WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NOR/51 
26 October 2009 
 (09-5304) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 3 September 2009,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Norway .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and the 
relevant supporting tables) for the calendar years 2005 , 2006  and 2007 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total current commitment level for the 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 
11,449.0 million NOK 10,926.4 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
2. General services:    
 a) research   
 Research programmes 37.1 A 
 Development of genetic plant resources 8.8 A, B 
 Research institutions  238.3 A, E 
    
 b) pest and disease control   
 Disease control seed potatoes, action plan pesticides 5.1 A, B 
 Carcasses destruction 0.0 A, B 
    
 c) training services -  
    
 d) extension and advisory services   
 Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service 33.4 A 
 Registration of environmenta l and genetic resources 12.5 A 
 Environmental advisory services 7.0 A 
    
 e) inspection services   
 Digital mapping 15.2 A, B 
 Norwegian Food Safety Authority: food safety and veterinary services 178.1 A, B 
    
 f) marketing and promotion services   
 Potatoes, fruits and vegetabl es, organic production 21.9 A, B 
    
 g) infrastructural services -  
    
3. Public stockholding for 
food security purposes:   
  
 Payment to stockholding for food security purposes 0.3 A, B 
 Storage of meadow seed 6.9 A  
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8. Payments for relief from 
natural disasters:   
  
 Natural Disaster Payment, compensation for crop damage due to natural disasters 2.8 A 
    
9. Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
producer retirement 
programmes:  
  
 Producer retirement payment, Permanent retirement from marketable agricultural 
production 120.6 A 
    
11. Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aids:   
  
 The Agricultural Development F und, Investment aid for struct ural adjustment and rural 
development purposes 599.0 A 
    
12. Environmental 
programmes:    
 Subsidy to Ecological Production 66.7 A 
 National environmental programme 3,229.4 A, B 
 Regional environmental programme 98.5 A 
    
Other:    
Social welfare Vacation and Replacement Scheme, Refund for actual expenses during holidays and to 
alleviate financial difficulti es due to illness 1,183.3 A 
    
Total   5,864.9  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(b) "payments made on 85 per cent  or less of the base level of 
production"    
 Fixed yield support: Structural Inco me Support (Art. 6:5 (a)(ii)) 1,067.4  A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to Milk Production (Art. 6:5 (a) 
(ii)) 409.4  A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to  Meat Production (Art. 6:5 (a) 
(ii)) 563.9  A, B 
    
(c) "livestock payments made  on a fixed number of head"    
  Headage support, animals (Art. 6:5 (a)(iii)) 1,874.4  A, B 
Total    3,915.1   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products  
(including non-product specific 
AMS) Product specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:7 below) 
(million NOK) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
(million NOK) Non-product-
specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:9)  
(million NOK) 5% of value of 
production, where 
relevant for de minimis 
(million NOK) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(million NOK) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat 393.8  0.0    393.8  
Barley 491.4  0.0    491.4  
Oats 234.8  0.0    234.8  
Rye 24.7  0.0    24.7  
Oilseeds 33.2  0.0    33.2  
Goat milk 94.6  0.0    94.6  
Milk 3,746.3  0.0    3,746.3  
Beef 1,993.5  0.0    1,993.5  
Pork 1,786.0  0.0    1,786.0  
Sheep 1,024.1  0.0    1,024.1  
Poultry 801.6  0.0    801.6  
Eggs 269.5  0.0    269.5  
Potatoes 0.0  32.9    32.9  
Fruits and vegetables 0.0  61.5   66.1  de minimis 
Product-specific AMS     10,926.4  
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)   156.6 1,141 de minimis 
Total AMS        10,926.4  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 2005 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(NOK per 
kg./litre) External 
reference 
price 
(NOK per 
kg./litre) Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
tonnes, 
million litres) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(million 
NOK) Total market 
price support
 
