G/AG/N/JOR/17  
 
10 March 2015  
(15-1352)  Page: 1/15  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 21 January 2015,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Jordan . The notification concerns domestic support commitments  (Table DS:1  and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2011 and 2012 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
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 
1,333,973 JD 0 
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
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  
(JD) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
Total Green Box expenditures  143,261,214  
(a) Total general services  40,261,214  
1) Research(include Extension and advisory services) Budget alloca tions for research programmes and research activities at publ ic universities, and NCARE. 
Exempt as a general service under paragraph 2(a) of Annex 2.as well as of under paragraph 2(d) of Annex 2 6,260,970 * 
2) Inspection services Allocations for inspection of plants and animals by MOA and MOH. Exempt under paragraph 2(e) of Annex 2 13,216,122 *** 
3) Marketing and promotion Expenditures by MOA on trade directorie s, trade fairs, and trial export shipments to gauge foreign m arket 
acceptability of Jordanian products. Exempted under paragraph 2(f) of Annex 2 0 ** 
4) Pest and disease control Operating expenditures of the Plant Protection Services and Veterinary Services, MOA. Exempt under 
paragraph 2(b) of Annex 2 6,439,873 ** 
6) Infrastructure services Expenditures by the Ministry of Public Works on agricultural (rural) roads and rural electrification  
programmes, and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation  on dams and irrigation systems. Exempt under 
paragraph 2(g) of Annex 2 14,344,249 ** 
(b) Public stockholding for food security purposes  0 ** 
(c) Domestic food aid Budgetary expenditures on bread, sugar, rice and powdered milk subsidies to consumer. Exempt under 
paragraph 4 of Annex 2. 103,000,000 ** 
* Public Universities and documents of the budget. 
** Documents of the budget. *** MOA, MOH.  NCARE: National Center for Agriculture Research and Extension. 
MOA: Ministry of Agriculture. 
MOH: Ministry of Health.  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS: 2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
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 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture Value of interest rate subsidy on loans for irrigated and rain-fed land improvement and 
development; livestock development; mechanization; and farm and agricultural marketing facilities. 
Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture 1,112,517 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central Bank 
(b) Input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource–poor producers Value of interest rate subsidy on operational loans for less than JD 1,000 representing "…agricultural 
input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers in developing country Members..." Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture 830 " 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS: 4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 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) 
(JD) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS: 8 below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(JD) 
1 2 3 4 
Wheat 312,465 ( de minimis  )*  0 
Barley 198,120 ( de minimis  )**  0 
Livestock 26,652,598 ( de minimis)***   0 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS: 9) 7,353,927 ( de minimis)****   0 
Current Total AMS    0 
* The total value of wheat production in 2011 was JD 7,920,480 (sou rce of information is Department of Statistics). Under the p rovisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this falls below 
the de minimis  level thus need not to be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
** The total value of Barley production in 2011 was JD 9,956,900 (s ource of information is Department of Statistics). Under the  provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this falls below 
the de minimis  level thus need not to be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
*** The total value of livestock production in 2011 was JD 975,541, 708 (source of information is Department of Statistics). Und er the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this falls 
below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
**** The total value of agricultural production in 2011 was JD 1,596,571,108 (source of information is Department of Statistics ). Under the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this 
falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS.  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2011 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(JD/tonne) External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/…) 
(JD/tonne) Eligible 
production 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Wheat Calendar year Price support 400 151.4 1,265.9 - 312,465 * 
Barley Calendar year Price support 340 97 815.31 - 198,120 * 
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS: 7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.2011 Measurement type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(JD) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(JD) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(JD) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS: 5) 
(JD) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS: 6) Total AMS 
(JD) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat Calendar year Seed sales - 0 - 0 312,465 - 312,465 * 
Barley Calendar year Seed sales - 0 - 0 198,120 - 198,120 * 
Livestock Calendar year Government feed sales  26,652,598  26,652,598 - - 26,652,598 * 
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS: 9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning 1.1.2011 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(JD) Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(JD) Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Water subsidy Calendar year - 7,333,200 - 7,333,200 * 
Credit subsidy Calendar year - 20,727 - 20,727 ** 
TOTAL Calendar year     7,353,927  
* Jordan Valley Authority. 
** Ministry of Agriculture, Credit Corporation, Central Bank.  
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- 9 - Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(From Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (From Section 1 of  Part IV of the Schedule) (From attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
1,333,973 JD 0 
  
