G/AG/N/NOR/73  
 
21 January 2014  
(14-0294)  Page: 1/12  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 20 December 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Norway .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year 2012. 
  
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- 2 - Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedu le) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
11,449.0 Million NOK 10,475 
   
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment "Green Box" 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(million NOK) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services:    
 a) research   
 Research programmes 54.0 A 
 Development of genetic plant resources 23.2 A, B 
 Research institutions  322.8 A, E 
     
 b) pest and disease control    
 Disease control seed potatoes, action plan pesticides 17.0 A, B 
 Carcasses destruction 5.0 A, B 
     
 c) training services    
     
 d) extension and advisory services    
 Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service 54.7 A 
 Registration of environmenta l and genetic resources 17.2 A 
 Environmental advisory services 15.6 A 
 Ecological advisory services 44.0 A 
     
 e) inspection services    
 Norwegian Food Safety Authority: food safety and veterinary services 328.3 A, B 
     
 f) marketing and promotion services    
 Potatoes, fruits and vegetables, organic production  
23.4  
A, B 
 The Norwegian Agricultural Quality Syst em and Food Branding Foundation 48.5 A 
     
 g) infrastructural services    
      
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- 4 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(million NOK) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
(b) Public stockholding for 
food security purposes:      
 Payment to stockholding for food security purposes 0.3 A, B 
 Storage of meadow seed 10.2 A 
     
(f) Payments for relief 
from natural disasters:      
 Natural Disaster Payment, compensation for crop damage due to natural disasters 84.8 A 
     
(g) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through producer retirement programmes:     
 Producer retirement paymen t, Permanent retire ment from marketable agricultural 
production 91.6 A 
     
(i) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through investment aids:      
 The Agricultural Development Fund, Investment aid for structural adjustment and 
rural development purposes 502.6 A 
 Interest concession. Investment subsidies and implementation of structural 
adjustment. 73.8 A, B 
     
(j) Environmental 
programmes:     
 Subsidy to Ecological Production 119.1 A 
 National environmental programme 3,993.4 A, B 
 Regional environmental programme 548.9 A 
 Particularly valuable agricult ural landscapes, including in World Heritage Areas 11.0 A 
 Various environmental projects 0.0 A 
     
(l) Other:     
Social welfare Vacation and Replacement Scheme, refund for additional farm operating expenses 
during holidays and to alleviate fi nancial difficulties due to illness 
 1,311.4 A 
    
Total   7,700.8   
  
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Supporting Table DS: 3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
Measure Type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6:5 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(b) "Payments made on 85 
per cent or less of the base level of production"    
 Fixed yield support: Structural Inco me Support (Art. 6.5 (a) (ii)) 1,344.8 A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to Milk Production (Art. 6.5 (a) (ii)) 490.9 A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to Meat Production (Art. 6.5 (a) (ii)) 550.0 A, B 
    
(c) "Livestock payments 
made on a fixed number of head"    
  Headage support, animals (Art. 6.5 (a) (iii)) 2 ,358.3 A, B 
Total    4,744.0  
    
