G/AG/N/ISL/70  
 
27 March  2024 
(24-2670) Page: 1/10 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 21 March  2024, 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 2021 . 
 
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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 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 Support ing Tables)  
1  2  3  
130.1   107.5* 
* Current Total AMS without inflation adjustment  equals 119.6 million SDR. (See Supporting Table DS:4) . 
General notes:  
1 SDR = ISK 52.1100 (AVG exchange rate for 1988).  
1 SDR = ISK 180.9200 (AVG exchange rate for 2021).   
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- 3 - Supporting Table  DS:1  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
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  
 
ISK, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General Services      
2 (a). Research  Research of vegetation resources, genetic resources and forestry  41 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  41   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Compensation Fund  8 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  8   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Bovine animal breeding and development programs  251 Central Government 
Accounts   
Advisory services; organic advisory services; forestry programs  459 Central Government 
Accounts   
R & D projects in horticulture, sheep and cattle farming  110 Central Government 
Accounts   
Agricultural statistics and econometrics  7 Central Government 
Accounts   
Fertilizer advisory project  50 Central Government 
Accounts  (1) 
Subtotal:  877   
2 (e). Inspection services  Food and Veterinary Authority of Iceland  1,366 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  1,366   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Production balance program  108 Central Government 
Accounts   
Higher -value sheep products marketing program  107 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  215   
2 (h). Other general services  Various appropriations to agriculture  282 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  282   
 Subtotal General Services  2,789   
6. Decoupled income support  Decoupled income support for sheep farmers  2,461 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  2,461    
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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  123 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  123   
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Cattle breeding program; investment  188 Central Government 
Accounts   
Investment aid for farmers  322 Central Government 
Accounts   
Recruitment program  138 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  648   
12. Environmental programmes  Carbon neutrality in horticulture  15 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  15   
13. Regional assistance programmes  Regional support to sheep farmers  157 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  157   
Grand Total Green Box  6,193   
Note: 
(1) Non-recurring  support payments and general support were a part of a support  package which was intended to meet  difficult market conditions due to  effects of 
COVID -19 and fertilizer price increases.   
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- 5 - Supporting  Table DS: 3 
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
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  
 
ISK, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Payments based on fixed area and yields  Family farm and regional support  211 Central Government 
Accounts   
Land cultivation and farmland payments  829 Central Government 
Accounts   
Green house farming payments  38 Central Government 
Accounts   
Non-recurring additional land cultivation and farmland 
payments  650 Central Government 
Accounts  (1) 
Subtotal:  1,728   
(c) Livestock payments made on a fixed number of head  Dairy and beef cattle  1,760 Central Government 
Accounts   
Goat 16 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  1,776   
Grand Total Development Programmes  3,504   
Note: 
(1) Non-recurring support payments and general support were a part of a support package which was intended to meet difficult market c onditions due to effects of COVID -19 
and fertilizer price  increases.   
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- 6 - Supporting  Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTIN G 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)  
 
ISK, million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST D S: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 15,403.3   15,403.3  21,384 72.0%  15,403.3  (1) 
Beef 431  431 3,616 11.9%  431  
Horticulture  687  687 5,946 11.6%  687  
Sheep  2,925  2,925 9,220 31.7%  2,925  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)       
TOTAL  19,446.3   
 
General notes:  
 
Current Total AMS in SDR (million)  equals 107.5 (1 SDR = ISK 180.9200 (AVG exchange rate for 2021)).  
 
Notes:  
 
(1) The support for Milk without inflation adjustment  equals ISK 1 7,572.7 million. This amount represents 82% of the Value of Production of milk (202 1). Taking into account  
the support provided to Milk without inflation adjustment , the Current Total AMS for the year 202 1 would amount to ISK 21,615.7 million. Current Total AMS without inflation 
adjustment  in SDR (milllion) equals 119.5 (1 SDR = ISK 180.9200 (AVG exchange rate for 2021)). (See Supporting Table DS:5 for calculatio n details on inflation adjustment).   
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- 7 - Supporting  Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ICELAND  
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  
 
 
 
ISK External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST)  
 
ISK Eligible 
production  Associated 
fees / levi es  
 
 
 
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 01-01-21 31-12-21 Market 
price 
support  98/Kilogram  22/Kilogram  140,504 thousand 
Kilograms  0 10,678.3  Statistics Iceland, 
Ministry of Food, 
Agriculture and 
Fisheries  (1) 
Total Milk          10,678.3    
General note:  
(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 180.9200 (AVG exchange rate for 2021).  
 
Note:  
(1) The External Reference Price (ERP) without inflation 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 12,848 million (i.e ., (97.74 ISK/Kilogram – 
6.30 ISK/Kilogram) *140,503.9 tonnes).  
  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
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  
 
 
 
 
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  
Beef CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Direct payments; 
quality premiums      188 0 188 Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Beef CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Non-recurring 
additional direct 
payments; 
quality premiums      243 0 243 Central 
Government 
Accounts  (1) 
Total Beef            431   
Horticulture  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Direct payments; 
cucumbers, bell 
peppers and 
tomatoes      302 0 302 Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Horticulture  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Electricity 
subsidies      385 0 385 Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total 
Horticulture            687   
Milk CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Direct payments      4725 0 4,725 Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total Milk            4,725   
Wool CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Direct payments; 
wool     475 0 475 Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Sheep  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Direct payments; 
quality control 
scheme      1823 0 1,823 Central 
Government 
Accounts    
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- 9 - 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  
Wool CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Non-recurring 
additional direct 
payments      65 0 65 Central 
Government 
Accounts  (1 ) 
Sheep  CY 01-01-21 31-12-21 Non-recurring 
additional direct 
payments; 
quality control 
scheme      562 0 562 Central 
Government 
Accounts  (1 ) 
Total Sheep            2,925   
Notes : 
(1) Non-recurring support payments and general support were a part of a support package which was intended to meet difficult market c onditions due to effects of 
COVID -19 and fertilizer price increases.  
  
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- 10 - Supporting  Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
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  
 
 
 
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          10,678.3  4,725 15,403.3    
Total Beef           431 431   
Total 
Horticulture           687 687   
Total Sheep           2,925 2,925   
 
General notes:  
(1) Taking into account the Market Price Support value without inflation adjustment  for Milk (ISK 12,847.7 million), the Total AMS for Milk under column 10 would read 
ISK 17,572.7 million.   
 
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