WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/JPN/98
19 May 2004
(04-2210)
Committee on Agriculture Original: English
NOTIFICATION
The following submission, dated 12 May 2004, is being circulated at the request of the
Delegation of Japan . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for the fiscal year 2000 .G/AG/N/JPN/98
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 2000
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 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)
1 2 3
3,972.9 billion Yen 708.5G/AG/N/JPN/98
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 2000
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
billion YenData Sources
1 2 3 4
(a) General services Research:
general research, research in connection with environmental programmes, and research
programmes relating to particular products.82.8 Documents of Budget
Plant protection:
general and product-specific pest and disease control measures.11.5 "
Animal health control:
general and product-specific animal health control for livestock and animal medicine
inspection.6.7 "
Extension services:
education, extension and advisory services, and programmes for practical application of
new technologies.39.8 "
Facilitation of management of agricultural organizations:
facilitation of training and advisory services through agricultural organizations.69.3 "
Compilation of statistical data and information:
compilation and provision of statistical data and information for producers and consumers.8.2 "
Extension and infrastructural services for technological improvement of agricultural
production:
extension and advisory services, research programmes, and infrastructural services for
technological improvement of agricultural production.49.4 "
General services for livestock industry including extension and infrastructure:
infrastructural services, extension and advisory services on technologies, and information
services for promotion of livestock products.133.5 "
Programmes for improvement of food marketing, processing and consumption:
providing marketing information to consumers, research related to food or agricultural
products processing, marketing promotion, and inspection.20.4 "
Inspection and information services for agricultural production materials:
inspection, research, extension and advisory services for agricultural machinery, fertilizers,
agricultural chemicals, seeds and seedlings.9.2 "G/AG/N/JPN/98
Page41 2 3 4
Infrastructural services for agricultural sector and rural area:
construction of irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads, land consolidation.1,428.4 Documents of Budget
Disaster rehabilitation services:
reconstruction of irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads damaged by natural disasters.54.0 "
Infrastructural services for market facilities:
provision or construction of market facilities.9.9 "
Advisory services for structural improvement:
advisory services for effective farm land utilization.44.8 "
Personnel expenses for the Government officials:
personnel expenses for the Government officials.197.8 "
(b) Public stockholding for
food security purposesPublic stockholding:
public stockholding of rice, wheat, barley, soya beans and feedgrains.46.4 "
(c) Domestic food aid School lunch programmes:
supply of rice, milk, and fruit juice for school children at subsidized prices.5.4 "
(f) Payments for relief from
natural disastersAgricultural insurance scheme:
Government subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance.55.3 "
Natural disaster relief loans:
loans for relief of damaged farmers by natural disasters.0.2 "
(g) Structural adjustment
assistance provided through
producer retirement
programmesFarmers' pension programmes:
payments of pension to retired farmers on condition of transfer of the management.88.3 "
(h) Structural adjustment
assistance provided through
resource retirement
programmesProgrammes for reduction of number of livestock:
payments for slaughtering of sow and cow to avoid overproduction of pork and milk.0.5 "G/AG/N/JPN/98
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(i) Structural adjustment
assistance provided through
investment aidsAgricultural loans:
interest concessions for government programmed agricultural loans.55.2 "
(j) Environmental
programmesPayments for conversion from rice production:
payments for maintaining paddy fields in environmentally good condition through growing
any plants other than rice or other appropriate managements.136.2 "
Support programme for reduction of environmental burden due to dairy farming:
payments to dairy farmers who practice appropriate management to tackle environmental
problems9.1 "
