G/AG/N/PRY/33  
22 December  2020 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following communication, dated 2 7 October 2 020, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Paraguay . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
the relevant supporting tables) for calendar year  2019 . 
 
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Supporting Table  DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : PARAGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 01/01/2019 TO 31/12/2019  
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  
  0 
 
    
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Supporting  Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: PARAGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR 01/01/2019 TO 31/12/2019  
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 source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (a) Research  Agricultural research and technology 
generation and transfer . Paraguayan 
Agricultural Technology Institute (IPTA)  7,861,886  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Natio n for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  7,861,886    
2 (b) Pest and disease control  National Plant and Seed Quality and Health 
Service (SENAVE)  19,358,308  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
MERCOSUR structural convergence fund 
(FOCEM) - Biosecurity laboratory and 
strengthening of the food control laboratory 
(Project)  1,822,996  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019  
National Animal Quality and Health Service 
(SENACSA)  29,303,978  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  50,485,281    
2 (c) Training services  Training of agricultural technicians 
(Directorate of Agricultural Training, DEA)  5,081,034  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  5,081,034    
2 (d) Extension and advisory services  Technical assistance for agricultural 
producers. (Directorate of Agricultural 
Extension, DEAG)  12,043,985  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for  Fiscal Year 2019   
National Livestock Development Programme 
(PRONAFOPE)  990,161  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Promotion of the dairy chain in Paraguay  246,895  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  13,281,041      
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with 
reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD Data source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2(f) Marketing and promotion services  Assistance for agricultural producers 
throughout the marketing chain  1,558,671  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  1,558,671    
 Subtotal General Services  78,267,913    
4. Domestic food aid  Sustainable Rural Development Project 
(PRODERS)  15,382,284  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Agricultural Development of the Eastern 
Region (2KR)  260,589  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Project for the Integration of Family 
Farming in Value Chains - Paraguayan 
Integration Project (PPI)  320,872  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Improving Rural and Indigenous Family 
Farming  49,127  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Improving Rural and Indigenous Family 
Farming in the Eastern Region  25,240  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  16,038,112    
6. Decoupled income support  Project to Support the Economic Integration 
of the Rural Sector of Paraguay  118,483  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  118,483    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided 
through investment aids  Project to Restore Family Farming 
Production Systems (RESIPROAF)  14,841,547  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal 
Year 2019 . Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General 
Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  14,841,547    
Total Green Box  109,266,055    
Note:  The average USD exchange rate for 2019 was PYG 6137/USD (Source : Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP)).  
    
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Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : PARAGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR 01/01/2019 TO 31/12/2019  
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 source  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture  Support for family farming  1,311,410  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 
2019. Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General Budget of the 
Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  1,311,410    
(b) Agricultural input subsidies generally 
available to low -income or resource -poor 
producers  Development of competitiveness in agriculture  364,030  Law No. 6258 Adopting the General Budget of the Nation for Fiscal Year 
2019. Regulatory Decree No. 1145/ Adopting the General Budget of the 
Nation for Fiscal Year 2019   
Subtotal  364,030    
Total development programmes   1,675,440    
Note:  The average USD exchange rate for 2019 was PYG 6137/USD (Source : Central Bank of Paraguay (BCP)).  
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