G/AG/N/NOR/122  
 
21 December  2022 
(22-9637) Page: 1/12 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 20 December  2022, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Norway . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2021 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
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 Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
11,449 NOK/million  10,281.57  
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
NOK,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Research programmes  82 (1)  
Development of genetic plant resources  39.7 (2)  
Research institutions  430.5  (8)  
Subtotal:  552.2    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Disease control seed potatoes, action plan pesticides  10.7 (2)  
Subtotal:  10.7   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service  147 (1), (2), (8)   
Registration of environmental and genetic resources  13.3 (8)  
Environmental advisory services  28 (1)  
Organic advisory services  34 (1)  
Subtotal:  222.3    
2 (e). Inspection services  Digital mapping  7.6 (8)  
Norwegian Food Safety Authority: food safety and veterinary services  386.6  (3), (8)   
Subtotal:  394.2    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Potatoes, fruits and vegetables, organic production  31.4 (2)  
The Norwegian Agricultural Quality System and Food Branding Foundation  63 (1)  
Subtotal:  94.4   
 Subtotal General Services  1,273.8    
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Storage of meadowseed  16.5 (2)  
Subtotal:  16.5   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Natural disaster payment, compensation for crop damage due to natural 
disasters  95.4 (2)  
Subtotal:  95.4   
9. Structural assistance provided through producer 
retirement programmes  Producer retirement payment, permanent retirement from marketable 
agricultural production  68.5 (2)  
Subtotal:  68.5    
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
NOK,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  The Agricultural Development Fund, investment aid for structural 
adjustment and rural development purposes  750.2  (1), (4), (8)   
Interest concession. Investment subsidies and implementation of structural 
adjustment.  9.2 (1), (4), (8)   
Subtotal:  759.4    
12. Environmental programmes  Subsidy to organic production  124.2  (2)  
National environmental programme  4,610.8  (2)  
Regional environmental programme  748.7  (1), (2)   
Particularily valuable agricultural landscapes, including in World Heritage 
Areas  23 (1)  
Subtotal:  5,506.7    
14. Other direct payment  Vacation and replacement scheme, refund for additional farm operating 
expenses during holidays and to alleviate financial difficulties due to illness  1,342.1  (2)  
Subtotal:  1,342.1    
Grand Total Green Box  9,062.4    
Data Sources:  
(1) Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Proposition to the Parliament No. 1 (2020 -2021)  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
(3) Mattilsynet  (Norwegian Food Safety Authority), Annual report 2021  
(4) Innovasjon Norge (Innovation Norway)  
(8) Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Proposition to the Parliament No. 1 (2021 -2022)   
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALEN DAR YEAR 2021  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production -Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6. 5 Monetary value  
 
NOK,  million Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(b) Payments based on 85% or less of the base level of production  Structural Income Support (Art. 6:5 (a)(ii))  1,670.6  (2)  
Regional Deficiency Payment to Milk Production  
(Art. 6:5 (a) (ii))  640.6  (2)  
Regional Deficency Payment to Meat Production  
(Art. 6:5 (a) (ii))  645.7  (2)  
Quality incentive support programme for beef  
(Art 6:5 (a) (ii))  284.6  (2)  
Support to small and medium size dairy farms  
(Art 6:5 (a) (ii))  142.1  (2)  
Subtotal:  3,383.6    
(c) Livestock payments made on a fixed number of head  Headage support, animals (Art. 6:5 (a)(iii))  2,879.8  (2)  
Subtotal:  2,879.8    
Grand Total Development Programmes  6,263.4    
Data sources:  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet  (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
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 DS:7)  
 
NOK,  million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
NOK,  million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
NOK,  million  Value of production  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Wheat  703.12   703.12  960 73.24%  703.12   
Barley  1,390.18   1,390.18  1,881 73.91%  1,390.18   
Oats 582.55   582.55  783 74.4%  582.55   
Rye 85.18   85.18  114 74.72%  85.18   
Oilseeds  66.13   66.13  74 89.36%  66.13   
Milk 5,879.14   5,879.14  9,606 61.2%  5,879.14   
Pork 1,334.17   1,334.17  3,997 33.38%  1,334.17   
Sheep  241.1   241.1  1,099 21.94%  241.1   
Fruit, berries and vegetables  148.9   148.9  4,556 3.27%  0 (de minimis )  
Beef 134.1   134.1  4,820 2.78%  0 (de minimis )  
Poultry  2.9  2.9 2,591 0.11%  0 (de minimis )  
Eggs 20.5  20.5 1,278 1.6%  0 (de minimis )  
Potatoes  49.3  49.3 993 4.96%  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  208.2  41,922 0.5%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  10,281.57   
 
