WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/JOR/7 
1 March 2006 
 (06-0868) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 4 July 2005, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Jordan .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments  (Table DS:1  and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2003 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
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 
1,421,927 JD 0 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box " 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Total Green Box expenditures  29,691,856  
(a) Total general services  29,691,856  
1) Research Budget allocations for research progra mmes and research activities at public universities, 
and NCARTT.  Exempt as a general serv ice under paragraph 2(a) of Annex 2. 9,403,054 * 
2) Inspection services Allocations for inspection of pl ants and animals by MOA, Amman Municipality, RSS, 
and MOH.  Exempt under para graph 2(e) of Annex 2. 6,097,989 *** 
3) Marketing and promotion Expenditures by MOA on trade di rectories, trade fairs, and trial export shipments to 
gauge foreign market acceptability of Jordanian products.  Exempt under paragraph 2(f) 
of Annex 2.  (Note:  AMO has been abolished since 16 May 2002). 130,444 ** 
4) Pest and disease control Operating expenditures of the Plant Protection Services and Veterinary Services, MOA.  
Exempt under paragraph 2(b) of Annex 2. 1,112,851 ** 
5) Extension and advisory services Capital and operating e xpenditures of the Extension Se rvice, MOA.  Exempt under 
paragraph 2(d) of Annex 2. 395,926 ** 
6) Infrastructural services Expenditures by the Ministry  of Public Works on agricultural (rural) roads and rural 
electrification programmes, and the Minist ry of Water and Irrigation on dams and 
irrigation systems.  Exempt under paragraph 2(g) of Annex 2. 12,551,592 **  
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(b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes  0 ** 
(c) Domestic food aid Budgetary expenditures on brea d, sugar, rice, and powde red milk subsidies to 
consumers.  Exempt under paragraph 4 of Annex 2. 0 ** 
 
 
* Public Universities a nd documents of the budget. 
** Documents of the budget. 
*** Ministry of Agriculture, A mman Municipality , RSS, MOH. 
 
NCARTT National Centre for Agriculture Research and Technology Transfer 
MOA Ministry of Agriculture 
RSS Royal Scientific Society 
MOH Ministry of Health  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction co mmitment – Special and D ifferential Treatment – "Development programmes " 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture Value of interest rate subsidy on loans fo r irrigated and rain-fed land improvement and 
development;  livestock development;  mech anization;  and farm and agricultural 
marketing facilities.  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on 
Agriculture 0 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation 
(b) Input subsidies generally 
available to low-income or 
resource–poor producers Value of interest rate subsidy on operationa l loans for less than JD 1,000 representing  
"…agricultural input subsidie s generally available to low-income or resource-poor 
producers in developing country Members ...".  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, 
Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture 0 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
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) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 (JD)  (JD) 
1 2 3 4 
Wheat  270,565.6 ( de minimis )*  0 
Barley  18,194  ( de minimis )**  0 
Lentils  0  0 
Chick peas  0  0 
Livestock  9,839,770  ( de minimis )***  0 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)  2,562,849  ( de minimis )****  0 
Current Total AMS    0 
 
 
* The total value of wheat producti on in 2003 was JD 6.86 million. 
 
** The total value of barley production was JD 2.41 million (s ource of information is Department of Statistics).   
 
*** The total value of livestock production in 2003 was JD 385.5 m illion (source of information is  Department of Statistics).  Under the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
 
**** The total value of agricultural production in 2003 was JD 615 million (source of information is Department of Statistics).   Under the provisions of Article 6.4 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture, this falls below the de minimis  level thus need not be included in the calculation of the Current Total AMS. 
 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2003 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
 
(JD/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
(JD/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
 
 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Wheat  Price support 159.5 151.4 30,326 - 245,640.6 * 
Barley  Price support 87.4 97 15,410  0 * 
Chick peas  Price support 0 0 0 - 0 * 
Lentils  Price support 0 0 0 - 0 * 
 
*  Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.2003 Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(JD) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(JD) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(JD) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(JD) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS 
 
 
 
 
(JD) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  Seed sales - 24, 925 - 24,925 245,640.6 - 270,565.6 * 
Barley  Seed sales - 18,194 - 18,194 0 - 18,194 * 
Lentils  Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - * 
Chick peas  Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - * 
Livestock  Government 
feed sales - 9,839,770 - 9,839,770 - - 9,839,770 * 
 
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2003 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2003 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support Data sources 
1 2 3 
 
(JD) 4 
 
(JD) 5 6 
(3+4-5) 
(JD) 7 
Water subsidy  - 2,562,849  2,562,849 * 
Credit subsidy  - 0  0 ** 
TOTAL   2,562,849  2,562,849  
 
* Jordan Valley Authority 
** Ministry of Agriculture  
 
 
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