WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
21October 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-4593)
Original: English Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Revision
Thefollowing revised notification concerning domestic support commitments for1995
(Table DS:1 andtherelevant Supporting Tables) wasreceived from Brazil on10October 1997.
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Thefollowing revisions havebeenmade:
1. Item(viii) public expenditure withagrarian policy hasbeen added inSupporting
Table DS:1;
2. Theeligible production of"wheat" referred toinSupporting Table DS:5 (column 6)
hasbeenchanged;
3. Thecredit EGFequalisation programmes referred toinSupporting Table DS:7 have
beeneliminated forcotton, maize, rice,soyabeans andwheat.G/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: agricultural year 1995
Current total aggregate measurement ofsupport
Total AMS commitment level forperiod inquestion Currency Current totalAMS
(From Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (From Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (From attached supporting tables)
1 2 3
1,039,125.79 US$1.000 0G/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference to
criteria inAnnex 2Monetary value ofthemeasure during the
reporting period (US$ 1.000)Data sources
1 2 3 4
1)GENERAL SERVICES
(i) Science andtechnology; basic
research; applied research.Co-ordination andmaintenance ofservices andfacilities
foragricultural research, scientific andtechnical
information transfer, technical assistance andadvisory
services toproducers, industries andconsumers, specialist
andproducers training andfacilities, environmental
mapping andinformation collection.424,443.40 Orçamento
Geral daUnião
(ii) Vegetal andanimal
production; and(v)Sanitary
defence andinspection-seed
andsaplings, soil
correctors andfertilizers.Animal andplant health services, zoosanitary defence and
alertness, animal laboratorial support system, phytosanitary
defence andalertness; vegetal laboratorial support system
(seed, beverages andphytosanitary product inspection of
vegetal origin products); disease inspection andcontrol,
training programs related todisease control andprevention,
warning services andfacilities; productivity andquality
programs; improved seedproduction andmarketing (seed
fields andculture registration); standardization and
grading; agricultural mechanization services; animal genetic
andzoothecnic improvement; classification andinspection
ofanimal origin products; social assistance tofarm labour.75,127.20 Orçamento
Geral daUniãoG/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page4Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria in
Annex 2Monetary value ofthemeasure during thereporting
period (US$ 1.000)Data sources
1 2 3 4
(iii) Education andrural training
(primary, secondary,
andhigher education).Secondary education provides intermediate professional
qualification; higher education isfully oriented torural
andrural related activities andisprovided byagricultural
colleges andrural universities.161,495.50 Orçamento
Geral daUnião
(iv) Promotion andrural extension;
cooperativism; rural
extension andagrarian
promotion.Services tofarmers located indrought regions andto
farms located insettlements andcolonization projects;
special services forco-operative andother farm
associations (studies andresearch, training andsupport to
thecreation ofnewexposition parks andfairfacilities);
mechanization services tolowincome farmers.24,068.80 "
(vi) Market supply, storage and
silage system for
distributing agricultural
products.Storage andfacilities, planning andinspection of
warehouses andsilos, improvement ofthemarket
distribution system; building andmaintenance of"supply
centre facilities"; inspection, standardization and
classification ofproducts; information services.55.90 "
(vii) Infrastructure program
(irrigation, reservoirs, rural
electrification, rural housing,
local roadways).Implementation andoperation ofirrigation programs,
construction andreclaimation ofdams forirrigation and
urban water supply; local roadway; rural housing; rural
electricity network facilities; electricity reticulation; social
welfare ofrural workers.597,002.90 "
(viii) Agrarian organization;
agrarian reform settlement.Promotion ofstructural changes inregions withstructural
anddisadvantages problems related tonatural resources
ownership andlabour force supplies; structural adjustment
assistance andinvestment aids; landdistribution to
landless rural workforce; landreform credit; agrarian
related studies andresearches; legal services; social
assistance torural workers.1,162,495.02 "G/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page5Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: calendar year 1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria in
Annex 2Monetary value ofthemeasure during thereporting
period (US$ 1.000)Data sources
1 2 3 4
2)PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR
FOOD SECURITY PURPOSESExpenditures withtheaccumulation andholding ofstocks of
products which form anintegral partofafood security
programme asdefined byLawn8171 ("Agriculture Law"),
from 01/17/91 andbythePortarias Interministerias n657
from 08/25/94. These expenditures arenecessary tocover
thedifference between themarket price value ofthestocks
andtheir purchase andholding costs.451,661.30 Orçamento
Geral daUnião
3)DOMESTIC FOOD AID Expenditures withfood purchase anddistribution tolow
income population inneed.1,590,638.60 Orçamento
Geral daUnião
4)GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL
INSURANCE PROGRAMSupervision andco-ordination, administrative, maintenance
andauditing services; Payments aremade withgovernment
funds forrelief from natural disaster.24,068.80 Orçamento
Geral daUnião
