G/AG/N/CHN/43  
 
14 December 2018  
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 11 December  2018, is being ci rculated at the request of the 
delegation of China . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2012 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2012  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
 CNY/hundred million  617.75  
Note:  
a. China's AMS commitment is nil in the schedule made in its accession.  
b. Measures that resulted in level of support in column 3  were all terminated.  
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR 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  
 
CNY, hundred million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Budget allocations for research programme s and research activities at 
agricultural institutes.  141.16  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  141.16    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Expenditures on the early -warning, quarantine, prevention and cure of 
plant and animal pest and disease.  116.83  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  116.83    
2 (c). Training services  Expenditures on the training of technical and administrative personnel in 
the field of agriculture.  13.47  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  13.47    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Expenditures on the extension of new technologies and breeds and related 
advisory services.  588.17  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  588.17    
2 (e). Inspection services  Outlays on inspection and quarantine of agricultural products, animal feed, 
veterinary medicines and farm machinery, etc.  94.15  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  94.15    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Expenditures on market information, advice and promotion relating to 
particular products.  43.62  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  43.62    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Outlays on agricultural infrastructure services, including the Agricultural 
Comprehensive Development Programmes, flood control engineering, 
drainage and irrigation facilities, rural roads, rural electricity reticulation, 
small scale watering facilities on farmland, as well as so il and water 
conservation.  1,403.91  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  1,403.91     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
CNY, hundred million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (h). Other general services  Outlay on governmental services not included above, such as operating 
expenditures related to buildings, facilities, salaries and expenses of 
agricultural administrative and service agencies as well as pensions to 
retired employees of these government agencies.  1,765.29  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  1,765.29    
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Outlays on public stockholding of wheat, corn, rice, vegetable oils and 
sugar for food security purposes.  419.78  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  419.78    
4. Domestic food aid  Financial assistance to low -income urban and rural citizens in order to help 
them obtain staple food.  0.61 Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  0.61   
6. Decoupled income support  Direct payments to farmers.  180.92  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  180.92    
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Outlays for compensating farmers' losses of agricultural production due to 
natural disasters, and restoring farmland damaged by natural disasters, 
rebuilding damaged agricultural facilities, as well as financial assistance to 
their post -disaster livings.  474.92  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  474.92    
10. Resource retirement programmes  Payments to facilitate conversion of farmland to forest; payments to 
facilitate conversion of grazing land to grassland.  30.69  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  30.69    
12. Environmental programmes  Outlays on agricultural environment programme , including forestations, 
natural forestry protection, desert control and prevention.  933.58  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  933.58    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Outlays on aid and assistance in disadvantaged regions.  659.57  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  659.57    
Grand  Total Green Box  6,866.67    
Note: The outlay data in the table are from the Outlay Documents of the Ministry of Finance. The data include both the outlays of t he national and sub -national governments.    
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2012  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Value of production  
 
