G/AG/N/NOR/119  
 
25 November  2021 
(21-8898) Page: 1/12 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 18 November  2021, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of  Norway . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the Calendar Year 2020 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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 Support ing Tables)  
1  2  3  
11,449  NOK/million  11,011.4  
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
NOK,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Research programmes  82 (1)  
Development of genetic plant resources  40.9 (2)  
Research institutions  442 (1)  
Subtotal:  564.9    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Disease control seed potatoes, action plan pesticides  9.5 (2)  
Subtotal:  9.5   
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service  133 (1), (2)   
Registration of environmental and genetic resources  13.3 (1)  
Environmental advisory services  30 (1)  
Organic advisory services  34 (1)  
Subtotal:  210.3    
2 (e). Inspection services  Digital mapping  7.7 (1)  
Norwegian Food Safety Authority: food safety and veterinary services  382.5  (1), (3)   
Subtotal:  390.2    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Potatoes, fruits and vegetables, organic production  31.4 (1), (2)   
The Norwegian Agricultural Quality System and Food Branding Foundation  63 (1)  
Subtotal:  94.4   
 Subtotal General Services  1,269.3    
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Storage of meadowseed  16.5 (2)  
Subtotal:  16.5   
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Natural disaster payment, compensation for crop damage due to natural 
disasters  74.5 (2)  
Subtotal:  74.5   
9. Structural assistance provided through producer 
retirement programmes  Producer retirement payment, permanent retirement from marketable 
agricultural production  65 (2)  
Subtotal:  65   
11. Structural adjustment assistance provided through 
investment aids  The Agricultural Development Fund, investment aid for structural 
adjustment and rural development purposes  726.7  (1)  
Interest concession. Investment subsidies and implementation of structural 
adjustment.  30.6 (1), (4)   
Subtotal:  757.3     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
NOK,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
12. Environmental programmes  Subsidy to organic production  118.2  (2)  
National environmental programme  4,516.1  (2)  
Regional environmental programme  718.7  (2)  
Particularily valuable agricultural landscapes, including in World Heritage 
Areas  23 (1)  
Subtotal:  5,376    
14. Other direct payment  Vacation and replacement scheme, refund for additional farm operating 
expenses during holidays and to alleviate financial difficulties due to illness  1,354  (2)  
Subtotal:  1,354    
Grand Total Green Box  8,912.6    
Data Sources:  
(1) Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Proposition to the Parliament No. 1 (2020 -2021)  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
(3) Mattilsynet (Norwegian Food Safety Authority), Annual report 2020  
(4) Innovasjon Norge (Innovation Norway)  
 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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  
 
NOK,  million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Payments based on fixed area and yields      
Subtotal:     
(b) Payments based on 85% or less of the base level of production  Structural Income Support (Art. 6:5 (a)(ii))  1,663.3  (2)  
Regional Deficiency Payment to Milk Production (Art. 6:5 
(a) (ii))  621.9  (2)  
Regional Deficency Payment to Meat Production (Art. 6:5 
(a) (ii))  645.8  (2)  
Quality incentive support programme for beef (Art 6:5 (a) 
(ii)) 263.4  (2)  
Support to small and medium size dairy farms (Art 6:5 (a) 
(ii)) 152.8  (2)  
Subtotal:  3,347.2    
(c) Livestock payments made on a fixed number of head  Headage support, animals (Art. 6:5 (a)(iii))  2,821.1  (2)  
Subtotal:  2,821.1    
Grand Total Development Programmes  6,168.3    
Data Sources:  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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)  
 
 
NOK,  million  Product -
specific EMS  
(from ST DS:8)  
 
NOK,  million  Total  
(2 + 3) 
 
 
NOK,  million  Value of production  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Wheat  812.3   812.3    812.3   
Barley  1,403.4   1,403.4    1,403.4   
Oats 623.2   623.2    623.2   
Rye 76.3  76.3   76.3  
Oilseeds  70.4  70.4   70.4  
Milk 5,299.2   5,299.2    5,299.2   
Fruit, berries and vegetables  187.2   187.2  4,169 4.49%  0 (de minimis )  
Beef 121.9   121.9  4,333 2.81%  0 (de minimis )  
Poultry  1.7  1.7 2,338 0.07%  0 (de minimis )  
Eggs 19.2  19.2 1,174 1.64%  0 (de minimis )  
Potatoes  44.3  44.3 953 4.65%  0 (de minimis )  
Pork 2,486.3   2,486.3    2,486.3   
Sheep  240.3   240.3    240.3   
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  198.6  37,411 0.48%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  11,011.4   
 
