G/AG/N/ISL/55  
 
31 January  2022 
(22-0762) 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 2018 . 
 
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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 2018  
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  Million SDR  110.2*  
* Current Total AMS without inflation adjustment  equals 121.4 million SDR. (see Supporting Table DS:4)  
General notes:  
1 SDR = ISK 52.1100 (AVG exchange rate for 1988).  
1 SDR = ISK 153.2400 (AVG exchange rate for 2018).   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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  127  Central Government 
Accounts   
Research of vegetation resources, genetic resources and forestry  65.2 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  192.2    
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  263.7  Central Government 
Accounts   
Advisory services; organic advisory services; forestry programs  573.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
R. & D. projects in horticulture, sheep and cattle farming  94.5 Central Government 
Accounts   
Agricultural statistics and econometrics  15.5 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  946.9    
2 (e). Inspection services  Food and Veterinary Authority of Iceland  1,384.8  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  1,384.8    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Production balance program  101.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
Higher -value sheep products marketing program  149.7  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  250.9    
2 (h). Other general services  Various appropriations to agriculture  125.7  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  125.7    
 Subtotal General Services  2,909.3    
6. Decoupled income support  Decoupled income support for sheep farmers  2,340.7  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  2,340.7     
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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  126.4  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  126.4    
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  Cattle breeding program; investment  101.2  Central Government 
Accounts   
Investment aid for farmers  349.6  Central Government 
Accounts   
Recruitment program  131.9  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  582.7    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Regional support to sheep farmers  149.7  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  149.7    
Grand Total Green Box  6,108.8    
 
  
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- 5 - Supporting  Table  DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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  200.3  Central Government 
Accounts   
Land cultivation and farmland payments  635.5  Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  835.8    
(c) Livestock payments made on a fixed number of head  Dairy and beef cattle  1,353.9  Central Government 
Accounts   
Sheep  0 Central Government 
Accounts   
Goat 15.6 Central Government 
Accounts   
Subtotal:  1,369.4   
Grand Total Blue Box  2,205.2   
 
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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 14,137.8   14,137.8  19,155 74% 14,137.8  (1) 
Horticulture  568  568 3,758 15% 568  
Sheep  2,184.8   2,184.8  8,789 25% 2,184.8   
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)       
TOTAL  16,890.6  (1) 
General notes:  
Current Total AMS in SDR (million)  equals 1 10.2 (1 SDR = ISK 153.2400 (AVG exchange rate for 201 8)). 
Notes:  
(1) The support for Milk without inflation adjustment equals ISK 15, 855.7 million. This amount represents 8 3% of the Value of Production of milk (201 8). Taking into account 
the support provided to Milk without inflation adjustment , the Current Total AMS for the year 201 8 would amount to ISK 18, 608.5 million Current Total AMS  without 
inflation adjustment  in SDR (milllion)  equals 12 1.4 (1 SDR = ISK 1 53.2400 (AVG exchange rate for 201 8)). (See Supporting Table DS:5 for calculation details on 
inflation adjustment)  
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMEST IC SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING  PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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 01-01-18 31-12-18 Market  price 
support  85.68/Kilogram  18.53/Kilogram  140,503.9  thousand 
kilograms  0 9,436.0  Statistics 
Iceland, Ministry 
of Industries and 
Innovation  (1) 
Total Milk          9,436   
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 53.2400  (AVG exchange rate for 201 8). 
Notes:  
(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 1 1,153 .9 million 
(i.e., (85.68 ISK/Kilogram  – 6.30 ISK/Kilogram)*1 40,503.9  tonnes)   
 
  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD : CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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 pric e 
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 01-01-18 31-12-18 Direct payments; 
Milk     4,701.8   4,701.8  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total Milk            4,701.8    
Horticulture  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Direct payments; 
cucumbers, 
peppers and 
tomatoes      281.4   281.4  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Horticulture  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Electricity 
subsidies      286.6   286.6  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total 
Horticulture            568   
Sheep  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Direct payments; 
wool     451.2   451.2  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Sheep  CY 01-01-18 31-12-18 Direct payments; 
quality control 
sceme      1,733.6   1,733.6  Central 
Government 
Accounts   
Total Sheep            2,184.8    
 
 
  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC  SUPPORT: ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
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          9,436 4,701.8  14,137.8   (1) 
Total 
Horticulture           568 568   
Total Sheep           2,184.8  2,184.8    
Notes:  
(1) Taking into account the Market Price Support value without inflation adjustment  for Milk (ISK 11,153.9 million), the Total AMS for Milk under column 10 would read 
ISK 15,855.7 million.   
 
 
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