G/AG/N/TUR/18  
 
29 November  2018 
(18-7532) Page: 1/9 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 20 November  2018, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Turkey . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2006 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2006  
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  
  USD 1,758,852 
 
Turkey has no specific total AMS reduction commitments in its schedule.  
 
1 USD = 1. 431110  TRY 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2006  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD Data Sources* Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Development of new varieties and technology, testing newly developed 
technologies, research site development.  12,696,761    
Subtotal:  12,696,761    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Disease control and eradication programmes  28,535,296    
Subtotal:  28,535,296    
2 (c). Training services  Relationship between research and extension agents, training  of extension 
agents, demonstrations, establishment of training centres, training 
programmes  9,717,632    
Subtotal:  9,717,632    
2 (e). Inspection services  Crop and livestock inspection services, train ing of inspectors, food and feed  
control  229,653,206    
Subtotal:  229,653,206    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Infrastructural services, irrigation, on farm development work  8,674,342    
Subtotal:  8,674,342    
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes   0   
Subtotal:  0   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters   34,330,666    
Subtotal:  34,330,666    
11. Investment aids  Tea compensatory payments: The pruning payment depends on the 
average yield and aims to compensate for the 70% loss of farmers income 
due to tea fields subjected to trimmimg  (pruning). Potato alternative 
product payment : Payments based on area to encourage cultivation of 
alternative products at the areas where potato wart disease is seen. 
Tobacco and hazelnut alternative product payment : Payments based on 
area and yield to be  encouraged to cultivate alternative products and to 
give up producing surplus tobacco and hazelnut.  50,784,901    
Subtotal:  50,784,901    
12. Environmental programmes   1,002,019    
Subtotal:  1,002,01 9   
13. Regional assistance programmes  Rural development  10,860,800    
Subtotal:  10,860,800     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD Data Sources* Note  
1 2 3 4  
14. Other direct payments  Direct income payments based on area and registry to the Farmers 
Registry System  1,844,728,651    
Subtotal:  1,844,728,651    
Grand Total Green Box  2,230,98 4,276   
 
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2006  
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  
 
USD Data Sources* Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies generally available to agriculture  Investment support within the framework of development 
of animal husbandry. Support given to increase usage of 
certified seed and seedling.  330,667,747    
Subtotal:  330,667,747    
(b) Input subsidies  available to low -income or resource -poor producers   0   
Subtotal:  0   
(c) Support for diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops  Compensatory payments to encourage diversification from 
growing illicit narcotic crops (poppy capsule)  36,586,985    
Subtotal:  36,586,985    
Grand Total Development Programmes  367,254,732    
 
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2006 
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)  
 
USD Product -specific EMS 
(from ST DS:8)  
 
 
 Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
USD Value of production  
 
 
 
USD Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
USD Note  
 
1 2 3   4  
Cotton  303,045,398   303,045,398  3,280,830,000  0 (de minimis)   
Sunflower  84,331,891   84,331,891  859,332,965  0 (de minimis)   
Soybeans  1,758,852   1,758,852  15,864,609  1,758,852   
Rapeseed  56,728   56,728  4,054,825  0 (de minimis)   
Corn 91,257,567   91,257,567  985,298,125  0 (de minimis)   
Olive Oil  2,407,642   2,407,642  445,039,165  0 (de minimis)   
Tea 35,693,767   35,693,767  446,567,643  0 (de minimis)   
Wheat  156,855,156   156,855,156  4,918,210,340  0 (de minimis)   
Barley  17,715,406   17,715,406  1,868,675,364  0 (de minimis)   
Rye 553,606   553,606  49,234,510  0 (de minimis)   
Paddy  9,226,774   9,226,774  364,751,836  0 (de minimis)   
Oat 184,535   184,535  46,685,328  0 (de minimis)   
Milk 109,474,827   109,474,827  6,137,716,039  0 (de minimis)   
Meat 63,713   63,713  1,009,650,881  0 (de minimis)   
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  110,601,077  67,329,984,651  0 (de minimis)   
TOTAL  1,758,852   
 
 
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2006  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
 External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
 Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
 Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
USD Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
 
USD Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
USD Data 
Sources* Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Cotton  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      324,130,539  21,085,140  303,045,398    
Total 
Cotton            303,045,398    
Sunflower  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      93,132,128  8,800,237  84,331,891    
Total 
Sunflower            84,331,891    
Soybeans  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      1,929,160  170,308  1,758,852    
Total 
Soybeans            1,758,852    
Rapeseed  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      60,093  3,365  56,728    
Total 
Rapeseed            56,728    
Corn CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      99,329,01 7 8,071,451  91,257,567    
Total Corn            91,257,567    
Olive Oil  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      2,550,468  142,826  2,407,642    
Total Olive 
Oil           2,407,462    
Tea CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      39,381,671  3,687,904  35,693,767    
Total Tea            35,693,767    
Wheat  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      165,284,674  8,429,518  156,855,156    
Total 
Wheat            156,855,156    
Barley  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      18,667,446  952,040  17,715,406    
Total 
Barley            17,715,406     
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- 8 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
 External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
 Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
 Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
USD Associated 
fees / 
levies  
 
 
 
 
USD Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
USD Data 
Sources* Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Rye CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      583,358  29,751  553,606    
Total Rye            553,606    
Paddy  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      9,722,628  495,854  9,226,774    
Total 
Paddy            9,226,774    
Oat CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      194,453  9,917  184,535    
Total Oat            184,535    
Milk CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      112,860,647  3,385,819  109,474,827    
Total Milk            109,474,827    
Meat CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 Premium Payments      65,683  1,970  63,713    
Total Meat            63,713    
 
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TU RKEY  
REPOR TING PERIOD: CALENDA R YEAR 2006  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
USD Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
 Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
USD Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD Data 
Sources* Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Hybrid seed support  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 8,582,364   0 8,582,364    
Agricultural credit  CY 01-01-06 31-12-06 102,018,713   0 102,018,713    
TOTAL  110,601,077   
 
* Unless otherwise specified, data source is the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.  
 
 
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