WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/CHE/49 
28 April 2010 
 (10-2244) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   French 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
The following submission, dated 8 April 2010, is  being circulated at the request of the 
Swiss  delegation.  The notification con cerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar year 2008 .   
 
 
 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland – Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2008 
 
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 
   
4,257 Swiss francs (million) 2,954.6 
   
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland – Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2008 
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(SwF million) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
(a) General services   
(a) Research 69.6 OFAG 
(b) Pest and disease control 21.1 OFAG/OVF 
(c) Training services -  OFAG 
(d) Extension and advisory services 21.1 OFAG (e) Inspection services:  quality control of milk, grape crops and fruit and concentr ated fruit juice 4.8 OFAG/OVF 
(f) Marketing and promotion servic es:  sales promotion 54.3 OFAG 
(g) Infrastructural services:  structural impr ovements, including land impr ovements (in general and 
in the event of severe weather conditions) 88.5 OFAG 
Other general services:   
 Family allowances for small farmers and agricultural workers (notified for transparency 
purposes) 89.6 OFAS 
 Cantonal spending on agriculture:  administration,  land improvement and rural buildings, animal 
tending, health and social measures 278.4  AFF 
(b) Public stockholding for food security purposes   
Guarantee stocks (concentrated fruit juice) 1.7 OFAG 
(c) Domestic food aid   
Sale of fruit at reduced prices to people in need 0.0  OFAG 
(d) Decoupled income support   
Payments for herding roughage -consuming animals 404.6  OFAG 
General direct payments (according to surface area):  payment for services provided in the general 
interest (protection and maintenan ce of the countryside, safeguarding of the viability of rural areas, 
supply of foodstuffs, and preservation of the basic natural environment necessary to life); 
supplement to market earnings 1,213.3  OFAG 
(e) Income insurance and income safety-net programmes  
None -   
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(f) Payments for relief from natural disasters   
None -  
(g) Structural adjustment assistance provi ded through producer retirement programmes  
None -  
(h) Structural adjustment assistance provided through resource retirement programmes  
None -  
(i) Structural adjustment assistan ce provided through investment aids   
Assistance to improve livestock breeding 34.4  OFAG Assistance to small farms (loss of intere st on total credits granted) 1.9  OFAG 
Investment credits (loss of interest  on total credits granted) 51.0  OFAG 
Payments for vineyard reconversion 0.6 OFAG 
(j) Environmental programmes   
Payments for special ecological services (intensi ve production, organic farming, development and 
working of environmental compensati on areas, animal-keeping programmes) 456.8  OFAG 
Payments for summer pasturing 92.0  OFAG 
(k) Regional assistance programmes   
Non-silage allowances 34.1  OFAG 
Allowances for milk proce ssed into cheese 261.0  OFAG 
Payments for herding animals unde r difficult conditions 275.4  OFAG 
Payments for farming on steep slopes (including  wine cultivation on steep slopes) 103.5  OFAG 
(l) Other    
None -  
TOTAL FOR TABLE 3,557.7 
Key: 
AFF:  Federal Fina nce Administration 
OFAG: Federal Office for Agriculture 
OFAS: Federal Office for Social Security, Bern 
OVF: Federal Vete rinary Office   
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland – Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2008 
 
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) 
(SwF million) Product-specific measurements 
of support (from Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) 
(SwF million) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
(SwF million) 
1 2 3 4 
(1) Milk and milk products 667.0  0 667.0  
(2) Wheat 136.8 0 136.8 
(3) Secondary cereals (maize , barley, oats) 73.9 0 73.9 
(3)a Pulses 9.8 0 9.8 
(3)b Fibre plants 0.5 0 0.5 
(4) Sugar beet  42.8 0 42.8 
(5) Oilseeds (rape-seed, soya beans, sunflower seed) 60.8  0 60.8 
(6) Bovine meat 886.4 0 886.4 
(7) Meat of swine 754.4 0 754.4 
(8) Poultry 186.6 0 186.6 
(9) Eggs 1.5 0 1.5 
(10) Potatoes including seed potatoes 105.0 0 105.0 
(11) Cider apples 17.7 0 17.7 
(12) Cider pears 2.4 0 2.4 
(13) Tobacco 8.2 0 8.2 
(14) Grapes 0.0 0 0.0 
(15) Wool 0.9 0 0.9 
Total for table 2,954.6  2,954.6 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland – Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2008 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar/ 
marketing year Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(SwF/tonne) External 
reference 
price 
(SwF/tonne) Eligible production
 
(thousand tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
(SwF million) Total market 
price support 
 
(SwF million) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
(1) Milk 2008 Price support 777 483 2,282 0.0 669.9 OFAG 
(2) Wheat 2008 Guaranteed price 600 281 429 0.0 136.8 OFAG 
(3) Secondary cereals:          
   Maize 2008 Price support 405 238 171 0.0 28.5 OFAG 
   Barley 2008 Price support 380 159 200 0.0 44.3 OFAG 
   Oats 2008 Price support 345 226 10 0.0 1.1 OFAG 
       Total       73.9  
(3)a Pulses 2008 Price support 410 238 17.7 0.0 3.0 OFAG 
(3)b Fibre plants 2008 Price support 140 150 3.4 0.0 0.0 OFAG 
(4) Sugar beet 2008 Price support 86 70 1,625 0.0 26.0 OFAG 
(5) Oilseeds:         
 
