G/AG/N/TPKM/154  
 
26 September  2017 
(17-5108) Page: 1/39 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 3 August 2017 , 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 2011  and 2012 . 
 
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Please note the following:  
 
 The reporting period of this notification and all reported expenditures are o n a calendar 
year basis (beginning January). The same applies to previous Table DS:1 notifications 
(2002 -2010) where support for "tobacco leaves" (Supporting Table DS:5 and DS:7) and 
for "sugar" (Supporting Table DS:7) was erroneously reported as beginning  from July.  
 
 
As it relates to sugar : 
 The first sentence of the note referenced in column 9 ("data sources") of Supporting 
Table DS:5 in relation to market price support for sugar   has been worded as following: 
"Applied administered price of sugar" and "el igible production of sugar" are sourced from 
Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC). In previous Table DS:1 notifications covering the 
reporting period 2006 -2010, an erroneous   reference to the year "1991" was included in 
this note.  
  
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- 2 - Table  DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2011 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for period in question  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1 2 3 
14,165.15  Million NT$  7,225.19  
  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR 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  
 
(Million NT$)  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services  Research: General research, research in relation to environmental 
program mes and prod uct-specific research program mes. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(a))  2,943.07  Documents of budget  
 Pest and disease prevention: General and product -specific pest and 
diseas e control measures and schemes.  (Annex  2, paragraph 2(b))  556.53  Documents of budget  
 Training services: Education and training.  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(c))  755.45  Documents of budget  
 Extension  and advisory services: Programme s for practical application 
of new technologies, technology improvement of agricultural 
production, compilation and provision of  statistical data and 
information, strengthening of management of agricultural 
organizations. (Annex 2, paragraph  2(d)) 2,098.30  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 Standard system. 
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(e))  292.10  Documents of budget  
 Marketing and promotion services: Program mes for the improvement 
of the marketing, processing and consumption of food; Establishment 
of wholesale market.  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(f))  988.95  Documents of budget   
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- 4 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value of measure in year in 
question  
 
(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 e stablishment of rural community.  (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(g))  22,667.49  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) 1,381.07  Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook  
 Interest subsidy: Special loans granted to farmers for the relief of 
damaged farms due to natural disasters. (Annex 2 , paragraph 8)  
a. Loan types, borrowers, purposes, credit lines, loan interest, loan 
maturity, repayments, and lending institutions.  
b. Fund is sourced from the Agricultural Development Fund.  1,072.34  Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA  
(h) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
resource retirement 
programmes  Land retirement program mes: The conversion of farm land to forestry 
use and island -wide reforestation.  (Annex 2 , paragraph 10)   597.79  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)  4.42 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA  
 Program mes for preventing pollution,  managing agricultural waste and 
monitoring on the pollution of the water and soil, for promoting th e 
sustainable use of farm land.  (Annex 2 , paragraph 12) 99.06  Documents of budget  
 Interest subsidy: Loan granted to farmers for the use of water and soil 
conservation.  (Annex 2, paragraph 12)  11.81  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)  9,394.47  Agriculture and Food 
Agency, COA   
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- 5 - 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 
(k) Regional assistance 
programmes  Program mes for disadvantaged farms: Integrated agricultural 
construction  and environmental improvement pr ogram mes for 
disadvantaged farms.  (Annex 2, paragraph 13)  30.22  Documents of budget  
Total Green Box   42,893.06   
 
Note:  
1 Land conservation subsidy: Responding to the need to ease restrictions on rice imports and cut agricultural supports in the w ake of WTO accession, the COA 
implemented the "Adjustment of Paddy Field Multiple Utilization  Program ". This program me 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 maintenance of farmland in en vironmentally 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 income. The COA 
provided assistance for fallowing on a total area of 2 03,475 hectares in 2011. This achieved lower domestic agricultural suppor t goals, while taking into consideration 
farmland ecology and soil fertility needs.   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR 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  
 
(Million NT$)  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 
None None None - 
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:3  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2011 
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: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
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)  
 
