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G/AG/N/ISR/48 
29 August 2012 
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Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 24 August 2012 is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Israel .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2010 . 
 
 
 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for 2010 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 
568,980 '000 US$ 530,955 
 
  
General remark:  Some minor inaccuracies may occur in the calculated domes tic support due to the rounding up of figures.  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in 2010 
 
('000 US$) Data sources 
1 2 3  
(a) General Services    
(i) Agriculture Research Center Improvement of produc tion potential, diversification of agro-industry and 
post-harvest processes  51,756 BB-MOA 
 General operation  50,572  
 Infrastructure investments  1,184  
 Research centers and fa cilities operations  0  
 Research funds  0  
(ii) Chief Scientist Research Fund Provide grants to agriculture research  8,057 BB-MOA 
 General operation for research  8,057  
 "Kemah" fund – Agriculture Chief Scientist Fund  0  
 Agriculture by the Torah (Bible)  0  
(iii) General Ministry of Agriculture 
Operations Provision of overall management of th e Ministry of Agriculture, including 
specialised administrative service  23,651 BB-MOA 
(iv) Services Provided for Farmers   59,950 BB-MOA 
 Plant protection services  5,346  
 Veterinary services  11,337  
 Inspection and training  0  
 Soil conservation and drainage department  4,587  
 Pest prevention activities  8,630  
 National park protection authority  514  
 Pasture authorities  2,080  
 Marketing promotion  596   
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Page 4 Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in 2010 
 
('000 US$) Data sources 
1 2 3  
 Investment in agriculture  6,911  
 Districts assistance  3,946  
 Plant and animal protection  4,252  
    
(v) Extension Services Distribution of information, farmers training and technical assistance 11,168  
    
(vi) BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy assistance 582  
    
(b) Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes  12,590 BB-MOA 
(i) Cereal Reserve To insure a reserve for thre e months of cereal for emergency purposes  0  
(ii) Melah To insure a reserve of foodstuff for emergency purposes  12,590 
  
    
(d) Decoupled Income Support   10,825 BB-MOA 
(i) Galilee Law substitute payments Payment to meat of  poultry producers in the Galilee area (notification 
G/AG/N/ISR/17)  10,825  
   
(f) Payments for Relief from Natural Disasters  56 ,067 BB-MOA 
(i) Natural Disaster Insura nce Fund Government allowance in the Natu ral Disaster Insurance Program  35,661  
(ii) Advances for claims on Insurance Fund Advance payment to farmers not c overed by the insurance policy  124  
(iii) Natural Disaster Compensation Payment to farm ers not covered by the insurance policy  1,090  
(iv) Water cuts payments Compensation for cut in water supply (notification G/AG/N/ISR/17)  19,192  
    
(j) Environmental Programmes   1,406  
(i) Environment reform in the dairy farms Payment to milk producers who pr oduce in compliance with environmental 
requirements  1,406 BB-MOA 
     
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 Page 5Measure Type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in 2010 
 
('000 US$) Data sources 
1 2 3  
(k) Regional Assistance Programmes   25,841 BB-MOA 
(i) Rural Department Agreement Specific m easure to Kibbutzim and Moshavim  1,814  
(ii)    New Settlement Infrastructure Specific measure to New Kibbutzim  0  
Total   313,772  
 
BB-MOA = Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
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) 
 
 
'000 US$ Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) 
 
'000 US$ Total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
'000 US$ Value of production 
2010 
 
 
 
 
'000 US$ Current Total AMS as 
a percentage of value 
of production 
 
 
 
(de minimis  = 10%) Current Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
 
'000 US$ 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
Cotton -  -  21,399 * 0.00% - 
Cereal 590  590  149,899 * 0.39% -  
Vegetables 191  191  1,664,983 *  0.01% - 
Fruits other than citrus 3,620  3,620  1,418,547 * 0.26% - 
Citrus fruits 349  349  393,922 * 0.09% - 
Flowers 54  54  284,514 * 0.02% - 
Eggs 96,079  96,079  190,391 * 50.46% 96,079 
Meat of poultry 11,182  11,182  709,274 *  1.58% - 
Meat of bovine animals 4,331  4,331  387,486 * 1.12% - 
Milk 434,876  434,876  631,777 ** 68.83% 434,876 
       
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9) 21,216  21,615  7,102,391  0.30% - 
Total      530,955 
 
Data sources:  
* Central Bureau of Statistics. 
** Central Bureau of Statistics  and Israel Dairy Board.  
 
