G/AG/N/NOR/78
12 November 2014
(14-6616)  Page: 1/11
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English 
 
NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 20 October 2014, 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 2013.  
   
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
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 Schedu le) (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
11,449.0 million NOK 9,874.5  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
Measure Type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million NOK) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services:    
 a) research   
  Research programmes 53.0 A 
  Development of genetic plant resources 30.4 A, B 
  Research institutions  316.6 A, E 
    
 b) pest and disease control   
  Disease control seed potatoes, action plan pesticides 17.5 A, B 
  Carcasses destruction 5.0 A, B 
    
 c) training services   
    
 d) extension and advisory services   
  Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service 50.0 A 
  Registration of environmen tal and genetic resources 17.8 A 
  Environmental advisory services 24.2 A 
  Ecological advisory services 44.0 A 
    
 e) inspection services   
  Norwegian Food Safety Authority: food  safety and veterinary services 350.8 A, B 
    
 f) marketing and promotion services   
  Potatoes, fruits and vegetabl es, organic production 25.5 A, B 
  The Norwegian Agricultural Quality Sy stem and Food Branding Foundation 52.0 A 
    
 g) infrastructural services    
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- 4 - Measure Type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in A nnex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question  
(million NOK) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
(b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes:    
 Payment to stockholding for food security purposes 0.4 A, B 
 Storage of meadow seed 7.8 A 
    
(f) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters:    
 Natural Disaster Payment, compensation for crop damage due to natural disasters 81.3 A 
    
(g) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
producer retirement programmes:    
 Producer retirement paymen t, Permanent retire ment from marketable agricultural 
production 85.3 A 
    
(i) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through investment aids:    
 The Agricultural Development Fund, Investment  aid for structural adjustment and rural 
development purposes 554.4 A 
 Interest concession. Investment subsidies and implementation of structural adjustment. 54.3 A 
    
(j) Environmental programmes:    
 Subsidy to Ecological Production 110.2 A 
 National environmental programme 3,983.3 A, B 
 Regional environmental programme 643.8 A 
 Particularily valuable agricultural landscap es, including in World Heritage Areas 11.0 A 
 Various environmental projects 0.0 A 
    
(l) Other:    
Social welfare Vacation and Replacement Scheme,refund for a dditional farm operat ing expenses during 
holidays and to alleviate financial difficulties due to illness 1,320.4 A 
Total   7,839.0   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
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 NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(b) "payments made on 85% or less of the base level of production"    
 Fixed yield support: Structural Income Support (Art. 6.5 (a)(ii)) 1,358.3  A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to Milk Production (Art. 6.5 (a) (ii)) 517.5  A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to Meat Production (Art. 6.5 (a) (ii)) 580.4  A, B 
    
(c) "livestock payments made on a fixed number of head"    
 Headage support, animals (A rt. 6.5 (a)(iii)) 2,417.6  A, B 
Total  4,873.8   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
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 NOK) Product-specific 
measurements of 
support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Non-product-specific 
AMS 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:9) 
(million NOK) 5% of value of 
production, where 
relevant for de minimis
(million NOK)  Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
  