(million 
NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Wheat  Administered pric e 1.98 0.82 353.4 16.1 393.8  A, C, D 
Barley  Administered pr ice 1.60 0.71 582.0 26.6 491.4  A, C, D 
Oats  Administered pric e 1.60 0.66 262.6 12.0 234.8  A, C, D 
Rye  Administered price 1.82 0.82 25.9 1.2 24.7  A, C, D 
Oilseeds  Administered pr ice 4.28 1.27 11.2 0.5 33.2  A, C, D 
Goat Milk  Target price 3.56 0.78 20.8 2.2 55.6  A, C, D 
Milk  Target price 3. 58 0.78 1,512.4 156.1 4,078.6  A, C, D 
Beef and veal  Target pr ice 40.13 13.20 85.0 142.6 2,146.5  A, C, D 
Pork  Target price 27.22 7.60 112.3 152.6 2,050.7  A, C, D 
Sheep  Target price 44.00 10.55 25.4 45.6 804.0  A, C, D 
Poultry  Target price 25.01 8.45 56.9 24.7 917.6  A, C, D 
Eggs  Target price 13.60 5.28 46.7 47.9 340.6  A, C, D 
Total              11,571.5   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar year 
2005 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference 
price Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
(million 
NOK) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
(million 
NOK) Total direct 
payments 
 
 
 
(million 
NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Goat milk  Base deficiency payment     43.6   A,B 
  Total milk     43.6  43.6  
           
Sheep  Base deficiency payment, meat     98.0   A,B 
  Wool deficiency payment     156.6   A,B 
    Total sheep         254.6   254.6   
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 2005 Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
NOK) Other 
product- 
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
(million 
NOK) Total 
other 
product-
specific 
support 
(million 
NOK) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(million 
NOK) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(million 
NOK) Total AMS  
 
 
 
 
 
(million NOK) Data sources 
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 393.8  0.0 393.8  - 
Barley  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 491.4  0.0 491.4  - 
Oats  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 234.8  0.0 234.8  - 
Rye  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.7  0.0 24.7  - 
Oilseeds  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.2  0.0 33.2  - Goat milk  Farm feed adjustment  0.0 0.0 4.6 -4.6 55.6  43.6 94.6  B 
Milk  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 332.3 -332.3 4,078.6  0.0 3,746.3  B 
Beef and veal  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 22.4 0.0 175.4 -153.0 2, 146.5  0.0 1,993.5  B 
Pork  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 21.0 0.0 285.7 -264.7 2, 050.7  0.0 1,786.0  B 
Sheep  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 7.4 0.0 41.9 -34.5 804.0  254.6 1,024.1  B 
Poultry  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 116.0 -116.0 917.6  0.0 801.6  B 
Eggs  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 5.4 0.0 76.5 -71.1 340.6  0.0 269.5  B 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2005Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administer
-ed price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
NOK) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments
 
(million 
NOK) Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment
 
(million 
NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Fruit, berries 
and vegetables  Regional deficiency 
payment  - - 53.5 53.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 53.5 A 
 Storage subsidy, fruit - - 0.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 A 
 Total Fruit, berries and 
vegetables        61.5  
            
Potatoes  Price support - - 32.9 32.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.9 A 
  Total potatoes        32.9  
 Total            
94.4  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2005 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million NOK) Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(million NOK) Total non-product-specific 
support 
 
 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Subsidy to insemination   30.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 A 
Taxes on pesticides  0.0 0.0 49.0 -49.0 A 
Feed transport subsidies  175.6 0.0 0.0 175.6 A, B 
Total        156.6   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2005 
  
Data sources 
 
A:  Ministry of Agriculture.  Proposition to the Parliament no . 1 (2006-2007)  Prp. no 69 (2004-2005)  Internal calculations. 
B:  Statens Landbruksforvaltning (Norwegi an Agricultural Authority).  Includes the former Meat Transp ort Funding Office. 
C:  Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board). 
D:  Budsjettnemda for jordbruket (Budget Committee for Agriculture). 
E:  Based on OECD. 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total current commitment level for the 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 
11,449.0 million NOK 10,765.5 
  