(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)  6,129.00  38,145.87  16.07  6,129.00  
Feed Corn 222.12  360.91  61.55  222.12  
Sorghum  - 88.17  - 1 
Vegetables3 444.72  40,233.79  1.11 1 
Forage crops4 214.69  963.37  22.29  214.69  
Peanuts  330.79  3,159.77  10.47  330.79  
Table sugarcane  8.79 322.54  2.73 1 
Sweet potatoes  109.02  3,069.49  3.55 1 
Tobacco leaves  217.98  347.38  62.75  217.98  
Sugar 110.61  839.67  13.17  110.61  
Other crops5 275.88  6,114.06  4.51 1 
All other  (not in AMS calculation)6 0.00 276,428.10  0.00 1 
Non-product -specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9 below)  7,097.81  369,984.94  1.92 1 
Total: Current Total AMS     7,225.19   
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- 9 - Notes:  
1 The calculated AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5 % of value of production ( de minimis  exclusion).  
2 Value of production (excluding forage crops, which  is estimated as described in note ( 4)) is reported in "Agricultural Statistics Yearbook" published by the Council of 
Agriculture.  
3 "Vegetables" include carrots, other root vegetables, taros, scallions, onions, leeks, garlic, water -chestnuts, water bamboo, other stem vegetables, leaf -mustard, water -
convolvulus, celery, other leaf -vegetables, day lily, oriental pickling melons, cucumbers, white gourds, bitter gourds, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, kidney beans, peas, 
other fruit vegetables, watermelons, musk melons , cantaloupes and strawberries.  
4 "Value of production of forage crops" is calculated on the basis of the production of pangola grass, napier grass and others which are reported in "Agricultural Stati stics 
Yearbook" published by the Council of Agriculture. The value of production is estimated by the production times the estimated  averaged u nit price (hay of pangola 
grass  NT$4.6/kg, napier grass NT$1.1/kg, others NT$1.6/kg).   
5 "Value of production of o ther crops" is calculated by deducting the sum value of the crops listed in Supporting Table DS:4 (including rice, feed corn,  peanuts, sugar, 
vegetables, table sugarcane, sweet potatoes , tobacco leaves, forage crops) and those crops not included in AMS calculation (including fruit, tea, ornamental plants and 
mildew) from the total value of crops. "Other crops" includes food corn, soybeans, adzuki beans, other coarse grains (millet, commo n beans, mung beans,) sesame, 
other special crops (cassava, tachia rush, triangle rush, perfume plants, sunflowers).  
6 "All other (not in AMS calculation)" include fruits, tea, 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,  peaches, persimmons, papayas, wax apples, 
grapes, loquats, Japanese apricots, lichees, olives, carambo las, pears, apples, jujubes, sugar apples, passion fruit, coconuts and other fruits. "Livestock" include cattle, 
hogs, goats, horses, deer, layer, broiler, colorful broiler, tsaiya, mule&muscovy duck, geese, turkeys, cow milk, goat milk, hides, velvets, ho ney, royal jelly, hen eggs 
and duck eggs.  
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS: 5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price S upport  
Description of 
basic products  Calendar 
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. 2011 Guaranteed 
purchases        
Japonica Rice  Jan. 2011 1 26.00  8.92 236,417   4,038.00  4 
  2 23.00  8.92 97,737   1,376.14  4 
  3 21.60  8.92 38,110   483.23  4 
Indica Rice  Jan. 2011 1 25.00  7.10 2,662   47.65  4 
  2 22.00  7.10 1,199   17.87  4 
  3 20.60  7.10 558  7.53 4 
Indica Rice  (long)  Jan. 2011 1 25.00  7.10 5,789   103.62  4 
  2 22.00  7.10 1,594   23.75  4 
  3 20.60  7.10 89  1.20 4 
Glutinous Rice  Jan. 2011 1 25.00  5.75 1,375   26.47  4 
  2 22.00  5.75 207  3.36 4 
  3 20.60  5.75 12  0.18 4  
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- 11 - Description of 
basic products  Calendar 
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 
Total 2011      385,749   6,129.00   
Tobacco leaves  Jan. 2011 Contract guaranteed 
purchase  200.15  74.66  1,737   217.98  5 
Sugar  Jan. 2011  Contract guaranteed 
purchase  24.88  8.23 4,698   78.22  6 
All Commodities  
(before de minimis )       6,425.20   
 
