G/AG/N/ISL/56  
 
31 January  2022 
(22-0763) Page: 1/9 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 13 January  2022, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Iceland . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant 
supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2019 . 
 
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Table DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables of the notification contain information and AMS 
calculations with inflation adjustment . The corresponding data and calculations without 
inflation adjustment  can be found in the notes to the relevant tables.  
 
 
  
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- 2 - Table  DS:1  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
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 Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
130.1   101.1*  
* Current Total AMS without inflation adjustment  equals 112.9 million SDR. (see Supporting Table DS:4)  
General notes:  
1 SDR = ISK 52.1100 (AVG exchange rate for 1988).  
1 SDR = ISK 169.4400 (AVG exchange rate for 2019).   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : ICELAND  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 201 9  
Measures  exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
ISK, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Agricultural Productivity Fund  128  Central Government 
Accounts   
Research of vegetation resources, genetic resources and forestry  39.4 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  167.4    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Compensation Fund  8.8  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  8.8   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Bovine animal breeding and development programs  273.5  Central Government 
Accounts   
Advisory services; organic advisory services; forestry programs  394.1  Central Government 
Accounts   
R & D projects in horticulture, sheep and cattle farming  98.8 Central Government 
Accounts   
Agricultural statistics and econometrics  7 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  773.4    
2 (e). Inspection services  Food and Veterinary Authority of Iceland  1,432.3  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  1,432.3    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Production balance program  104.9  Central Government 
Accounts   
Higher -value sheep products marketing program  155.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  260.1    
2 (h). Other general services  Various appropriations to agriculture  249.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  249.2    
 Subtotal General Services  2,891.2    
6. Decoupled income support  Decoupled income support for sheep farmers  2,359.1  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  2,359.1     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
ISK, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Prevention of animal diseases  149.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  149.2    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Cattle breeding program; investment  129  Central Government 
Accounts   
Investment aid for farmers  362.9  Central Government 
Accounts   
Recruitment program  137.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  629.1    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Regional support to sheep farmers  155.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  155.2    
Grand Total Green Box  6,183.7   
 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS: 3 
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
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  
 
ISK, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Payments based on fixed area and yields  Family farm and regional support  258.6  Central Government 
Accounts   
Land cultivation and farmland payments  662.4  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  921   
(c) Livestock payments made on a fixed number of head  Dairy and beef cattle  1,397.5  Central Government 
Accounts   
Sheep  0 Central Government 
Accounts   
Goat 16 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  1,413.5    
Grand Total Blue Box  2,334.5    
 
  
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- 6 - Supporting  Table  DS:4   
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
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 DS:7)  
 
ISK, million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
ISK, million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
ISK, million  Value of production  
 
 
 
ISK, million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
ISK, million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Milk 14,292.5  14,292.5 19,610 72.9%  14,292.5  (1) 
Horticulture  587.4   587.4  4,399 13.4%  587.4   
Sheep  2,257.1   2,257.1  9,072 24.9%  2,257.1   
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)       
TOTAL  17,137 (1) 
General notes:  
Current Total AMS in SDR (million)  equals 101.1 (1 SDR = ISK 169.4400 (AVG exchange rate for 2019)).  
Notes:  
(1) The support for Milk without inflation adjustment equals ISK 1 6,285.6 million. This amount represents 8 3% of the Value of Production of milk (201 9). Taking into account 
the support provided to Milk without inflation adjustment , the Current Total AMS for the year 201 9 would amount to ISK 1 9,130.1  million . Current Total AMS  without 
inflation adjustment  in SDR (milllion)  equals 1 12.9 (1 SDR = ISK 169.4400 (AVG exchange rate for 2019)). (See Supporting Table DS:5 for calculation details on 
inflation adjustment)  
  
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- 7 - Supporting  Table  DS:5  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate  Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
ISK External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
ISK Eligible production  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
ISK, million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
 
ISK, million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Milk CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Market price 
support  87.67/Kilogram  20.49/Kilogram  140,503.9 thousand 
kilograms  0 9,440.4  Statistics 
Iceland, 
Ministry of 
Industries 
and 
Innovation  (1) 
Total Milk          9,440.4    
General notes:  
(1) No market  price support was provided to sheepmeat, beef, horsemeat, pigmeat, poultrymeat and eggs.  
(2) 1 SDR = ISK 52.1100 (AVG exchange rate for 1988); 1 SDR = ISK 1 69.4400  (AVG exchange rate for 201 9). 
Notes:  
(1) The External Reference Price (ERP) without inflat ion adjustment  corresponds to 6.30 ISK/Kilogram. The Market Price Support value resulting from applying the 
Annex  3 formula of the Agreement on Agriculture taking into account the unadjusted ERP value corresponds to ISK 11,433.4 million 
(i.e., (87.67  ISK/K ilogram  – 6.30 ISK/Kilogram)*140,503.9 tonnes)   
  
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- 8 - Supporting  Table  DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2019  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements  of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
ISK External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
ISK Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
ISK, million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
ISK, million  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
 
 
ISK, million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
ISK, million  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 Direct payments; 
Milk     4,852.2   4,852.2  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total Milk            4,852.2    
Horticulture  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Direct payments; 
cucumbers, 
peppers and 
tomatoes      290.5   290.5  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Horticulture  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Electricity 
subsidies      296.9   296.9  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total 
Horticulture            587.4    
Sheep  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Direct payments; 
wool     466.1   466.1  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Sheep  CY 01-01-19 31-12-19 Direct payments; 
quality control 
sceme      1,791.1   1,791.1  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total Sheep            2,257.1    
 
  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : ICELAND  
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  
 
 
 
ISK, million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
ISK, million  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
ISK, million  Market 
price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
ISK, million  Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
ISK, million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
ISK, million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total Milk          9,440.4  4,852.2  14,292.6   (1) 
Total 
Horticulture           587.4  587.4    
Total Sheep           2,257.1  2,257.1    
Notes:  
(1) Taking into account the Market Price Support value without inflation adjustment  for Milk (ISK 11,433.4 million), the Total AMS for Milk under column 10 would read 
ISK 16,285.6 million.    
 
 
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