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Page 14 Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
2. General services:    
 a) research   
 Research programmes 35.9 A 
 Development of genetic plant resources 7.6 A, B 
 Research institutions  263.1 A, E 
    
 b) pest and disease control   
 Disease control seed potatoes, action plan pesticides 17.0 A, B 
 Carcasses destruction 4.7 A, B 
    
 c) training services -  
    
 d) extension and advisory services   
 Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service 33.4 A 
 Registration of environmenta l and genetic resources 15.1 A 
 Environmental advisory services 7.9 A 
    
 e) inspection services   
 Digital mapping 15.0 A, B 
 Norwegian Food Safety Authority: food safety and veterinary services 205.7 A, B 
    
 f) marketing and promotion services   
 Potatoes, fruits and vegetabl es, organic production 21.9 A, B 
    
 g) infrastructural services -  
    
3. Public stockholding for 
food security purposes:   
  
 Payment to stockholding for food security purposes 0.3 A, B 
 Storage of meadow seed 5.4 A  
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8. Payments for relief from 
natural disasters:   
  
 Natural Disaster Payment, compensation for crop damage due to natural disasters 12.8 A 
    
9. Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
producer retirement 
programmes:  
  
 Producer retirement payment, Permanent retirement from marketable agricultural 
production 113.6 A 
    
11. Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aids:   
  
 The Agricultural Development Fund, Investment  aid for structural adjustment and rural 
development purposes 613.1 A 
    
12. Environmental 
programmes:    
 Subsidy to Ecological Production 68.0 A 
 National environmental programme 3,213.0 A, B 
 Regional environmental programme 332.0 A 
    
Other:    
Social welfare Vacation and Replacement Scheme, Refund for actual expenses during holidays and to 
alleviate financial difficulti es due to illness 1,201.5 A 
    
Total   6,187.0   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in  
Article 6:5 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(b) "payments made on 85 per ce nt or less of the base level 
of production"    
 Fixed yield support: Structural Inco me Support (Art. 6:5 (a)(ii)) 1,008.3  A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to Milk  Production (Art. 6:5 (a) (ii)) 380.0  A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to Meat  Production (Art. 6:5 (a) (ii)) 538.9  A, B 
    
(c) "livestock payments made  on a fixed number of head"    
  Headage support, animals (Art. 6:5 (a)(iii)) 1,866.2  A, B 
Total    3,793.5   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products  
(including non-product specific 
AMS) Product specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:7 below) 
(million NOK) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below)
(million NOK) Non-product specific 
AMS (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:9)  
(million NOK) 5% of value of 
production, where 
relevant for de minimis 
(million NOK) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(million NOK) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat 248.0  0.0    248.0  
Barley 543.5  0.0    543.5  
Oats 211.5  0.0    211.5  
Rye 19.4  0.0    19.4  
Oilseeds 28.5  0.0    28.5  
Goat milk 94.3  0.0    94.3  
Milk 3,673.4  0.0    3,673.4  
Beef 1,980.2  0.0    1,980.2  
Pork 1,719.1  0.0    1,719.1  
Sheep 1,033.6  0.0    1,033.6  
Poultry 896.7  0.0    896.7  
Eggs 285.3  0.0    285.3  
Potatoes 0.0  32.0    32.0  
Fruits and vegetables 0.0  54.2    73.8  de minimis 
Product-specific AMS     10,765.5  
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)     118.3 1,154 de minimis 
Total AMS         10,765.5  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
2006 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(NOK per 
kg./litre) External 
reference 
price 
(NOK per 
kg./litre) Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
tonnes, 
million litres) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(million 
NOK) Total market 
price support
 
