WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/NOR/11
19September 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3788)
Committee onAgriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
Theattached notification concerning domestic support commitments forthecalendar year
1996 (Table DS:1 andtherelevant supporting tables) wasreceived from thedelegation ofNorway
on16September 1997.G/AG/N/NOR/11
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Current Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Total current commitment level fortheperiod inquestion Currency Current Total AMS
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
1 2 3
13,357 million Nkr 10,529 millionG/AG/N/NOR/11
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Measures exempt fromthereduction commitment -«Green Box»
Measure types Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
question
(million Nkr)Data
sources
1 2 3 4
2.General services:
Advice andpromotion Small Animal Fund; Advice andpromotion forsmall animals. Compensation forloss
during pasturing season inthemountains (f)38.1 A
Advice andpromotion Research anddevelopment support scheme tofruitandberries. Research advice and
promotion (f)61.2 A
Based onOECD grouping:
Research Group 1:Research, advisory andtraining (Budget items 1101, 1102, 1105, 1120, 1124,
1126, 1130, 1131, 1135, 1137, 1138, 1139 and1150.73.03) (a,b,d)564.7 A,G
Pestanddiseases control Group 2:Veterinary services, plant andanimal diseases (Budget items 1107, 1111, 1112,
1126, 1137) (a,d,e)202.4 A,G
Infrastructural service Group 3:Investment, landregistration andlandallocation (Budget items 1140, 1145,
1146, 1149) (g)104.8 A,G
3.Public stockholding forfood security purposes:
Food security purpose Grain price support. Payment made tomaintain thegapbetween administered andexternal
prices, andpayment tostockholding forfood security purposes690.3 A
Food security purpose Storage ofmeadow seed 3.4 A
8.Payments forrelief from natural disasters:
Compensation fornatural disaster Natural Disaster Payment. Compensation forcrop damage duetonatural disasters 20.0 AG/AG/N/NOR/11
Page4Measure types Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
question
(million Nkr)Data
sources
1 2 3 4
11.Structural adjustment assistance provided through investment aids:
Investment aid TheAgricultural Development Fund. Investment aidforstructural adjustment andrural
development purposes660.6 A
Investment aid Interest concession. Investment subsidies andimplementation ofstructural adjustment 102.7 A
12.Environmental programmes:
Environmental programmes Subsidy toEcological Production. Subsidy toresearch on,andtofarmers changing to,
ecological production methods24.2 A
Environmental programmes Subsidy toproducers whorefrain from field work onareas exposed toerosion inautumn. 85.8 A
Environmental programmes Subsidy toSummer Dairy Operations inMountainous Regions 16.0 A
Environmental programmes Subsidy toProduction onSteep Areas 31.4 A
Environmental programmes Fixed Area Support toEcological Production 3,6 A
13.Regional Assistance Programmes:
Regional assistance Acreage Support tomountain farmers. Support limited tofarmers indisadvantaged
regions.10.6 A
Other:
Social welfare Vacation andReplacement Scheme. Refund foractual expenses during holidays andto
alleviate financial difficulties duetoillness1,413.0 A
Promotion andstorage Market regulation, promotion andsale. Payment made toobtain administered prices 83.3 AG/AG/N/NOR/11
Page5Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1996
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes -«Exempt Direct Payments»
Measure types Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria
inArticle 6:5Monetary value ofmeasure in
yearinquestion
(million Nkr)Data sources
1 2 3 4
(a)«payments based onfixed area andyields»:
Acreage andCultural Landscape Scheme (Art. 6:5(a)(i)) 3,209.0 A
(b)«payments made on85percentorlessofthebase level ofproduction»:
Structural Income Support toDairy Farmers(Art. 6:5
(a)(ii))1,482.5 A
Regional Deficiency Payment toMilk Production
(Art. 6:5(a)(ii))431.7 A
Regional Deficiency Payment toMeat Production
(Art. 6:5(a)(ii))512.0 A
(c)«livestock payments made onafixed number ofhead»:
Headage support (Art. 6:5(a)(iii))11,611.1 A
Total «Exempt Direct Payments» 7,246.3
1Theheadage support scheme isequal totheformer Man-Year support tolivestock farmers listed inSupporting Table 10intheNorwegian Schedule.G/AG/N/NOR/11
Page6Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1996
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products
(including non-product specific AMS)Product-specific AMS
(from Supporting DS:7 below)
(million Nkr)Product-specific equivalent measurement of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 below)
(million Nkr)Current Total AMS
(aggregate)
(million Nkr)
1 2 3 4
Wheat 372.4 372.4
Barley 769.1 769.1
Oats 410.3 410.3
Milk 3,731.8 3,731.8
Beef andveal 1,888.3 1,888.3
Pork 1,568.3 1,568.3
Sheep 897.0 897.0
Poultry 384.2 384.2
Eggs 302.3 302.3
Potatoes 220.7 220.7
Fruits andvegetables 65.4 65.4
Product Specific AMS 10,609.8
Non-product specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9) -80.4
Total AMS 10,529.4G/AG/N/NOR/11
