WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/PHL/10
15September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3688)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification concerning domestic support commitments for1995(Table DS:1 and
therelevant Supporting Tables) was received from thedelegation ofthePhilippines on
10September 1997.G/AG/N/PHL/10
Page2Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value
ofmeasure in
yearinquestion
'000PesosData sources
1 2 3 4
(a)General services General research relating toparticular products 299,921 1995 General
Appropriations
Act
(b)Public stocking forfood security
purposes
(c)Payments forrelief from natural
disastersPestanddisease control, including plant andanimal quarantine
General training services
Extension andadvisory services
Inspection services ofparticular products forhealth, safety, grading or
standardization purposes
Marketing andpromotion activities, including agricultural statistics generation,
market information, advice andpromotion activities
Production andmarket infrastructure, including construction, rehabilitation and
repair ofirrigation anddrainage systems, slaughterhouses, solar dryers, andfood
terminals
Stabilization programme forfood items
Crop insurance19,561
93,561
135,593
114,687
160,310
1,630,102
1,000,000
50,000G/AG/N/PHL/10
Page3Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -Special andDifferential Treatment -"Development Programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inArticle 6.2 Monetary value
ofmeasure in
yearinquestion
'000PesosData sources
1 2 3 4
(a)Investment subsidies generally
available toagriculture
(b)Input subsidies generally available
tolow-income orresource-poor
producersSoft-loans andgrants foragricultural investments: these involve theprovision of
loans andgrants forirrigation andother farm infrastructure support, farm
equipment, postharvest facilities, research anddevelopment, training andextension
activities.
Provision ofaccess tofarm inputs: thismeasure provides low-income orresource
poor producers theopportunity tohave easier access togood quality inputs such as
seeds, planting materials, fertilizers andanimal stocks inorder toimprove farm
productivity.5,138,000
1,126,000Department of
Agriculture
Presidential
Agrarian
Reform Council
Department of
AgricultureG/AG/N/PHL/10
Page4Supporting Table DS:4 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic
products (including non-
product specific AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 to
DS:7 below)
'000PesosProduct-specific equivalent
measurements ofsupport (from
Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
'000PesosComments
1 2 3 4 5
Rice
Corn
Total AMS257,253.22
0257,253.22
0
257,253.22deminimisG/AG/N/PHL/10
Page5Supporting Table DS:5 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered price
Pesos/KgExternal reference
price (generally from
AGST/...)
Pesos/KgEligible production
1,000 tonneAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
billion wonData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
Rice
Corn01.01.95
01.01.95Price support
Price support14.00
4.504.56
2.2627,251.40
00
0257,253.22
0NFA
"
NFA: National Food Authority
Notes:
1.Eligible production consists ofriceprocured pluspalay (paddy) procured converted intoriceterms using a65percentmilling recovery rate.
2.Thetotal volume ofriceproduction in1995 was6.85 million metric tonnes valued atP77.684 billion.
3.Thetotal market price support forriceis0.33 percentofthe1995 value ofproduction.