G/AG/N/TUN/49  
15 June 2016  
(16-3260)  Page: 1/7  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: French  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 30 May 2016, is bein g circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Tunisia . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for 2015 . 
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2015 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedu le) (from Section I of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
59.3 Millions of dinars 0.0 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 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 of measure 
in year in question 
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services   Budget of the 
Ministry of 
Agriculture  Support for research and extension projects for the de velopment and dissemination of production methods 8.61 
 Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works 77.66 " 
 Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns 7.19 " 
(b) Structural adjustment assistance  provided through investment aids   
 Budgetary funds to support small farmers 20.23 " 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2015 
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 
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture Investment subsidies granted under the Inve stment Code and inte nded for integrated 
projects falling within the agricultural policy guidelines 33.93 Ministry of 
Agriculture 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2015 
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) 
 
(Millions of dinars) Product-specific measurements 
of support (from Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) Current total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(Millions of dinars) 
1 2 3 4 
Durum wheat -0.37 (de minimis)1  0.0 
Common wheat 0.00 (de minimis)2  0.0 
Barley 0.09 (de minimis)3  0.0 
Milk -8.13 (de minimis)4  0.0 
Non-product-specific AMS (according to Supporting Table 
DS:9) 17.30 (de minimis)5  0.0 
Total: Current total AMS   0.0 
1 de minimis , the value of durum wheat production is 454.56 million dinars. 
2 de minimis , the value of common wheat production is 89.73 million dinars. 
3 de minimis , the value of barley production is 174.86 million dinars. 
4 de minimis , the value of milk production is 947.04 million dinars. 
5 de minimis , the value of total agricultural production for 2015 is 10,735 million dinars.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2015 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar  
year 201 5Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/…)* Eligible 
production Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support Data source 
   (Dinars/tonne)  (Dinars/tonne)  (1,000 tonnes)   (Millions of dinars)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Durum wheat  Producer 
buying price 600 707 3.5  -0.37 Grain Board, Ministry of 
Agriculture 
Common wheat  Producer 
buying price 580 551 0.0  0.00 
Barley  Interventio
n price 480 388 1.0  0.09 
Milk  Interventio
n price 733 743 841  -8.13 Ministry of Agriculture 
* Tunisia has used the reference prices of the reference period an d adjusted them to take account of inflation and exchange rat e movements.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2015 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 2015 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(Millions of dinars) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Irrigation water subsidy  17.3   17.3 Ministry of Agriculture and 
Water Resources 
 
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