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ORGANIZATION  TN/AG/S/13/Add.1 
28 February 2005 
 (05-0815) 
Committee on Agriculture 
Special Session  
 
 
 
TOTAL AGGREGATE MEASUREMENT OF SUPPORT 
 
Note by the Secretariat1 
 
Addendum  
 
 
1. This Addendum refers to the Secretaria t's Note on "Total Aggregate Measurement of 
Support" (TN/AG/S/13).  The purpose of this note is to present Members' Final Bound Total AMS in 
a common currency.  
 2. Table 1 lists the Final Bound Total AMS by  Member as scheduled and expressed in US 
dollars using exchange rates for the years 2000 to 2004.  Figures in bold print indicate the final year of the implementation period for the Member concerned.
 2  Members have been ranked in descending 
order in terms of the Final Bound Total AMS in US dollars at the year 2000 exchange rate.  Table 2 
has been added to show how the choice of year  for converting the Final Bound Total AMS into US 
dollars affects the ranking.   3. The Annex presents the exchange rates for the y ears 2000 to 2004 that have been used for the 
conversion of the Final Bound Total AMS.  As expl ained in the notes in the Annex, exchange rates 
have been sourced from the IMF's "International Fina ncial Statistics" or Members' notifications where 
exchange rates were notified to the Committee on Agriculture.  Exchange rates represent period 
averages for the relevant calendar, financial or marketing year specified in the Schedule of the 
Member concerned (see also G/AG/W/2/Rev.4).
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1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
2 Throughout this paper, the term "year" refers to the relevant calendar, financial or marketing year 
specified in the Schedule of the Member concerned (see also G/AG/W/2/Rev.4).  It should be noted that under 
the Agreement on Agriculture, the implementation period for the developed country Members was a six-year period commencing in the year 1995 while the developing country Members had the flexibility to implement 
reduction commitments over a period of up to 10 years.  Least-developed countries were not required to 
undertake reduction commitments.   
3 For further details on the exchange rates, in particul ar with respect to the year 2004, see the notes in 
the Annex. TN/AG/S/13/Add.1 
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 Table 1 - Final Bound Total AMS in US Dollars   
 
Final Bound Total AMS in US$ million, usin g the exchange rate for the years: 
Member 
Currency Value 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
European Communities (15) € million 67,159.0 59,829.8 60,097.5 70,140.0 79,951.2 83,323.8 
Japan ¥ billion 3,972.9 35,946.5 31,752.1 32,570.1 35,147.5 36,415.6 
United States  US$ million 19,103.3 19,103.3 19,103.3 19,103.3 19,103.3 19,103.3 
Mexico Mex$ 1991 million 25,161.2 8, 335.9 8,335.9 8, 335.9 8,335.9 8,335.9 
Poland US$ million 3,329.0 3,329.0 3,329.0 3,329.0 3,329.0 3,329.0 
Canada Can$ million 4,301.0 2,825.0 2,727.2 2,875.4 3,225.8 3,413.5 
Switzerland - Liechtenstein Sw F million 4,257.0 2,520.7 2,522.5 2,731.3 3,161.1 3,400.7 
Korea, Republic of W billion 1, 490.0 1,317.5 1,154. 2 1,191.0 1,250.4 1,291.3 
Norway Nkr million 11,449.0 1,300.7 1,270.4 1,434.0 1,617.0 1,684.6 
Venezuela US$'000 1,130,667.0 1,130.7 1,130.7 1,130.7 1,130.7 1,130.7 
Brazil US$'000 912,105.2 912.1 912.1 912.1 912.1 912.1 
Israel US$'000 568,980.0 569.0 569.0 569.0 569.0 569.0 
Bulgaria ECU million 520.0 479.1 465.3 489.4 586.9 642.0 
Thailand B million 19,028. 5 474.4 428.3 442.9 458.7 472.0 
Chinese Taipei  NT$ million 14,165.2 453.1 418.8 410.2 411.7 424.5 
Czech Republic K č million 13,611.3 352.6 357.9 415.8 482.5 524.4 
Colombia US$'000 344,733.0 344.7 344.7 344.7 344.7 344.7 
South Africa R million 2,015.4 290.6 234.1 191.2 266.4 308.7 
Australia $A million 471.9 253.9 247.2 276.0 336.8 342.6 
Slovak Republic Sk million 10,140.0 220.2 209.7 223.7 275.8 311.6 
Iceland SDR million 130.1 171.6 165.6 168.5 181.9 192.1 
New Zealand $NZ million 288.3 145.6 122.4 124.1 150.3 181.1 
Croatia € 134,116,772.0 123.6 120.0 126.2 151.4 165.6 
Hungary Ft million 33,808.0 119.8 118.0 131.1 150.7 165.3 
Lithuania US$ million 94. 6  94.6 94.6 94.6 94.6 
Cyprus £C million 50. 6 81.5 78.7 83.1 98.0 107.4 
Argentina In $ of 1992 75,021,292.4 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.0 
Morocco DH million 685. 0 64.5 60.6 62.2 71.6 76.8 
Slovenia ECU '000 61,845.7 57.0 55.3 58.2 69.8 76.4 
Tunisia D million 59. 3 43.3 41.2 41.7 46.0 47.5 
Papua New Guinea US$ milli on 34.2 34.2 34. 2 34.2 34.2 34.2 
Former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia € million 16.3    18.4 20.1 
Moldova SDR million 12.8  16.3 16.6 17.9 18.9 
Costa Rica US$'000 15,945.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 
Jordan JD 1,333,973.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 
 
