G/AG/N/URY/82   
27 September 2023  
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: Spanish  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
The following submission, dated 26 September  2023, is being circulated at the request 
of the delegation of Uruguay . The notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table  DS:1  and the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year 2018 . 
 
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- 2 - Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Total AMS commitment level  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  
  0 
 
   
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- 3 - Supporting Table DS:1  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment - "Green Box"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference  
to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
2. General services      
2 (a). Research  Research by the Faculty of Agronomy (FAGRO), University of the Republic 
(UDELAR).  1,462,803  FAGRO -UDELAR  (1) 
Research by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVET), University of the 
Republic (UDELAR).  861,279  FVET-UDELAR  (2) 
National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA).  19,514,899  INIA  
Research and development projects by the National Research and 
Innovation Agency (ANII) for the agricultural sector.  3,561,819  ANII (3) 
Research and development projects by the Technical Laboratory of 
Uruguay (LATU) for the agricultural sector.  2,944,695  LATU (4) 
Subtotal:  28,345,495    
2 (b). Pest and disease control  Directorate -General of Agricultural Services (DGSA) of the Ministry of 
Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP): pest and disease control 
activities and inspection services. The DGSA is responsible for organizing 
and developing protection measures for plant health and quality and the 
quality of food of plant origin and agr icultural inputs. This contributes to 
protecting public health, the environment, the agro -system and consumer 
interests. Its substantive functions include: formulating regulatory 
measures and providing guidance on plant health and quality, agricultural 
inputs, animal feed, hygiene, and the safety and quality of food of plant 
origin ; developing, overseeing and managing the national phytosanitary 
protection and surveillance system; verifying and certifying Uruguay's 
compliance with national and international standards for trade in  plants, 
plant products  and agricultural inputs and for pesticide residue s; regulating 
and controlling agricultural inputs (plant protection products, fertilizers and 
biological agents); promoting and providing training on responsible  use and 
care of the environment; and contributing to the development, 
implementation and application of good agricultural practices.  11,551,718  DGSA -MGAP  (5)  
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- 4 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference  
to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
 Directorate -General of Livestock Services (DGSG) of the MGAP : pest and 
disease control activities and inspection services. The key mission of the 
DGSG is to maintain the country's health status. The Divisions of Animal 
Health, Animal Industry  and Veterinary Laboratories (DILAVE) have staff 
throughout the country, a nd are responsible for ensuring the hygiene and 
sanitary standards of the animals produced  and of  imports and exports of 
animals, genetic material and products and by -products of animal origin , 
and the safety of meat and meat products, by -products, derivat ives and 
other foodstuffs of animal origin. Their substantive tasks include: guiding, 
managing and implementing animal health and veterinary public health 
policies, in coordination with other relevant public health institutions and 
agencies; monitoring the  health and hygiene conditions and quality of the 
production and processing of food and products of animal origin; advising 
on and providing specialized technical support for actions and foreign trade 
policy regulations in the area of animal health and pro duction; and 
protecting and maintaining the hygiene and sanitary standards of animals, 
food, products of animal origin and general inputs used and applied in 
animal health and production.  40,307,160  DGSG -MGAP  (6) 
National Livestock Information System (SN IG): traceability of livestock 
(includes costs for ear tags, tag distribution by mail  and system 
operations). This system involves mandatory individual livestock tracing on 
a national scale, meaning each animal is individually identified, and events 
impact ing livestock are recorded.  8,889,842  SNIG -MGAP   
 Subtotal:  60,748,720    
2 (d). Extension and advisory services  Extension by the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FVET), University of the 
Republic (UDELAR).  83,437  FVET-UDELAR   
Extension by the Faculty of Agronomy (FAGRO), University of the Republic 
(UDELAR).  179,046  FAGRO -UDELAR   
Institute for the Agricultural Plan (IPA): training and extension for livestock 
