WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/ARG/26 
31 March 2008 
 (08-1401) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   Spanish 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
The following submission, dated 25 March 2008, is  being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of Argentina .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the agricultural years 2002/2003  and 2003/2004 . 
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Argentina 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002-2003 
 
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 
77,322,983 1992 pesos 63,233,724  
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Argentina 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003 
 
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 
 
(1992 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services   
Research  
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) Special Fund for Tobacco Development of new tec hnologies for production in Corrientes 
(INTA Experimental stations). 18,179 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
 INTA Implemented budget for personnel, core activity, research, technological 
innovation, technology transfer and operating costs. 48,777,000 INTA (SAGPyA) 
Pest and disease control     
National Agriculture and Food 
Quality Service Core activities.  Senior management – administrative, legal and technical 
services.  Plant protection. 9,540,000 SENASA  
 Agriculture and food control.  Approva l of agro-chemicals and pharmacological 
products.  Laboratory services. 15,183,000 SENASA  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)) 
 Animal health. 13,417,000 SENASA 
 SAGPyA Expanded sanitary controls, plant health, sanita ry surveillance and control. 3,239,796 PROSAP (SAGPyA) 
Training services  
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(c)) Special Fund for Tobacco  Training of technical specialists  and producers. 409,90 9 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
Extension and advisory 
services     
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) Special Fund fo r Tobacco Advice and technical assistance for producers for activities related to 
diversification, conve rsion and training.  585,528 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
Inspection services     
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(e)) Special Fund for Tobacco  Administration and monitoring in  Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Jujuy, 
Misiones, Salta and Tucumán. 5,389,538 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA)  
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure
in year in question 
 
(1992 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Infrastructure services     
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)) Special Fund for T obacco  Installation of rain-g auges in police stations in Tucumán. 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGP yA) 
  Financing of projects to improve basic infrastructure in the tobacco-growing 
areas of the province of Salta. 7,270 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
  Financing of repair work on the irriga tion system in Alberdi and La Cocha, 
province of Tucumán. 8,477 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA)
Resolution No. 352/99 
  Support programme for the administrativ e regularization and measurement of 
the land of 7,000 producers in the province of Misiones. 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
   Replacement of infrastructure damage d by the flood emergency in the province 
of Chaco. 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
  Installation of an anti-hail rocket system. 601,083 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
 SAGPyA Rehabilitation of irrigation and dr ainage systems in Constitución, Monte 
Caseros, Colonia Centenario and the lower Mendoza River.  Minor building 
projects and water- a nd soil-quality studies. 3,768,542 PROSAP (SAGPyA) 
 SAGPyA Improvement of local roads in Santa Fe. 0 PROSAP (SAGPyA) 
Decoupled income support  
Agricultural Social Programme The Social Programme be nefits smallholders (minifundistas) in 21 Argentine 
provinces through financial and technical assistance and training.  Some of the 
eligibility requirements are:  having a m onthly income level not exceeding twice 
the rural agricultural worker's wage, not employing any labour, living on the 
farm, and having working capital not exceeding $20,000.  Smallholders who 
have formed a grouping may submit production projects for a maximum of $1,200 per family and $200 in the case of  on-farm consumption projects.  The 
Programme also finances technical assistance provided by independent 
institutions or experts for a period of not more than three years.  Upon receipt of 
the funds, beneficiary families undertake to repay them to a provincial revolving 
fund, which is used to finance new projects. 369,026 SAGPyA (Annex 2, paragraph 6(a) 
to (e)) 
Special Fund for Tobacco Assistance to tobacco-growing families to finance medical, health, biochemical 
and dental services (measure  benefiting over 110,000 people). 997,995 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
  Support for trade association activities. 51,326 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
Government financial 
participation in income insurance and income 
safety-net programmes  
(Annex 2, paragraph 7(a) 
to (d)) Special Fund for Tobacco (A) Assistance to cover rain and hail da mage in the tobacco-producing pr ovinces. 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA)  
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure
in year in question 
 
(1992 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Natural disaster relief 
payments  
(Annex 2, paragraph 8(a) 
to (e)) Agricultural Emergency 
Programme. Law No. 22913 Support for producers who suffered damage from flooding, rainfall, hail and 
other adverse climatic phenomena in th e provinces of Córdoba, Jujuy, La 
Pampa, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta, Sant a Fe, San Juan and Santiago del Estero. 1,489,567 SAGPyA 
 Special Fund for Tobacco Purchase of tarred boards to  help producers whose cu ring and drying sheds and 
houses have been damaged by hail and strong winds (measure benefiting a 
thousand producers in the province of Misiones). 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
Structural adjustment 
assistance provided 
through investment aid  
(Annex 2, paragraph 11(a) 
to (f)) SAGPyA Technical assistance and training and advisory activities for rural inhabitants of 
the provinces of Catamarca, Chaco, Corrien tes, Formosa, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta 
and Tucumán. 937,790 Rural development 
project for the north-
eastern Argentine 
provinces, 
PRODERNEA 
(SAGPyA) 
 
