WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NZL/18
4 March 1999
(99-0843)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for the fourth year of implementation (1997/98) was received from the
delegation of New Zealand  on 25 February 1999.G/AG/N/NZL/18
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 1998
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 0G/AG/N/NZL/18
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 1998
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 programmesManagement of
Government agricultural
programmes0.480 Expenditure related to the administration of Government
agricultural programmes, 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
Annual Report 1 July
1997 - 28 February 1998,
and Ministry ofAgriculture and ForestryAnnual Report 1 March
1998 - 30 June 1998
1
Animal Welfare Animal Welfare Services 0.741 Enforcement of the Animals Protection Act 1960 through
investigation of complaints of cruelty to animals, ensuringcorrective action to restore affected animals to an
acceptable welfare status and, where appropriate,
prosecuting offences under this Act."
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Administration of Quality
Assurance Standards for
the Agricultural Sector3.937 Development and maintenance of written standards for
agricultural quality assurance procedures and services that
are the basis for official assurances that animals, plants and
produce meet sanitary and phytosanitary requirements."
Pest and disease control Border Inspection and
Quarantine Services16.659 Control of quarantine risks at the border and management
of post-entry quarantine in accordance with the provisions
of the Biosecurity Act 1993."
Pest and Disease
Surveillance Services9.824 Health surveillance of domestic animal and plant
populations, international reporting of the domestic animaland plant health status, and detection of emergent unwantedorganisms."G/AG/N/NZL/18
Page 412 3 4 5
Pest and Disease
Emergency Response
Services8.814 Maintenance of a capability to respond to an incursion of
unwanted organisms, harmful to animals and plants or to
other organisms that could become a serious problem if left
unchecked."
Administration of
Biosecurity Standards and
Pest Management
Strategies6.379 Development of written standards for biosecurity
procedures and services for controlling entry of goods at
the border, post entry quarantine, surveillance of health
status and emergency response."
Control of Tuberculosis
Vectors16.172 Control of populations of wild animals, particularly
possums, in locations where infected members of the wild
population transmit tuberculosis to cattle and deer.  Controlmeasures are undertaken on farms and adjacent Crownland."
Regional Council pest and
disease control22.735 Expenditure by regional councils on control of pests and
diseases.Regional Council Annual
Plans 1997/98
Research Research 113.966 Funds provided by the Foundation for Research Science
and Technology (FRST) for research directly related to
agricultural  production.FRST Public Good
Science Fund Research
Contracts 1997/98, and1998/99 Estimates ofAppropriations for the
Government of New
Zealand
Infrastructural services Community Irrigation
Schemes0.015 The on-site operation and maintenance of the Crown's
existing irrigation schemes until sold to private buyers, and
the cost to settle claims arising from construction.Ministry of Agriculture
Annual Report 1 July
1997 – 28 February 1998,
and Ministry ofAgriculture and ForestryAnnual Report 1 March
1998 – 30 June 1998
1
Regional Council flood
control25.992 Expenditure by regional councils on capital investment and
maintenance of off-farm flood protection and land drainageschemes.Regional Council Annual
Plans 1997/98G/AG/N/NZL/18
Page 512 3 4 5
(f) Payments for relief from
natural disasters
Adverse Climatic Events 0.436 Provision of support to the agriculture industries in the
aftermath of adverse climatic events.  The majority of thefunds were used to provide for eight temporary offices tobe established in drought stricken regions.  The offices
provided advisory services to producers e.g. on where to
buy feed.  The funds also paid for technical field days fordrought affected areas. The figure includes an estimate ofthe cost of employing four army personnel for two months
distributing water to farm households during the
Marlborough drought (at $100,000).Ministry of Agriculture
Annual Report 1 July1997 – 28 February 1998,and Ministry of
Agriculture and Forestry
Annual Report 1 March1998 – 30 June 1998
1
Rural Sector Assistance
Programme30.384 A benefit provided to agricultural producers in regions the
Government recognises as being severely affected by an
adverse climatic event.  The benefit provides minimum
short-term living needs, and is assessed monthly.  Droughtis estimated to have cost $260 million at the farm gate interms of feed costs and production losses.Work and Income NZ
1997/98
(j) Environmental programmes
Erosion control East Coast Forestry
Programme2.646 Initiated in 1992, this programme provides funding to
agricultural producers and others to plant trees, primarily asa means of erosion control, particularly on severely
erodible land in the East Coast region of the North Island.Ministry of Agriculture
Annual Report 1 July1997 – 28 February 1998,
and Ministry of
Agriculture and ForestryAnnual Report 1 March1998 – 30 June 1998
1
Soil conservation Regional Council soil
conservation210.664 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 1997/98G/AG/N/NZL/18
Page 6Explanatory Notes:
1 On 1 March 1998 the Ministries of Agriculture and Forestry were  merged to form a new Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
2 Under the Resource Management Act 1991, most resource management responsibilities are assigned to New Zealand's 15 regional co uncils.  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
programmes listed net of funds recovered from users or beneficiaries.  However, not all of this expenditure benefits, or is dir ectly attributable to, agriculture.  Depending on the
programme, the amount of expenditure that is attributable to agriculture varies between an estimated 60% to 100%.
3 The Rural Assistance Programme is not a new Green Box measure (established in 1989/90) but one that the Ministry of Agricultur e and Forestry had not previously identified
when preparing the Supporting Table DS:1 notifications. Expenditures on the Programme for the previous three reporting periods ending 30 June 1995, 1996 and 1997 are
$0.557 million, $0.027 million and $0.111 million respectively.G/AG/N/NZL/18
Page 7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 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)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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