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ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CHL/14 
17 March 2004 
 (04-1172) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following communication, dated 12 January 2 004, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Chile . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the years 2001  and 2002 . 
 
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 The existing domestic agricultural support measur es applied by Chile are those listed in the 
attached supporting tables. 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1  
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:   Chile 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2001 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 
(million Ch$) 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) 
1 3 4 
- - " de minimis "* 
 
 * See Supporting Table DS:4 
   
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2001 
 
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 (thousand Ch$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
2.2 General services    
(a) Research Agricultural research 
Partial financing for innovation projects 
Technological applications 
Innovation support information  
Research and development centres 
Generation, adaptation and dissemination of scientific and technological 
knowledge and products that contribute to the sustainable (social, economic 
and environmental) development of the competitiveness of the various 
actors involved in the agricultural sector.    3,856,489 
 
 
  
  6,746,044 Foundation for Agricultural 
Innovation (FIA) 
 
  
Agricultural Research Institute 
(INIA) 
(c) Training services Peasant Agriculture Technol ogical Development Service 
Project Agricultural  Advisory Service:
  For developing and consolidating a 
specific business. 
Local Agricultural Advisory Service :  For improving current management 
and developing the basic conditions for structuring agricultural associations. Technical Assistance and Training  Fund for Rural Organizations
:  Seeks to 
support the development of the organization and to generate entrepreneurial 
and organizational capacities in the areas of management, training, 
leadership and business development.   12,153,776 Institute of Agricultural 
Development (INDAP) 
 FODEM :  Support for the development of a strategic business plan for 
associations so as to improve their profitability.   
  
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Page 4 1 2 3 4 
 Business management centre for small producers :  Provision of direct 
technical and economic advisory services. 
 
Training and Education for Rural Women :  About 3,000 women are 
attending technical training, personal training, management training and 
organizational development workshops. 
  
 
 
 329,399  
 
 
INDAP and the Foundation for the Advancement and 
Development of Women 
(PRODEMU)  
(d) Extension and advisory services Technical Assistance Funds (FAT) :  Advice for small and medium 
agricultural producers on contracting for consultancy services, facilitates 
access to external and specialized  technical assistance services. 
  1,477,747 Production Promotion 
Corporation 
(CORFO) 
 PROMM technological validation :  Technology transf er plan supporting 
the establishment, implementation an d study of projects carried out by 
institutions devoted to research on irrigation. 
  1,640,351 National Irrigation Commission 
(CNR) 
(e) Inspection 
services for sanitary, 
safety, etc. purposes Agricultural Protection :  Protection, maintenance and improvement of the 
health of plants and animals and surveillance of their health status and the 
sanitary condition of their products, by-products and derivatives which may 
cause or carry diseases that could impair this resource.   11,257,634 Agriculture and Livestock 
Service (SAG) 
 
(f) Marketing and 
promotion services Promotion Programme (PROFO) :  Scheme for the payment of incentives 
to encourage business modernization through the association of similar or complementary enterprises established within the same area. 
  3,691,949 CORFO 
(g) Infrastructure 
services Law No. 18,450 :  Promotion of private investment in irrigation and drainage 
works.  It is a means of encourag ing the construction of small-scale 
hydraulic works for agricultural use (off-farm works). 
  15,478,667 CNR 
 Peasant Farm Irrigation :  Support for the dive rsification and greater 
productivity of peasant farming by improving, expanding and introducing 
irrigation (off-farm works). 
  4,660,395 INDAP 
2.5 Direct payments to  
producers Agricultural Insurance: Instrument that allows th e agricultural sector to 
protect itself against economic losses due to natural disasters.  It provides for  
support or partial financing of the insurance premium.  
                  920,000 Agricultural Insurance 
Committee (COMSA) 
2.8 Disaster relief 
payments 
 Agricultural Emergency Fund :  Assistance for the agricultural sector to 
offset the adverse effect s of climatic events.  248,774 Agriculture Department 
  
Prepared by :  The Directorate General of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( DIRECON) and the Office for Agricultural Research and Policy 
of the Ministry of Agriculture (ODEPA) .  
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 Page 5 
Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2001  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment – Special and diffe rential treatment – "D evelopment Programmes" 
 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure  
in year in question 
(thousand Ch$) Data sources 
    
 
Investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture    
Investment incentive  
5,559,119  
INDAP 
 
Prepared by :  The Directorate General of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( DIRECON) and the Office for Agricultural Research and Policy 
of the Ministry of Agriculture (ODEPA) . 
 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2001 
 
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) 
(million Ch$) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) Current total AMS (aggregate)  
(million Ch$) 
1 2 3 4 
    
Non-product-specific 
AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below)   25,180  de minimis ¹ 
    
 
 ¹ Total value of 2001 agricultural pr oduction:  Ch$ 1,808,524 million. 
  
