WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/PAK/8
20 August 2001
(01-4066)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The following notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the
relevant supporting tables) for the marketing years 1998-99 and 1999-00 was received from the
delegation of Pakistan  on 10 August 2001.G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-99 (July-June)
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS
(US$ million)
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
Nil Nil
(-164.59)G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-99 (July-June)
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
(US$ million)Data sources
12 3 4
1. General services on research Agricultural research:  Promotion and coordination of research on development of high
yielding varieties of important crops  (Annex 2, para 2(a))2.44 Government of Pakistan,
Planning Commission
2.  Storage facilities Government storage:  Provision of wheat storage facilities to ensure food security
programmes  (Annex 2, para 3)0.00
3.  Marketing services Agricultural marketing:  General services including provision of market information to
benefit small producers  (Annex 2, para 2(f))0.11
4.  Extension services Agricultural extension:  Extension/ad visory services are provided in order to transfer the
latest crop production technology  (Annex 2, para 2(d))2.44
5.  General services Plant protection:  Facilities for pest scouting and spraying are provided to enhance plant
protection coverage  (Annex 2, para 2(b))0.70
6.  Infrastructural services Irrigation and drainage and reclamation:  Irrigation system rehabilitation system consists of
earth work to strengthen the canal banks, brick lining in the tail to provide water supply to
tail users in selected canal system.  Drainage and reclamation programme provides surfacedrainage to the area where water table is within 0-5 feet of surface which is termed as"disaster areas"  (Annex 2, para 2(g))235.76
7.  Flood protection services Flood control:  To protect infrastructure, valuable agriculture land and lives and property
of people from devastation of floods  (Annex 2, para 2(g))7.94
8.  Water supply facilities On-farm-water management:  The programme involves improvement and lining of water
courses to improve water supply situation, demonstration plots and training of farmers
(Annex 2, para 2(c))14.43G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 4Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-99 (July-June)
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$ million)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)
(US$ million)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
(US$ million)
12 3 4
Wheat -191.29 0.00 -191.29
Seed cotton 0.00 0.00 0.00
Rice Basmati 0.00 0.00 0.00Rice coarse 0.00 0.00 0.00Sugar cane 0.00 0.00 0.00
Onion 0.00 0.00 0.00
Potato 0.00 0.00 0.00Gram 0.00 0.00 0.00Soybean 0.00 0.00 0.00Sunflower 0.00 0.00 0.00
Safflower 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total product-specific AMS -191.29 0.00 -191.29
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting
Table DS:9)26.70
Current total AMS -164.59G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 5Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-99 (July-June)
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar/
Marketing
year
beginning
…Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(US$/tonne)External reference
price (generally from
AGST/…)
(US$/tonne)
(Ave. 1986/88)Eligible
production
('000 tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(US$ million)Data sources
123 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Wheat July 1998 Procurement price 128 175 4,070.0 -191.29 Ministry of Food and
Agriculture
Seed cotton July 1998 Market price** 471 360 0.0 0.00 Ministry of Commerce
Rice Basmati July 1998 Market price** 462 707 0.0 0.00
Rice coarse July 1998 Market price** 219 203 0.0 0.00
Sugar cane July 1998 Procurement price
(weighted average)19 15 0.0 0.00
Onion July 1998 Procurement price 75 85 0.0 0.00
Potato July 1998 Procurement price 77 101 0.0 0.00
Gram July 1998 Procurement price 227 373 0.0 0.00Soybean July 1998 Procurement price 200 643 0.0 0.00Sunflower July 1998 Procurement price 260 256 1.0 0.00
Safflower July 1998 Procurement price 174 580 0.0 0.00
Total product-specific AMS -191.29
Notes:
Column 3: Procurement or support prices fixed by the Government of Pakistan are in fact the minimum guaranteed prices and are ef fective during the post-harvest seasons of the
respective crops.  The sale of marketable surplus at these prices by the producers is voluntary as they are under no compulsion  to sell their produce at the support price.  The
producers only sell their produce to the procurement agency when the market price falls below the support price level.  If mark et price remains above the support price the
growers are free to sell their produce wherever they like.  Theref ore, strictly speaking, support prices are not the administer ed prices.
