WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/ISL/2
20September 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-3699 )
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification concerning domestic support commitments (Table DS:1 andthe
relevant Supporting Tables) wasreceived from Iceland on11September 1996.G/AG/N/ISL/2
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995, calendar year
Current total aggregate measurement ofsupport
Total AMS commitment level forperiod inquestion Currency Current totalAMS
(From Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (From Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (From attached supporting tables)
1 2 3
157,2 MSDR 103,08
1SDR =ISK98,20
(AVG exchange ratefor1995)G/AG/N/ISL/2
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995, calendar year
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2Monetary value ofthemeasure during the
reporting period (million ISK)Data sources
1 2 3 4
(a) "general services" Research, advisory andtraining;
Veterinary, pestanddisease control, plant
andanimal diseases;
Marketing andpromotional services;
Relief services program;
Cultivation andanimal breeding programs
(inspection, grading andstandardization);217,6
180,2
223,2
15,0
128,0National
Accounts/
Ministry of
Agriculture
Budget/ The
Agricultural
Economics
Institute of
Iceland
(b) "public stockholding forfood
security purposes"(None)
(c) "domestic food aid" (None)
(d) "decoupled income support" Farmers pension fund (retirement scheme). 165,0 "
(e) "income insurance andincome
safety-net programmes"(None)G/AG/N/ISL/2
Page4Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995, calendar year
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2Monetary value ofthemeasure during the
reporting period (million ISK)Data sources
1 2 3 4
(f) "payments forrelief from
natural
desasters"(None)
(g) "structural adjustment assistance
provided through producer
retirement programs"(None)
(h) "structural adjustment assistance;
resource retirement programs"Permanent withdrawal ofquota (removing livestock from
agricultural production); installment forpayment ofbought
upsheepmeat quota;455,2 "
(i) "structural adjustment assistance
through investment aids"State agricultural productivity fund. Program isdesigned
toassist financial and/or physical restructuring offarmers
operations duetostructural disadvantages;250,0 "
(j) "environmental programmes" (None)
(k) "regional assistance
programmes"(None)
(l) "other domestic support:"
Market regulation storage
forsecurity purposes.Accumulation andholding ofstocks ofsheepmeat
between slaughter periods. (November-August), i.e.
security measures toensure supply;267,2 "
Total ofTable: 1.901,4G/AG/N/ISL/2
Page5Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995, calendar year
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes -"Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure taking into
account thecriteria inArticle 6.5Monetary value ofthemeasure during
thereporting period (million ISK)Data sources
1 2 3 4
b) "payments based on85percent
orlessofthebaselevel ofproduction"
during fixed reference period (1986-1988)"Name ofmeasure: Production-limiting program; dairy farmers.
Description ofmeasure: Direct payments tofarmers for
production within individually allocated quotas. Production
above yearly quota isdisciplined.2.023,6 National
Accounts/The
Agricultural
Production
Board of
Iceland/The
Agricultural
Economics
Institute of
Icelandb) "payments based on85percent
orlessofthebaselevel ofproduction"
during fixed reference period (1986-1988)"Name ofmeasure: Production-limiting program; sheep farmers.
Description ofmeasure: Direct payments tofarmers for
production within individually allocated quotas. Production
above yearly quota isdisciplined.1.455,1
Total oftable: 3.478,7G/AG/N/ISL/2
Page6Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995, calendar year
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Measure type Product-specific AMS (from Supporting Tables
D:5toD:7below)
ISKmillionProduct-specific equivalent
measurements ofsupport (from
Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current totalAMS (aggregate)
ISKmillion
1 2 3 4
Milk 4.338,4 4.338,4
Sheep (Wool) 247,2 247,2
Sheepmeat 2.232,6 2.232,6
Beef 905,2 905,2
Horsemeat 97,5 97,5
Pigmeat 922,3 922,3
Poultrymeat 768,5 768,5
Eggs 610,8 610,8
Total oftable: 10.122,5G/AG/N/ISL/2
Page7Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995, calendar year
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport :Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered
priceExternal reference
price (generally
from AGST/...)Eligible
productionAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
million ISKData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
Milk 1995 Market price support 44,40 6,30 101.745 56,957 3.876,4
The
Agricultural
Production
Board
ofIceland
and
the
Icelandic
Dairies '
associationSheepmeat " " 362,11 50,30 7.160 3,645 2.232,6
Beef " " 344,01 62,00 3.210 6,000 905,2
Horsemeat " " 183,36 42,10 690 0,600 97,5
Pigmeat " " 321,78 44,81 3.330 56,800 922,3
Poultrymeat " " 454,94 61,00 1.951 30,300 768,5
Eggs " " 284,00 27,24 2.379 24,800 610,8
Total oftable: 5.536,9G/AG/N/ISL/2
Page8Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995, calendar year
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/...)Eligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt direct
paymentsAssociated
fees/leviesTotal direct
payments
million ISKData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11
Milk 1995 Direct payments 462,0 462,0 The
Agricultural
Production
Board of
Iceland/The
Agricultural
Economics
Institute of
IcelandSheep " Wool subsidies 247,2 247,2
Total oftable: 709,2G/AG/N/ISL/2
Page9Supporting Table DS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995, calendar year
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description
ofbasic
productCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
supportMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
million ISKData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Milk 1995 Direct payments 462,0 462,0
The
Agricultu-
ral
Production
Board of
Iceland/
The
Agricultu-
ral
Economics
Institute of
IcelandSheepmeat " Wool subsidies 247,2 247,2
Milk 1995 Market price support 3.876,4 3.876,4
Sheepmeat " " 2.232,6 2.232,6
Beef " " 905,2 905,2
Horsemeat " " 97,5 97,5
Pigmeat " " 922,3 922,3
Poultrymeat " " 768,5 768,5
Eggs " " 610,8 610,8
Total oftable 10.122,5