WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/COL/36/Rev.1 
3 March 2010 
 (10-1167) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
  
 The following submission, dated 16 September 2009, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Colombia .  The revised notification concerns domestic support commitments 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for 2004 . 
 
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  In this revision, the calculation of "Curre nt Total AMS" has been amended to no longer 
include the " de minimis " level (Table DS:1 and Supporting Table DS:4);  support under 
"Development Programmes" has increased as a result  of the transfer from Supporting Table DS:7 to 
Supporting Table DS:2 of the loans to small produ cers covered by Article 6.2 of the Agreement on 
Agriculture;  and incentives to the forestry sector are no longer included under "Development 
Programmes" (Supporting Table DS:2), given that they fall outside the scope of the agricultural sector.   
  G/AG/N/COL/36/Rev.1 
Page 2 Table DS:1 
 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support  
 
Total AMS commitment level for 2004 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 
344,733  US$ thousand Lower than  the " de minimis " level 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
 
Measures Exempt from the Reduc tion Commitment - "Green Box"  
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with refere nce to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure
(US$ thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services Training services :  Strengthening of training processes in order to achieve more efficient 
agricultural policy development. 205 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Rural Development 
  
Technological research and development :  Support for the development of technological 
research activities in order to enhance produ ctivity, competitiveness, modernization and 
crop diversification.  
9,569  
" 
  
Marketing services :  Support for the strengthening of sp ecialized agricultural information 
systems.  Collection of data on and analysis and dissemination of agricultural product price 
and market trends.  
2,361  
" 
  
Infrastructural services :  Analysis, design and constr uction of small-, medium- and 
large-scale irrigation districts.  Rehabilita tion and recovery of existing irrigation and 
drainage infrastructure at national level.  
22,107  
" 
  
Phytosanitary services :  Strengthening of animal and plant disease prevention and control 
measures.  Quality control of agricultural input s and registration of new varieties of plants.  
3,253  
" 
  
Extension and advisory services :  Initiation of large-scale dissemination and extension in 
relation to the future of the rural sector.  
379  
" 
  
Administration :  Support for the maintenance and ope ration of prevention facilities and 
agricultural diagnostic centres throughout the country.  
21,061  
" 
 
Regional assistance  
Payments relating to :  Purchase and award of land to rural populations displaced by violence 
and legalization of the land of indigenous comm unities in order to protect these peoples and 
their culture.  
14,569  
" 
TOTAL  73,504  
  
  G/AG/N/COL/36/Rev.1 
Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
 
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 
 (US$ thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture Incentives for producers who carry out investment projects geared towards the capitalization of the 
agricultural sector and support for small- and medi um-scale producers with a view to revitalizing 
agriculture. 19,038.8  Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Rural Development  
  
Establishment and strengthening  of high-employment-generati ng rural micro-enterprises and 
strengthening of a producers' association in the rural sector.  
5,711.6  
" 
  
Support for rural housing projects at  national level for agricultural workers in order to improve 
their living conditions  
22,844.6  
" 
  
Production loans for small producers to finance investments enabling them to improve the 
productivity of their farming activities.  
7,984.6  
Fund for Financing 
the Agricultural 
Sector (FINAGRO) 
 
Support to encourage 
diversification from 
growing illicit narcotic 
crops  
Support for communities affected by illicit crops, through investment in production projects, 
technology, environmental regene ration and rural development.  
16,306.0  
Office of the 
President of the 
Republic 
TOTAL  71,885.6   
  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Production value 
Total value* 10% of production value Description of basic 
products (including 
non-product-specific AMS) Product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Tables DS:5 to 
DS:7 below) 
(US$ thousand) Product-specific 
measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table 
DS:8 below) 
(US$ thousand) (US$ thousand) % Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 
 
(US$ thousand) 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
Rice 7,080.9  583,935 58,394 1.21 1/ 
Cotton 10,445.4  159,818 15,982 6.54 1/ 
Coffee 14,850.2  880,169 88,017 1.69 1/ 
Total 32,376.5     1/ 
* Source:  National Administra tive Department of Statistic s (DANE), National Accounts. 
1/ Lower than  the " de minimis " level  
  G/AG/N/COL/36/Rev.1 
Page 6 Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments  
 
Description 
of basic 
product Calendar 
year 2004 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
 
(US$/tonne) External 
reference price 
(AGST/COL) 
 
 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
 
(tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
 
(US$ 
thousand) Other non-
exempt 
direct 
payments 
 
(US$ 
thousand) Associated 
fees/levies Total direct 
payments 
 
 
(US$ 
thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
Rice  Storage 
incentive     7,080.9  7,080.9 Ministry of 
Agriculture and 
Rural 
Development 
 
Cotton   
Direct support 
for producers 
      
9,308.8   
9,308.8  
" 
  Storage 
incentive     1,136.6  1,136.6 " 
 
Coffee   
Direct support 
for producers      
14,850.2   
14,850.2  
" 
TOTAL       32,376.5  32,376.5  
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Colombia  
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description of basic 
product Calendar 
year 2004 Measure 
type(s)  Other product-
specific budgetary 
outlays 
 
 
(US$ thousand) Other 
product-
specific 
support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(US$ 
thousand) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5 ) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6 )
(US$ 
thousand) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
(US$ 
thousand) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Rice        7,080.9 7,080.9 Ministry of 
Agriculture 
and Rural 
Development 
Cotton        10,445.4 10,445.4 " 
Coffee        14,850.2 14,850.2 " 
TOTAL        32,376.5 32,376.5  
 
 
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