RESTRICTED  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/ACC/SPEC/NPL/1 
17 September 1998 
 (98-3539) 
Working Party on the  
Accession of Nepal Original:   English 
 
 
  
ACCESSION OF NEPAL 
 
Domestic Support and Export Subsidies
 
 
 
 The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Nepal has submitted information on Domestic 
Support and Export Subsidies in Agriculture (doc ument WT/ACC/4) and supporting tables, which are 
reproduced hereunder.  
 WT/ACC/SPEC/NPL/1 
Page 2 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NEPAL 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Average of the recent three-year period including  
the budget allocation of the current fiscal year 1998.1999 
Measures exempted from the reduction co mmitment – Direct payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payment s" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria 
annex 2 of the Agreement on Agriculture Monetary value of 
measure 
in year in question 
(thousand NRs*).  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General  Services:   General re search relating to particular producers 
Extension serivces Marketing and promotion activities including agriculture, market 
information 257,430 
 
1,031,989 
 
12,158 HMG/N Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Ministry of Finance 
    
(b) Payment for relief from natural 
disasters Crops subsidies 3,400  
(c) Infrastructural services Irrigation and drainage 1,805,886  
(d) Others  Tea promotion and support for seed s and dairy development 11,799  
    
 
                                                      
* US$1 = NRs 67.70  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:2 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NEPAL 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998 (average of recent three-year period) 
Measures exempted  from the reduction commitment - Sp ecial and Differential Treatment - Development 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 year in question 
(thousand NRs*) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
    
(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 small farmers 128,333 Ministry of Finance 
 
 
                                                      
* US$1 = NRs 67.70  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Current Fiscal Year 1998-1999 
Measures exempted from the reduction comm itment- Direct Payments under Production - Li miting Programmes -"Exempt Direct Payment s" 
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:  1998 (Average of recent three-year period) 
Calculation of the Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Description of basic product 
(including non-product specific AMS) Product-specific AMS 
(from supporting tables 
DS:5 to DS:7 below)  
(thousand NRs*) Non-Product-specific 
measurement of support 
(from supporting table DS:8  below) Current Total AMS 
(Aggregate) 
(in thousand NRs) 
1 2 3 4 
  
NIL 
    
 
  
Non Product-specific AMS (from supporting table DS:9) Current Total AMS Total AMS 
548,733 548,733 
 
                                                      
* US$1 = NRs 67.70  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 (average of recent three-year period) 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurem ents of Support:Market Price Support 
Description  of 
basic products Calendar  year Measure 
type (s) Applied 
administered 
price  
(per M. Ton in 
thousand NRs) External 
reference 
price (average in 1996-1998) 
(per M. Ton in 
thousand NRs) Eligible 
production 
(per M. Ton in 
thousand NRs) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
market 
price support 
(thousand NRs)Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)x6)-7 9 
     
  
NIL 
 
 
         
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NEPAL 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 (average of recent three-year period) 
Product-Specific Aggregate Me asurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year 
 Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(per M. Ton 
in thousand 
NRs) External 
reference 
price 
(per M. Ton 
in thousand 
NRs) Eligible 
production 
 Total price 
related direct 
payments 
(thousand 
NRs) Other non- 
exempt 
direct 
payment 
(thousand 
NRs) Associated 
fees / levies Total direct 
payments 
(thousand 
NRs) Data 
source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)x6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
      
       
NIL 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 (average of recent three-year period) 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Other Product Specific Support and Total Pr oduct-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year Measure 
type(s) Other 
product 
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/ 
levies Total 
other 
product 
specific 
support  Market price 
support 
(supporting 
Table DS-5) 
(thousand 
NRs) 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 
 
  
NIL 
 
   
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  NEPAL 
REPORTING PERIOD: 1998 (average of recent three-year period)  
Product-Specific  Equivalent Measurements of Support 
Description 
of 
basic 
products Calendar 
year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measurement 
of 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non- 
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product- 
specific 
support Associated 
fees/ 
levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 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 : 1998 (average of recent three-year period) including the budgetary allocation of current fiscal year 1998-19 99 
Non-Product-Specific Aggregat e Measurements of Support 
 
Measure Type(s) Calendar / 
Marketing year 
beginning 
(1996-1998)* Non-Product Specific 
support (include 
calculation details) 
(thousand NRs) Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated fees 
/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Transport subsidies for fertilizer  1998 517,033   517,033 Ministry of Finance 
Agriculture Credit 
Subsidy 1998 31,700   31,700  
Total Non Product specific AMS (in thousand NRs) 548,733  
 
                                                      
* US$1 = NRs 67.70 
  
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 Page 11Supporting Table ES:1 
EXPORT SUBSIDIES:  NEPAL 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998 
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 
export 
(tons) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 
       
Presently there are no export subsidi es on products listed in Table 9.1. 
 
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