G/AG/N/TPKM/106  
 
28 August 2013  
(13-4569)  Page: 1/58  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 12 August 2013, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu . The 
notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting 
Tables) for the years 2008-2010 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2008 
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 
14,165.15 Million NT$ 4,014.63 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services Research: General research, research in relation to 
environmental programs and product-specific research 
programs. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) 3,479.76 Documents of budget 
 Pest and disease prevention: General and product-specific 
pest and disease control measures and schemes. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)) 858.28 Documents of budget 
 Training services: Education and training. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(c)) 302.28 Documents of budget 
 Extension and advisory serv ices: Programs for practical 
application of new technologi es, technology improvement 
of agricultural production, compilation and provision of statistical data and inform ation, strengthening of 
management of agricultural organizations. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) 2,329.00 Documents of budget 
 Inspection services: The inspection and control of 
veterinary medicine, feed, fo od, pesticide residue, water 
quality, and grading and the implementation of Chinese Taipei's Agricultural Standard system. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(e)) 609.61 Documents of budget 
 Marketing and promotion services: Programs for the 
improvement of the marketing, processing and consumption of food; Establishment of wholesale market. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(f)) 1,164.19 Documents of budget  
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- 4 - Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Infrastructural services: Pl anning and construction of 
irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads, land consolidation for agricultural sector and establishment of rural community. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)) 9,119.81 Documents of budget 
(f) Payments for relief from natural 
disasters Aid for natural disaster: govern ment payments for relief of 
damaged incomes by natural disasters. (Annex 2, paragraph 8) 3,735.46 Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook 
 Interest subsidy: Special lo ans granted to farmers for the 
relief of damaged farms due to natural disasters.(Annex 2, paragraph 8) a. Loan types, borrowers, purp oses, credit lines, loan 
interest, loan maturity, repayments, and lending institutions. 
b. Fund is sourced from the Agricultural Development 
Fund. 54.87 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
(h) Structural adjustment assistance provided through resource retirement programmes Land retirement programs: The conversion of farm land to 
forestry use and island-wid e reforestation. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 10)  304.72 Documents of budget 
(j) Environmental programmes Interest subsidy for pollution reduction: provision of low 
interest loans to hog farmers for the purchase of pollution 
prevention facilities. (A nnex 2, paragraph 12)  4.23 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
 Programs for preventing pollution, managing agricultural 
waste and monitoring on the pollution of the water and soil, for promoting the sust ainable use of farm land. 
(Annex 2, paragraph 12) 138.64 Documents of budget 
 Interest subsidy: Loan gran ted to farmers for the use of 
water and soil conservation. (Annex 2, paragraph 12) 11.24 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
 Land conservation subsidy1: payments for the 
maintenance of farmland in environmentally good condition by growing green manure crops or setting-aside. (Annex 2, paragraph 12) 9,879.60 Agriculture and Food 
Agency, COA  
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- 5 - Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(k) Regional assistance programm es Programs for disadvantaged farms: Integrated agricultural 
construction and environmental improvement programs for disadvantaged farms. (Annex 2, paragraph 13) 168.35 Documents of budget 
Total Green Box  32,160.03  
 
Note:  
1 Land conservation subsidy: Responding to the need to ease re strictions on rice imports and cut agricultural supports in the wa ke of WTO accession, the COA implemented the 
"Adjustment Program of Paddy and Upland Field Utilization". This program is steadily adjusting th e growing of rice, coarse grai ns, and contract sugarcane for sale to the 
government at guaranteed prices, while also offering payments fo r the maintenance of farmland in  environmentally good condition  by growing green manure crops or 
setting-aside. In order to comply with the WTO regulations, the amount of payment is lower than the extra costs or loss of inco me. The COA provided assist ance for fallowing on a 
total area of 221,679 hectares in 2008. This achieved lower domestic agricultural support goals, while taking into consideratio n farmland ecology and soil fertility needs.  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 
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 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None None None - 
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 
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 NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None None None -  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS: 4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 / MARKETING YEAR 2008/2009  
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) 
 
(Million NT$) Value of production2 
   
(Million NT$) Support as a % of value of 
production 
  
(%) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
   
(Million NT$) 
1 2 3 4 5 
Rice (paddy) 2,768.23 31,362.75  8.83  2,768.23 
Corn 286.09 559.34  51.15  286.09 
Sorghum 10.21 35.44  28.81  10.21 
Peanuts 207.34 2,464.07  8.41  207.34 
Sugar 173.46 546.76  31.72  173.46 
Tobacco leaves 193.16 321.92  60.00  193.16 
Vegetables3 194.47 48,514.05  0.40  4 
Table sugarcane 14.02 501.66  2.79  4 
Sweet potatoes 97.32 2,553.79  3.81  4 
Forage crops5 111.13 902.93  12.31  111.13 
Other crops6 265.00  3,760.20  7.05  265.00 
All other (not in AMS calculation)7 0.00 234,592.22  0.00  4 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9 below) 8,257.86 326,115.13  2.53  4 
Total: Current Total AMS    4,014.63  
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- 9 - Notes: 
2 The calculated AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5 per c ent of value of production ( de minimis  exclusion). 
3 Value of production (excluding forage crops, which is estimated as described in footnote (5)) is reported in "Agricultural Sta tistics Yearbook " published by the Council of 
Agriculture. 
4 "Vegetables" include radishes, carrots, ot her root vegetables, taros, scallions, sc allion bulbs, leeks, garlic, water-chestnut s, water bamboo, other stem vegetables, leaf-
mustard, water-convolvulus, celery, other leaf-vegetables, day lil y, oriental pickling melons, cucumbers, white gourds, bitter gourds, eggplants, tomatoes , peppers, kidney beans, 
peas, other fruit vegetables, wa termelons, seed watermelons, cantaloupes and strawberries. 
5 "Value of production of forage crops" is calculated on the ba sis of the production of pangola grass, napier grass and others w hich are reported in "Agricultural Statistics Yearbook" 
published by the Council of Agriculture. Th e value of production is estimated by the production times the estimated averaged un it price (hay of pangola grass NT$4.6/kg, napier 
grass NT$1.1/kg, others NT$1.6/kg).  
6 "Value of production of other crops" is calculated by deducting the sum value of th e crops listed in Suppo rting Table DS:4 (in cluding rice, feed corn, sorghum, peanuts, sugar, 
vegetables, table sugarcane, sweet patatoes, tobacco leaves, fora ge crops) and those crops not included in AMS calculation (inc luding fruit, tea, soybean, ornamental plants and 
mildew) from the total value of crops. "Other  crops" includes food corn, adzuki beans, other coarse grains (millet, common bean s, mung beans,) sesame, other special crops 
(cassava, tachia rush, triangle ru sh, perfume plants , sunflowers). 
7 "All other (not in AMS calculation)" include fruits, tea, soybeans, ornamental plants, mildew and livestock. "Fruits" include bananas, pineapples,ponkans, wentan pomeloes, tou 
pomeloes, pai pomeloes, tankans, liuchengs, lemons, grape fruit, other citrus, longans, mangoes, betel nuts, guavas, plums,  pe aches, persimmons, papaya s, wax apples, grapes, 
loquats, Japanese apricots, lichees, oliv es, carambolas, pears, apples, jujubes, su gar apples, passion fruit, coconuts and othe r fruits. "Livestock" include cattle, hogs, goats, horses, 
deer, rabbits, layer, broiler, colorful broiler, tsaiya, mule&muscovy duck, geese, turkeys, cow milk, goat milk, hides, velvets , honey, royal jelly, he n eggs and duck eggs.  
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS: 5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 / MARKETING YEAR 2008/2009  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production  
  
