WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/BRA/18
19 January 2001
(01-0270)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for the year  1997/98
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of Brazil on
15 December 2000.G/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1997/98
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) (F rom attached supporting tables)
12 3
996,785.58 US$ 1,000 82,819.90G/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in
Annex 2Monetary value of the
measure during the
reporting period
(US$ 1,000)Data
sources
12 3 4
1) GENERAL SERVICES
(i) Research, including general research, research
in connection with environmental programmes,
and research programmes relating to particular
products.Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, related to
infrastructure, acquisitions of equipments and other expenditures in
activities of coordination and maintenance of research and the
diffusion of their results.89,047.8 Orçamento
Geral da
União
(ii) Pest and disease control, including general and
product-specific pest and disease controlmeasures, such as early warning systems,
quarantine and eradication.Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to animal and plant health services, zoosanitary andphytosanitary defense and alertness, inspection and disease control,training programmes related to disease control and prevention, warning
services.51,834.6 "
(iii) Training services, including both general and
specialist training facilities.Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to secondary education that provides intermediate professionalqualification and higher education oriented to rural activities provided
by agricultural colleges and universities.224,764.1 "
(iv) Extension and advisory services, including the
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of
information and the results of research toproducers and consumers.Budgetary expenditures, financed by  public resources, in activities that
provide technical assistance and rural extension services to small
producers, operation and improvement of meteorological services,services for cooperatives and other farm associations (studies,
researches and training).282,393.6 "
(v) Inspection services, including general
inspections services and the inspection of
particular products for health, safety, gradingand standardization purposes.Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to classification and inspection of animal and vegetal products,
improvement of seed production and marketing (seed fieldsregistration), standardization and grading, animal genetic andzootechnical improvement.75,742.65 "G/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 4Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in
Annex 2Monetary value of the
measure during the
reporting period
(US$ 1,000)Data
sources
12 3 4
(vi) Marketing and promotion services, including
marketing information, advice and promotionrelating to particular products but excludingexpenditure for unspecified purposes that could
be used by sellers to reduce their selling price
or confer a direct economic benefit topurchasers.Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to improvement of the marketing system and development ofnew markets, support to the creation and maintenance of expositionsparks and fair facilities, building and maintenance of central market
facilities, and improvement of agricultural market information
services.34,324.1 Orçamento
Geral da
União
(vii) Infrastructural services, including:  electricity
reticulation, roads and other means oftransport, market and port facilities, watersupply facilities, dams and drainage schemes,
and infrastructural works associated with
environmental programmes.  In all cases theexpenditure shall be directed to the provision orconstruction of capital works only, and shall
exclude the subsidized provision of non-farm
facilities other than for the reticulation ofgenerally-available public utilities.  It shall notinclude subsidies to inputs or operating costs,or preferential user charges.Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to implementation and operation of irrigation programmes,construction and maintenance of public dams for irrigation and forurban water supply, construction of rural roads, rural housing, rural
electricity network services and facilities, electricity distribution,
forestry development and management and environmentalprogrammes.617,492.3 "
(viii) Agrarian organization; agrarian reform
settlement.Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to agrarian policy, agrarian reform and settlement projects.609,966.9 "
2) PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD
SECURITY PURPOSESBudgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to expenditures with formation, maintenance and selling of
government stocks which form an integral part of a federal food
security programme as defined by Law N°8171 ("Agriculture Law"),from 17/01/91, and regulated by federal acts (PortariasInterministeriais N°657, from 10/07/91, and N°182, from 25/08/94).These expenditures are necessary to cover the difference between themarket price of the stocks and their acquisition price plus charges.0.0 "
3) DOMESTIC FOOD AID Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to expenditures with food assistance programmes targeted to
the poor.434,609.8 "G/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in
Annex 2Monetary value of the
measure during the
reporting period
(US$ 1,000)Data
sources
12 3 4
4) GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE
PROGRAMMEBudgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to decrease risk and uncer tainty in agriculture, through
agricultural insurance sponsored by the federal government.0.0 Orçamento
Geral da
União
5) REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to the promotion of economic and social development of poorregions, rural development financial assistance, water supply andirrigation programmes.0.0 "G/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 6Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1997/98
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Special  and differential treatment - "Development programmes"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in
