WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/TUN/12
26 February 1999
(99-0757)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  French
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for 1997 (Table DS:1
and relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the Permanent Mission of Tunisia  on
25 January 1999.G/AG/N/TUN/12
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1997
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
65.67 Millions of Dinars 53.3G/AG/N/TUN/12
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
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
during the year in question
(Millions of Dinars)Data Sources
12 3 4
(a) General services Support for research and extension projects for the development and dissemination of
production methods5.2 Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works 30.6 Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns 0.9 Budget of the Ministry
of Agriculture
 (b) Structural adjustment
assistance provided
through investment aidsBudgetary funds to support small farmers 11 Budget of the Ministry
of AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/12
Page 4Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
Measures Exempt from  the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differe ntial Treatment - "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of
measure during the year
in question
(Millions of Dinars)Data sources
12 3 4
Investment subsidies generally
available to agricultureInvestment subsidies granted under the Investment Code and intended for integrated projects
falling within the agricultural policy guidelines32.9 Budget of the Ministry of
AgricultureG/AG/N/TUN/12
Page 5 Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
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)
(Millions of Dinars)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
(Millions of Dinars)
12 3 4
Durum wheat 18.9 18.9
Soft wheat 6.8 6.8
Barley 8.1 8.1
Milk 19.5 19.5
Olive oil 0.0 0.0
Sugar beet 0.0 0.0
Potatoes 0.9 0.91
Non-product-specific AMS 7.12
Total:  Current total AMS 53.3
1De minimis , the value of potato production for 1997 is 75 million Dinars.
2De minimis , the value of total agricultural production for 1997 is 3,137 million Dinars.G/AG/N/TUN/12
Page 6Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar
year 1997Measure type(s)
(Dinar/tonne)Applied
administere
d priceExternal
reference
price
(generally
from
AGST/…)3
(Dinar/tonne)Eligible
production
(1,000 tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(Millions of
Dinars)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Durum wheat Producer buying price 285 242.8 448 18.9
Soft wheat Producer buying price 250 191.5 116 6.8
Barley Intervention price 170 131.5 211 8.1
Milk Intervention price 340 275 300 19.5Olive oil Intervention price 1,610 2,444 177 0.0Sugar beet Intervention price 38 41 268 0.0
3 Tunisia used the external reference prices for the reference period and adjusted them to take account of inflation and the evo lution of the exchange rate.G/AG/N/TUN/12
Page 7Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD: 1997
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
1997Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(Millions
of Dinars)Other product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associate
d
fees/levie
sTotal
other
product-
specific
support
(Millions
of Dinars)Market
price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(Millions of
Dinars)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Potatoes Seed subsidy 0.9 0.9 0.9G/AG/N/TUN/12
Page 8Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Tunisia
REPORTING PERIOD:  1997
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar
year 1997Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(Millions of
Dinars)Other non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(Millions of
Dinars)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Chemical fertilizer subsidy 0.9 0.9
Irrigation water subsidy 6.2 6.2
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