Notes: 
1 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government planned purchase.  
2 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government supplementary purchase.  
3 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government additional purchase.  
4 "Applied administered price of rice" is sourced from "Taiwan Food Statistics Book" published by Agriculture and Food Agency ( AFA). "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 import 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, China" is sourced from "Hong Kong Tra de Statistics".  
"Exchange rate of NT dollars to HK dollars" is sourced 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 fro m Agriculture and Food Agency AFA.  
5 "Applied administered price of tobacco leaves" is based on the weighted average of the prices for the purchase of different g rades of locally produced tobacco leaves. 
Data are sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corpo ration" (which was transformed from Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopoly Bureau (TTWMB)).  
"External reference price of tobacco leaves" is based on the CIF price of tobacco leaves imported from Thailand in 1990 -1992, which shares the same quality of those 
grown i n Chinese Taipei.  Data are sourced from TTWMB.  
"Eligible production of tobacco leaves" is sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Statistical Yearbook" published by Taiwan Toba cco & Liquor Corporation (TTLC).  
6 "Applied administered price of sugar" and "eligib le production of sugar" are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC).  
"External reference price of sugar" is based on the CIF imported price of sugar in 1991.  Data are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC).   
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS: 6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT : THE SEPARATE CUSTO MS TERRITORY OF TAIW AN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2011 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar  
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 d irect 
payments  
 
 
 
 
(Million NT$)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Feed Corn Jan. 2011 Guaranteed purchase      21.06    1 
Feed Corn Jan. 2011 Diversion Payments2     168.29    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      168.29     
Feed Corn Jan. 2011 Subtotal all direct 
payments        189.35   
Sorghum  Jan. 2011 Guaranteed purchase      -   1 
Sorghum  Jan. 2011 Diversion Payments2     -   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      -    
Sorghum  Jan. 2011 Subtotal all direct 
payments        -   
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- 13 - Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar  
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 d irect 
payments  
 
 
 
 
(Million NT$)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Vegetables  Jan. 2011 Diversion Payments2     444.72    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      444.72     
Vegetables  Jan. 2011 Subtotal all direct 
payments        444.72   
Forage crops  Jan. 2011 Diversion Payments2     214.69    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      214.69     
Forage crops  Jan. 2011 Subtotal all direct 
payments        214.69   
Peanuts  Jan. 2011 Diversion Payments2     330.79    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      330.79     
Peanuts  Jan. 2011 Subtotal all direct 
payments        330.79   
Table  
sugarcane  Jan. 2011 Diversion Payments2     8.79   AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      8.79    
Table  
sugarcane  Jan. 2011 Subtotal all direct 
payments        8.79   
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- 14 - Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar  
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 d irect 
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. 2011 Diversion Payments2     109.02    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      109.02     
Sweet 
potatoes  Jan. 2011 Subtotal all direct 
payments        109.02   
Other crops3 Jan. 2011 Diversion Payments2     275.88    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      275.88     
Other crops Jan. 2011 Subtotal all direct 
payments        275.88   
All 
commodities  
(before 
de minimis )  Subtotal all direct  
payments        1,573.24   
 
Notes : 
1 "Budget outlay of corn (feed)" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency. The purchase of sorghum is cancelled since 2011.  
2 Under the Adjustment of Paddy Field Multiple Utilization Program, for farmers converting rice production to supported crops (peanuts, vegetables, ornamental crops, 
forage crop s and other crops (refer to note 5 in Supporting table DS:4)), there is a diversion payment of NT$24,000, NT$35,000 (with contract for forage crops), or 
NT$45,000 (with contract for feed corn) per hectare paid. 
3 Historical data are not available for a breakdown of the diversion payments of each individual crop in the category of vegeta bles, ornamental plants and other crops, 
therefore, only the general category payments are shown.   
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- 15 - Supporting Table DS: 7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
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  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 
source s 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8)  10 
Rice Jan. 2011     6,129.00   6,129.00   
Feed Corn Jan. 2011 Drying 
subsid y 32.77   32.77   189.35  222.12   
Sorghum  Jan. 2011      - -  
Vegetables  Jan. 2011      444.72  444.72   
Forage crops  Jan. 2011      214.69  214.69   
Peanuts  Jan. 2011      330.79  330.79   
Table 
sugarcane  Jan. 2011      8.79 8.79  
Sweet potatoes  Jan. 2011      109.02  109.02   
Tobacco leaves  Jan. 2011     217.98   217.98  TTLC 
Sugar  Jan. 2011 Freight 
subsidy  31.36   31.36     TSC 
 Jan. 2011 Other 
subsidies1 1.03  1.03     
     32.39  78.22   110.61    
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- 16 - Description of 
basic product  Calendar  
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 
source s 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8)  10 
Other crops  Jan. 2011      275.88  275.88   
All commodities 
(before 
de minimis )     65.16  6,425.20  1,573.24  8,063.60   
 