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(Million NT$) Total market 
price support 
  
(Million NT$)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Rice (paddy) Jan. 2008 Guaranteed 
purchases       
Japonica Rice Jan. 2008 8 23.00 8.92 155,567.00  2,190.38  9 
  10 20.00 8.92 41,488.00  459.69  9 
  11 18.60 8.92 380.00  3.68  9 
Indica Rice Jan. 2008 8 22.00 7.10 2,513.00  37.44  9 
  10 19.00 7.10 203.00  2.42  9 
  11 17.60 7.10 2.00  0.02  9 
Indica Rice (long) Jan. 2008 8 22.00 7.10 4,876.00  72.65  9 
  10 19.00 7.10 147.00  1.75  9 
  11 17.60 7.10 19.00  0.20  9 
Total-2008     205,195.00  2,768.23    
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- 11 - Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production  
  
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(Million NT$) Total market 
price support 
  
(Million NT$)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Tobacco leaves July 2008 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 186.67 74.66 1,724.53  193.16 12 
Sugar Jan. 2008 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 24.88 8.23 7,659.00  127.52 13 
All Commodities 
(before de minimis )       3,088.91  
 
Notes: 
8 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of govern ment planned purchase. 
9 "Applied administered price of rice" is sourced from "Taiwan Food Statistics Book" pu blished by Agriculture and Food Agency (A FA). "External reference price" is based on the 
CIF price of rice imported by Hong Kong, China in 1990-1992, which serves as the arithmetic average of the price in 1990-1992. Chinese Taipei did not im port rice, and thus did 
not have data on rice imports. Hong Kong, China is the closest territory to Chinese Taipei and shares similar rice consumption pattern with the latter; therefore, data on rice 
imports in Hong Kong, China are used  as external reference for rice. 
"Imported value and volume of rice in Hong Kong, Ch ina" is sourced from "Hong Kong Trade Statistics". 
"Exchange rate of NT dollars to HK dollars" is so urced from "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics". 
"Conversion rates of paddy to milled rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA). 
"Eligible production of rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency AFA. 
10 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government supplementary purchase. 
11 Price support level for rice is calculated on  the basis of government  additional purchase. 
12 "Applied administered price of tobacco leaves" is based on the weighted average of the prices for the purchase of different gr ades of locally produced tobacco leaves. Data are 
sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corpor ation" (which was transformed from Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopo ly Bureau (TTWMB)). 
"External reference price of tobacco leaves" is based on the CIF price of tobacco leaves imported from Thailand in 1990-1992, w hich shares the same quality of those grown in 
Chinese Taipei.  Data are sourced from TTWMB. 
"Eligible production of tobacco leaves" is  sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Statis tical Yearbook" publis hed by Taiwan Tobacc o & Liquor Corporation (TTLC). 
13 "Applied administered price of sugar" and "eligible production  of sugar" in 1991 are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TS C). 
"External reference price of sugar" is based on the CIF imported  price of sugar in 1991. Data are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Cor poration (TSC).  
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS: 6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 / MARKETING YEAR 2008/09 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic product Calendar/
 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production  
  
 
 
(tonnes) Total 
price-related 
direct 
payments 
 
 
(Million NT$) Other 
non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million 
NT$) Associated 
fees/levies
 
  
 
(Million 
NT$) Total direct 
payments 
  
 
 
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Corn Jan. 2008 Guaranteed pu rchase     138.73   14 
Corn Jan. 2008 Diversion Payments15     147.36   AFA 
  Bonus Payments16     0.00    
  Subtotal other 
payments     147.36    
Corn Jan. 2008 Subtotal all direct 
payments       286.09  
Sorghum Jan. 2008 Guaranteed  purchase     10.21   14 
Sorghum Jan. 2008 Diversion Payments15     0.00   AFA 
  Bonus Payments16     0.00   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     0.00    
Sorghum Jan. 2008 Subtotal all direct 
payments       10.21   
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- 13 - Description 
of basic product Calendar/
 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
   
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
   
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production
 
    
(tonnes) Total 
price-related 
direct 
payments 
  
(Million NT$) Other 
non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million 
NT$) Associated 
fees/levies
 
   
(Million 
NT$) Total direct 
payments 
    
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Vegetables Jan. 200 8 Diversion Payments15     190.63   AFA 
  Bonus Payments16     3.84   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     194.47    
Vegetables Jan. 2008 Subtotal all direct 
payments       194.47  
Forage crops Jan. 2008 Diversion Payments15     104.41   AFA 
  Bonus Payments16     6.72   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     111.13    
Forage crops Jan. 2008 Subtotal all direct 
payments       111.13  
Peanuts Jan. 2008 Diversion Payments15     207.34   AFA 
  Bonus Payments16     -   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     207.34    
Peanuts Jan. 2008 Subtotal all direct 
payments       207.34  
Table 
sugarcane Jan. 2008 Diversion Payments15     14.02   AFA 
 Bonus Payments16     -   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     14.02    
Table 
sugarcane Jan. 2008 Subtotal all direct 
payments       14.02   
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- 14 - Description 
of basic product Calendar/
 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
   
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
   
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production
 
    
(tonnes) Total 
price-related 
direct 
payments 
  
(Million NT$) Other 
non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million 
NT$) Associated 
fees/levies
 
   
(Million 
NT$) Total direct 
payments 
    
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Sweet 
potatoes Jan. 2008 Diversion Payments15     97.15   AFA 
 Bonus Payments16     0.17   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     97.32    
Sweet 
potatoes Jan. 2008 Subtotal all direct 
payments       97.32  
Other crops17 Jan. 2008 Diversion Payments15     257.83   AFA 
  Bonus Payments16     7.17   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     265.00    
Other crops Jan. 2008 Subtotal all direct 
payments       265.00  
All 
commodities 
(before de minimis )  Subtotal all direct 
payments       1,185.58  
 
Notes: 
14 "Budget outlay of soybean, corn (feed), sorg hum" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency. 
15 Under the Adjustment Program of Paddy and Upland Field Utilizat ion, for farmers converting rice production to supported crops (peanuts, vegetables, ornamental crops, forage 
crops and other crops (refer to footnote 6 in Supporting Table DS:4)), there is a diversion payment of NT$22,000 or NT$45,000 ( with contract for feed corn) per hectare paid since 
the second crop of 1997. 
16 In addition to the diversion payment, for each of the hectare in adjoining farms with total area of over 30 hectares, there is  a bonus payment of NT$4,000 per hectare. For the 
conversion of rice production to supported  crops mentioned in the preceding footnote. 
17 "Historical data are not available for a breakdown of the divers ion and bonus payments of each individual crop in the category  of vegetables, ornamental plants and other 
crops, therefore, only the general category payments are shown."  
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS: 7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 / MARKETING YEAR 2008/2009 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description of 
basic product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
 
