WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/MUS/1 
25 April 2008 
 (08-1970) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 21 April 2008, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Mauritius .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 and 
the relevant supporting tables) for the calendar year 2007 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mauritius 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Total AMS commitment level for period  
in question Currency Current Total AMS 
(from Section 1 of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section 1 of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
 
In accordance with the notification requirements (paragraph (ii) , page 11 of document G/AG/2), Mauritius notifies that domestic  support to agricultural producers in 2007 was provided through 
the operations of the Ministry of Agro-Industry & Fisheries and ot her government departments.  All such support is covered by t he domestic support categories, which are exempt from 
reduction commitments under the Agreement on Agriculture.  The att ached Supporting Tables DS:1 a nd DS:2 provide details of thes e exempt measures. 
 
 
 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mauritius 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of measure in 
year in question 
(Rs) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
General services Agricultural Research and Extension 1 133,000,000 
 Quarantine and veterinary services:  Provision  of veterinary expertise and quarantine 
services at both the border and on-farm in the form of an eradication programme for 
diseased animals. 2,100,000 
 General incentives sche mes (e.g. Fruit Fly Control Programme) 3,000,010 
 Includes extension and advisory services by  various parastatals under the aegis of the 
Ministry and involve grants to parastatals involved in providi ng such services in specific 
sectors as tea, tobacco, livestock and irrigation.  Other services that are also being provided 
by these parastatals include inspection services and infrastructural services. 68,300,000 "Estimates and 
expenditures", Ministry 
of Agro-industry and 
Fisheries – 2006/07 
 Crop development 2 78,400,030  
 Crop research 3 2,200,000  
 Livestock development 4 8,000,000  
 Food technology 5 41,000,010  
 
1 Includes contribution made to Parastatal s involved with research and extension such  as the Food and Agriculture Research Counc il (FARC) and the Agricultural Research and Extension 
Unit (AREU). 
2 Capital expenditure item on NP IP – Stage II, Northern Plain Drip Irrigation Pr oject, Small Scale Irri gation Projects, Improvem ent/Maintenance of irrigation system, Victoria irrigation 
project, rehabilitation of massylia/bathrust canals and National derocking scheme. 
3 Includes capital expenditures on Soil and Foliar  Diagnosis Laboratory, Remote sensing centre 
4 Capital expenditure on modernizat ion of central slaughter house, quarantine statio n at Richelieu 
5 Capital expenditure on food laboratory, accreditation of laboratories  
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Page 4 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Mauritius 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment - Special and Differential Tr eatment – "Development Programmes" 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with reference to criteria in Article 6.2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(Rs) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Investment subsidies generally 
available to agriculture Agricultural credit and loan scheme:  finance is available to all farmers in order to allow 
them the resources necessary in  order to increase productivity.1 22,600,000 Development Bank of 
Mauritius (DBM) 
    
Input subsidies generally 
available to low-income or 
resource-poor producers Animal feed subsdiy:  the subsidy is genera lly available to low-income or resource-poor 
producers through state agencies. 2 9,000,000 
 Electricity to vegetable/fruit growers 1,000,000 "Estimates and 
expenditures", Department 
of Finance, Ministry of 
Agro-industry and 
Fisheries 
 
1 Data submitted by the DBM for the financial year 2006/07  based on the weighted aver age cost of capital (WACC). 
2 Includes the voted provision amounts while the actual amount is lower. 
 
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