Note:  
1 Other subsidies for sugar include interest subsidy for loans for the purchase of inputs, 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: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND M ATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2011 
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. 2011 27.01   27.01 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 farm 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 bud get. 
Input subsidy:  Fertilizer 
freight subsidy  Jan. 2011 412.19    412.19  1. To subsidize the cost of transporting the 
fertilizers for farmers.  
2. Data source: AFA . 
Input subsidy: Agricu ltural 
Fertilizer  price difference 
subsidy  Jan. 2011 3,085.84    3,085.84  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. 2011 277.56    277.56  1. Under Agricultural Development Act, minimum 
charges  for electricity 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 agricultur al irrigation 
facilities ; 
b. Electricity used for agricultural planting 
and processing of products 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. 2011 0.22   0.22 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. 2011 3,076.48    3,076.48  1. Special loans granted 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 me Jan. 2011 218.51   218.51  1. The farmers' associations are entrusted by the 
government to conduct the livestock insurance 
program mes.  
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 insured amount paid to 
farmers is varied in accordance with 
respective insurance program mes 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     7,097.81  
 
   
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- 21 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for period in question  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1 2 3 
14,165.15  Million NT$  8,068.25  
  
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- 22 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
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 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 program mes and product -specific research 
program mes. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(a))  2,952.07 Documents of budget  
 Pest and disease prevention: General and product -specific 
pest and disease control measures and schemes. (Annex  2, 
paragraph 2(b))  410.25  Documents of budget  
 Training services: Education and training. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(c))  1,096.07  Documents of budget  
 Extension and advisory services: Program mes for practical 
application of new technologies, technology improvement of 
agricultural production, compilation and provision of  statistical 
data and information, strengthening of management of 
agricultural organizations. (Annex 2, parag raph 2(d)) 2,362.02  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 Standard system. (Annex 2, paragraph 2(e))  231.13  Documents of budget  
 Marketing and promotion services: Program mes for the 
improvement of the marketing, processing and consumption 
of food; Establishment of wholesale market. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 2(f))  1,629.95  Documents of budget   
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- 23 - 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))  16,533.80  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) 1,342.64  Agricultural Statistics 
Yearbook  
 Interest subsidy: Special loans granted to farmers for the 
relief of damaged farms due to natural disasters.(Annex 2, 
paragraph 8)  
a. Loan types, borrowers, purposes, credit lines, loan 
interest, loan maturity, repayments, and lending 
institutions.  
b. Fund is sourced from the Agricultural Development Fund.   
 
 
654.29  Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA  
(h) Structural adjustment assistance 
provided through resource retirement 
programmes  Land retirement program mes: The conversion of farm land to 
forestry use and island -wide reforestation. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 10)  693.41  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)  3.54 Bureau of Agricultural 
Finance, COA  
 Program mes for preventing pollution,  managing agricultural 
waste and monitoring on the pollution of the water and soil, 
for promoting the sustainable use of farm land. (Annex 2, 
paragraph 12)  69.86  Documents of budget  
 Interest subsidy: Loan granted to farmers for the use of water 
and soil conservation. (Annex 2, paragraph 12)  9.23 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)  8,955.24  Agriculture and Food 
Agency, COA   
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- 24 - 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 
(k) Regional assistance programmes  Program mes for disadvantaged farms: Integrated agricultural 
construction and environmental improvement program mes for 
disadvantaged farms. (Annex 2, paragraph 13)  29.82  Documents of budget  
Total Green Box   36,973.32   
 
