G/AG/N/TPKM/175  
 
28 January 2019  
(19-0457) Page: 1/12 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 3 January  2019, is being ci rculated at the request of the d elegation 
of The Separate  Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu . The notification 
concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables) for the 
calendar year  2015 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND M ATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2015  
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  
14,165.15  TWD/million  7,696.91 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND M ATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2015  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria  in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
TWD, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  General research, research in relation to environmental programmes and 
product -specific research programmes. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a))  3,094.18  Documents of budget   
Subtotal:  3,094.18    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Pest and disease prevention: General and product -specific pest and disease 
control measures and schemes. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b))  385.27  Documents of budget   
Subtotal:  385.27    
2 (c). Training services  Education and training. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(c))  708.74  Documents of budget   
Subtotal:  708.74    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Programmes for practical application of new technologies, technology 
improvement of agricultural production, compilation and provision of 
statistical data and information, strengthening of management of 
agricultural organizations. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d))  2,495.07  Documents of budget   
Subtotal:  2,495.07    
2 (e). Inspection services  The inspection and control of veterinary medicine, feed, food, pesticide 
residue, water quality, and grading and the implementation of Chinese 
Taipei's Agricultural Standard system. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(e))  321.47  Documents of budget   
Subtotal:  321.47    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Programmes for the improvement of the marketing, processing and 
consumption of food; Establishment of wholesale market. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(f))  1,068.69  Documents of budget   
Subtotal:  1,068.69    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Planning and construction of irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads, 
land consolidation for agricultural sector and establishment of rural 
community. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g))  14,467.21  Documents of budget   
Subtotal:  14,467.21     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria  in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
TWD, million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Aid for natural disaster: government payments for relief of damaged 
incomes by natural disasters. (Annex 2, paragraph 8)  4,504.26  Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook   
Interest subsidy: Special loans granted to farmers for the relief of damaged 
farms due to natural disasters (Annex 2, paragraph 8)  
a. Loan types, borrowers, purposes, credit lines, loan interest, loan 
maturity, repayments, and lending institutions.  
b. Fund is sourced from the Agricultural Development Fund.  49.38  Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA   
Subtotal:  4,553.64    
10. Resource retirement programmes  Land retirement programmes: The conversion of farm land to forestry use 
and island -wide reforestation. (Annex 2, paragraph 10).  571.03  Documents of budget   
Subtotal:  571.03    
12. Environmental programmes  Interest subsidy for pollution reduction: provision of low interest loans to 
hog farmers for the purchase of pollution prevention facilities. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 12)  2.64 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA   
Programmes for preventing pollution, managing agricultural waste and 
monitoring on the pollution of the water and soil, for promoting the 
sustainable use of farm land. (Annex 2, paragraph 12).  50.05  Documents of budget   
Interest subsidy: Loan granted to farmers for the use of water and soil 
conservation. (Annex 2, paragraph 12).  5.66 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA   
Land conservation subsidy: payments for the maintenance of farmland in 
environmentally good condition by growing green manure crops or 
environment -friendly crops, or setting -aside. (Annex 2, paragraph 12).  5,928.36  Agriculture and Food 
Agency, COA  (1) 
Subtotal:  5,986.71    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Programmes for disadvantaged farms: Integrated agricultural construction 
and environmental improvement programmes for disadvantaged farms. 
(Annex 2, paragraph 13)  14.7 Documents of budget   
Subtotal:  14.7   
Grand Total Green Box  33,666.69   
 
(1) Land conservation subsidy: Responding to the need to ease restrictions on rice imports and cut agricultural supports in the w ake of WTO accession, the COA 
implemented the "Adjusting the Cultivation System and Revitalizing Fallow Land Program". This pro gramme is steadily adjusting the growing of rice, coarse grains, and 
contract sugarcane for sale to the government at guaranteed prices, while also offering payments for the maintenance of farml and in environmentally good condition by 
growing gre en manure crops or environment -friendly crops, or setting aside. In order to comply with the WTO regulations, the amount of payment is lower than the 
extra costs or loss of income. The COA provided assistance for fallowing on a total area of 90 ,136 hectares in 2015.  This achieved lower domestic agricultural support 
goals, while taking into consideration farmland ec ology and soil fertility needs.  
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND M ATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2015  
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)  
 
