G/AG/N/URY/83   
27 September 2023  
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 26 September  2023, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Uruguay . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table  DS:1  and the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year 2019 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Support ing Tables)  
1  2  3  
  0 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (a). Research  Research by the Faculty of Agronomy (FAGRO), University of the Republic 
(UDELAR).  1,125,787  FAGRO -UDELAR  (1) 
Research by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVET), University of the 
Republic (UDELAR).  841,060  FVET-UDELAR  (2) 
National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA).  15,589,924  INIA  
Research and development projects by the National Research and 
Innovation Agency (ANII) for the agricultural sector.  2,174,184  ANII (3) 
Research and development projects by the Technical Laboratory of 
Uruguay (LATU) for the agricultural sector.  2,664,814  LATU (4) 
Subtotal:  22,395,769    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Directorate -General of Agricultural Services (DGSA) of the Ministry of 
Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP): pest and disease control 
activities and inspection services. The DGSA is responsible for organizing 
and developing protection measures for p lant health and quality and the 
quality of food of plant origin and agricultural inputs. This contributes to 
protecting public health, the environment, the agro -system and consumer 
interests. Its substantive functions include: formulating regulatory 
measur es and providing guidance on plant health and quality, agricultural 
inputs, animal feed, hygiene, and the safety and quality of food of plant 
origin; developing, overseeing and managing the national phytosanitary 
protection and surveillance system; verifyi ng and certifying Uruguay's 
compliance with national and international standards for trade in plants, 
plant products and agricultural inputs and for pesticide residues; regulating 
and controlling agricultural inputs (plant protection products, fertilizers and 
biological agents); promoting and providing training on responsible use and 
care of the environment; and contributing to the development, 
implementation and application of good agricultural practices.  10,194,264  DGSA -MGAP  (5) 
Directorate -General of Livestock Services (DGSG) of the MGAP: pest and 
disease control activities and inspection services. The key mission of the 
DGSG is to maintain the country's health status. The Divisions of Animal 
Health, Animal Industry and Veterinar y Laboratories (DILAVE) have staff 
throughout the country, and are responsible for ensuring the hygiene and 
sanitary standards of the animals produced and of imports and exports of 35,781,4 57 DGSG -MGAP  (6)  
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- 4 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
animals, genetic material and products and by -products of animal origin, 
and the safety of meat and meat products, by -products, derivatives and 
other foodstuffs of animal origin. Their substantive tasks include: guiding, 
managing and implementing animal health and veterinary public health 
policies, in coordination with other rele vant public health institutions and 
agencies; monitoring the health and hygiene conditions and quality of the 
production and processing of food and products of animal origin; advising 
on and providing specialized technical support for actions and foreign t rade 
policy regulations in the area of animal health and production; and 
protecting and maintaining the hygiene and sanitary standards of animals, 
food, products of animal origin and general inputs used and applied in 
animal health and production . 
National Livestock Information System (SNIG): traceability of livestock 
(includes costs for ear tags, tag distribution by mail and system 
operations). This system involves mandatory individual livestock tracing on 
a national scale, meani ng each animal is individually identified, and events 
impacting livestock are recorded . 7,684,991  SNIG -MGAP   
Subtotal:  53,660,712    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Extension by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVET), University of the 
Republic (UDELAR).  77,735  FVET-UDELAR   
Extension by the Faculty of Agronomy (FAGRO), University of the Republic 
(UDELAR).  134,306  FAGRO -UDELAR   
Institute for the Agricultural Plan (IPA): training and extension for livestock 
production units.  2,393,721  IPA  
National Milk Institute (INALE): generates relevant information for the 
sector , advises the government on dairy policy and facilitates collab oration 
between the public and private sectors.  856,123  INALE   
Partnership with INALE , OPP and local governments for the development of 
artisanal cheese -making: agreement between MGAP, INALE, OPP and 
relevant local governments to support artisanal cheese -making through 
technical guidance, extension services, technology transfer, social sup port 
and continuous training. The aim is to assist in meeting formal 
requirements (licensing and inspections), thus facilitating the integration of 
artisanal family cheese producers into value chains . 89,524  MGAP  (7) 
Subtotal:  3,551,409     
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- 5 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (e). Inspection services  Technical Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU): analysis and certification of 
exports.  4,576,901  LATU  
National Seed Institute (INASE): trade control, evaluation services and 
cultivar regist ration , certification and laboratory services.  751,565  INASE  (8) 
 Directorate -General of Biosecurity and Food Safety (DIGEBIA) of the 
MGAP: cross -cutting coordination of food safety surveillance activities, 
promotion and development of capacity -building and training programmes 
for public and  private stakeholders; monitoring and evaluation of activities 
involving regulated GMO events in research and seed production for 
export; and development of tools and conditions to mitigate the risk of 
introducing diseases impacting the livestock sector or  pests affecting 
agriculture and fisheries . 3,763,384  MGAP  (9) 
 Subtotal:  9,091,850    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Uruguay XXI: implementation as part of the ProExport  programme and 
participation in trade fairs abroad.  141,215  Uruguay XXI   
Mejor de estación - Canasta inteligente  (Seasonal Best - Smart Basket) 
advertising campaign to encourage people to eat fruit and vegetables.  780,023  DIGEGRA -MGAP   