(million 
NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Wheat  Administered price 1.98 0.82 219.1  6.1 248.0  A, C, D 
Barley  Administered pri ce 1.60 0.71 630.5  17.6 543.5  A, C, D 
Oats  Administered pri ce 1.60 0.66 231.9  6.5 211.5  A, C, D 
Rye  Administered price 1.82 0.82 19.9  0.6 19.4  A, C, D 
Oilseeds  Administered price 4.29 1.27 9.5  0.3 28.5  A, C, D 
Goat Milk  Target price 3.59 0.78 19.7  2.9 52.3  A, C, D 
Milk  Target price 3.60 0.78 1,500.5  224.0 4,007.4  A, C, D 
Beef and veal  Target pri ce 40.13 13.20 85.2  157.7 2,136.7  A, C, D 
Pork  Target price 26.22 7.60 115.9  168.7 1,989.4  A, C, D 
Sheep  Target price 46.00 10.55 24.6  50.4 821.7  A, C, D 
Poultry  Target price 25.01 8.45 62.9  17.9 1,023.7  A, C, D 
Eggs  Target price 13.83 5.28 46.5  41.1 356.6  A, C, D 
Total              11,438.7    
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar year 
2006 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference price Eligible 
production Total price-
related direct 
payments Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
(million 
NOK) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
(million 
NOK) Total 
direct 
payments 
 
 
(million 
NOK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Goat milk  Base deficiency payment     46.4   A,B 
  Total milk     46.4  46.4  
           
Sheep  Base deficiency payment, meat     95.2   A,B 
  Wool deficiency payment     154.2   A,B 
    Total sheep         249.4   249.4   
 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 2006 Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
NOK) Other 
product- 
specific 
support  Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
(million 
NOK) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(million 
NOK) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(million 
NOK) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
(million 
NOK) Total AMS  
 
 
 
 
(million 
NOK) Data 
sources 
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 248.0  0.0 248.0  - 
Barley  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 543.5  0.0 543.5  - 
Oats  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 211.5  0.0 211.5  - 
Rye  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.4  0.0 19.4  - 
Oilseeds  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 28.5  0.0 28.5  - Goat milk  Farm feed adjustment  0.0 0.0 4.4 -4.4 52.3  46.4 94.3  B 
Milk  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 334.0 -334.0 4,007.4  0.0 3,673.4  B 
Beef and veal  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 21.5 0.0 178. 0 -156.5 2,136.7  0.0 1,980.2  B 
Pork  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 21.1 0.0 291. 4 -270.3 1,989.4  0.0 1,719.1  B 
Sheep  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 7.0 0.0 44. 5 -37.5 821.7  249.4 1,033.6  B 
Poultry  Farm feed adjustment 0. 0 0.0 127.0 -127.0 1,023.7  0.0 896.7  B 
Eggs  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 7.2 0.0 78.5 -71.3 356.6  0.0 285.3  B 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2006 Measure type(s) Applied 
administ-
ered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administer
-ed price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
NOK) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
(million 
NOK) Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment
(million 
NOK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Fruit, berries 
and vegetables  Regional deficiency 
payment  - - 46.2 46.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 46.2 
A 
 Storage subsidy, fruit - - 0.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 A 
 Total Fruit, berries 
and vegetables        54.2 
 
            
Potatoes  Price support - - 32.0 32.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.0 A 
  Total potatoes        32.0  
Total           86.3   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2006 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million NOK) Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(million NOK) Total non-product-specific 
support 
 
 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Subsidy to insemination   30.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 A 
Taxes on pesticides  0.0 0.0 62.7 -62.7 A 
Feed transport subsidies  151.0 0.0 0.0 151.0 A, B 
Total         118.3   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
  
Data sources 
 
A:  Ministry of Agriculture.  Proposition to the Parliament no . 1 (2007-2008)  Prp. no 68 (2005-2006)  Internal calculations. 
B:  Statens Landbruksforvaltning (Norwegi an Agricultural Authority).  Includes the former Meat Transp ort Funding Office. 
C:  Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board). 
D:  Budsjettnemda for jordbruket (Budget Committee for Agriculture). 
E:  Based on OECD. 
 
