G/AG/N/GTM/57/Rev.1  
5 October  2017 
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Committee on Agriculture  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Revisi on 
The following submission, dated 5 October 2017, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Guatemala . The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1 and the relevant Supporting Tables) for  2016 . 
 
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The third page of this revision contains Supporting Table DS:2 with information on the Measures 
Exempt from the Reduction Commitment - Special and Differential  Treatment - "Development 
Programmes"  (Supporting Table DS:2 ) implemented in  2016.  
 
The only existing agricultural domestic support measures applied by Guatemala are those set out 
in Supporting Table DS:1 and DS:2 attached hereto.  
 
 
   
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Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GUATEMALA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 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 measure  
in year in question  
(US$  thousand )* Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services     
Agricultural research services  
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(a))   4,605. 26 Integrated 
Accounting System 
(SICOIN)  
 Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology  
Seed variety research and development  4,605.26  
Extension and training  
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(c))   3,281.63 Integrated 
Accounting System 
(SICOIN)  
 Agricultural training schools (EFAS)  
Agriculture -oriented basic formal education and technical training for 
students in rural areas  
 3,281.63    
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Measure type  Name and description of measure with  
reference  to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value of measure  
in year in question  
(US$  thousand )* Data source  
1 2 3 4 
(c) Domestic food aid  
(Annex 2, paragraph 4)   26,610.53 Integrated 
Accounting System 
(SICOIN)  
 Food security support  
Food aid for vulnerable segments of the population  26,610.53  
(j) Environmental  
programmes  
(Annex 2, paragraph 12)   1,298.93 Integrated 
Accounting System 
(SICOIN)  
 Forests and Water Trust Fund for Concord  
Guatemalan Government -initiated project for the reforestation of 
municipally owned areas and/or areas without forest cover, with 
financial incentives for former civil patrol members to restock an 
anticipated 25,000 ha of deforested soil.  1,298.93  
TOTAL   35,796.35  
MAGA:  Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food.  
* Average exchange rate for 2016 according to the Department of Economic Studies of the Bank of Guatemala : 7.60 quetzals = US$1.  
This t able was prepared by the international trade section of the Planning Directorate (DIPLAN), on the basis of data provided by t he Technical Directorate for the Budget (DTP).    
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Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: GUATEMALA  
REPORTING PERIOD: 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  
 
(US$  thousand )* Data source  
1 2 3 4 
Agricultural input subsidies generally 
available to low -income or 
resource -poor producers  Subsidies for farmers in the form of coupons 
for agricultural input  subsidies  
Distribution of coupons (one coupon for the year) 
to support producers living below the minimum 
subsistence level, and to improve  their food 
security . Coupons redeemable by agricultural 
inputs equivalent to US$26. 32 12,517. 45 
12,517. 45 Integrated Accounting System 
(SICOIN)  
* Average exchange rate for 2016 according to the Department of Economic Studies of the Bank of Guatemala : 7.60 quetzals = US$1.  
This table was prepared by the international trade section of the Planning Dir ectorate (DIPLAN), on the basis of data provided by the Technical Directorate for the Budget (DTP).  
 
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