Note:  
1 Land conservation subsidy: Responding to the need to ease restrictions on rice imports and cut agricultural supports in the w ake of WTO accession, the COA 
implemented the "Adjustment of Paddy Field Multiple Utilization Program". This program me is steadily adjusting the growing of rice, coarse grains, and contract 
sugarcane for sale to the government at guaranteed prices, while also offerin g payments for 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 income. Th e COA 
provide d assistance for fallo wing on a total area of 191,182  hectares in 2012. This achieved lower domestic agricultural support goals, while taking into consideration 
farmland ecology and soil fertility needs.   
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- 25 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARAT E CUSTOMS TERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, K INMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR 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  
 
(Million NT$)  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 
None None None - 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2012 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - Direct Payments under Production -Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria 
in Article  6.5 Mone tary value of measure in year 
in question  
 
(Million NT$)  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 
None None None -  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 201 2 
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)  6,931.78  39,746.47  17.44  6,931.78  
Feed Corn 261.93  290.41  90.19  261.93  
Soybean  17.57  3.98 441.46  17.57  
Vegetables3 633.84  42,257.21  1.50 1 
Forage crops4 236.92  961.95  24.63  236.92  
Peanuts  317.91  2,491.50  12.76  317.91  
Table sugarcane  10.50  297.30  3.53 1 
Sweet potatoes  95.81  3,395.92  2.82 1 
Tobacco leaves  210.16  332.75  63.16  210.16  
Sugar 91.98  630.72  14.58  91.98  
Other crops5 232.53  6,277.11  3.70 1 
All other  (not in AMS calculation)6 0.00 275,365.01  0.00 1 
Non-product -specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9 below)  6,775.82  372,050.33  1.82 1 
Total: Current Total AMS     8,068.25   
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- 28 - Notes:  
1 The calculated AMS is not subject to reduction or inclusion in the current AMS because the calculated AMS is less than 5 % of value of production (de minimis exclusion).  
2 Value of production (excluding forage crops, which is estimated as described in note 4) is reported in "Agricultural Stati stics Yearbook" published by the Council of 
Agriculture.  
3 "Vegetables" include carrots, other root vegetables, taros, scallions, onions, leeks, garlic, water -chestnuts, water bamboo, other stem vegetables, leaf -mustard, water -
convolvulus, celery, other le af-vegetables, day lily, oriental pickling melons, cucumbers, white gourds, bitter gourds, eggplants, tomatoes, peppers, kidney beans, peas, 
other fruit vegetables, watermelons, muskmelons, cantaloup es and strawberries.  
4 "Value of production of forage cro ps" is calculated on the basis of the production of pangola grass, napier grass and others which are reported in "Agricultura l Statistics 
Yearbook" published by the Council of Agriculture. The value of production is estimated by the production times the es timated averaged unit price (hay of pangola grass 
NT$4.6/kg, napier grass NT$1.1/kg, others NT$1.6/kg).  
5 "Value of production of other crops" is calculated by deducting the sum value of the crops listed in Supporting Table DS:4 (i ncluding rice, feed corn,  soybeans, peanuts, 
sugar, vegetables, table sugarcane, sweet potatoes , tobacco leaves, forage crops) and those crops not included in AMS calculation (including fruit, tea, ornamental 
plants and mildew) from the total value of crops. "Other crops" includes  food corn, adzuki beans, other coarse grains (millet, common beans, mung beans,) sesame, 
other special crops (cassava, tachia rush, triangle rush, perfume plants, sunflowers).  
6 "All other (not in AMS calculation)" include fruits, tea, 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,  peaches, persimmons, papayas, wax apples, 
grapes, loquats, Japanese apricots, lichees, olives, carambolas, pears, apples, jujubes, sugar apples, passion fruit, coconut s and other fruits. "Livestock" include cattle, 
hogs, goats, horses, deer, layer, broiler, colorful broiler, tsaiya, mule&muscovy d uck, geese, turkeys, cow milk, goat milk, hides, velvets, honey, royal jelly, hen eggs 
and duck eggs.  
.   
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- 29 - Supporting Table DS: 5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 2012 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of 
basic products  Calendar  
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. 2012 Guaranteed 
purchases        
Japonica Rice  Jan. 2012 1 26.00  8.92 257,694   4,401.41  4 
  2 23.00  8.92 109,774   1,545.62  4 
  3 21.60  8.92 64,520   818.11  4 
Indica Rice  Jan. 2012 1 25.00  7.10 2,305   41.26  4 
  2 22.00  7.10 1,249   18.61  4 
  3 20.60  7.10 1,919   25.91  4 
Indica Rice  (long)  Jan. 2012 1 25.00  7.10 2,421   43.34  4 
  2 22.00  7.10 317  4.72 4 
  3 20.60  7.10 23  0.31 4  
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- 30 - Description of 
basic products  Calendar  
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 
Glutinous Rice  Jan. 2012 1 25.00  5.75 1,085   20.89  4 
  2 22.00  5.75 593  9.64 4 
  3 20.60  5.75 132  1.96 4 
Total 2012      442,032   6,931.78   
Tobacco leaves  Jan. 2012 Contract guaranteed 
purchase  202.65  74.66  1,642   210.16  5 
Sugar  Jan. 2012 Contract guaranteed 
purchase  24.88  8.23 3,851   64.12  6 
All Commodities  
(before de minimis )       7,206.06   
 
