WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/PHL/19
27 January 2000
(00-0344)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments for calendar year 1998
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) was received from the delegation of the Philippines
on 12 January 2000.G/AG/N/PHL/19
Page 2Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
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
('000 Pesos)Data Sources
12 3 4
General services
General research relating to particular products 1,249,7671998 General
Appropriations Act
(GAA)
Pest and disease control, including plant and animal quarantine 46,247 "
General training services 272,849 "
Extension and advisory services 580,274 "Inspection services of particular products for health, safety, grading or standardization
purposes179,647 "
Marketing and promotion activities, including agricultural statistics generation, market
information, advice and promotion activities293,975 "
Production and market infrastructure, including construction, rehabilitation and repair of
irrigation and drainage systems, slaughterhouses, solar dryers, and food terminals3,498,469 "
Public stocking for food
security purposesStabilization programme for rice and corn 1,449,145 "
Payments for relief from
natural disastersCrop insurance 55,000 "G/AG/N/PHL/19
Page 3Supporting Table DS:2
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Speci al and Differential Treatment – "Development Programs"
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure
in year in question
('000 Pesos)Data sources
12 3 4
Investment subsidies generally
available to the agriculturesectorSoft-loans and Grants for Agricultural In vestment. These involve the provision of
loans and grants for irrigation and other farm infrastructure support, farm equipment,
post-harvest facilities, research and devel opment, training and extension activities1,002,005 Department of Agriculture
Input subsidies generally
available to low-incomeresource-poor producersProvision of access to farm i nputs.   This measure provides low-income resource-poor
producers the opportunity to have easier access to good quality inputs such as seeds,
planting materials, fertilizers and animal stocks in order to improve farm productivity388,433 Department of Agriculture
Funds for agricultural
investmentInvestment credit and grants.  Government funds directed to improve rural structure,
acquisition of machines, equipment and post-harvest facilities.541,865 Department of AgricultureG/AG/N/PHL/19
Page 4Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
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)
'000 PesosProduct-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting Table DS:8
below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
'000 Pesos
12 3 4
Rice 346,507.2 346,507.2*
Corn 782,782.0 782,782.0*
Total AMS 1,129,289.20
*  de minimisG/AG/N/PHL/19
Page 5Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Philippines
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 1998
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support:  Market Price Support
Description of
basic productsCalendar year
beginning
1 January 1998Measure type(s) Applied
administered price
(Pesos/kg)External
reference price
(generally from
AGST/…)
(Pesos/kg)Eligible
production
(MT)Associated
fees/leviesTotal market price
support
('000 Pesos)Data sources
12 3 4 5 6 7 8
((4-5*6)-7)9
Rice Price support 13.20 4.56 40,105.00 - 346,507.20 NFA
Corn Price support 6.00 2.26 209,300.00 - 782,782.00 NFA
NFA – National Food Authority
Notes:
1. Eligible production consists of palay (p addy) procured which was converted into rice terms using a 65% milling recovery rate.
2. The total volume of rice production in 1998 was 8.55 million tonnes valued at P 69.12 billion.
3. The total market price support for rice is 0.50% of the value of production.
4. The total volume of corn production in 1998 was 3.82 million tonnes valued at P 22.82 billion.5. The total market price support for corn is 3.43% of the value of production.
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