G/AG/N/ARE/7
26 March 2015
(15-1701)  Page: 1/4
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 23 March 2015, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United Arab Emirates.  The notification concerns domestic support 
commitments ( Table DS:1 and the relevant supporting tables) for the years 2002 to 2013 . 
 
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- 2 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNIT ED ARAB EMIRATES 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2002 TO 2013 
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 
 
(AED)  Data 
Source 
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013  
Para.2) General services               
a) Research Lab equipment 
and research products, fruit research station, 
organic and 
hydroponic 22,064,210 21,976,256 5,780,031 20,819,888 28,887,663 24,526,404.36 250,000 8,822,387.09 7,192,086.24 7,567,641.37 7,341,583.59 8,128,31 7.59 MOEW  
     
b) Pest and 
disease control Pest and 
disease control measures 
including 
vaccinations, drugs and supply of 
chemicals and 
biological materials and equipments 3,729,400 5,920,277 18,092,593 22,970,942 22,804,605 21,689,956.3 19,072,703 4,125,742.53 852,240.3 17,192,031 23,372,158 26,173,445 MOEW  
 995,000 966,000 998000 1,031,000 1,086,000 947,000 1,297,000 1,501,000 1,627,000 2,136,000 1,901,000 2,002,000 DM  
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- 3 - Measure 
Type Name and 
description 
of measure 
with 
reference to 
criteria in 
Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in question 
 
(AED)  Data 
Source 
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013  
c) Training 
services Training 187,000 240,000 429,600 146,360.08 98,710 - - 1,374,540.48 2,689,163.53 1,757,587.14 18,544,272.27 1,963,700.78 MOEW 
     
d) Extension and advisory 
services 332,045.91 282,248 624,352.83 501,238.07 483,000 - - - - - - -DM 186,000 233,000 265,000 123,000 43,000 246,000 160,000 35,000 41,000 36,000 42,000 37,000
     
e) Inspection    
 Development 
and rehabilitation of the agricultural 
and veterinary 
quarantine centres and related laboratories, 
veterinarians 
and engineers and epidemiologist 
and other staff 
salaries   28,730,144 36,276,133 48,556,259 15,850,873 66,367,504 22,579,045 2,601,706.47 34,986,138 44,712,335 50,585,332 MOEW 
MOEW: Ministry of Environment and Water. 
DM: Dubai Municipality. 
  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: UNIT ED ARAB EMIRATES 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2002 TO 2013 
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 
 
('000 AED)  Data 
Source 
  2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013  
Input subsidies                            
 Seeds, 
fertilizers and seedlings 152,000 169,700 90,900 8,610 4,939  
MOEW 
 Feed 258,884.5 239,348.5 254,254.5 81,020.95 183,270  
MOEW 
 Agricultural 
machines and 
equipment 112,440 99,555 76,530 33,170 7,355  
MOEW 
 Medical 
Supplies     72,170  
MOEW 
MOEW: Ministry of Environment and Water. 
 
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