G/AG/N/URY/84   
27 September 2023  
(23-6420) Page: 1/9 
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 2020 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 2020  
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).  1,008,581  FAGRO -
UDELAR  (1) 
Research by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVET), University of the Republic (UDELAR).  709,623  FVET-UDELAR  (2) 
National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA).  22,692,220  INIA  
Research and development projects by the Technical Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU) for the agricultural sector.  2,896,976  LATU (3) 
Research and development projects by the National Research and Innovation Agency (ANII) for the agricultural sector.  1,661,961  ANII (4) 
Subtotal:  28,969,361    
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 . 8,748,055  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 animals, genetic 
material and products and by -products of animal origin, an d 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 . 30,865,2 69 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 individually identified, and events impacting livestock are recorded . 7,634,156  SNIG-MGAP    
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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  
Subtotal:  47,247,480    
2 (d). Extension and advisory 
services  Extension by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVET), University of the Republic (UDELAR).  73,982  FVET-UDELAR   
Extension by the Faculty of Agronomy (FAGRO), University of the Republic (UDELAR).  115,732  FAGRO -
UDELAR   
Institute for the Agricultural Plan (IPA): training and extension for livestock production units.  1,826,080  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.  541,458  INALE  (8) 
Subtotal:  2,557,252    
2 (e). Inspection services  Technical Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU): analysis and certification of exports.  4,362,794  LATU  
National Seed Institute (INASE): trade control, evaluation services and cultivar regis tration , certification and 
laboratory services.  500,484  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 for public and private 
stakeholders; monitoring and evaluation of activities involving regulated GMO events in research and seed production 
for export; and deve lopment of tools and conditions to mitigate the risk of introducing diseases impacting the livestock 
sector or pests affecting agriculture and fisheries . 3,207,328  MGAP  (10) 
Subtotal:  8,070,606    
2 (f). Marketing and 
promotion services  Uruguay XXI: implementation as part of the ProExport programme and participation in trade fairs abroad.  29,837  Uruguay XXI   
Mejor de estación - Canasta inteligente  (Seasonal Best - Smart Basket) advertising campaign to encourage people to 
eat fruit and v egetables.  629,121  DIGEGRA -
MGAP   
Subtotal:  658,958    
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.  27,546,084  OPP  
OPP Rural Electrification Programme.  1,113,446  OPP  
Metropolitan Agri -Food Unit . 865,961  MGAP  (11) 
Subtotal:  29,525,491    
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: 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 w ater 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 fo r agricultural use through the formulation of technical usage guidelines . 2,999,361  MGAP  (12) 
Subtotal:  2,999,361    
 Subtotal General services  120,028,509    
8. Natural disaster relief 
payments  Declaration of agricultural emergency for livestock, dairy and horticulture due to drought under the Agricultural 
Emergency Fund to address extreme climatic, sanitary or phytosanitary events.  1,344,330  MGAP   
Subtotal:  1,344,330    
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 variabi lity 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 m anagement 
measures, either directly (e.g. basins, and catchment and distribution channels) or indirectly (e.g. drinking water 
sources and delineation of buffer zones).  438,492  MGAP    
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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  
Programme for Sustainable Production in the Laguna del Sauce Basin, undertaken as part of the Development and 
Climate Change Adaptation Project (DACC -World Bank): economic support provided by the Directorate -General of 
Rural Development (DGDR) of the MGAP for the implementation of projects aimed at promoting sustain able 
management of agricultural production in the Laguna del Sauce Basin. The overall objective of the programme is to 
protect natural resources, in particular water quality in the Laguna del Sauce Basin. Its specific objectives are: to 
promote actions by rural organizations (acting as territorial agents for rural development) in the area of the Laguna 
del Sauce Basin; and to promote measures to mitigate environmental impacts and ensure the sustainability of 
production in the Basin, by financing implementat ion-related costs on the farms of small , medium -sized and family 
producers. Among the tangible actions to protect water quality, infrastructure was built to limit the export of nutrients 
to bodies of water, and a research project was carried out to quantif y nutrient balances and estimate the flow of 
phosphorus at farm level . 142,795  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 cli mate variability and change in the Sierras del Este and Basalto 
Superficial areas. The soil in these areas is shallow and extremely prone to drought and water scarcity. The GFCC 
focuses on three specific components or goals: (a) promoting climate change ad aptation 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 pr ovision 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 evaluate lessons  learnt, with the aim of reducing vulnerability and bolstering the adaptive 
capacity of livestock systems . 219,255  MGAP  (13) 
Subtotal:  800,542    
Grand total Green Box 122,173,381    
Notes:  
(1) Includes the share of expenditure  for research . 
