WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/JOR/11 
9 October 2009 
 (09-4922) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 24 August 2009, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of Jordan .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments  (Table DS:1  and 
the relevant Supporting Tables) for the calendar years 2006  and 2007 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
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 
1,333,973 JD 597,237 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box " 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Total Green Box expenditures  135,078,522   
(a) Total general services  71,078,522  
1) Research Budget allocations for research progra mmes and research activities at public universities, 
and NCARTT.  Exempt as a general serv ice under paragraph 2(a) of Annex 2. 3,670,272 * 
2) Inspection services Allocations for inspection of pl ants and animals by MOA, Amman Municipality, RSS, 
and MOH.  Exempt under para graph 2(e) of Annex 2. 4,833,000 *** 
3) Marketing and promotion Expenditures by MOA on trade di rectories, trade fairs, and trial export shipments to 
gauge foreign market acceptability of Jordanian products.  Exempt under paragraph 2(f) 
of Annex 2. 116,250 ** 
4) Pest and disease control Operating expenditures of the Plant Protection Services and Veterinary Services, MOA.  
Exempt under paragraph 2(b) of Annex 2. 2,199,500 ** 
5) Extension and advisory services Capital and operating e xpenditures of the Extension Se rvice, MOA.  Exempt under 
paragraph 2(d) of Annex 2. 497,500 ** 
6) Infrastructural services Expenditures by the Ministry  of Public Works on agricultural (rural) roads and rural 
electrification programmes, and the Minist ry of Water and Irrigation on dams and 
irrigation systems.  Exempt under paragraph 2(g) of Annex 2. 59,762,000 **  
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(b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes  0 ** 
(c) Domestic food aid Budgetary expenditures on brea d, sugar, rice, and powde red milk subsidies to 
consumers.  Exempt under paragraph 4 of Annex 2. 64,000,000 ** 
 
 
* Public Universities a nd documents of the budget. 
** Documents of the budget. 
*** MOA, Amman Munici pality, RSS & MOH. 
 
NCARTT National Centre for Agriculture Research and Technology Transfer 
MOA Ministry of Agriculture 
RSS Royal Scientific Society 
MOH Ministry of Health  
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 Page 5Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
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 
in year in question 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture Value of interest rate subsidy on loans fo r irrigated and rain-fed land improvement and 
development;  livestock development;  mech anization;  and farm and agricultural 
marketing facilities.  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on 
Agriculture 52,415,619 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central 
Bank 
(b) Input subsidies generally 
available to low-income or 
resource–poor producers Value of interest rate subsidy on operationa l loans for less than JD 1,000 representing  
"…agricultural input subsidie s generally available to low-income or resource-poor 
producers in developing country Members ...".  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, 
Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture 38,664 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central 
Bank 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
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) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 (JD)  (JD) 
1 2 3 4 
Wheat  597,237    597,237 
Barley  129,459  ( de minimis )  0 
Lentils  0  0 
Chick peas  0  0 
Livestock  28,825,943  ( de minimis )  0 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)  4,235,204  ( de minimis )  0 
Current Total AMS    597,237 
 
 
Note :  de minimis  exclusions based on the following: 
 
 AMS before de minimis adjustment  Value of production AMS share of value of production 
 (JD) (JD)  
Wheat  597,237   4,603,942 12.97% 
Barley  129,459  ( de minimis ) 2,795,201 4.6% 
Lentils  0 0 0 
Chick peas  0 0 0 
Livestock  28,825,943  ( de minimis ) 490,250,970 5.9% 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)  4,235,204  ( de minimis ) 823,045,573 0.51%  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2006 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
  
(JD/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
(JD/tonne) Eligible 
production 
  
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
  
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Wheat  Price support 200 151.4 11,105 - 539,703 * 
Barley  Price support 160 97 1,904  119,952 * 
Chick peas  Price support - 396.8 - - 0 * 
Lentils  Price support - 319.3 - - 0 * 
 
*  Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry  of Agriculture, Department of Statistics.  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.2006 Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(JD) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(JD) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(JD) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(JD) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS 
 
  
 
(JD) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  Seed sales - 57,534 - 57,534 539,703 - 597,237 * 
Barley  Seed sales - 9,507 - 9,507 119,952 - 129,459 * 
Lentils  Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - * 
Chick peas  Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - * 
Livestock  Government 
feed sales - 28,825,943 - 28,825,943 - - 28,825,943 * 
 
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry  of Agriculture, Department of Statistics.  
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 Page 9Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2006 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2006 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support Data sources 
1 2 3 
 
(JD) 4 
 
(JD) 5 6 
(3+4-5) 
(JD) 7 
Water subsidy  - 2,900,000  2,900,000 * 
Credit subsidy  - 1,335,204  1,335,204 ** 
TOTAL     4,235,204  
 
* Jordan Valley Authority 
** Agricultural Credit Corporation, JCC, Central Bank  
 
 
 
  
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Page 10 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
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 I of Part IV of the Schedule) (from Section I of  Part IV of the Schedule) (from attached Supporting Tables) 
1 2 3 
1,333,973 JD 1,292,808 
  
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 Page 11Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment – "Green Box " 
 
