G/AG/N/CHN/47  
 
14 December 2018  
(18-7947) Page: 1/11 
Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 11 December  2018, is being ci rculated at the request of the 
delegation of China . The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year  2016 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2016  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  Currency  Current Total AMS  
(from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from Section I of Part IV of the Schedule)  (from attached Supporting Tables)  
1  2  3  
 CNY/hundred million  813.57  
Note:  
a. China's AMS commitment is nil in the schedule made in its accession.  
b. Measures that resulted in level of support in column  3 were all terminated.  
 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 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  
 
CNY,  hundred million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2.General Services      
2 (a). Research  Budget allocations for research programme s and research activities at 
agricultural institutes.  223.51  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  223.51    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Expenditures on the early -warning, quarantine, prevention and cure of 
plant and animal pest and disease.  140.87  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  140.87    
2 (c). Training services  Expenditures on the training of technical and administrative personnel in 
the field of agriculture.  16.56  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  16.56    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Expenditures on the extension of new technologies and breeds and related 
advisory services.  698.1  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  698.1    
2 (e). Inspection services  Outlays on inspection and quarantine of agricultural products, animal feed, 
veterinary medicines and farm machinery, etc.  80.23  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  80.23    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Expenditures on market information, advice and promotion relating to 
particular products.  33.27  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  33.27    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Outlays on agricultural infrastructure services, including the Agricultural 
Comprehensive Development Programs, flood control engineering, drainage 
and irrigation facilities, rural roads, rural electricity reticulation, small scale 
watering facilities on farmland, as well as soil  and water conservation.  1,602.09  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  1,602.09     
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- 4 - Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in 
Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
CNY,  hundred million  Data Sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2 (h). Other general services  Outlay on governmental services not included above, such as operating 
expenditures related to buildings, facilities, salaries and expenses of 
agricultural administrative and service agencies as well as pensions to 
retired employees of these government agencies.  3,270.78  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  3,270.78    
3. Public stockholding for food security purposes  Outlays on public stockholding of wheat, corn, rice, vegetable oils and 
sugar for food security purposes.  1,149.19  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  1,149.19    
4. Domestic food aid  Financial assistance to low-income urban and rural citizens in order to help 
them obtain staple food.  0.62 Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  0.62   
6. Decoupled income support  Direct payments to farmers.  1,632.59  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  1,632.59    
8. Payments for relief from natural disasters  Outlays for compensating farmers' losses of agricultural production due to 
natural disasters, and restoring farmland damaged by natural disasters, 
rebuilding damaged agricultural facilities, as well as financial assistance to 
their post -disaster livings.  806.46  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  806.46    
10. Resource retirement programmes  Payments to facilitate conversion of farmland to forest; payments to 
facilitate conversion of grazing land to grassland.  38.84  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  38.84    
12. Environmental programmes  Outlays on agricultural environment programme , including forestations, 
natural forestry protection, desert control and prevention.  1,234.63  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  1,234.63    
13. Regional assistance programmes  Outlays on aid and assistance in disadvantaged regions.  2,203.78  Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry of 
Finance   
Subtotal:  2,203.78    
Grand Total Green Box  13,131.52    
Note: The outlay data in the table are from the Outlay Documents of the Ministry of Finance. The data include both the outlays of t he national and sub -national governments.    
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2016  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production -Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
Measure Type  Name and description of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:5  Monetary value  
 
CNY,  hundred million  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Payments based on fixed area and yields  Corn producer subsidies, paid based on fixed area and yields  390.39  Ministry of Finance   
Subtotal:  390.39    
Grand Total Blue Box  390.39    
 
   
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- 6 - Supporting Table DS:4   
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2016  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including 
non-product specific AMS)  
 
 Product specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to DS:7)  
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Total  
(2 + 3)  
 
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Value of production  
 
 
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Support as a 
% of value of 
production  
 Current Total AMS  
 
 
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Corn 571.66   571.66  4,337.2  13.18%  571.66   
Cotton  168.44   168.44  790.1  21.32%  168.44   
Cow 1.19  1.19 2987 0.04%  0 (de minimis )  
Pig 0.73  0.73 14,133.4  0.01%  0 (de minimis )  
Rapeseed  0.02  0.02 661.7  0% 0 (de minimis )  
Rice 277.93   277.93  6271 4.43%  0 (de minimis )  
Root crops  0.59  0.59 1,413.6  0.04%  0 (de minimis )  
Sheep  0.6  0.6 2,191.7  0.03%  0 (de minimis )  
Soybean  73.47   73.47  533.9  13.76%  73.47   
Wheat  195.39   195.39  3,005.6  6.5%  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS(from ST/DS:9)  257.59  100,488.4  0.26%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  813.57   
Note:  
a. The Bureau of Sta tistics has made some adjustments based on the results from the Third National Agricultural Census.  
b. The support for rice is the accumulation of Japonica and Indica rice.  
c. Support measures for corn, soybean and cotton were terminated.  
   