Article 6:2Monetary value of the measure during the reporting
period
(US$ 1,000)Data sources
12 3 4
Funds for variable input acquisitions. PRODUC TION CREDIT - government and private funds,
mostly compulsory, allocated to production at preferentialinterest rates.157,136.1 Banco Central
do Brasil
Funds for agricultural investments. INVESTMENT CREDIT - government and private funds,
directed to improve rural structure, acquisition of machines,
equipment, vehicles and animal services.215,765.3 Banco Central
do BrasilG/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1997/98
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)
(US$ 1,000)Product-specific equivalent
measurements of support
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS
(aggregate)
(US$ 1,000)
12 3 4
Cotton
Wheat55,424.10
27,395.80--
--55,424.10
27,395.80
Non-product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Table DS:9)below the " de minimis "
level
Current Total AMS 82,819.90G/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 8Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1997/98
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support: Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsAgricultural year
beginningMeasure type(s) Applied administered
price
(US$/tonne)External reference
price
(US$/tonne)Eligible
production
(Tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(US$1,000)Data sources
1 2 345 6 7 8
((4-5)*6)-79
COTTON (*) Jul-97 Minimum Support
Price64.98 56.95 55,850.9 -- 9,893.1 MA/CONAB
EDIBLE  BEANS Jul-97 Minimum Support
Price380.06 472.49 0.0 -- 0.0 MA/CONAB
MAIZE Jul-97 Minimum Support
Price97.94 131.35 302,724.0 -- (10,113.4) MA/CONAB
RICE Jul-97 Minimum Support
Price184.71 174.13 141,455.5 -- 1,496.5 MA/CONAB
SISAL Jul-97 Minimum Support
Price263.12 265.97 1,272.1 -- (3.6) MA/CONAB
SOYABEANS Jul-97 Minimum Support
Price138.87 179.07 0.0 -- 0.0 MA/CONAB
WHEAT Mar-98 Minimum Support
Price109.13 130.93 0.0 -- 0.0 MA/CONAB
(*) applied and external price - USc/Lb.     1Lb = 0.45359237 kg.G/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 9Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1997/98
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of  Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description of
basic productAgricultural
year
beginningMeasure
type(s)Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference price
(generally from
AGST..Eligible
productionTotal price-
related direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt direct
payments
(US$1,000)Associated
fees/leviesTotal direct
payments
(US$1,000)Data
sources
12 3 4 5 67
(4-5*6)8 9 10 11
Sugar cane Mar-98 75,271.9 75,271.9 ANPG/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 10Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1997/98
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description
of basic
productAgricultural
year
beginningMeasure
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(US$1,000)Other product
specific support
(include calculation
details)
(US$1,000)Associated
fees/levies
(US$1,000)Total other
product-specific
support
(US$1,000)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(US$1,000)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)
(US$1,000)Total AMS
(US$1,000)Data
sources
1 2 3 456 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Barley Mar-98 Production &
Marketing
Credit2,439.3 2,439.3 2,439.3 Banco
Central
Brazil Wax Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit162.2 162.2 162.2 "
Cashew-
nutsJul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit1,518.8 1,518.8 1,518.8 "
Cassava Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit2,810.2 2,810.2 2,810.2 "
Castor-oil
PlantJul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit332.7 332.7 332.7 "
Coffee Jul-97 Production &
MarketingCredit33,534.5 33,534.5 33,534.5 "
Cotton Jul-97 Production &
MarketingCredit
PEP
26,205.7119,325.3 45,531.0 9,893.1 55,424.1 "G/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 111 2 3 456 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Edible
BeansJul-97 Production &
MarketingCredit6,699.0 6,699.0 6,699.0 Banco
Central
Garlic Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit492.0 492.0 492.0 "
Grape (and
by-
products)Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit3,113.9 3,113.9 3,113.9 "
Jute Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit0.0 0.0 0.0 "
Maize Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit
PEP 2,774.3545,110.3 47,884.7 47,884.7 Banco
Central
MA/SPA
Oats Mar-98 Production &
Marketing
Credit271.4 271.4 271.4 Banco
Central
Peanuts Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit1,016.7 1,016.7 1,016.7 "
Ramie Jul-97 Production &
MarketingCredit0.0 0.0 0.0 "
Rice Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit24,912.9 24,912.9 1,496.5 26,409.4 "
Rye Mar-98 Production &
Marketing
Credit0.0 0.0 0.0 "
Sisal Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit15.1 15.1 15.1 "G/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 121 2 3 456 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Sorghum Jul-97 Production &
MarketingCredit300.2 300.2 300.2 Banco
Central
Soyabeans Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit87,335.5 87,335.5 87,335.5 "
Sugar Cane Jul-97 Production &
Marketing
Credit13,877.0 13,877.0 75,271.9 89,148.9 "
Wheat Mar-98 Production &
MarketingCredit
PEP 17,095.610,300.2 27,395.8 27,395.8 Banco
Central
MA/SPAG/AG/N/BRA/18
Page 13Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: Agricultural year 1997/98
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Agricultural year
beginningNon-product-specific
budgetary outlaysOther non-product-
specific support
(include calculation
details)
(US$1,000)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-product-
specific support
(US$1,000)Data sources
123 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Non-product-specific
production credit
(includes animal
breeding)Jul-97 98,555.40 98,555.40 Banco Central do Brasil
Non-product-specific
marketing creditJul-97 6,673.8 6,673.8 Banco Central do Brasil
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