production units.  2,184,376  IPA (7) 
National Milk Institute (INALE): generates relevant information for the 
sector , advises the government on dairy policy and facilitates collaboration 
between the public and private sectors.  1,037,594  INALE  (8) 
Partnership with INALE, OPP and local governments for the development of 
artisanal cheese -making : agreement between MGAP, INALE, OPP and 
relevant local governments to support artisanal cheese -making through 
technical guidance, extension services, technology transfer, social support 
and continuous training. The aim is to assist in meeting formal 
requirements (licensing and inspections) , thus  facilitating  the integration of 
artisanal family cheese producers into value chains.  89,524  MGAP   
Subtotal:  3,573,977    
2 (e). Inspection services  Technical Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU): analysis and certification of 
exports.  4,464,847  LATU  
National Seed Institute (INASE): trade control, evaluation services and 
cultivar regist ration , certification and laboratory services.  791,872  INASE  (9) 
Directorate -General of Biosecurity and Food Safety (DIGEBIA) of the 
MGAP: cross-cutting coordination  of food safety surveillance activities, 1,165,066  MGAP  (10)  
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- 5 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference  
to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
promotion and development  of capacity -building and training programmes 
for public and private stakeholders; monitor ing and evaluation of activities 
involving regulated GMO events in research and seed production for 
export; and development of tools and conditions to mitigate the risk of 
introducing diseases impacting the livestock sector or pests affecting 
agriculture a nd fisheries.  
Subtotal:  6,421,785    
2 (f). Marketing and promotion services  Uruguay XXI: implementation as part of the ProExport programme and 
participation in trade fairs abroad.  238,362  Uruguay XXI   
Mejor de estación  - Canasta inteligente  (Seasonal Best - Smart Basket) 
advertising campaign to encourage people to eat fruit and vegetables.  569,569  DIGEGRA -MGAP   
Subtotal:  807,931    
2 (g). Infrastructural services  Rural Roads Programme of the Planning and Budget Office (OPP): the 
national government works with departmental governments to maintain 
rural roads.  27,250,958  OPP  
OPP Rural Electrification Programme.  2,002,652  OPP  
Subtotal:  29,253,610    
2 (h). Other general services  Directorate -General of Natural Resources (DGRN) of the MGAP: the 
Directorate is responsible for promoting  the rational use and management 
of natural resources  with a view to achieving sustainable development 
within the agricultural sector and helping to pr eserve  biodiversity. Its tasks 
include: promoting and regulating the integrated and sustainable use and 
management of natural resources (soil, water) used in agriculture , with a 
focus on watershed areas; establishing, developing and managing the 
Geographical Information System for Natural Resources; approving land 
and water use and management plans related to the granting of permits or 
concessions for the private use of p ublic water for agricultural irrigation 
purposes; interpreting satellite images for land use studies; and promoting 
the conservation of surface water for agricultural use through the 
formulation of technical usage guidelines.  3,542,821   (11) 
 Pilot Livestock Index Insurance Plan: pilot programme aimed at gathering 
information for the design  and validation of a potential index -based 
insurance product based on the normalized difference vegetation index 
(NDVI). The project was conducted by the MGAP , initially with assistance 
from the World Bank and later with support from the International Fund for 
Agricultural Development (IFAD). The purpose of this initiative is to 
validate the designed insurance , which would cover a portion of the 
incremental costs of  livestock feed during drought conditions in permanent 
pastures  (natural fields , permanent meadows ). In addition , it aims to 
ensure that payments are made in a timely manner before droughts peak, 
in order to prevent greater losses. The ultimate objective w ould be to 
contribute to climate change adaptation and improved climate risk 
management in agricultural production. This, in turn, would support income 
stability in rural areas.  83,659  MGAP  (12) 
 Subtotal:  3,626,480    
 Subtotal General services  132,777,998     
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- 6 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference  
to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
8. Natural disaster relief payments  Declaration of agricultural emergency for livestock  and dairy due to 
drought under the Agricultural Emergency Fund to address extreme 
climatic, sanitary or phytosanitary events. The water deficit affects g rain 
and fodder crops for livestock feed in a large part of the country.  1,233,555  MGAP   
Subtotal:  1,233,555    
