WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JOR/3
13 June 2003
(03-3078)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for calendar year 2001
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of the  Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan  on 4 April 2003.G/AG/N/JOR/3
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 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)
123
1,480,563 JD 0G/AG/N/JOR/3
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box "
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of
measure in year in
question
(JD)Data Sources
12 3 4
Total Green Box expenditures 20,138,323
(a) Total general services 20,138,323
1) Research Budget allocations for research programmes and research activities at public universities,
and NCARTT.  Exempt as a general service under paragraph 2(a) of Annex 21,498,214 *
2) Inspection services Allocations for inspection of plants and animals by MOA, Amman Municipality, RSS,
and Ministry of Health.  Exempt under paragraph 2(e) of Annex 27,685,000 ***
3) Marketing and promotion Expenditures by AMO on trade directories, trade fairs, and trial export shipments to
gauge foreign market acceptability of Jordanian products.  Exempt under paragraph 2(f)
of Annex 2541,000 **
4) Pest and disease control Operating expenditures of the Plant Protection Services and Veterinary Services, MOA.
Exempt under paragraph 2(b) of Annex 21,080,300 **
5) Extension and advisory services Capital and operating expenditures of the Extension Service, MOA.  Exempt under
paragraph 2(d) of Annex 243,000 **
6) Infrastructural services Expenditures by the Ministry of Public Works on agricultural (rural) roads and rural
electrification programmes, and the Minist ry of Water and Irrigation on dams and
irrigation systems.  Exempt under paragraph 2(g) of Annex 29,290,809 **G/AG/N/JOR/3
Page 412 3 4
(b) Public stockholding for food
security purposes0* *
(c) Domestic food aid Budgetary expenditures on bread, sugar, rice, and powdered milk subsidies to
consumers.  Exempt under paragraph 4 of Annex 20* *
* Public Universities and documents of the budget.
** Documents of the budget.*** Ministry of Agriculture.
NCARTT National Centre for Agriculture Research and Technology Transfer
MOA Ministry of AgricultureRSS Royal Scientific Society
AMO Agricultural Marketing OrganizationG/AG/N/JOR/3
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
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 6:2 Monetary value of measure
in year in question
(JD)Data sources
12 3 4
(a) Investment subsidies
generally available toagricultureValue of interest rate subsidy on loans for irrigated and rain-fed land improvement and
development;  livestock development;  mechanization;  and farm and agriculturalmarketing facilities.  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on
Agriculture2,232,035 Agricultural Credit
Corporation
(b) Input subsidies generally
available to low-income or
resource–poor producersValue of interest rate subsidy on operational loans for less than JD 1,000 representing
"…agricultural input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor
producers in developing country Members ...".  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6,
Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture0 Agricultural Credit
CorporationG/AG/N/JOR/3
Page 6Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 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 Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
(JD) (JD)
123
Wheat 69,218 ( de minimis )* 0
Barley 65,200 ( de minimis )* 0
Lentils 0 0
Chick peas 0 0
Livestock 11,901,787 ( de minimis )** 0
Non-product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Table DS:9)4,228,212 ( de minimis )*** 0
Current Total AMS 0
* The total value of wheat production in 2001 was JD 3.2 million while the total value of barley production was JD 2.37 million (source of information is Department of Statistics).
Under the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS.
** The total value of livestock production in 2001 was JD 357 million (source of information is Department of Statistics).  Unde r the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on
Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS.
*** The total value of agricultural production in 2001 was JD 551 million (source of information is Department of Statistics).  Under the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on
Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS.G/AG/N/JOR/3
Page 7Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
beginning
1.1.2001Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(JD/tonne)External
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
(JD/tonne)Eligible
production
(tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market price
support
(JD)Data sources
12 345 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Wheat Price support 166 151.4 4,741 - 69,218 *
Barley Price support 137 97 1,630 65,200 *
Chick peas Price support 0 0 0 - 0 *
Lentils Price support 0 0 0 - 0 *
*  Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.G/AG/N/JOR/3
Page 8Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar
year
beginning
1.1.2001Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(JD)Other product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)
(JD)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support
(JD)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(JD)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(JD)Data
sources
1 234 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Wheat Seed sales - 0 - 0 69,218 - 69,218 *
Barley Seed sales - 0 - 0 65,200 - 65,200 *
Lentils Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - *
Chick peas Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - *
Livestock Government
feed sales- 11,901,787 - 11,901,787 - - 11,901,787 *
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.G/AG/N/JOR/3
Page 9Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2001
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
beginning
1.1.2001Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
supportData sources
12 3
(JD)4
(JD)56
(3+4-5)
(JD)7
Water subsidy - 4,093,000 4,093,000 *
Credit subsidy - 135,212 135,212 **
TOTAL 4,228,212
* Jordan Valley Authority
** Ministry of Agriculture
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