WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NZL/51 
21 September 2007 
 (07-3970) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 The following submission, dated 18 September 2007, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of New Zealand .  The addendum regards the notification concerning new or modified 
domestic support measures exempt from reduction ( Table DS:2 ).  G/AG/N/NZL/51 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
(1) Full title of measure:  Building Rural Capacity to Respond to Adverse Events 
(2) Domestic legislation:   None.  Introduced in the 2007 Budget.  Programme administered by 
the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
This programme will develop and/or build cap ability in Rural Support Trusts, or similar 
entities, in all regions. These would directly assist  in the response to, and recovery from, the 
spectrum of adverse events experienced by the rural sector. 
 This initiative will result in:  
a) The nation-wide coverage of operational rural support trusts or similar entities 
capable of participating in both the response and recovery phase of adverse events 
affecting rural New Zealand (by 2008/09); 
b) Capability within the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry by 2007/08 to develop and 
support the trusts and share good practice; li nk the work of the trusts with other 
agencies and develop procedures/manuals for responses to major adverse events. 
This programme is a publicly-funded government  programme;  it provides no price support to 
producers and provides no direct payments to producers or processors.  This programme meets the fundamental criteria of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture, 
and meet the specific criteria of paragraph 2 – Ge neral Services (2(d), extension and advisory 
services). 
(4) Cost of measure:  NZ$765,000 in 2007/08, NZ$798,750 in 2008/09, NZ$562,500 in 2009/10 
and NZ$405,000 in subsequent years (inc ludes Goods and Services Tax of 12.5%).  
(5) Date of entry into effect:   1 July 2007 
(6) Period of application:   Indefinite 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product 
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Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
(1) Full title of measure:  Sustainable Land Management Programme 
(2) Domestic legislation:   None.  Introduced in the 2007 Budget.  Programme administered by 
the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
  This programme will operate alongside climate change policies to address resource 
information issues, facilitate catchment gr oups, build capacity and identify potential 
regulatory solutions and will contract local government through the agreed framework to 
achieve government outcomes through Sust ainable Land Management initiatives. 
 
This programme will fund regional initiatives.  There will be ongoing monitoring of progress 
in implementing the programme and land protec tion.  Capacity building will occur through 
scholarships, internships, sci ence interpretation and extensi on, education of farmers and 
catchment facilitators. 
This programme is a publicly-funded government  programme;  it provides no price support to 
producers and provides no direct payments to producers or processors. 
 
This programme meets the fundamental criteria of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture, 
and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2 – General Services (2(c), training services and 
(d) extension and advisory services). 
(4) Cost of measure:  NZ$2,812,500 in 2007/08 and in subsequent years (includes Goods and 
Services Tax of 12.5%).  
(5) Date of entry into effect:   1 July 2007 
(6) Period of application:   Indefinite 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product 
 
 
 
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  Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand  
Notification under Article 18:3 of the Agreement:  
New or modified domestic support measures exempt from reduction  
(1) Full title of measure:  Organic Sector Advisory Programme 
(2) Domestic legislation:   None.  Introduced in the 2006 Budget.  Programme administered by 
the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. 
(3) Detailed description of measure with reference to criteria: 
 
The Organic Sector Advisory Programme will be designed to help meet organic sector 
priorities in the area of extension and advisory services.  Funding for the programme will be 
administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.  The aim of the programme will be to improve fa rmers' access to advice on organic production 
and improve the capability of organic advisors .  Specific components of the programme will 
be identified through a development process curre ntly being undertaken by Organics Aotearoa 
New Zealand (OANZ) and may include, but not  be limited to, establishment of a focus 
farm/orchard programme, regional discussion gr oups, and establishment of a comprehensive 
organic sector library for New Zealand. 
This programme is a publicly-funded government  programme;  it provides no price support to 
producers and provides no direct payments to producers or processors. 
 
This programme meets the fundamental criteria of Annex 2 to the Agreement on Agriculture, 
and meets the specific criteria of paragraph 2 – Ge neral Services (2(d), extension and advisory 
services). 
(4) Cost of measure:  NZ$562,500 in 2006/07 and NZ$843,750  in each of 2007-2009. Includes 
Goods and Services Tax of 12.5%  
(5) Date of entry into effect:   1 July 2006 
(6) Period of application:   Three years 
(7) Products to principally benefit (if any individual product(s)):  No individual product. 
 
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