 
(Million NT$) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
 
(Million NT$) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 
(Million NT$) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Million NT$) Total AMS 
   
 
 
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8) 10 
Rice Jan. 2008     2,768.23  2,768.23  
Corn Jan. 2008      286.09 286.09  
Sorghum Jan. 2008      10.21 10.21  
Vegetables Jan. 2008      194.47 194.47  
Forage crops Jan. 2008      111.13 111.13  
Peanuts Jan. 2008      207.34 207.34  
Sugar Jan. 2008 Freight 
subsidy 44.40  44.40    TSC 
 July 2008 Other 
subsidies18 1.54  1.54     
Sugar  Total AMS   45.94 127.52 - 173.46  
Tobacco leaves July 2008     193.16  193.16 TTLC 
Table 
sugarcane Jan. 2008      14.02 14.02  
Sweet potatoes Jan. 2008      97.32 97.32   
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- 16 - Description of 
basic product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
  
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
    
(Million NT$) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
   
(Million NT$) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
  
(Million NT$) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Million NT$) Total AMS 
     
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8) 10 
Other crops Jan. 2008      265.00 265.00  
All commodities 
(before 
de minimis )  Total AMS   45.94 3,088.91 1,185.58 4,320.43  
 
Note: 
18 Other subsidies for sugar include interest  subsidy for loans for the purchase of in puts, insurance premium for sugarcane farm,  fees for pest and disease control, inspection fees 
for sugar brix and others.  
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- 17 - Supporting Table DS: 9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2008 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
  
 
   
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
 
   
(Million NT$) Total non-
product-
specific 
support 
 
   
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
machinery price subsidy Jan. 2008 27.33   27.33 1.  Objective: to facilitate adjustment in 
agricultural production and distribution so as 
to expedite modernization of the agricultural sector. 
2. For: 
a. Farmers actually engaged in production 
b. Machinery should pass the functional test 
by Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute 
c. Assistance to each fa rm family is limited 
to one machine for each type of machine. 
3. Subsidy for each machine does not exceed 
50% of the machine price. 
4. Data sources: Documents of budget. 
Input subsidy: Fertilizer 
freight subsidy Jan. 2008 503.67   503.67 1.  To subsidize the cost of transporting the 
fertilizers for farmers. 
2. Data source: AFA 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
Fertilizer price difference subsidy Jan. 2008 4,657.41   4,657.41 1. Fertilizer for agricultural use is provided at 
preferential prices. 
2. Data source: AFA  
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- 18 - Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
      
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
      
(Million NT$) Total non-
product-
specific 
support 
    
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Waiver or 
reduction of fees for 
electricity used for agricultural production Jan. 2008 360.10   360.10 1.  Under Agricultural Development Act, 
minimum charges for elec tricity used directly 
in agricultural production may be waived when the electricity is not used; and the cumulative formulae will not be applied in the calculation of electricity used. 
2. The scope of exemption covers: 
a. Electricity used for agricultural irrigation 
facilities 
b. Electricity used for agricultural planting 
and processing of pr oducts after harvest 
c. Electricity used for the refrigeration and 
storage of products 
d. Electricity used in livestock farming. 
3. Data sources: Taiwan Power Company, 
MOEA 
Input subsidy: Fuel subsidy 
for agricultural machinery Jan. 2008 61.40    61.40 1.  Fuel used for agricultural machinery is 
provided an exemption from 5% Business 
Tax and subsidized the difference of 50% oil price increase. 
2. Data source: AFA  
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- 19 - Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
      
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
      
(Million NT$) Total non-
product-
specific 
support 
    
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Interest subsidy Jan. 2008 2,430.64   2,430.64 1.  Special loans grante d to farmers for: 
a. Loan for expanding the family farm to 
support farmers buying lands 
b. Loan for farm machinery 
c. Loan for agricultural food industry in 
guidance and assistance of management 
d. Loan for livestock and poultry industry in 
improving the management efficiency 
e. Loan for farmers in guidance and 
assistance of management improvement 
f. Preferential loan extended to those 
business who move into the Agricultural Technology Park  
g. Loan for agriculture production and 
marketing groups 
2. Data source: Bureau of Agricultural Finance, 
COA 
Insurance subsidy: 
Livestock insurance 
program Jan. 2008 217.31   217.31 1.  The farmers' associations are entrusted by 
the government to conduct the livestock 
insurance programs.  
2. Insurance coverage: dairy cattle and hogs.  
3. Insurance items: death of dairy cattle on 
farm and death of hog during transportation. 
4. Indemnities: the insu red amount paid to 
farmers is varied in accordance with respective insurance pr ograms and limited to 
80% of market value in general. 
5. The premiums are subsidized by the 
government as follows: 30% for hog transportation insurance and 60% for dairy cattle insurance. 
6. Data source: Dept. of Animal Industry, COA  
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- 20 - Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
      
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
      
(Million NT$) Total non-
product-
specific 
support 
    
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Total non-product-specific 
AMS     8,257.86   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2009 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedu le) (from Section I of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
14,165.15 Million NT$ 3,854.11 
  
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- 22 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services Research: General research, research in relation to 
environmental programs and product-specific research programs.(Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) 3,336.32 Documents of budget 
 Pest and disease prevention: General and product-specific 
pest and disease control meas ures and schemes. (Annex 
2, paragraph 2(b)) 983.32 Documents of budget 
 Training services: Education and training. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(c)) 831.03 Documents of budget 
 Extension and advisory services: Programs for practical 
application of new technologi es, technology improvement 
of agricultural production, compilation and provision of statistical data and inform ation, strengthening of 
management of agricultural organizations. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) 2,367.04 Documents of budget 
 Inspection services: The inspection and control of 
veterinary medicine, feed, food, pesticide residue, water 
quality, and grading and the implementation of Chinese Taipei's Agricultural Stan dard system. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(e)) 607.85 Documents of budget 
 Marketing and promotion services: Programs for the 
improvement of the marketing, processing and consumption of food; Establishment of wholesale market. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(f)) 1,073.70 Documents of budget  
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- 23 - Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Infrastructural services: Planning and construction of 
irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads, land 
consolidation for agricultural sector and establishment of rural community. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)) 13,265.68 Documents of budget 
(f) Payments for relief from natural 
disasters Aid for natural disaster: government payments for relief of 
damaged incomes by natural disasters. (Annex 2, paragraph 8) 11,238.36 Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook 
 Interest subsidy: Special lo ans granted to farmers for the 
relief of damaged farms due to natural disasters. 
(Annex 2, paragraph 8) a. Loan types, borrowers, purp oses, credit lines, loan 
interest, loan maturity, repayments, and lending institutions. 
b. Fund is sourced from the Agricultural Development 
Fund. 63.67 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
(h) Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through resource retirement programmes Land retirement programs: The conversion of farm land to 
forestry use and island-wid e reforestation. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 10)   524.16 Documents of budget 
(j) Environmental programmes Interest subsidy for pollution reduction: provision of low 
interest loans to hog farmers for the purchase of pollution 
prevention facilities. (Annex 2, paragraph 12)  3.84 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
 Programs for preventing pollution, managing agricultural 
waste and monitoring on the pollution of the water and soil, for promoting the sust ainable use of farm land. 
(Annex 2, paragraph 12) 85.50 Documents of budget 
 Interest subsidy: Loan gran ted to farmers for the use of 
water and soil conservation.(Annex 2, paragraph 12) 12.58 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
 Land conservation subsidy19: payments for the 
maintenance of farmland in environmentally good condition by growing green manure crops or setting-aside. (Annex 2, paragraph 12) 9,548.13 Agriculture and Food 
Agency, COA  
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- 24 - Measure type Name and description of me asure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(k) Regional assistance programmes Programs fo r disadvantaged farms: In tegrated agricultural 
construction and environmental improvement programs 
for disadvantaged farms. (Annex 2, paragraph 13) 123.76 Documents of budget 
Total Green Box  44,064.90  
 
