WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/AG/N/BRA/23 
8 May 2007 
 (07-1901) 
Committee on Agriculture Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
  The following submission, dated 12 April 2007, is being circulated at the request of the Delegation of Brazil .  The notification concerns domestic support commitments ( Table DS:1  and the 
relevant Supporting Tables) for the year  2003/04 .  
  
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Page 2 Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 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 
 
 
912,105.15 
  
 
US$ 1,000  
 
below " de minimis " 
  
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 Page 3Supporting Table DS:1 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Calendar year 2004  
 
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 the measure 
during the reporting period 
(US$ 1,000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
1) GENERAL SERVICES 
(i) Research, including general research, research 
in connection with envi ronmental programmes, 
and research programmes relating to particular 
products. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, related to 
infrastructure, acquisition of equi pment and other expenditures in 
activities of coordination and ma intenance of research and the 
diffusion of their results. 52,347.8 Orçamento 
Geral da 
União 
(ii) Pest and disease contro l, including general and 
product-specific pest and disease control measures, such as early warning systems, 
quarantine and eradication. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to animal and plant health services, zoosanitary and phytosanitary defense and alertness, inspection and disease control, 
training programmes related to dis ease control and prevention, warning 
services. 22,771.9 " 
(iii) Training services, including both general and 
specialist training facilities. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to secondary education that  provides intermediate professional 
qualification and higher education orie nted to rural activities provided 
by agricultural colleges and universities. 70,171.1 " 
(iv) Extension and advisory services, including the 
provision of means to facilitate the transfer of information and the results of research to 
producers and consumers. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities that 
provide technical assistance and ru ral extension services to small 
producers, operation and improveme nt of meteorological services, 
services for cooperatives and othe r farm associations (studies, 
researches and training). 63,279.8 " 
(v) Inspection services, including general 
inspections services and the inspection of 
particular products for health, safety, grading 
and standardization purposes. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to classification and inspecti on of animal and vegetal products, 
improvement of seed production and marketing (seed fields 
registration), standardization a nd grading, animal genetic and 
zootechnic improvement. 12,741.55 "  
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Page 4 Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of the measure 
during the reporting period 
(US$ 1,000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
(vi) Marketing and promotion services, including 
marketing information, advice and promotion 
relating to particular products but excluding 
expenditure for unspecified purposes that could 
be used by sellers to reduce their selling price 
or confer a direct economic benefit to 
purchasers. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to improvement of the mark eting system and development of 
new markets, support to the creation and maintenance of expositions 
parks and fair facilities, building and maintenance of central market 
facilities, and improve ment of agricultural market information 
services. 3,306.3 Orçamento 
Geral da 
União 
(vii) Infrastructural services, including:  electricity 
reticulation, roads and other means of transport, market and port facilities, water 
supply facilities, dams and drainage schemes, 
and infrastructural works associated with 
environmental programmes.  In all cases the 
expenditure shall be directed to the provision or 
construction of capital works only, and shall 
exclude the subsidized provision of non-farm 
facilities other than for the reticulation of 
generally-availabl e public utili ties.  It shall not 
include subsidies to inputs or operating costs, or preferential user charges. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to implementation and ope ration of irrigation programmes, 
construction and maintenance of pub lic dams for irrigation and for 
urban water supply, construction of rural roads, rural housing, rural 
electricity network services and facilities, electricity distribution, 
forestry development and ma nagement and environmental 
programmes. 114,193.0 " 
(viii) Agrarian organization; agrarian reform 
settlement. Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to agrarian policy, agrari an reform and settlement projects. 133,245.7 " 
2) PUBLIC STOCKHOLDING FOR FOOD  
SECURITY PURPOSES Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with forma tion, maintenance and selling of 
government stocks which form an integral part of a federal food 
security programme as defined by  Law N°8171 ("Agriculture Law"), 
from 17/01/91, and regulated by federal acts (Portarias 
Interministeriais N°657, from 10/07/ 91, and N°182, from 25/08/94).  
These expenditures are necessary to cover the difference between the 
market price of the stocks and th eir acquisition price plus charges. 65,303.7 " 
3) DOMESTIC FOOD AID Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to expenditures with food assistance programmes targeted to 
the poor. 347,767.0 "  
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 Page 5Measure type Name and description of measure with referenc e to criteria in Annex 2 Monetary value of the measure 
during the reporting period 
(US$ 1,000) Data 
sources 
1 2 3 4 
4) GOVERNMENT AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE 
PROGRAMME Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to decrease risk and un certainty in agriculture, through 
agricultural insurance sponsored by the federal government. 10,557.2 Orçamento 
Geral da 
União 
5) REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES Budgetary expenditures, financed by public resources, in activities 
related to the promotion of economi c and social development of poor 
regions, rural development financ ial assistance, water supply and 
irrigation programmes. 0.0 " 
  