**  = Procurement prices were not fixed by the Government during 1998-99.G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 6Column 4: Price in Pakistan Rupees converted to US$ at official exchange rate of 1$ = PRs 43.1958 for 1998-99.
Column 5: External Reference Prices = Average fixed external reference prices for 1986/87 to 1988/89 in Pakistan Rupees converte d to US$ at 1$ = PRs 17.9980 which was the
average of official exchange rate during 1986-87 to 1988-89
Column 6: Actual procurement by public sector agencies.  '0' in this column indicates no operation by public sector agencies on procurement prices.G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 7 Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-99 (July-June)
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar/
Marketing year
beginning
…Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support
(US$ million)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(US$ million)Non-exempt
direct payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)
(US$ million)Total AMS
(US$ million)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Wheat July 98 0.0 -191.29 0.0 -191.29 Supporting
Table DS:5
Seed cotton July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Rice Basmati July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Rice coarse July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Sugar cane July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00Onion July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00Potato July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Gram July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Soybean July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00Sunflower July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00Safflower July 98 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Total product-specific AMS 0.0 -191.29 0.0 -191.29G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 8Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1998-99 (July-June)
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar/
Marketing year
beginning
…Non-product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(US$ million)Other non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)
(US$ million)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(US$ million)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Fertilizer subsidy 1998-99 - - - -
Electricity subsidy 1998-99 - 26.7 26.7 See annexed statement
Agricultural credit subsidy 1998-99 - - -
Total non-product-specific
support1998-99 - - 26.7
Notes:
1.  Payment of subsidy on agricultural loans and providing of concessionary finance was discontinued with effect from 11 July 1 990.
2.  Calculation details of electricity subsidy are enclosed.G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 9Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-00 (July-June)
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current total AMS
(US$ million)
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
123
Nil Nil
(-244.94)G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 10Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-00 (July-June)
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
(US$ million)Data sources
12 3 4
1. General services on research Agricultural research:  Promotion and coordination of research on development of high
yielding varieties of important crops  (Annex 2, para 2(a))3.18 Government of Pakistan,
Planning Commission
2.  Storage facilities Government storage:  Provision of wheat storage facilities to ensure food security
programmes  (Annex 2, para 3)0.08
3.  Marketing services Agricultural marketing:  General services including provision of market information to
benefit small producers  (Annex 2, para 2(f))0.00
4.  Extension services Agricultural extension:  Extension/ad visory services are provided in order to transfer the
latest crop production technology  (Annex 2, para 2(d))1.86
5.  General services Plant protection:  Facilities for pest scouting and spraying are provided to enhance plant
protection coverage  (Annex 2, para 2(b))0.01
6.  Infrastructural services Irrigation and drainage and reclamation:  Irrigation system rehabilitation system consists of
earth work to strengthen the canal banks, brick lining in the tail to provide water supply to
tail users in selected canal system.  Drainage and reclamation programme provides surfacedrainage to the area where water table is within 0-5 feet of surface which is termed as"disaster areas"  (Annex 2, para 2(g))213.07
7.  Flood protection services Flood control:  To protect infrastructure, valuable agriculture land and lives and property
of people from devastation of floods  (Annex 2, para 2(g))7.18
8.  Water supply facilities On-farm-water management:  The programme involves improvement and lining of water
courses to improve water supply situation, demonstration plots and training of farmers
(Annex 2, para 2(g))13.04G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 11Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-00 (July-June)
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$ million)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)
(US$ million)Current total AMS (aggregate)
(US$ million)
12 3 4
Wheat -257.37 0.00 -257.37
Seed cotton 0.00 0.00 0.00
