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ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/CHL/10/Rev.1
14 June 2000
(00-2361)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  Spanish
NOTIFICATION
Revision
The following revision to the notification concerning domestic support commitments
(Table DS:1  and the relevant supporting tables) for the year 1998  was received from the delegation of
Chile  on 24 May 2000.
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The existing domestic agricultural support measures applied by Chile are those listed in the
attached supporting tables.G/AG/N/CHL/10/Rev.1
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Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:   Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency
(million Ch$)Current total AMS
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached supporting tables)
12 3
-- " de minimis "*
*(Article 7.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture:  See Supporting Table DS:4)G/AG/N/CHL/10/Rev.1
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in
Annex 2Monetary value of
measure in year in
question (thousand Ch$)Data sources
12 3 4
2.2 General Services
(a) Research Agricultural Research
Partial financing for innovation projects
Technological applicationsInnovation support information
Research and Development Centres
Generation, adaptation and dissemination of scientific and technological
knowledge and products that contribute to the sustainable (social, economicand environmental) development of the competitiveness of the various
actors involved in the agricultural sector.2,667,163
5,982,995Foundation for Agricultural
Innovation (FIA)
Agricultural Research Institute
(INIA)
(c) Training services Peasant Agriculture Technol ogical Development Service
Project Agricultural Advisory Service:  for developing and consolidating a
specific business.
Local Agricultural Advisory Service:  for improving current management
and developing the basic conditions for structuring agricultural associations.Technical Assistance and Training Fund for Rural Organizations:  seeks to
support the development of the organization and to generate entrepreneurialand organizational capacities in the areas of management, training,leadership and business development.11,360,608 Institute of Agricultural
Development (INDAP)
FODEM:  support for the development of a strategic plan for associations so
as to improve their profitability.
Business management centre for small producers:  provision of direct
technical and economic advisory services.G/AG/N/CHL/10/Rev.1
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Training and education for rural women :  about 3,000 women are
attending technical training, personal training, management training and
organizational development workshops.278,246 INDAP-PRODEMU
(d) Extension and
advisory servicesTechnical Assistance Funds (FAT) :  advice for small and medium
agricultural producers on contracting for consultancy services, facilitatesaccess to external and specialized technical assistance services.1,984,465 CORFO
PROMM/ODEPA technological validation:  technology transfer plan
supporting the establishment, implementation and study of projects carriedout by institutions devoted to research on irrigation.553,403 ODEPA
(e) Inspection
services for sanitary,
safety, etc. purposesAgricultural protection :  protection, maintenance and improvement of the
health of plants and animals and surveillance of their health status and the
sanitary condition of their products, by-products and derivatives which may
cause or carry diseases that could impair this resource.11,631,000 SAG
(f) Marketing and
promotion servicesPromotion Programme (PROFO) :  scheme for the payment of incentives
to encourage business modernization through the association of similar or
complementary enterprises established within the same area.2,015,827 CORFO
(g) Infrastructure
servicesLaw No. 18,450:   promotion of private investment in irrigation and drainage
works.  It is a means of encouraging the construction of small-scalehydraulic works for agricultural use (off-farm works).
Peasant farm irrigation :  support for the diversification and greater
productivity of peasant farming by improving, expanding and introducingirrigation (off-farm works).4,963,729
994,101National Irrigation Commission
(CNR)
INDAP
2.8 Disaster relief
paymentsAgricultural emergency fund :  assistance for the agricultural sector to
offset the adverse effects of climatic events.1,200,334 Agriculture Department
Prepared by: WTO-DIRECON Department and ODEPA's International Sub-Directorate.
Notes: Exchange rate: US$1 = $460.3 (average for 1998).G/AG/N/CHL/10/Rev.1
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and differential treatmen t – "Development Programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to
criteria in Article 6:2Monetary value of measure
in year in question
(thousand Ch$)Data sources
Investment subsidies
generally available toagricultureCredit subsidy 1,223,722 INDAP
Prepared by: WTO-DIRECON Department and ODEPA's  International Sub-Directorate.
Notes: Exchange rate: US$1 = $460.3 (average for 1998).G/AG/N/CHL/10/Rev.1
Page 6Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Calculation of the current total aggregate measurement of support
Description of basic
products (including non-
product-specific AMS)Product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to
DS:7 below)
(million Ch$)Product-specific
measurements of support
(from Supporting
Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS (aggregate)
(million Ch$)
12 3 4
Non-product-specificAMS (from SupportingTable DS:9 below)7,933 de minimis
1
Notes:  Exchange rate:  US$1 = $460.3 (average for 1998).
1Total value of 1998 agricultural production:  $2,008,687 million.G/AG/N/CHL/10/Rev.1
Page 7Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Product-specific aggregate measurements of support:  other product-specific su pport and total product-specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
1998Measure type(s) Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(million
Ch$)Other
product
specific
support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/ leviesTotal
other
product-
specific
support
(million
Ch$)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(million Ch$)Data
sources
1 2 34567
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Rice This subsidy programme known as the "Reconversion Programme" ended in 1997.  Since 1998 there have been no subsidies.G/AG/N/CHL/10/Rev.1
Page 8Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Chile
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 1998
Non-product-specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year 1998 Non-product-specific
budgetary outlays
(million 1998 current
pesos)Other non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support
(million 1998 current
pesos)Data sources
123456
(3+4-5)7
Land reclamation 7,933 7,933 INDAP/SAG
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