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Page 6 Supporting Table DS:2 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2003/2004  
 
Measures exempt from the reduction comm itment - Special and diffe rential treatment - "D evelopment programmes"  
 
Measure type Name and description of m easure with reference to criteria in 
Article 6.2 Monetary value of the measure during the reporting 
period 
(US$ 1,000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 
Funds for variable input acquisitions PRODUC TION CREDIT - government and private funds, 
mostly compulsory, allocated to production at preferential 
interest rates.  97,586.1 Banco Central 
do Brasil 
Funds for agricultural investments INVESTME NT CREDIT - government and private funds, 
directed to improve rural struct ure, acquisition of machines, 
equipment, vehicles and animal services.  280,448.43 Banco Central 
do Brasil 
Debt rescheduling programmes DEBT RESCHEDULING – Resche duling of debts in longer 
terms and most favourable conditions  16,277.4 Tesouro 
Nacional  
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 Page 7Supporting Table DS:4 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 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) 
 
(US$ 1,000) Product-specific equivalent 
measurements of support  
(from Supporting Table DS:8 
below) Current Total AMS 
(aggregate) 
 
(US$ 1,000) 
1 2 3 4 
Product-specific AMS below " de minimis " - below " de minimis "  
Non-product-specific AMS  
(from Supporting Table DS:9)     below " de minimis "  
Current Total AMS     below " de minimis " 
  
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Page 8 Supporting Table DS:5 
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2003/2004  
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support: Market Price Support  
 
Description of 
basic products Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure type(s) Applied 
administered 
price 
 
(US$/tonne) External reference 
price  
(generally from 
AGST/...) 
(US$/tonne) Eligible 
production 
 
 
('000 tonnes) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
 
(US$1,000) Total 
market 
price 
support 
(US$1,000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 
((4-5)*6)-7 9 
COTTON (*) Jul-03 Minimum Support Pr ice 45.46 56.95 0.0  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
EDIBLE  BEANS Jul-03 Minimum Support Price 264.01 472.49 0.0  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
MAIZE Jul-03 Minimum Support Price 75.83 99.6  (5,529.2) MAPA/CONAB 
  Contract Option Acquisition 92.41 131.35 767.2  963.7 (30,835.8) MAPA/CONAB 
RICE Jul-03 Minimum Support Price 134.81 174.13  0.0  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
SISAL Jul-03 Minimum Support Price 262.89 265.97  0.0  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
SOYBEANS Jul-03 Minimum Support Pric e 78.64 179.07  0.0  0.0 MAPA/CONAB 
WHEAT  Mar-04 Minimum Support Pric e 117.76 182.6  (2,404.8) MAPA/CONAB 
  Contract Option Acquisition 157.23 130.93  650.0  1,055.2 16,040.1 MAPA/CONAB 
(*) applied and external price - US c/Lb.     1Lb = 0.45359237 kg.     
  
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 Page 9 Supporting Table DS:7  
DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD:  Agricultural year 2003/2004 
 
Product-Specific Aggregate Measurements of Support:  Other Product-Specific Support and Total Product-Specific AMS  
 
Description 
of basic 
product Agricultural 
year 
beginning Measure 
type(s) Other 
product-
specific 
budgetary 
outlays 
(US$1,000) Other product specific 
support (include 
calculation details) 
  
(US$1,000) Associated 
fees/levies 
 
  
(US$1,000) Total other 
product-specific 
support 
  
(US$1,000) Market price 
support 
(Supporting 
Table DS:5)
 
(US$1,000) Non-exempt 
direct 
payments 
(Supporting 
Table DS:6)
(US$1,000) Total AMS
 
 
  
