G/AG/N/JOR/20  
 
24 January 2017  
(17-0431) Page: 1/8 
Committee on Agricult ure Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 9 January  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Jordan . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2014.  
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JO RDAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
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 
1,333,973 JOD 0 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JO RDAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Nam e and description of measure with  reference  
to criteria in Annex  2 Monetary value  
JOD Data 
Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Budget allocations for research programmes and research activities at public 
universities, and NCARE.  Exempt as a general service under paragraph 2(a) of 
Annex  2.as well as of under paragraph 2(d) of Annex 2.  8,804,214 *  
Subtotal:  8,804,214   
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Operating expenditures of the Plant Protection Services and Veterinary 
Service s, MOA. Exempt under paragraph 2(b) of Annex 2  14,024,400 **  
Subtotal:  14,024,400   
2 (e). Inspection services  Allocations for inspection of plants and animals by MOA, jfda , and MOH. Exempt 
under paragraph 2(e) of Annex 2.  21,380,503 ***  
Subtotal:  21,380,503   
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Expenditures by MOA on trade directories, trade fairs, and trial export shipments to 
gauge foreign market acceptability of Jordanian products. Exempted under 
paragraph 2(f) of Annex 2.  0 **  
Subtotal:  0   
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Expenditures by the Ministry of Public Works on agricultural (rural) roads and rural 
electrification programmes, and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation on dams and 
irrigation systems. Exempt under paragraph 2(g) of A nnex 2.  19,193,000 **  
Subtotal:  19,193,000   
4. Domestic food aid  Budgetary expenditures on bread, Exempt under paragraph 4 of Annex 2.  177,366,288 **  
Subtotal:  177,366,288   
Grand Total Green Box  240,768,405   
* Public Universit ies and documents of the budget . 
** Documents of the budget . 
*** MOA, MOH  
NCARE= National Center for Agriculture Research and Extension  
MOA = Ministry of Agriculture  
MOH = Ministry of Health  
JFDA=Jordan Food &Drug Administration .  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  JORDAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treat ment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure Type  Name and description of mea sure with reference to criteria  
in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
JOD Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available 
to agriculture  Value of interest rate subsidy on loans for irrigated and rain -fed land 
improvement and development; livestock development; 
mechanization; and farm and agricultur al marketing facilities. Exempt 
under paragraph 2, Article  6, Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture  2,570,704 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central 
Bank  
Subtotal:  2,570,704   
(b) Input subsidies available to low -income 
or resource -poor producer s Value of interest rate subsidy on operational loans for less than 
JOD 1,000 representing "…agricultural input subsidies generally 
available to low -income or resource -poor producers in developing 
country Members...” Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Pa rt IV of 
the Agreement on Agriculture  5,032 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central 
Bank  
Subtotal:  5,032   
Grand Total Development Programmes  2,575,736   
 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : JORDAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Calcul ation of the Current Total A ggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products  
(including non -product specific AMS)  Product specific AMS  
(from ST DS:5 to DS:7)  
JOD Product -specific EMS 
(from ST DS:8)  
JOD Total  
JOD Value of 
production  
JOD Support  as a % of 
value of production  Current Total 
AMS Note  
1 2 3 4 
(2+3)    4  
Wheat  804,364.16   804,364.16  10,157,240 7.92%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Barley  1,149,052.1   1,149,052.1  12,439,360 9.24%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Livestock  28,960,264  28,960,264 1,431,366,041 2.02% 0 (de minimis ) (1) 
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  10,136,060 2,251,829,877 0.45%  0 (de minimis ) (1) 
TOTAL  0  
(1) Source of information is Department of Statistics. Under the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis level thus need not to be included in the calcul ation 
of the Current Total AMS . 
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JO RDAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements o f Support: Market Pr ice Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
JOD External reference 
price  
(generally from 
AGST)  
JOD Eligible 
production  Associated 
fees/levies  
JOD Total market 
price support  
JOD Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6) -7 9  
Wheat  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Price support  370/Tonne  275.5/Tonne1 8,511.79 Tonnes   804,364.16  *  
Total Wheat          804,364.16    
Barley  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Price support  320/Tonne  97/Tonne  5,152.7 Tonnes   1,149,052.1  *  
Total Barley          1,149,052.1    
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
 
(1) Article 18.4: Member shall give due consideration to the influence of excessive rates of inflation on the ability of any member to abide by its domestic support commitments, the inflation rate in 201 4, 
was 77% based on average consumer price from 1997 -2014 (Jordan Centra l Bank, Statistics Department).   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JO RDAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
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  
JOD Other product 
specific support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
JOD Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support  
JOD Market price 
support  
(from ST 
DS:5)  
JOD Non-exempt 
direc t 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
JOD Total AMS  
JOD Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9)  11  
Wheat  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Seed sales   0  0    *  
Total Wheat         0 804,364.16   804,364.16    
Barley  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Seed sales   0  0    *  
Total Barley         0 1,149,052.1   1,149,052.1    
Livestock  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14 Governme nt 
feed sales   28,960,264  28,960,264    *  
Total 
Livestock         28,960,264   28,960,264   
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JO RDAN  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 2014  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
JOD Other non -
product specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details)  
JOD Associated 
fees/levies  
JOD Total non -product -
specific support  
JOD Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7  
Water subsidy  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14  10,084,800  10,084,800 *  
Credit subsidy  CY 01-01-14 31-12-14  51,260  51,260 **  
TOTAL  10,136,060  
* Jordan Valley Authority . 
** Ministry of Agriculture, Credit Corporation, Central Bank.  
 
 
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