Subtotal:  921,238    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Rural Roads Programme of the Planning and Budget Office (OPP): the 
national government works with departmental governments to maintain 
rural roads.  24,033,874  OPP  
OPP Rural Electrification Programme.  709,112  OPP  
Subtotal:  24,742,986    
2 (h). Other general services  Directorate -General of Natural Resources (DGRN ) of the MGAP: the 
Directorate is responsible for promoting the rational use and management 
of natural resources with a view to achieving sustainable development 
within the agricultural sector and helping to preserve biodiversity. Its tasks 
include: promot ing and regulating the integrated and sustainable use and 
management of natural resources (soil, water) used in agriculture, with a 
focus on watershed areas; establishing, developing and managing the 
Geographical Information System for Natural Resources; a pproving land 
and water use and management plans related to the granting of permits or 
concessions for the private use of public water for agricultural irrigation 
purposes; interpreting satellite images for land use studies; and promoting 
the conservation of surface water for agricultural use through the 
formulation of technical usage guidelines . 3,578,891  MGAP  (10)  
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- 6 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
 Pilot Livestock Index Insurance Plan: pilot programme aimed at gathering 
information for the design and validation of a potential index -based 
insurance product based on the normalized difference vegetation index 
(NDVI). The project was conducted by the MGAP, initially with assistance 
from the World Bank and later with support from the International Fund for 
Agricultural Development ( IFAD). The purpose of this initiative is to 
validate the designed insurance, which would cover a portion of the 
incremental costs of livestock feed during drought conditions in permanent 
pastures (natural fields, permanent meadows). In addition, it aims to  
ensure that payments are made in a timely manner before droughts peak, 
in order to prevent greater losses. The ultimate objective would be to 
contribute to climate change adaptation and improved climate risk 
management in agricultural production. This, in  turn, would support income 
stability in rural areas . 76,378  MGAP  (11) 
 Subtotal:  3,655,269    
 Subtotal General services  118,019,233    
12. Environmental programmes  Programme for Sustainable Dairy Production in the Santa Lucía River Basin, 
under the Development and Climate Change Adaptation Project (DACC -
World Bank), which seeks to help rural producers to use natural resources 
in a sustainable way, enhancing their ability to adapt to climate variability 
and change. The programme's main objective is to  safeguard water quality 
in the Santa Lucía River Basin by implementing sub -projects proposed by 
family and medium -sized dairy farmers. These sub -projects are intended to 
oversee and implement effluent management measures, either directly 
(e.g. basins, and  catchment and distribution channels) or indirectly (e.g. 
drinking water sources and delineation of buffer zones).  2,009,905  MGAP   
Family Livestock and Climate Change Programme (GFCC). The GFCC's  
objective is to help build the adaptive capacity and resilience of family 
livestock producers facing climate variability and change in the Sierras del 
Este and Basalto Superficial areas. The soil in these areas is shallow and 
extremely prone to drought an d water scarcity. The GFCC focuses on three 
specific components or goals: (a) promoting climate change adaptation 
strategies at the individual or producer group level by partially funding 
investments made to improve the basic infrastructure required on far ms to 
reduce production system sensitivity (infrastructure for accessing and 
distributing water, shade provision for livestock, and subdivisions to ensure 
proper grazing management, etc.); (b) strengthening organizational 
capacities and local networks to f oster resilience, which involves promoting 
capacity development at the local level to address climate change concerns 
in the short, medium and long term, so as to reduce isolation and improve 
the adaptive capabilities of producers and producer organization s; and (c) 
improving knowledge management by developing systems to identify, 
monitor and evaluate lessons learnt, with the aim of reducing vulnerability 
and bolstering the adaptive capacity of livestock systems . 915,435  MGAP  (12) 
Subtotal:  2,925,340    
Grand total Green Box 120,944,573     
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- 7 - Notes:  
(1) Includes the share of expenditure  for research . 
(2) Includes the share of expenditure  for research . 
(3) Includes INNOVAGRO  projects and agricultural and agro -industrial production R&D projects.  
(4) Includes LATU's research expenditure for agricultur e and agro -industr y. 
(5) National budget. Budgetary outlays on inspection services cannot be separated from pest and disease control; both are included in plant health programmes.  
(6) National budget. Budgetary outlays on inspection services cannot be separated from pest and disease control; both are include d in animal health programmes.  
(7) Last year of implementation.  
(8) It is not possible to separate out in the public budget what is solely allocated to trade control.  
(9) National budget.  
(10) National budget.  
(11) For the purpose of testing and validating the pilot programme, family farmers from the Basalto and Sierra s del Este landscape units were financially supported so as to 
be able to participate in the programme. The objective was to promote producer participation  in the pilot programme  and generate information for the development of a 
potential definitive insura nce scheme.  
(12) Project carried out  using  a grant from the Kyoto Protocol Adaptation Fund.  
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Associative Water Strategies for Production (EAAP). 
Undertaken as part of the Development and Climate 
Change Adaptation Project (DACC -World Bank), which 
seeks to help rural producers to use natura l resources in a 
sustainable way, enhancing their ability to adapt to 
climate variability and change. This initiative seeks to 
promote multi -farm and/or associative irrigation 
programmes or projects to bolster the productive stability 
of beneficiaries and scale up the efficient use and 
management of water, ultimately reducing vulnerability to 
climate change . 415,254  MGAP   
Subtotal:  415,254    
Grand total Development programmes  415,254    
 
