WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/BRA/13
24 March 1999
ORGANIZATION
(99-1130)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments for the year  1996/97
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of Brazil on
5 March 1999. G/AG/N/BRA/13
 Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1996/97
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) (From attached supporting tables)
12 3
1,010,899.0 US$ 1,000 below the " de minimis " levelG/AG/N/BRA/13
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1997
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 particularproducts.Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, related to
infrastructure, acquisitions of equipments and other expenditures inactivities of coordination and maintenance of research and thediffusion of their results.144,451.1 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.68,676.2 "
(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 providedby agricultural colleges and universities.219,028.7 "
(iv) Extension and advisory services, including the
provision of means to facilitate the transfer ofinformation 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 smallproducers, operation and improvement of meteorological services,services for cooperatives and other farm associations (studies,researches and training)189,403.2 " G/AG/N/BRA/13
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12 3 4
(v) Inspection services, including general
inspections services and the inspection ofparticular 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,improvements of seed production and marketing (seed fieldsregistration), standardization and grading, animal genetic andzootechnical improvement.67,658.9 Orçamento Geral
da União
(vi) Marketing and promotion services, including
marketing information, advice and promotionrelating to particular products but excludingexpenditure for unspecific purposes that couldbe used by sellers to reduce their selling priceor 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 marketfacilities, and improvement of agricultural market information services.20,914.3 "
(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 withenvironmental programmes.  In all cases theexpenditure shall be directed to the provisionor construction of capital works only, and shallexclude the subsidized provision of non-farmfacilities 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, ruralelectricity network services and facilities, electricity distribution,forestry development and management and environmentalprogrammes.715,960.8 "
(viii) Agrarian organization; agrarian reform
settlement.Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to agrarian policy, agrarian reform and settlement projects.1,278,105.0 "G/AG/N/BRA/13
Page 512 3 4
2) PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD 
SECURITY PURPOSESBudgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to expenditures with form ation, maintenance and selling of
government stocks which form an integral part of a federal food securityprogramme as defined by Law N°8171 ("Agriculture Law"), from17/01/91, and regulated by federal acts (Portarias InterministeriaisN°657, from 10/07/91, and N°182, from 25/08/94).  These expendituresare necessary to cover the difference between the market price of thestocks and their acquisition price plus charges.338,226.4 Orçamento Geral
da União
3) DOMESTIC FOOD AID Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities
related to expenditures with food assistance programmes targeted to thepoor.325,721.2 "
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.90,039.2 "
5) REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMMESBudgetary 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/13
 Page 6Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1996/97
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 6:2Monetary 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.98,579.6 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.182,141.7 Banco Central do
BrasilG/AG/N/BRA/13
Page 7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1996/97
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
Product-specific below the " de minimis " level --- below the " de minimis " level
Non-product-specific AMS
(from Supporting Table DS:9)below the " de minimis " level
Current Total AMS below the " de minimis " level G/AG/N/BRA/13
 Page 8Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1996/97
Product-Specific Aggregate Measuremen ts 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
123 4 56 7 8
((4-5)*6)-79
COTTON (*) Jul-96 Minimum Support
Price65.94 56.95 31 -- 6.1 MA/CONAB
EDIBLE 
BEANSJul-96 Minimum Support
Price376.78 472.49 76,770 -- (7,348.0) MA/CONAB
MAIZE Jul-96 Minimum Support
Price105.18 131.35 2,857,387 -- (74,758.8) MA/CONAB
RICE Jul-96 Minimum Support
Price198.37 174.13 110,418 -- 2,676.8 MA/CONAB
SISAL Jul-96 Minimum Support
Price282.58 265.97 78 -- 1.3 MA/CONAB
SOYABEANS Jul-96 Minimum Support
Price139.41 179.07 928 -- (36.8) MA/CONAB
WHEAT Mar-97 Minimum Support
Price117.88 130.93 99,625 -- (1,300.3) MA/CONAB
(*) applied and external price - USc/LbG/AG/N/BRA/13
Page 9Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 1996/97
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
123 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Barley Mar-97 Production &
MarketingCredit3,176.1 3,176.1 3,176.1 Banco
Central
Brazil Wax Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit99.5 99.5 99.5 "
Cashew-nuts Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit4,133.7 4,133.7 4,133.7 "
Cassava Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit1,959.9 1,959.9 1,959.9 "
Castor-oil
PlantJul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit778.0 778.0 778.0 "
Coffee Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit9,724.2 9,724.2 9,724.2 " G/AG/N/BRA/13
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123 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Cotton Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit10,278.2 10,278.2 6.1 10,284.3 Banco
Central
Edible Beans Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit4,914.0 4,914.0 4,914.0 "
Garlic Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit495.2 495.2 495.2 "
Grape (and
by-products)Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit3,236.6 3,236.6 3,236.6 "
Jute Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit00 0 "
Maize Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCreditPEP 41,248.347,231.7 88,480.0 88,480.0 "
Oats Mar-97 Production &
MarketingCredit371.3 371.3 371.3 "
Peanuts Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit564.3 564.3 564.3 "
Ramie Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit00 0 "G/AG/N/BRA/13
Page 11123 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8+9)11
Rice Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit19,058.3 19,058.3 2,676.8 21,735.1 Banco
Central
Rye Mar-97 Production &
MarketingCredit00 0 "
Sisal Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit3.9 3.9 1.3 5.2 "
Sorghum Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit74.5 74.5 74.5 "
Soyabeans Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit44,650.4 44,650.4 44,650.4 "
Sugar Cane Jul-96 Production &
MarketingCredit16,089.7 16,089.7 16,089.7 "
Wheat Mar-97 Production &
MarketingCreditPEP 11,433.814,502.9 25,936.7 25,936.7 Banco
Central
MA/SPA G/AG/N/BRA/13
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Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil
REPORTING PERIOD: Agricultural year 1996/97
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
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Non-product-specific
production credit(includes animal breeding)Jul-96 60,708.5 60,708.5 Banco Central do Brasil
Non-product-specific
marketing credit   Jul-96 9,427.5 9,427.5 Banco Central do Brasil
Total non-product specific         70,136.0 ( de minimis)
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