G/AG/N/ISR/47/Rev.1  
 
7 March  2024 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Revision  
The following submission, dated 6 March  2024, is being circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Israel . The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year  2009 . 
 
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This revision results from  an in-depth analysis of the Israeli egg market , conducted in 2022 towards 
a reform   in egg production quotas to be implemented by 2032. Pursuant t o this analysis, Israel 
wishes to clarify that there has never been an applied administered price set by the Israeli 
government or any other regulatory authority, guaranteed to table egg producers . Moreover, the 
pricing of eggs for the producers remains su bject to market forces and fluctuates in accordance with 
supply and demand.  
 
The "applied administered price" of "eggs" used for AMS calculations  in the  original  Table DS:1 
notification , based on an erroneous assumption , was  the corresponding average domestic annual 
price published ex post facto .  
 
This revision has accordingly corrected the market price support calculations for "eggs". The modified 
support values in the supporting table DS:5, as well as other affected tables , are highlighted i n bold.  
 
  
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS  commitment level for 2009  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 
568,980  '000 USD 422,456  
General remark: Some minor inaccuracies may occur in the calculated domestic support due to the rounding up of figures.   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex  2 Monetary value of 
measure in 2009  
 
('000 USD) Data sources  
1 2 3  
(a) General Services   161,071   
(i) Agriculture Research Center  Improvement of production potential, diversification of agro -industry 
and post harvest processes.  61,073  BB-MOA 
 General operation.  55,765  
 Infrastructure investments.  461  
 Research centers and facilities operations.  0  
 Research funds.  4,847  
(ii) Chief Scientist Research Fund  Provide grants to agriculture research.  8,714  BB-MOA 
 General operation for research.  7,214   
 "Kemah" fund – Agriculture Chief Scientist Fund.  1,417   
 Agriculture by  the Torah (Bible).  56  
(iii) General Ministry of Agriculture 
Operations  Provision of overall management of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
including specialised administrative service.  31,981  BB-MOA  
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex  2 Monetary value of 
measure in 2009  
 
('000 USD) Data sources  
1 2 3  
(iv) Services Provided for Farmers   49,053  BB-MOA 
 Plant protection services.  4,903  
 Veterinary services.  1,767   
 Inspection and training.  0  
 Soil conservation and drainage department.  2,938  
 Pest prevention activities.  23,826   
 National park protection authority.  0  
 Pasture authorities.  374  
 Marketing promotion.  687  
 Investment in agriculture.  9,520   
 Districts assistance.  960  
 Production control services.  4,078   
    
(v) Extension Services  Distribution of information, farmers training and technical assistance.  10,250  
    
(vi) BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy assistance.  0  
    
(b) Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes  12,932  BB-MOA 
(i) Cereal Reserve  To insure a reserve for three months of cereal for emergency purposes.  890  
(ii) Melah  To insure a reserve of foodstuff for emergency purposes.  12,042   
     
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- 5 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex  2 Monetary value of 
measure in 2009  
 
('000 USD) Data sources  
1 2 3  
(d) Decoupled Income Measures  23,586  BB-MOA 
(i) Galilee Law substitute payments  Payment to meat of poultry producers in the Galilee area (notification 
G/AG/N/ISR/17).  23,586   
   
(f) Payments for Relief from Natural Disasters  56,615 BB-MOA 
(i) Natural Disaster Insurance Fund  Government allowance in the Natural Disaster Insurance Program.  31,398   
(ii) Advances for claims on Insurance Fund  Advance payment to farmers not covered by the insurance policy.  2  
(iii) Natural Disaster Compensation  Payment to farmers not covered by the insurance policy.  7,075   
(iv) Water cuts payments  Compensation for cut in water supply (notification G/AG/N/ISR/17).  18,139   
    
(g) Payments under environmental programmes  2,521   
(i) Environment reform in the dairy farms  Payment to milk producers who produce in compliance with environmental 
requirements  2,521 BB-MOA 
    
(k) Regional Assistance Programmes   31,036  BB-MOA 
(i) Rural Department Agreement  Specific measure to Kibbutzim and Moshavim.  11,870   
(ii)    New Settlement Infrastructure  Specific measure to New Kibbutzim.  19,166   
Total  287,761   
BB-MOA = Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic 
products (including non -
product -specific AMS)  Product -specific AMS  
(from Supporting Tables 
DS:5 to DS:7 below)  
 
'000 USD Product -specific measurements 
of support (from Supporting 
Table DS:8 below)  
 
'000 USD Total AMS  
 
 
 
