nder the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on
Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS.G/AG/N/JOR/1
Page 7Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
beginning
1.1.2000Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(JD)External
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
(JD)Eligible
production
(tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market price
support
(JD)Data sources
12 345 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Wheat Price support 148.94 112.35 7,565 - 276,803 *
Barley Price support 124.67 90.38 905 31,032 *
Chick peas Price support 0 0 0 - 0 *
Lentils Price support 0 0 0 - 0 *
*  Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.G/AG/N/JOR/1
Page 8Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:   Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar
year
beginning
1.1.2000Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(JD)Other product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)
(JD)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support
(JD)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(JD)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(JD)Data sources
1 234 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Wheat Seed sales - 0 - 0 276,803 - 276,803 *
Barley Seed sales - 0 - 0 31,032 - 31,032 *
Lentils Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - *
Chick peas Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - *
Livestock Government
feed sales20,197,212 20,197,212 - - 20,197,212 *
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.G/AG/N/JOR/1
Page 9Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2000
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
beginning
1.1.2000Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
supportData sources
12 3
(JD)4
(JD)56
(3+4-5)
(JD)7
Water subsidy - 3,589,431 3,589,431 *
Credit subsidy - 272,454 272,454 **
TOTAL 3,861,885
* Jordan Valley Authority
** Ministry of Agriculture
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