Note: 
19 Land conservation subsidy: Responding to the need to ease re strictions on rice imports and cut agricultural supports in the wa ke of WTO accession, the COA implemented the 
"Adjustment of Paddy and Upland Crop Utilization Program". This program is steadily adjusting th e growing of rice, coarse grain s, and contract sugarcane for sale to the 
government at guaranteed prices, while also offering payments fo r the maintenance of farmland in  environmentally good condition  by growing green manure crops or 
setting-aside. In order to comply with the WTO regulations, the amount of payment is lower than the extra costs or loss of inco me. The COA provided assist ance for fallowing on a 
total area of 213,697 hectares in 2009. This achieved lower domestic agricultural support goals, while taking into consideratio n farmland ecology and soil fertility needs.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
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 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None None None - 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
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 NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None None None - 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 / MARKETING YEAR 2009/2010  
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) 
 
(Million NT$) Value of production20 
   
 
(Million NT$) Support as a % of value of 
production 
  
 
(%) Current Total AMS (aggregate)
 
 
  
(Million NT$) 
1 2 3 4 5 
Rice (paddy) 2,550.14 33,775.02 7.55 2,550.14 
Corn 198.97 689.72 28.85 198.97 
Sorghum 5.67 10.07 56.31 5.67 
Peanuts 218.49 2,762.76 7.91 218.49 
Sugar 150.86 585.02 25.79 150.86 
Tobacco leaves 234.71 378.68 61.98 234.71 
Vegetables21 217.05 47,568.07 0.46 22 
Table sugarcane 15.11 476.75 3.17 22 
Sweet potatoes 108.93 2,336.19 4.66 22 
Forage crops23 185.98 1,018.87 18.25 185.98 
Other crops24 309.29 3,832.47 8.07 309.29 
All other (not in AMS calculation)25 0.00 228,436.90 0.00 22 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9 below) 9,211.28 321,870.52 2.86 
22 
Total: Current Total AMS    3,854.11  
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- 28 - Notes: 
20 Value of production (excluding forage crop s, which is estimated as desc ribed in footnote (23)) is reported in "Agricultural St atistics Yearbook" publis hed by the Council of 
Agriculture. 
21 "Vegetables" include radishes, carrots, ot her root vegetables, taros, scallions, sc allion bulbs, leeks, garlic, water-chestnut s, water bamboo, other stem vegetables, leaf-
mustard, water-convolvulus, celery, other leaf-vegetables, day lil y, oriental pickling melons, cucumbers, white gourds, bitter gourds, eggplants, tomatoes , peppers, kidney beans, 
peas, other fruit vegetables, wa termelons, seed watermelons, cantaloupes and strawberries. 
22 The calculated AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5% of v alue of production ( de minimis  exclusion). 
23 "Value of production of forage crops" is  calculated on the basis of the production of pangola grass, napi er grass and others w hich are reported in "Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook" published by the Council of Agricult ure. The value of production is estimate d by the production times the estimated a veraged unit price (hay of pangola grass 
NT$4.6/kg, napier grass NT$1.1/kg, others NT$1.6/kg). 
24 "Value of production of other crops" is calculated by deduct ing the sum value of the crops listed in Supporting Table DS:4 (in cluding rice, feed corn, sorghum, peanuts, sugar, 
vegetables, table sugarcane, sweet patatoes, tobacco leaves, fora ge crops) and those crops not included in AMS calculation (inc luding fruit, tea, soybean, ornamental plants and 
mildew) from the total value of crops. "Other  crops" includes food corn, adzuki beans, other coarse grains (millet, common bean s, mung beans,) sesame, other special crops 
(cassava, tachia rush, triangle ru sh, perfume plants , sunflowers). 
25 "All other (not in AMS calculation)" include fruits, tea, soyb eans, ornamental plants, mildew and livestock. "Fruits" include bananas, pineapples,ponka ns, wentan pomeloes, tou 
pomeloes, pai pomeloes, tankans, liuchengs, lemons, grape fruit, other citrus, longans, mangoes, betel nuts, guavas, plums, pea ches, persimmons, papaya s, wax apples, grapes, 
loquats, Japanese apricots, lichees, oliv es, carambolas, pears, apples, jujubes, su gar apples, passion fruit, coconuts and othe r fruits. "Livestock" include cattle, hogs, goats, horses, 
deer, rabbits, layer, broiler, colorful broiler, tsaiya, mule&muscovy duck, geese, turkeys, cow milk, goat milk, hides, velvets , honey, royal jelly, he n eggs and duck eggs.  
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- 29 - Supporting Table DS: 5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 / MARKETING YEAR 2009/2010  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
  
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(Million NT$) Total market 
price support 
  
(Million NT$)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Rice (paddy) Jan. 2009 Guaranteed 
purchases       
Japonica Rice Jan. 2009 26 23.00 8.92 168,826.00  2,377.07  27 
  28 20.00 8.92 7,938.00  87.95  27 
  29 18.60 8.92 137.00  1.33  27 
Indica Rice Jan. 2009 26 22.00 7.10 3,562.00  53.07  27 
  28 19.00 7.10 326.00  3.88  27 
  29 17.60 7.10 2.00  0.02  27 
Indica Rice (long) Jan. 2009 26 22.00 7.10 1,784.00  26.58  27 
  28 19.00 7.10 14.00  0.17  27 
  29 17.60 7.10 7.00  0.07  27 
Total-2009     182,596.00  2,550.14    
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- 30 - Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
  
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(Million NT$) Total market 
price support 
  
(Million NT$)  Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Tobacco leaves July 2009 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 196.38 74.66 1,928.32  234.71 30 
Sugar Jan. 2009 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 24.88 8.23 6,472.00  107.76 31 
All Commodities 
(before de minimis )       2,892.61  
 