12. Environmental programmes  Programme for Sustainable Dairy Production in the Santa Lucía River Basin, 
under the Development and Climate Change Adaptation Project 
(DACC -World Bank), which seeks to help rural producers to use natural 
resources in a sustainable way, enhancing their ability to adapt to climate 
variability and change. The programme's main objective is to safeguard 
water  quality in the Santa Lucía River Basin by implementing sub -projects 
proposed by family and medium -sized dairy farmers. These sub -projects 
are intended to oversee and implement effluent management measures, 
either directly ( e.g. basins, and catchment and d istribution channels) or 
indirectly ( e.g. drinking water sources and delineat ion of  buffer zones).  2,336,700  MGAP   
Programme for S ustainable Production in the Laguna del Sauce Basin, 
undertaken as part of the Development and Climate Change Adaptation 
Project (DACC -World Bank): economic s upport provided by the 
Directorate -General of Rural Development (DGDR) of the MGAP for the 
implementation of projects aimed at promoting sustainable management of 
agricultural production in the Laguna del Sauce Basin. The overall objective 
of the programme is to protect natural resources, in particular water 
quality in the Laguna del Sauce Basin. Its specific objectives are: to 
promote actions by  rural organizations (acting as territorial agents for rural 
development ) in the area of the Laguna del Sauce Basin; and to promote 
measures to mitigate environmental impacts and ensure the sustainability 
of production in the Basin, by financing implementation -related costs on 
the farms of small , medium -sized and family producers. Among the 
tangible actions to protect water quality, infrastructure was built to limit 
the export of nutrients to bodies of water, and a research project was 
carried out to quantify nutrient balances and estimate the flow of 
phosphorus at farm level.  50,039  MGAP   
Family Livestock and Climate Change Programme  (GFCC). The GFCC's 
objective is to help build the adaptive capacity and resilience of family 
livestock producers facing climate variability and change in the Sierras del 
Este and Basalt o Superficial areas . The soil in these areas is shallow and 
extremely prone to drought and water scarcity. The GFCC focus es on 
three  specific components or goals: (a) promoting climate change 
adaptation strategies at the individual or producer group level by partially 
funding investments made to improve the basic infrastructure required on 
farms to reduce production system s ensitivity (infrastructure for accessing 
and distributing water, shade provision for livestock, and subdivisions to 
ensure proper grazing management, etc. ); (b) strengthening organizational 
capacities and local networks to foster resilience, which involves  promoting 
capacity development at the local level to address climate change concerns 
in the short, medium and long term, so as to reduce isolation and improve 
the adaptive capabilities of producers and producer organizations; and 
(c) improving knowledge m anagement by developing systems to identify, 915,435  MGAP  (13)  
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- 7 - Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference  
to criteria in Annex 2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
monitor and evaluate lessons learnt, with the aim of reducing vulnerability 
and bolstering the adaptive capacity of livestock systems.  
Subtotal:  3,302,174    
Grand total Green Box 137,313,727    
Notes:  
(1) Includes the share of expenditure for research.  
(2) Includes the share of expenditure for research.  
(3) Includes INNOVAGRO  projects and agricultural and agro -industrial production R&D projects.  
(4) Includes LATU's research expenditure for agricultur e and agro -industry . 
(5) National budget. Budgetary outlays on inspection services cannot be separated from pest and disease cont rol; both are included in plant health programmes.  
(6) National budget. Budgetary outlays on inspection services cannot be separated from pest and disease control; both are include d in animal health programmes.  
(7) Expenditure borne by the Institute and fu nded through general revenues was recorded for each year (excluding expenditure financed with its own funds).  
(8) Information provided by INALE. The operational income stemming from Law No. 19.335 and Article 15 of Law No. 18.242 is taken into account.  
(9) It is not possible to separate out in the public budget what is exclusively allocated to trade control.  
(10) National budget.  
(11) National budget.  
(12) For the purpose of testing and validating the pilot programme, family farmers from the Basalto and Sie rras del Este landscape units were financially supported so as to 
be able to participate in the programme. The objective was to promote producer participation in the pilot programme and generate information for the development of a 
potential definitive ins urance scheme.  
(13) Project carried out using a grant from the Kyoto Protocol  Adaptation Fund . 
   