Notes:  
1 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government planned purchase.  
2 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government supplementary purchase.  
3 Price support level for rice is calculated on the basis of government additional purchase.  
4 "Applied administered price of rice" is sourced from "Taiwan Food Statistics Book" published by Agr iculture and Food Agency (AFA). "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 import rice, 
and thus did not h ave data on rice imports. Hong Kong, China is the closest territory to Chinese Taipei and shares similar rice consumption pat tern 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, China" is sourced from "Hong Kong Trade Statistics".  
"Exchange rate of NT dollars to HK dollars" is sourced from "Hong Kong Monthly Digest of Statistics".  
"Conversion rates of paddy to milled rice" is sourced from Agricultu re and Food Agency (AFA).  
"Eligible production of rice" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency AFA.  
5 "Applied administered price of tobacco leaves" is based on the weighted average of the prices for the purchase of different g rades of locally produce d tobacco leaves. 
Data are sourced from "Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation" (which was transformed from Taiwan Tobacco & Wine Monopoly Bureau  (TTWMB)).  
"External reference price of tobacco leaves" is based on the CIF price of tobacco leaves imported from  Thailand in 1990 -1992, which 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 Statistical Yearbook" published by Taiwan Toba cco & Liquor C orporation (TTLC).  
6 "Applied administered price of sugar" and "eligible production of sugar" are sourced from Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC).  
"External reference price of sugar" is based on the CIF imported price of sugar in 1991.  Data are sourced from Ta iwan Sugar Corporation (TSC).   
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- 31 - Supporting Table DS: 6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN , AND MATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 201 2 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar  
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 
Feed Corn Jan. 2012 Guaranteed purchase      0.04   1 
Feed Corn Jan. 2012 Diversion Payments2     208.62    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      208.62     
Feed Corn Jan. 2012 Subtotal all direct 
payments        208.66   
Soybean  Jan. 2012 Diversion Payments2     17.57    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      17.57     
Soybean  Jan. 2012 Subtotal all direct 
payments        17.57   
Vegetables  Jan. 2012 Diversion Payments2     633.84    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      633.84     
Vegetables  Jan. 2012 Subtotal all direct 
payments        633.84    
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- 32 - Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar  
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. 2012 Diversion Payments2     236.92    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      236.92     
Forage crops  Jan. 2012 Subtotal all direct 
payments        236.92   
Peanuts  Jan. 2012 Diversion Payments2     317.91    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      317.91     
Peanuts  Jan. 2012 Subtotal all direct 
payments        317.91   
Table  
sugarcane  Jan. 2012 Diversion Payments2     10.50    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      10.50     
Table  
sugarcane  Jan. 2012 Subtotal all direct 
payments        10.50   
Sweet 
potatoes  Jan. 2012 Diversion Payments2     95.81    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      95.81     
Sweet 
potatoes  Jan. 2012 Subtotal all direct 
payments        95.81    
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- 33 - Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar  
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 
Other crops3 Jan. 2012 Diversion Payments2     232.53    AFA 
  Subtotal other 
payments      232.53     
Other crops Jan. 2012 Subtotal all direct 
payments        232.53   
All 
commodities  
(before 
de minimis )  Subtotal all direct  
payments        1,753.74   
 
