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ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/NPL/2/Rev.1 
11 August 2003 
 (03-4180) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Nepal Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF THE KINGDOM OF NEPAL 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in Agriculture  
 
Revision  
 
 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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 WT/ACC/SPEC/NPL/2/Rev.1 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:   1995/96 – 1997/98 
 
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 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 rese arch relating to different products 
Extension services 
Marketing and Promotion activities including 
agriculture, market information 
Infrastructural services1 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 
760,217 
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  
Total Green Box Measures     3,802,043  
 
 
                                                      
1 Irrigation and drainage.  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:   1995/96 – 1997/98 
 
Measures exempt from the re duction commit ment – Special and Differential Trea tment - "Developm ent Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description 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 0 313,500 354,650 222,717 Ministry of 
Finance 
b)  Input subsidies Urea transport subsidies for the remote areas 500,000 506,799 534,000 513,600  
 
 
 
   
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:3  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1995/96 – 1997/98  
 
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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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995/96 – 1997/98  
 
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 measurements of 
support (from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
(in NRs '000) 
1 2 3 4 
Tea  
(Average of 1995/96 -1997/98) 4,599  ( de minimis )  0  
Dairy 
(Average of 1995/96 -1997/98) 2,533  ( de minimis )  0 
Non Product-specific AMS  
(from supporting table DS 9)   0 
Current Total AMS   0  
 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995/96 – 1997/98  
 
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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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995/96 – 1997/98  
 
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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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995/96 – 1997/98  
 
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 
(in NRs 
'000) 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 
Tea 1995 / 96 Tea Promotion 
Subsidy  5,199      5,199 
 1996 / 97  4,000      4,000 
 1997 / 98  4,599      4,599 
Average   4,599      4,599 
Dairy 1995 / 96 Dairy 
Development 
Grant  2,100      
2,100 
 1996 / 97  2,000      2,000 
 1997 / 98  3,500      3,500 
Average   2,533      2,533 
 
 
De Minimis:  
 
Total Value of Tea Production (1995/96):  42,000 (NRs ‘000) 
Total Value of Tea Production (1996/97):  46,000 (NRs ‘000) Total Value of Tea Production (1997/98):   52,000 (NRs ‘000) 
Average Total Value of Tea Production (1995/96 – 1997/98):   46,667 (NRs ‘000)
 De Minimis:  
 
Total Value of Dairy Production (1995/96):  30,478 (NRs millions) 
Total Value of Dairy Production (1996/97):  33,880 (NRs millions) Total Value of Dairy Production (1997/98):   37,240 (NRs millions) 
Average Total Value of Dairy Production (1995/96 – 1997/98): 33,866 (NRs millions)
 
 
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:8 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995/96 – 1997/98  
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning 
July Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administere
d price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administe-
red 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 
commitmen
t Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Nil 
 
  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:9   
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1995/96 – 1997/98  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
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) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Nil 
  
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EXPORT  SUBSIDIES:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1995/96 – 1997/98  
 
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 
Nil 
 
 
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