WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NZL/33
14 November 2002
(02-6310)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for the financial year ending June 2001  was received from the delegation
of New Zealand on 31 October 2002.G/AG/N/NZL/33
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 2001
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Year ending June Total AMS commitment level for period in
questionCurrency 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)
12 3
1995 348.30 $NZ million 0
1996 336.29 $NZ million 0
1997 324.28 $NZ million 0
1998 312.27 $NZ million 0
1999 300.26 $NZ million 0
2000 288.25 $NZ million 0
2001 288.25 $NZ million 0G/AG/N/NZL/33
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 2001
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - "Green Box"
Measure Type Name of measure Monetary value of measure
in year in question
$NZ millionDescription of measure and reference to Annex 2 Data Sources
12 3 4 5
(a)  General Services
Management of Government
agricultural programmes
(para. 2)Contract and Grant
Management0.650 Expenditure related to the administration of contractual
obligations, primarily the employment of staff and
consultants in relation to the transfer of ownership of
irrigation schemes from the Crown to irrigation companies.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report - 1 July 2000-
30 June 2001
Sanitary and Phytosanitary
(para. 2)Development and
Maintenance of Sanitary
and Phytosanitary (SPS)
Assurance and Related
Standards4.771 Development and maintenance of written standards and
risk management frameworks designed to give effect to
New Zealand law and policy covering SPS arrangements
(and related areas such as animal welfare, agriculturalcompounds and veterinary medicines) and thus strengthenofficial assurances that animal and plant produce meets
sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.
1"
Audit for Compliance with
Standards0.240 Government audit of service providers to provide
confidence that sanitary and phytosanitary standards andfood assurance standards can be substantiated by
performance."
Enforcement of
Agricultural Legislation0.587 Government purchase of services for enforcement of the
law through investigations and subsequent prosecutionswhere illegal activity is evident. The scope includes the
legal requirements of Agricultural Compounds and
Veterinary Medicines Act, Food Act, Forests Act, AnimalProducts Act, Hazar dous Substances and New Organisms
Act, and Plants Act.
2"G/AG/N/NZL/33
Page 412 3 4 5
Pest and disease control
(para. 2)Border Inspection and
Quarantine Services19.623 Develop and accredit to border inspection, transitional
facility and containment standards. Control of quarantine
risks at the border and management of post-entry
quarantine in accordance with the provisions of theBiosecurity Act 1993.
3Ministry of Agricultureand Forestry Annual
Report - 1 July 2000-
30 June 2001
Disease and Pest
Surveillance Services and
Emergency Response
Services24.351 Health surveillance of domestic animal and plant
populations, international reporting of the domestic animal
and plant health status, and detection of emergent unwantedorganisms. Maintenance of a capability to diagnose andrespond to detections of unrecorded, unwanted organisms
that pose a threat to animal, plant or forest populations, and
the purchase of services in relation to an actual response
.4"
Administration of
Biosecurity and Pest
Management Strategies4.747 Development of import health standards and domestic
standards to facilitate the effective management or
eradication of pests and diseases.   Ensure that industry andservice providers are complying with relevant MAF
Biosecurity standards
.5"
Control of Tuberculosis
Vectors22.695 Control of populations of wild animals, particularly
possums, in locations where infected members of the wildpopulation transmit tuberculosis to cattle and deer. Controlmeasures are undertaken on farms and adjacent Crown
land."
Regional Council pest and
disease control618.049 Expenditure by regional councils on control of pests and
diseases.Regional Council Annual
Plans 2000/2001
Research
(para. 2)Research 89.588 Funds provided by the Foundation for Research Science
and Technology (FRST) for research directly related to
agricultural production including forage, animal and dairyindustries, horticulture, arable and other food and beverageindustries.
7FRST Public Good
Science Fund Research
Contracts 2000/2001
Sustainable Farming Fund 1.038 A contestable fund set-up to support community driven
programmes aimed at improving the financial and
environmental performance of the land based sectors.Projects must seek to address a need that is identified by a
community of interest
.8Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report 1 July 2000 – 30June 2001G/AG/N/NZL/33
Page 512 3 4 5
Extension and advisory
services (para 2)Organics Initiative 0.335 Funding for: the development of a National Minimum
Standard for organic products; the development of a growth
strategy for the organics sector; the development of a
certification system for small-scale producers of organicproducts; and the establishment of the Organics WorkingGroup which will interf ace between government
departments and organic producers.
9Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report 1 July 2000 –
30 June 2001
Infrastructural services(para 2)Community Irrigation
Schemes0.001 The on-site operation and maintenance of the Crown's
existing irrigation schemes until sold to private buyers, andthe cost to settle claims arising from construction."
Regional Council flood
control66.913 Expenditure by regional councils on capital investment and
maintenance of off-farm flood protection and land drainageschemes.Regional Council Annual
Plans 2000/2001
Payments for relief from
natural disasters (para 8)Adverse Climatic Events
0.027 Provision of support to the agriculture industries in the
aftermath of adverse climatic events.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report 1 July 2000 –30 June 2001.
Rural Sector Assistance
Programme0.007 A benefit provided to agricultural producers in regions the
Government recognises as being severely affected by an
adverse climatic event.  The benefit provides minimalliving needs for up to 12 months. Eligibility is assessed ona monthly basis.Work and Income
New Zealand Annual
Report 2000/2001
Environmental programmes
Erosion control(para 12)East Coast Afforestation
Grants2.367 Initiated in 1992, this programme provides funding to
agricultural producers and others to plant trees, primarily asa means of erosion control, particularly on severelyerodible land in the East Coast region of the North Island.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry AnnualReport 1 July 2000 –30 June 2001
Soil conservation
(para 12)Regional Council soil
conservation612.675 These programmes are part of a national policy for
sustainable management under the Resource ManagementAct and the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act.  Theprogrammes are undertaken by regional councils and
typically provide 50% to 70% of the cost of soil
conservation practices undertaken by farmers in order tofulfil the legislative requirements.Regional Council Annual
Plans 2000/2001
Notes:
1This category now includes expenditure that was previously notified as "Accreditation to Standards".
2Expenditure includes costs associated with the enforcement of forestry legislation as the aggregate figure of $587,000 has not been broken down to exclude it.
3This is not a modified measure but a more fulsome description of the original measure.G/AG/N/NZL/33
Page 64This measure is a combination of two progra mmes that were previously notified separately – "Disease and Pest Surveillance Servi ces" and "Pest Emergency Response Services".
5This is not a modified measure but a more fulsome description of the original measure.
6Under the Resource Management Act 1991, most resource management responsibilities are assigned to New Zealand's 15 regional cou ncils.  As a result, the majority of resource
management programmes relevant to agriculture are now carried out at the regional level.  The figures given represent the total  expenditure by councils on the resource management
programmes, net of funds recovered from users or beneficiaries.  However, not all of this expenditure benefits, or is directly attributable to agriculture.  Depending on the programme, the
amount of expenditure that is attributable varies between an estimated 60% to 100%.
7Further information on the types of agriculture related research the Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) cont racts can be obtained from the FRST website at
www.frst.govt.nz/apps/database/rrsearch/index.cfm
8Further information about the Sustainable Farming Fund can be found on the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry’s website at www.maf.govt.nz .  A Table DS:2 notification for this new
programme will be submitted to the WTO Secretariat.
9A Table DS:2 notification for this new programme will be submitted to the WTO Secretariat.G/AG/N/NZL/33
Page 7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 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)Product-specific measurements of support
(from S upporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
12 3 4
-0 0 0
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