G/AG/N/MUS/5  
 
22 September 2015  
(15-4864)  Page: 1/7  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 NOTIFICATION 
The following submission, dated 16 September 2015,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Mauritius . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 
and the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year 2014 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014 
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 
- (Mauritian rupee) "de minimis"  
Note: In accordance with the notification requirements (paragraph  (ii), page 11 of document G/AG /2), Mauritius notifies that do mestic support to agricult ural producers in 2014 
was provided through the operations of the Ministry of Agro-Ind ustry & Food Security. All such support is covered by the domest ic support categories, which are exempt 
from reduction commitments under the Agreemen t on Agriculture. The attached Supporting Tables DS:1, DS:2, DS:4, DS:9 provide de tails of these exempt measures.  
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014 
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 year in question 
 
(MUR) Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services  Food Agricultural Research Extension Institute 237,500,000 Budget 2014 
MAIFS 
 Agricultural Services in the field of Anim al Production, Horticul ture, Plant Protection, 
Veterinary Services Agronomy, FTI, Agricultural Information Division 471,100,000 " 
 Irrigation Services 108,000,000 " 
 Field Operations Regrouping I rrigation Project 400,000,000 " 
 Small Farmers' Welfare Fund 7,600,000 " 
 Slaughtering of Animals (Mauriti us Meat Authority) 17,700,000 " 
MAIFS: Ministry of Agro-Industry & Food Security.  
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014 
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 
 
(MUR) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(b) "input subsidies generally available to low-income or 
resource-poor producers" Animal Feed for Poultry Breeding Centre at Reduit 9,000,000 Budget 2014 
MAIFS 
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014 
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) 
 
(MUR) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) Current total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(MUR) 
1 2 3 4 
Non-product-specific AMS (from Supporting Table DS:9 below) 141,900,000  "de minimis"1 
¹ Value of total agricultural production (2014): MUR 10,308,000,000.  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS 
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2014 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 2014 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(MUR) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
(MUR) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
(a) Freight Rebate Scheme  15,000,000   15,000,000 Budget 2014 
MAIFS 
(b) APEXHOM  400,000   400,000 " 
(c) Fruit Growers (Bat net)  4,000,000   4,000,000 " 
(d) Agro-processing SMEs (pre-market tests)  5,000,000   5,000,000 " 
(e) Crop Producers (Compost)  40,000,000   40,000,000  " 
(f) Land preparation and Agricultural Infrastructure Development Project 
(Mauritius)  40,000,000   40,000,000 " 
(g) Land preparation and Agricultural Infrastructure Development Project 
(Rodrigues)  8,000,000   8,000,000 " 
(h) Project Assistance Micro Projects  1,000,000   1,000,000 " 
(i) Crop Nursery  3,000,000   3,000,000 " 
(j) Post-Harvest Facility  3,500,000   3,500,000 " 
(k) Rainwater Harvesting  2,000,000   2,000,000 " 
(l) Cattle Breeders Scheme (Mauritius)  3,000,000   3,000,000 " 
(m) Pasture Development  2,000,000   2,000,000 "  
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- 7 - Measure type(s) Calendar 
year 2014 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(MUR) Other non-
product 
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support 
 
(MUR) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
(n) Model Dairy Farms Scheme Goat Multiplier Farms Scheme  1,000,000   1,000,000 Budget 2014 
MAIFS 
(o) Scheme for purchase of equipment  2,000,000   2,000,000 " 
(p) Upgrading of Livestock Farm/Poultry Scheme  2,000,000   2,000,000 " 
(q) Cattle Breeders Scheme (Rodrigues)      " 
(r) Reproductive farm (Pig)  2,000,000   2,000,000 " 
(s) Reproduction Farm Cattle/Goat including Rodrigues  4,000,000   4,000,000 " 
(t) Heifer Productivity Scheme  2,500,000   2,500,000 " 
(u) Promotion of Beekeeping  1,500,000   1,500,000 " 
TOTAL     141,900,000  
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