Rural development 
project for the north-
western Argentine 
provinces 
PRODERNOA 
(SAGPyA) 
Special Fund for Tobacco Assistance for the financial or physical restructuring of production activities to 
remedy objectively demonstrated structural disadvantages. Construction of 
centres, provision of supplementary equi pment, processing and storage, land 
improvement, and assistance for farm modernization. 10,815,032 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
Rural Change programme Technical assistance for producti on, organization and training. 1,009,977 INTA (SAGPyA) 
Smallholding (Minifundio) 
programme Technical assistance for production, organi zation and training. 258,967 INTA (SAGPyA)  
ProHuerta programme Technical assistance for production,  organization and training. 3,060,611 INTA (SAGPyA) 
 
Notes : 
SENASA:  National Agriculture and Food Health and Quality Service. 
SAGPyA:  Secretariat of Agriculture , Livestock, Fisheries and Food. 
DNPyEAyF:  National Directorate of Agricultural and Forestry Economics. 
INTA:  National Institute of Agricultural Technology. 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Argentina 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002-2003 
 
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) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
 
(1992 pesos) Current total AMS (aggregate) 
  
(1992 pesos) 
1 2 3 4 
Tobacco  63,233, 724 63,233,724 
  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Argentina 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2002-2003 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar/marketing 
year beginning ...  Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
  
(1992 
pesos/kg.) Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price 
 
(tonnes) Market price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
  
 
(1992 pesos) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(1992 pesos) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
 
 
(1992 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Tobacco 1 December 2002 to 
30 November 2003 Payment 
per unit 0.54 115,840 63,233,724 63,233,724 - - - 63,233,724 Ministry of 
Agriculture 
Fisheries and 
Food/Annual 
reports of the 
Programa de 
Reconversión 
de Áreas 
Tabacaleras, 
PRAT 
(Conversion 
programme for 
tobacco-
growing areas) 
  
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Page 8 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Argentina 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003-2004 
 
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 
76,172,138 1,992 pesos 75,942,675 
  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Argentina 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2004 
 
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 
 
(1992 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
General services 
Research   
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(a)) Special Fund for Tobacco Development of new technol ogies for production in Corrientes (INTA 
experimental stations). 31,224 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
 INTA Implemented budget for personnel, core activity, research, technological 
innovation, technology transfer and operating costs. 57,215,801 INTA (SAGPyA) 
Pest and disease control     
National Agriculture and 
Food Quality Service Core activities.  Senior management – administrative, legal and technical 
services.  Plant protection. 15,145,232 SENASA  
 Agriculture and food control.  Approval of agro-chemicals and 
pharmacological products.  Laboratory services. 17,593,606 SENASA  (Annex 2, paragraph 2(b)) 
 Animal health. 10,189,000 SENASA 
 SAGPyA Expanded sanitary controls, plant health, sanita ry surveillance and control. 1,995,518 PROSAP (SAGPyA) 
Training services  
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(c)) Special Fund for Tobacco  Training of technical specialists  and producers. 118,77 7 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
Extension and advisory 
services     
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(d)) Special Fund fo r Tobacco Advice and technical assistan ce for producers for activities related to 
diversification, conve rsion and training.  87,554 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
Inspection services     
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(e)) Special Fund fo r Tobacco Administration and monitoring in  Catamarca, Chaco, Corrientes, Jujuy, 
Misiones, Salta and Tucumán. 852,278 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
 
Infrastructure services     
(Annex 2, paragraph 2(g)) Special Fund for T obacco Installation of rain-g auges in police stations in Tucumán. 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPy A)  
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Page 10 Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
 