 
 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total current commitment level for the 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 
11,449.0 million NOK 10,441.6 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
2. General services:    
 a) research   
 Research programmes 40.0 A 
 Development of genetic plant resources 6.9 A, B 
 Research institutions  281.1 A, E 
    
 b) pest and disease control   
 Disease control seed potatoes, action plan pesticides 10.8 A, B 
 Carcasses destruction 5.0 A, B 
    
 c) training services -  
    
 d) extension and advisory services   
 Norwegian Agricultural Extension Service 33.4 A 
 Registration of environmenta l and genetic resources 12.9 A 
 Environmental advisory services 6.1 A 
    
 e) inspection services   
 Digital mapping 7.1 A, B 
 Norwegian Food Safety Authority: food safety and veterinary services 403.6 A, B 
    
 f) marketing and promotion services   
 Potatoes, fruits and vegetabl es, organic production 21.8 A, B 
    
 g) infrastructural services -  
    
3. Public stockholding for 
food security purposes:   
  
 Payment to stockholding for food security purposes 0.2 A, B 
 Storage of meadow seed 7.0 A  
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8. Payments for relief from 
natural disasters:   
  
 Natural Disaster Payment, compensation for crop damage due to natural disasters 27.8 A 
    
9. Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
producer retirement 
programmes:  
  
 Producer retirement payment, Permanent retirement from marketable agricultural 
production 104.7 A 
    
11. Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aids:   
  
 The Agricultural Development Fund, Investment  aid for structural adjustment and rural 
development purposes 632.2 A 
    
12. Environmental 
programmes:    
 Subsidy to Ecological Production 74.2 A 
 National environmental programme 3,485.4 A, B 
 Regional environmental programme 383.8 A 
    
Other:    
Social welfare Vacation and Replacement Scheme, Refund for actual expenses during holidays and to 
alleviate financial difficulti es due to illness 1,173.9 A 
    
Total   6,717.9  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6:5 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(b) "payments made on 85 per cent  or less of the base level of 
production"    
 Fixed yield support: Structural Income Support (Art. 6:5 (a)(ii)) 951.4  A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to Milk Production (Art. 6:5 (a) 
(ii)) 430.5  A, B 
 Regional Deficiency Payment to  Meat Production (Art. 6:5 (a) 
(ii)) 471.1  A, B 
    
(c) "livestock payments made  on a fixed number of head"    
  Headage support, animals (Art. 6:5 (a)(iii)) 1,871.6  A, B 
Total    3,724.6    
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products  
(including non-product specific 
AMS) Product specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:7 below) 
(million NOK) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support (from 
Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
(million NOK) Non-product 
specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table 
DS:9)  
(million NOK) 5% of value of 
production, where 
relevant for de minimis 
(million NOK) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
(million NOK) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Wheat 326.7  0.0    326.7  
Barley 510.8  0.0    510.8  
Oats 212.4  0.0    212.4  
Rye 26.1  0.0    26.1  
Oilseeds 27.3  0.0    27.3  
Goat milk 98.3  0.0    98.3  
Milk 3,992.7  0.0    3,992.7  
Beef 2,120.2  0.0    2,120.2  
Pork 1,723.0  0.0    1,723.0  
Sheep 1,058.3  0.0    1,058.3  
Poultry 0.0  0.0    0.0  
Eggs 313.6  0.0    313.6  
Potatoes 0.0  32.2    32.2  
Fruits and vegetables 0.0  66.5    82.4  de minimis 
Product-Specific AMS     10,441.6  
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)     111.8 1,213 de minimis 
Total AMS         10,441.6  
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
2007 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(NOK per 
kg./litre) External 
reference 
price 
(NOK per 
kg./litre) Eligible 
production 
(thousand 
tonnes, 
million litres) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(million 
NOK) Total market 
price support
 