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS: 4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
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) Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Non-product specific 
AMS (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:9) 
(million NOK) 5% of value of 
production, where 
relevant for de 
minimis  (million 
NOK) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) (million 
NOK) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat 384.4 0.0   384.4 
Barley 811.7 0.0   811.7 
Oats 293.9 0.0   293.9 
Rye 7.9 0.0   7.9 
Oilseeds 41.0 0.0   41.0 
Goat milk 125.4 0.0   125.4 
Milk 4,968.5 0.0   4,968.5 
Beef 107.9 0.0  169.5 de minimis 
Pork 2,172.2 0.0   2,172.2 
Sheep 1,067.4 0.0   1,067.4 
Poultry 2.2 0.0  87.3 de minimis 
Eggs 561.0 0.0   561.0 
Potatoes 41.6 0.0   41.6 
Fruits, berries and vegetables 69.9 0.0  109.7 de minimis 
Product-specific AMS     10,475.0 
Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9)   132.0 1,460.2 de minimis 
Total AMS     10,475.0 
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS: 5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar year 2012 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(NOK per 
kg/litre) External 
reference 
price (NOK 
per kg/litre) Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
tonnes, 
million litres) Associated 
fees/levies 
(million NOK) Total market 
price support 
(million NOK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Wheat  Target price 2.46 0.82 235.0 1.0 384.4 A, C, D 
Barley  Target price 2.19 0.71 550.0 2.3 811.7 A, C, D 
Oats  Target price 1.97 0.66 225.0 0.9 293.9 A, C, D 
Rye  Target price 2.34 0.82 5.2 0.0 7.9 A, C, D 
Oilseeds  Target price 5.18 1.27 10.5 0.0 41.0 A, C, D 
Goat Milk  Target price 4.57 0.78 19.4 2.0 71.5 A, C, D 
Milk  Target price 4.57 0.78 1,531.2 153.5 5,649.7 A, C, D 
Pork  Target price 31.64 7.60 121.4 165.9 2,752.6 A, C, D 
Sheep  Target price 63.00 10.55 17.4 20.2 892.4 A, C, D 
Eggs  Target price 19.10 5.28 58.1 44.7 758.2 A, C, D 
Total       11,663.3  
  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS: 6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic product Calendar 
year 
2012 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total 
price-
related 
direct 
payments Other 
non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Goat milk  Base deficiency payment     62.6   A,B 
           
  Total milk     62.6  62.6  
Sheep  Base deficiency payment, 
meat     84.8   A,B 
  Wool deficiency payment     128.3   A,B 
             
  Total sheep       213.1  
Beef1  Price compensation 
payments     38.9  38.9 B 
Poultry1  Price compensation 
payments      2.2  2.2 B 
Potatoes1  Price compensation 
payments      41.6  41.6 B 
Fruits and 
vegetables1  Regional deficiency 
payments     56.9  56.9 A 
                                               
1 During previous meetings of the Committee on Agriculture, questi ons have been raised regarding the correctness of notifying dir ect support to products that do not receive price support in supporting 
table DS:8. On this background Norway has reviewed its notificati on and concluded that it would be more appropriate to notify t hese direct support measures in supporting table DS:6. This is merely a 
technical change, and the notified measures remain unchanged.   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS: 7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic product Calendar 
year 
2012 Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS 
 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 384.4 0.0 384.4  
Barley  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 811.7 0.0 811.7  
Oats  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 293.9 0.0 293.9  
Rye  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.9 0.0 7.9  
Oilseeds  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 41.0 0.0 41.0  
Goat milk  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 8.7 -8.7 71.5 62.6 125.4 B 
Milk  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 681.2 -681.2 5,649.7 0.0 4,968.5 B 
Beef  Transport subsidy 69.0 0.0 0.0 69.0 0.0 38.9 107.9 B 
Pork  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 20.1 0.0 600.5 -580.4 2,752.6 0.0 2,172.2 B 
Sheep  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 37.3 0.0 75.4 -38.1 892.4 213.1 1,067.4 B 
Poultry                   - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.2  
Eggs  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 6.6 0.0 203.8 -197.2 758.2 0.0 561.0 B 
Potatoes   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 41.6 41.6   
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- 10 - Description 
of basic product Calendar 
year 
2012 Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other 
product 
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS 
 Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Fruits and 
vegetables  Storage subsidy fruit 
13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 56,9 69.9  
  
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS: 8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar 
year 
2012 Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
NOK) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
(million 
NOK) Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/ 
levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
            
            
  
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2012 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(million NOK) Other non-product specific support 
(include calculation details) Associated 
fees/levies 
(million NOK) Total non-product-
specific support 
(million NOK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Subsidy to insemination   30.7 0.0 0.0 30.7 A 
Taxes on pesticides   0.0 69.9 -69.9 A 
Feed transport subsidies  171.2 0.0 0.0 171.2 A, B 
       
Total     132.0  
 
 
Data sources 
A: Ministry of Agriculture. Prp to the Parliament No. 1 (2013-2014) Prp to the Parliament No. 1 (2011-2012) Prp. No. 122 (2011- 2012) Internal calculations. 
B: Statens Landbruksforvaltning (Norwegian Agricultural Auth ority). Includes the former Meat Transport Funding Office.  
C: Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board).  
D: Budsjettnemda for jordbruket (B udget Commit tee for Agriculture).  
E: Based on OECD.       
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