WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/TTO/8 
5 July 2007 
 (07-2873) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  
 The following submission, dated 15 May 2007, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Trinidad and Tobago .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the financial years 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 . 
   
  
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Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago 
 
  REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year  October 2003 to  September 2004 
 
  Current Total Aggregate  Measurement  of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question 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 
 
No base or annual Total AMS commitment leve ls exist in Section I of Pa rt IV of the Trinidad and Tobago Schedule.  No non-exempt  support is provided to agricultural producers. 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago 
 
  REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year  October 2003 to  September 2004 
 
  Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
(TT$ 1) Monetary value of 
measure (US$) 
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.3) 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services  
(i) research, pests and disease 
control, extension and advisory 
services and inspection services Current Expenditure 2: 
Animal Production and Health 
Sugarcane Feed Centre 
Livestock and Livestock Products Board 3 
Agriculture 
Cocoa Research Unit 
Extension Division 
Land and Water Deve lopment Division  
12,354,360.00 
3,891,500.00 
515,285.00 
70,214,804.00 
450,000.00 
1,525,370.00 
2,535,767.73  
 Total Current Expenditure 91,487,086.73  
    
 Capital Expenditure: 
Enhancement of artificial breeding services capabilities 
Livestock Improve ment Programme 
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 
Post Harvest Handling 
Integrated Pest Manageme nt:  Hibiscus Mealy bug 
Research Programme Centra l Experimental Station 
Livestock Database 
Management and control of infectious diseases 
Agricultural Sector Technical Assistance Programme  
206,637.00 
696,529.00 
169,558.00 
140,362.00 
467,817.00 
546,362.00 
328,624.00 
207,511.00 
6,781,729.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 9,545,129.00  
 Total Current and Capital Expe nditure 101,032,215.73 16,036,859.64 
  
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Measure Type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
(TT$ 1) Monetary value of 
measure (US$) 
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.29) 
1 2 3 4 
(ii) marketing and promotion services Current Expenditure: 
National Agricultural Market ing and Development Company  
9,644,100.00  
 Total Current Expenditure 9,644,100.00  
    
 Capital Expenditure: -  
 Total Capital Expenditure -  
 Total Current and Capital Expe nditure 9,644,100.00 1,530,809.52 
    
Current Expenditure:  -  
Total Current Expenditure -  
   (iii) infrastructural services – drainage 
and irrigation servi ces, access roads, 
market infrastructure 
Capital Expenditure: 
Agricultural Access Roads 
Drainage and Irrigation  
4,603,666.00 
3,192,189.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 7,795,855.00  
 Total Current and Capital Expe nditure 7,795,855.00 1,237,437.30 
    
GRAND TOTAL  118,472,170.73 18,805,106.47 
 
 1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from Estimates:  Details of Estimates of Recurrent Expenditure for the Financial Year 2006 .  All Capital Expenditure 
items taken from Draft Estimates of Development Prog ramme for the Financial Year 2006 , Government of Trinidad and Tobago 2005.  Figures used are the Actual 
figures.  All Expenditure items taken from Heading:  2004 Revised estimates expenditure in that year . 
 2 The recurrent expenditure figures for the following Division do not include Salaries and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA):  Anim al Production and Health, 
Agriculture, Extension, and Land and Water Development Division. 
 3 The Livestock and Livestock Products Board (LLPB) has the gene ral responsibility for charting the development of the livestock and poultry industry 
through:  administering any programmes on behalf of the Government that are supportive of the industry, advising and influencin g policy-makers in the best interest of 
the industry, and monitoring problems affecting production and marketing and making appropriate representations.  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago 
 
  REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year  October 2003 to  September 2004 
 
  Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies gene rally available to ag riculture", "input subsidies generally ava ilable to low-income or resource-poor producers" or "support 
to encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops". 
 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:3 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago 
 
  REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year  October 2003 to  September 2004 
 
  Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payment s" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
No support is provided in the form of "direc t payments under production-limiting programmes". 
 
