G/AG/N/ISL/57  
 
31 January  2022 
(22-0764) Page: 1/9 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 13 January  2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Iceland . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant 
supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2020 . 
 
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Table DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables of the notification contain information and AMS 
calculations with inflation adjustment . The corresponding data and calculations without 
inflation adjustment  can be found in the notes to the relevant tables.  
 
 
  
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Current Total Aggregate  Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  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)  
1  2  3  
130.1   91.8* 
* Current Total AMS without inflation adjustment  equals 104.1 million SDR. (see Supporting Table DS:4)  
General notes:  
1 SDR = ISK 52.1100 (AVG exchange rate for 1988).  
1 SDR = ISK 188.5200 (AVG exchange rate for 20 20). 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
ISK, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Agricultural Productivity Fund  128  Central Government 
Accounts   
Research of vegetation resources, genetic resources and forestry  39.8 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  167.8    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Compensation Fund  8.3  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  8.3   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Bovine animal breeding and development programs  275.6  Central Government 
Accounts   
Advisory services; organic advisory services; forestry programs  380.8  Central Government 
Accounts   
R. & D. projects in horticulture, sheep and cattle farming  99.7 Central Government 
Accounts   
Agricultural statistics and econometrics  7 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  763.1    
2 (e). Inspection services  Food and Veterinary Authority of Iceland  1,487.4  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  1,487.4    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Production balance program  105.4  Central Government 
Accounts   
Higher -value sheep products marketing program  104.6  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  210   
2 (h). Other general services  Various appropriations to agriculture  240.4  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  240.4    
 Subtotal General Services  2,877   
6. Decoupled income support  Decoupled income support for sheep farmers  2,405.1  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  2,405.1     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
ISK, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Prevention of animal diseases  129  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  129   
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Cattle breeding program; investment  154.6  Central Government 
Accounts   
Investment aid for farmers  368.8  Central Government 
Accounts   
Recruitment program  138.6  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  662   
13. Regional assistance programmes  Regional support to sheep farmers  154.7  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  154.7    
Grand Total Green Box  6,227.9   
 
 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS: 3 
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production -Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria  in Article 6. 5 Monetary value  
 
ISK, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Payments based on fixed area and yields  Family farm and regional support  206.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
Land cultivation and farmland payments  780.1  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  986.3    
(c) Livestock payments made on a fixed number of head  Dairy and beef cattle  1,714.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
Sheep  0 Central Government 
Accounts   
Goat 16.1 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  1,730.3    
Grand Total Blue Box  2,716.7   
 
  
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- 6 - Supporting  Table DS:4   
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
ISK, million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
ISK, million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
ISK, million  Value of production  
 
 
 
ISK, million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
ISK, million  Note  
1 2 3    4  
Milk 14,458.6   14,458.6  20,375 71% 14,458.6  (1) 
Horticulture  599.4   599.4  5,302 11% 599.4   
Sheep  2,244.9   2,244.9  9,760 23% 2,244.9   
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)       
TOTAL  17,302.9  (1) 
General notes:  
Current Total AMS in SDR (million)  equals 91.8 (1 SDR = ISK 188.5200 (AVG exchange rate for 2020)).  
Notes:  
(1) The support for Milk without inflation adjustment equals ISK 16,775.8 million. This amount represents 82% of the Value of Pro duction of milk (2020). Taking into account 
the support provided to Milk without inflation adjustment , the Current Total AMS for the year 2020 would amount to ISK 19,620.1 million. Current Total AMS  without 
inflation adjustment  in SDR (milllion)  equals 104.1 ( 1 SDR = ISK 188.5200 (AVG exchange rate for 2020)). (See Supporting Table DS:5 for calculation details on 
inflation adjustment)  
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Product -Specific Aggregate  Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of 
basic products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
ISK External reference 
price (generally 
from AGST)  
 
ISK Eligible 
production  Associated 
fees/levies   
 
 
ISK, million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
ISK, million  Data Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Milk CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Market 
price 
support  92.75/Kilogram  22.79/Kilogram  140,503.9 
thousand 
kilograms  0 9,829.0  Statistics Iceland, 
Ministry of 
Industries and 
Innovation  (1) 
Total Milk          9,829    
General notes:  
(1) No market price support was provided to sheepmeat, beef, horsemeat, pigmeat, poultrymeat and eggs.  
(2) 1 SDR = ISK 52.1100 (AVG exchange rate for 1988); 1 SDR = ISK 188.5200 (AVG exchange rate for 2020).  
Notes:  
(1) The External Reference Price (ERP) without inflation adjustment  corresponds to 6.30 ISK/Kilogram. The Market Price Support value resulting from applying the 
Annex  3 formula of the Agreement on Agricultu re taking into account the unadjusted ERP value corresponds to ISK 12,146.2 million 
(i.e., (92.75  ISK/Kilogram  – 6.30 ISK/Kilogram)*140,503.9 tonnes)   
 
  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
ISK External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
ISK Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
ISK, million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
ISK, million  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
 
ISK, million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
ISK, million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Milk CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Direct payments; 
Milk     4,629.6   4,629.6  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total Milk            4,629.6    
Horticulture  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Direct payments; 
cucumbers, 
peppers and 
tomatoes      294.8   294.8  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Horticulture  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Electricity 
subsidies      304.6   304.6  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total 
Horticulture            599.4    
Sheep  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Direct payments; 
wool     463.8   463.8  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Sheep  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Direct payments; 
quality control 
sceme      1,781.1   1,781.1  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total Sheep            2,244.9    
 
 
  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
ISK, million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
ISK, million  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
ISK, million  Market 
price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
ISK, million Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
ISK, million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
ISK, million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total Milk          9,829 4,629.6  14,458.6   (1) 
Total 
Horticulture           599.4  599.4    
Total Sheep           2,244.9  2,244.9    
Notes:  
(1) Taking into account the Market Price Support value without inflation adjustment  for Milk (ISK 1 2,146.2  million), the Total AMS for Milk under column 10 would read 
ISK 16,775.8  million.   
 
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