G/AG/N/MUS/7  
 
15 January 2018  
(18-0418) Page: 1/12 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 15 January  2018, 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 financial  years 2015 -2016  and 2016 -2017 . 
 
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In this notification the reporting period is on a financial year basis (July –June), which is a change 
from previous notifications that were on calendar year basis (Jan –Dec). This change in approach 
has been adopted as actual records are now kept according to the financial year (July –June). Due 
to the change in reporting period, there is double reporting for th e months of July to December 
of 2015 as they were also reported in  G/AG/ N/MUS/6. 
  
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPO RTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL  YEAR 201 5/2016 
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 Schedule)  (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule)  (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 domestic suppo rt to agricultural producers in  the 
financial year 2015 -2016 was provided through the operations of the Ministry of Agro -Industry &  Food Security. All such support is covered by the domestic support 
categories, which are exempt from reduction commitments under the Agreement  on Agriculture. The  attached Supporting Tables DS:1, DS:2, DS:4, DS:9 provide details 
of these exempt measures.   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FINANCIAL  YEAR 201 5/2016 
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 m easure in 
year in question  
 
(MUR) Data Sources  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services  Food Agricultural Research Extension Institute  246,000,000 Budget 2016  
MAIFS  
 Agricultural Services in the field of Animal Production, Horticulture, Plant Protection, 
Veterinary  Services , Agronomy, FTL , Agricultural Information Division  508,740,000 " 
 Irrigation Services  130,0 00,000  " 
 Field Operations Regrouping Irrigation Project  305,000,000 " 
 Small Farmers ' Welfare Fund  12,000,000 " 
 Slaughtering of Animals (Mauritius Meat Authority)  24,400,000 " 
MAIFS:  Ministry of Agro -Industry & Food Security.   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD:  FINANCIAL  YEAR 201 5/2016 
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"  Incentives for livestock (Animal feed)  9,000,000  Budget 201 6 
MAIFS  
  
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- 5 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPO RTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL  YEAR 201 5/2016 
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)  126,300,000  "de minimis"1 
1 Value of total a gricult ural production (201 5): MUR 12,696,000,000 .  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING P ERIOD: FINANCIAL  YEAR 201 5/2016 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Calendar /marketing  year 
beginning …  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. Fruit Growers (Bat net)   16,000,000    16,000,000  MAIFS 
Budget 201 6 
b. Agro-processing SMEs (pre -market tests)   6,000,000    6,000,000  " 
c. Crop Producers (Compost)   15,000,000    15,000,000  " 
d. Seed Purchase Scheme   5,000,000    5,000,000   
e. Technology Diffusion Scheme   5,000,000    5,000,000  " 
f. Land preparation and Agricultu ral Infrastructure 
Development (Mauritius)   45,000,000    45,000,000  " 
g. Project Assistance Micro Projects   1,000,000    1,000,000  " 
h. Crop Nursery   1,000,000    1,000,000  " 
i. Post-Harvest Facility   1,000,000    1,000,000  " 
j. Rainwater Harvesting   2,000,000    2,000,000  " 
k. Cattle Breeders Scheme (Mauritius)   2,000,000    2,000,000  " 
l. Pasture Development Scheme   1,000,000    1,000,000   
m. Goat Multiplier Farms Scheme   2,000,000    2,000,000   
n. Scheme for purchase of equipment   6,000,000    6,000,000  "  
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- 7 - Measure type(s)  Calendar /marketing  year 
beginning …  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 
o. Upgrading of Livestock Farm/Poultry Scheme   6,000,000    6,000,000  " 
p. Reproduction Farm Cattle/Goat including Rodrigues   2,800,000    2,800,000  " 
q. Heifer Productivity Scheme   4,500,000    4,500,000  " 
r. Tea support Scheme   5,000,000    5,000,000  " 
TOTAL      126,300,000   
  
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- 8 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR 2016/2017 
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 Schedule)  (from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule)  (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 domestic suppo rt to agricultural producers in the 
financial year 2016-2017 was provided through the operations of the Ministry of Agro -Industry & Food Security. All such support is covered by the domestic support 
categories, which are exempt from reduction commitments under the Agreement  on Agriculture. The  attached Supporting T ables DS:1, DS:2, DS:4, DS:9 provide details 
of these exempt measures.   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR 2016/ 2017 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and descripti on of measure with reference 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  299,000,000  Budget 2017 -2018 
MAIFS  
 Agricultural Services in the field of Animal Production, Horticulture, Plant Protection, 
Veterinary Services Agronomy, FTL, Agricultural Information Division  508,740,000  " 
 Irrigation Services  130,000,000  " 
 Field Operations Regrouping Irrigation Project  305,000,000  " 
 Small  Farmers' Welfare Fund  12,000,000  " 
 Slaughtering of Animals (Mauritius Meat Authority)  24,400,000  " 
 Agricultural Calamities Solidarity Scheme  10,000,000   
MAIFS:  Ministry of Agro -Industry & Food Security.   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR 2016 /2017  
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"  Incentives for livestock (Animal feed)  9,000,000  Budget 2017 -2018 
MAIFS  
  
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- 11 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR 2016/ 2017 
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)  107,300,000   "de minimis"1 
1 Value of total agricultural production (2016): MUR 13,620,000,000.   
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD: FINANCIAL YEAR 2016/ 2017 
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure type(s)  Calendar/marketing 
year beginning …  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. Fruit Growers (Bat net)   16,000,000    16,000,000  MAIFS Budget 
2017-2018 
b. Agro-processing SMEs (pre -market tests)   6,000,000    6,000,000  " 
c. Crop Producers (Compost)   15,000,000    15,000,000  " 
d. Tea Support Scheme  
e. Technology Introduction and Diffusion Scheme  
f. Land preparation and Agricultural Infrastructure 
Development (Mauritius)   5,000,000  
 
45,000,000    5,000,000  
 
45,000,000  " 
g. Project Assistance Micro Projects   1,000,000    1,000,000  " 
h. Crop Nursery   1,000,000    1,000,000  " 
i. Post-Harvest Facility   1,000,000    1,000,000  " 
j. Rainwater Harvesting   2,000,000    2,000,000  " 
k. Cattle Breeders Scheme (Mauritius)   2,000,000    2,000,000  " 
m. Upgrading of Livestock Farm/Poultry Scheme   6,000,000    6,000,000  " 
n. Reproduction Farm Cattle/Goat   2,800,000    2,800,000  " 
o. Calf/Heifer Productivity Scheme   4,500,000    4,500,000  " 
TOTAL      107,300,000   
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