'000 USD Value of 
production 2009  
 
 
'000 USD Current Total AMS  as 
a percentage of value 
of production  
 
(de minimis  = 10%)  Current Total 
AMS 
 
 
'000 USD 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Cotton  -  - 16,045  * 0.00%  - 
Cereal  -  - 109,901  * 0.00%  - 
Vegetables  6,688   6,688  1,557,429  *  0.43%  - 
Fruits other than citrus  5,809   5,809  1,235,355  * 0.47%  - 
Citrus fruits  178  178 340,077  * 0.05%  - 
Flowers  941  941 215,377  * 0.44%  - 
Eggs -        - 182,295  * 0.00%      - 
Meat of poultry  1,330   1,330  658,642  *  0.20%  - 
Meat of bovine animals  24  24 313,785  * 0.01%  - 
Milk 422,456   422,456  620,576  ** 68.07%  422,456  
       
Non-product -specific AMS  
(from Supporting Table DS:9)  0  0 6,509,630  0.00%  - 
Total       422,456  
Data sources:  
* Central Bureau of Statistics  
** Central Bureau of Statistics and Israel Dairy Board   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
 
Description of 
basic products  Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2009  Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
USD/tonne  External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…)  
USD/tonne  Eligible 
production  
 
 
 
'000 tonnes  Associated 
fees/levies  Total market 
price support  
 
 
 
'000 USD Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6) -7 9 
Vegetables  
Tomatoes  
Cucumbers  
Onions  
Potatoes    
Absorption of surplus  
Absorption of surplus  
Absorption of surplus  
Absorption of surplus   
- 
- 
- 
-  
257 
333 
208 
303  
8.1 
3.4 
- 
-   
- 
- 
- 
- 1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Eggs  Production quotas and 
guaranteed minimum 
price   - 0.043  1,528,225  
('000 units)          - 2 
Meat of poultry   Production quota  2,986  1,354  0  - 2 
Milk  Production quotas and 
guaranteed minimum 
price 502.87  157 1,216.681   420,812  3 
Total        420,812   
1. Israel Central Bureau of Statistic and Plants Marketing and Production Board.  
2. Israel Central Bureau of Statistic.  
3. Milk Board   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description of 
basic product  Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.2009  Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…)  Eligible 
production  Total price -
related 
direct 
payments  
 
 
'000 USD Other non -
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
'000 USD Associated 
fees/levies  Total direct 
payments  
 
 
 
 
'000 USD Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5)*6)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Cereal   Local grain aid  
Investment program      - 
-  - 
- BB-MOA 
Vegetables   Deficiency payment  
Investment program      - 
6,688   - 
6,688  
6,688  BB-MOA 
Fruits other than 
citrus   Re-plantation program  
Investment program      62 
5,747   62 
5,747  
5,809  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production and 
Marketing 
Board  
Citrus fruits   Investment program      178  178 
178 BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production and 
Marketing 
Board  
Flowers   Investment program      941  941 
941 BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production and 
Marketing 
Board"   
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- 9 - Description of 
basic product  Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.2009  Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…)  Eligible 
production  Total price -
related 
direct 
payments  
 
 
'000 USD Other non -
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
'000 USD Associated 
fees/levies  Total direct 
payments  
 
 
 
 
'000 USD Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5)*6)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Eggs  Deficiency payment  
"Galilee law"      - 
-  - 
- 
- BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production and 
Marketing 
Board  
Meat of poultry   Deficiency payment  
"Galilee law"      - 
1,330   - 
1,330  
1,330  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production and 
Marketing 
Board  
Meat of bovine 
animals   Investment program  
Herd aid      - 
24  - 
24 
24 BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production and 
Marketing 
Board  
Milk  Dairy farm reform      1,644   1,644  
1,644  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production and 
Marketing 
Board  
Total       16,613   16,613   
BB-MOA = Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture  
  
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description of 
basic product  Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2009  Measurement 
type(s)  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total 
other 
product -
specific 
support  Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)  
 
 
'000 USD Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  
 
'000 USD Total product -
specific AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
'000 USD Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9)  11 
Cotton        - - - CBS 
Cereal        - - - CBS 
Vegetables        - 6,688  6,688  CBS 
Fruits other than 
citrus        - 5,809  5,809  CBS 
Citrus fruits        - 178 178 CBS 
Flowers        - 941 941 CBS 
Eggs          - -       - CBS 
Meat of poultry        - 1,330  1,330  CBS 
Meat of bovine 
animals        - 24 24 CBS 
Milk       420,812  1,644  422,456  CBS 
Total        420,812  16,613  437,425   
CBS = Central Bureau of Statistics   
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: ISRAEL  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2009  Non-product -
specific budgetary 
outlays  
 
'000 USD Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -product -
specific support  
 
 
'000 USD Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5)  
Investment Aids:        
Law for the Encouragement of 
Investment in Agriculture   0   0 BB-MOA 
Water supplier support   0   0 BB-MOA 
Total     0  
BB-MOA = Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture  
 
 
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