(million NOK) 
1 2 3 4 5 4 
Wheat 369.9 0.0   369.9 
Barley 773.9 0.0   773.9 
Oats 317.5 0.0   317.5 
Rye 23.1 0.0   23.1 
Oilseeds 24.9 0.0   24.9 
Goat milk 124.8 0.0   124.8 
Milk 5,184.8 0.0   5,184.8 
Beef 112.4 0.0  192.2 de minimis 
Pork 2,041.3 0.0   2,041.3 
Sheep 666.3 0.0   666.3 
Poultry 3.5 0.0  103.7 de minimis 
Eggs 303.5 0.0   303.5 
Potatoes 44.5 0.0   44.5 
Fruits, berries and vegetables 87.6 0.0  106.7 de minimis 
Product-specific AMS     9,874.5 
Non-product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Table DS:9)    
172.3 1,505.1 de minimis 
Total AMS     9,874.5  
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support : Market Price Support 
Description of basic 
products Calendar 
year 2013 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(NOK per 
kg/litre) External 
reference price 
(NOK per 
kg/litre) Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
tonnes, million 
litres) Associated 
fees/levies 
(million NOK) Total market 
price support 
(million NOK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Wheat  Target price 2.73 0.82 195.0  2.6 369.9 A, C, D 
Barley  Target price 2.37 0.71 470.0  6.3 773.9 A, C, D 
Oats  Target price 2.15 0.66 215.0  2.9 317.5 A, C, D 
Rye  Target price 2.61 0.82 13.0  0.2 23.1 A, C, D 
Oilseeds  Target price 5.43 1.27 6.0  0.1 24.9 A, C, D 
Goat Milk  Target price 4.79 0.78 18.9  3.1 72.7 A, C, D 
Milk  Target price 4.79 0.78 1,525.0  250.1 5,865.2 A, C, D 
Pork  Target price 31.64 7.60 117.5  226.4 2,598.3 A, C, D 
Sheep  Target price 63.00 10.55 8.9  8.0 458.8 A, C, D 
Eggs  Target price 19.10 5.28 29.8  25.7 386.1 A, C, D 
Total       10,890.4   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
2013 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price  Eligible 
production Total price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(million NOK) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
(million 
NOK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Goat milk  Base deficiency payment     60.5   A, B 
  Total goat milk     60.5  60.5  
           
Sheep  Base deficiency payment, 
meat     81.8   A, B 
  Wool deficiency payment     125.7   A, B 
   Total sheep     207.5  207.5  
           
Fruit, berries and 
vegetables  Regional deficiency 
payment      
76.6  
 A 
  Storage subsidy, fruit     11.0   A 
 
 Total, fruit, berries and 
vegetables     
87.6  
87.6  
  
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year 2013 Measurement type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
NOK) Other 
product 
specific 
support 
(million 
NOK) Associated 
fees/levies 
   
(million 
NOK) Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(million 
NOK) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(million NOK) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(million NOK) Total 
AMS 
 
(million 
NOK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Wheat  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 369.9 0.0 369.9  
Barley  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 773.9 0.0 773.9  
Oats  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 317.5 0.0 317.5  
Rye  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.1 0.0 23.1  
Oilseeds  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.9 0.0 24.9  
Goat milk  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 8.4 -8.4 72.7 60.5 124.8 B 
Milk  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 680.4 -680.4 5,865.2 0.0 5,184.8 B 
Beef  Transport subsidy, p rice compensation 
payments 112.4 0.0 0.0 112.4 0.0  112.4 B 
Pork  Transport subsidy, farm feed 
adjustment 19.2 0.0 576.2 -557.0 2,598.3 0.0 2,041.3 B 
Sheep  Transport subsidy, farm feed 
adjustment 38.8 0.0 38.8 0.0 458.8 207.5 666.3 B 
Poultry 
 Transport subsidy, price compensation 
payments 3.5 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 3.5 B 
Eggs  Transport subsidy, farm feed 
adjustment 10.1 0.0 92.7 -82.6 386.1 0.0 303.5 B 
Potatoes 
 Price compensation payments 44.5 0.0 0.0 44.5 0.0 0.0 44.5 B 
Fruits, berries and 
vegetables  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 87.6 87.6    
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar / 
marketing 
year 
beginning… 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 
             
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: NORWAY 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2013 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2013 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
(million NOK) Other non-product specific support 
(include calculation details) 
(million NOK) Associated 
fees/levies 
(million NOK) Total non-product-
specific support 
(million NOK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Subsidy to insemination   30.7 0.0 0.0 30.7 A 
Taxes on pesticides  0.0 0.0 64.0 -64.0 A 
Feed transport subsidies  205.6 0.0 0.0 205.6 A, B 
Total      172.3   
A: Ministry of Agriculture. Proposition to the Parliament no. 1 S (2014-2015). Proposition to the Parliament no. 1 S (2012-2013 ). Proposition to the parliament no. 164 S (2012-
2013). Internal calculations. 
B: Landbruksdirektoratet (Norwegian Agricultural Ag ency - formerly Norwegian Agricultural Authority). 
C: Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board). 
D: Budsjettnemda for jordbruket (B udget Committee for Agriculture). 
E: Based on OECD. 
 
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