   Source : Central Bank of Chile  
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 Page 7 Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CHILE 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2001 
 
Non-product-specific AMS  
 
 
Measure type(s) Year 20 01 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(million Ch$) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated fees/levies  Total non-product-
specific support 
(million Ch$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
 
Land reclamation 
   
25,180    
25,180  
INDAP/SAG 
 
 
 
    
 
    
 
     
 
     
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Page 8  
Table DS:1  
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:   Chile 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 
(million Ch$) 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) 
1 3 4 
- - " de minimis "* 
 
 * See Supporting Table DS:4 
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
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 (thousand Ch$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
2.2 General services    
(a) Research Agricultural research 
Partial financing for innovation projects 
Technological applications 
Innovation support information  
Research and development centres 
Generation, adaptation and dissemination of scientific and technological 
knowledge and products that contribute to the sustainable (social, economic 
and environmental) development of the competitiveness of the various 
actors involved in the agricultural sector.    4,353,542 
 
 
  
  6,955,171 Foundation for Agricultural 
Innovation (FIA) 
 
  
Agricultural Research Institute 
(INIA) 
(c) Training services Peasant Agriculture Technol ogical Development Service 
Project Agricultural  Advisory Service:
  For developing and consolidating a 
specific business. 
Local Agricultural Advisory Service :  For improving current management 
and developing the basic conditions for structuring agricultural associations. Technical Assistance and Training  Fund for Rural Organizations
:  Seeks to 
support the development of the organization and to generate entrepreneurial 
and organizational capacities in the areas of management, training, 
leadership and business development.   13,715,034 Institute of Agricultural 
Development (INDAP) 
 FODEM :  Support for the development of a strategic business plan for 
associations so as to improve their profitability.   
  
 G/AG/N/CHL/14 
Page 10 1 2 3 4 
 Business management centre for small producers :  Provision of direct 
technical and economic advisory services. 
 
Training and Education for Rural Women :  About 3,000 women are 
attending technical training, personal training, management training and 
organizational development workshops. 
  
 
 
 853,595  
 
 
INDAP and the Foundation for the Advancement and 
Development of Women 
(PRODEMU)  
(d) Extension and advisory services Technical Assistance Funds (FAT) :  Advice for small and medium 
agricultural producers on contracting for consultancy services, facilitates 
access to external and specialized  technical assistance services. 
  1,473,089 Production Promotion 
Corporation 
(CORFO) 
 PROMM technological validation :  Technology transf er plan supporting 
the establishment, implementation an d study of projects carried out by 
institutions devoted to research on irrigation. 
  1,557,923 National Irrigation Commission 
(CNR) 
(e) Inspection 
services for sanitary, 
safety, etc. purposes Agricultural Protection :  Protection, maintenance and improvement of the 
health of plants and animals and surveillance of their health status and the 
sanitary condition of their products, by-products and derivatives which may 
cause or carry diseases that could impair this resource.   13,535,937 Agriculture and Livestock 
Service (SAG) 
 
(f) Marketing and 
promotion services Promotion Programme (PROFO) :  Scheme for the payment of incentives 
to encourage business modernization through the association of similar or complementary enterprises established within the same area. 
  3,431,320 CORFO 
(g) Infrastructure 
services Law No. 18,450 :  Promotion of private investment in irrigation and drainage 
works.  It is a means of encourag ing the construction of small-scale 
hydraulic works for agricultural use (off-farm works). 
  17,851,600 CNR 
 Peasant Farm Irrigation :  Support for the dive rsification and greater 
productivity of peasant farming by improving, expanding and introducing 
irrigation (off-farm works). 
  4,511,321 INDAP 
2.5 Direct payments to  
producers Agricultural Insurance: Instrument that allows th e agricultural sector to 
protect itself against economic losses due to natural disasters.  It provides for  
support or partial financing of the insurance premium.                   878,988 Agricultural Insurance 
Committee (COMSA) 
2.8 Disaster relief 
payments 
 Agricultural Emergency Fund :  Assistance for the agricultural sector to 
offset the adverse effect s of climatic events.  654,173 Agriculture Department 
 
Prepared by :  The Directorate General of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( DIRECON) and the Office for Agricultural Research and Policy 
of the Ministry of Agriculture (ODEPA) . 
  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment – Special and diffe rential treatment – "D evelopment Programmes" 
 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure  
in year in question 
(thousand Ch$) Data sources 
    
 
Investment subsidies 
generally available to agriculture  
  
Investment incentive  
2,530,611  
INDAP 
 
Prepared by :  The Directorate General of International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ( DIRECON) and the Office for Agricultural Research and Policy 
of the Ministry of Agriculture (ODEPA) . 
 
  
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Page 12 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
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) 
(million Ch$) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) Current total AMS (aggregate)  
(million Ch$) 
1 2 3 4 
    
Non-product-specific 
AMS (from Supporting 
Table DS:9 below)   22,817  de minimis ¹ 
    
 
 ¹ Total value of 2002 agricultural pr oduction:  Ch$ 1,981,778 million. 
 
  Source : Central Bank of Chile  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CHILE 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002 
 
Non-product-specific AMS  
 
 
Measure type(s) Year 20 02 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(million Ch$) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated fees/levies  Total non-product-
specific support 
(million Ch$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
 
Land reclamation 
   
22,817    
22,817  
INDAP/SAG 
 
 
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