WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/MAR/28 
10 December 2003 
 (03-6533) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following notification, dated 26 N ovember 2003, concerning Domestic Support 
Commitments ( Table DS:1  and relevant supporting tables) for calendar year 2001  is circulated at the 
request of the delegation of Morocco. 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  MOROCCO 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2001 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
 
716 
  
Million DHs  
300 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Morocco 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2001 
 
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  
(million DHs) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
- Agricultural research, 
monitoring and 
evaluation of the sector Genetic improvement, veterinary research, agro-economic studies, statistical 
surveys, agricultural census, and monitoring and evaluation 86  (*) 
- Agricultural advisory 
services and professional 
organization Technology transfer to farmers, support  for professional associations, and 
monitoring and management of cooperatives and professional associations 59   
- Agricultural training Training of agricultural tech nicians and skilled and supervisory personnel 65   
- Inspection Construction and equipping of veterinary laboratories, monitoring of seeds and 
plants and suppression of fraud 18   
- Combating disease and 
parasites Disease prevention in livestock, plant protection, livestock defence and 
protection and combating rodents and birds that are harmful to agriculture 53   
- Structure and 
infrastructure General construction and equipping of central and external administrative 
services 168   
- Domestic food aid Compensation less levies 2,134   
- Aid in natural disasters The Natural Disasters Fund, aid to deprived or disaster-struck regions  356   
- Livestock protection Campaign against the effects of drought 72   - Other Pilot project for the recyling of waste water, environmental management 
programme 0   
TOTAL  3,011   
 
 (*) Budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 
  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Morocco 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2001 
 
Measures exempt from  the reduction commitment – Spe cial and Differential Treatmen t – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of 
measure during the  
year in question 
(million DHs) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies 
generally available to agriculture    (*) 
-  Hydro-agricultural development Hydro-agricultural e quipment, general studies, advice and assistance 1,181   
-  Infrastructure for the 
development of dry-land 
farming Integrated programmes (paths, drinking water,  etc.) Development of dry farming areas 
under the supervision of the Development Office 67   
-  Development of pasture land 
and infrastructure for breeding Improved pasture land, increasing food resources, and monitoring and sele cting livestock 18   
-  Improvement of land structures De velopment and improvement of land 14   
-  Investment aid for farms Encouraging the developmen t of agricultural property, providing assistance for the 
construction of agricultural equipment and for the equipping of farms 193   
-  Encouragement of improved 
production techniques General studies, encouraging the use of horti culture, artificial insemination and natural 
breeding and organization of the stockbreeding products market 24   
(b) Input subsidies generally 
available to low income or 
resource-poor producers     
- Input price subsidies Price subsidie s for selected seeds (cereals) and pl ants for use in fruit-farming 18   
(c) Support to encourage 
diversification from growing 
illicit narcotic crops  -   
TOTAL  1,515   
      
 (*)  Budget of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Morocco 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2001 
 
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) 
(million DHs) Product-specific measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) 
(million DHs Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
(million DHs) 
 
1 2 3 4 
Cereals 242.47 - 242.47 
Sunflower 57.30 - 57.30 Non-product-specific AMS - - -     
CURRENT TOTAL AMS   299.77 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Morocco 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2001 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Ot her Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year  
2001 Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
DHs) Other product-
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(million 
DHs) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS 
(million DHs) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Cereals  Storage subsidy 242.47 - - 242.47 - - 242.47 (*) 
Sunflower  Production subsidy 57.30 - - 57.30 - - 57.30  
 
 * Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. 
 
 
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