G/AG/N/LAO/2  
 
9 April 2018 
(18-2148) Page: 1/9 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 9 April  2018, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of 
Lao People's Democratic Republic . The notification concerns domestic support  commitments 
(Table  DS:1 ) for the fiscal year 2016 . 
  
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR 2016  
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 Schedule)  (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1 2 3 
NIL - "de minimis " 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR 2016* 
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  Data Sources  
1 2 3 4 
  USD KIP  
a) General Services   14,350,847  116,902,000,000   
Research  Research Projects on all aspects of agriculture and forestry development and 
production, in accordance with Annex II:2(a) of the Agreement on Agriculture.  724,282  5,900,000,000  Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Forestry  
Pest and disease control  Expenditure on plant and animal inspection and plant quarantine and animal health 
control, in accordance with Annex II:2(b) and (e) of the Agreement on Agriculture.  98,208  800,000,000  " 
Training services  Expenditure on trainings, in accordance with Annex II:2(c) of the Agreement on 
Agriculture.  718,144  5,850,000,000  " 
Extension and advisory 
services  National Agriculture and Forestry  Extension Service activities; agriculture and 
forestry – quality improvement activities, in accordance with Annex II:2(d) of the 
Agreement on Agriculture.  3,916,155  31,901,000,000  " 
Inspection services  Expenditure on plant and animal inspection and plant quarantine and animal health 
control, in accordance with Annex II:2(b) and (e)of the Agreement on Agriculture.  61,380  500,000,000  " 
Marketing and promotion 
services  Exhibitions; Information Center on rice and animal market.  85,932  700,000,000  "  
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure in year 
in question  Data Sources  
1 2 3 4 
  USD KIP  
Infrastructural services  Agriculture and Forestry Office/Center Construction, including Irrigation construction 
and maintenance.  8,746,747  71,251,000,000  Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Forestry  
b) Environmental 
programmes  Forest Restoration and plantation Project  85,932  700,000,000  " 
Total Value of green box 
measures   14,436,779  117,602,000,000   
* January to December . 
Note:  Exchange rate 2016 on average 8,146 KIP/USD . 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FISCAL YEAR 2016  
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  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 
  USD KIP  
a) Investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture  Investment and operating credit at lower than normal market interest 
rates generally available to farmers and groups of farmers to promote 
agriculture production, in accordance with Article 6.2 of the  Agreement on 
Agriculture.  709,750  5,781,620,000  Bank of Lao PDR  
b) Input subsidies 
generally avai lable to 
low-income or 
resource -poor producers  Lower than normal market electricity rates  for farmers in accordance with  
Article 6.2  of the Agreement on Agri culture.  1,079,788  8,795,953,357  Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Forestry; Ministry of 
Mines and Energy 
(Electricity Du Lao)  
Total Value   1,789,538  14,577,573,357   
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC  
REPORTING PERIOD: FISCAL YEAR 2016  
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)  
 
USD Product -specific measurements of support 
(from  Supporting Table DS:8 below)  Current Total AMS 
(aggregate)  
 
USD 
1 2 3 4 
Rice 2,711,775  (1) - 0 (de minimis)  
Non-product specific AMS  7,365,578  (2)  0 (de minimis)  
Total AMS  8,884,172   0 (de minimis)  
(1) Rice Value of Production  of 2016 : USD 1,141 million.  
(2) Total Agriculture Value of Production  of 2016 : USD 3,408 million.  
 
 
 
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI SCAL YEAR 2016  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of 
basic products  Fiscal year 
2015 -2016  Measure 
type(s)  Applied administered 
price  External 
reference price  Eligible 
production  Associated 
fees/levies  Total market 
price support  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6) -7 9 
   USD/Ton ne KIP/Ton ne USD/ton ne Tonne  USD  
Rice  Minimum farm 
gate price  338 2,750,000  263 36,157   2,711,775  Ministry of 
Industry and 
Commerce  
  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI SCAL YEAR 2016  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
product  Fiscal year 
2015 -2016  Measurement 
type(s)  Other 
product -specific 
budgetary 
outlays  Other 
product 
specific 
suppor t 
(include 
calculation 
details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -specific 
support  Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)  
USD Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  Total 
AMS 
 
USD Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Rice   Minimum farm 
gate price  0 0 0 0 2,711,775  0 2,711,775  Ministry of 
Industry 
and 
Commerce  
 
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRA TIC REPUBLIC  
REPORTING PERIOD: FI SCAL YEAR 2016  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Fiscal year 
2015 -2016  Non-product -specific 
budgetary outlays  Other non -product 
specific support (include 
calculation details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -product -specific 
support  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
  USD KIP   USD KIP  
Irrigation Subsidies 
(construction)   7,365,578  60,000,000,000  - - 7,365,578  60,000,000,000  Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Forestry  
Total 
non-product 
specific AMS       7,365,578  60,000,000,000   
 
 
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