WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/AG/N/NZL/22
25 April 2000
(00-1650)
Committee on Agriculture Original:  English
NOTIFICATION
The attached notification concerning domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the
relevant Supporting Tables) for the fifth year of implementation ( 1998/99 ) was received from the
delegation of New Zealand on 7 April 2000.G/AG/N/NZL/22
Page 2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 1999
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support
Year ending June Total AMS commitment level for period in
questionCurrency Current Total AMS
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables)
12 3
1995 348.30 $NZ million 0
1996 336.29 $NZ million 0
1997 324.28 $NZ million 0
1998 312.27 $NZ million 01999 300.26 $NZ million 0G/AG/N/NZL/22
Page 3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 1999
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - "Green Box"
Measure Type Name of measure Monetary value of measure
in year in question
$NZ millionDescription of measure and reference to Annex 2 Data Sources
12 3 4 5
(a)  General Services
Management of Government
agricultural programmesManagement of
Government agricultural
programmes0.214 Expenditure related to the administration of contractual
obligations, primarily the employment of staff and
consultants in relation to the transfer of ownership of
irrigation schemes from the Crown to irrigation companies.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report - 1 July 1998-
30 June 1999
Sanitary and Phytosanitary Development and
Maintenance of Sanitary
and Phytosanitary (SPS)
Assurance and Related
Standards13.307 Development and maintenance of written standards
designed to give effect to New Zealand law and policies
covering SPS arrangements (and related areas such as
animal welfare, agricultural compounds and veterinarymedicines) and thus strengthen official assurances thatanimals, plants and produce meet sanitary and
phytosanitary requirements."
Accreditation to
Standards10.609 Government purchase of services required to give effect to
the standards covering SPS and related areas.  Outputsinclude registration of agricultural compounds and
veterinary medicines, accreditation required to effect
animal welfare investigations and accreditation required toeffect SPS standards."
Audit for Compliance with
Standards10.418 Government provision of services relating to the audit of
service providers as part of ensuring compliance with the
standards to provide confidence that SPS measures andrelated standards and legislation are implemented asrequired and that assurances given can be substantiated byperformance."G/AG/N/NZL/22
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Enforcement of
Agricultural Legislation11.539 Government provision of services for enforcing the law
through investigations and subsequent prosecutions where
illegal activity is evident.  The scope includes the legal
requirements of the Meat Act, Dairy Industry Act, AnimalProtection Act, and Agricultural Compounds andVeterinary Medicines Act.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report - 1 July 1998-
30 June 1999
Pest and disease control Border Inspection and
Quarantine Services16.923 Control of quarantine risks at the border and management
of post-entry quarantine in accordance with the provisionsof the Biosecurity Act 1993."
Pest and Disease
Surveillance Services10.394 Health surveillance of domestic animal and plant
populations, international reporting of the domestic animal
and plant health status, and detection of emergent unwantedorganisms."
Pest and Disease
Emergency Response
Services6.439 Maintenance of a capability to respond to an incursion of
unwanted organisms, harmful to animals and plants or to
other organisms that could become a serious problem if leftunchecked."
Administration of
Biosecurity Standards and
Pest Management
Strategies6.678 Development of written standards for biosecurity
procedures and services for controlling entry of goods at
the border, post entry quarantine, surveillance of healthstatus and emergency response."
Control of Tuberculosis
Vectors19.053 Control of populations of wild animals, particularly
possums, in locations where infected members of the wildpopulation transmit tuberculosis to cattle and deer.  Controlmeasures are undertaken on farms and adjacent Crown
land."
Regional Council pest and
disease control222.735 Expenditure by regional councils on control of pests and
diseases.Regional Council Annual
Plans 1998/99
Research Research 140.527 Funds provided by the Foundation for Research Science
and Technology (FRST) for research directly related toagricultural  production including forage, animal and dairyindustries, horticulture, arable and other food and beverageindustries.