Page7Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar/marketing
yearbeginningMeasure types Applied
administered
price
(Nkr per
kg./litre)External
reference
price
(Nkr per
kg./litre)Eligible production
(metric tonnes,
million litres)Associated
fees/levies
(million Nkr)Total market
price support
(million Nkr)Data sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5)*6)-79
Wheat 1January Fixed farm gateprice 2.30 0.82 251,500 372.4 A,D
Barley 1January Fixed farm gateprice 1.88 0.71 657,000 769.1 A,D
Oats 1January Fixed farm gateprice 1.70 0.66 396,000 410.3 A,D
Milk 1January Target price 3.05 0.78 1,699 17.1 3,836.8 A,D
Beef andveal 1January Target price 35.05 13.20 85.4 50.2 1,814.9 A,D
Pork 1January Target price 26.47 7.60 102.8 60.5 1,879.9 A,D
Sheep 1January Target price 36.39 10.55 26.6 15.6 670.5 A,D
Poultry 1January Target price 29.65 8.45 24.5 6.9 512.7 A,D
Eggs 1January Target price 15.05 5.28 45.9 54.9 393.6 A,D
Potatoes 1January Target price 2.33 1.21 148,728 166.7 A,D,F
Total Market Price Support 10,826.9G/AG/N/NOR/11
Page8Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productsCalendar/
marketing year
beginningMeasure types Applied
administered
price
(Nkr per
kg./litre)External
reference
priceEligible
production
(metric
tonnes,
mill. litres)Total
price-related
direct
payments
(million Nkr)Other non-
exempt
direct
payments
(million
Nkr)Associated
fees/levies
(million
Nkr)Total direct
payments
(million Nkr)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Milk 1January Base deficiency payment 344.8 344.8 A
Beef andveal 1January Base deficiency payment, meat 264.3 264.3 E
Sheep 1January Base deficiency payment, meat 107.1 107.1 E
1January Wool deficiency payment 170.0 170.0 A
Total direct payments sheep 277.1
Eggs 1January Contract Production Scheme 13.5 13.5 A
Potatoes 1January Deficiency payment topotatoes 53.9 53.9 AG/AG/N/NOR/11
Page9Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1996
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product Specific AMS
Description of
basic productsCalendar/
marketing
year
beginningMeasure types Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(million Nkr)Other
product
specific
supportAssociated
fees/levies
(million
Nkr)Total other
product-
specific
supportMarket price
support
(From Supporting
Table DS:5)
(million Nkr)Non-Exempt
direct payments
(From Supporting
Table DS:6)
(million Nkr)Total AMS
(To
Supporting
Table DS:4)
(million Nkr)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Wheat 1January - 372.4 372.4
Barley 1January - 769.1 769.1
Oats 1January - 410.3 410.3
Milk 1January Farm feedadjustment 449.8 -449.8 3,836.8 344.8 3,731.8 G
Beef andveal 1January Transport subsidy
Farm feedadjustment30.0
220.9 -190.9 1814.9 264.3 1,888.3 E,G
Pork 1January Transport subsidy
Farm feedadjustment35.1
346.7 -311.6 1,879.9 1,568.3 E,G
Sheep 1January Transport subsidy
Farm feedadjustment8.4
58.9 -50.5 670.5 277.1 897.0 E,G
Poultry 1January Farm feedadjustment 128.5 -128.5 512.7 384.2 G
Eggs 1January Transport subsidy
Farm feedadjustment5,0
109.8 -104.8 393.6 13.5 302.3 A,G
Potatoes 1January - 166.7 53.9 220.7 -G/AG/N/NOR/11
Page10Supporting Table DS:8
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements ofSupport
Description of
basic productsCalendar/
marketing
year
beginningMeasure types Applied
administrated
pricesProduction
eligible to
receive the
applied
administrated
priceMarket price
support
budgetary
outlays
(million Nkr)Equivalent
measurement
ofsupportNon-
Exempt
direct
payments
(million
Nkr)Other
product
specific
supportAssociated
fees/leviesTotal monetary
value of
equivalent
commitment
(ToSupporting
Table DS:4)
(million Nkr)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
((7+8+9)-10)12
Fruit, berries
andvegetables1January Regional
deficiency
payment55.6 55.6 A
Storage subsidy,
fruit8.1 8.1 A
Transport subsidy 1.7 1.7 A
Total Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements ofSupport 65.4G/AG/N/NOR/11
Page11Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year1996
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure types Calendar/marketing year
beginningNon-product
specific budgetary
outlaysOther
non-product-specific
support (include
calculation details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal
non-product
specific
supportData sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4+5)7
Insemination subsidy 1January 70.2 70.2 A
Price Compensation toProcessed
Agricultural Products1January 42.9 42.9 B
Taxes onfertilisers 1January -171.7 -171.7 A
Taxes onpesticides 1January -21.8 -21.8 A
Total Non-Products Specific AMS (Tosupporting Table DS:4) -80.4G/AG/N/NOR/11
Page12DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Norway
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1996
Data sources
A:Ministry ofAgriculture (Propositions totheParliament No.72(1995-96); No.1(1996-97) andNo.70(1996/97), andinternal calculations)
B:Statens Kornforretning (Norwegian Grain Corporation)
C:Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board)
D:Budsjettnemda forjordbruket (Budget Committee forAgriculture)
E:Fraktkontoret forslakt (The Meat Transport Funding Office)
F:Landbrukets Priscentral (The Agricultural Price Supporting Office)
G:Based onOECD