WORLD TRADE G/AG/N/CHE/11
24July1997
ORGANIZATION(97-3131)
Original: French Committee onAgriculture
NOTIFICATION
On11July1997, thePermanent Mission ofSwitzerland transmitted totheSecretariat the
followingnotificationconcerningdomesticsupportcommitments(TableDS:1andtherelevantSupporting
Tables).G/AG/N/CHE/11
Page2Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996 Calendar Year
Current total aggregate measurement ofsupport
Total AMS commitment level forperiod inquestion Currency Current totalAMS
(From Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (From Section IofPartIVoftheSchedule) (From attached supporting tables)
1 2 3
4,966 Swiss francs (million) 3,663.1G/AG/N/CHE/11
Page3Supporting Table DS:1
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996 Calendar year
Measures exempt from thereduction commitment -"Green Box"
Measure type Name anddescription ofmeasure taking intoaccount the
criteria inArticle 6.2Monetary value ofthemeasure during the
reporting period (SwFmillion)Data sources
1 2 3 4
(a)General services
Family allowances forsmall farmers 113.4 OFAS
Family allowances foragricultural workers 25.1 OFAS
Research, training anddissemination ofinformation 139.3 OFAG
Disease andepizootic control 0.8 OFAG
Cantonal spending onagriculture: administration, land
improvement andrural buildings, animal tending, health
andsocial measures1267.6 AFF
Dissemination ofinformation (milk) 0.3 OFAG
Dissemination ofinformation (arboriculture) 1.1 RFA/OFAG
Milk quality control 5.1 OFAG
Fruit andjuice quality control 0.2 RFA/OFAG
Grape harvest control 1.1 OFAG
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1Year 1995 (new calculation base).G/AG/N/CHE/11
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(b)Public stocks forfood security
Guarantee stocks (potatoes) 1.6 RFA/OFAG
Guarantee stocks (apple juice concentrate) 0.3 RFA/OFAG
(c)Domestic food aid
Saleofpotatoes atreduced prices topeople inneed - RFA/OFAG
Saleoffruitatreduced prices topeople inneed 0.4 RFA/OFAG
(d)Decoupled income support
Payments toowners ofcows whodonotmarket milk 100.0 OFAG
Direct additional payments: payment forservices
provided inthegeneral interest (protection and
maintenance ofthecountryside, safeguarding theviability
ofrural areas, supply offoodstuffs, preservation ofthe
basic natural environment necessary tolife); supplement
tomarket earnings 887.7 OFAG
(e)Income guarantee programme andprogrammes providing anincome security mechanism
None
(f)Natural disaster relief payments
None
(g)Structural adjustment assistance through programmes encouraging producers tocease their activities
NoneG/AG/N/CHE/11
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(h)Structural adjustment assistance through programmes forthewithdrawal ofproduction resources
Relief purchasing (also regional assistance) 5.0 OFAG
(i)Structural adjustment assistance through investment support
Assistance toimprove livestock breeding 22.9 OFAG
Assistance tosmall farms 3.7 OFAG
Agricultural structural adjustment 84.6 OFAG
Investment credits (loss ofinterest onthetotalcredits
granted) 68.5 OFAG
(j)Environmental protection
Payments forspecial ecological services (integrated
production, organic farming, development andworking
ofenvironmental compensation areas, animal-keeping
programmes) 540.0 OFAG
Payments forsummer pasturing 66.9 OFAG
Payments forsetaside pasture landandrenewable raw
materials 13.1 OFAG
Payments forextensive cereal production 39.6 OFAG
Payments forenvironmentally-friendly wine-growing
methods 0 OFAGG/AG/N/CHE/11
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(k)Regional assistance programmes
Non-silage allowances 63.5 OFAG
Allowances formilk processed intocheese 82.5 OFAG
Supplements forthemanufacture ofhard cheese inthe
silage area 7.3 OFAG
Premiums foramalgamation inthecheese industry 3.9 OFAG
Allowances forthecosts ofcattle owners inmountain
andhillareas 265.9 OFAG
Compensatory payments forcultivating fields under
difficult conditions 98.6 OFAG
(l)Other
(1)Marketing services:
Advertising topromote milk anddairy products 52.0 OFAG
Advertising andresearch topromote potatoes 1.0 RFA/OFAG
Advertising andresearch topromote fruitandjuice 4.4 RFA/OFAG
Promotion ofthesaleofwines andwine products 3.1 OFAG
Advertising topromote rapeseed oil0.4 OFAG
(2)Other: None
TOTAL OFTABLE 2,971.9
Key: OFAS: Federal Office forSecurity, Bern.