(2) Includes the share of expenditure  for research . 
(3) Includes LATU's research expenditure for agricultur e and agro -industr y. 
(4) Includes INNOVAGRO projects and agricultural and agro -industrial production R&D projects.  
(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 a nimal health programmes.  
(7) Expenditure borne by the Institute 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 exclusively allocated to trade control.  
(10) National budget.  
(11) Investment in a new market, by MGAP, with a view to  the relocation of the old wholesale fruit and vegetable market (Mercado Modelo). The aim of the new market is to 
strengthen the wholesale food distribution sector and to develop complementary and related activities. In this respect, a wid e variety of peris hable and semi -perishable 
food products are available for sale on the premises, including fruit, vegetables, cereals, meat, fish, eggs, dairy products,  flowers and canned food. The UAM -MGAP 
agreement provides for the disbursement of an annual allocation of  7.9 million indexed units (UYI) for 15 years. It is financed by the Farm Development Fund . 
(12) National budget.  
(13) Project carried out using a grant from the Kyoto Protocol  Adaptation Fund . Last year of implementation.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 programme offers 
financial support to facilitate 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. All costs relating 
to the implementation of approved projects, including works, 
equipment and technical assistance, can be funded through the 
programme . 584,534  MGAP  (1) 
 More Water for Rural Development Programme (MADR), 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 . Through this programme, 
non-reimbursable support is provided to offset the extraordinary costs 
of implementing projects for the supply and distribution of w ater on 
the farms of small , medium -sized and family farmers throughout the 
country, as well as technical assistance that contributes to a farm 
development project. In this way, it finances the costs of activities 
such as the construction of wells  and ponds , and the cleaning and 
fencing off of water holes, as well as water tanks, water distribution 
and irrigation systems, and investment related to the management of 
dairy effluents in priority watersheds.  1,121,408  MGAP   
 Subtotal:  1,705,942    
Grand total Development programmes  1,705,942    
Note:  
(1) Last year of implementation.  
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 2,713,018   2,713,018  759,071,630  0.36%  0 (de minimis )  
Fruits and vegetables  7,925,566   7,925,566  697,225,019  1.32%  0 (de minimis )  
Poultry and pigs  243,381   243,381  317,114,666  0.08%  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS (from ST/DS:9)  33,386,882  7,670,162,734  0.44%  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 regard to the publication of the Sup ply and Use Tables of the Na tional 
Accounts System) . 
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 01/01/20  31/12/20  Discounted electricity tariffs for the 
dairy sector.   2,713,018   2,713,018     UTE-MIEM  (1) 
Total Milk         2,713,018    2,713,018    
Fruits and 
vegetables  CY 01/01/20  31/12/20  Farm Development Fund: mainly 
subsidies for climate insurance and 
technical assistance.   7,925,566   7,925,566     DIGEGRA -
MGAP  (2) 
Total Fruits 
and 
vegetables         7,925,566    7,925,566    
Poultry and 
pigs CY 01/01/20  31/12/20  Farm Development Fund: promotion of 
climate insurance with premium 
subsidy for poultry and pigs.   243,381   243,381     DIGEGRA -
MGAP  (3) 
Total 
Poultry and 
pigs        243,381    243,381    
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 not covered by insurance systems, and promote ir rigation and food safety. Some of 
the main uses of the Farm Development Fund include subsidies for climate insurance premiums, supp ort in the procurement of inputs (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 assistance 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 li mitations 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) Farm Development Fund: Climate insurance premium s ubsidies for poultry and pig  sheds . 
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 01/01/20  31/12/20   30,924,541   30,924,541  Trade Policy 
Advisory 
Office of the 
Ministry of 
Economic 
Affairs and 
Finance 
(MEF)  (1) 
Rebate on energy tariffs for irrigators.  CY 01/01/20  31/12/20   2,462,341   2,462,341  UTE-MIEM  (2) 
TOTAL  33,386,882   
Notes:  
(1) Inputs from MERCOSUR countries pay a tariff of 0%. The estimate takes into account the fiscal loss from not applying the MERC OSUR 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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