WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/KOR/24
25 August 1999
(99-3524)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for 1998 (Table DS:1
and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of the  Republic of Korea  on
16 August 1999.G/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Korea
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
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)
123
1,951.70(*) billion won 1,562.77
(*)  See Note 1 of Supporting Table 6 in G/AG/AGST/KOR.G/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Korea
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 2 Monetary value of
measure in year in
question
(billion won)Data Sources
12 3 4
(a) General services
1) Research Research in connection with the agricultural environment, genetics, farm management,
livestock disease control, rural community planning and safety of pesticides, etc.335.5 Documents of budget
2) Pest and disease control Plant and animal disease control and protection. 55.0 "
3) Training services Training for farm management and production techniques. 31.4 "
4) Extension and advisory services Introduction of new production techniques and new varieties of crops and machinery. 68.5 "
5) Inspection services Support for materials and equipment to grade and inspect crops and livestock products . 65.4 "
6) Marketing and promotion
servicesSupport for domestic and foreign agricultural fairs and provision of information on the
international agricultural markets, etc.14.1 "
7) Infrastructural services Installation of infrastructure such as irrigation and drainage improvement projects, roads,
and wholesale agricultural markets, etc.2,877.9 "
(b) Public stockholding for food
security purposesFinancial expenditure for storage and handling of basic food stuffs such as rice and
barley mandated by the Resource Management Law for Emergency and Food Grains
Control Law.126.7 "
(c) Domestic food aid Lunchmeal service for elementary school children. 6.7 "
(d) Decoupled income support High school tuition payments, financial assistance to debt-ridden farmers and pension
insurance coverage for farmers and fishermen, support for retired aged farmers.191.6 "G/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 4Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of
measure in year in
question
(billion won)Data Sources
12 3 4
(e) Income insurance and income
safety- net programmes0
(f) Payments for relief from natural
disastersCompensatory payments for losses caused by natural disasters. 63.8 Documents of budget
(g) Structural adjustment assistance
provided through producer
retirement programmes0
(h) Structural adjustment assistance
provided through resource
retirement programmes0
(i) Structural adjustment assistance
provided through investment aidsSupport for structural adjustment, such as agricultural production facilities, agricultural
product processing facilities, machinery to disadvantaged farmers and scale expansion.1,326.3 Documents of budget
(j) Environmental programmes Payments for the prevention of soil erosion, soil acidification, and for the purification of
livestock excretions for prevention of water pollution.130.6 "
(k) Regional assistance programmes 0
(l) Other Support for improving farmers' living condition and operation of a buffer stock
management fund.67.2 Documents of budgetG/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 5Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Korea
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatmen t – "Development programmes "
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of
measure in year in
question
(billion won)Data sources
12 3 4
(a) Investment subsidies
generally available to
agricultureInvestment subsidies, such as mushroom and nut production in mountainous regions, etc. 12.0 Documents of budget
(b) Input subsidies generally
available to low-income or
resource – poor producersSupport for low-income producers, such as working clothes for pest and disease control
and packing materials, etc.29.5 "G/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 6Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Korea
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
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)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
(billion won) (billion won)
12 3 4
Rice 1,509.77 1,509.77
Barley 46.82 46.82
Maize (corn) 6.18 6.18
Rapeseed 0.39 0.39 *
Silk-worm 0.01 0.01 *
Soybean 8.97 8.97 *
Malting barley 0.75 0.75 *
Red pepper 1.48 1.48 *
Garlic 2.91 2.91 *
Apple 5.10 5.10 *
Pear 1.57 1.57 *
Citrus fruit 0.53 0.53 *
Chestnut 3.43 3.43 *
Ginseng roots 13.52 13.52 *
Beef 183.06 183.06 *
Pigmeat 13.99 13.99 *
Other cereal 2.48 2.48 *
Potatoes 0.40 0.40 *
Other vegetables 10.86 10.86 *
Other fruits 1.68 1.68 *
Medicinal crops 0.61 0.61 *G/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 7Description of basic products
(including non-product specific
AMS)Product-specific AMS (from Supporting
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
(billion won) (billion won)
12 3 4
Flowering plants 3.56 3.56 *
Mushrooms 2.80 2.80 *
Other agricultural products 0.01 0.01 *
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting
Table DS:9)525.50 525.50 *
Current Total AMS 1,562.77
*De minimisG/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 8Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Korea
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar year
beginning
1.1.1998Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
('000 won/tonne)External
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
('000 won/tonne)Eligible
production
('000 tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market price
support
(billion won)Data sources
12 345 6 7 8
((4-5)*6-7)9
Rice Price support 1,810.6 183.9 928.12 1,509.77 Documents of budget
Barley
1) Unhulled barley
2) Naked barley"
"794.9
758.0102.0
152.325.00
48.7146.82
17.32
29.50"
"
"
Maize (corn) " 548.4 96.8 13.69 6.18 "Rapeseed " 638.5 217.0 0.88 0.37 "Soybean " 1,581.4 193.4 5.96 8.27 "
Beef " 6,883.2 1,823.0 35.90 181.66 "G/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 9Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Korea
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:   Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar year
beginning
1.1.1998Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)
(billion won)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-specific
support
(billion won)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(billion won)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(billion won)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Rice 1,509.77 1,509.77 Documents of
budget
Barley 46.82 46.82 "
Maize (corn) 6.18 6.18 "
Rapeseed Loan interest
subsidy0.02 0.02 0.37 0.39 "
Soybean " 0.70 0.70 8.27 8.97 "
Malting barley " 0.75 0.75 0.75 "
Red pepper " 1.48 1.48 1.48 "
Garlic " 2.91 2.91 2.91 "Apple " 5.10 5.10 5.10 "Pear " 1.57 1.57 1.57 "
Citrus fruit " 0.53 0.53 0.53 "
Chestnut " 3.43 3.43 3.43 "Ginseng roots 1) 0.66 12.86 13.52 13.52 "Beef 2) 1.40 1.40 181.66 183.06 "
Pigmeat 1) 7.96 6.03 13.99 13.99 "
Silk-worm Loan interest
subsidy0.01 0.01 0.01 "
Other cereal " 2.48 2.48 2.48 "G/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 10Description of
basic productCalendar year
beginning
1.1.1998Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)
(billion won)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-specific
support
(billion won)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(billion won)Non-exempt
direct
payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total AMS
(billion won)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Potatoes Loan interest
subsidy0.40 0.40 0.40 Docs. of
budget
Other vegetables 3) 0.98 9.88 10.86 10.86 "
Other fruits Loan interest
subsidy1.68 1.68 1.68 "
Medicinal crops " 0.61 0.61 0.61 "
Flowering plants " 3.56 3.56 3.56 "Mushrooms " 2.80 2.80 2.80 "
Other
agriculturalproducts" 0.01 0.01 0.01 "
1)  Quality improvement subsidy and loan interest subsidy.
2)  Quality improvement subsidy.3)  Input subsidy and loan interest subsidy.G/AG/N/KOR/24
Page 11Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Republic of Korea
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar year
beginning
1.1.1998Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
supportData sources
12 3
(billion won)4
(billion won)56
(3+4-5)
(billion won)7
Loan interest subsidy for
farming191.10 191.10 Documents of budget
Loan interest subsidy for
livestock farming31.77 31.77 "
Subsidy for farmland
improvement association116.14 116.14 "
Input subsidies 106.52 106.52 "
Loan programme for
agricultural marketing79.97 79.97 "
TOTAL 525.50
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