G/AG/N/ISL/41  
 
18 December 2017  
(17-7053) Page: 1/17 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 30 November  2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Iceland . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
the relevant supporting t ables) for the calendar year 2016. 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for period in question  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1 2 3 
130.1  million SDR  126.9  
 
(or 21,298.5 million ISK)  
 
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENT  
1 SDR = ISK 52.1096 kr (AVG exchange rate for 1988) . 
 
1 SDR = ISK 167.7800 kr (AVG exchange rate for 201 6). 
   
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- 3 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for period in question  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1 2 3 
130.1 million  SDR 115.7  
 
(or 19,412.2  million ISK)  
 
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENT  
1 SDR = ISK 52 .1096 kr  (AVG exchange rate for 1988) . 
 
1 SDR = ISK 167.7800 kr (AVG exchange rate for 2016). 
 
 
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2016 
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  
(ISK million)  Data Sources  
1 2 3 4 
(a)"General services"  General research; product particular research; pest and disease control; extension 
and advisory services; marketing and promotional services . 2,255.4  Central Government 
Accounts  
(b)"Public stockholding for 
food security purposes"  Stockholding costs; sheepmeat programme . 0.0 " 
(c)"Decoupled income 
support"  Direct payments to sheep farmers . 2,733.7  " 
(d)"Payments for relief from 
natural disasters"  Livestock compensation payments . 79.1 " 
(e)"Structural adjustment 
assistance programmes"  Financial and physical restructuring programmes due to structural disadvantages; 
permanent withdrawal of sheepmeat production entitlements; farmer pension fund 
(retirements schemes) . 222.3  " 
(f)"Payments under 
environmental programmes"  Environmental  programmes; afforestation environmental programmes . 22.4 " 
(g) "Payments under regional 
assistance programmes"  Support to fur farming. Regional support to sheep farmers.  64.2 " 
 Total of table:  5,377.2   
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2016 
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  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 
a) "investment subsidies generally available to agriculture"  No support exists   
b) "input subsidies generally available to low -income or resource -poor producers"  No support exists   
c) "support to encourage diversification from growing illicit narcotic crops"  No support exists   
  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:3  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  ICELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2016 
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  
(ISK million)  Data sources  
1 2 3 4 
a) "Livestock payments on a fixed number of heads"  Headage  payments to dairy and beef producers  669.9  Central Government 
Accounts  
 Total of table:  669.9   
  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 20 16 
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)  
(ISK million)  Product -specific measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)  Current Total AMS 
(aggregate)  
(ISK million)  
1 2 3 4 
Dairy (milk)  18,495.6   18,495.6  
Sheepmeat  1,761.1   1,761.1  
Wool 450.4   450.4  
Beef 0.0  0.0 
Horsemeat  0.0  0.0 
Pigmeat  0.0  0.0 
Poultrymeat  0.0  0.0 
Eggs 0.0  0.0 
Horticulture (cucumbers, peppers and 
tomatoes)  276.8  
 276.8  
Horticulture (electricity)  314.6   314.6  
  Total of table:  21,298.5  
 
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENT  
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of ba sic products  
(including non -product specific AMS)  Product specific AMS (from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below)  
(ISK million)  Product -specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below)  Current Total AMS 
(aggregate)  
(ISK million)  
1 2 3 4 
Dairy (milk)  16,609.3   16,609.3  
Sheepmeat  1,761.1   1,761.1  
Wool 450.4   450.4  
Beef 0.0  0.0 
Horsemeat  0.0  0.0 
Pigmeat  0.0  0.0 
Poultrymeat  0.0  0.0 
Eggs 0.0  0.0 
Horticulture (cucumbers, peppers and tomatoes)  276.8   276.8  
Horticulture (electricity)  314.6   314.6  
  Total of table:  19,412.2  
 
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENT  
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 20 16 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of 
basic products  Calendar 
year Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  
(ISK/kg)  External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/…)  
(ISK/kg)  Eligible 
production  
(tonnes)  Associated 
fees/levies  
(ISK million)  Total market 
price support  
(ISK million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6) -7 9 
Milk 2016 Market price support  103.20  6.30 134,884.0  196.2  12,873.8  Statistics 
Iceland  
Sheepmeat  " " Not applicable  50.30     " 
Beef " " Not applicable  62.00     " 
Horsemeat  " " Not applicable  42.10     " 
Pigmeat  " " Not applicable  44.81     " 
Poultrymeat  " " Not applicable  61.00     " 
Eggs " " Not applicable  27.24     " 
      Total of table:  12,873.8   
 