Notes: 
26 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of govern ment planned purchase. 
27 "Applied administered price of rice" is sourced from "Taiwan Food Statistics Book" pu blished by Agriculture and Food Agency (A FA). "External reference price" is based on the 
CIF price of rice imported by Hong Kong, China in 1990-1992, which serves as the arithmetic average of the price in 1990-1992. Chinese Taipei did not im port rice, and thus did 
not have data on rice imports. Hong Kong, China is the closest territory to Chinese Taipei and shares similar rice consumption pattern with the latter; therefore, data on rice 
imports in Hong Kong, China are used  as external reference for rice. 
"Imported value and volume of rice in Hong Kong, Ch ina" is sourced from "Hong Kong Trade Statistics". 
"Exchange rate of NT dollars to HK dollars" is so urced from "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics". 
"Conversion rates of paddy to milled rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA). 
"Eligible production of rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency AFA. 
28 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government supplementary purchase. 
29 Price support level for rice is calculated on  the basis of government  additional purchase. 
30 "Applied administered price of tobacco leaves" is based on the weighted average of the prices for the purchase of different gr ades of locally produced tobacco leaves. Data are 
sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corpor ation" (which was transformed from Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopo ly Bureau (TTWMB)). 
"External reference price of tobacco leaves" is based on the CIF price of tobacco leaves imported from Thailand in 1990-1992, w hich shares the same quality of those grown in 
Chinese Taipei. Data are sourced from TTWMB. 
"Eligible production of tobacco leaves" is  sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Statis tical Yearbook" publis hed by Taiwan Tobacc o & Liquor Corporation (TTLC). 
31 "Applied administered price of sugar" and "eligible production  of sugar" in 1991 are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TS C). 
"External reference price of sugar" is based on the CIF imported  price of sugar in 1991. Data are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Cor poration (TSC).  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 / MARKETING YEAR 2009/10 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic product Calendar/
 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production  
  
 
(tonnes) Total 
price-related 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Other 
non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million 
NT$) Associated 
fees/levies
 
  
 
(Million 
NT$) Total direct 
payments 
  
 
(Million 
NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Corn Jan. 2009 Guaranteed purchase     101.29   32 
Corn Jan. 2009 Diversion Payments33     97.68   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     97.68    
Corn Jan. 2009 Subtotal all direct 
payments       198.97  
Sorghum Jan. 2009 Guaranteed purchase     5.67   32 
Sorghum Jan. 2009 Diversion Payments33     0.00   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     0.00    
Sorghum Jan. 2009 Subtotal all direct 
payments       5.67  
Vegetables Jan. 2009 Diversion Payments33     217.05   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     217.05    
Vegetables Jan. 2009 Subtotal all direct 
payments       217.05   
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- 32 - Description 
of basic product Calendar/
 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
  
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
  
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production
 
   
(tonnes) Total 
price-related 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Other 
non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million 
NT$) Associated 
fees/levies
 
   
(Million 
NT$) Total direct 
payments 
   
(Million 
NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Forage crops Jan. 2009 Diversion Payments33     185.98   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     185.98    
Forage crops Jan. 2009 Subtotal all direct 
payments       185.98  
Peanuts Jan. 2009 Diversion Payments33     218.49   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     218.49    
Peanuts Jan. 2009 Subtotal all direct 
payments       218.49  
Table 
sugarcane Jan. 2009 Diversion Payments33     15.11   AFA 
 Subtotal other 
payments     15.11    
Table 
sugarcane Jan. 2009 Subtotal all direct 
payments       15.11  
Sweet 
potatoes Jan. 2009 Diversion Payments33     108.93   AFA 
 Subtotal other 
payments     108.93    
Sweet 
potatoes Jan. 2009 Subtotal all direct 
payments       108.93  
Other crops34 Jan. 2009 Diversion Payments33     309.29   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments     309.29    
Other crops Jan. 2009 Subtotal all direct 
payments       309.29   
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- 33 - Description 
of basic product Calendar/
 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
  
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
  
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production
 
   
(tonnes) Total 
price-related 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million NT$) Other 
non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million 
NT$) Associated 
fees/levies
 
   
(Million 
NT$) Total direct 
payments 
   
(Million 
NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
All 
commodities (before de minimis )  Subtotal all direct 
payments       1,259.49  
 
Notes: 
32 "Budget outlay of soybean, corn (feed), sorg hum" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency. 
33 Under the Adjustment of Paddy and Upland Crop Utilization Program, for farmers conver ting rice production to supported crops ( peanuts, vegetables, ornamental crops, forage 
crops and other crops (refer to footnote 24 in Supporting Table DS:4)), there is a diversion payment of NT$24,000, NT$35,000 (w ith contract for forage cr ops), or NT$45,000 (with 
contract for feed corn) per hectare paid, and the bo nus payment cancelled since the first crop of 2009. 
34 Historical data are not available for a brea kdown of the diversion payments of each individual crop in the category of vegetab les, ornamental plants an d other crops, therefore, 
only the general category payments are shown.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 / MARKETING YEAR 2009/10 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic product Calendar/
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
 
 
(Million NT$) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
 
(Million NT$) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 
(Million NT$) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Million NT$) Total AMS 
   
 
 
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8) 10 
Rice Jan. 2009     2,550.14  2,550.14  
Corn Jan. 2009      198.97 198.97  
Sorghum Jan. 2009      5.67 5.67  
Vegetables Jan. 2009      217.05 217.05  
Forage crops Jan. 2009      185.98 185.98  
Peanuts Jan. 2009      218.49 218.49  
Sugar Jan. 2009 Freight 
subsidy 41.42  41.42    TSC 
 July 2009 Other 
subsidies35 1.68  1.68     
Sugar  Total AMS   43.10 107.76 - 150.86  
Tobacco leaves July 2009     234.71  234.71 TTLC 
Table 
sugarcane Jan. 2009      15.11 15.11  
Sweet potatoes Jan. 2009      108.93 108.93   
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- 35 - Description 
of basic product Calendar/
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
  
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
    
(Million NT$) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
   
(Million NT$) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
  
(Million NT$) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Million NT$) Total AMS 
     
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8) 10 
Other crops Jan. 2009      309.29 309.29  
All 
commodities 
(before de 
minimis )  Total AMS   43.10 2,892.61 1,259.49 4,195.20  
 
Note: 
35 Other subsidies for sugar include interest  subsidy for loans for the purchase of in puts, insurance premium for sugarcane farm,  fees for pest and disease control, inspection fees 
for sugar brix and others.  
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- 36 - Supporting Table DS: 9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2009 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
 
(Million NT$) Total  
non-product-
specific 
support 
 
  
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
machinery price subsidy Jan. 2009 19.65   19.65 1.  Objective: to facilitate adjustment in 
agricultural production and distribution so as 
to expedite modernization of the agricultural sector. 
2. For: 
a. Farmers actually engaged in production 
b. Machinery should pass the functional test 
by Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute 
c. Assistance to each fa rm family is limited 
to one machine for each type of machine. 
3. Subsidy for each machine does not exceed 
50% of the machine price. 
4. Data sources: Documents of budget. 
Input subsidy: Fertilizer 
freight subsidy Jan. 2009 492.88   492.88 1.  To subsidize the cost of transporting the 
fertilizers for farmers. 
2. Data source: AFA 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
Fertilizer price difference subsidy Jan. 2009 5,206.24   5,206.24 1.  Fertilizer for agricultural use is provided at 
preferential prices. 
2. Data source: AFA  
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beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
   
