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G/AG/N/CHL/34 
27 May 2011 
 (11-2650) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
  The following submission, dated 23 May 2011, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Chile .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant supporting tables) for 2009 . 
 
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 The existing domestic agricultural support measur es applied by Chile are those listed in the 
attached supporting tables.    
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2009 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period in question Currency 
(Ch$ million) 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 3 4 
- - " de minimis " * 
 
* See Supporting Table DS:4.  
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 Page 3 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2009  
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(Ch$ thousand) Data source 
 
2.2 General services 
(a) Research Agricultural research 
Partial financing for innovation projects; 
Technological applications; 
Innovation support information. 8,494,964 Foundation for 
Agricultural Innovation 
(FIA) 
 Research and development centres 
Generation, adaptation and disseminati on of scientific and technological 
knowledge and products that contribut e to the sustainable (social, 
economic and environmental) developm ent of the competitiveness of the 
various agricultural sector actors. 10,886,576 Agricultural Research 
Institute (INIA) 
(c) Training services Technological development service for small-holding agriculture 
Technical Advisory Service (SAT):  designed to build up and strengthen 
production and business capacity by means of advice on, inter alia , 
production, use of technologies, and management. 27,370,312 Agricultural Development 
Institute (INDAP) 
 Support for organizations (PR ODES:  Fund for Organizational 
Development Projects):  support fo r organizational development and 
entrepreneurial and organizational capacity-building (management, 
training, leadership and business development).   
 Business management ce ntre for small producers (CEGE):  provision of 
direct technical and economic (account ing, fiscal, lega l and strategic) 
advisory services.   
 Development promotion servic es (PRODESAL and PRODECOP):  
support for the contracting of techni cal advisory services to improve 
productivity and the environmental situ ation, and to raise partnership 
levels.    
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Page 4 Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(Ch$ thousand) Data source 
 
 Training and education for women in rural areas :  about 
3,000 women are attending technical training, personal training, 
management training and organizational development workshops. 1,205,072 Agricultural Development 
Institute (INDAP) and the 
Foundation for the 
Advancement and 
Development of Women 
(PRODEMU) 
 Quality promotion :  support for enterprises in achieving better quality 
and greater productivity through sp ecialized quality management 
consulting services. 582,793 Vice-Ministry of 
Agriculture/Production 
Promotion Corporation 
(CORFO) 
(d) Extension and advisory services Technical Assistance Funds (FAT) :  advice for small and 
medium-sized agricultural producer s on contracting consultancy 
services, thus facilitating access to external and specialized technical 
assistance services;  and 
 
Irrigation and Energy Efficiency Pre-Investment Programmes (PIR 
and PIEE) :  support for the contracting of advisory services to design 
irrigation projects. 1,308,497 Vice-Ministry of 
Agriculture/Production 
Promotion Corporation 
(CORFO) 
 Real Investment and Technological Validation (PROMM) :  
technology transfer plan supporting the establishment, implementation 
and study of projects carried out by institutions engaged in research on 
irrigation. 5,595,166 National Irrigation 
Commission (CNR) 
(e) Inspection services for sanitary, safety, 
 etc. purposes Agricultural protection :  protection, maintena nce and improvement of 
plant and animal health and surveillance of the health status of plants 
and animals and the sanitary condition of plant and animal products, 
by-products and derivatives which may cause or carry diseases or pests 
that could impair this resource. 
 46,667,984 Agriculture and Livestock 
Service (SAG) 
(f) Marketing and promotion services Promotion Programme (PROFO) :  scheme for the payment of 
incentives to encourage business m odernization through the association 
of similar or complementary enterprises established in the same area. 2,743,667 Vice-Ministry of 
Agriculture/Production 
Promotion Corporation 
(CORFO)  
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 Page 5Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(Ch$ thousand) Data source 
 
 Supplier Development Programme (PDP) :  support for the 
assessment, preparation and developm ent of business projects with a 
view to improving supplier quality and productivity. 4,608,602 Vice-Ministry of 
Agriculture/Production 
Promotion Corporation 
(CORFO) 
(g) Infrastructure services Law No. 18.450 :  promotion of private investment in irrigation and 
drainage works, as a means of encouraging the construction of 
small-scale hydraulic works for agricultural use. 35,043,641 National Irrigation 
Commission (CNR) 
 Irrigation for small-scale farming :  support for the diversification and 
greater productivity of small-scale farming by introducing, improving 
and expanding irrigation. 3,318,215 Agricultural Development 
Institute (INDAP) 
2.5 Direct payments to producers Agricultural insurance :  instrument that allows the agricultural sector 
to protect itself against economic losse s resulting from natural disasters.  
It provides for support towards or the partial financing of the insurance 
premium. 2,800,000 Agricultural Insurance 
Committee (COMSA) 
2.8 Disaster relief payments Agricultural emergency fund :  assistance for the agricultural sector to 
offset the adverse effects of climatic events. 351,307 Vice-Ministry of 
Agriculture 
Prepared by: Office for Agricultural Research and Policy (ODEPA) of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2009  
Measures Exempt from the Reduction Co mmitment - Special and D ifferential Treatment - "Development Programmes"  
Measure type Name and descripti on of measure with reference to 
criteria in Article 6:2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(Ch$ thousand) Data source 
Investment subsidies ge nerally available to 
agriculture Investment incentive 21,087,076 Ag ricultural Development Institute 
(INDAP) 
 
Prepared by: Office for Agricultural Research and Policy (ODEPA) of the Ministry of Agriculture. 
 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2009  
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)
(Ch$ million) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current total AMS (aggregate) 
 
(Ch$ million) 
1 2 3 4 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9 below)    29,337 de minimis (1) 
 
(1)  Total value of 2009 agricultural production:  Ch$4,219 billion (provisional figure). 
Source : Central Bank of Chile. 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Chile  
REPORTING PERIOD:  2009  
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
Measure type(s) 2009 Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays 
 
 
(Ch$ million) Other 
non-product-specific 
support (include 
calculation details) Associated 
fees/levies Total 
non-product-specific 
support 
 
(Ch$ million) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Land reclamation  29,337   29,337 Agricultural Development 
Institute (INDAP)/ 
Agriculture and Livestock 
Service (SAG) 
 
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