G/AG/N/TUN/45  
24 August 2015  
(15-4270)  Page: 1/25  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 11 May 2015, 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 2010 , 2011 , 2012  and 2013 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2010 
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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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2010 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 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 6.9 
 Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works 43.9 " 
 Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns 7.0 " 
(b) Structural adjustment assistance  provided through investment aids   
 Budgetary funds to support small farmers 17.1 " 
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2010 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence 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 59.2 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Water Resources 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2010 
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 1.3 (de minimis)1  0.0 
Common wheat 0.2 (de minimis)2  0.0 
Barley 0.1 (de minimis)3  0.0 
Milk 59.8 (de minimis)4  0.0 
Non-product-specific AMS (according to 
Supporting Table DS:9) 15 (de minimis)5  0.0 
Total: Current total AMS   0.0 
1 de minimis , the value of durum wheat production is 346.4 million dinars. 
2 de minimis , the value of common wheat production is 61.9 million dinars. 
3 de minimis , the value of barley produc tion is 78.7 million dinars. 
4 de minimis , the value of milk production is 619.6 million dinars. 
5 de minimis , the value of total agricultural prod uction for 2010 is 6,198.7 million dinars. 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2010 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2010  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
  
(Dinars/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…)* 
 
(Dinars/tonne) Eligible 
production 
   
(1,000 tonnes)
 Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
   
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Durum wheat  Producer buying price 580 426 8.7  1.3 Grain Board, 
Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Water Resources Common wheat  Producer buying price 450 334 1.6  0.2 
Barley  Intervention price 400 234 0.4  0.1 
Milk  Intervention price 580 449 456  59.8 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Water Resources, 
Inter-Trade Group 
for Meat and Milk 
* 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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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2010 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
2010 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  15   15 Ministry of Agriculture 
   
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- 8 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011 
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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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 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 6.7 
 Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works 43.2 " 
 Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns 7.4 " 
(b) Structural adjustment assistance  provided through investment aids   
 Budgetary funds to support small farmers 27.3 " 
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence 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 th e Investment Code and intended for 
integrated projects falling within the agricultural policy guidelines 62.1 Ministry of Agriculture 
   
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011 
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 4.9 (de minimis)1  0.0 
Common wheat 0.4 (de minimis)2  0.0 
Barley 3.4 (de minimis)3  0.0 
Milk 55.2 (de minimis)4  0.0 
Non-product-specific AMS (according to 
Supporting Table DS:9) 18 (de minimis)5  0.0 
Total: Current total AMS    0.0 
1 de minimis , the value of durum wheat production is 698.3 million dinars. 
2 de minimis , the value of common wheat production is 116.5 million dinars. 
3 de minimis , the value of barley production is 215.4 million dinars. 
4 de minimis , the value of milk production is 640.5 million dinars. 
5 de minimis , the value of total agricultural production for 2011 is 7,214 million dinars.   
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2011  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(Dinars/tonne)  External reference 
price (generally 
from AGST/…)* 
 
(Dinars/tonne) Eligible 
production 
  
(1,000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
  
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Durum wheat  Producer buying price 600 433 29.6  4.9 Grain Board, 
Ministry of 
Agriculture  Common wheat  Producer buying price 450 339 3.3  0.4 
Barley  Intervention price 420 238 18.9  3.4 
Milk  Intervention price 580 456 447  55.2 Ministry of 
Agriculture, 
Inter-Trade 
Group for Meat 
and Milk  
* 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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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 2011Non-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  18   18 Ministry of Agriculture 
   
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- 14 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
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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- 15 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 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 5.7 
 Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works 74.8 " 
 Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns 8.6 " 
(b) Structural adjustment assistance  provided through investment aids   
 Budgetary funds to support small farmers 25.4 " 
   
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- 16 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence 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 63.4 Ministry of Agriculture 
   
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- 17 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 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) 
  
(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 1.1 (de minimis)1  0.0 
Common wheat 0.0 (de minimis)2  0.0 
Barley 1.2 (de minimis)3  0.0 
Milk 36.6 (de minimis)4  0.0 
Non-product-specific AMS (according to 
Supporting Table DS:9) 20.0 (de minimis)5  0.0 
Total: Current total AMS   0.0 
1 de minimis , the value of durum wheat production is 641 million dinars. 
2 de minimis , the value of common wheat production is 113 million dinars. 
3 de minimis , the value of barley production is 246 million dinars. 
4 de minimis , the value of milk production is 792 million dinars. 
5 de minimis , the value of total agricultural production for 2012 is 8,413 million dinars. 
   
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- 18 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2012  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(Dinars/tonne) External reference 
price (generally 
from AGST/…)* 
 
(Dinars/tonne) Eligible 
production 
  
(1,000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
  
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Durum wheat  Producer buying price 600 501 11.1  1.1 Grain Board, 
Ministry of 
Agriculture Common wheat  Producer buying price 450 393 0.3  0.0 
Barley  Intervention price 420 276 8.5  1.2 
Milk  Intervention price 600 528 509  36.6 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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- 19 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
2012 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  20   20 Ministry of Agriculture  
   
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- 20 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013 
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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- 21 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 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 6.2 
 Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works 45.5 " 
 Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns 7.2 " 
(b) Structural adjustment assistance  provided through investment aids   
 Budgetary funds to support small farmers 26.5 " 
   
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- 22 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence 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 69.9 Ministry of Agriculture  
   
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- 23 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013 
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 1.1 (de minimis)1  0.0 
Common wheat 0.0 (de minimis)2  0.0 
Barley 0.8 (de minimis)3  0.0 
Milk 71.9 (de minimis)4  0.0 
Non-product-specific AMS (according to 
Supporting Table DS:9) 23.0 (de minimis)5  0.0 
Total: Current total AMS   0.0 
1 de minimis , the value of durum wheat production is 526 million dinars. 
2 de minimis , the value of common wheat production is 105 million dinars. 
3 de minimis , the value of barley production is 165 million dinars. 
4 de minimis , the value of milk production is 822.5 million dinars. 
5 de minimis , the value of total agricultural production for 2013 is 8,769 million dinars. 
   
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- 24 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2013  Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(Dinars/tonne) External reference 
price (generally 
from AGST/…)* 
 
(Dinars/tonne) Eligible 
production 
  
(1,000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
  
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
(4-5)*6)-7 9 
Durum wheat  Producer buying price 650 532 8.5  1.0 Grain Board, 
Ministry of 
Agriculture Common wheat  Producer buying price 480 415 0.0  0.0 
Barley  Intervention price 460 292 4.6  0.8 
Milk  Intervention price 700 559 510  71.9 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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- 25 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2013 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
2013 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  23   23 Ministry of Agriculture  
 
 
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