WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/PRY/12 
25 October 2004  
 
(04-4513) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
   
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following communication, dated 24 August 2004, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Paraguay .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
corresponding supporting tables) for 2002 and 2003 . 
  G/AG/N/PRY/12 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002 
 
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 (US$)1 Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services    
 Research Agricultural resear ch, technology generation and 
transfer 920,642  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
 Livestock research 492,230  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
     Pest and disease contro l Plant health 559,669  
 Cotton weevil control 10,688,479  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock 
 Animal health 341,143  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
 National Animal Health Service (Senacsa) 1,004,250  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
    
 Agricultural extension services Technical assistance for ag ricultural producers 1,456,399  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
    
Agricultural training Training of agricultural technicians 1,617,096  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
Agricultural marketing Agricultural product marketin g assistance 252,331  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
 
 
                                                      
1 The average US$ exchange rate for 2002 was used for conversion purposes:  US$1 = 5,715 Gs.   G/AG/N/PRY/12
 Page 3Supporting Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2002 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "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 (US$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
 
 Please note that support under "Development programmes" was not granted in 2002. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  G/AG/N/PRY/12 
Page 4 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
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 (US$)1 Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services    
 Research Agricultural resear ch, technology generation and 
transfer 836,188  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
 Livestock research 429,676  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
    
 Pest and disease contro l Plant health 497,755  
 Cotton weevil control 3,856,186  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
 Animal health 325,700  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
 National Animal Health Service (Senacsa) 1,862,060  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
    
 Agricultural extension services Technical assistance for ag ricultural producers 1,285,976  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
    
Agricultural training Training of agricultural technicians 1,217,271  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
Agricultural marketing Agricultural product marketin g assistance 226,849  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Livestock 
 
                                                      
1 The average US$ exchange rate for 2003 was used for conversion purposes: US$1 = 6,424 Gs.   G/AG/N/PRY/12
 Page 5Supporting Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Paraguay 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "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 (US$) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
 
 Please note that support under "Development programmes" was not granted in 2003.  
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