RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/NPL/2 
8 July 1999 
 (99-2831) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Nepal Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in Agriculture  
 
 The following information on Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in Agriculture has been 
received from the Ministry of Commerce of the Kingdom of Nepal, with the request that it be circulated 
to Working Party members.  
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Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:   1998 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct payment s under Production-Limiting Programm es - "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
 
Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary 
value of 
measure in 
1995 / 1996 
(NRs '000*) Monetary 
value of 
measure in 
1996 / 1997 
(NRs '000) Monetary 
value of 
measure in 
1997 / 1998 
(NRs '000) Average of 
the Three 
Years Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
a)  General Services General research relating to different products 
Extension services 
Marketing and Promotion activities including 
agriculture, market information Infrastructural services ** 183,294 
683,756 
11,847 
 
2,701,280 133,786 
774,225 
32,093 
 
2,704,345 322,800 
822,669 
224,680 
 
2,807,954 213,293 
760,220 
89,540 
 
2,737,860 HMG/N, 
Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Ministry 
of Finance 
b)  Payment for relief 
from natural disasters Crop Subsidies - - 3,400 1,133  
c) Others Tea promotion, and support for seeds and dairy 
development - 5,199 4,000 4,599  
 
* US$1 = NRs 68.00 
** Irrigation and drainage   WT/ACC/SPEC/NPL/2
 Page 3Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:   1998 (average  of recent 3 year period) 
 
Measures exempt from the re duction commit ment – Special and Differential Trea tment - "Developm ent Programmes" 
 
 
Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary 
value of 
measure in 
1995 / 1996 
(NRs '000*) Monetary 
value of 
measure in 
1996 / 1997 
(NRs '000) Monetary 
value of 
measure in 
1997 / 1998 
(NRs '000) Average of 
the Three 
Years Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
a)  Investment Subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture Soft loans and grants for agricultural investment: - these 
involve the provision of loans and grants for irrigation 
and other infrastructure support for the small farmers  313,500 354,650 334,075 Ministry of 
Finance 
b)  Input Subsidies Urea Transport Subsid ies for the remote areas 500,000 506,799 534,000 513,600  
 
* US$1 = NRs 68.00   
 
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Supporting Table DS:3  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Direct Payments  under Production-Limiting Programm es - "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 
of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of measure 
in year in question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Nil 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 (Average of recent 3 year period)  
 
Calculation of the 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) (NRs '000*) Product-specific m easurements of 
support (from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
(in NRs '000) 
1 2 3 4 
 Nil   
Non Product-specific AMS (fro m supporting table DS 9) 
Current Total AMS  
668,150 
 
* US$1 = NRs 68.00  WT/ACC/SPEC/NPL/2 
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Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 (average  of recent 3 year period)  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support:  Ma rket Price Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar / 
marketing year 
beginning ... Measure type(s) Applied administered 
price  
(Per M. Ton in NRs 
'000) External reference 
price (Average 
1996-98)  
(Per M. Ton in  
NRs '000) Eligible 
production '000 
M. Ton Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
(in NRs '000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
(4-5*6)-7 9 
Nil 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 (average  recent 3 year period)  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning 
July Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price  
(Per M. Ton 
in NRs '000) External 
reference 
price  
(Per M. Ton 
in NRs '000) Eligible 
production  Total price-
related direct 
payments  
(in NRs '000) Other non-
exempt direct 
payments  
(in NRs '000) Associated 
fees / levies Total direct 
payments  
(in NRs '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5)*6 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Nil 
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Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 (average  recent 3 year period)  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Ot her Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning 
July Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
(in NRs 
'000)* Non-exempt 
dirct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS Data 
Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5+6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Nil 
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:8 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 (average  recent 3 year period)  
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning 
July Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measure-ment 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Nil 
 
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Supporting Table DS:9   
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
xxx 
Measure type(s) Calendar / marketing 
year beginning  
(1995-1997)* Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(in NRs '000) Other non-product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
(in NRs '000) Total non-product-
specific support 
(in NRs '000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5)  
 7 
Agriculture Credit 
Subsidy 
(Small farmer) 1995/1996 
1996/1997 
1997/1998  
313,500 
354,650     
 
334,075  
Total Non Product Specific AMS (in NRs '000)  668,150  
 
* US$ 1 = NRs 68.00   WT/ACC/SPEC/NPL/2
 Page 11Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT  SUBSIDIES:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998  
 
Export Subsidies:  Outlay and Quantity 
 
Description of 
products Direct export 
subsidies Sales of stocks Producer financed 
subsidies Cost reduction 
measures Internal transport 
subsidies Total product 
specific export 
subsidies Quantity of 
subsidized 
exports Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
Presently there are no export subsidie s on products listed in Table 9.1 
 
 
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