WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/MEX/5
3March 1997
ORGANIZATION(97-0872)
Original: Spanish Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowingnotificationconcerningdomesticsupportcommitments(TableDS:1andrelevant
supporting tables) fortheyear1995 wasreceived from thePermanent Mission ofMexico on
5December 1996.G/AG/N/MEX/5
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MEXICO
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Current Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Total AMS commitment levelforperiod in
questionCurrency Current totalAMS
(from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (from attached supporting tables)
1 2 3
28,622.3 Millions ofconstant 1991 pesos 1,364.66G/AG/N/MEX/5
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MEXICO
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Measures Exempt fromtheReduction Commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria inAnnex 2 Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionData sources
1 2 3 4
(a)General services Research, advisory services andtraining 515.2 Ministry ofAgriculture/
Ministry ofFinance
(a)General services Pestanddisease control 43.2 Ministry ofAgriculture/
Ministry ofFinance
(a)General services Infrastructural works (inirrigation areas, storm zones, foragricultural production) 807.4 Ministry ofAgriculture/
Ministry ofFinance
(d)Payments based on
fixed areas andyieldsPROCAMPO -Payments byhectare toproducers whohave sown arange ofcrops
(maize (corn), wheat, sorghum, soya, rice, beans, safflower andcotton) inoneof
thethree agricultural years preceding agricultural year1994 andwhohave enrolled
their areas intheprogramme.3,540.0 ASERCA/Ministry ofAgriculture
N.B.: Data inmillions ofconstant 1991 pesos.G/AG/N/MEX/5
Page4Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MEXICO
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Measures Exempt fromtheReduction Commitment -Special andDifferential Treatment -"Development Programmes"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure withreference tocriteria in
Article 6:2Monetary value of
measure inyearin
questionDatasources
1 2 3 4
Investment subsidies
generally available to
agricultureTransfers through interest rates-preferential ratesavailable for
agriculture asawhole
Transfers through insurance -insurance premium subsidy available
forallproducers868.62
1,074.57Ministry ofAgriculture/
Ministry ofFinance
Ministry ofAgriculture/
Ministry ofFinance
N.B.: Data inmillions ofconstant 1991 pesos.G/AG/N/MEX/5
Page5Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MEXICO
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Calculation oftheCurrent Total Aggregate Measurement ofSupport
Description ofbasic products (including
non-product specific AMS)Product-specific AMS (from
Supporting Tables DS:5 toDS:7
below)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current totalAMS
(aggregate)
1 2 3 4
Maize/corn 234.91 234.91
Wheat 131.10 131.10
Sorghum 26.22 26.22
Soya 2.19 2.19
Barley 4.37 4.37
Rice 19.12 19.12
Cane sugar 55.72 55.72
Milk 347.99 347.99
Poultry meat 0.00 0.00
Cotton 71.01 71.01
Beans 8.74 8.74
Non-product-specific AMS 463.30 463.30
Total AMS 1,364.66 1,364.66
N.B.: Data inmillions ofconstant 1991 pesos.G/AG/N/MEX/5
Page6Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MEXICO
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Price Support
Description
ofbasic
productsCalendar/marketing
yearbeginning ...Measure
type(s)Applied
administrated
price
Pesos pertonExternal reference price
(from thedocuments inthe
series AGST/...)
Pesos pertonEligible
production
Thousands of
tonsAssociated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
Millions of
constant 1991
pesosDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
(4-5)* (6-7)9
Maize/corn Agricultural year 430.5 557.2 2,909 0 Ministry ofAgriculture
Wheat Agricultural year 464.4 644.6 17,028 0 Ministry ofAgriculture
Sorghum Agricultural year 409.2 470.9 347 0 Ministry ofAgriculture
Soya Agricultural year 805.2 876.3 494 0 Ministry ofAgriculture
Barley Agricultural year 570.3 631.5 190 0 Ministry ofAgriculture
Rice Agricultural year 600.9 767.8 3,431 0 Ministry ofAgriculture
Cane sugar Calendar year 970.8 1,301.3 3,860 0 Ministry ofAgriculture
Milk Calendar year 641.4 597.1 7,697 347.99 Ministry ofAgriculture
Poultry meat Calendar year 2,818.9 4,090.1 1,158 0 Ministry ofAgricultureG/AG/N/MEX/5
Page7Supporting Table DS:6
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MEXICO
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Non-Exempt Direct Payments
Description
ofbasic
productCalendar /
marketing year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Applied
administered
priceExternal
reference price
(generally
from
AGST/...)Eligible
production
Thousands
oftonsTotal price-
related
direct
paymentsOther non-
exempt direct
payments
Millions of
constant 1991
pricesAssociated
fees/leviesTotal direct
payments
Millions of
constant 1991
pricesDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
((4-5)*6)8 9 10
(7+8-9)11
Wheat Agricultural year Direct payment per
tontosupport
marketing1,372 90.4 90.4 ASERCA/Ministry of
Agriculture
Rice Agricultural year Direct payment per
ton307 15.3 15.3 ASERCA/Ministry of
Agriculture
Cotton Agricultural year Direct payment to
producers to
support purchase of
pesticides236 71.0 71.0 ASERCA/Ministry of
Agriculture
Maize
(corn)Agricultural year Direct payment per
tontosupport
marketing of
production by
ejidos2,695 79.8 79.8 CONASUPO/Ministry of
Agriculture
Beans Agricultural year Direct payment per
tontosupport
marketing of
production by
ejidos173 8.7 8.7 CONASUPO/Ministry of
AgricultureG/AG/N/MEX/5
Page8Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MEXICO
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements ofSupport: Other Product-Specific Support andTotal Product-Specific AMS
Description
ofbasic
productCalendar /
marketing
year
beginning ...Measure type(s) Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
supportMarket price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)Non-exempt
direct payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)Total
AMSDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5)-68 9 10
(7+8+9)11
Maize
(corn)Calendar year Budget transfers tosupport
transactions. Includes
electricity ratesubsidy and
maintenance transfers155.15 155.15 79.8 234.9 Ministry of
Agriculture/Ministry of
Finance/CONASUPO
Wheat Calendar year " 37.69 37.69 90.4 131.1 Ministry ofAgriculture/
ASERCA/Ministry of
Finance
Sorghum Calendar year " 26.22 26.22 26.2 Ministry ofAgriculture/
Ministry ofFinance
Soya Calendar year " 2.19 2.19 2.2 Ministry ofAgriculture/
Ministry ofFinance
Barley Calendar year " 4.37 4.37 4.4 Ministry ofAgriculture/
Ministry ofFinance
Rice Calendar year " 3.62 3.62 15.3 19.1 Ministry ofAgriculture/
ASERCA/Ministry of
Finance
Cane sugar Calendar year " 55.72 55.72 55.7 Ministry ofAgriculture
Cotton Calendar year Non-exempt direct payments 71.0 71.0 Ministry ofAgriculture/
ASERCA
Beans Calendar year Non-exempt direct payments 8.7 8.7 Ministry ofAgriculture/
CONASUPO
N.B.: Datainmillions ofconstant 1991 pesos.G/AG/N/MEX/5
Page9Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MEXICO
REPORTING PERIOD: 1995
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar /marketing
yearbeginning ...Non-product-specific
budgetary outlaysOther non-product-
specific support (include
calculation details)Associated fees/levies Total non-product-specific
supportDatasources
1 2 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Budgetary transfers to
support irrigation for
non-specific products.
Includes electricity rate
subsidies andtransfers
formaintenance of
irrigation works1January 1995 463.3 463.3 Ministry ofAgriculture
N.B.: Datainmillions ofconstant 1991 pesos.