G/AG/N/URY/81   
26 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 2017 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
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  
  0 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
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).  1,566,970  FAGRO -UDELAR  (1) 
Research by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVET), University of the 
Republic (UDELAR).  680,291  FVET-UDELAR  (2) 
National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA).  20,909,306  INIA  
Research and development projects by the National Research and 
Innovation Agency (ANII) for the agricultural sector.  1,665,400  ANII (3) 
Research and development projects by the Technical Laboratory of 
Uruguay (LATU) for the agricultural sector.  2,730,102  LATU (4) 
Subtotal:  27,552,069    
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 plant health and quality and the 
quality of food  of plant origin  and agr icultural inputs. This contributes to 
protecting public health, the environment, the agro -system and consumer 
interests. Its substantive functions include: formulating regulatory 
measures 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; verifying and certifying Uruguay's 
compliance with national and international standards for trade in plants, 
plant products  and agricultural inputs and for pesticide residue s; 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.  11,395,638  DGSA -MGAP  (5)  
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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  
 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 Veterinary 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 
animals, genetic material and products and by -products of animal origin , 
and the safety of meat a nd 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 relevant public health ins titutions 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 trade 
policy regulation s 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.  40,563,651  DGSG -MGAP  (6) 
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, meaning each animal is indi vidually identified, and events 
impacting livestock are recorded.  8,590,103  SNIG -MGAP   
 Subtotal:  60,549,392    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Extension by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVET), University of the 
Republic (UDELAR).  64,653  FVET-UDELAR   
Extension by the Faculty of Agronomy (FAGRO), University of the Republic 
(UDELAR).  108,343  FAGRO -UDELAR   
Institute for the Agricultural Plan (IPA): training and extension for livestock 
production units.  2,519,092  IPA (7) 
National Milk Institute (INALE): generates relevant information for the 
sector , advises the government on dairy policy and facilitates col laboration 
between the public and private sectors.  1,207,157  INALE  (8) 
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 support 
and continuous training. The aim is to assist in meeting formal 
requirements (licensing and inspecti ons), thus facilitat ing the integration of 
artisanal family cheese producers into value chains.  89,524  MGAP   
Subtotal:  3,988,769    
2 (e). Inspection services  Technical Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU): export analysis and certification.  4,930,603  LATU  
National Seed Institute (INASE): trade control, evaluation services and 
cultivar regist ration , certification and laboratory services.  876,362  INASE  (9) 
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 576,140  MGAP  (10)  
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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  
for public and private stakeholders; monitoring and evaluation of activities 
involving regulated GMO events in research and seed pro duction 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.  
Subtotal:  6,383,105    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Uruguay XXI: implementation as part of the ProExport programme and 
participation in trade fairs abroad.  97,742  Uruguay XXI   
Subtotal:  97,742    
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.  34,832,056  OPP  
OPP Rural Electrification Programme.  3,403,260  OPP  
Subtotal:  38,235,316    
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 pr eserve  biodiversity. Its tasks 
include: promoting 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; approving land 
and water use and management plans related to the granting of permits or 
concessions for the private use of p ublic 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.  4,196,871  National budget  (11) 
 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 ob jective 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.  139,010  MGAP  (12) 
 Subtotal:  4,335,881    
 Subtotal General services  141,142,274     
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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  
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 natura l 
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 delineati on of buffer zones).  887,174 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 Basalt o Superficial  areas. The soil in these areas is shallow and 
extremely prone to drought and water scarcity. The GFCC focus es 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 
farms 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 foster 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 organizations; and 
(c) improving knowledge management by developing systems to identify, 
monitor  and evaluat e lessons learnt, with the aim of reducing vulnerability 
and bolstering th e adaptive capacity of livestock systems.  915,435  MGAP  (13) 
Integral and Sustainable Family Production Programme (PFIS), undertaken 
as part of 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 , and the Rural Productive Development Programme 
(PDPR -IDB). Under this programme , non-repayable financial suppor t is 
provided to family producers and small and medium -sized producers (who 
may not be family -based) to partially offset the exceptional costs of 
implementing projects  aimed at promot ing the adoption of new 
technological, productive and organizational tools and the application of 
measures to reduce their vulnerability to climate change. Ultimately, this 
will improve their capacity to adapt and have a beneficial influence on the 
sustainabi lity of their production systems. The following may be covered: 
certain  activities and investments related to the  streamlining of water 
access and management ; various innovative management practices , 
including those  related to soil and vegetation use and c onservation ; the 
protection and restoration of  biodiversity ; the provision of shade and 
shelter through tree planting and the promoti on of agroforestry systems ; 
the management of effluents generated in productive activities ; and certain 
improvements in hea lth, genetics and nutrition.  3,010,739  MGAP  (14)  
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- 7 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference  
to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
Subtotal:  4,813,348    
Grand total Green Box 145,955,622    
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) Expenditure borne by the Inst itute and funded through general revenues was recorded for each year (excluding expenditure financed with its own funds).  
(8) Information provided by INALE. The operational income stemming from Law No. 19.335 and Article 15 of Law No. 18.242 is taken into account.  
(9) It is not possible to separate out in the public budget what is solely allocated to trade control.  
(10) National budget.  
(11) National budget.  
(12) For the purpose of testing and validating the pilot programme, family farmers from the Basalto and Sierras 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 definit ive insurance scheme.  