(k) Regional assistance
programmesDirect payment to farmers in the hilly and mountainous areas:
payments for farmers who continue farming activities for at least five years under the
community agreements.33.0G/AG/N/JPN/98
Page6Supporting Table DS:3
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 2000
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes– "Exempt Direct Payments"
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure in
year in question
billion YenData Sources
1 2 3 4
(b) Payments based on 85 per
cent or less of the base level of
productionRice Farming Income Stabilisation Programme:
direct payments for rice producers under production-limiting programme.92.7 Documents of BudgetG/AG/N/JPN/98
Page7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 2000
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)
billion YenProduct-specific equivalent
measurements of support
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)
billion YenCurrent Total AMS (aggregate)
billion Yen
1 2 3 4
Wheat 77.8 77.8
Barley 11.4 11.4
Soya beans 15.6 15.6
Sugar 54.0 54.0
Starch 15.7 15.7
Milk 130.4 130.4
Beef and veal 147.4 147.4
Meat of swine 254.6 254.6
Silk-worm cocoons 1.6 1.6
Total AMS 708.5G/AG/N/JPN/98
Page8Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar / marketing
year beginning …Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
'000 Yen/tonneExternal reference
price (generally
from AGST/…)
'000 Yen/tonneEligible production
'000 tonnesAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Wheat April 2000 price support 147.1 23.5 23.5 0.1 2.8 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4: Government purchase price of domestically produced wheat ("kampo" (official gazette))
Column 5: CIF price of wheat for food use (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")
Column 6: Government purchase volume (Food Agency survey)
Barley April 2000 price support 126.7 19.6 11.4 0.1 1.2 (*2)
(*2)
Column 4: Government purchase price of domestically produced barley ("kampo" (official gazette))
Column 5: CIF price of barley for food use (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")
Column 6: Government purchase volume (Food Agency survey)
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Page9Description of basic
productsCalendar / marketing
year beginning …Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
'000 Yen/tonneExternal reference
price (generally
from AGST/…)
'000 Yen/tonneEligible production
'000 tonnesAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Sugar October 2000 price support
Sugar beet 150.4 82.8 3,673.4 28.1 (*1)
Sugar cane 271.6 29.2 1,393.7 25.4
53.4
(*1)
Column 4: Resale price of imported raw sugar (*2) + payment for domestically produced raw sugar (*2) ("kampo" (official gazette))
Column 5: CIF price of raw sugar (*2) (Oct. - Sept.) (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")
Column 6: Production of sugar beet and sugar cane (MAFF survey)
Column 8: Price gap (Col.4 - Col.5) x (producer price (*3) administered price (Col.4)) x eligible production (Col.6)
(*2)
Refined sugar basis for sugar beet
(*3)
Producer price ('000 Yen/tonne) (beet or cane basis) ("kampo" (official gazette))
Sugar beet 17.0
Sugar cane 20.4
Starch October 2000 price support
Potato 103.3 27.8 1,016 10.4 (*1)
Sweet potato 132.9 27.8 214 5.3
15.7
(*1)
Column 4: Standard purchase price by the Government("kampo" (official gazette))
Column 5: CIF price of Manioc starch (Oct. - Sept.) (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")
Column 6: Production of potato and sweet potato for the manufacture of starch (MAFF survey)
Column 8: Price gap (Col.4 - Col.5) x (producer price (*2) administered price (Col.4)) x eligible production (Col.6)
(*2)
Producer price ('000 Yen/tonne) ("kampo" (official gazette))
potato 14.0
sweet potato 31.4
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Page10Description of basic
productsCalendar / marketing
year beginning …Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
'000 Yen/tonneExternal reference
price (generally
from AGST/…)
'000 Yen/tonneEligible production
'000 tonnesAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal market
price support
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Milk April 2000 price support 61.83 14.45 2,125 4.8 95.9 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4: Standard transaction price of raw milk for processing ("kampo" (official gazette))
Column 5: Estimated CIF price based on NZ producer price of raw milk for processing
Column 6: Milk production to receive the applied administered price