(Million NT$) Total  
non-product-
specific 
support 
   
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Waiver or 
reduction of fees for 
electricity used for agricultural production Jan. 2009 557.73   557.73 1.  Under Agricultural Development Act, 
minimum charges for elec tricity used directly 
in agricultural production may be waived when the electricity is not used; and the cumulative formulae will not be applied in the calculation of electricity used. 
2. The scope of exemption covers: 
a. (Electricity used for agricultural irrigation 
facilities 
b. Electricity used for agricultural planting 
and processing of pr oducts after harvest 
c. Electricity used for the refrigeration and 
storage of products 
d. Electricity used in livestock farming. 
3. Data sources: Taiwan Power Company, 
MOEA 
Input subsidy: Fuel subsidy 
for agricultural machinery Jan. 2009 -   - 1.  Fuel used for agricultural machinery is 
provided an exemption from 5% Business 
Tax and subsidized the difference of 50% oil price increase. 
2. Data source: AFA  
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- 38 - Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
   
(Million NT$) Total  
non-product-
specific 
support 
   
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Interest subsidy Jan. 2009 2,739.45   2,739.45 1.  Special loans grante d to farmers for: 
a. Loan for expanding the family farm to 
support farmers buying lands 
b. Loan for farm machinery 
c. Loan for agricultural food industry in 
guidance and assistance of management 
d. Loan for livestock and poultry industry in 
improving the management efficiency 
e. Loan for farmers in guidance and 
assistance of management improvement 
f. Preferential loan extended to those 
business who move into the Agricultural Technology Park  
g. Loan for agriculture production and 
marketing groups 
2. Data source: Bureau of Agricultural Finance, 
COA 
Insurance subsidy: 
Livestock insurance 
program Jan. 2009 195.33   195.33 1.  The farmers' associations are entrusted by 
the government to conduct the livestock 
insurance programs.  
2. Insurance coverage: dairy cattle and hogs.  
3. Insurance items: death of dairy cattle on 
farm and death of hog during transportation. 
4. Indemnities: the insu red amount paid to 
farmers is varied in accordance with respective insurance pr ograms and limited to 
80% of market value in general. 
5. The premiums are subsidized by the 
government as follows: 30% for hog transportation insurance and 60% for dairy cattle insurance. 
6. Data source: Dept. of Animal Industry, COA  
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- 39 - Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
   
(Million NT$) Total  
non-product-
specific 
support 
   
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Total non-product-specific 
AMS     9,211.28  
  
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- 40 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
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 
14,165.15 Million NT$ 3,881.03 
  
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- 41 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 
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 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services Research: General research, research in relation to 
environmental programs and product-specific research programs. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) 3,475.64 Documents of budget 
 Pest and disease prevention: General and product-specific 
pest and disease control measures and schemes. 
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)) 879.98 Documents of budget 
 Training services: Education and training. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(c)) 436.77 Documents of budget 
 Extension and advisory services: Programs for practical 
application of new technologi es, technology improvement 
of agricultural production, compilation and provision of statistical data and inform ation, strengthening of 
management of agricultural organizations. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) 2,644.55 Documents of budget 
 Inspection services: The inspection and control of 
veterinary medicine, feed, food, pesticide residue, water 
quality, and grading and the implementation of Chinese Taipei's Agricultural Stan dard system. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(e)) 473.64 Documents of budget 
 Marketing and promotion services: Programs for the 
improvement of the marketing, processing and 
consumption of food; Establishment of wholesale market. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(f)) 1,300.06 Documents of budget  
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- 42 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Infrastructural services: Planning and construction of 
irrigation/drainage facilities and rural roads, land 
consolidation for agricultural sector and establishment of rural community. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)) 16,856.92 Documents of budget 
(f) Payments for relief from natural 
disasters Aid for natural disaster: government payments for relief of 
damaged incomes by natural disasters. (Annex 2, paragraph 8) 5,153.52 Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook 
 Interest subsidy: Special lo ans granted to farmers for the 
relief of damaged farms due to natural disasters. (Annex 2, paragraph 8) a. Loan types, borrowers, purp oses, credit lines, loan 
interest, loan maturity, repayments, and lending institutions. 
b. Fund is sourced from the Agricultural Development 
Fund. 153.08 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
(h) Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through resource retirement 
programmes Land retirement programs: The conversion of farm land to 
forestry use and island-wid e reforestation. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 10)  504.83 Documents of budget 
(j) Environmental programmes Interest subsidy for pollution reduction: provision of low 
interest loans to hog farmers for the purchase of pollution 
prevention facilities. (Annex 2, paragraph 12) 4.66 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
 Programs for preventing pollution, managing agricultural 
waste and monitoring on the pollution of the water and 
soil, for promoting the sust ainable use of farm land. 
(Annex 2, paragraph 12) 105.71 Documents of budget 
 Interest subsidy: Loan gran ted to farmers for the use of 
water and soil conservation.(Annex 2, paragraph 12) 12.69 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA 
 Land conservation subsidy36: payments for the 
maintenance of farmland in environmentally good 
condition by growing green manure crops or setting-aside. (Annex 2, paragraph 12) 9,369.50 Agriculture and Food 
Agency, COA 
(k) Regional assistance programmes Programs fo r disadvantaged farms: In tegrated agricultural 
construction and environmental improvement programs 
for disadvantaged farms. (Annex 2, paragraph 13) 56.67 Documents of budget  
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- 43 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year 
in question 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Total Green Box  41,428.22  
 
Note: 
36 Land conservation subsidy: Responding to the need to ease re strictions on rice imports and cut agricultural supports in the wa ke of WTO accession, the COA implemented the 
"Adjustment of Paddy Field Multiple Utilization Program". This program is steadily adjusting the growing of rice, coarse grains , and contract sugarcane for sale to the government at 
guaranteed prices, while also offering payments for the maintena nce of farmland in en vironmentally good condition by growing gr een manure crops or setting-aside. In order to 
comply with the WTO regulations, the amount of payment is lowe r than the extra costs or loss of income. The COA provided assist ance for fallowing on a total area of 
206,467 hectares in 2010. This achieved lower domestic agricultural  support goals, while taking into consideration farmland eco logy and soil fertility needs.  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 
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 
 
(Million NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None None None - 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 
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 NT$) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
None None None - 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 / MARKETING YEAR 2010/11  
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) 
 