(13) Project carried out using  a grant from the Kyoto Protocol  Adaptation Fund . 
(14) Last year of implementation.      
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
Measures exempt from the reduct ion 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 natural resources in a 
sustaina ble way, enhancing their ability to adapt to 
climate variability and change . This programme  offers 
financial support to facilitate multi-farm and/or associative 
irrigation programmes or projects to bolster the 
productive stability of beneficiaries and scal e up the 
efficient use and management of water, ultimately 
reducing vulnerability to climate change. All costs relating 
to the implementation of approved projects, including 
works, equipment and technical assistance, can be funded 
through the programme.  589,979  MGAP   
 Value Chains and Family Production (Enhancing Value in 
Family Production): involves non -repayable financial 
support to partially offset the costs of implementing 
innovative projects to drive improvements in agricultural 
value chains . The su pport is provided  by the DGDR of the 
MGAP  through the Rural Productive Development 
Programme II (IDB Loan Contract No. 4644/OC -UR). The 
main objectives are: to strengthen the inclusion and 
integration of family and medium -sized agricultural 
producers into value chains through innovations in 
products  and producti ve, organizational, logistical  and 
governance processes within the chains. These 
improvements aim to increase the creation and/or capture 
of value by agricultural production units. The programme 
also aims to support the adoption of climate -smart 
technologies and promote greater involvement and 
recognition of women and young people in agricultural 
production, thereby contributing to gender equity and 
generational change. In addition to training and tec hnical 178,009  MGAP    
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- 9 - 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  
assistance, this programme also provides funding for 
equipment, materials and inputs linked to process and 
product improvement , and primary stage investments, 
etc. 
 Subtotal:  767,988    
Grand total Development programmes  767,988    
 
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
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 2,601,692   2,601,692  760,282,815  0.34%  0 (de minimis )  
Fruits and vegetables  13,932,204   13,932,204  723,657,414  1.16%  0 (de minimis )  
Cattle and sheep  2,586,659   2,586,659  2,041,512,763  0.1%  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS (from ST/DS:9)  34,810,951  7,803,832,847  0.45%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0  
General note:  
The value of production  in total and by sub -sector or product is sourced from data published in the National Accounts System of the Central Bank of Uruguay.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting year Measure type s 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 01/01/17  31/12/17  Discounted 
electricity tariffs for 
the dairy sector.   2,601,692   2,601,692     National 
Electricity 
Plants and 
Transmission 
Authority 
(UTE)  (1) 
Total Milk         2,601,692    2,601,692    
Fruits and 
vegetables  CY 01/01/17  31/12/17  Farm Development 
Fund: mainly 
subsidies for climate 
insurance and 
technical 
assistance.   13,932,204   13,932,204     DIGEGRA -
MGAP  (2) 
Total 
Fruits and 
vegetables         13,932,204    13,932,204    
Cattle and 
sheep  CY 01/01/17  31/12/17  More Meat and Wool 
Livestock and More 
Value to Sheep 
Production  
programmes.   2,586,659   2,586,659     MGAP  (3) 
Total 
Cattle and 
sheep         2,586,659    2,586,659     
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- 12 - Notes:  
(1) Rebates of different amounts depending on the power contracted by the enterprise.  
(2) 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 
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.  
(3) As part of the More Meat and Wool Livestock programme, the Directorate -General of Rural Development (DGDR) of the MGAP, through  the Rural Productive Development 
Programme (IDB Loan Contract No. 2595/OC -UR), offers non -repayable financial support to partially offset the costs of implementing projects to drive improvements in 
the adoption of technologies in livestock systems among sma ll, medium -sized and family producers, with a particular focus on technical assistance and training. The aim 
of the programme is to improve the integration of these agricultural producers by fostering innovation in producti ve, organizational and logistical  processes at various 
levels. The general objective of this policy is to promote the implementation of innovative projects that improve the uptake of readily available and low -cost 
technologies , thus minimiz ing inefficiencies in the production process among meat and wool livestock producers. Achieving this involves technological innovations on 
farms, investment in equipment, and the provision of technical assistance and training.  
 As part of the More Value to Sh eep Production programme, the MGAP, through  the Rural Productive Development Programme (IDB Loan No. 2595/OC -UR), provides 
non-repayable financial support to partially offset the costs of implementing projects to drive improvements within the sheep val ue chain. The programme aims to 
improve the integration of family and medium -sized agricultural producers by fostering innovation in producti ve, organization al, logisti cal and governance processes at 
the different stages of the value chain. Within the framewor k of this initiative , funding can be provided for training, technical consultancy, investment in equipment, and 
activities both within and outside the primary phase, in collaboration with third -party participants, provided that they are aimed at in corporat ing technology and 
enhancing integration into the value chain. While both programmes encompass 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 fun ds due to their level of aggregation, a conservative approach was used, and most of the support 
was included in Supporting Table DS:7.  
   
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2017  
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 01/01/17  31/12/17   34,308,789   34,308,789  Trade 
Policy 
Advisory 
Office of 
the 
Ministry of 
Economic 
Affairs and 
Finance 
(MEF)  (1) 
Discounted electricity tariffs for irrigators  CY 01/01/17  31/12/17   502,162   502,162  UTE-MIEM  (2) 
TOTAL  34,810,951   
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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