TWD,  million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
TWD,  million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
TWD,  million  Value of 
production(2) 
 
 
TWD,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Feed Corn  641.88   641.88  618.25  103.82% 641.88   
Forage crops  519.52   519.52  1,026.61 50.61% 519.52   
Other crops  76.56   76.56  7,938.90  0.96% 0 (de minimis ) (1), (4)  
Rice 5,978.81   5,978.81  37,419.79  15.98% 5,978.81   
Soybean  87.45   87.45  149.86  58.35 % 87.45   
Sugar  258.56   258.56  635.58  40.68 % 258.56   
Tobacco leaves  210.6 9  210.6 9 330.46 63.76% 210.69   
Vegetables  95.01   95.01  4,092.47 2.32% 0 (de minimis ) (1), (3)  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  3,394.62  408,363.69  0.83% 0 (de minimis ) (1), (5) 
TOTAL  7,696.91   
 
(1) The calculated AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5% of value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
(2) Value of production (excluding forage crops, which is estimated as described in note (4)) is reported in "Agricultural Statistics Yearbook" published by the Council of 
Agriculture.  
(3) "Vegetables" include vegetable soybeans, carrots, lettuce.  
(4) "Other crops" include wheat, buck wheat, sesame, job 's tears, chinese mesona, sorghum, oiltea camellia and tea.  
(5) Total value of production is calculated as the sum of the value of production of the crops listed in Supporting Table DS:4 (i .e., rice, feed corn, soybean, sugar, 
vegetables, tobacco leaves, forage crops and other crops) and the value of production of all other crops (not in AMS calculation) which stands at 
TWD 356,151.79  million.  
 
 
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND M ATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2015  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
TWD  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
TWD  Eligible production  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
 
TWD, million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Japonica Rice  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
planned 
purchase  26/Kilogram  8.92/Kilogram  205,144 
thousand  Kilograms   3,503.86   (1) 
Japonica Rice  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
supplementary 
purchase  23/Kilogram  8.92/Kilogram  84,906 
thousand  Kilograms   1,195.48   (1) 
Japonica Rice  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
additional 
purchase  21.60/Kilogram  8.92/Kilogram  67,414 
thousand  Kilograms   854.81   (1) 
Indica Rice  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
planned 
purchase  25/Kilogram  7.10/Kilogram  978  
thousand  Kilograms   17.51   (1) 
Indica Rice  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
supplementary 
purchase  22/Kilogram  7.10/Kilogram  439  
thousand Kilograms   6.54  (1) 
Indica Rice  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
additional 
purchase  20.6/Kilogram  7.10/Kilogram  234  
thousand Kilograms   3.16  (1) 
Indica Rice (long)  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
planned 
purchase  25/Kilogram  7.10/Kilogram  2,378 
thousand  Kilograms   42.57   (1) 
Indica Rice (long)  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
supplementary 
purchase  22/Kilogram  7.10/Kilogram  815  
thousand Kilograms   12.14   (1) 
Indica Rice (long)  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
additional 
purchase  20.60/Kilogram  7.10/Kilogram  648  
thousand Kilograms   8.75  (1) 
Glutinous Rice  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
planned 
purchase  25/Kilogram  5.75/Kilogram  22  
thousand Kilograms   0.42  (1)  
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- 7 - Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
TWD  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
TWD  Eligible production  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
 
TWD, million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Glutinous Rice  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government  
supplementary 
purchase  22/Kilogram  5.75/Kilogram  4  
thousand Kilograms   0.07  (1) 
Glutinous Rice  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Government 
additional 
purchase  20.6/Kilogram  5.75/Kilogram  2  
thousand Kilograms   0.03  (1) 
Total Rice          5,645.34    
Sugar  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Contract 
guaranteed 
purchase  24.88/Kilogram  8.23/Kilogram  7,725 
thousand  Kilograms   128.62   (2) 
Total Sugar          128.62    
Tobacco leaves  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 Contract 
guaranteed 
purchase  206/Kilogram  74.66/Kilogram  1,604 
thousand  Kilograms   210.69   (3) 
Total Tobacco leaves          210.69    
 