Beef and veal April 2000 price stabilization 785 626 530 4.0 80.3 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4: Standard stabilization price
Column 5: [CIF price of Australian beef] (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics") x [conversion rate from boneless beef to carcass (0.7)] x [quality difference coefficient (2.0)]
Column 6: Total production (MAFF "Meat Statistics")
Meat of swine April 2000 price stabilization 365 152 1,255 12.7 254.6 (*1)
(*1)
Column 4: Standard stabilization price
Column 5: Sluicegate price in EC
Column 6: Total Production (MAFF "Meat Statistics")
Silk-worm cocoons June 2000 price stabilization 190 764 1.2 0 (*2)
(*2)
Column 4: Base fresh cocoon price
Column 5: [CIF price (MOF "Japan's Trade Statistics")] x [conversion rate from dry cocoon to fresh cocoon (0.4)]
Column 6: Total production of fresh cocoon (MAFF "Sericulture Statistics")G/AG/N/JPN/98
Page11Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning…Measure type(s) Applied
administered
price
'000 Yen/tonneExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
'000Yen/tonneEligible
production
'000 tonnesTotal price-
related direct
payments
billion YenOther non-
exempt direct
payments
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal direct
payments
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4-5)*68 9 10
(7+8-9)11
Wheat April 2000 Payments related
to price75.0 75.0
Barley April 2000 Payments related
to price
Payments related
to volume of
production9.7
0.610.2
Soya beans April 2000 Deficiency
payments
Payments related
to volume of
production12.7
2.815.6
Sugar October
2000Payments related
to volume of
production0.6 0.6
Milk April 2000 Deficiency
payments
Payments related
to volume of
production24.7
9.8 34.5
Beef and veal April 2000 Deficiency
payments
Payments related
to volume of
production57.4
9.7 67.1
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Page121 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4-5)*68 9 10
(7+8-9)11
Silk-worm
cocoonsJune 2000 Payments related
to price1.6 1.6
Eggs April 2000 Payments related
to price1.5 1.5
Vegetables April 2000 Payments related
to price9.0 9.0
Fruits April 2000 Payments related
to price0.3 0.3
Dried leguminous
vegetables
Groundnuts
Tubers of
konnyakuApril 2000 Payments related
to volume of
production0.006 0.006
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Page13Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning…Measure
type(s)Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
billion YenOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal other
product-
specific
support
billion YenMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
billion YenNon-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)
billion YenTotal AMS
billion YenData
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)8 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Wheat April 2000 2.8 75.0 77.8
Barley April 2000 1.2 10.2 11.4
Soya beans April 2000 15.6 15.6
Sugar October 2000 53.4 0.6 54.0
Starch October 2000 15.7 15.7
Milk April 2000 95.9 34.5 130.4
Beef and veal April 2000 80.3 67.1 147.4
Meat of swine April 2000 254.6 254.6
Silk-worm cocoons June 2000 0 1.6 1.6
Eggs April 2000 1.5 1.5 de minimis
(note)
Vegetables April 2000 9.0 9.0 de minimis
(note)
Fruits April 2000 0.3 0.3 de minimis
(note)
Dried leguminous
vegetables
Groundnuts
Tubers of konnyakuApril 2000 0.006 0.006 de minimis
(note)G/AG/N/JPN/98
Page14Note to Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 2000
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Total output (1)
billion YenBudgetary outlays (2)
billion Yen(2)/(1) x 100
(%)
Eggs
Vegetables
Fruits
Dried leguminous vegetables, Ground-nuts
Tubers of konnyaku420.8
2,112.4
809.1
60.61.5
9.0
0.3
0.0060.4
0.4
0.04
0.01
Data: MAFF "Statistics of agricultural income produced"G/AG/N/JPN/98
Page15Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Japan
REPORTING PERIOD: fiscal year 2000
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar /
marketing year
beginning…Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
billion YenOther non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)
billion YenAssociated
fees/levies
billion YenTotal non-
product-specific
support
billion YenData sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Agricultural Insurance Scheme April 2000 20.9 20.9 Documents of budget de minimis (note)
Government subsidies on premiums of agricultural insurance for production loss not exceeding 30% of the average of production
(Note)
Total output (1)
billion YenBudgetary outlays (2)
billion Yen(2)/(1) x 100
(%)
9,122.4 20.9 0.2
Data: MAFF "Statistics of agricultural income produced".
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