Rice Basmati 0.00 0.00 0.00Rice coarse 0.00 0.00 0.00Sugar cane 0.00 0.00 0.00
Onion -0.10 0.00 -0.10
Potato -0.05 0.00 -0.05Gram 0.00 0.00 0.00Soybean 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sunflower -0.02 0.00 -0.02
Safflower 0.00 0.00 0.00Canola 0.00 0.00 0.00
Total product-specific AMS -257.54 0.00 -257.54
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting
Table DS:9)12.60
Current total AMS -244.94G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 12Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-00 (July-June)
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of basic
productsCalendar/
Marketing
year
beginning
…Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(US$/tonne)External reference
price (generally from
AGST/…)
(US$/tonne)
(Ave. 1986/88)Eligible
production
('000 tonnes)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market
price support
(US$ million)Data sources
123 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Wheat July 1999 Procurement price 145 175 8,579.0 -257.37 Ministry of Food and
Agriculture
Seed cotton July 1999 Procurement price 350 360 0.0 0.00 Ministry of Commerce
Rice Basmati July 1999 Market price** 453 707 0.0 0.00
Rice coarse July 1999 Market price** 184 203 0.0 0.00
Sugar cane July 1999 Procurement price
(weighted average)17 15 0.0 0.00
Onion July 1999 Procurement price 64 85 4.8 -0.10
Potato July 1999 Procurement price 70 101 1.7 -0.05
Gram July 1999 Market price** 353 373 0.0 0.00Soybean July 1999 Procurement price 198 643 0.0 0.00Sunflower July 1999 Procurement price 241 256 1.0 -0.02
Safflower July 1999 Procurement price 169 580 0.0 0.00
Canola July 1999 Procurement price 241 Not available 0.0 0.00
Total product-specific AMS -257.54
Notes:
Column 3: Procurement or support prices fixed by the Government of Pakistan are in fact the minimum guaranteed prices and are ef fective during the post-harvest seasons of the
respective crops.  The sale of marketable surplus at these prices by the producers is voluntary as they are under no compulsion  to sell their produce at the support price.  The
producers only sell their produce to the procurement agency when the market price falls below the support price level.  If mark et price remains above the support price the
growers are free to sell their produce wherever they like.  Therefore, strictly speaking support prices are not the administere d prices.
**  = Procurement prices were not fixed by the Government during 1999-00.G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 13Column 4: Price in Pakistan Rupees converted to US$ at official exchange rate of 1$ = PRs. 51.7709 for 1999-00.
Column 5: External reference prices = Average fixed external reference prices for 1986-87 to 1988-89 in Pakistan Rupees converte d to US$ at 1$ = PRs 17.9980   which was the
average of official exchange rate during 1986-87 to 1988-89.
Column 6: Actual procurement by public sector agencies.  '0' in this column indicates no operation by public sector agencies on procurement prices.G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 14 Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-00 (July-June)
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Ot her Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS
Description of
basic productCalendar/
Marketing year
beginning
…Measurement
type(s)Other
product-
specific
budgetary
outlaysOther product
specific support
(include
calculation
details)Associated
fees/leviesTotal other
product-
specific
support
(US$ million)Market price
support
(Supporting
Table DS:5)
(US$ million)Non-exempt
direct payments
(Supporting
Table DS:6)
(US$ million)Total AMS
(US$ million)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7
(4+5-6)89 1 0
(7+8-9)11
Wheat July 99 0.0 -257.37 0.0 -257.37 Supporting
Table DS:5
Seed cotton July 99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00Rice basmati July 99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Rice coarse July 99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Sugar cane July 99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00Onion July 99 0.0 -0.10 0.0 -0.10Potato July 99 0.0 -0.05 0.0 -0.05Gram July 99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Soybean July 99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Sunflower July 99 0.0 -0.02 0.0 -0.02Safflower July 99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00Canola July 99 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Total product-specific AMS 0.0 -257.54 0.0 -257.54G/AG/N/PAK/8
Page 15Supporting Table DS:9
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Pakistan
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-00 (July-June)
Non-Product-Specific AMS
Measure type(s) Calendar/
Marketing year
beginning
…Non-product-
specific
budgetary outlays
(US$ million)Other non-product
specific support
(include calculation
details)
(US$ million)Associated
fees/leviesTotal non-
product-specific
support
(US$ million)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6
(3+4-5)7
Fertilizer subsidy 1999-00 - - -
Electricity subsidy 1999-00 - 12.6 12.6 See annexed statement
Agricultural credit subsidy 1999-00 - - -
Total non-product-specific
support1999-00 - - 12.6
Notes:
1.  Calculation details of electricity subsidy are enclosed.
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