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ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/NZL/59 
15 September 2009 
 (09-4353) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
  
 The following submission, dated 3 September 2009,  is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of New Zealand .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1 
and the relevant Supporting Tables) for the financial year ending June 2008 .  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 2008 
 
Current Total Aggregate Measurement of Support 
 
Year ending June 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 
2008 288.25 $NZ million 0 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 2008 
 
Measures exempt from the reduction commitment  - "Green Box" 
 
Measure Type Name of measure Monetary value of 
measure in year in 
question 
($NZ million) Description of measure and refe rence to Annex 2 Data Sources 
1 2 3 4 5 
(a) General Services 
     
Standards and Assurance 
(para 2) 1 Accreditation and Official 
Assurances  1.584 Maintain biosecurity assuranc es and ensure export operational 
standards are met. Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry Annual Report – 1 
July 2007 – 30 June 2008 
 Development of Welfare 
Codes  2.608 Revise and develop codes of welfare. " 
 Food and Safety Regulatory 
Standards  4.591 Generic Programme  Development. Develop and maintain 
standards for the primary processing of dairy, wine, plant and 
animal products. Develop and maintain standards on 
agricultural compounds, veterinary medicines and chemical 
contaminants. 
 " 
 Enforcement and Audit  5.830 Monitoring and surveillance for compliance with standards. 
Investigations of alleged breaches and illegal activities. Ensure 
industry and service providers are complying with relevant 
MAF Biosecurity Standards. S ubsequent prosecutions under 
the Animal Products Act, Da iry Industry Act, Meat Act, 
ACVM Act, Wine Act.  
 "  
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Pest and disease control 
(para 2) 2 Prevention of Pests and 
Diseases – Pre-Border and 
Border  42.513 Develop and maintain import standards. Develop and accredit 
to border inspection, transitional facility and containment 
standards. Control of quarant ine risks at the border and 
management of post-entry quarantine in accordance with the 
provisions of the Biosecurity Act 1993.  
  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry Annual Report – 1 
July 2007 – 30 June 2008 
 Surveillance for Pests and 
Diseases  7.421 Assess and approve standards for pest and disease response. 
Facilitate the early detection of animal diseases and unwanted 
organisms affected animal, forest and plant health. Initiate 
programmes for the surveillance of diseases and pests. " 
 Control of and Response to 
Pests and Diseases  9.738 Develop and review standard s for pest and disease response 
capability. Maintain accredited systems, procedures, 
laboratory diagnostic, informa tion management and personnel 
capability. Evaluate the distribution of and management 
options for newly detected exotic  pests and diseases affecting 
animal, forest and plant health in New Zealand. Limit the 
impact of biosecurity incursio ns on animal, forest and plant 
health in New Zealand. Facilitate the effective management or 
eradication of pe sts and diseases. 
 " 
 Control of Tuberculosis 
Vectors  30.670 Control of populations of wild  animals, partic ularly possums, 
in locations where infected members of the wild population 
transmit tuberculosis to cattle and deer. Control measures are 
undertaken on farms and adjacent Crown land. " 
 Regional Council pest and 
disease control  3 27.009 Expenditure by regional coun cils on control of pests and 
diseases. Regional Council Annual 
Reports 2007/2008 
Research 
(para 2) Research  4 63.213 Funds provided by the Founda tion for Research Science and 
Technology (FRST) for research di rectly related to agricultural 
production including forage, anim al and dairy industries, 
horticulture, arable and other fo od and beverage industries. 
 FRST Public Good Science 
Fund Research Contracts 
2007/2008 
 
 Sustainable Farming Fund  5 9.278 A contestable fund set-up to support community driven 
programmes aimed at improving the financial and 
environmental performance of the land based sectors. Projects 
must seek to address a need that is identified by a community 
of interest. Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry Annual Report 1 July 
2007– 30 June 2008  
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Infrastructural services  
(para 2) Community Irrigation 
Schemes  .001 The on-site operation and maintenance of the Crown's existing 
irrigation schemes until sold to private buyers, and the cost to 
settle claims arising from construction. Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry Annual Report 1 July 
2007– 30 June 2008 
 Regional Council flood 
control  3 59.585 Expenditure by regional counc ils on capital investment and 
maintenance of off-farm flood protection and land drainage 
schemes. Regional Council Annual 
Reports 2007/2008 
Payments for relief from natural 
disasters (para 8) Adverse Climatic Events  0.779 Provision of support to the agriculture industries in the 
aftermath of adverse climatic events.  Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry Annual Report  
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008 
 Rural Sector Assistance 
Programme  0.190 Support provided to agricultural producers in regions the 
Government recognises as bei ng severely affected by an 
adverse climatic event.  The benefit provides minimal living 
needs for up to 12 months. Eligibility is assessed on a monthly 
basis. Ministry of Social 
Development Annual Report 
2007/2008 
Environmental programmes 
Erosion control  
(para 12) East Coast Afforestation 
Grants  1.280 Initiated in 1992, this programme provides funding to 
agricultural producers and others to plant trees, primarily as a 
means of erosion control, part icularly on severely erodible 
land in the East Coast region of the North Island. Ministry of Agriculture and 
Forestry Annual Report  
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2008 
Soil conservation 
(para 12) Regional Council soil 
conservation3 26.587 These programmes are part of a national policy for sustainable 
management under the Resource Management Act and the Soil 
Conservation and Rivers Control Act.  The programmes are 
undertaken by regional councils and typically provide 50% to 
70% of the cost of soil conservation practices undertaken by 
farmers in order to fulfil the legislative requirements. Regional Council Annual 
Reports 2007/2008 
 
Notes : 
 1 The headings under "General Se rvices: Standards and Assurance" replace previous notif ications under "General Services: Sanitar y and Phytosanitary".  This alteration is due to 
changes in New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry reporting and accounting practices. 
 2 Some of the headings under "General Servic es: Pest and disease control" have been al tered due to changes in New Zealand Minist ry of Agriculture and Forestry reporting and 
accounting practices. The spending included under these new headi ngs was previously notified unde r: "Border Inspection and Quar antine Services", "Disease and Pest Surveillance and 
Emergence Response Services", “I nternational Arrangements and Mark et Access” and "Administration of Biosecurity and Pest Manage ment Strategies".  "C ontrol of Tuberculosis 
Vectors" and "Regional Council Pest a nd Disease Control" remain unchanged.  
 3 Under the Resource Management Act 1991, mo st resource management responsibilities ar e assigned to New Zealand's 15 regional co uncils. As a result, the majority of 
resource management programmes rele vant to agriculture are now carried out at the regional level. The figures given represent t he total expenditure by councils on the resource 
management programme s, net of funds recovered from users or beneficiaries. However, not all of this expenditure benefits, or is  directly attributable to agriculture. Depending on the 
programme, the amount of expenditure that is attri butable varies between an estimated 60% to 100%. 
4 For further information on the types of agriculture related research, the Foundation for Resear ch, Science and Technology (FRS T) contracts can be obtained from the FRST 
website at www.frst.govt.nz/apps/datab ase/research/index.cfm  
5 Further information about the Sustainable Farming Fund can be found on the Ministry of  Agriculture and Forestry's website at www.maf.govt.nz .  
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  New Zealand 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  year ending June 2008 
 
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) Product-specific measurements of support 
(from Supporting Table DS:8) Current Total AMS (aggregate) 
1 2 3 4 
    
- 0 0 0 
    
 
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