WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION       G/AG/N/CHN/8 
31 March 2006 
 (06-1502) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 10 January 2006, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the People's Republic of China .  The notification concerns domestic support 
(Table DS:1  and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar years  1999-2001 . 
 
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Please note that China became a WTO Memb er on 11 December 2001.  The attached 
domestic support notification concerning the years 1999-2001 is provided for transparency purposes.   
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Table DS: 1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-20011 
 
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 
NIL2 
 
1 The years in this notification are calendar years. 
2 China's AMS commitment is nil in the Schedule made in its ac cession. All domestic support measur es are provided through measure s that are exempt from reduction according to the  Agreement 
on Agriculture .  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-2001 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Year Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 3 
1 2 3 4 5 
a) General services 
1999 2,561 
2000 2,743 i) Research Budget allocations for research programs and resear ch activities at agricultural 
institutes. 
2001 3,227 Outlay Documents of 
the Ministry  of 
Finance (MOF) 
1999 2,055 
2000 2,252 ii) Pest and  disease control Expenditures on the early -warning, quarantine, prevention and cure of plant and 
animal pest and disease. 
2001 2,409 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 370
2000 410iii) Training Expenditures on the training of technical and administrative personnel in the field of 
agriculture.  
2001 447 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 14,706 
2000 16,459 iv) Extension and advisory 
services Expenditures on the extension of new tec hnologies and breeds and related advisory 
services. 
2001 19,184 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 1,598 
2000 1,578 v) Inspection services Outlays on inspection and quarantine of agricultural products, animal feed, veterinary 
medicines and farm machinery, etc.  
2001 2,418 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 0
2000 0vi) Marketing and 
promotional services Expenditures on market information, advi ce and promotion relating to particular 
products.  Since it is impracticable to par tition these expenditures from the operating 
outlays of agricultural administrative and serv ice agencies, they are included in "viii) 
Other general services" in this table. 2001 0  
 
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Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Year Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 3 
1 2 3 4 5 
1999 73,566 
2000 81,849 vii) Infrastructure services Outlays on agricultura l infrastructure services, including the Agricultural 
Comprehensive Development Programmes, fl ood control engineering, drainage and 
irrigation facilities, rural roads, rural electricity reticulation, small scale watering 
facilities on farmland, as well as soil and water conservation. 2001 97,688 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 14,254 
2000 15,939 viii) Other general services Outlay on governmental serv ices not included above, such as operating expenditures 
related to buildings, facilities, salaries and expenses of agricultural administrative and 
service agencies as well as pensions to retired employees of these government 
agencies. 2001 19,673 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 109,110 
2000 121,230 Sub-total  
2001 145,045  
1999 47,596 
2000 53,799 b) Public stockholding for 
food security purposes Outlays on public stockholding of wheat, corn , rice, vegetable oils and sugar for food 
security purposes. 
2001 59,685 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 2,640 
2000 2,360 c) Domestic food aid Financial assistance to low-inco me urban and rural citizens in order to help them 
obtain staple food. 
2001 683 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 0
2000 0d) Decoupled income 
support No expenditures 
2001 0  
1999 0
2000 0e) Income insurance and 
income safety-net 
programmes No expenditures 
2001 0  
 
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Year Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 3 
1 2 3 4 5 
1999 5,023 
2000 5,317 f) Payments for relief from 
natural disasters Outlays for compensating farmers' losses of agricultural production due to natural 
disasters, and restoring fa rmland damaged by natural di sasters, rebuilding damaged 
agricultural facilities, as well as financia l assistance to their post-disaster livings. 
2001 5,956 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 0
2000 0g) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
producer retirement 
programmes No expenditures 
2001 0  
1999 0
2000 0h) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
resource retirement 
programmes No expenditures 
2001 0  
1999 0 
2000 0i) Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aids No expenditures 
2001 0  
1999 7,097 
2000 12,700 j) Environmental 
programmes Outlays on agricultural environment program, including afforestation, reforestation, 
natural forestry protection, desert control and prevention.  
2001 17,475 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 12,869 
2000 12,493 k) Regional assistance 
programmes Outlays on aid and assistance  in disadvantaged regions. 
2001 13,487 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 184,335 
2000 207,898 Total  
2001 242,332  
3 The outlay data in the table are from the Outlay Documents of th e Ministry of Finance.  The data include both the outlays of t he national and sub-national governments.  
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Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-2001 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment – Special and diffe rential treatment – "D evelopment Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of meas ure with reference to criteria in Article  6.2 Year Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 
NIL 4 
 
4 According to the Schedule, China can provide support through measures of the types described in Article 6.2 of the Agreement on Agriculture .  But the amount of such support will be included in 
China's calculation of its AMS.  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:3 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-2001 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – Direct Payments under Production-Limiting Programmes – "Exempt Direct Payments"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.5 Year Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 
NIL 
  
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Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-2001 
Calculation of the Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Description of basic products 
(including the non-product-
specific AMS) Year Product-specific AMS 
(from Supporting Tables DS:5 to DS:7 below) 
 