(million 
NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Wheat  Administered price 2.01 0.82 279.3 5.7 326.7 A, C, D 
Barley  Administered pr ice 1.68 0.71 537.9 11.0 510.8 A, C, D 
Oats  Administered pr ice 1.52 0.66 253.0 5.2 212.4 A, C, D 
Rye  Administered price 1.85 0.82 25.8 0.5 26.1 A, C, D 
Oilseeds  Administered price 4.33 1.27 9.0 0.2 27.3 A, C, D 
Goat Milk  Target price 3.64 0.78 19.4 1.9 53.6 A, C, D 
Milk  Target price 3.71 0.78 1,541.3 148.9 4,367.1 A, C, D 
Beef and veal  Target pr ice 42.19 13.20 82.2 95.9 2,287.1 A, C, D 
Pork  Target price 26.22 7.60 117.4 167.7 2,018.3 A, C, D 
Sheep  Target price 50.00 10.55 22.9 22.3 881.1 A, C, D 
Poultry  Target price    0.0 A, C, D 
Eggs  Target price 14.18 5.28 48.5 32.5 399.2 A, C, D 
Total              11,109.7   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar year 
2007 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price External 
reference priceEligible 
production Total price-
related 
direct 
payments Other non-
exempt direct 
payments 
 
(million 
NOK) Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
(million 
NOK) Total 
direct 
payments 
 
(million 
NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Goat milk  Base deficiency payment     49.4   A,B 
  Total milk     49.4  49.4  
           
Sheep  Base deficiency payment, meat     88.1   A,B 
  Wool deficiency payment     131.0   A,B 
    Total sheep         219.1   219.1   
 
. 
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 2007 Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
NOK) Other 
product- 
specific 
support  Associated 
fees/levies
 
 
 
(million 
NOK) Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(million 
NOK) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
 
(million NOK)Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
(million NOK)Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
 
(million NOK)Data sources 
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 326.7  0.0 326.7  - 
Barley  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 510.8  0.0 510.8  - 
Oats  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 212.4  0.0 212.4  - 
Rye  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.1  0.0 26.1  - 
Oilseeds  - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.3  0.0 27.3  - Goat milk  Farm feed adjustment  0.0 0.0 4.7 -4.7 53.6  49.4 98.3  B 
Milk  Farm feed adjustment 0.0 0.0 374.4 -374.4 4,367.1  0.0 3,992.7  B 
Beef and veal  Tran sport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 19.9 0.0 186.8 -166.9 2, 287.1  0.0 2,120.2  B 
Pork  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 27.7 0.0 323.0 -295.3 2, 018.3  0.0 1,723.0  B 
Sheep  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 7.0 0.0 48.9 -41.9 881.1  219.1 1,058.3  B 
Poultry  Farm feed adjustment   0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  0.0 0.0  B 
Eggs  Transport subsidy, farm 
feed adjustment 7.1 0.0 92.7 -85.6 399.2  0.0 313.6  B 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year 2007 Measure type(s) Applied 
administ
-ered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administer
ed price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million 
NOK) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments
 
(million 
NOK) Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
 
(million NOK) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Fruit, berries 
and vegetables  Regional deficiency 
payment  - - 58.2 58.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 58.2 A 
 Storage subsidy, 
fruit - - 0.0 0.0 8.3 0.0 0.0 8.3 A 
 Total Fruit, berries 
and vegetables    66.5  
       
Potatoes  Price support - - 32.2 32.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 32.2 A 
  Total potatoes    32.2  
Total       98.7   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
2007 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(million NOK) Other non-product 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(million NOK) Total non-product-specific 
support 
 
 
(million NOK) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Subsidy to insemination   30.0 0.0 0.0 30.0 A 
Taxes on pesticides  0.0 0.0 69.5 -69.5 A 
Feed transport subsidies  151.3 0.0 0.0 151.3 A, B 
Total        111.8   
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Norway 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
  
Data sources 
 
A:  Ministry of Agriculture.  Proposition to the Parliament no . 1 (2008-2009)  Prp. no 77 (2006-2007)  Internal calculations. 
B:  Statens Landbruksforvaltning (Norwegi an Agricultural Authority).  Includes the former Meat Transp ort Funding Office. 
C:  Omsetningsrådet (Norwegian Agricultural Marketing Board). 
D:  Budsjettnemda for jordbruket (Budget Committee for Agriculture). 
E:  Based on OECD. 
 
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