G/AG/N/TUN/47  
8 April 2016  
(16-1998)  Page: 1/7  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: French  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 5 April 2016, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of 
Tunisia . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the relevant 
Supporting Tables) for 2014 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2014 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency Current total AMS 
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedu le) (from Section I of Part IV of the Sc hedule) (from attached  Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
59.3 Millions of dinars 0.0 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2014 
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 
 
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services   Budget of the 
Ministry of 
Agriculture  Support for research and extension projects for the de velopment and dissemination of production methods 6.0 
 Environmental conservation through land and afforestation works 46.8 " 
 Action to combat certain diseases through vaccination and treatment campaigns 7.2 " 
(b) Structural adjustment assistance  provided through investment aids   
 Budgetary funds to support small farmers 19.5 " 
   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2014 
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differential Treatment - "Development Programmes" 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refe rence to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year 
in question 
 
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture Investment subsidies granted under the Inve stment Code and inte nded for integrated 
projects falling within the agricultural policy guidelines 37.6 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Water Resources 
   
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2014 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
Description of basic produc ts (including non-product-
specific AMS) Product-specific AMS (from Supporting 
Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
  
(Millions of dinars) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Current total AMS 
(aggregate) 
  
(Millions of dinars) 
1 2 3 4 
Durum wheat 0.6 (de minimis)1  0.0 
Common wheat 0.0 (de minimis)2  0.0 
Barley 0.6 (de minimis)3  0.0 
Milk 53.2 (de minimis)4  0.0 
Non-product-specific AMS (according to Supporting Table 
DS:9) 17.3 (de minimis)5  0.0 
Total: Current total AMS   0.0 
1 de minimis , the value of durum wheat production is 800.09 million dinars. 
2 de minimis , the value of common wheat production is 135.41 million dinars. 
3 de minimis , the value of barley production is 355.35 million dinars. 
4 de minimis , the value of milk production is 852.60 million dinars. 
5 de minimis , the value of total agricultural production for 2014 is 9,448 million dinars. 
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2014 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic products Calendar  
year 
2014 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
  
(Dinars/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…)* 
 
(Dinars/tonne) Eligible 
production 
   
(1,000 tonnes)
 Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support 
   
(Millions of 
dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Durum wheat  Producer buying price 650 584 8.5  0.6 Grain Board, 
Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Water Resources Common wheat  Producer buying price 480 455 0.0  0.0 
Barley  Intervention price 460 320 4.6  0.6 
Milk  Intervention price 700 613 614  53.2 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Water Resources, 
Inter-Trade Group 
for Meat and Milk 
* Tunisia has used the reference prices of the reference period an d adjusted them to take account of inflation and exchange rat e movements.   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: TUNISIA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2014 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 
2014 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
  
(Millions of dinars) Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
  
(Millions of dinars) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Irrigation water subsidy  17.3   17.3 Ministry of Agriculture and 
Water Resources 
 
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