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Corn 91.09   91.09  4,424.5  2.06%  0 (de minimis )  
Cotton  406.09   406.09  1,477.8  27.48%  406.09   
Cow 4.6  4.6 2,653.6  0.17%  0 (de minimis )  
Peanut  4.15  4.15 1,125.3  0.37%  0 (de minimis )  
Pig 50.88   50.88  12,435.9  0.41%  0 (de minimis )  
Rapeseed  88.34   88.34  809.6  10.91%  88.34   
Rice 106.28   106.28  5,714.9  1.86%  0 (de minimis )  
Root crops  3.74  3.74 1,376.9  0.27%  0 (de minimis )  
Sheep  2.59  2.59 2010 0.13%  0 (de minimis )  
Soybean  57.89   57.89  640.8  9.03%  57.89   
Sugar  65.43   65.43  685.9  9.54%  65.43   
Wheat  129.9   129.9  2641 4.92%  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  1,324.49  80,747.04  1.64%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  617.75   
Note:  
a. The Bureau of Stati stics has made some adjustments based on the results from the Third National Agricultural Census.  
b. The support for rice is the accumulation of Japonica and Indica rice.  
c. Support measures for soybean, cotton, rapeseed and sugar were terminated.  
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2012  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
CNY External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
CNY Eligible production  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
CNY, 
hundred 
million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
wheat  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 Minimum 
Price 
Purchase  2,040/Tonne s 1,698/Tonne s 2,317.2  ten thousand  Tonnes  0 79.25  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
wheat  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 Temporary 
Reserve  2,040/Tonne s 1,698/Tonne s 3.3 ten thousand Tonnes  0 0.11 Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Wheat          79.36    
Indica Rice  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 Minimum 
Procurement 
Price 3,517/Tonne s 2,343/Tonne s 5.53 ten thousand Tonnes  0 0.65 Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Japonica Rice  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 Minimum 
Procurement 
Price 4,000/Tonnes  3,291/Tonnes  277.34 ten thousand Tonnes  0 19.66  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Rice          20.31    
corn CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 Temporary 
Reserve  2,125/Tonne s 1,199/Tonne s 282 ten thousand Tonnes  0 26.11  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Corn          26.11    
soybean  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 Temporary 
Reserve  4,600/Tonnes  3,076/Tonnes  321.6  ten thousand Tonnes  0 49.01  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Soybean          49.01    
cotton  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 Temporary 
Reserve  20,400/Tonnes  14,584/Tonne s 662 ten thousand Tonnes  0 385.02  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Cotton          385.02    
rapeseed  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 Temporary 
Reserve  5,000/Tonnes  2,877/Tonnes  364.2 ten thousand Tonnes  0 77.32  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Rapeseed          77.32     
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- 7 - Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
CNY External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
CNY Eligible production  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
CNY, 
hundred 
million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
sugar  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 Temporary 
Reserve  6,100/Tonnes  2,465/Tonne s 180 ten thousand Tonnes  0 65.43  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Sugar          65.43    
Note:  
a. The external reference prices were determined by the prices on the basis of China's Customs statistics in the base period (19 96-1998).  
b. Administered price and Eligible production of indica  and japonica rice (unmilled paddy) were converted to those of milled rice, using the conversion rate of 70%.  
c. Temporary Reserve programme  for corn was terminated in 2016.  
d. Temporary Reserve programme  for soybean was terminated in 2014.  
e. Temporary Reserve programme  for cotton was terminated in 2014.  
f. Temporary Reserve programme  for rapeseed was terminated in 2015.  
g. Temporary Reserve programme  for sugar was terminated in 2013.  
 
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2012  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Other product 
specific support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
CNY, hundred 
million  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
CNY, 
hundred 
million  Market 
price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
CNY, 
hundred 
million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
CNY, 
hundred 
million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
wheat  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidies for improved 
crop strains and seeds  50.54    50.54       
Total Wheat         50.54  79.36   129.9    
rice CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidies for improved 
crop strains and seeds  85.97    85.97       
Total Rice         85.97  20.31   106.28    
corn CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidies for improved 
crop strains and seeds  64.98    64.98       
Total Corn         64.98  26.11   91.09    
soybean  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidies for improved 
crop strains and seeds  8.88   8.88      
Total 
Soybean         8.88 49.01   57.89    
cotton  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidy for improved crop 
strains and seeds, and 
cost subsidy for 
transporting cotton out of 
Xinjiang Uygur 
Autonomous Region  21.07    21.07       
Total Cotton         21.07  385.02   406.09    
rapeseed  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidies for improved 
crop strains and seeds  11.02    11.02       
Total 
Rapeseed         11.02  77.32   88.34    
Total Sugar          65.43   65.43    
root crops  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidies for improved 
crop strains and seeds  3.74   3.74       
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- 9 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Other product 
specific support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
CNY, hundred 
million  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
CNY, 
hundred 
million  Market 
price 
support 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
CNY, 
hundred 
million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
CNY, 
hundred 
million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Total Root 
crops         3.74   3.74   
peanut  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidies for improved 
crop strains  and seeds  4.15   4.15      
Total Peanut         4.15   4.15   
pig CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidy for breeding 
productive sows  50.88    50.88       
Total Pig         50.88    50.88    
cow CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidy for breeding 
productive sows  4.6   4.6      
Total Cow         4.6   4.6   
sheep  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 subsidy for breeding 
productive sows  2.59   2.59      
Total Sheep         2.59   2.59   
Note: Subsidy data are from Ministry of Finance (MOF), and price support data are from Food and Reserve Bureau.  
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2012  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
CNY, hundred 
million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
General subsidies for agricultural production  
supplies  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 1,091.46    1,091.46  Outlay 
Documents 
of the 
Ministry of 
Finance   
Subsidies to the purchase of agricultural 
machinery and tools  CY 01-01-12 31-12-12 233.03    233.03  Outlay 
Documents 
of the 
Ministry of 
Finance   
TOTAL  1,324.49   
 
 
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