(Million NT$) Value of production37 
   
(Million NT$) Support as a % of 
value of production 
  
(%) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
   
(Million NT$) 
1 2 3 4 5 
Rice (paddy) 2,637.90  30,355.77  8.69  2,637.90 
Corn 173.06  518.26  33.39  173.06 
Sorghum 0.45  108.68  0.41  38 
Peanuts 232.21  3,467.74  6.70  232.21 
Sugar 142.18  794.31  17.90  142.18 
Tobacco leaves 223.27  354.17  63.04  223.27 
Vegetables39 224.98  51,087.60  0.44  38 
Table sugarcane 13.31  408.09  3.26  38 
Sweet potatoes 85.37  2,384.77  3.58  38 
Forage crops40 196.44  968.36  20.29  196.44 
Other crops41 275.98  4,557.04  6.06  275.98 
All other (not in AMS calculation)42 0.00  239,987.70  0.00  38 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9 below) 6,185.96  334,992.49  1.85  
38 
Total: Current Total AMS    3,881.03  
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- 47 - Notes: 
37 Value of production (excluding forage crop s, which is estimated as desc ribed in footnote (40)) is reported in "Agricultural St atistics Yearbook" publis hed by the Council of 
Agriculture. 
38 The calculated AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5% of v alue of production ( de minimis  exclusion). 
39 "Vegetables" include radishes, carrots, ot her root vegetables, taros, scallions, sc allion bulbs, leeks, garlic, water-chestnut s, water bamboo, other stem vegetables, leaf-
mustard, water-convolvulus, celery, other leaf-vegetables, day lil y, oriental pickling melons, cucumbers, white gourds, bitter gourds, eggplants, tomatoes , peppers, kidney beans, 
peas, other fruit vegetables, wa termelons, seed watermelons, cantaloupes and strawberries. 
40 "Value of production of forage crops" is  calculated on the basis of the production of pangola grass, napi er grass and others w hich are reported in "Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook" published by the Council of Agricult ure. The value of production is estimated by the production times the estimated a veraged unit price (hay of pangola grass 
NT$4.6/kg, napier grass NT$1.1/kg, others NT$1.6/kg). 
41 "Value of production of other crops" is calculated by deduct ing the sum value of the crops listed in Supporting Table DS:4 (in cluding rice, feed corn, sorghum, peanuts, sugar, 
vegetables, table sugarcane, sweet patatoes, tobacco leaves, fora ge crops) and those crops not included in AMS calculation (inc luding fruit, tea, soybean, ornamental plants and 
mildew) from the total value of crops. "Other  crops" includes food corn, adzuki beans, other coarse grains (millet, common bean s, mung beans,) sesame, other special crops 
(cassava, tachia rush, triangle ru sh, perfume plants , sunflowers). 
42 "All other (not in AMS calculation)" include fruits, tea, soyb eans, ornamental plants, mildew and livestock. "Fruits" include bananas, pineapples,ponka ns, wentan pomeloes, tou 
pomeloes, pai pomeloes, tankans, liuchengs, lemons, grape fruit, other citrus, longans, mangoes, betel nuts, guavas, plums, pea ches, persimmons, papaya s, wax apples, grapes, 
loquats, Japanese apricots, lichees, oliv es, carambolas, pears, apples, jujubes, su gar apples, passion fruit, coconuts and othe r fruits. "Livestock" include cattle, hogs, goats, horses, 
deer, rabbits, layer, broiler, colorful broiler, tsaiya, mule&muscovy duck, geese, turkeys, cow milk, goat milk, hides, velvets , honey, royal jelly, he n eggs and duck eggs.  
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- 48 - Supporting Table DS: 5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 / MARKETING YEAR 2010/2011  
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
  
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(Million NT$) Total market 
price support 
  
(Million NT$)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Rice (paddy) Jan. 2010 Guaranteed 
purchases       
Japonica Rice Jan. 2010 43 23.00 8.92 169,207.00   2,382.43  44 
  45 20.00 8.92 17,265.00   191.30  44 
  46 18.60 8.92 595.00   5.76  44 
Indica Rice Jan. 2010 43 22.00 7.10 364.00   5.42  44 
  45 19.00 7.10  -    -  44 
  46 17.60 7.10  -    -  44 
Indica Rice (long) Jan. 2010 43 22.00 7.10 3,312.00   49.35  44 
  45 19.00 7.10 305.00   3.63  44 
  46 17.60 7.10 1.00   0.01  44 
Total-2010     191,049.00   2,637.90    
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- 49 - Description of 
basic products Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production 
  
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
(Million NT$) Total market 
price support 
  
(Million NT$)  Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Tobacco leaves July 2010 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 202.00 74.66 1,753.30   223.27  47 
Sugar Jan. 2010 Contract guaranteed 
purchase 24.88 8.23 6,009.00  100.05 48 
All Commodities 
(before de minimis )       2,961.22  
 
Notes: 
43 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of govern ment planned purchase. 
44 "Applied administered price of rice" is sourced from "Taiwan Food Statistics Book" pu blished by Agriculture and Food Agency (A FA). "External reference price" is based on the 
CIF price of rice imported by Hong Kong, China in 1990-1992, which serves as the arithmetic average of the price in 1990-1992. Chinese Taipei did not im port rice, and thus did 
not have data on rice imports. Hong Kong, China is the closest territory to Chinese Taipei and shares similar rice consumption pattern with the latter; therefore, data on rice 
imports in Hong Kong, China are used  as external reference for rice. 
"Imported value and volume of rice in Hong Kong, Ch ina" is sourced from "Hong Kong Trade Statistics". 
"Exchange rate of NT dollars to HK dollars" is so urced from "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics". 
"Conversion rates of paddy to milled rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency (AFA). 
"Eligible production of rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency AFA. 
45 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government supplementary purchase. 
46 Price support level for rice is calculated on  the basis of government  additional purchase. 
47 "Applied administered price of tobacco leaves" is based on the weighted average of the prices for the purchase of different gr ades of locally produced tobacco leaves. Data are 
sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corpor ation" (which was transformed from Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopo ly Bureau (TTWMB)). 
"External reference price of tobacco leaves" is based on the CIF price of tobacco leaves imported from Thailand in 1990-1992, w hich shares the same quality of those grown in 
Chinese Taipei. Data are sourced from TTWMB. 
"Eligible production of tobacco leaves" is  sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Statis tical Yearbook" publis hed by Taiwan Tobacc o & Liquor Corporation (TTLC). 
48 "Applied administered price of sugar" and "eligible production  of sugar" in 1991 are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TS C). 
"External reference price of sugar" is based on the CIF imported  price of sugar in 1991. Data are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Cor poration (TSC).  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 / MARKETING YEAR 2010/2011 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description 
of basic product Calendar/
 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
 
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
 
 
 
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production  
  
 
 
(tonnes) Total price-
related 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million 
NT$) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
 
(Million 
NT$) Associated 
fees/levies  
  
 
(Million 
NT$) Total direct 
payments 
  
 
 
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Corn Jan. 2010 Guaranteed purchase     32.16    49 
Corn Jan. 2010 Diversion Payments50     140.89    AFA 
  Subtotal other payments     140.89     
Corn Jan. 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       173.06   
Sorghum Jan. 2010 Guaranteed purchase     0.45    49 
Sorghum Jan. 2010 Diversion Payments50     0.00    AFA 
  Subtotal other payments     0.00     
Sorghum Jan. 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       0.45   
Vegetables Jan. 2010 Diversion Payments50     224.98    AFA 
  Subtotal other payments     224.98     
Vegetables Jan. 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments        224.98    
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- 51 - Description 
of basic product Calendar/
 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
   
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
   
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production
 
    
(tonnes) Total price-
related 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million 
NT$) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
 