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- 7 - Supporting Table DS:5  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2016  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
Description of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
CNY External 
reference price 
(generally 
from AGST)  
 
CNY Eligible production  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Total market 
price support 
((4-5)*6) -7 
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  
wheat  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Minimum 
Price 
Purchase  2,360/Tonne s 1,698/Tonne s 2,851.05 ten thousand 
Tonnes  0 188.74  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
wheat  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Temporary 
Reserve  2,360/Tonne s 1,698/Tonne s 97.7 ten thousand 
Tonnes  0 6.47 Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Wheat          195.21    
Indica Rice  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Minimum 
Procurement 
Price 3,906/Tonnes  2,343/Tonne s 704.27 ten thousand 
Tonnes  0 110.08  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Japonica Rice  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Minimum 
Procurement 
Price 4,429/Tonne s 3,291/Tonne s 1,469.2 ten thousand 
Tonnes  0 167.19  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Rice          277.27    
corn CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Temporary 
Reserve  2,000/Tonne s 1,199/Tonne s 7,136.2 ten thousand 
Tonnes  0 571.61  Food and 
Reserve 
Bureau   
Total Corn          571.61    
Note:  
a. The external reference prices were determined by the prices on the basis of China's Customs statistics in the base period (19 96-1998).  
b. Administered price and Eligible production of indica and japonica rice (unmilled paddy) were converted to those of mille d rice, using the conversion rate of 70%.  
c. Temporary Reserve programme  for corn was terminated in 2016. The procurement made in 2016 was implemented under the policy of 2015 crop year (before April 
of 2016).  
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:6  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2016  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Non -Exempt Direct Payments  
Description of 
basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure 
Types  Applied 
administered 
price  
 
 
CNY External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST ) 
 
CNY Eligible 
production  Total price 
related direct 
payments ((4 -
5)*6)  
CNY,  hundred 
million  Other non 
exempt 
direct 
payments  
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Total direct 
payment 
(7+8 -9) 
 
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Data 
Sources Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
soybean  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Target 
Price     73.47   73.47    
Total 
Soybean            73.47    
cotton  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 Target 
Price     154.21   154.21    
Total Cotton            154.21    
 
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2016  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Market price 
supp ort 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
wheat  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 subsidies for 
improved crop strains 
and seeds  0.18   0.18      
Total Wheat         0.18 195.21   195.39    
rice CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 subsidies for 
improved crop strains 
and seeds  0.66   0.66      
Total Rice         0.66 277.27   277.93    
corn CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 subsidies for 
improved crop strains 
and seeds  0.05   0.05      
Total Corn         0.05 571.61   571.66    
Total 
Soybean           73.47  73.47    
cotton  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 subsidy for improved 
crop strains and 
seeds, and cost 
subsidy for 
transporting cotton  
out of Xinjiang Uygur 
Autonomous Region  14.23    14.23       
Total Cotton         14.23   154.21  168.44    
rapeseed  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 subsidies for 
improved crop strains 
and seeds  0.02   0.02      
Total 
Rapeseed         0.02   0.02    
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- 10 - Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting Year  Measure Types  Other 
product -
specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Other product 
specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -
specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Market price 
supp ort 
(from ST 
DS:5)  
 
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from ST 
DS:6)  
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
CNY,  
hundred 
million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
root crops  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 subsidies for 
improved crop strains 
and seeds  0.59   0.59      
Total Root 
crops         0.59   0.59   
pig CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 subsidy for breeding 
productive sows  0.73   0.73      
Total Pig         0.73   0.73   
cow CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 subsidy for breeding 
productive sows  1.19   1.19      
Total Cow         1.19   1.19   
sheep  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 subsidy for breeding 
productive sows  0.6   0.6      
Total Sheep         0.6   0.6   
Note: Subsidy data are from Ministry of Finance (MOF), and price support data are from Food and Reserve Bureau.  
   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT: CH INA  
REPORTING PERIOD: CA LENDAR YEAR 2016  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure Types  Reporting Year  Non-product -
specific budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Other non -product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details)  
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
CNY,  hundred 
million  Total non -
product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
CNY,  
hundred million  Data 
Sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
General subsidies for agricultural 
production supplies  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 0.97   0.97 Outlay 
Documents 
of the 
Ministry of 
Finance   
Subsidies to the purchase of agricultural 
machinery and tools  CY 01-01-16 31-12-16 256.62    256.62  Outlay 
Documents 
of the 
Ministry of 
Finance   
TOTAL  257.59   
 
 
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