5)REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMSPromotion ofeconomic andsocial development ofpoor
regions; rural development financial assistance programmes
andprojects; farmers protection services against drought and
other calamities.372,141.40 Orçamento
Geral daUniãoG/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page6Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: agricultural year 1995
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -Special anddifferential treatment -"Development programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria in
Article 6:2Monetary value ofthemeasure during thereporting
period (US$ 1.000)Data sources
1 2 3 4
Funds forvariable
input acquisitions.PRODUCTION CREDIT -government andprivate funds,
mostly compulsory, allocated toproduction atpreferential
interest rates.196,467.19 Banco Central
doBrasil
Funds foragricultural
investments.INVESTMENT CREDIT -government andprivate funds,
directed toimprove rural structure, acquisition ofmachines,
equipment, vehicles andanimal services.162,404.73 Banco Central
doBrasilG/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: agricultural year 1995
Calculation ofthecurrent totalaggregate measurement ofsupport
Description ofbasic product Product-specific AMS (from Supporting Tables
DS:5 toDS:7 below)
US$1.000Product-specific equivalent
measurements ofsupport (from
Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current totalAMS (aggregate)
US$1.000
1 2 3 4
Current Total AMS 0G/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page8Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: agricultural year 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Applied administered
price
US$/tonExternal reference
price
US$/tonEligible
production
tonsAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
US$1.000Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-79
COTTON (*) Jul-94 Minimum Support
Price65.15 56.95 187,235 33,860.69 MA/CONAB
EDIBLE
BEANSJul-94 Minimum Support
Price418.41 472.49 147,568 (7,981.03) MA/CONAB
MAIZE Jul-94 Minimum Support
Price117.53 131.35 4,974,687 (68,755.15) MA/CONAB
RICE Jul-94 Minimum Support
Price223.60 174.13 1,922,141 95,081.20 MA/CONAB
SISAL Jul-94 Minimum Support
Price256.62 265.97 131,421 (1,228.46) MA/CONAB
SOYABEANS Jul-94 Minimum Support
Price151.37 179.07 6,835,647 (189,346.86) MA/CONAB
WHEAT Mar-95 Minimum Support
Price150.68 130.93 402,127 7,938.73 MA/CONAB
(*)applied andexternal price -USc/LbG/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page9Supporting Table DS:7 DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: agricultural year1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
(US$ 1.000)
Description
ofbasic
productCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
supportMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct
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
Barley Mar-95 Production
andMarketing
Credit316.06 316.06 316.06 Banco
Central
Brazil Wax Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit29.29 29.29 29.29 Banco
Central
Cashew-nuts Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit152.56 152.56 152.56 Banco
Central
Cassava Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit809.74 809.74 809.74 Banco
Central
Castor-oil
PlantJul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit0.72 0.72 0.72 Banco
Central
Coffee Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit2,102.33 2,102.33 2,102.33 Banco
CentralG/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Cotton Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit12,585.78 12,585.78 33,860.69 46,446.47Banco
Central
MF/STN
Edible Beans Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit2,977.84 2,977.84 2,977.84 Banco
Central
Garlic Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit141.58 141.58 141.58 Banco
Central
Grape (and
by-
products)Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit1,012.00 1,012.00 1,012.0 Banco
Central
Jute Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit1.75 1.75 1.75 Banco
Central
Maize Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit26,914.52 26,914.52 26,914.52Banco
Central
MF/STN
Oats Mar-95 Production
andMarketing
Credit194.04 194.04 194.04 Banco
Central
Peanuts Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit433.37 433.37 433.37 Banco
CentralG/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page111 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ramie Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit15.08 15.08 15.08 Banco
Central
Rice Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit14,838.71 14,838.71 95,081.20 109,919.91Banco
Central
MF/STN
Rye Mar-95 Production
andMarketing
Credit0.00 0.00 0.00 Banco
Central
Sisal Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit0.24 0.24 0.24 Banco
Central
Sorghum Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit32.23 32.23 32.23 Banco
Central
Soyabeans Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit40,158.96 40,158.96 40,158.96Banco
Central
MF/STN
Sugar Cane Jul-94 Production
andMarketing
Credit26,226.40 26,226.40 26,226.40 Banco
Central
Wheat Mar-95 Production
andMarketing
Credit10,767.57 10,767.57 7,938.73 18,706.30Banco
Central
MF/STNG/AG/N/BRA/6/Rev.1
Page12Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: agricultural year1995
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Non-product-specific
budgetary outlays
US$1.000Other non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-product-
specific support
US$1.000Data sources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Non-product-specific
production credit
(includes animal Jul-94 13,180.96 13,180.96 Banco Central
breeding) doBrasil
Non-product-specific
marketing credit
(seeds andpackaging) Jul-94 5,260.93 5,260.93 Banco Central
doBrasil