  
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 Page 7Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago 
 
  REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year  October 2004 to  September 2005 
 
  Current Total Aggregate  Measurement  of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question 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 
 
No base or annual Total AMS commitment leve ls exist in Section I of Pa rt IV of the Trinidad and Tobago Schedule.  No non-exempt  support is provided to agricultural producers. 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:1 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago 
 
  REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year  October 2004 to  September 2005 
 
  Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
(TT$ 1) Monetary value of 
measure (US$) 
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.3) 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General Services  
(i) research, pests and disease 
control, extension and advisory 
services and inspection services Current Expenditure 2: 
Animal Production and Health 
Sugarcane Feed Centre 
Livestock and Livestock Products Board 3 
Agriculture 
Cocoa Research Unit 
Extension Division 
Land and Water Deve lopment Division  
13,620,100.00 
6,100,000.00 
700,000.00 
75,151,050.00 
- 
1,565,665.38 
3,396,606.52  
 Total Current Expenditure 100,533,421.90  
    
 Capital Expenditure: 
Enhancement of artificial breeding services capabilities 
Livestock Improve ment Programme 
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory 
Post Harvest Handling 
Integrated Pest Manageme nt:  Hibiscus Mealy bug 
Research Programme Centra l Experimental Station 
Livestock Database 
Management and control of infectious diseases 
Agricultural Sector Technical Assistance Programme  
265,000.00 
800,000.00 
500,000.00 
200,000.00 
500,000.00 
500,000.00 
446,000.00 
251,060.00 
9,975,586.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 13,437,646.00  
 Total Current and Capital Expe nditure 113,971,067.90 18,090,645.70 
  
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Measure Type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question 
 
(TT$ 1) Monetary value of 
measure (US$) 
(US$ 1 = TT$ 6.29) 
1 2 3 4 
(ii) marketing and promotion services Current Expenditure: 
National Agricultural Market ing and Development Company  
14,623,672.00  
 Total Current Expenditure 14,623,672.00  
    
 Capital Expenditure: -  
 Total Capital Expenditure -  
 Total Current and Capital Expe nditure 14,623,672.00 2,321,217.78 
    
Current Expenditure:  -  
Total Current Expenditure -  
   (iii) infrastructural services – drainage 
and irrigation servi ces, access roads, 
market infrastructure 
Capital Expenditure: 
Agricultural Access Roads 
Drainage and Irrigation  
19,610,500.00 
12,531,579.00  
 Total Capital Expenditure 32,142,079.00  
 Total Current and Capital Expe nditure 32,142,079.00 5,101,917.30 
    
GRAND TOTAL  160,736,818.90 25,513,780.78 
 
 1 All Recurrent Expenditure items taken from Estimates:  Details of Estimates of Recurrent Expenditure for the Financial Year 2006 .  All Capital Expenditure 
items taken from Draft Estimates of Development Progr amme for the Financial Year 2006 , Government of Trinidad and Tobago 2005.  Figures used are the Revised 
estimates.  All Expenditure items taken from Heading:  2005 Revised estimates expenditure in that year . 
 2 The recurrent expenditure figures for the following Division do not include Salaries and Cost of Living Allowance (COLA):  Anim al Production and Health, 
Agriculture, Extension, and Land and Water Development Division. 
 3 The Livestock and Livestock Products Board (LLPB) has the gene ral responsibility for charting the development of the livestock and poultry industry 
through:  administering any programmes on behalf of the Government that are supportive of the industry, advising and influencin g policy-makers in the best interest of 
the industry, and monitoring problems affecting production and marketing and making appropriate representations.  
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Page 10 Supporting Table DS:2 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago 
 
  REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year  October 2004 to  September 2005 
 
  Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
No support is provided in the form of "investment subsidies gene rally available to ag riculture", "input subsidies generally ava ilable to low-income or resource-poor producers" or "support 
to encourage diversification from the growing of illicit narcotic crops". 
 
  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:3 DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Trinidad and Tobago 
 
  REPORTING PERIOD:  Financial year  October 2004 to  September 2005 
 
  Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payment s" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measur e with reference to criteria in Article 6.5 Monetary value of measure in year in 
question Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
 
No support is provided in the form of "direc t payments under production-limiting programmes". 
 
 
 
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