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- 8 - Supporting Table DS:2  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Special and Differential Treatment – "Development Programmes"  
Measure type  Name and description of measure with reference  
to criteria in Article 6.2  Monetary value  
 
USD  Data sources  Note  
1 2 3 4  
(a) Investment subsidies  generally available to 
agriculture  Associative Water Strategies for Production (EAAP). Undertaken as part of the 
Development and Climate Change Adaptation Project (DACC -World Bank) , 
which seeks to help rural producers to use natural resources in a sustainable 
way, enhancing their ability to adapt to climate variability and change.  This 
initiative  seeks to promote  multi-farm and/or associative irrigation programmes 
or projects to bolster the productive stability of beneficiaries and scal e up the 
efficient use and man agement of water, ultimately reducing vulnerability to 
climate change.  700,920  MGAP   
Value Chains and Family Production (Enhancing Value in Family Production): 
involves non -repayable financial support to partially offset the costs of 
implementing innovat ive projects to drive improvements in agricultural value 
chains . The support is provided  by the DGDR of the MGAP  through the Rural 
Productive Development Programme II (IDB Loan Contract No. 4644/OC -UR). 
The main objectives are: to strengthen the inclusion and integration of family 
and medium -sized agricultural producers into value chains through innovations 
in products  and productive, organizational, logistical and governance processes , 
within the chains. These improvements aim to increase the creation and/ or 
capture of value by agricultural production units. The programme also aims to 
support the adoption of climate -smart technologies and promote greater 
involvement and recognition of women and young people in agricultural 
production, thereby contributing t o gender equity and generational change. In 
addition to training and technical assistance, this programme also provides 
funding for equipment, materials and inputs linked to process and product 
improvement, and primary stage investments, etc . 178,009  MGAP  (1) 
Subtotal:  878,929    
Grand total Development programmes  878,929    
Note:  
(1) Last year of implementation.  
   
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- 9 - Supporting Table DS:4  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
Description of basic products (including  
non-product -specific AMS)  Product -specific 
AMS (from ST DS:5 
to ST DS:7)  
 
USD  Product -specific 
EMS (from ST DS:8)  
 
 
USD  Total  
(2+3)  
 
 
USD  Value of production  
 
 
 
USD  Support as a 
% of value  of 
production  
 Current total AMS  
 
 
 
USD  Note  
 
1 2 3    4  
Milk 1,619,404   1,619,404  760,171,938  0.21%  0 (de minimis )  
Rice 520,749   520,749  558,852,876  0.09%  0 (de minimis )  
Fruits and vegetables  9,539,283   9,539,283  768,671,269  0.78%  0 (de minimis )  
Livestock meat and wool  2,586,659   2,586,659  2,060,011,450  0.1%  0 (de minimis )  
Non-product -specific AMS (from ST/DS:9)  41,579,768  8,137,553,806  0.51%  0 (de minimis )  
TOTAL  0  
General note:  
 The total production value is taken from the National Accounts  information  published by the Central Bank of Uruguay each year. At product or sub -sector level, it was 
estimated taking as a benchmark the share of the sector in 2017 (the most open year with regard to  the publication of the Supply and Us e Tables of the National 
Accounts  System ).  
   
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- 10 - Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Product -Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Other Product -Specific Support and Total Product -Specific AMS  
Description 
of basic 
products  Reporting year Measure type s Other 
product -specific 
budgetary 
outlays  
 
 
USD  Other 
product -specific 
support (with 
calculation 
details)  
 
USD  Associated 
fees/levies  Total other 
product -specific 
support 
(4+5 -6) 
 
 
USD  Market 
price 
support 
(from 
ST DS:5)  
 
USD  Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(from 
ST DS:6)  
 
USD  Total AMS  
(7+8+9)  
 
 
 