(US$1,000) Data sources
 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 
(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Barley Mar-04 Production & 
Marketing Credit  592.9  592.9   592.9 Banco Central 
Brazil Wax Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing Credit  16.5  16.5   16.5 " 
Cashew-
nuts Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  1,005.5  1,005.5   1,005.5  " 
Cassava Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  3,645.2  3,645.2   3,645.2 " 
Castor-oil 
Plant Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  147.3  147.3   147.3 " 
Coffee Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  8,370.2  8,370.2   8,370.2 " 
Cotton Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing Credit   15,676.3  27,427.5   27,427.5 Banco Central 
  PEP 11,751.3       MAPA/CONAB  
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(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Edible 
Beans Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  3,906.6  3,906.6   3,906.6 Banco Central 
Garlic Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  350.5  350.5   350.5 " 
Grape (and 
by-products) Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing Credit  2,262.7  2,262.7   2,262.7 " 
Jute Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  67.0  67.0   67.0 " 
Maize Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  
 
 57,319.5 
 
  71,369.3   71,369.3 Banco Central 
  PEP 14,049.7       MAPA/CONAB 
Oats Mar-04 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  272.3  272.3   272.3 Banco Central 
Peanuts Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  674.1  674.1   674.1 " 
Ramie Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing Credit  0.0  0.0   0.0 " 
Rice Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing Credit  20,154.3  20,154.3   20,154.3 " 
Rye Mar-04 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  0.0  0.0   0.0 " 
Sisal Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  27.9  27.9   27.9 " 
  
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(4+5-6) 8 9 10 
(7+8+9) 11 
Sorghum Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit  644.2  644.2   644.2 Banco Central 
Soybeans Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit   64,341.6  64,341.6   64,341.6 " 
Sugar Cane Jul-03 Production & 
Marketing Credit Marketing Credit 
for Ethanol  
 
13,429.1 5,718.7  19,147.8   19,147.8 Banco 
Central 
Ministério da 
Fazenda 
Wheat and 
Triticale Mar-04 Production & 
Marketing 
Credit   18,663.3  38,225.6 16,040.1  54,265.7 Banco Central 
  PEP 19,562.3       MAPA/CONAB  
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DOMESTIC SUPPORT:  Brazil 
 
REPORTING PERIOD: Agricultural year 2003/2004  
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS  
 
Measure type(s)  Agricultural year 
beginning  Non-product-specific 
budgetary outlays  
 Other non-product-
specific support 
(include calculation 
details) 
(US$1,000)  Associated 
fees/levies Total non-product-
specific support 
 
 
(US$1,000) Data sources 
1 2 3 4 5 6 
(3+4-5) 7 
Non-product-specific 
production credit 
(includes animal 
breeding) Jul-03  162,308.1  162,308.1 Banco Central do Brasil 
Non-product-specific 
marketing credit Jul-03  9,378.5  9,378.5 Banco Central do Brasil 
Debt rescheduling 
programmes Jul-03  678,974.0  678,974.0 Tesouro Nacional 
 
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  "De minimis "  Clause Verification 
Agricultural Year 2003/2004 
 
Product-Specific AMS Production Value 
Product 
US$ 1,000 US$ 1,000 AMS/Production Value 
1 2 3 4 
Barley 592.9 53,816.0 1.10% 
Brazil Wax 16.5 20,513.7 0.08% 
Cashew-Nuts 1,005.5 78,377.7 1.28% 
Cassava 3,645.2 1,693,833.3 0.22% 
Castor Oil 147.3 46,604.0 0.32% 
Coffee 8,370.2 2,522,275.8 0.33% 
Cotton 27,427.5 1,773,744.6 1.55% 
Edible Beans 3,906.6 1,053,752.2 0.37% 
Garlic 350.5 90,851.8 0.39% 
Grape 2,262.7 474,585.5 0.48% 
Jute 67.0 2,532.2 2.65% 
Maize 71,369.3 3,964,119.8 1.80% 
Oats 272.3 45,277.2 0.60% 
Peanuts 674.1 79,319.6 0.85% 
Ramie 0.0 537.1 0.00% 
Rice 20,154.3 2,649,588.3 0.76% 
Rye 0.0 539.5 0.00% 
Sisal 27.9 62,355.8 0.04% 
Sorghum 644.2 139,607.1 0.46% 
Soybeans 64,341.6 11,154,316.5 0.58% 
Sugar Cane 19,147.8 4,153,647.0 0.46% 
Wheat 54,265.7 718,749.5 7.55% 
 
 
Non-Product-Specific AMS 
 
Total Non-Product-Specific 
AMS Total Production Value 
  
US$ 1,000 US$ 1,000 AMS/Total Production 
Value 
1 2 3 4 
Total 850,660.6 54,419,430.0 1.56% 
 
 
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