Measure type Name and description of measure with re ference to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Total Green Box expenditures  115,639,451   
(a) Total general services  55,639,451  
1) Research Budget allocations for research progra mmes and research activities at public universities, 
and NCARTT.  Exempt as a general serv ice under paragraph 2(a) of Annex 2. 4,184,225 * 
2) Inspection services Allocations for inspection of pl ants and animals by MOA, Amman Municipality, RSS, 
and MOH.  Exempt under para graph 2(e) of Annex 2. 6,397,226 *** 
3) Marketing and promotion Expenditures by MOA on trade di rectories, trade fairs, and trial export shipments to 
gauge foreign market acceptability of Jordanian products.  Exempt under paragraph 2(f) 
of Annex 2. 150,000 ** 
4) Pest and disease control Operating expenditures of the Plant Protection Services and Veterinary Services, MOA.  
Exempt under paragraph 2(b) of Annex 2. 3,174,000 ** 
5) Extension and advisory services Capital and operating e xpenditures of the Extension Se rvice, MOA.  Exempt under 
paragraph 2(d) of Annex 2. 563,000 ** 
6) Infrastructural services Expenditures by the Ministry  of Public Works on agricultural (rural) roads and rural 
electrification programmes, and the Minist ry of Water and Irrigation on dams and 
irrigation systems.  Exempt under paragraph 2(g) of Annex 2. 41,171,000 **  
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(b) Public stockholding for food 
security purposes  0 ** 
(c) Domestic food aid Budgetary expenditures on brea d, sugar, rice, and powde red milk subsidies to 
consumers.  Exempt under paragraph 4 of Annex 2. 60,000,000 ** 
 
 
* Public Universities a nd documents of the budget. 
** Documents of the budget. 
*** MOA, Amman Munici pality, RSS & MOH. 
 
NCARTT National Centre for Agriculture Research and Technology Transfer 
MOA Ministry of Agriculture 
RSS Royal Scientific Society 
MOH Ministry of Health  
   G/AG/N/JOR/11
 Page 13Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
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 
in year in question 
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
(a) Investment subsidies 
generally available to 
agriculture Value of interest rate subsidy on loans fo r irrigated and rain-fed land improvement and 
development;  livestock development;  mech anization;  and farm and agricultural 
marketing facilities.  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, Part IV of the Agreement on 
Agriculture 110,857,218 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central 
Bank 
(b) Input subsidies generally 
available to low-income or 
resource–poor producers Value of interest rate subsidy on operationa l loans for less than JD 1,000 representing  
"…agricultural input subsidie s generally available to low-income or resource-poor 
producers in developing country Members ...".  Exempt under paragraph 2, Article 6, 
Part IV of the Agreement on Agriculture 81,534 Agricultural Credit 
Corporation and Central 
Bank 
  
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Page 14 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
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) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
 (JD)  (JD) 
1 2 3 4 
Wheat  926,254    926,254 
Barley  366,554   366,554 
Lentils  0  0 
Chick peas  0  0 
Livestock  58,339,424  ( de minimis )  0 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)  4,255,012  ( de minimis )  0 
Current Total AMS    1,292,808 
 
 
Note :  de minimis  exclusions based on the following: 
 
 AMS before de minimis adjustment  Value of production AMS share of value of production 
 (JD) (JD)  
Wheat  926,254  4,216,198 21.97% 
Barley  366,554  2,321,041 15.79% 
Lentils  0 0 0 
Chick peas  0 0 0 
Livestock  58,339,424 ( de minimis ) 624,664,788 9.33% 
Non-product-specific AMS (from 
Supporting Table DS:9)  4,255,012 ( de minimis ) 1,001,804,599 0.42%  
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 Page 15Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Market Price Support  
 
Description of basic 
products Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2007 Measure type(s) Applied 
administered price
  
(JD/tonne) External 
reference price 
(generally from 
AGST/…) 
(JD/tonne) Eligible 
production 
  
(tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies Total market price 
support 
  
(JD) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5*6)-7) 9 
Wheat  Price support 200 151.4 15,060 - 731,916 * 
Barley  Price support 170 97 2,832  206,736 * 
Chick peas  Price support - 396.8 - - 0 * 
Lentils  Price support - 319.3 - - 0 * 
 
*  Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry  of Agriculture, Department of Statistics.  
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Page 16 Supporting Table DS:7 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS 
 
Description of 
basic product Calendar 
year 
beginning 
1.1.2007 Measurement 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(JD) Other product 
specific support 
(include 
calculation 
details) 
(JD) Associated 
fees/levies Total other 
product-
specific 
support 
 
(JD) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5) 
 
(JD) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6) Total AMS 
 
  
 
(JD) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 
 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Wheat  Seed sales - 194,338 - 194,338 731,916 - 926,254 * 
Barley  Seed sales - 159,818 - 159,818 206,736 - 366,554 * 
Lentils  Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - * 
Chick peas  Seed sales - 0 - 0 - - - * 
Livestock  Government 
feed sales - 58,339,424 - 58,339,424 - - 58,339,424 * 
 
* Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry  of Agriculture, Department of Statistics.  
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 Page 17Supporting Table DS:9 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Jordan 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2007 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Measure type(s) Calendar year 
beginning 
1.1.2007 Non-product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays Other non-product- 
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) Associated 
fees/levies Total non-
product-specific 
support Data sources 
1 2 3 
 
(JD) 4 
 
(JD) 5 6 
(3+4-5) 
(JD) 7 
Water subsidy  - 1,800,000  1,800,000 * 
Credit subsidy  - 2,455,012  2,455,012 ** 
TOTAL     4,255,012  
 
* Jordan Valley Authority 
** Agricultural Credit Corporation, JCC, Central Bank  
 
 
 
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