(1) "Applied administered price of rice" is sourced from "Taiwan Food Statistics Book" published by Agriculture and Food Agency ( AFA). "External reference price" is based on 
the CIF price of rice imported by Hong Kong, China in 1990 -1992, which serves as the arithmetic average of the price in 1990 -1992. Chinese Taipei did not import rice, 
and thus did not have data on rice imports. Hong Kong, China is the closest territory to Chinese Taipei an d shares similar rice consumption pattern with the latter; 
therefore, data on rice imports in Hong Kong, China are used as external reference for rice.  
 "Imported value and volume of rice in Hong Kong, China" is sourced from "Hong Kong Trade Statistics".  
 "Exchange rate of NT dollars to HK dollars" is sourced from "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics".  
 "Conversion rates of paddy to milled rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA).  
 "Eligible production of rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency AFA.  
 
(2) "Applied administered price of sugar" and "eligible production of sugar" are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC). "External reference price of sugar" is based 
on the CIF imported price of sugar in 1991. Data are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC).  
 
(3) "Applied administered price of tobacco leaves" is based on the weighted average of the prices for the purchase of different g rades of locally produced tobacco leaves. 
Data are sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation" (which was transformed from Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopoly Bureau ( TTWMB)). "External reference 
price of tobacco leaves" is based on the CIF price of tobacco leaves imported from Thailand in 1990 -1992, which shares the same qu ality of those grown in Chinese 
Taipei. Data are sourced from TTWMB. "Eligible production of tobacco leaves" is sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Statistic al Yearbook" published by Taiwan 
Tobac co & Liquor Corporation (TTLC).  
 
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND M ATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2015  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure  Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
TWD  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
TWD  Eligible 
production  Total price 
related  
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
TWD,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Feed Corn  CY 01-01-
15 31-12-
15 Diversion Payments      526.97   526.97  AFA  
Total Feed 
Corn            526.97    
Forage 
crops  CY 01-01-
15 31-12-
15 Diversion Payments      519.52   519.52  AFA  
Total 
Forage 
crops            519.52    
Other crops  CY 01-01-
15 31-12-
15 Diversion Payments      76.56   76.56  AFA  
Total Other 
crops            76.56    
Rice CY 01-01-
15 31-12-
15 Diversion Payments      333.47   333.47  AFA  
Total Rice            333.47    
Soybean  CY 01-01-
15 31-12-
15 Diversion Payments      87.45   87.45  AFA  
Total 
Soybean            87.45    
Sugar  CY 01-01-
15 31-12-
15 Diversion Payments      84.36   84.36  AFA  
Total 
Sugar            84.36     
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of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure  Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
TWD  External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
TWD  Eligible 
production  Total price 
related  
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
TWD,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Vegetables  CY 01-01-
15 31-12-
15 Diversion Payments      95.01   95.01  AFA  
Total 
Vegetables            95.01    
 
 Under the Adjusting the Cultivation System and Revitalizing Fallow Land Program, for farmers converting rice production to supported crops (feed corn, soybean, vegetables, 
forage crops, sugar and other crops (refer to footnote 5 in Supporting table DS:4)), there is a diversion payment of T WD 24,000 -TWD 55,000 per hectare paid.  
 