(1992 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
  Financing of projects to improve ba sic infrastructure in the tobacco-
growing areas of the province of Salta. 227,265 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
  Financing of repair work on the irrigation system in Alberdi and La Cocha, 
province of Tucumán. 6,800 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA)
Resolution No. 352/99 
  Support programme for the administrative regularization and measurement 
of the land of 7,000 producers in the province of Misiones. 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
  Replacement of infrastructure dama ged by the flood emergency in the 
province of Chaco.  0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
  Installation of an anti-hail rocket system. 2,477,424 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
 SAGPyA Rehabilitation of irrigation and dr ainage systems in Constitución, Monte 
Caseros, Colonia Centenario and the lower Mendoza River.  Minor building 
projects and water- a nd soil-quality studies. 4,107,076 PROSAP (SAGPyA) 
 SAGPyA Improvement of local roads in Santa Fe. 0 PROSAP (SAGPyA) 
Decoupled income support  
Agricultural Social 
Programme The Social Programme benefits smallholders (minifundistas) in 
21 Argentine provinces through financial and technical assistance and 
training.  Some of the eligibility requirements are:  having a monthly 
income level not exceeding twice the ru ral agricultural worker’s wage, not 
employing any labour, living on the farm, and having working capital not 
exceeding $20,000.  Smallholders who have formed a grouping may submit 
production projects for a maximum of $1,200 per family and $200 in the 
case of on-farm consumption projects. The Programme also finances technical assistance provided by indepe ndent institutions or experts for a 
period of not more than three years.  Upon receipt of the funds, beneficiary 
families undertake to repay them to a provincial revolving fund, which is 
used to finance new projects. 744,329 SAGPyA (Annex 2, paragraph 6(a) 
to (e)) 
Special Fund for Tobacco  Assistance to tobacco -growing families to finance medical, health, 
biochemical and dental services (measure benefiting over 110,000 people). 2,630,823 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
  Support for trade association activities. 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
Government financial 
participation in income insurance and income safety-
net programmes  
(Annex 2, paragraph 7(a) 
to (d)) Special Fund for 
Tobacco (A) Assistance to cover rain and hail damage in the tobacco-producing province s. 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA)  
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 Page 11Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure 
in year in question 
 
(1992 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 
Natural disaster relief 
payments  
(Annex 2, paragraph 8(a) 
to (e)) Agricultural Emergency 
Programme. Law No. 22913 Support for producers who suffered dama ge from flooding, rainfall, hail 
and other adverse climatic  phenomena in the provinces of Córdoba, Jujuy, 
La Pampa, La Rioja, Misiones, Salta , Santa Fe, San Juan and Santiago del 
Estero. 1,569,300 SAGPyA 
 Special Fund for Tobacco Purchase of tarred board s to help producers whose curing and drying sheds 
and houses have been damaged by  hail and strong winds (measure 
benefiting a thousand producers in the province of Misiones). 0 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
Structural adjustment 
assistance provided through 
investment aid  
(Annex 2, paragraph 11(a) 
to (f)) SAGPyA Technical assistance and trai ning and advisory activities for rural 
inhabitants of the provinces of Cata marca, Chaco, Corrientes, Formosa, 
Jujuy, Misiones, Salta and Tucumán. 2,375,915 Rural development 
project for the north-
eastern Argentine 
provinces, 
PRODERNEA 
(SAGPyA) 
 
Rural development 
project for the north-
western Argentine 
provinces 
PRODERNOA 
(SAGPyA) 
 Special Fund for Tobacco Assistance for the financia l or physical restructuri ng of production activities 
to remedy objectively demonstrated st ructural disadvantages. Construction 
of centres, provision of supplementary equipment, processing and storage, land improvement, and assistan ce for farm modernization. 11,411,658 DNPyEAyF (SAGPyA) 
ProFam programme Technical assist ance for production, organization a nd training. 561,469 INTA (SAGPyA) 
Rural Change programme Technical assi stance for production, organization and training.  1,398,612  INTA (SAGPyA) 
Smallholding (Minifundio) 
programme Technical assistance for production, organiza tion and training.  632,603 INTA (SAGPyA)  
ProHuerta programme Technical assistance for production,  organization and training. 3,258,522 INTA (SAGPyA) 
 
Notes : 
SENASA:  National Agriculture and Food Health and Quality Service. 
SAGPyA:  Secretariat of Agriculture , Livestock, Fisheries and Food. 
DNPyEAyF:  National Directorate of Agricultural and Forestry Economics. INTA:  National Institute of Agricultural Technology.  
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Page 12 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Argentina 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003-2004 
 
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) Product-specific measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 below) 
 
(1992 pesos) Current total AMS (aggregate) 
  
(1992 pesos) 
1 2 3 4 
Tobacco  75,942, 675 75,942,675 
  
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 Page 13Supporting Table DS:8 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Argentina 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  2003-2004 
 
Product-Specific Equivalent Measurements of Support 
Description 
of basic 
products Calendar/marketing 
year beginning ... Measure 
type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
  
(1992 
pesos/kg.) Production 
eligible to 
receive the 
applied 
administered 
price 
 
(tonnes) Market price 
support 
budgetary 
outlays 
  
 
(1992 pesos) Equivalent 
measurement 
of support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
 
(1992 pesos) Non-
exempt 
direct 
payments Other 
product-
specific 
support Associated 
fees/levies Total 
monetary 
value of 
equivalent 
commitment 
 
 
(1992 pesos) Data source 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 
(7+8+9-10) 12 
Tobacco 1 December 2003 to 
30 November 2004 Payment 
per unit 0.48 157,290 75,942,675 75,942,675 - - - 75,942,675 Ministry of 
Agriculture 
Fisheries and 
Food/Annual reports 
of the Programa de 
Reconversión de 
Áreas Tabacaleras, 
PRAT (Conversion 
programme for 
tobacco-growing 
areas) 
 
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