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
NOK External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
NOK Eligible production  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
Wheat  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Target price  3.36/Kilogram  0.82/Kilogram  322.3 million Kilograms  6.3 812.3  (1), (5), (6)  (1) 
Total Wheat          812.3    
Barley  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Target price  2.93/Kilogram  0.71/Kilogram  637.8 million Kilograms  12.5 1,403.4  (1), (5), (6)  (2) 
Total Barley          1,403.4    
Oats CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Target price  2.7/Kilogram  0.66/Kilogram  308.5 million Kilograms  6.1 623.2  (1), (5), (6)  (3) 
Total Oats          623.2    
Rye CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Target price  2.96/Kilogram  0.82/Kilogram  36 million Kilograms  0.7 76.3 (1), (5), (6)  (4) 
Total Rye          76.3   
Oilseeds  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Target price  5.98/Kilogram  1.27/Kilogram  15 million Kilograms  0.3 70.4 (1), (5), (6)  (5) 
Total Oilseeds          70.4   
Milk CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Target price  5.15/Litre  0.78/Litre  1522.1 million Litres  482.7  6,168.9  (1), (5), (6)  (6) 
Total Milk          6,168.9    
Pork CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Target price  33.89/Kilogram  7.6/Kilogram  123.3 million Kilograms  136.1  3,105.5  (1), (5), (6) (7) 
Total Pork          3,105.5    
Data Sources:  
(1) Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Proposition to the Parliament No. 1 (2020 -2021)  
(5) Budsjettnemnda for jordbruket (Budget Committee for Agriculture)  
(6) Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board)  
Notes:  
(1) Eligible production of wheat includes seed, wheat for food and wheat for feed.  
(2) Eligible production of barley includes seed and barley for food and feed.  
(3) Eligible production of oats includes seed and oats for  food and feed.   
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- 8 - (4) Eligible production of rye includes seed, rye for food and rye for feed.  
(5) Eligible production of oilseeds includes oilseeds for feed purpose, food purpose and seed.  
(6) Eligible production of cows - and goatmilk includes dairy deliver ies, on farm processing and on farm consumption.  
(7) Eligible production of pork includes deliveries to slaughterhouse, direct sales and on farm consumption. Sows and boars used for breeding are not eligible for the applied 
administered price.      
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
 
 
NOK External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST)  
 
NOK Eligible 
production  Total price 
related 
direct 
payments 
((4-5)*6)  
 
 
NOK,  million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Milk CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Base deficiency 
payment, goat 
milk     69.8  69.8 (2)  
Total Milk            69.8   
Sheep  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Base deficiency 
payment, meat      91.5  91.5 (2)  
Sheep  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Wool deficiency 
payment      109.7   109.7  (2)  
Total 
Sheep            201.2    
Fruit, 
berries and 
vegetables  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Regional 
deficiency 
payment      172.2   172.2  (2)  
Fruit, 
berries and 
vegetables  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Storage subsidy, 
fruit     15  15 (2)  
Total Fruit, 
berries and 
vegetables            187.2    
Data Sources:  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
 
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
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  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
NOK,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Market 
price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Beef CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Transport 
subsidy, price 
compensation 
payments  121.9    121.9     (2)  
Total Beef         121.9    121.9    
Poultry  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Price 
compensation 
payments  1.7   1.7    (2)  
Total 
Poultry         1.7   1.7   
Eggs CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Transport 
subsidy, price 
compensation 
payments  19.2   19.2    (2)  
Total Eggs         19.2   19.2   
Potatoes  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Price 
compensation 
payments  44.3   44.3    (2)  
Total 
Potatoes         44.3   44.3   
Milk CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Farm Feed 
adjustment    939.5  -939.5     (2), (7)   
Total Milk         -939.5  6,168.9  69.8 5,299.2    
Pork CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Transport 
subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment  22.1  641.3  -619.2     (2), (7)   
Total Pork         -619.2  3,105.5   2,486.3     
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- 11 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(with 
calculation 
details)  
 
NOK,  million  Associated 
fees / 
levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Market 
price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Sheep  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 Transport 
subsidy  39.1   39.1    (2)  
Total 
Sheep         39.1  201.2  240.3    
Total 
Wheat          812.3   812.3    
Total 
Barley          1,403.4   1,403.4    
Total Oats          623.2   623.2    
Total Rye          76.3  76.3   
Total 
Oilseeds          70.4  70.4   
Total Fruit, 
berries and 
vegetables           187.2  187.2    
Data Sources:  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
(7) OECD  
 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2020  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
NOK,  million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
NOK,  million  Associated 
fees / levies  
 
 
 
NOK,  million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
 
NOK,  million  Data 
Sourc es Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Subsidy to insemination  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 25.6   25.6 (2)  
Taxes on pesticides  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20   66.9 -66.9 (8)  
Feed transport subsidies  CY 01-01-20 31-12-20 239.9    239.9  (2)  
TOTAL  198.6   
Data Sources:  
(2) Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agriculture Agency)  
(8) Ministry of Finance  
 
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