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
NOK External 
reference price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
NOK Eligible production  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Wheat  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Target price  3.5/Kilogram  0.82/Kilogram  264.3 million Kilograms  5.2 703.12  (5), (6), 
(8) (1) 
Total Wheat          703.12    
Barley  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Target price  3.03/Kilogram  0.71/Kilogram  604.3 million Kilograms  11.8 1,390.18  (5), (6), 
(8) (2) 
Total Barley          1,390.18    
Oats CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Target price  2.83/Kilogram  0.66/Kilogram  270.9 million Kilograms  5.3 582.55  (5), (6), 
(8) (3) 
Total Oats          582.55    
Rye CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Target price  3.08/Kilogram  0.82/Kilogram  38 million Kilograms  0.7 85.18  (5), (6), 
(8) (4) 
Total Rye          85.18    
Oilseeds  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Target price  6.38/Kilogram  1.27/Kilogram  13 million Kilograms  0.3 66.13  (5), (6), 
(8) (5) 
Total Oilseeds          66.13    
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Target price  5.23/Litre  0.78/Litre  1550.1 million Litres  185.6  6,712.34  (5), (6), 
(8) (6) 
Total Milk          6,712.34    
Pork CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Target price  33.89/Kilogram  7.6/Kilogram  63 million Kilograms  35.8 1,620.47  (5), (6), 
(8) (7) 
Total Pork          1,620.47    
Data Sources:  
(5) Budsjettnemnda for jordbruket (Budget Committee for Agriculture)  
(6) Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board)  
(8) Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Proposition to the Parliament No. 1 (2021 -2022)Notes:   
   
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- 8 - Notes:  
(1) Eligible production of wheat includes seed, wheat for food and wheat for feed.  
(2) Eligible production of barley includes seed and barley for food and feed.  
(3) Eligible production of oats includes seed and oats for food and feed.  
(4) Eligible production of rye includes seed, rye for food and rye for feed.  
(5) Eligible production of oilseeds includes oilseeds for feed purpose, food purpose and seed.  
(6) Eligible production of cows -and goatmilk includes da iry deliveries, on farm processing and on farm consumption.  
(7) Eligible production of pork includes deliveries to slaughterhouse, direct sales and on farm consumption. Sows and boars used for breeding are not eligible for the applied 
administered price.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
NOK External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
NOK Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
NOK,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Base deficiency 
payment, goat 
milk     66.8  66.8 (2)  
Total Milk            66.8   
Sheep  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Base deficency 
payment, meat      90.1  90.1 (2)  
Sheep  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Wool deficency 
payment      107.6   107.6  (2)  
Total 
Sheep            197.7    
Fruit, 
berries and 
vegetables  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Regional 
deficiency 
payment      132.9   132.9  (2)  
Fruit, 
berries and 
vegetables  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Storage subsidy, 
fruit     16  16 (2)  
Total Fruit, 
berries and 
vegetables            148.9    
Data Sources:  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
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  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
NOK,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Market 
price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total 
Wheat          703.12   703.12    
Total 
Barley          1,390.18   1,390.18    
Total Oats          582.55   582.55    
Total Rye          85.18   85.18    
Total 
Oilseeds          66.13   66.13    
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Farm feed 
adjustment    900 -900    (2), (7)   
Total Milk         -900 6,712.34  66.8 5,879.14    
Pork CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Transport 
subsidy, farm 
feed 
adjustment, 
price 
compensation 
payments  25.4  311.7  -286.3     (2), (7)   
Total Pork         -286.3  1,620.47   1,334.17    
Sheep  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Transport 
subsidy  43.4   43.4    (2)  
Total 
Sheep         43.4  197.7  241.1     
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- 11 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
NOK,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Market 
price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total Fruit, 
berries and 
vegetables           148.9  148.9    
Beef CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Transport 
subsidy, price 
compensation 
payments  134.1    134.1     (2)  
Total Beef         134.1    134.1    
Poultry  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Price 
compensation 
payments  2.9   2.9    (2)  
Total 
Poultry         2.9   2.9   
Eggs CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Transport 
subsidy, price 
compensation 
payments  20.5   20.5    (2)  
Total Eggs         20.5   20.5   
Potatoes  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Price 
compensation 
payments  49.3   49.3    (2)  
Total 
Potatoes         49.3   49.3   
Data Sources:  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
(7) OECD  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2021  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
NOK,  million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
NOK,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Subsidy to insemination  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 25.6   25.6 (2)  
Taxes on pesticides  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21   55.5 -55.5 (9)  
Feed transport subsidies  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 238.1    238.1  (2)  
TOTAL  208.2   
Data Sources:  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
(9) Ministry of Finance  
 
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