RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/KHM/3 
11 December 2001 
 (01-6279) 
Working Party on the 
Accession of Cambodia Original:   English 
 
 
 
ACCESSION OF CAMBODIA 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies in Agriculture  
 
 The following information on Domestic Suppor t and Export Subsidies in Agriculture has 
been received from the Government of the King dom of Cambodia with the request that it be 
circulated to members of the Working Party.  
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Page 2 Supporting table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 - 2000 
 
Measures exempt from the re duction commitment – “Green Box “ 
 
Measure Type Description of the Measure Monetary Value of Measure 
(Unit - Thousand Riels) Data Source 
1 2 3 4 
General services  
1998 441,981 
1999 522,825 Research Expenditures on research activities, including those on agricultural 
productivity improvement, plant and animal health and forestry 
development, in accordance with Annex II:2(a) of the Agreement on Agriculture.  2000 777,846 State budget -   
Ministry of Agriculture  
1998 406,988 
1999 585,257 Pest and Diseases 
Control Expenditures on plant quarantine and animal health control, in 
accordance with Annex II:2(b) of the Agreement on Agriculture. 
2000 836,637 State budget -   
Ministry of Agriculture  
1998 46,5000 
1999 62,850 Training services Expenditures on training provided to farmers on the use of agricultural 
machinery and equipment, in accord ance with Annex II:2(c) of the 
Agreement on Agriculture. 2000 56,000 State budget -   
Ministry of Agriculture  
1998 220,658 
1999 28,093 Extension and 
advisory services Expenditures on extension and advi sory services, in accordance with 
Annex II:2(d) of the Agreement on Agriculture.  
2000 120,660 State budget -   
Ministry of Agriculture  
1998 29,947 
1999 11,000 Inspection services Expenditures on inspection of plants and animal s, in accordance with 
Annex II:2(e) of the Ag reement on Agriculture. 
2000 885,918 State budget –  
 Ministry of Agriculture  
1998 2,040,461 
1999 1,864,427 Infrastructural 
services Expenditures on constructions and maintenance of irrigation system 
and drainage facilities, including the provision of diesel fuels for 
pumping water to irrigation canals, in accordance with Annex II:2(g) 
of the Agreement on Agriculture. 2000 5,632,440 State budget –  
Ministry of Water Resource 
Management;  
Ministry of Rural Development; Ministry of Agriculture   WT/ACC/SPEC/KHM/3
 Page 3Measure Type Description of the Measure Monetary Value of Measure 
(Unit - Thousand Riels) Data Source 
1 2 3 4 
Public stockholding for food security purposes        
1998 1,000,000 
1999 1,000,000  
  
 Expenditure on public stockholding of rice, in accordance with Annex 
II:3 of the Agreement on Agriculture. 
2000 1,000,000 State budget –  
Ministry of Commerce (Green 
Trade Company)  
Decoupled income support 
 Exemption granted to farmers from agricultural land tax and income 
tax , in accordance with Annex II:6 of the Agreement on Agriculture. (Calculation of the exact figures of the government revenue foregone was 
not possible, due to the lack of statisti cal information, such as the valuation 
of agricultural land.) 
Payments for relief from natural disasters to the producers 
1998 2,596,919 
1999 530,232  
 Expenditure on the provisions of agricultural inputs, equipment and 
pest and disease control to agricultural producers for relief from natural 
disaster, in accordance with A nnex II:8 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture. 2000 1,549,000 State budget –  
Ministry of Agriculture 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: Fiscal year 1998 - 2000  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction co mmitment “Development Programme” (Art. 6.2)  
 
Measure Type Description of the Measures Monetary Value of Measures Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
  1998 1999 2000  
Investment subsidies generally available 
to agriculture   Nil Nil Nil  
Input Subsidies generally available to 
low-income or resource poor producers  Nil Nil Nil  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 - 2000 
 
Measures exempt from the re duction commitment – Direct Paymen ts under Production–Lim iting Programme – “Exempt Direct Payments” 
 
Measure 
Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in  
Article 6:5 of the Agreement on Agriculture Year Monetary value of measure Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 
 
Nil 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 - 2000 
 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of support  
 
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS) Products –specific AMS  from  
Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8) Current Total AMS  
(aggregate) 
1 2 3 4 
 
Nil 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 - 2000 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support: Market Price Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Period/year Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price  External 
reference price  Eligible 
production  Associated 
fees/Levies Total market 
price support Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
{(4-5)x6}-7 9 
 
Nil 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 - 2000 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Me asurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Period/year Measure  
type (s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price 
 Eligible 
production Total price 
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5)x6 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
 
Nil 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 - 2000 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts of Support: Other Product-Specific  Support and Total Prod uct-Specific AMS 
 
Description 
of basic 
products 
 Period/year Measure 
type (s) Other 
product 
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product 
specific 
support Market 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)x6 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
 
Nil 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 - 2000 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Period or 
year Measure 
type (s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market price 
support 
budgetary 
outlay Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payment Other 
product 
specific 
support Associated 
fees and 
levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
 
Nil 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 - 2000 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure Types Year or 
period Non-product-specific budgetary outlay Other non-product-
specific support Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
VAT Exemptions on 
agricultural inputs generally available 
to farmers.  (Calculation of the exact figures for 
the government revenue foregone was not possible, due to the lack of 
statistical information on sales of  
agricultural inputs.)    Ministry of Economy and Finance  
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EXPORT SUBSIDIES: KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 - 2000 
 
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 sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
 
Nil 
 
 
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