OFAG: Federal Office forAgriculture, Bern.
RFA: Swiss Alcohol Board, Bern.
AFF: Federal Finance Administration.G/AG/N/CHE/11
Page7Supporting Table DS:4
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996 Calendar Year
Calculation ofthecurrent total aggregate measurement ofsupport
Description ofbasic product Product-specific AMS (from Supporting
Tables D:5toD:7below)Product-specific measurements of
support (from Supporting
Table DS:8 below)Current total AMS
(aggregate)
1 2 3 4
(1)Milk anddairy products 1,080.1 0 1,080.1
(2)Wheat 286.1 (provisional) 0 286.1
(3)Secondary cereals (maize, barley, oats) 275.2 (provisional) 0 275.2
(4)Sugar beet 92.5 0 92.5
(5)Oilseeds (rapeseed andsoybean) 45.0 0 45.0
(6)Bovine meat 533.5 0 533.5
(7)Pigmeat 836.9 0 836.9
(8)Poultry 160.6 0 160.6
(9)Eggs 162.2 0 162.2
(10)Potatoes including seedpotatoes 157.1 0 157.1
(11)Cider apples 17.6 0 17.6
(12)Cider pears 2.6 0 2.6G/AG/N/CHE/11
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(13)Tobacco 9.7 0 9.7
(14)Other fruit(apricots) 0 2.2 2.2
(15)Wine growing 0 1.8 1.8
TOTAL 3,659.1 4.0 3,663.1G/AG/N/CHE/11
Page9Supporting Table DS:5
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996 Calendar Year
Product-specific aggregate measurements ofsupport: Market price support
Description ofproduct Calendar/
marketing
yearMeasure types(s) Applied
administered
price
(SwF/t.)External
reference
price
(SwF/t.)Eligible
production
(1,000 tonnes)Associated
fees/levies
(SwFmillion)Total market
price support
(SwFmillion)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
(1)Milk 1996 Guaranteed price 862 483 3,061 74.3 1,084.5 OFAG
(2)Wheat 1996
(provisional)Guaranteed price 900 281 680 135.0 286.1 OFAG
(3)Secondary cereals:
Maize 1996 Price support 550 238 209 0 65.2 OFAG
Barley 1996 Price support 545 159 372 0 143.5 OFAG
Oats 1996 Price support 505 226 50 0 13.9 OFAG
Total 1996
(provisional)Price support - - 631 0 222.6 OFAG
(4)Sugar beet 1996 Guaranteed price 151 70 1,144 0 92.5 OFAG
(5)Rapeseed 1996 Guaranteed price 1,650 713 44 0 41.2 OFAG
(5)Soyabeans 1996 Guaranteed price 1,650 842 5 0 3.8 OFAG
(6)Bovine meat 1996 Price support 6,382 3,027 159 0 533.5 OFAGG/AG/N/CHE/11
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(7) Pigmeat 1996 Price support 5,537 1,750 221 0 836.9 OFAG
(8) Poultry 1996 Price support 4,591 673 41 0 160.6 OFAG
Eggs inshell 1996 Price support* 4,694 928 41 0 154.4 OFAG
(9) Potatoes 1996 Guaranteed price 545 200 390 0 134.6 RFA/OFAG
(10) Seed potatoes 1996 Guaranteed price 758 405 30 0 10.4 RFA/OFAG
(11) Cider apples 1996 Guaranteed price 329 117 83 0 17.6 RFA/OFAG
(12) Cider pears 1996 Guaranteed price 259 96 16 0 2.6 RFA/OFAG
(13) Tobacco 1996
(provisional)Guaranteed price 15,040 8,993 1.6 0 9.7 OFAG
1996 TOTAL 3,591.0
*Price support until endAugust 1996.
Key: OFAG: Federal Office forAgriculture, Bern.