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TE RRITORY OF TAIWAN, P ENGHU, KINMEN AND MA TSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2015  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reportin g Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
TWD,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Market price 
support  
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Non-exempt 
direc t 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Feed Corn  CY 01-
01-15 31-12-
15 Drying subsidy  114.91    114.91       
Total Feed 
Corn         114.91   526.97  641.88    
Total 
Forage 
crops           519.52  519.52    
Total Other 
crops           76.56  76.56    
Total Rice          5,645.34  333.47  5,978.81    
Total 
Soybean           87.45  87.45    
Sugar  CY 01-
01-15 31-12-
15 Freight subsidy  45.10    45.10       
Sugar  CY 01-
01-15 31-12-
15 Other subsidies  0.48   0.48     (1) 
Total 
Sugar         45.58  128.62  84.36  258.56  TSC  
Total 
Tobacco 
leaves          210.6 9  210.69  TTLC  
Total 
Vegetables           95.01  95.01    
 
(1) Other subsidies for sugar include interest subsidy for loans for the purchase of inputs, insurance premium for sugarcane farm , fees for pest and disease control, 
inspection fees for sugar brix and others.  
   
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPA RATE CUSTOMS TERRITO RY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU , KINMEN AND MATSU  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2015  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
TWD,  million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calcula tion 
details)  
 
TWD,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
TWD,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
TWD,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Input subsidy: Agricultural Fertilizer price 
difference subsidy  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 1,531.34    1,531.34  AFA (1) 
Input subsidy: Agricultural machinery price 
subsidy  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 57.23    57.23  Documents 
of budget  (2) 
Input subsidy: Fertilizer freight subsidy  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15    - AFA (3) 
Input subsidy: Fuel subsidy for agricultural 
machinery  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15    - AFA (4) 
Input subsidy: Waiver or reduction of fees for 
electricity used for agricultural production  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 269.38    269.38  Taiwan 
Power 
Company, 
MOEA  (5) 
Insurance subsidy: Livestock insurance 
programme  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 178.18    178.18  Dept. of 
Animal 
Industry, 
COA (6) 
Interest subsidy  CY 01-01-15 31-12-15 1,358.49    1,358.49  Bureau of 
Agricultural 
Finance, 
COA (7) 
TOTAL  3,394.62   
 
(1) Fertilizer for agricultural use is provided at preferential prices.  
 
(2) 1. Objective: to facilitate adjustment in agricultural production and distribution so as to expedite modernization of the agricultural sector . 
 2. For:  
 a. Farmers actually engaged  in production ;  
 b. Machinery should pass the functional test by Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute ;   
 c. Assistance to each farm family is limited to one machine for each type of machine .  
 3. Subsidy for each machine does not e xceed 50% of the machine price.   
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(3) To subsidize th e cost of transporti ng the fertilizers for farmers.  
 
(4) Fuel used for agricultural machinery is provided an exemption from 5% Business Tax and subsidized the differ ence of 50% oil price increase.  
 
(5)  1. Under Agricultural Development Act, minimum charges for electricity used directly in agricultural production may be waived  when the electricity is not used; and the 
cumulative formulae will not be applied in the calculation of electricity used.  
 2. The scope of exemption covers:  
 a. Electricity used for agricultural irrigation facilities ;  
 b. Electricity used for agricultural planting and processing of products after harvest ;  
 c. Electricity used for the refrigeration and storage of products ;  
 d. Electri city used in livestock farming.  
 
(6)  1. The farmers' associations are entrusted by the government to conduct the livestock insurance programmes.  
 2. Insurance coverage: dairy cattle and hogs.  
 3. Insurance items: death of dairy cattle on farm  and death of hog during transportation.  
 4. Indemnities: the insured amount paid to farmers is varied in accordance with respective insurance programmes and limited t o 80% of market value in general.  
 5. The premiums are subsidized by the government as follows: 30% for hog transportation insurance and 60% for dairy cattle insurance.  
 
(7)  1. Special loans granted to farmers for:  
 a. Loan for expanding the family farm to support farmers buying lands ;  
 b. Loan for farm machinery ;  
 c. Loan for agricultural food industry in guidance and assistance of management ;  
 d. Loan for livestock and poultry industry in improving the management efficiency ;  
 e. Loan for farmers in guidance and assistance of management improvement ;  
 f. Preferential loan ext ended to those business who move into the Agricultural Technology Park ;  
 g. Loan for agriculture p roduction and marketing groups.  
 
 
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