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product -specific AMS)  
 
 Product -specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to ST DS:7)  
 
 
 
USD  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
USD  Total  
(2+3)  
 
 
 
 
USD  Value of production  
 
 
 
 
USD  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
USD  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Milk 2,469,757   2,469,757  834,454,059  0.3%  0 (de minimis )  
Rice 453,832   453,832  509,412,572  0.09%  0 (de minimis )  
Fruits and vegetables  7,120,131   7,120,131  735,615,021  0.82%  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS (from ST/DS:9)  40,289,770  8,215,467,789  0.49%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0  
General note:  
 The total production value is taken from the National Accounts information published by the Central Bank of Uruguay each year. At  product or sub -sector level, it was 
estimated taking as a benchmark the share of the sector in 2017 (the most open year with regar d to the publication of the Supply and Use Tables of the National 
Accounts System) .  
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support  and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting year Measure types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
USD  Other 
product -
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
USD  Market price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
 
USD  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
USD  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
USD  Data 
sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Milk CY 01/01/19  31/12/19  Discounted electricity 
tariffs for the dairy 
sector.   2,469,757   2,469,757     UTE-MIEM  (1) 
Total Milk         2,469,757    2,469,757    
Rice CY 01/01/19  31/12/19  Discounted electricity 
tariffs for the 
industrial rice sector.   453,832   453,832     UTE-MIEM  (2) 
Total Rice         453,832    453,832    
Fruits and 
vegetables  CY 01/01/19  31/12/19  Farm Development 
Fund: mainly 
subsidies for climate 
insurance and 
technical assistance.   7,120,131   7,120,131     DIGEGRA -
MGAP  (3) 
Total Fruits 
and 
vegetables         7,120,131    7,120,131    
Notes:  
(1) Rebates of different amounts depending on the power contracted by the enterprise.  
(2) 15% discount on energy tariffs, excluding VAT.  
(3) The Farm Development Fund aims to foster and bolster insurance within the sector (climate risk management). It also strives t o facilitate the integration of farmers into 
agro-industrial and commercial chains, establish a fund to address farm emergencies no t covered by insurance systems, and promote irrigation and food safety. Some of 
the main uses of the Farm Development Fund include subsidies for climate insurance premiums, support in the procurement of in puts (pheromone emitters, carpocapsa 
traps and lizard traps) for regional pest management, technical assistance, support in for the implementation of key principles of Good Agricu ltural Practices, conducting 
the sanitary removal of abandoned or unproductive forests, providing comprehensive technical assist ance to farms and backing irrigation projects. While the programme  
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- 11 - encompasses multiple components that could be categorized in Supporting Table DS:1 - "Green Box", given the limitations in the available annual information on the use 
of funds due to their level of aggregation, a conservative approach was used, and most of the expenditure was included in Supporting Table DS:7.  
   
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure types  Reporting year Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
USD  Other non -product -
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
 
USD  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
 
USD  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
 
USD  Data 
sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Exemption from payment of global tariff (CET) on 
imports of agricultural inputs from non -
MERCOSUR countries.  CY 01/01/19  31/12/19   37,788,023   37,788,023  Trade Policy 
Advisory 
Office of the 
Ministry of 
Economic 
Affairs and 
Finance 
(MEF)  (1) 
Rebate on energy tariffs for irrigators.  CY 01/01/19  31/12/19   2,501,747   2,501,747  UTE-MIEM  (2) 
TOTAL  40,289,770   
Notes:  
(1) Inputs from MERCOSUR countries pay a tariff of 0%. The estimate takes into account the fiscal loss from not applying the MERCOSUR CET to imports of inputs from non -
MERCOSUR countries.  
(2) 15% rebate on energy tariffs for producers who use irrigation for productive purposes and have a valid irrigation permit.  
 
 
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