RFA: Swiss Alcohol Board, Bern.G/AG/N/CHE/11
Page11Supporting Table DS:7
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996 Calendar Year
Product-specific aggregate measurements ofsupport: Other product-specific support andtotalproduct-specific AMS
Description ofbasic
productCalendar
yearMeasure type(s) Other product-
specific
budgetary
outlays
(SwFmillion)Other product-
specific
support
(including
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 8 9 10 11
(1) Milk anddairy
products1996 -Market price support
-Individual taxonsurplus
production
-Total 0 04.4
4.4 (4.4)1,084.5
1,084.5 0 1,080.1OFAG
OFAG
OFAG
(2)Wheat 1996 -Market price support 286.1 OFAG
-Milling premium
-Production subsidies for
difficult areas
Total 0 0 0 0 286.1 0 286.1 OFAG
(3)Secondary cereals
(maize, barley,
oats)1996 -Market price support
-Crop premium forfeed
grains, basic premium
-Crop premium forfeed
grains, supplement for
difficult conditions
-Total52.6
52.6 0 0 0222.6
222.6 0 275.2OFAG
OFAG
OFAGG/AG/N/CHE/11
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(4)Sugar beet 1996 -Market price support 0 0 0 0 92.5 0 92.5 OFAG
(5)Oilseeds (rapeseed
andsoybean)1996 -Market price support 0 0 0 0 45.0 0 45.0 OFAG
(6)Bovine meat 1996 -Market price support 533.5 OFAG
-Payments toimprove
livestock farming and
hygiene
Total 0 0 0 0 533.5 0 533.5 OFAG
(7)Pigmeat 1996 -Market price support 836.9 OFAG
-Swine health service
-Payments toimprove
livestock farming and
hygiene
Total 0 0 0 0 836.9 0 836.9 OFAG
(8)Poultry 1996 -Market price support 0 0 0 0 160.6 0 160.6 OFAG
(9)Eggs 1996 -Market price support 154.4 OFAG
-Payments foreggcollection 7.8 OFAG
Total 7.8 0 0 7.8 154.4 0 162.2 OFAGG/AG/N/CHE/11
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(10) Potatoes,
including seed
potatoes1996 -Market price support 145.0 RFA/ OFAG
-Seed potatoes 2.6 RFA/ OFAG
-Utilization ofsurpluses
within thecountry through
drying 7.6 RFA/ OFAG
-Utilization ofsurpluses
within thecountry through
green feeding 1.9 RFA/ OFAG
Total 12.1 0 0 12.1 145.0 0 157.1 RFA/OFAG
(11) Cider apples 1996 -Market price support 0 0 0 0 17.6 0 17.6 RFA/ OFAG
(12) Cider pears 1996 -Market price support 0 0 0 0 2.6 0 2.6 RFA/ OFAG
(13) Tobacco 1996 -Market price support 0 0 0 0 9.7 0 9.7 RFA/OFAG
1996 TOTAL 4,283.9
Key: OFAG: Federal Office forAgriculture, Bern.
RFA: Swiss Alcohol Board, Bern.G/AG/N/CHE/11
Page14Supporting Table DS:8
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: Switzerland-Liechtenstein
REPORTING PERIOD: 1996 Calendar year
Product-specific equivalent measurements ofsupport
Description ofproducts Calendar
yearMeasure type(s) Applied
administered
priceProduction
eligible to
receive the
applied
administered
priceMarket price
support
budgetary
outlays
(SwFmillion)Equivalent
measurement of
support
(including
calculation
details)Non-
exempt
direct
paymentsOther
product-
specific
supportAssociated
fees/
leviesTotal monetary
value of
equivalent
commitment
(7+8+9+10)Data
sources
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
(14) Other fruit(apricots) 1996 -Utilization ofapricots 0.5 0.5 0 0 0 0.5 OFAG
-Crop renewal 1.7 1.7 0 0 0 1.7 OFAG
Total 2.2 2.2 0 0 0 2.2
(15) Wine growing 1996 -Subsidies forindustrial
use0 0 0 0 0 0 OFAG
-Replenishment of
vineyards0 0 0 0 0 0
-Measures topromote
saleoftheharvest1.8 1.8 0 0 0 1.8
Total 1.8 1.8 0 0 0 1.8
1996 TOTAL 4.0 4.0 0 0 0 4.0 OFAG
Key: OFAG: Federal Office forAgriculture, Bern.