G/AG/N/CRI/44/Rev.1  
7 March 2014  
(14-1391)  Page: 1/11  
Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
  NOTIFICATION 
Revision 
The following submission, dated 5 March 2014, is bein g circulated at the request of the delegation 
of Costa Rica . The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 ) 
for 2012 . 
 
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  This revision includes all the figures for Supporting Table DS:1, notified in 
document G/AG/N/CRI/44. 
 No domestic support measures under Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture were in place 
in 2012. 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COSTA RICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
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 
15,945.00 US$ thousand1 81,850.47 
 
1 Average exchange rate for 2012: CRC 508.38 to US$1 (Source: Central Bank of Costa Rica).    
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COSTA RICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in  Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(US$ thousand1) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) "General services"    
Research: Research by the Nati onal Institute for Agricultural Innovation and Technology 
Transfer (INTA): Contribution to the development of Costa Rica's agricultural sector 
through research, innovation and technology  transfer programmes aimed at creating 
competitive production systems and achiev ing food security while accommodating 
environmental concerns, by providing servic es and products that  meet technological 
needs and improve the quality of life of the Costa Rican population.  8,293.57 National Institute for 
Agricultural Innovation 
and Technology 
Transfer (INTA) 
 Research, conservation and exploitation  of water resources: Research, control 
and monitoring of water resources so as to prevent any deterioration and minimize 
the effects of exploitation by preserving these resources in quantitative and qualitative terms. Supply of basic in formation and data collection for studies 
on water resources all over the country. 609.85 National Groundwater, 
Irrigation and Drainage 
Service (SENARA) 
 Technological research, development and dissemination services (National 
Production Council): Studies on the physical characterization and quality 
of horticultural products in the field; validation studies for technical regulations 
and procedures for the biophysical descripti on of certain fresh fruit and vegetables, 
transport simulations, useful life analyses, effect of post-harvest treatment, cold storage, product characterization, and classification and quantification 
of damage and defects. 0.00 National Production 
Council (CNP)   
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- 4 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in  Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(US$ thousand1) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Pest and disease control: Pest and disease control programme: General programmes implemented by the 
State Phytosanitary Service to protect the country's agricultural heritage from 
economic and quarantine pests, to pr otect human health and biodiversity, 
and to comply with phytosanitary regulati ons governing domestic and international 
marketing of plants. 19,392.42 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG) 
 Pest control emergency fund: Funds for the control of quarantine and economic 
pests and diseases presenting a threat to the national economy. 40.63 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG) 
 Animal health programme: General programmes to preserve, protect and enhance 
the health status of the country's livestock through improved domestic production, animal health, veterinary public health  and environmental protection, and the 
application of domestic and internat ional standards for that purpose. 21,003.78 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG) 
Training services: Agricultural outreach programme: By providing effective technical assistance 
and training, this programme contributes to maintaining food security and to the development of the agricultural se ctor and the rural environment. 18,393.45 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG) 
 Agrifood quality and safety services (Standards and Certif ication Department, 
Agricultural Quality Director ate, National Production Council): Training in food 
quality and safety assurance, food qua lity and safety auditi ng and inspection, 
occupational hygiene and health, an d corporate social responsibility. 374.12 National Production 
Council (CNP) 
 Laboratory and technical regulation ad visory services (Laboratory Department, 
Agricultural Quality Directorate, Nation al Production Council): Training for 
agricultural producers and engineers concerning technical regulations governing the 
staple grain and horticultural product qu ality control system. Training in the 
monitoring of rice and bean processi ng plants in conjunction with rice 
growers (CONARROZ). 154.81 National Production 
Council (CNP)   
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- 5 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in  Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(US$ thousand1) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Post-harvest services (Post-Harvest De partment, National Production Council): 
Training for groups of producers and tec hnical personnel working for organizations 
or the State concerning post-harvest ph ysiology principles, activities, damage 
and defects in relation to fruit and vegetable production intended both for export 
and the local market. Training fo r agricultural fair officials. 210.58 National Production 
Council (CNP) 
 Training services provided by the National Training Institute: Training and advisory 
activities aimed at the agricultural se ctor and focusing on plant and animal 
husbandry, forestry, the environment, agri cultural mechanization, soil and water 
technology, and bu siness management. 15,948.82 National Training 
Institute (INA) 
Extension and advisory services: Programme for agro-industrial developmen t and modernization and greater value 
added: Advisory services, technical assistance and training for structured groups 
of small and medium-sized agricultural an d agro-industrial producers in areas such 
as food technology, hygienic handlin g of products and food management, 
good manufacturing practices, hazard analys is and critical control points (HACCP), 
agribusiness management, support for the design an d monitoring of civil 
engineering work for agribusiness, evaluati on of agro-industrial processes, plant 
and production line distribution, la nd valuation, and product analysis 
and development. 361.71 National Production 
Council (CNP) 
 Price and market information and extension services: Compilation, analysis 
and dissemination of market-related inform ation, such as data on staple grains 
and horticultural products, including guidance for organizations in analysing, interpreting and making prop er use of the information. 484.41 National Production 
Council (CNP) 
 Costa Rican agricultural sector information system (INFOAGRO): Information 
and communication system for the agricultural sector facilitating access to data and the generation of knowledge in order to improve agricultural competitiveness. 460.70 Executive Secretariat 
for Sectoral Planning in 
Agriculture (SEPSA) 
Inspection services: Inspection and analysis for food security purposes (Laboratory Department, 
Agricultural Quality Directorate, National Production Council): This service 
is provided mainly in natural disaster situations in which the country requires 
an analysis of products in processing pl ants, together with border inspections, 
following the adoption of food quality an d safety measures in order to safeguard 
food security. 48.33 National Production 
Council (CNP)   
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- 6 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in  Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(US$ thousand1) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Marketing and promotion 
services: Marketing and market development progra mme (Marketing Department, Marketing 
and Agribusiness Directorate, National Production Council): Support for small 
and medium-sized ag ricultural producers in the marketing of fresh produce 
and processed products . The service aims, inter alia , to facilitate contacts with 
potential buyers, the development of market ing plans, advisory services on export 
procedures and logistics, and the search for and identification and adaptation 
of differentiated quality labels. 540.51 National Production 
Council (CNP) 
Infrastructural services: Hydr o-agricultural infrastructure programme at district level and in small irrigation 
and drainage areas: Preliminary feasibility studies for and development 
of hydro-agricultural projects, such as  the Arenal-Tempisque project and small 
irrigation and drainage areas throughout the country. 6,616.13 National Groundwater, 
Irrigation and Drainage 
Service (SENARA) 
 Programme for the development of agricu ltural production, involving irrigation 
and drainage works: Support fo r the operation and maintenance 
of hydro-agricultural projects at national level, in districts under the responsibility 
of the National Groundwater, Irrigation and Drainage Service (SENARA) and in the framework of the national irrigation an d drainage programme for small areas. 
Technical assistance is provided for users of hydro-agricultural projects involving the transfer of water resource manage ment technology at farm level. 2,648.01 National Groundwater, 
Irrigation and Drainage 
Service (SENARA) 
Other services: Watershed manageme nt programme: The measure aims  to develop field activities 
and projects in several of the country's watersheds in order to ensure sustainable 
use of natural, social and economic resources through an integrated and participatory approach. It consists of environmental education programmes 
and projects and training and advisory serv ices for producers and includes training 
and extension and advisory services. 182.27 Costa Rican Electricity 
Institute (ICE) 
(b) "Public stockholding for food security purposes"  0.00  
(c) "Domestic food aid"  0.00  
(d) "Decoupled income 
support"  0.00    
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- 7 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in  Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(US$ thousand1) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(e) "Income insurance 
and income safety-net programmes"  0.00  
(f) "Payments for relief from 
natural disasters"  0.00  
(g) "Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through producer retirement programmes"  0.00  
(h) "Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through resource retirement programmes"  0.00  
(i) "Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through investment aids"  0.00  
(j) "Environmental 
programmes" Payment for environmental se rvices in agro-forestry systems: This programme 
provides economic compensation for la nd-owning farmers growing multi-purpose 
forest plantations in close combination with  annual or perennial crops and/or animal 
husbandry, as an effective means of main taining, rehabilitating and developing 
forest ecosystems. 1,696.44 National Forestry 
Financing Fund 
(FONAFIFO) 
 Recognition of the environmental benefits of Sustainable Agricultural Production 
Promotion Programme (PFPAS) projects: A financial incentive is granted to PFPAS 
projects for the environmen tal benefits generated. 193.87 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG)   
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- 8 - Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in  Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(US$ thousand1) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 Recognition of the environmental benefi ts of organic farming by micro, small 
and medium-sized organic prod ucers: A financial incentive is granted to micro, small 
and medium-sized organic producers for th e environmental bene fits resulting from 
their activities. 373.46 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG) 
(k) "Regional assistance programmes" Establishment of settlements: This programme covers all the procedures necessary 
to set up rural settlements, in order to help farming families establish themselves 
on the land they have bought and to prov ide them with legal evidence of ownership 
and hence right of occupancy. It also  encompasses monitoring and follow-up 
of agricultural activities in the settlements by the INDER. 19,298.21 Rural Development 
Institute (INDER)2 
 Settlement development services: The programme covers the necessary processes 
to promote and strengthen the development of settlements and the families' integration in the rural environment. 15,049.74 Rural Development 
Institute (INDER)
2 
 Rural development programme: Advisory, tr aining and information services for local 
governments, rural or ganizations and the rural popula tion in general. These rural 
development measures aim to build up the rural population's organizational, management and negotiating capacity. 2,188.36 Ministry of Agriculture 
and Livestock (MAG) 
Total  134,564.18  
 