Source : Final Bound Total AMS specified in th e Schedule of the Member concerned.  
 
Notes :  (i) Figures in bold print indicate the final year of the implementation period for the Member concerned. 
 (ii) Figures have been rounded to one decimal place a nd sorted in descending order with respect to the year 
2000. 
 (iii) It should be noted that the exchange rates represen t period averages for the relevant calendar, financial or 
marketing year specified in the Schedule of the Member concerned.  This explains why, for example, as 
regards Members with the Final Bound Total AMS in €/ ECU, the conversion into US dollars resulted in 
2001 in an increase in the figure for the EC(15) a nd in a decrease for Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia.  TN/AG/S/13/Add.1 
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 Notes (cont'd)  
 
 (iv) Chinese Taipei - Member as of 1 January 2002.  Ch inese Taipei committed to complete the reductions of its 
Total AMS by the year 2000. 
 (v) For Lithuania, the final implementation year is 2005.   (vi) As regards Jordan, the fina l implementation year is 2006.  The Final Bound Total AMS (2006) has been 
converted using the exchange rates shown in the Annex.  
 (vii) For Argentina and Mexico, the 1992 and the 1991 ex change rates have been used, respectively, in 
accordance with the commitment taken by the Member concerned (figures in italics). 
 (viii) With respect to the Former Yugoslav Republic of  Macedonia, Lithuania and Moldova, a blank in the table 
indicates that they were not a Member in the year concerned.  TN/AG/S/13/Add.1 
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 Table 2 - Final Bound Total AMS in US Dollars - Ranking 
 
Final Bound Total AMS in US$ million, usin g the exchange rate for the years: 
Member 
Currency Value 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 
European Communities (15) € million 67,159.0 (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 
Japan ¥ billion 3,972.9 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) 
United States  US$ million 19,103.3 (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) 
Mexico Mex$ 1991 million 25,161.2 (4) (4) (4) (4) (4) 
Poland US$ million 3,329.0 (5) (5) (5) (5) (7) 
Canada Can$ million 4,301.0 (6) (6) (6) (6) (5) 
Switzerland - Liechtenstein Sw F million 4,257.0 (7) (7) (7) (7) (6) 
Korea, Republic of W billi on 1,490.0 (8) (9) (9) (9) (9) 
Norway Nkr million 11,449.0 (9) (8) (8) (8) (8)  
Venezuela US$'000 1,130,667.0 (10) (10) (10) (10) (10) 
Brazil US$'000 912,105.2 (11) (11) (11) (11) (11) 
Israel US$'000 568,980.0 (12) (12) (12) (13) (13) 
Bulgaria ECU million 520.0 (13) (13) (13) (12) (12) 
Thailand B million 19,028.5 ( 14) (14) ( 14) (15) (15) 
Chinese Taipei  NT$ million 14,165.2 (15) (15) (16) (16) (16) 
Czech Republic K č million 13,611.3 (16) (16) (15) (14) (14) 
Colombia US$'000 344,733.0 (17) (17) (17) (17) (17) 
South Africa R million 2,015.4 (18) (19) (20) (20) (20) 
Australia $A million 471.9 (19) (18) (18) (18) (18) 
Slovak Republic Sk million 10,140.0 (20) (20) (19) (19) (19) 
Iceland SDR million 130.1 (21) (21) (21) (21) (21) 
New Zealand $NZ million 288.3 (22) (22) (24) (24) (22) 
Croatia € 134,116,772.0 (23) (23) (23) (22) (23) 
Hungary Ft million 33,808.0 (24) (24) (22) (23) (24) 
Lithuania US$ million 94.6  (25) (25) (26) (26) 
Cyprus £C million 50.6 ( 25) (26) ( 26) (25) (25) 
Argentina In $ of 1992 75,021,292.4 (26) (27) (27) (27) (29) 
Morocco DH million 685.0 ( 27) (28) ( 28) (28) (27) 
Slovenia ECU '000 61,845.7 (28) (29) (29) (29) (28) 
Tunisia D million 59.3 ( 29) (30) ( 30) (30) (30) 
Papua New Guinea US$ million 34. 2 (30) (31) (31) (31) (31) 
Former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia € million 16.3    (32) (32) 
Moldova SDR million 12.8  (32) (32) (33) (33) 
Costa Rica US$'000 15,945.0 (31) (33) (33) (34) (34) 
Jordan JD 1,333,973.0 (32) (34) (34) (35) (35) 
 
Source : Final Bound Total AMS specified in th e Schedule of the Member concerned. 
 