3FRST Public GoodScience Fund ResearchContracts 1997/98 and1998/99G/AG/N/NZL/22
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Infrastructural services Community Irrigation
Schemes0.015 The on-site operation and maintenance of the Crown's
existing irrigation schemes until sold to private buyers, and
the cost to settle claims arising from construction.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report 1 July 1998 – 30
June 1999
Regional Council flood
control27.040 Expenditure by regional councils on capital investment and
maintenance of off-farm flood protection and land drainage
schemes.Regional Council Annual
Plans 1998/99
(f) Payments for relief from
natural disasters
Adverse Climatic Events 0.568 Provision of support to the agriculture industries in the
aftermath of adverse climatic events.  The majority of the
funds were used to provide for temporary offices to beestablished in drought stricken regions.  The funds alsopaid for technical field days for drought-affected areas and
50 per cent of the cost of independent financial consultants
employed by seven rural trusts. The figure also includesTask Force Green funding from Work and Income NewZealand (WINZ) for regional flood clean-up assistance in
areas affected by flooding.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry Annual
Report - 1 July 1998-30 June 1999 and Workand Income New Zealand
(WINZ) 1998/99
Rural Sector Assistance
Programme1.239 A benefit provided to agricultural producers in regions the
Government recognises as being severely affected by anadverse climatic event.  The benefit provides minimum
short-term living needs, and is assessed monthly.  Drought
is estimated to have cost $586 million at the farm gate interms of feed costs and production losses in the year1998/99Work and Income New
Zealand 1998/99
(j) Environmental programmes
Erosion control East Coast Afforestation
Grants43.132 Initiated in 1992, this programme provides funding to
agricultural producers and others to plant trees, primarily asa means of erosion control, particularly on severely
erodible land in the East Coast region of the North Island.Ministry of Agriculture
and Forestry AnnualReport - 1 July 1998-
30 June 1999G/AG/N/NZL/22
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Soil conservation Regional Council soil
conservation210.290 These programmes are part of a national policy for
sustainable management under the Resource Management
Act and the Soil Conservation and Rivers Control Act.  The
programmes are undertaken by regional councils andtypically provide 50% to 70% of the cost of soilconservation practices undertaken by farmers in order to
fulfil the legislative requirements.Regional Council Annual
Plans 1998/99
Explanatory Notes:
1 Expenditure notified previously under 'Administration of Quality Assurance Standards for the Agricultural Sector' has been div ided into four separate categories –
Development and Maintenance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Assurance and Related Standards, Accreditation to Standards, Au dit for Compliance with Standards, and
Enforcement of Agricultural Legislation – which were encompassed under the formerly notified programme.  Additionally the previ ously notified expenditure under 'Animal
Welfare Services' has been allocated between each of the four categories.  This change is a result of restructuring within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry – the
reallocation of expenditure reflects the new division of responsibilities within the Ministry.
2 Under the Resource Management Act 1991, most resource management responsibilities are assigned to New Zealand's 15 regional co uncils.  As a result, the majority of
resource management programmes relevant to agriculture are now carried out at the regional level.  The figures given represent the total expenditure by councils on the
resource management programmes net of funds recovered from users or beneficiaries.  However, not all of this expenditure benefi ts, or is directly attributable to, agriculture.
Depending on the programme, the amount of expenditure that is attributable to agriculture varies between an estimated 60% to 10 0%.
3 Changes in the description of the measure "research" are to provide increased transparency.  Further information on the types of agriculture-related research the Foundation for
Research Science and Technology (FRST) contracts can be obtained from the FRST web page at www.frst.govt.nz/apps/database/rrsea rch/index.cfm
4 The measure "East Coast Afforestation Grants" is not new.  It is the same programme that was notified in New Zealand's 1997/98  Green Box notification as the "East Coast
Forestry Programme".G/AG/N/NZL/22
Page 7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 1999
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)Product-specific measurements of support
(from S upporting Table DS:8 below)Current Total AMS (aggregate)
12 3 4
-0 0 0
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