WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/ISL/9
15September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3684)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification concerning domestic support commitments (Table DS:1 andthe
relevant Supporting Tables) forthe1996 calendar year was received from Iceland on
5September 1997.G/AG/N/ISL/9
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996, 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
151.8 MSDR 108.10
1SDR =ISK96.80
(AVG exchange ratefor1996)G/AG/N/ISL/9
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996, 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 programme;
Cultivation andanimal breeding programmes
(inspection, grading andstandardization);218.2
161.0
80.5
15.0
123.1National
Accounts/
Ministry of
Agriculture
Budget/ The
Agricultural
Economics
Institute of
Iceland
(d) "decoupled income support" Farmers pension fund (retirement scheme).
Direct payments tosheepfarmers188.0
1,480.3Agriculture
Production
Board of
Iceland
(h) "structural adjustment assistance;
resource retirement programmes"Permanent withdrawal ofquota (removing livestock from
agricultural production); installment forpayment of
bought-up sheepmeat quota;577.9"G/AG/N/ISL/9
Page4Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasures withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2Monetary value ofthe
measure during the
reporting period
(million ISK)Data sources
1 2 3 4
(i) "structural adjustment assistance
through investment aids"State agricultural productivity fund. Programme is
designed toassist financial and/or physical restructuring of
farmers operations duetostructural disadvantages;209.6Agriculture
Production
Board of
Iceland
(l) "other domestic support:"
Market regulation storage
forsecurity purposes.Accumulation andholding ofstocks ofsheepmeat
between slaughter periods. (November-August), i.e.
security measures toensure supply;280.7 "
Total ofTable: 3,337.3G/AG/N/ISL/9
Page5Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996, 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 total AMS
(aggregate)
ISKmillion
1 2 3 4
Milk 6,019.7 6,019.7
Sheep (Wool) 207.5 207.5
Sheepmeat 1,761.8 1,761.8
Beef 723.0 723.0
Horsemeat 52.2 52.2
Pigmeat 693.6 693.6
Poultrymeat 494.1 494.1
Eggs 472.2 472.2
Total oftable: 10,424.2G/AG/N/ISL/9
Page6Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996, 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 1996 Market price support 46.60 11.70 99,958 47,936 3,440.3 The
Agricultural
Production
Board
ofIceland
and
theIcelandic
Dairies '
associationSheepmeat " " 352.58 93.44 6,810 2,904 1,761.8
Beef " " 349.64 115.17 3,105 4,975 723.0
Horsemeat " " 182.39 78.21 510 950 52.2
Pigmeat " " 280.80 83.24 3,740 45,230 693.6
Poultrymeat " " 414.99 113.32 1,704 19,994 494.1
Eggs " " 283.75 50.60 2,066 9,514 472.2
Total of
table:7,637.3G/AG/N/ISL/9
Page7Supporting Table DS:6 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Iceland
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996, 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 ISKDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11
Milk 1996 Direct payments 2,579.4 2,579.4 The
Agricultural
Production
Board of
Iceland/The
Agricultural
Economics
Institute of
IcelandSheep " Wool subsidies 207.5 207.5
Total oftable: 2,786.9G/AG/N/ISL/9
Page8Supporting 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 1996 Direct
payments2,579.4 2,579.4 The
Agricultural
Production
Board of
Iceland/
The
Agricultural
Economics
Institute of
IcelandSheepmeat " Wool subsidies 207.5 207.5
Milk 1996 Market price
support3,440.3 3,440.3
Sheepmeat " " 1,761.8 1,761.8
Beef " " 723.0 723.0
Horsemeat " " 52.2 52.2
Pigmeat " " 693.6 693.6
Poultrymeat " " 494.1 494.1
Eggs " " 472.2 472.2
Total oftable: 10,424.2