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
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 
(JD) Data 
Sources 
1 2 3 4 
Total Green Box expenditures  192,344,837  
(a) Total general services  39,344,837  
1) Research(include Extension and advisory 
services) Budget allocations for research programmes and research acti vities at public universities, and NCARE. Exempt as a 
general service under paragraph 2(a) of Annex 2.as well as of under paragraph 2(d) of Annex 2. 6,545,961 * 
2) Inspection services Allocations for inspection of plants and animals by MOA and MOH. Exempt under paragraph 2(e) of Annex 2.  14,498,422 *** 
3) Marketing and promotion Expenditures by MOA on trade directorie s, trade fairs, and trial export shipments to gauge foreign m arket 
acceptability of Jordanian products. Exempted under paragraph 2(f) of Annex 2. 0 ** 
4) Pest and disease control Operating expenditures of the Plant Protection Services and Veterinary Services, MOA. Exempt under 
paragraph 2(b) of Annex 2. 7,846,000 ** 
6) Infrastructure services Expenditures by the Ministry of Public Works on agricultural (rural) roads and rural electrification  programmes, and 
the Ministry of Water and Irrigation on dams and irrigation systems. Exempt under paragraph 2(g) of Annex 2. 10,454,454 ** 
(b) Public stockholding for food security 
purposes  0 ** 
(c) Domestic food aid Budgetary expenditures on bread, sugar, ri ce and powdered milk subsidies to consumer. Exempt under paragr aph 4 
of Annex 2. 153,000,000 ** 
* Public Universities and documents of the budget. 
** Documents of the budget. *** MOA, MOH. 
 
NCARE: National Center for Agriculture Research and Extension. 
MOA: Ministry of Agriculture. MOH: Ministry of Health.  
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS: 2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
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 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture Value of interest rate subsidy on loans for irrigated and rain-fed land improvement and development; 
livestock development; mechanization; and farm and agricultural marketing facilities. Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture 1,096,872 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central 
Bank 
(b) Input subsidies generally available 
to low-income or resource–poor 
producers Value of interest rate subsidy on operational loans for less than JD 1,000 representing "…agricultural 
input subsidies generally available to low-income or resource-poor producers in developing country 
Members..." Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture 540 " 
  
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS: 4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Description of basic produc ts (including non-product 
specific AMS) Product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Tables DS: 5 to DS: 7 below) 
(JD) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS: 8 below) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
(JD) 
1 2 3 4 
Wheat 409,019 ( de minimis )*  0 
Barley 164,619 ( de minimis )**  0 
Livestock 38,832,064 ( de minimis )***  0 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS: 9) 8,382,293 ( de minimis )****  0 
Current Total AMS    0 
 
* The total value of wheat production in 2012 was JD 8,642,250 (sou rce of information is Department of Statistics). Under the p rovisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this falls below 
the de minimis  level thus need not to be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
** The total value of Barley production in 2012 was JD 11,858,500 (s ource of information is Department of Statistics). Under th e provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this falls 
below the de minimis  level thus need not to be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
*** The total value of livestock production in 2012 was JD 1,075,796,021 (source of information is Department of Statistics). U nder the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this falls 
below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
**** The total value of agricultural production in 2012 was JD 1,610,105,826 (source of information is Department of Statistics ). Under the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on Agriculture, this 
falls below the de minimis  level thus need not to be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS.  
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- 13 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of 
basic products Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2012 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(JD/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
(JD/tonne) Eligible 
production 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Wheat Calendar year Price support 450 151.4 1,369.79 - 409,019 * 
Barley Calendar year Price support 370 97 603.06 - 164,619 * 
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
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- 14 - Supporting Table DS: 7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2012 Measurement type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(JD) Other product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(JD) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
(JD) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS: 5) 
(JD) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS: 6) Total AMS 
(JD) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat Calendar year Seed sales - 0 - 0 409,019 - 409,019 * 
Barley Calendar year Seed sales - 0 - 0 164,619 - 164,619 * 
Livestock Calendar year Government feed sales  38,832,064  38,832,064 - - 38,832,064 * 
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS: 9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: JORDAN 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning 1.1.2012 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(JD) Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(JD) Associated fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3  4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Water subsidy Calendar year - 8,350,720 - 8,350,720 * 
Credit subsidy Calendar year - 31,573 - 31,573 ** 
TOTAL Calendar year     8,382,293  
* Jordan Valley Authority. 
** Ministry of Agriculture, Credit Corporation, Central Bank. 
 
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