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  Rape-seed 2008 Price support 1,042 713 59 0.0 19.4 OFAG 
  Soya beans/ 
 sunflower 
 seed 2008 Price support 1,092 842 12 0.0 3.0 OFAG 
       Total       22.4  
(6) Bovine meat 2008 Price s upport 9,593 3,027 135 0.0 886.4 OFAG 
(7) Meat of swine 2008 Price support 5,014 1,750 231 0.0 754.0 OFAG 
(8) Poultry 2008 Price support 3,588 673 64 0.0 186.6 OFAG 
(9) Eggs in shell 2008 Price support 0 928 0 0.0 0.0 OFAG 
(10) Potatoes         
  (a) Seed 
 potatoes  2008 Price support 700 405 25 0.0 7.4 OFAG 
  (b) Other 
 Total 2008 Price support 436 200 382 0.0 90.2 
97.5 OFAG 
 
(11) Cider apples 2008 Price support 311 117 91 0.0 17.7 OFAG 
(12) Cider pears 2008 Price support 228 96 18 0.0 2.4 OFAG 
(13) Tobacco 2008 Price suppor t 15,816 8,993 1,2 0.0 8.2 OFAG 
Total for table       2,884.7   
 
Key: 
OFAG: Federal Office fo r Agriculture, Bern 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Switzerland – Liechtenstein 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar Year 2008 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic products Calendar 
year Measure type(s) Other 
product-specific 
budgetary outlays
 
 
(SwF million) Other 
product-specific 
support (include 
calculation 
details) 
 
 (SwF million) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
 
(SwF million)Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
(SwF million) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 (SwF million) Non-exempt 
direct payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) 
 
(SwF million) Total AMS 
 
 
 (SwF million)Data source
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
(1) MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS  
 2008 Market price support     669.9   OFAG 
  Individual tax on surplus 
production   2.9     OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 2.9  -2.9 669.9 0.0 667.0  
(2) WHEAT  
 2008 Market price support     136.8   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 136.8 0.0 136.8  
(3) SECONDARY CEREALS (maize, barley, oats)  
 2008 Market price support     73.9   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 73.9 0.0 73.9  
(3)a Pulses 2008  Market price support     3.0   OFAG 
  Crop premium for pulses 6.8       OFAG 
  TOTAL 6.8 0.0 0.0 6.8 3.0 0.0 9.8  
(3)b Fibre 
plants 2008 Market price support     0.0   OFAG 
  Crop premium for fibre 
plants 0.5       OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5  
 
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(4) SUGAR BEET  
 2008 Market price support 
Crop premium for sugar 
beet  
16.8    26.0   OFAG 
  TOTAL 16.8 0.0 0.0 16.8 26.0 0.0 42.8  
(5) OILSEEDS (rape-seed, s oya beans, sunflower seed)  
 2008 Market price support     22.4   OFAG 
  Crop premium for 
oilseeds 38.4       OFAG 
  TOTAL 38.4 0.0 0.0 38.4  22.4 0.0 60.8  
(6) BOVINE MEAT  
 2008 Market price support     886.4   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 886.4 0.0 886.4  
(7) MEAT OF SWINE  
 2008 Market price support     754.0   OFAG 
  Swine health service 0.4       OVF 
  TOTAL 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4 754.0 0.0 754.4  
(8) POULTRY  
 2008 Market price support     186.6   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 186.6 0.0 186.6  
(9) EGGS  
 2008 Market price support     0.0   OFAG 
  Budget support 1.5       OFAG 
  TOTAL 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 1.5  
 
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(10) POTATOES INCLUDING SEED POTATOES  
 2008 Market price support 
Support for seed 
potatoes 
Utilization of surpluses 
within the country 
through drying 
Utilization of surpluses 
within the country 
through green feeding  
2.3 
 
1.1 
 
4.1    97.5   OFAG 
  TOTAL 7.5  0.0  0.0  7.5  97.5 0.0  105.0  
(11) CIDER APPLES  
 2008 Market price support     17.7   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  17.7 0.0  17.7  
(12) CIDER PEARS  
 2008 Market price support     2.4    OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  2.4 0.0  2.4  
(13) TOBACCO 
 2008 Market price support     8.2   OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  8.2 0.0  8.2  
(14) GRAPES 
 2008 Budget support 0.0       OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0 0.0  0.0  
 
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(15) WOOL          
 2008 Utilization of sheep's 
wool 
- support per kilo of 
wool (Sw F 0.9/kg. for 
733 tonnes) 
- support for innovative 
projects  
 
 
 
 
0.2  
 
0.7 
((0.9*733 462)/
1,000,000) 
       
OFAG 
  TOTAL 0.2 0.7 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9  
  TOTAL FOR TABLE       2,954.6  
 
Key: 
OFAG: Federal Office fo r Agriculture, Bern 
OVF: Federal Vete rinary Office 
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