G/AG/N/QAT/11  
 
6 May 2014  
(14-2771)  Page: 1/7  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 The following submission, dated 27 March 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Qatar . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
relevant Supporting Tables) during the fiscal years 2010/2011 , 2011/2012  and 2012/2013 . 
 
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The Government of State of Qatar notifies that the only existing domestic support measures 
applied by the government in the period notified, are those listed in the attached Supporting 
Tables DS:1 and DS:2. 
  
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: QATAR 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011 
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 year in question 
QAR Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
General Services    
Pest and disease control - Veterinary serv ices limited to medicines, vaccines and 
immunization against co mmon epidemic diseases. 
 
- Quarantine and veterinary serv ices: Provision of veterinary 
expertise and quarantine services at  both the border and on-farm of 
an eradication programme for diseased animals. 4,389,622* "Estimate and expenditure" 
Department of Animal 
Resources (DAR) – Ministry of 
Environment 
* Part of the normal budget of the de partment of Animal Resources (DAR). 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: QATAR 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2010/2011 
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 of measure 
in year in question 
QAR Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Input subsidies generally available to 
low-income or resource–poor producers Providing pesticides to the farmer s at affordable and appropriate 
prices 4,469,041 Agricultural Affairs 
Department – Ministry of 
Environment 
 Providing vegetable seeds to the farmers at affordable and 
appropriate prices 4,509,051 " 
Total  8,978,092  
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: QATAR 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2011/2012 
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 year in question 
QAR Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
General Services    
Pest and disease control - Veterinary serv ices limited to medicines, vaccines and 
immunization against co mmon epidemic diseases. 
 - Quarantine and veterinary serv ices: Provision of veterinary 
expertise and quarantine services at  both the border and on-farm of 
an eradication programme for diseased animals.  
 
7,453,477* "Estimate and expenditure" 
Department of Animal 
Resources (DAR) – Ministry of 
Environment 
* Part of the normal budget of the de partment of Animal Resources (DAR). 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: QATAR 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2011/2012 
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 of measure 
in year in question 
QAR Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Input subsidies generally available to 
low-income or resource–poor producers Providing pesticides to the farmer s at affordable and appropriate 
prices 2,500,000 Agricultural Affairs 
Department – Ministry of 
Environment 
 Providing vegetable seeds to the farmers at affordable and 
appropriate prices 4,000,000 " 
Total  6,500,000  
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: QATAR 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2012/2013 
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 year in question 
QAR Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
General Services    
Pest and disease control - Veterinary serv ices limited to medicines, vaccines and 
immunization against co mmon epidemic diseases. 
 
- Quarantine and veterinary serv ices: Provision of veterinary 
expertise and quarantine services at  both the border and on-farm of 
an eradication programme for diseased animals.  
 
5,750,000* "Estimate and expenditure" 
Department of Animal 
Resources (DAR) – Ministry of 
Environment 
 
* Part of the normal budget of the de partment of Animal Resources (DAR).  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: QATAR 
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2012/2013 
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 of measure 
in year in question 
QAR Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Input subsidies generally available to 
low-income or resource–poor producers Providing pesticides to the farmer s at affordable and appropriate 
prices 1,900,000 Agricultural Affairs 
Department – Ministry of 
Environment 
 Providing vegetable seeds to the farmers at affordable and 
appropriate prices 2,575,000 " 
Total  4,475,000  
 
 
 
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