G/AG/N/MUS/6  
 
28 October  2016 
(16-5950) Page: 1/7 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 1th September 2016 , 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  2015. 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPO RTING PERIOD: CALEND AR YEAR 201 5 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level for period in question  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section 1 of Part IV o f 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  2015 
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:  CALENDAR YEAR 201 5 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitm ent – "Green Box"  
Measure Type  Name and description 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  272,787 ,000 Budget 2016  
MAIFS  
 Agricultural Services in the field of Animal Production, Horticulture, Plant Protection, 
Veterinary Services Agronomy, FTL , Agricultural Information Division  405,386,000 " 
 Irrigation Services  125,800,000  " 
 Field Operations Regroupi ng Irrigation Project  402,533,000 " 
 Small Farmers ' Welfare Fund  9,265,000 " 
 Slaughtering of Animals (Mauritius Meat Authority)  33,465,000 " 
MAIFS: Ministry of Agro -Industry & Food Security.   
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- 4 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  MAURITIUS  
REPORTING PERIOD:  CALENDAR YEAR 2015  
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 yea r 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: CALENDAR YEA R 2015  
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 
measur ements 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)  72,445,000  "de minimis"1 
¹ Value of total a gricult ural production ( 2015): MUR 10,570,000,000 .  
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: MA URITIUS  
REPORTING P ERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR  2015 
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)   8,360,000    8,360,000  MAIFS 
Budget 201 6 
 
b. Agro-processing SMEs (pre -market tests)   3,514 ,000   3,514 ,000 " 
c. Crop Producers (Compost)   14,186,000   14,186,000 " 
d. Seed Purchase Scheme   5,000,000    5,000,000   
e. Land preparation and Agricultural Infrastructure Development  
(Mauritius)   18,893 ,000   18,893 ,000 " 
f. Land preparation and Agricultural Infr astructure Development  
(Rodrigues)   8,000,000   8,000 ,000 " 
g. Project Assistance Micro Projects   847,000   847,000 " 
h. Crop Nursery   1,175,000   1,175,000 " 
i. Post-Harvest Facility   1,219,000   1,219,000 " 
j. Rainwater Harvesting   140,000   140,000 " 
k. Cattle Breeders Scheme (Mauritius)   1,202,000   1,202 ,000 " 
l. Scheme for purchase of equipment   2,854,000   2,854,000  "  
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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 
m. Upgrading of Livestock Farm/Poultry Scheme   200,000    200,000  " 
n. Reproduction Farm Cattle/Goat including Rodrigues   4,000,000    4,000,000  " 
o. Heifer Productivity Scheme   1,359 ,000   1,359,000  " 
p. Promotion of Beekeeping   1,500,000    1,500,000  " 
TOTAL      72,445,000  
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