(million RMB yuan) Product-specific measurements 
of support (from Supporting 
Table DS:8 below) 
(million RMB yuan) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(million RMB yuan) Comments 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
1999 -16,783  0 de minimis 
2000 -19,698  0 de minimis Wheat  
2001 -22,156  0 de minimis 
1999 -67,966  0 de minimis 
2000 -67,664  0 de minimis Rice 
2001 -46,971  0 de minimis 
1999 -14,606  0 de minimis 
2000 -9,797  0 de minimis Corn 
2001 -8,739  0 de minimis 
1999 2,854  0 de minimis 
2000 3,503  0 de minimis Cotton5 
2001 1,790  0 de minimis 
1999 700  0 de minimis 
2000 745  0 de minimis Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS (from Supporting Table 
DS:9 below)6 
2001 748  0 de minimis 
1999 -95,801  0  
2000 -92,911  0  Total AMS  
2001 -75,328  0  
 
5 China's production values of cotton were 38,889 million, 51,704  million and 52,418 million RMB yuan in 1999-2001 respectively. 
6 China's agricultural production values were 2,199.01 billion,  2,220.32 billion and 2,336.46 billion RMB yuan in 1999-2001 respe ctively. Since the statistical method is different from that of the 
WTO, China claims that the agricultural production values here are only for reference in this not ification and not to be referr ed to in the Doha Round negotiations.  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-2001 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support:  Market Price Support 
 
Description of 
basic products Year Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) External reference 
price 7 
 
(RMB yuan/tonne) Eligible production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated fees / 
levies 
(million RMB 
yuan) Total market price 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
1999 1,254 1,698 37,800  -16,783 
2000 1,136 1,698 35,050  -19,698 Wheat 
2001 Protective 
Price System 
1,124 1,698 38,600  -22,156 National 
Development and 
Reform 
Commission 
(NDRC ) 
1999 1,152 2,659 45,100  -67,966 
2000 1,152 2,659 44,900  -67,664 Rice 
2001 Protective 
Price System 
1,124 2,659 30,600  -46,971 NDRC 
1999 926 1,199 53,500  -14,606 
2000 936 1,199 37,250  -9,797 Corn 
2001 Protective 
Price System 
918 1,199 31,100  -8,739 NDRC 
1999      -99,355 
2000      -97,159 Total 
2001      -77,866  
 
7 The external reference prices for wheat, corn and rice were dete rmined by the prices on the basis of China's Customs statistics  in the base period (1996-1998).  The external reference price for rice 
is the weighted average of the prices of Ja ponica and Indica rice with the ratio of 1:2.  
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Supporting Table DS:6 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-2001 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurement of Support:  Non-Exempt Direct Payments 
 
Description of 
basic products Year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
(RMB 
yuan/tonne) External 
reference 
price 
(RMB 
yuan/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Total price-
related direct 
payments 
(million 
RMB yuan) Other non-exempt 
direct payments 
 
(million RMB 
yuan) Associated 
fees/levies
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Total direct 
payments 
 
(million RMB 
yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
((4-5)*6) 8 9 10 
(7+8-9) 11 
NIL 
  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-2001 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Year Measure type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
 
(million 
 RMB yuan) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Associated 
fees / levies 
 
 
 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
 
 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
 
(million  
RMB yuan) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Total AMS
 
 
 
 
 
(million 
RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
1999 Protective Price System     -16,783   -16,783  
2000 Protective Price System     -19,698   -19,698  Wheat  
2001 Protective Price System     -22,156   -22,156   
1999 Protective Price System     -67,966   -67,966  
2000 Protective Price System     -67,664   -67,664  Rice 
2001 Protective Price System     -46,971   -46,971   
1999 Protective Price System     -14,606   -14,606  
2000 Protective Price System     -9,797   -9,797  Corn 
2001 Protective Price System     -8,739   -8,739   
1999  2,854   2,854   2,854  
2000  3,503   3,503   3,503  Cotton8 
2001  1,790   1,790   1,790  Outlay 
Documents 
of MOF 
1999        -96,501 
2000        -93,656  Total 
2001        -76,076   
8 From the year 1999, cotton purchase in China became market orient ed and the State Procurement Pricing for Cotton did not work a ny longer. Therefore, there was no price support in this 
reporting period. The product-specific de minimis  supports to cotton were primaril y provided through interest subsid ies for national cotton stockholdings.  
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Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-2001 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
 
Description 
of basic 
products Year Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price Market 
price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
NIL 
  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Peop le's Republic of China 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  1999-2001 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Year Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 
(million RMB yuan) Other non-product-specific 
support (include calculation 
details) 
(million RMB yuan) Associated fees/levies 
 
 
(million RMB yuan) Total non-product-specific 
support 
(million RMB yuan) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
1999 205   205 
2000 151   151 1. Input subsidies9 
2001 148   148 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 495   495 
2000 594   594 2. Interest subsidy10 
2001 600   600 Outlay Documents of 
MOF 
1999 700   700 
2000 745   745 Total 
2001 748   748  
 
9 Input subsidies here were primarily pr ice subsidies for means of production. 
10 Subsidies here were primarily interest subsidies for poverty alleviation loans, inte rest subsidies for fertilizers in the Food  and Clothing Program and fertilizers in disaster-relief programs as well 
as interest subsidies for agri cultural chemic al stockholdings.  
 
  
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