1 Average exchange rate for 2012: CRC 508.38 to US$1 (Source: Central Bank of Costa Rica). 
2 In March 2012, the Agrarian Development Institute (IDA) became the Rural Development Institute (INDER) pursuant to Law No. 903 6.   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COSTA RICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
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) 
 
(US$ thousand) Product-specific measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
 
(US$ thousand) Current total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(US$ thousand) 
1 2 3 4 
Rice 81,850.47 0.00 81,850.47 
Non-product-specific AMS 0.00 - 0.00 
TOTAL AMS   81,850.47 
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COSTA RICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support 
Description of 
basic product Calendar/ 
marketing year 
beginning … Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External reference 
price (generally 
from AGST/…) Eligible 
production Associated 
fees/levies Total market 
price support Data sources 
   (US$/tonne)1 (US$/tonne)  (tonnes)  (US$)  (US$)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
Rice 2012 Price support 605.76 223.78 214,278.81 0.00 81,850,472 Ministry of Foreign 
Trade on the basis 
of data provided by CONARROZ 
 
1 Average annual price. This price was esta blished as a precautionary measure in the context of the judicial proceeding brought by producers against the State before 
the Administrative Court by means of Ruling No. 121-2011 of the said Court (Court File No. 10-4176-1027-CA).   
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: COSTA RICA 
REPORTING PERIOD: 2012 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar/ 
marketing 
year 
beginning … Measure 
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) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS Data 
sources 
   (US$)  (US$)  (US$)  (US$)  (US$)  (US$)  (US$)   
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Rice 2012 Price support 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 81,850,472 0.00 81,850,472 Ministry of 
Foreign Trade on the basis of data provided by CONARROZ 
 
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