Notes :  (i)   Figures in bold print indicate the final year of the implementation period for the Member concerned. 
 (ii)  Members have been ranked in descen ding order with respect to the year 2000.  
 (iii) See also notes to Table 1.  TN/AG/S/13/Add.1 
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 Annex 
Exchange Rates  - Currency Units per US Dollar by Member, 2000-2004 
 
Member  Currency 2000  2001  2002  2003  2004 
Argentina In $ of 1992 1 1 1 1 1 
Australia $A 1.8586 1.9090 1.7099 1.4011 1.3774 
Bulgaria ECU 1.0854 1.1175 1.0626 0.8860 0.8100 
Canada Can$  1.5225 1.5771 1.4958 1.3333 1.2600 
Croatia € 1.0854 1.1175 1.0626 0.8860 0.8100 
Cyprus £C 0.6208 0.6427 0.6086 0.5166 0.4713 
Czech Republic Kč 38.598 38.035 32.739 28.209 25.957 
European Communities (15) € 1.1225 1.1175 0.9575 0.8400 0.8060 
Former Yugoslav Republic of 
Macedonia €    0.8860 0.8100 
Hungary Ft 282.27 286.54 257.92 224.307 204.503 
Iceland SDR 0.7583 0.7855 0.7723 0.7152 0.6773 
Japan ¥ 110.5225 125.1225 121.980 113.035 109.099 
Jordan JD 0.7090 0.7090 0.7090 0.7090 0.7090 
Korea, Republic of W 1,130.96 1,290.99 1,251. 09 1,191.61 1,153.91 
Mexico Mex$ 1991 3.0184 3.0184 3.0184 3.0184 3.0184 
Moldova SDR  0.7855 0.7723 0.7152 0.6773 
Morocco DH 10.626 11.303 11.021 9.574 8.916 
New Zealand $NZ 1.9802 2.3545 2.3222 1.9175 1.5914 
Norway Nkr 8.802 9.012 7.9838 7.0802 6.7964 
Slovak Republic Sk 46.040 48.360 45.327 36.773 32.546 
Slovenia ECU 1.0854 1.1175 1.0626 0.8860 0.8100 
South Africa R 6.935 8.6092 10.5408 7.5648 6.5291 
Switzerland - Liechtenstein Sw F 1.6888 1.6876 1.5586 1.3467 1.2518 
Chinese Taipei NT$ 31.260 33.824 34.536 34.405 33.372 
Thailand B 40.112 44.432 42.960 41.485 40.318 
Tunisia D 1.3706 1.4387 1.4217 1.2885 1.2491 
 
Source : Exchange rates from the IMF's "Int ernational Financial Statistics", excep t for Hungary for the years 2000 to 2002 
and South Africa for the year 2000 where the exchange  rates were notified to the Committee on Agriculture.  
Annual exchange rates for Chin ese Taipei from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 
 
Notes : (i) Exchange rates represent period averages for the relevant calendar, financial or marketing year specified in the 
Schedule of the Member concerned (see also G/AG/W/2/Rev.4). 
 (ii) For Canada, the exchange rates represent averages for the period 1 August to 31 July.  For the EC(15), the 
exchange rates represent the averages for the period 1 July to 30 June.  
 (iii)  Due to limited data availability, exchange rates for 2004 represent period averages for the relevant calendar, 
financial or marketing year up to the end of No vember 2004 only, except for New Zealand where the 2004 
year ends 30 June (data from IMF, "I nternational Financial Statistics"). 
 (iv) For Argentina and Mexico, the 1992 and the 1991 exchange rates have been used, respectively, in accordance 
with the commitment taken by the Member concerned (figures in italics).  
 (v) The table does not show exchange rates for Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Israel, Lithuania, Papua New 
Guinea, Poland, Venezuela and the United States because these Members have taken the Total AMS 
commitment in US dollars. 
 (vi) With respect to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Moldova, a blank in the table indicates that 
they were not a Member in the year concerned.  As regards Chinese Taipei refer to Table 1, note (iv). 
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