 
USD  Data 
sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11  
Milk CY 01/01/18  31/12/18  Discounted 
electricity tariffs 
for the dairy 
sector.   1,619,404   1,619,404     UTE-MIEM  (1) 
Total Milk         1,619,404    1,619,404    
Rice CY 01/01/18  31/12/18  Discounted 
electricity tariffs 
for the industrial 
rice sector.   520,749   520,749     UTE (2) 
Total Rice         520,749    520,749    
Fruits and 
vegetables  CY 01/01/18  31/12/18  Farm 
Development 
Fund: mainly 
subsidies for 
climate insurance 
and technical 
assistance.   9,539,283   9,539,283     DIGEGRA -
MGAP  (3) 
Total Fruits 
and 
vegetables         9,539,283    9,539,283    
Cattle and 
sheep  CY 01/01/18  31/12/18  More Meat and 
Wool Livestock 
and More Value to 
Sheep Production 
programmes.   2,586,659   2,586,659     MGAP  (4) 
Total Meat 
and wool  
livestock         2,586,659    2,586,659     
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- 11 - Notes:  
(1) Rebates of different amounts depending on the power contracted by the enterprise.  
(2) 15% discount on energy tariffs, excluding VAT.  
(3) The Farm Development Fund aims to foster and bolster insurance within the sector (climate risk management). It also strives t o facilitate the integration of farmers into 
agro-industrial and commercial chains, establish a fund to address farm emergencies not covered by insurance systems, and promote irrigation and food safety. Some of 
the main uses of the Farm Development Fund include subsidies for climate insurance pr emiums, support in the procurement of inputs (pheromone emitters, carpocapsa 
traps and lizard  traps) for regional pest management, technical assistance, support in for the implementation of key principles of Good Agricu ltural Practices, conducting 
the sani tary removal of abandoned or unproductive forests, providing comprehensive technical assistance to farms and backing irrigation projects. While the programme 
encompasses multiple components that could be categorized in Supporting Table DS:1 - "Green Box", given the limitations in the available annual information on the use 
of funds due to their level of aggregation, a conservative approach was used, and most of the expenditure was included in Supporting Table DS:7.  
(4) As part of the More Meat and Wool Livestock programme, the Directorate -General of Rural Development (DGDR) of the MGAP, through  the Rural Productive Development 
Programme (IDB Loan Contract No. 2595/OC -UR), offers non -repayable financial support to partially offset the costs of implementin g projects to drive improvements in 
the adoption of technologies in livestock systems among small , medium -sized and family producers, with a particular focus on technical assistance and training. The aim 
of the programme is to improve the integration of th ese agricultural producers by fostering innovation in producti ve, organizational and logistical processes at various 
levels. The general objective of this policy is to promote the implementation of innovative projects that improve the uptake of readily ava ilable and low -cost 
technologies , thus minimizing inefficiencies in the production process among meat and wool livestock producers. Achieving this involves technological innovations on 
farms, investment in equipment, and the provision of technical assistan ce and training.  
  
 As part of the More Value to Sheep Production programme, the MGAP, through  the Rural Productive Development Programme (IDB Loan No. 2595/OC -UR), provides 
non-repayable financial support to partially offset the costs of implementing pro jects to drive improvements within the sheep value chain. The programme aims to 
improve the integration of family and medium -sized agricultural producers by fostering innovation in producti ve, organization al, logistic al and governance processes at 
the diff erent stages of the value chain. Within the framework of this initiative , funding can be provided for training, technical consultancy, investment in equipment , and 
activities both within and outside the primary phase, in collaboration with third -party part icipants, provided that they are aimed at in corporating  technology and 
enhancing integration into the value chain. While both programmes encompass multiple components that could be categorized in Supporting Table DS:1 - "Green Box", 
given the limitations i n the available annual information on the use of funds due to their level of aggregation, a conservative approach was used, a nd most of the support 
was included in Supporting Table DS:7.  
   
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- 12 - Supporting Table DS:9  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT: URUGUAY  
REPORTING PERIOD: CALENDAR YEAR 2018  
Non-Product -Specific AMS  
Measure types  Reporting year Non-product -specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
 
 
USD  Other 
non-product -specific 
support (include 
calculation details)  
 
USD  Associated 
fees/levies  
 
 
 
USD  Total 
non-product -specific 
support  
(3+4 -5) 
 
USD  Data 
sources  Note  
Type  From  To 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7  
Exemption from payment of global tariff (CET) 
on imports of agricultural inputs from 
non-MERCOSUR countries.  CY 01/01/18  31/12/18   38,963,006   38,963,006  Trade 
Policy 
Advisory 
Office of 
the 
Ministry of 
Economic 
Affairs and 
Finance 
(MEF)  (1) 
Discounted energy tariffs for irrigators  CY 01/01/18  31/12/18   2,616,762   2,616,762  UTE-MIEM  (2) 
TOTAL  41,579,768   
Notes:  
(1) Inputs from MERCOSUR countries pay a tariff of 0%. The estimate takes into account the fiscal loss from not applying the MERCOSUR CET to imports of inputs from 
non-MERCOSUR countries.  
(2) 15% rebate on energy tariffs for producers who use irrigation for productive purposes and have a valid irrigation permit.  
 
 
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