 
 
 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar  year 
beginning 
1.1.2010 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
US$/tonne External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
US$/tonne Eligible 
production 
 
 
'000 tonnes Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
 
 
'000 US$ Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Vegetables 
      Tomatoes 
      Cucumbers 
      Onions 
      Potatoes   
Absorption of surplus 
Absorption of surplus 
Absorption of surplus 
Absorption of surplus  
- 
- 
- 
- 
  
257 
333 
208 
303 
  
- 
- 
- 
- 
   
- 
- 
- 
- 1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
 
Eggs  Production quotas and 
guaranteed minimum 
price 0.097 0.043 1,528,225 
('000 units)  81,816 2 
Meat of poultry  Production quota  3,138 1,354 -  - 2 
Milk  Production quotas and 
guaranteed minimum 
price 507 157 1,240  433,771 3 
Total       515,587  
 
1. Israel Central Bureau of  Statistics and Plants Ma rketing and Production Board. 
2. Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 
3. Milk Board.  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.2010 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price 
(generally 
from 
AGST/…) Eligible 
production Total price-
related 
direct 
payments 
 
'000 US$ Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
'000 US$ Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
'000 US$ Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Cereal   Local grain aid 
 
Investment program     - 
590  - 
590 BB-MOA 
Vegetables  Deficiency payment 
 
Investment program 
     - 
 
191  - 
 
191 
 
 BB-MOA 
Fruits other than citrus  Re-plantation program 
 
Investment program 
     - 
 
3,620  - 
 
3,620 
 
3,620  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board 
Citrus fruits  Investment program 
 
     349 
  349 
 
349 BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board 
Flowers  Investment program     54  54 
 
54 BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board" 
 
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(4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Eggs  Deficiency payment 
 
"Galilee law" 
     - 
 
14,263  - 
 
14,263 BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board 
Meat of poultry  De ficiency payment 
 
"Galilee law"     228  
 
10,954  228  
 
10,954 
 
11,182  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board 
Meat of bovine 
animals  Investment program 
 
Herd aid 
     - 
1,831 
2,499  - 
1,831 
2,499 
 
4,331  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board
Milk  Dairy farm reform 
     1,104  1,104 
 
1,104  BB-MOA + 
Plant 
Production 
and 
Marketing 
Board
Total        35,684  35,684  
 
BB-MOA = Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:7 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2010 Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support Market 
price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
'000 US$ Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
'000 US$ Total 
product-
specific AMS
 
 
 
'000 US$ Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Cotton       - - - CBS 
Cereal        - 590 590 CBS 
Vegetables       - 191 191 CBS 
Fruits other than 
citrus        - 3,620 3,620 CBS 
Citrus fruits       - 349 349 CBS 
Flowers       - 54 54 CBS 
Eggs       81,816 14,263 96,079 CBS 
Meat of poultry       - 11,182 11,182 CBS 
Meat of bovine 
animals       - 4,331 4,331 CBS 
Milk       433,771 1,104 434,876 CBS 
Total        515,587 35,684 551,271  
 
CBS = Central Bureau of Statistics. 
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Israel 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2010 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2010 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
'000 US$ Other non-product 
specific support (include 
calculation details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
'000 US$ Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5)  
Investment Aids:       
Law for the Encouragement of 
Investment in Agriculture  2,423   2,423 BB-MOA 
Water supplier support  19,192   19,192 BB-MOA 
Total     21,615  
 
BB-MOA = Budget Book of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
 
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