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENT  
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of 
basic products  Calendar 
year Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  
(ISK/kg)  External reference 
price (generally from 
AGST/…)  
(ISK/kg)  Eligible 
production  
(tonnes)  Associated 
fees/levies  
(ISK million)  Total market 
price support  
(ISK million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6) -7 9 
Milk 2016 Market price support  103.2  20.28  134,884.0  196.2  10,987.5  Statistics 
Iceland  
Sheepmeat  " " Not applicable  161.95     " 
Beef " " Not applicable  199.62     " 
Horsemeat  " " Not applicable  135.55     " 
Pigmeat  " " Not applicable  144.28     " 
Poultrymeat  " " Not applicable  196.40     " 
Eggs " " Not applicable  87.71     " 
   Total of table:  10,987.5   
 
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENT  
   
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar 
year Measure type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  External 
reference  
price 
(generally 
from AGST/…)  Eligible 
production  Total price -
related 
direct 
payments  Other non -
exempt 
direct 
payments  
(ISK 
million)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total 
direct 
payments  
(ISK 
million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6)  8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Dairy  2016 Direct payments 
milk     5,621.8   5,621.8  Central 
Government 
Accounts  
Horticulture  " Direct payments 
cucumbers, 
peppers and 
tomatoes      276.8   276.8  " 
Horticulture  " Electricity subsidies      314.6   314.6  " 
Wool " Subsidies      450.4   450.4  " 
Sheepmeat  " Direct payments - 
quality control 
scheme     1,761.1   1,761.1  " 
    Total of table:  8,424.7   
  
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 20 16 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar 
year 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)  
(ISK million)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  
(ISK million)  Total 
AMS 
(ISK 
million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Milk 2016 Direct payments 
milk 
     5,621.8  5,621.8  Central 
Government 
Accounts  
Statistics 
Iceland  
Horticulture  " Direct payments 
cucumbers, peppers 
and tomatoes       276.8  276.8  " 
Horticulture  " Electricity subsidies       314.6  314.6  " 
Wool " Subsidies       450.4  450.4  " 
Sheepmeat  " Direct payments - 
quality control 
scheme       1,761.1  1,761.1  " 
Milk 2016 Market price 
support      12,873.8   12,873.8  " 
Sheepmeat  " "     Not applicable   0.0 " 
Beef " "     Not applicable   0.0 "  
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of basic 
product  Calendar 
year 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)  
(ISK million)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  
(ISK million)  Total 
AMS 
(ISK 
million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Horsemeat  " "     Not applicable   0.0 " 
Pigmeat  " "     Not applicable   0.0 " 
Poultrymeat  2016 "     Not applicable   0.0 " 
Eggs " "     Not applicable   0.0 " 
    Total of table:  21,298.5   
 
WITHOUT INFLATION ADJUSTMENT  
   
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- 14 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016 
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
product  Calendar 
year 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)  
(ISK million)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  
(ISK million)  Total AMS  
(ISK 
million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Milk 2016 Direct payments 
milk 
     5,621.8  5,621.8  Central 
Government 
Accounts  
Statistics 
Iceland  
Horticulture  " Direct payments 
cucumbers, 
peppers and 
tomatoes       276.8  276.8  " 
Horticulture  " Electricity 
subsidies       314.6  314.6  " 
Wool " Subsidies       450.4  450.4  " 
Sheepmeat  " Direct payments 
- quality control 
scheme      1,761.1  1,761.1  " 
Milk 2016 Market price 
support      10,987.5   
10,987.5  " 
Sheepmeat  " "     Not applicable   0.0 " 
Beef " "     Not applicable   0.0 "  
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of basic 
product  Calendar 
year 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)  
(ISK million)  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)  
(ISK million)  Total AMS  
(ISK 
million)  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Horsemeat  2016 "     Not applicable   0.0 Central 
Government 
Accounts  
Statistics 
Iceland  
Pigmeat  " "     Not applicable   0.0 " 
Poultrymeat  " "     Not applicable   0.0 " 
Eggs " "     Not applicable   0.0 " 
    Total of table:  19,412.2   
 
WITH INFLATION ADJUSTMENT     
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- 16 - Supporting Table DS:8  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016 
Product -Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support  
Description 
of basic 
products  Calendar 
year Measure 
type(s)  Applied 
administered 
price  Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price  Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays  Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details)  Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments  Other 
product -
specific 
support  Associated 
fees/levees  Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9 -10) 12 
No support exists  
  
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- 17 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: IC ELAND  
REPORTING PERIOD: 2016 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure 
type(s)  Calendar / marketing 
year beginning…  Non-product -specific 
budgetary outlays  Other non -product specific support 
(include calculation details)  Associated 
fees/levies  Total non -product -
specific support  Data 
sources  
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
No support exists  
 
 
 
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