Notes:  
1 "Budget outlay of feed corn" is sourced from Agriculture and Food Agency.  
2 Under the Adjustment of Paddy Field Multiple Utilization Program, for farmers converting rice production to supported crops ( peanuts,  vegetables, ornamental crops, 
forage crops and other crops (refer to note 5 in Supporting table DS:4)), there is a diversion payment of NT$24,000, NT$35,000 (with  contract for forage crops), or 
NT$45,000 (with contract for feed corn and soybean) per hectare paid.  
3 Historical data are not available for a breakdown of the diversion 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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- 34 - Supporting Table DS: 7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TH E SEPARATE CU STOMS TERRITORY OF T AIWAN, PENGHU, KINME N, AND MATSU  
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  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 
source s 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8)  10 
Rice Jan. 2012     6,931.78   6,931.78   
Feed Corn Jan. 2012 Drying 
subsid y 53.27   53.27   208.66  261.93   
Soybean  Jan. 2012      17.57  17.57   
Vegetables  Jan. 2012      633.84  633.84   
Forage crops  Jan. 2012      236.92  236.92   
Peanuts  Jan. 2012      317.91  317.91   
Table 
sugarcane  Jan. 2012      10.50  10.50   
Sweet potatoes  Jan. 2012      95.81  95.81   
Tobacco leaves  Jan. 2012     210.16   210.16  TTLC 
Sugar  Jan. 2012 Freight 
subsidy  26.79   26.79     TSC 
 Jan. 2012 Other 
subsidies1 1.07  1.07     
     27.86  64.12  - 91.98    
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- 35 - Description of 
basic product  Calendar  
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 
source s 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(4-5) 7 8 9 
(6+7+8)  10 
Other crops  Jan. 2012      232.53  232.53   
All commodities 
(before 
de minimis )     81.13  7,206.06  1,753.74  9,040.93   
 
Note:  
1 Other subsidies for sugar include interest subsidy for loans for the purchase of inputs, 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: TH E SEPARATE CUSTOMS T ERRITORY OF TAIWAN, PENGHU, KINMEN AND M ATSU  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2012 
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. 2012 27.77   27.77 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 farm 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 bud get. 
Input subsidy:  Fertilizer 
freight subsidy  Jan. 2012 -   - 1. To subsidize the cost of transporting the 
fertilizers for farmers.  
2. Data source: AFA .  
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- 37 - 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: 
Agricu ltural Fertilizer  
price difference subsidy  Jan. 2012 4,003.28    4,003.28  1. Fertilizer for agricultural use is provided at 
preferential prices.  
2. Data source: AFA . 
Input subsidy:  Waiver or 
reduction of fees for 
electricity used for 
agricultural production  Jan. 2012 282.00    282.00  1. Under Agricultural Development Act, 
minimum charges for electricity 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 ir rigation 
facilities ; 
b. Electricity used for agricultural planting 
and processing of products after harvest ; 
c. Electricity used for the refrigeration and 
storage of products ; 
d. Electricity used in livestock farming.  
3. Data sources: T aiwan Power 
Company,  MOEA . 
Input subsidy: Fuel 
subsidy for agricultural 
machinery  Jan. 2012 45.66    45.66  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 .  
  G/AG/N/TPKM/154  
 
- 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. 2012 2,225.87    2,225.87  1. Special loans granted 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 me Jan. 2012 191.24    191.24  1. The farmers' associations are entrusted by 
the government to conduct the livestock 
insurance program mes.  
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 insured amount paid to 
farmers is varied in accordance with 
respective insurance program mes 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   
  G/AG/N/TPKM/154  
 
- 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      6,775.82   
 
 
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