(Million 
NT$) Associated 
fees/levies  
   
(Million 
NT$) Total direct 
payments 
    
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Forage 
crops Jan. 2010 Diversion Payments50     196.44    AFA 
 Subtotal other payments     196.44     
Forage 
crops Jan. 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       196.44   
Peanuts Jan. 2010 Diversion Payments50     232.21    AFA 
  Subtotal other payments     232.21     
Peanuts Jan. 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       232.21   
Table 
sugarcane Jan. 2010 Diversion Payments50     13.31    AFA 
 Subtotal other payments     13.31     
Table 
sugarcane Jan. 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments 
       13.31   
Sweet 
potatoes Jan. 2010 Diversion Payments50     85.37    AFA 
 Subtotal other payments     85.37     
Sweet 
potatoes Jan. 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       85.37   
Other 
crops51 Jan. 2010 Diversion Payments50     275.98    AFA 
 Subtotal other payments     275.98     
Other crops Jan. 2010 Subtotal all direct 
payments       275.98    
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- 52 - Description 
of basic product Calendar/
 
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
   
(NT$/kg) External 
reference 
price 
   
(NT$/kg) Eligible 
production
 
    
(tonnes) Total price-
related 
direct 
payments 
 
(Million 
NT$) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
 
(Million 
NT$) Associated 
fees/levies  
   
(Million 
NT$) Total direct 
payments 
    
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
All 
commodities (before de 
minimis )  Subtotal all direct 
payments       1,201.80  
 
Notes: 
49 "Budget outlay of soybean, corn (feed), sorg hum" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency. 
50 Under the Adjustment of Paddy Field Multiple Utilization Progra m, for farmers converting rice production to supported crops (p eanuts, vegetables, ornamental crops, forage 
crops and other crops (refer to footnote 41 in Supporting Table DS:4)), there is a diversion payment of NT$24,000, NT$35,000 (w ith contract for forage crops), or NT$45,000 (with 
contract for feed corn) per hectare paid, and the bo nus payment cancelled since the first crop of 2009. 
51 Historical data are not available for a brea kdown of the diversion payments of each individual crop in the category of vegetab les, ornamental plants an d other crops, therefore, 
only the general category payments are shown.  
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- 53 - Supporting Table DS: 7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN, AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 / MARKETING YEAR 2010/2011 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic product Calendar/
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
 
 
(Million NT$) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
 
(Million NT$) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 
(Million NT$) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Million NT$) Total AMS 
   
 
 
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8) 10 
Rice Jan. 2010     2,637.90  2,637.90  
Corn Jan. 2010      173.06 173.06  
Sorghum Jan. 2010      0.45 0.45  
Vegetables Jan. 2010      224.98 224.98  
Forage crops Jan. 2010      196.44 196.44  
Peanuts Jan. 2010      232.21 232.21  
Sugar Jan. 2010 Freight subsidy 40.23  40.23    TSC 
 July 2010 Other 
subsidies52 1.90  1.90     
Sugar  Total AMS   42.13 100.05 - 142.18  
Tobacco leaves July 2010     223.27  223.27 TTLC 
Table 
sugarcane Jan. 2010      13.31 13.31  
Sweet potatoes Jan. 2010      85.37 85.37   
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- 54 - Description 
of basic product Calendar/
marketing 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
    
(Million NT$) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
  
(Million NT$) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
  
(Million NT$) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(Million NT$) Total AMS 
     
(Million NT$) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8) 10 
Other crops Jan. 2010      275.98 275.98  
All 
commodities 
(before de minimis )  Total AMS   42.13 2,961.22 1,201.80 4,205.15  
 
Note: 
52 Other subsidies for sugar include interest  subsidy for loans for the purchase of in puts, insurance premium for sugarcane farm,  fees for pest and disease control, inspection fees 
for sugar brix and others.  
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- 55 - Supporting Table DS: 9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: THE SEPARATE CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND MATSU 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2010 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
  
 
   
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
  
 
   
(Million NT$) Total  
non-product-
specific 
support 
 
   
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
machinery price subsidy Jan. 2010 21.87   21.87 1.  Objective: to facilitate adjustment in 
agricultural production and distribution so as 
to expedite modernization of the agricultural sector. 
2. For: 
a. Farmers actually engaged in production 
b. Machinery should pass the functional test 
by Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute 
c. Assistance to each fa rm family is limited 
to one machine for each type of machine. 
3. Subsidy for each machine does not exceed 
50% of the machine price. 
4. Data sources: Documents of budget. 
Input subsidy: Fertilizer 
freight subsidy Jan. 2010 403.85   403.85 1. To subsidize the cost of transporting the 
fertilizers for farmers. 
2. Data source: AFA 
Input subsidy: Agricultural 
Fertilizer price difference subsidy Jan. 2010 2,097.37   2,097.37 1. Fertilizer for agricultural use is provided at 
preferential prices. 
2. Data source: AFA  
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beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
      
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
      
(Million NT$) Total  
non-product-
specific 
support 
    
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Input subsidy: Waiver or 
reduction of fees for 
electricity used for agricultural production Jan. 2010 562.66   562.66 1.  Under Agricultural Development Act, 
minimum charges for elec tricity used directly 
in agricultural production may be waived when the electricity is not used; and the cumulative formulae will not be applied in the calculation of electricity used. 
2. The scope of exemption covers: 
a. Electricity used for agricultural irrigation 
facilities 
b. Electricity used for agricultural planting 
and processing of pr oducts after harvest 
c. Electricity used for the refrigeration and 
storage of products 
d. Electricity used in livestock farming. 
3. Data sources: Taiwan Power Company, 
MOEA 
Input subsidy: Fuel subsidy 
for agricultural machinery Jan. 2010  -   - 1.  Fuel used for agricultural machinery is 
provided an exemption from 5% Business 
Tax and subsidized the difference of 50% oil price increase. 
2. Data source: AFA  
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- 57 - Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
      
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
      
(Million NT$) Total  
non-product-
specific 
support 
    
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Interest subsidy Jan. 2010 2,894.90   2,894.90 1.  Special loans grante d to farmers for: 
a. Loan for expanding the family farm to 
support farmers buying lands 
b. Loan for farm machinery 
c. Loan for agricultural food industry in 
guidance and assistance of management 
d. Loan for livestock and poultry industry in 
improving the management efficiency 
e. Loan for farmers in guidance and 
assistance of management improvement 
f. Preferential loan extended to those 
business who move into the Agricultural Technology Park  
g. Loan for agriculture production and 
marketing groups 
2. Data source: Bureau of Agricultural Finance, 
COA 
Insurance subsidy: 
Livestock insurance 
program Jan. 2010 205.31  
 
  
  205.31 1.  The farmers' associations are entrusted by 
the government to conduct the livestock 
insurance programs.  
2. Insurance coverage: dairy cattle and hogs.  
3. Insurance items: death of dairy cattle on 
farm and death of hog during transportation. 
4. Indemnities: the insu red amount paid to 
farmers is varied in accordance with respective insurance pr ograms and limited to 
80% of market value in general. 
5. The premiums are subsidized by the 
government as follows: 30% for hog transportation insurance and 60% for dairy cattle insurance. 
6. Data source: Dept. of Animal Industry, COA  
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- 58 - Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
      
(Million NT$) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(Million NT$) Associated 
fees/levies 
      
(Million NT$) Total  
non-product-
specific 
support 
    
(Million NT$) Data sources and comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Total non-product-specific 
AMS     6,185.96  
 
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